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Chapter 840 Mature, Patrick

There were plenty of second-guess commentators who said the game was over in the first half.

But in fact, in Game 3 with the Trail Blazers, there were still several changes that made Louis' hair stand on end in the second half.

For example, Riley suddenly let Clifford Robinson try to shoot a three-pointer to gain space.

Robinson is a player with a long range, but he has not yet developed a three-pointer. Tonight's temporary arrangement is like an attempt.

Robinson was 4 for 1 on his attempts.

It seems that this is not a worrying shooting percentage, but if Riley starts to pay attention to the three-point line and the role of outside shooters to superstars, this is likely to be the beginning of a change for the Blazers.

Another moment that worried Louie was the solo show of the Flying Pigs.

In the last 4 minutes of the third quarter, the two of them scored 18 points together, and the Knicks' five-man All-Defensive Team was helpless.

For superstars, the quality of defensive players can only be a distraction.

The decisive factor is still their shooting touch.

Fortunately, that state cannot last for a long time. In the fourth quarter, the Blazers' state fell back and the Knicks reaped the game.

114 is better than 102
Game3
In the away game, the Knicks defeated the Trail Blazers by 12 points, won the second victory in the series, won back the home court advantage, and broke Charles Barkley's arrogant declaration-he said before the start of the game that he would win three consecutive victories at home and win the championship with the fans.

Barkley, who dared to speak wildly, did not make a corresponding contribution.

Compared with Jordan, his performance is not so good.

Even if there are 26 points and 16 rebounds in the data, these two data do not reflect his sluggishness on the offensive end and weakness on the defensive end.

When an NBC reporter interviewed him, he was still in the mood to joke: "Maybe I should spend a few more hours in the review meeting."

In this regard, the "Oregon Candide" has played the traditional art skills of the local media-we are more willing to engage in the mentality of our own people than to engage in the mentality of our opponents.

The next day, Candide commented on Barkley's frivolous words: "No, Charles, you don't have to do this at all. But judging by the results of the third game, you should take a step forward in terms of confidence. You have to grab several teammates by the neck at the same time and bring them to you like Michael. For fans after Sunday night and have to endure this shit, you still have time to save this series."

Jordan was indeed the one who performed beyond reproach. Even though he was weak in the first half when dealing with the "law", he still came back strongly in the second half, with 38 points and 11 assists in the game.

Externally, he maintains a good image.

Because there are no good reporters in Portland, the flying man without a crown seems to be unable to compare with Louis' previous life in terms of attention.

So, no boring writer will come to write a "Jordan Rules" to reveal his true colors to the world, but this does not mean that he is a good person.

He remains brutal and demanding, and his years of failure only make him more demanding of his teammates.

The virtue of Barkley's idling after losing the ball is absolutely intolerable.

As for now, in front of the media, he can only say: "I will pat Charles on the ass, let him come to me and stand with me."

The Knicks won the ball, but there was no peace inside.

Benjamin Wilson overwhelmed Michael Jordan with a standout performance.

Even though Jordan's performance is impeccable, Wilson is even better. He is a ruler on both ends of the offense and defense. He has 45 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks and only 3 turnovers. His shooting percentage is as high as 55%.

The exclamation and approval of the commentators, and at the end of the halftime, even in the away game, they are welcomed like kings.

This made Ewing jealous. In order to get the same recognition, the gorilla scored and grabbed rebounds in the second half, trying to surpass Wilson in one item.

But the good times didn't last long. The stage when he was eager to perform just happened to hit the only climax of the Fliggy group tonight.

In the drama where Jordan and Barkley teamed up to score 18 people, Ewing was a poor background and supporting role.

He was the last hurdle of the Knicks' defense, but he couldn't prevent the two from attacking in turn.

His data stayed at 24 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block. Not only did he not score as many as Wilson, but he even had fewer rebounds and blocks than Wilson.

In the fourth quarter, Wilson's last pass before leaving the field was an assist to Ewing.

If Ewing scored that goal, Wilson would get a large triple-double of 45+15+10, but for some reason, the gorilla slipped.

That must be a mistake, but for the media who are good at catching wind and shadows, Ewing's mistake gave them a chance to provoke the Knicks.

Moreover, player statistics are not only useful to fans, there are also people in the locker room who like to discuss statistics.

Like Dennis Rodman, he only grabbed 10 rebounds tonight, but claimed that he had a chance to grab 20 rebounds, but "for my brother Benj's triple-double, I gave him 10 rebounds."As a result, Wilson was one assist short of a triple-double, and that regrettable assist slipped away from Ewing.

Rodman quipped meanly: "Patrick, is there a deductible clause in your contract if you let Benj get a triple-double?"

It was a funny joke, and half the locker room laughed, including Wilson.

Ewing said with a sullen face, "If you are dissatisfied with this, you don't have to pass the ball to me in the future."

At that moment, the people in the locker room seemed to have come to the North Pole.

"Absurd words, right? You don't know how low-level that mistake was?" Louis no longer gave Ewing a chance to speak.

Wilson saw that Ewing was tormented by a jealous monster, and when TNT was about to do an interview with the Knicks, he offered to let Ewing participate.

Louis also thought it was okay, but Ewing said: "The person they want to interview is you, not me."

Louis knew what he was up to, but now was not a good time to magnify this contradiction.

"Awkward." Louis changed the subject, "It's hard for you to show your face in front of the big media. Is this your attitude?"

After that, Ewing still went to accept the interview, but the whole time he had a stinky face that the other party owed money and did not pay back.

When the media asked Ewing again if he wanted to win the FMVP.

Ewing's answer was so embarrassing that the questioner's scalp was numb: "Anyway, you will vote for the player you like in the end. I know I am not likable, so please don't ask this kind of question again."

TNT's post-match interview ratings dropped by 10%.

The producers called Louie about it and begged him not to let Ewing do the interview again.

He had a saying that was hard to forget for Louis: "Coach Lu, you should know who the audience likes, don't make things difficult for us, okay?"

The favorability of the media and the popularity of the audience are very strange things.

As a public figure, how to handle the relationship between yourself and these two groups is very important.

The former represents public opinion, and the latter represents support.

For Louis, the most typical example is Xie Na. He saw a question on Zhihu about "How is Xie Na?", and there were more than 1 replies, almost all of which were "I have something to say about why I hate Xie Na", almost without repetition.The popularity of the audience is so poor that it can be described as No. 1 in the history of reverse China Entertainment.

Back to Ewing, he is not like Xie Na, who pretends to be crazy all the year round to make people hate him and get bad reviews. At the very beginning, he was completely an idol star.New York regards him as the savior, the media regards him as the new darling, and public opinion praises him as the king of the next era.

As a result, he was just like Zhao Wenzhuo, but Wang Zha played poorly in the first hand, and his career planning was poor. Even if Louis pulled him a lot, his relationship with the media was still bad. Knicks fans saw it and felt that it was not friendly, because there were often news about him refusing to sign for fans.

On the other hand, Wilson knew from the very beginning that he was popular, so he had to package himself like an idol star.

He performed well on the court, prepared impeccable answers to the media's questions off the court, and gave a kind side to the fans when he met outside.Of course, these images are also shaped according to his own personality, not human design.But the meaning of character design is to shape public figures into what everyone likes, but Ewing refuses to even pretend.

Since he has chosen this path, he should accept the result.

Now, he resents that the media doesn't like him.

Louis can't say much about this matter. This is Ewing's choice, and it is also a continuation of his competition with Wilson.

Perhaps, Louis should be grateful to God. Benj is a "civil war layman". He has a hundred ways to replace Ewing as the leader of the team, and by the way makes the Knicks uneasy, but he chooses to continue to accept Ewing, the essence of human beings with low emotional intelligence, as his leader, endure his bad temper and inexplicable anger, and put the team and stability first.

If Benj wasn't such a guy, maybe the Knicks would have blown up.

Maybe he and Ewing have gotten into trouble, just like the OK Lakers did in the later period.

But how long can this harmony last?As long as Wilson is still on the team, he will be more popular than Ewing and the fans like him. All awards that the media can participate in will give priority to Benj over Ewing.

Once Ewing doesn't agree with the result, he will lift up the sauerkraut in his heart, just like tonight.

When Ewing returned to the locker room, only Louis was left.

"What about the others?" Ewing asked.

"I told them to go back first." Louis turned around and said, "Clean up and go out for a drink?"

Ewing asked strangely: "Don't you hate me going to nightclubs the most?"

"Why do you think 'have a drink' is only in a nightclub?" Louie asked unhappily.

"First, there is no one to drink with in the bar, so we can't have fun;" Ewing said rationally, "Second, there is no privacy in the bar. If we get drunk, tomorrow's newspaper headlines will print our ugliness on the front page; third, I don't think it's a good thing for players and coaches to drink in private. You must want to talk about me again. I know what you want to say, and I don't want to hear it."

"Okay, then don't drink." Louis also felt that drinking with Ewing was not a good idea, "I can condense what I'm going to say to you into a few sentences."

"You said."

"Stop being jealous of Benj." Louie's voice sank, "He has done his best to maintain your tall image as a leader. Be mature, Patrick."

Ewing noticed that Louie referred to him as "Patrick," which showed that he was more serious than ever.

(End of this chapter)