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Chapter 842 Calm down
Chris Jackson, Alex Stevens, Danny Ainge.

These are the three new players replaced by Louis. CJ is more aggressive than Stockton. Stevens and Angie can both hold the ball and are frequent visitors to the murderous tight lineup.

This is Louis' consideration, but it still needs to be tested in actual combat.

Dick Bavettas made the scale of the game like this today, and Louis is not sure that they can handle it.

Now he only regrets that Reggie Williams is not there. If he is, he will replace Angie, so he can feel more at ease.

The timeout ends, the Knicks have the ball, and the Blazers' defensive formation is exactly the same as the Knicks' murderous press.

An inside line stands in the backcourt, and four people echo each other in the frontcourt.

"Coach Riley's homework is really useless." Zhao Yuanzheng said sarcastically, "Even if Coach Lu went to other teams to teach murder press, I'm afraid it's nothing more than that."

Louis was also helpless.

Pat Riley, as a famous marshal famous in history, actually put his figure so low, imitating the Knicks is fine, he can learn what he has, and learn temporarily in actual combat if he has not learned everything.

What Louis is more worried about now is that this team of Trail Blazers is so powerful just after learning it temporarily. If they are given another season to integrate well, how strong will it be?

However, the temporary has a temporary flaw after all.

A murder press requires not only ferocity and athleticism, but players also need to understand each other and cooperate with each other in order to set traps to lure opponents in during a tense press.

It is not easy for the Blazers to be able to shape the murder pressing training in two days. Other details cannot be perfected in a short time.

That's why, after CJ came on the court, not only did he not show any fear, but he even dared to dribble the ball to break through the Blazers' full-court press.

The first person to break through was Blue Edwards.

He underestimated CJ, didn't take it too seriously, and only cared about physical confrontation, but he didn't expect that after a season of training in New York, the former's core strength had improved significantly, and he was not afraid of his physical contact.

Edwards' defense was broken, and Jordan posted it in an instant.

However, this made the full-court pressing center defense appear flawed.

CJ played by ear and passed the ball.

Stevens received the ball, the Knicks dribbled past half court for the first time since the start, and Ewing pressed Clifford Robinson's body in the frontcourt and raised his hand for the ball.

Unexpectedly, Stevens made an open shot from beyond the three-point line.

It was a chasing three-pointer.

"Damn it, Alex!" Ewing yelled, turning around to get in position.

"Shh!"

3 is better than 8
Even if he made the shot, Ewing still complained: "You should pass the ball to me!"

"Sorry, Patrick, I just had a reason to have to pitch." Stevens.

"What shit reason?"

"You get stuck in the basket, even if I miss the shot, you can grab the offensive rebound."

"What kind of bullshit is that, you take me for Moses Malone? You know I hate that bastard!"

After watching the ball, Louis let out a sigh of relief.

He was also frightened by the Blazers at the start. After all, he was forced to make three mistakes in a row, and everyone would be terrified.

Facts have proved that nothing is achieved in a day. It took several years for the Knicks to kill the Celtics. It took several years for the Blazers to destroy the Celtics.

I just didn't expect Stockton and Miller not to withstand the pressure.

Louie watched the game while paying attention to the reactions of Stockton and Miller.

It was obvious that they were dissatisfied with their performance.

The Blazers' full-court press disrupted their rhythm, a challenge no opponent in the past has posed.

Maybe after a few times, they get used to it.

If you can't get used to it, it means you haven't spent enough time in the gym.

The Knicks' lineup is a lot more convenient when breaking the press, but it also has many problems when defending.

CJ is a mediocre defender. Ainge's skills and awareness are still there, but his old arms and legs are not strong enough. Only Stevens can bring high-quality defense.

Fortunately, Louis kept Ewing and Rodman at the same time. These two, together with Stevens, can prevent the Knicks' back line from being crushed by the Blazers as a balloon through the defense.

Ewing's defense reminded the Portlanders who is the master of the restricted area.

Jordan tried to drive to the hoop to challenge Ewing, who caught him squarely and ate a sturdy volleyball cap.

Rodman protected the defensive rebound, CJ pushed forward, and made an emergency stop in the frontcourt. When he found that the Blazers' defense was not keeping up, he made a decisive stop and shot a three-pointer.

Hit again!

"Alex Stevens and Chris Jackson are both players who shined under Little Lu, and they proved that Little Lu is not a head coach who only relies on stars to influence the game."

"Yes, only playing good cards does not show the coaching quality of the coaches. It is the real ability to play bad cards to good effect."

Costas and the tragedian sing along.

Doug Collins couldn't help thinking back to when he was teaching in Chicago, he was fired because he couldn't play a bad hand.

Ewing said that he would bear the high pressure during this period, and he did.

But it can't be said that he carried it alone, just like Wilson didn't carry the murderous pressing defensive task alone in the last game.

CJ and Stevens are the ones who carry the pressure with Ewing.

And playing alongside Wilson is the entire murder press team.

At this time, whether the media will tell the truth or write in a spring and autumn manner depends entirely on the external image of the party involved.

If it's Wilson, the media will naturally talk about him, as if it's all due to him.If it's Ewing, then it's business-like. Whoever scores and who defends must write clearly. If it has nothing to do with Ewing, it has absolutely nothing to do with it. If it has anything to do with Ewing, it will not amplify his effect.

CJ's activity is bound to distract Ewing's attention.

Louie saw CJ playing like Lillard. He dribbled the ball on the outside and made three-pointers.

Ewing was very dissatisfied with this. On several occasions, when he was about to get in position, CJ just opened his hand and shot without looking at him.

Even so, Ewing can only hide his dissatisfaction in his heart, because CJ's touch is extremely hot. Whether it is a direct shot from a pick-and-roll, a mid-range shot after an emergency stop after a change in front of the body, or a catch-and-shoot with an empty-handed run, or an open catch-and-shoot after passing the ball to Ewing to attract a double-team, they are all very accurate.

In the 6 minutes that CJ played in the first quarter, he made 8 of 7 shots and scored 16 points.

He was obviously a substitute, but he played like a core, and the Blazers' full-court pressing strategy was hit hard.

In the first 8 minutes of the game, apart from beating the Knicks 8-0 in the starting lineup, after Louie changed his lineup, there was no further result, and CJ, who was convulsed, recovered the advantage.

When the Blazers requested a timeout, the score between the two sides was 22 to 21, and the Knicks actually overtook by 1 point.

"I think why sending CJ to New York will definitely become the three unsolved mysteries in the history of the Boston Celtics." The tragedian gloated.

Costas smiled and said, "Ervin, why don't you take advantage of the timeout and tell us what the other two unsolved mysteries are?"

"Extremely happy!" The tragedy teacher can't wait to speak ill of the Celtics on the national live broadcast. "Another big unsolved mystery is naturally the Billy Owens trade and Little Lu's departure. The former ended their future, and the latter. It's hard to say. We all know what Little Lu did in New York. As long as he has enough authority, he can do the same thing in Boston. If he stays in Boston, I can't believe what will happen to the NBA now. It would be the most dire outcome for the rest of the league."

"Yes."

Doug Collins agrees with the tragedian's speculation.

"Looking at what Little Lu did in New York, I'm sure every front office will say 'Thank God!'"

On the Knicks' bench, Louie praised everyone's performance.

At the same time, he replaced Ewing, who replaced him with Kemp, and also replaced Ainge, who replaced him with Wilson.

Louie did not replace the eager Miller and Stockton.

"Since CJ is in such a good state, we should continue to play around him."

Jackson looked excited.

Seeing the trembling in the corners of his eyes, Louis knew that his emotions were fluctuating, so he hurriedly said, "Don't be too happy, if you get sick on the court, I will replace you."

"No, no, no, I won't." Jackson shook his head vigorously, but couldn't help but swung his left hand and hit Rodman on the cheek.

"Are you fucking okay?"

Rodman covered his face and asked aggrievedly.

Jackson bit his lip and replied, "It's all right."

Seeing this, after the Blazers' timeout ended, Louis went to the technical table and called another timeout.

It is rare that the other side calls a timeout after the other side's timeout has ended.

No one knew what Louie was thinking.

After calling a timeout, he returned to his team and gave Stevens a look.

Stevens decisively picked up the paper cup and poured ice water directly on CJ's head.

"FUCK!"

"FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!!!!" Jackson bounced and overreacted, unable to hide the murderous desire in his eyes, "What the hell are you doing?"

"You look better," Stevens said.

"I was fine until you poured cold water on me!"

Rodman really wanted to show CJ the handprints on his face, "Really? I don't believe it."

"Okay, shut your mouths!" Louie said like a Zen master. "Close your eyes and be calm until the timeout is over."

Ewing rolled his eyes.

Everyone on the Knicks team knows that there is only one person who needs to calm down.

(End of this chapter)