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Chapter 848 Benj VS X-Man
"For us, there is only one strategy that is necessary, and that is to make an aggressive defense against MJ. If he calls for a pick-and-roll, we must first delay and then flank to prevent him from getting a comfortable shot. If he passes the ball, we have to rely on the follow-up defense rotation and the center's recovery speed to deal with the Blazers' partial play."

During the timeout, Louis made the Blazers' strategy very clear.

For the Blazers, the change Pat Riley made was to replace Blue Edwards with Terry Porter.

In this way, although there is one less oppressive flank in the frontcourt, there are more ball holders and shooters on the offensive end who can help Jordan share the pressure.

In essence, the Blazers' strategy has not changed, and they still focus on the full-court press.

It's just that the first problem they have to deal with is that the positional battle has become a situation where Jordan is fighting the other four.

"Nothing seems to have changed, right?"

Louis just wanted to complain after watching the Blazers' offense after the substitution.

Porter stood at the top of the arc as a turret, and Jordan played alone with the ball. This time, the Knicks' double-team was not formed immediately, and Wilson's defense was overwhelmed.

Jordan came to the paint area, and the Knicks' two insiders, Ewing and Rodman, appeared from the left and right to clamp him.

Rodman boldly destroyed Jordan's center of gravity, which the referees disliked.

Hollins whistled decisively, and Jordan threw the ball in a very uncoordinated posture in the air and hit the board.

6 is better than 11
If additional penalties are also scored, the difference between the two sides is only 4 points.

As a result, Jordan's extra penalty was not able to make a shot, but this has given the Blazers a chance to press the Knicks all over the court.

"It's position '2243'!" Louie shouted.

After getting the information from Louis, Ewing sent a long pass from the backcourt according to the cracking method set by the Knicks, successfully reached the midfield position, and Angie caught it.

Even if the ball passed halftime, the physical confrontation brought by the Blazers was still worrying.

Louis saw Wilson and McDaniel both fell to the ground.

This kind of physical confrontation has long gone beyond the scope of basketball games, and is closer to American football without protective gear.

The task of the X-Men is to fully consume the core personnel of the Knicks. So far, although he has repeatedly suffered losses, he has also completed the task brilliantly.

The Blazers have accurately grasped Wilson's combative psychology.

They knew that Wilson would not refuse this kind of hand-to-hand combat beyond the usual scale.

"This kid is too messy! He is a core player, how can he get entangled with the opponent's thugs?" Doug Mo said dissatisfied.

Van Gundy expressed appreciation for Wilson's approach: "Benj has a blue-collar heart."

Louis did not interfere too much with Wilson's style of play. If he is used to playing like this, let him play like this and force him to make changes, which may have the opposite effect.

The Blazers' defense successfully made the Knicks' offense passive.

The intensity of this game still exceeded the expectations of the Knicks coaching staff.

The referees seem to have agreed to give maximum support to the physical confrontation of players without the ball, and tolerate those foul actions that are usually severely punished.

This connivance of off-ball contact is not good for the Knicks.

Their N.UCLA system has a lot of off-ball tactics. If the opponent can ignore the rules and directly invade the player's body when running off the ball, even if they run out of opportunities, how sure are they of being able to throw the ball in?
Angie executes the attack according to Louie's plan.

Louis asked him more than just shooting three-pointers.

Although Ainge basically played as a shooter in the Knicks, if the opponent's attention is all on his shooting, he can use his own shooting as a cover to make the opponent's judgment go wrong.

Go to the basket more, this is also Louis' request to Angie.

In this round, the Knicks' perimeter tactics were blocked by the Blazers' iron-blooded defense, and Angie made an unexpected choice.

First feint with a shot fake, and then dribble towards the penalty area.

If it wasn't for Angie's sudden move, Louis would have almost forgotten that when he first entered the league, his selling point was breakthroughs, and his shooting was slowly developed later.

If one of the two Reggies is not injured, Angie won't be able to turn to the second position in the starting lineup.

Getting a starting chance in the Finals is something Angie never thought of after coming to the Knicks.Now that he has this rare opportunity, he will find ways to give up all his energy.

Ainge sprinted into the paint to collect the ball and hit Clifford Robinson.

The referee acquiesced to this, and Angie, who failed to cause a foul, hurriedly handed the ball to Ewing who was off the assembly line.

Ewing rushed to the Blazers' defense with one step, but was also interfered by Nance, and the shot missed.

The rebound almost fell into Robinson's hands. Suddenly, Rodman, who cut in from the wing, picked up the ball, settled his position, took off for the second time, and picked up the ball again.Every time the ball is provoked by Rodman, it will fly to a more favorable position for him.

For the third time, Rodman received the rebound. At that moment, Wilson had already realized how to play the game. He threw a fierce and powerful elbow at McDaniel's body, knocked the opponent to the ground on the spot, and ran behind Rodman, "Dennis!"

Rodman turned back to pass the ball, Wilson received the ball and made a three-pointer steadily.

14 is better than 7
Riley yelled at the referee frantically: "He's doing this (elbow swing)! Don't tell me you didn't see it!"

That position happened to be within the vision of assistant referee Jesse Kersey.

Few people know that he has a good relationship with Louie.

When Louis and Lorraine were married, he was the only referee invited.

Kexi shook his head with a smile: "Pat, I didn't see it."

"fuck you"

"You'd better control your emotions." Kexi kept smiling, "I forgive you this time, but if you disrespect my work so much, I can only take corresponding measures to protect my rights and interests."

The oil on Riley's forehead was about to explode, "Your rights? Then who the hell will protect our rights? This is our home field, where are our rights?"

Hugh Hollins taught his colleagues with practical actions that it is useless to deal with this kind of coach who doesn't take the referee seriously.

The notorious referee, who has always liked to change the trend of the game, stood up for Kersey and gave Riley a technical foul.

Riley's rampage not only failed to win any rights for the Blazers, but also sent the Knicks two free throws.

"Coach Riley really doesn't rub the sand in his eyes." The tragedy teacher saw Riley making such a fuss over a penalty, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Costas found the funniest thing in the dispute: "Little Lu actually appeared not far from Coach Riley, as if he was sniffing out the wind."

Louie is indeed a bit of a "good thing". After Riley was blown T, not only was he not happy, but he also "speak up" for Riley, "Hugh, you are going too far. Jesse didn't even give Riley a technical foul."

Hollins gave Louis an angry look, "Little Lu, go back to your seat, if you do the same, I will also give you a technical foul!"

"Of course, who doesn't know that the most annoying referee in the professional basketball circle is you."

Hugh Hollins didn't expect that Louis's mouth would be so heartwarming today.

Riley didn't believe Louie had good intentions, but he couldn't judge it either.

When the turmoil subsided, the Knicks did not pay any price, and the Blazers gave their opponents free throws and the ball in vain.

"From now on, we will focus on '2 High' (inside double high) offense." Louis said, "Our inside has an advantage, general, make good use of this advantage, and find a way to beat their inside! Look at Patrick's annoying face, he can't wait!"

Stockton nodded while listening to Louie.

At the free throw line, the Knicks let Wilson, who has been hot since the start, make free throws.

It's not just about trusting his touch, it's about maintaining his touch.

Louis saw obvious scratches on Wilson's hands, which were undoubtedly left in the off-ball confrontation.

McDaniel is not an easy character to relate to.

However, looking at Wilson like this, Louis was not only not worried, but also full of confidence.

Most of the core players need to be protected from excessive consumption.

Wilson is an outlier, just as he has a blue-collar heart. He is a player who beats harder, is more embarrassed, and refuses to admit defeat, and thus explodes with stronger fighting power.

Suddenly, Louie blew the whistle -- after Wilson made two free throws.

"I suddenly changed my mind, Benj is in such a good state, let him play the next ball!"

Louie shouted.

"Benjamin!"

Stockton is the only Knicks player who doesn't like calling Wilson "Benj."

He believes that calling each other by nicknames should be people who are very close, but he and Wilson are just ordinary colleagues.

Wilson came running and took the ball out of Stockton's hands.

Trail Blazers villain Xavier McDaniel accompanied him all the way.

"Benj VS X-Man!"

Wilson dribbled the ball with his left hand, pointing to the top of the arc, "I will end your defense and then shoot from this position."

"You fucking dreaming nigga!" As soon as McDaniel finished speaking, Wilson took his first step forward, forcing him to a dead end.

McDaniel lost control of his center of gravity, and in an instant, sat down on the ground.

Wilson dribbled the ball under his crotch to switch the rhythm, collected the ball and shot within half a second.

"Shh!!!"

(End of this chapter)