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Chapter 853 Give me a small role like Jordan

The sixth game between the Knicks and the Trail Blazers was a season-ending game for one side, but a life-and-death battle for the other side.

The Blazers can't lose, and the Knicks really want to win.

Both sides have the same idea of ​​winning, but Louie's idea of ​​not wanting to lose will be stronger.

The Trail Blazers have Jordan and Barkley, two incomprehensible players, once they are dragged to the seventh game, how big is the risk?

The Blazers' starting lineup is back to square one.

This time it was a "normal" starter.

Porter, Jordan, Barkley, Clifford Robinson, Nance.

In theory, the five strongest and most suitable players should be the starters, which is what the Blazers did tonight, but in the previous game, Riley and Louie tested the upper limit of their respective lineups together.

This year's Finals is one of the Knicks' rare series without the advantage of lineup depth.

The injuries of the two Reggies made Louis discover that combo guards like Angie and Maxwell, who seem to be able to play two positions, are not easy to use when fighting life and death.

At least not as good as Hornacek, the Knicks' best combo guard in the Louis era.

Of course, it could be that Louie’s requirements are too high, or that the Blazers’ flanks are too strong. Due to the sudden drop in the depth of the flanks, Louis had to go uncharacteristically and shorten the rotation. He used to start with a 12-man rotation, but suddenly he had a “hard life” with a [-]-man rotation.

At the beginning of today's game, the strength of the Blazers was directly full.

As the Blazers' theoretically strongest lineup, these five players are full of aggression when they come up.

Barkley stared at Rodman and bombarded him indiscriminately, and the advantage of physical talent was fully reflected in the duel between the two.

Louie had seen some of Barkley's remarks in his previous life, and he didn't value Rodman's rebounding ability as much as the fans.He figured he could easily do what Rodman did if he just focused on rebounding.

This sounds like nonsense, and Louis doesn't believe that Barkley can get that effect by focusing on rebounding.

But there is indeed a gap in talent between the two.

In the first half of the opening period, Barkley made DPOY lose face.

With his green hair on his head, Rodman looks like a victim who has witnessed the tauren cuckolding himself but is helpless. He has the strongest defense in theory, but the actual defensive effect is very average.

Angie was missed by Jordan's defense, and he missed several opportunities, which made the Blazers double-team Ewing more decisively.

In the past few years, Ewing has never averaged less than 4 assists per game in the Finals. This year, the Blazers limited him to one more turnover than assist.

In the first half of the first quarter of Game6, Jordan was more like DPOY than Rodman.

During this period of time, because Barkley almost relied on his own strength to blow up the Knicks' defensive system on the offensive end, so Jordan's focus was more on the defensive end.

When he took the DPOY back then, Louis was not convinced.

But Louis was not convinced because Ewing was more worthy of DPOY that year, not because Jordan's defense was not good.In fact, as a second and third position, he has entered the DPOY discussion every year since the third year of his career, and he has also successfully won a DPOY from players such as Sampson, Ewing, and Olajuwon, which can explain the problem in itself.

This kind of defense is divided into categories like test subjects, with differences in arts and sciences, and they are not quite the same.For the inside line, the priority subjects of defense include top defense, rebound protection, sweeping and flanking, frame protection and switching defense; for the outside line, the key subjects of defense are collar defense pick-and-roll, matchup single defense, off-ball defense and pincer defense.

A good top defense requires a thick and stable body, so it will be difficult to continue changing defenses; if you are good at pressing and sweeping, you will suffer from rebound protection.Perimeter players who can defend one-on-one without losing their position are mostly not proficient in stealing and copying the ball; those who can block small players are unlikely to defend heavy forwards;

Jordan gave Louis the impression that he put pressure and threats on the ball.

He is extremely good at man-marking the ball holder one-on-one, has the best ball path prediction and stealing ability in history, and has averaged 2.8 steals per game so far this season.In the previous few games, Louie noticed how strong his defense ability is. His help defense is the reason why Ewing did not have an inside advantage in the series. Of course, Ewing's bunny jump shot is also an important factor.

Tonight, Jordan showed his versatility on the defensive end. There is nothing he can't defend against, and as long as he is defended, he can defend with excellent results. He is the strongest against swingers of similar size.The Knicks' second positions are Angie and Maxwell. Neither of them has a speed advantage, but their sudden shooting ability and mental attributes are full. They are not bad when they are off the bench.

As the defensive core of the Blazers, he was like murdering Benj in the tight formation. He led Robinson and Nance to make an impeccable defense against the Knicks. With Barkley's offense, he led the Knicks 24 to 16 in the start.

The game entered the second quarter, and Louis could only make substitutions.

At this point, the Knicks still have 13 players on their roster, but several of them are unusable.

For example, McHale, his intensity can't keep up; for example, Jack Sikma, Ewing can't get cheap inside, let alone him; Brad Rohaus, the reason why he is on the active list is because he has injured two people now, and he is just enough to be on the active list.

Among the remaining ten people, Louis still needs to use Angie and Maxwell carefully.

Suddenly, Louie had only eight reliable players.

This reminded him of the urgency of strengthening in the offseason, but now that the series is still going on, he can only play the cards in his hand as much as possible.

Wilson, who played the first quarter, continued to play in the second quarter. Louis let Ewing rest, John Sely and Kemp partnered inside, Rodman and Wilson continued to rotate, and the hero of the Battle of Tianwangshan was Chris Jackson in the first position.

CJ's performance in Game5 can't be overstated, and because many of his balls were thrown against Jordan, the "Wicked Times" gave him a nickname that scared Louis: "Jordan Terminator".

The nickname of Jordan Terminator, just like Jordan's successor, has almost no good results.

It's just that the former is taken care of by the Lord himself, while the latter is carrying shackles as if accompanied by a ghost.

Jordan, who couldn't get a rest every day, was indeed sent by Riley to continue to play. He saw the "Jordan Terminator", and he, who had been doing defense just now, finally became murderous.

First up, he made an unremarkable cut-and-catch jumper.

Then, the defensive end blocked CJ.

Under his defense, CJ missed all three shots, while the Blazers counterattacked with the Knicks' three offensive failures, all of which were successful.

Within 2 minutes, 32 to 16, the Blazers led the Knicks by 16 points. Such a lead is the second time in the series so far.

"Jordan Terminator, go and finish Jordan!"

The tragedy teacher who eats melons doesn't think it's a big deal, and sits in the commentary seat and shouts.

CJ made his fourth attempt for a [-]-pointer.

This time it was Wilson who set him a screen, and Jordan was hung up, but the Blazers switched too quickly.

The Trail Blazers, who were dizzy by CJ in the last game, regarded him as a must-kill target today, and the defense came in an instant.

CJ misses another shot.

Rodman grabs the offensive rebound and passes to CJ.

CJ took the fifth shot and still missed.

The amazing Rodman, one grabs three, grabs the second offensive rebound, and still passes back to CJ.

When CJ opted for the sixth shot, Louie could clearly see his confidence faltering.His fingers trembled.

How could the ball go in if this happened before the shot?

Louie exhaled, waved and got Alex Stevens ready to play.

Angie was blasted in the opening game. After Maxwell started the series, every time he met Jordan, it was a scene where I beat my son.

Already behind by 16 points, Louis dared not take any chances.

CJ's sixth shot still missed, and Rodman squeezed between the four this time to re-light the rebound.

But everyone who stood on the inside didn't get it.

Because, Wilson came running from the perimeter, jumped forward with all his strength, grabbed the out-of-control offensive rebound, and dunked the ball into the basket with maximum power.

At this time, the effect of tactics can be very small.

Fortunately, the Blazers have Fliggy and the Knicks have Benj.

Wilson's putback caused Madison Garden to shake like a tsunami, and the entire audience stood up and chanted his name.

"Benj!!!"

Ewing, who was sitting off the court, clenched his fists tightly.

He used to think that he didn't need the support of fans, so when he faced the media, he always looked indifferent, like a walking dead who lost his popularity, but didn't he really want to be as popular as Wilson?
Who really wants to be hated like a zombie?

The duel between the trapeze and Benj is the Nth time in the series.

This time, the decision is the life and death of the series. Although it is too early, the Knicks have fallen behind by too many points. They need someone to stand up and score unreasonably like Barkley or Jordan.

In the first quarter, Barkley, who was unstoppable, was sitting on the sidelines to rest, so the Blazers had Jordan to face Wilson.

Wilson's dunk was an extremely insulting challenge. He lost interest in the so-called "Jordan Terminator" in an instant. When he met CJ's defense with the ball, he directly said: "Let Benjamin roll over!"

Wilson chose to double-team Jordan with him.

The double-team was just right for Jordan. He first forcibly dribbled the ball with his feet to break through the encirclement, then dribbled the ball laterally to the left, suddenly jumped up, and hit an empty gliding jumper that Wilson couldn't touch.

"Is this the only level of defense?" Jordan said arrogantly. "It makes me sick, Benj!"

Louis was just thinking about calling a timeout for a substitution, when Wilson couldn't hide his murderous eyes and asked CJ for instructions with a smile: "Give me a small role like MJ, Chris."

Maybe take another look?
Louie hated feeling out of control, but he couldn't help it.

(End of this chapter)