the rest, only noise

Chapter 936 600 wins

"It took the Knicks several years to get over the 'Celtic Mountain', so what we need most now is not encouragement or criticism, but patience. The patience of the fans is very important."

At the end of the game, Donovan reluctantly gave an interview with his back to the empty side seats.

When the game first started, there wasn't even a single empty seat in the Miami stadium.

But as soon as the game was over, people were almost gone.

It's no wonder Donovan complained about the "impatient" fans. If it was Louis, he would have scolded him long ago.

Louie also needs to be interviewed.

It's the part of the game he hates the most.

What kind of brains do those people in the league office have to think that fans like to watch postgame interviews with coaches?

From the perspective of fans, it takes two hours or more to watch a game.Then again, not every second of those two hours is entertaining.

In some rounds, the two sides played poorly. In some rounds, both sides clearly executed the tactics in place, but they just couldn't make a goal, and there were sleepy free throws, timeouts and the advertising time brought by timeouts.

It's rare to enjoy 20 minutes of a two-hour game.

After watching a game, it is like watching an action movie like "Operation Red Sea" from beginning to end. Although it is exciting, it is mentally exhausting.

Who wants to watch a coach chanting "why did we win/lose" in front of the TV?
Louie thought this kind of thing was stupid, but he couldn't refuse, because it was the rule.

The same goes for the press conference afterward, which Louie doesn't like but has to attend.

Dumars made a goal in front of reporters.

"We will replace the Knicks and become the new rulers."

The New York Times has no shortage of mean reporters.

"Miami please break the curse on Indiana before looking at New York as a rival. Indiana Jones can't wait to kill you four years in a row."

Indiana Jones is the protagonist of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

At the same time, this is also the nickname of Danny Manning.

Just as Havlicek got his nickname "Hondo" from a movie character, Manning got a similar nickname, but not because he resembled Indiana Jones, but because he played for the Pacers, who were in Indiana, and there happened to be a classic movie character named Indiana.

Louie was not interested in the post-match turmoil that continued off the field.

In the past few months, a lot has happened inside the Knicks.

To Louie's relief, the tension between Ewing and Wilson is not as strong as it was at the beginning of the season.

Because Wilson didn't fight, Ewing could feel like he was dominating the team.

More than half of the tension between the two men was created by Ewing.

Ewing loves to do unnecessary things to prove his status.

Sometimes Wilson evades, sometimes not.

Because he believes that proper competition can help improve the competitiveness of the team.

Louis acquiesced in Wilson's approach, and it was not advisable to compete with Ewing in an all-round way, and it was even more inadvisable to make Ewing arrogant because of excessive concessions.

The first win of the season against the Heat was Louie's 599th regular-season game in his career.

The All-Star weekend is approaching, and the Knicks will return to their home court to face the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 2th.

The Cavaliers are calm on the surface, but not in their hearts.

The Knicks were determined to win their 600th win against Louie.

In order to achieve this goal, they have been focused for more than a month.

During the period, the car overturned several times, causing Wilson to shave his head.

Now they just want to pull together to win this game.

Louie rested Ainge and Reggie Williams.

Wang Mukong was recalled from the Development League.

In the first quarter, the Knicks took control of the situation.

Wilson had a murderous look on his face, and the oppressive force of "whoever cheats will die" cheered up all his teammates.

Cavaliers rookie Jim Jackson made a strategic error.

Jackson was assigned to defend Wilson alone.

Like other rookies, Jackson's off-ball defense sucks.

Rookies' off-ball defense is bad because they take it for granted. They think that the easiest thing in the NBA game is off-ball defense. In fact, this is the thing that requires the most hard work and low profile.

Most people have been trained with the ball since they were young. Once they are out of the ball, some people don't know how to play the game.

Jackson's whimsical off-ball defense is like nothing in front of the Knicks' exquisite cooperation.

A screen by Kemp separated his body.

Wilson received the ball from the outside, and he had time to raise his eyes and take aim before shooting a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

"Rookie, are you making a joke of your defense?" Wilson said bitterly, "I'm shooting more easily than in training."

Jackson was taught a lesson.

When defending, pay attention to screens and pick-and-rolls, and can't be thrown off by Wilson.

It didn't work at all.

On the defensive end, the Knicks defended a wave with pocket formations.

Going back to the offensive end, this time it was Miller who cut out the right wing to wrap around the screen, received a pass from Stockton, and made a three-pointer.

On the next possession, Wilson circled a screen and shot a three-pointer from the left wing.

The knight started to get scared.

What they are afraid of is not losing, but losing by a record point difference.

Because the first quarter has not yet finished, the Cavaliers are already 20 points behind. If the Knicks continue to play at this level, it is not impossible to break the 1984-point difference set by the Mavericks in 81.

Moreover, the head coach who led the Celtics to slaughter the Mavericks with 81 points seems to be Louie, right?
With the lessons learned from the past, the Cavaliers dare not slack off.

Stockton advanced in the backcourt, and Wilson called for a screen. The Cavaliers were afraid that he would miss another chance to make a shot, so they simply fouled him in advance.

When Wilson was fouled, he didn't have the ball in his hands and the opportunity didn't come out.In other words, this is not a foul that tactically destroys scoring opportunities, but an early foul that prevents him from running out of open shots through tactical running.

This shows the Cavaliers' fear of Wilson.

Since Louis is very likely to win the 600th career win in this game, this game that should not have been broadcast live across the United States has been treated as a national broadcast.

The NBC commentator saw such a foul by the Cavaliers and couldn't help complaining: "The Cavaliers are in a low period. It is understandable that they can't beat the Knicks. They should trust Coach Lu and not kill their hometown team."

Before Marv Albert finished speaking, his partner Doug Collins said with a smirk: "It's hard to say."

Winning is certain, but if Louis wants to win beautifully, it is not difficult or interesting to rely on the lineup to win.

If you want to win, you have to win beautifully, so that the offense of the basketball game presents a unique sports aesthetics.

The Cavaliers foul on Wilson instead aroused the Knicks' rebellious psychology.

Their mentality is very unhealthy, and it is probably based on a kind of thinking that "the petites don't obediently lead their necks to be killed, but also try to use fouls to prevent this uncle from having fun?"

The fun has begun.

Stockton pretended to make a through pass to Miller who cut inside, but in fact he let Wilson cut inside for a layup around Ewing's off-ball screen.

Another round, Wilson and Kemp stood on the weak side to open up space.

Then the pass between Stockton→Miller→Wilson creates an inside cut layup.

The Knicks' tactics became smoother and smoother. At this time, the Cavaliers' defense exposed a big loophole from the top of the arc to the penalty area.

Louie gestured.

The Knicks forced the Cavaliers to singles with unlimited defenses, and continuously strangled the Cavaliers' tactics of ball transfer, singles and low singles.

When the Knicks had an advantage across the board, Louis still thought about how to make the game exciting.

Ewing made a beautiful long teleportation Kemp dunk.

After the Knicks defended the Cavaliers for 24 seconds and forced them to be unable to make a shot, Wilson broke through to an empty basket.

Then it was a counter-routine. Kemp took the ball from a high position and fed Stockton an air cut layup.

Wilson steals the pass from the Cavaliers and throws it to Miller who is about to come down. Miller does not shoot a three-pointer or layup in the frontcourt, but gives an empty catch to Kemp who follows behind.

At that time, after the second quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by 38 points.

"Will Coach Lu really show mercy?"

No one knows the answer to the question.

Since it is the 600th career win, it is natural to win in a special way.

The Knicks, from the coaching staff to the players, all felt that it was the right choice to blow up the Cavaliers to death.

The worst part of the Cavaliers being played by the Knicks is as follows:
Wilson held the ball and was watched closely, so he passed the ball to Miller.

Miller made a false hand pass, suddenly started, and directly broke through the defense for a dunk.

Then the Knicks played the Death Knight's offense with another pocket formation. Ewing grabbed the ball and made a back pass across the half court.

This bastard, who never knew how to please the audience, suddenly came up with such a move, obviously not paying attention to the knight.

To the Cavaliers' desperation, Stockton, receiving the ball, watched Wilson approach.

Suddenly, he turned sideways and even used a back pass to send an alley-oop for Wilson.

The knight who was slaughtered as a pig and dog was powerless against Nix's insulting juggling.

Wilson received the ball with his left hand and scored with a dunk with his right hand in the air.

The Cavaliers' hearts died at that moment.

In the end, the Knicks set a record for the most wins in a single game in the Louie era with 72 points.

Watching the Cavaliers players numbly walk out of Madison Square Garden, Louie just said: "My players hoped to win me the 600th career victory in a special way, and they did. This game is very interesting. I will never forget it."

(End of this chapter)