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Chapter 939 Finale?
In the All-Star Game, NBC's commentators include the tragedy division.

When Bird scored two three-pointers in the game, the tragedy division called it a great performance by the greatest player in history.

As the tragic master who was recognized as the enemy by the best player in history, he was promoted as the best on the stage of the commentary booth.

It made his colleague ask, "What do you think of Benj and Patrick?"

Hearing this, the tragedy teacher said meaningfully: "The first thing we need to confirm is who is Larry from New York and who is Ralph from New York. If we don't understand this, we will never be able to make a correct evaluation of them."

The young O'Neill walked like a fly.

When Louis in front of the TV saw this scene, what he thought was, what would happen if this version of O'Neal was put in the small ball era?
Unsolvable inside lethality and unstoppable low-post offense, coupled with this ability to move to high positions, except for not being able to shoot, every skill on him is devastating in the small ball era.

Unfortunately, this assumption does not make much sense.

Just like Rodman boasted that Jordan could average 50 points per game in the small ball era, don't think about it until the time machine is invented.

The most embarrassing point of this All-Star game was when Jordan sent an assist to Drexler. NBC commentator Dick Enberg said: "Who said these two people have a bad relationship?"

The tragedy teacher replied ignorantly: "Well, they have learned how to live together peacefully."

For the next few minutes they basically smoothed over this awkward and boring chatter.

The detail that made Louie feel the change of the times the most was that when Ewing fouled Mark Price at home, the referee gave the whistle.

That foul was obvious.

Ewing complained a few words.

In the commentary, Enberg said boldly: "That's Patrick Ewing, he should be allowed to do this."

This is said as if Ewing is No.1 in the league.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, the East star team relied on the inside advantage-Ewing, Sampson, Manning and O'Neal-to beat the west star team to the ground.

As a result, in the last quarter, the Eastern Stars began to work on the court.

Ultra-long three-pointer, fancy back pass out of bounds, four pull-bars and three non-sticks
It's all good work, but their fans certainly don't want to see it again.

As a result, the Western Stars completed the overtake, and in the end, it also established the victory.

Malone and Price, who scored 32 points, 14 rebounds and 22 points and 14 assists, were elected AMVP together.

It was fun watching them toast.

In Louie's previous life, it was Stockton who toasted with Malone.At this stage of his career, Price may not be inferior to Stockton at the same time, but the Jazz can rise in the era of Ragnarok in the late 90s because of the longevity of Shuangsha.

Without Stockton, Malone can't do anything alone.

This is where Price is not as good as Stockton. He can only accompany Malone through the first half of the journey, and without him in the second half, how can the Jazz strengthen?

Louie doesn't see the Jazz having a solution to this problem.

There is also a trading window that ends with the All-Star weekend.

At the trade deadline this year, only two deals took place.

The Timberwolves sent their biggest player, Dan Marley, to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for LS LaSalle Thompson PF/C and the 1994 and 1996 first-round picks.

The Pacers are currently ranked fourth in the East, and they chose to use a main rotation + future first round to replace Marley, also in order to seize Danny Manning's peak period.

Another transaction is intriguing.

The Utah Jazz sent veteran Alvin Robertson to Portland for Brian Shaw and Reggie Smith (C Reggie Smith) and a 1995 first-round pick.

Generally speaking, a strong team with a stable record will not make a deal on the trade deadline.

But if you only need to send Brian Shaw and the fringe plus the future first round to get Alvin Robertson, naturally there is no need to hesitate.

A few years ago, the Jazz were still in the championship group, and Robertson was very important as the defensive gate on the outside.

But with the decline of the Lakers and the rise of the Trail Blazers and Clippers, the Jazz, who could only get in and out, gradually lost their competitiveness.

Robertson is not a person who lives in peace, and few people can stay in Salt Lake City.

With a lot of off-court troubles in Robertson and the deterioration of his competitive ability, the Jazz can only send him away while there is still trade value.

Trading him for a potential guard (Brian Shaw) and a first-round pick would be the right deal for the Jazz.

For the Blazers, it has even greater meaning.

Everyone knows that the Trail Blazers use the Knicks as a template to build a team. He must have what the Knicks have, and he must have what the Knicks don't have.

The Knicks' murder press has no pure point guard, so Wilson generally holds the ball.

Now, the arrival of Robertson will solve the problem of the Blazers' murderous tight line without a point guard.

As one of the most defensive guards in history, Robertson is far from his peak. His scoring average has dropped to only 8 points per game, but he can still get 2.2 steals per game.

Although it is much worse than his average of at least 7 steals per game in 5 of the 3 years in his peak period, what the Blazers want is not a starting-level perimeter gate, they only need Robertson to strengthen the thickness of the second team.

This is an extremely luxurious idea and practice.

And if the price of realizing this plan is only to pay Brian Shaw, who is of limited value to the Blazers, it is a reinforcement plan that does not need to be considered.

The Blazers' reinforcement made the outside world lose their minds about this year's championship.

It's hard to imagine that a king who has won five consecutive championships like the Knicks will be underestimated on the way to the sixth championship.

But that's the current public opinion.

The Knicks are strong, but last season they played seven games against a Blazers who were [-]% in tune, and it was not until the last ball that the winner was decided.

This is the second year that the Blazers have honed Riley's football strategy.

In terms of personnel, Thomas, Sabonis, and Alvin Robertson have been strengthened.

The shortcomings in the position have been upgraded in an all-round way, and the threat of murdering the tight lineup is only stronger than the Knicks at their peak.

No matter how you look at it, this Trail Blazers should be this year's champion.

"While they haven't won a championship yet, we can safely say this team is the best team in basketball history." - Oregon Candide.

What does Louie think of the Blazers' reinforcements?
If he were to judge, Robertson's trade would give the Blazers' management a B+ rating.

It's a good deal to exchange two unusable players and a draft pick that is almost certain to become the end of the first round for an immediate combat power to strengthen the depth of the lineup.

But considering that Robertson is the sixth pick in the 84-level draft, it means that the Blazers have gathered three of the top six picks in the 84-level draft. Why don't they work hard to get Sam Perkins/Bowie and Olajuwon?

However, he doesn't think the arrival of Robertson will necessarily make the Blazers invincible.Because Robertson has never been a good team catalyst, let alone a substitute who is willing to sit on the bench, nor is he a veteran who can be a role model for young people.He is nothing, at most he is a double-edged sword that has some immediate combat power but is abandoned.

If such people are used well, they will strengthen the bench, but if they are not used well, it will seriously affect the unity of the team.

Maybe he will become a virus for the Blazers.

When the All-Star weekend is over, the season starts all over again.

The reporter asked Louis what he thought of the Blazers' reinforcement.

Louis smiled and said: "I can only say congratulations to Portland for completing the reinforcement, but it doesn't mean anything to me. I'm more concerned about next week's "Oprah Show" than focusing on this."

"Oh, Coach Lu, are you watching this too?"

"Of course, especially the episode half a month ago, MJ was on the show, didn't you guys watch it?"

Louie was talking about the Feb. 2 episode of "The Oprah Show," featuring the King of Pop Michael Jackson.More than 10 million people watched this episode.

Louie managed to interrupt reporters from chasing him with questions about the Blazers.

In Louie's mind, he felt that the Blazers were strong, but it wasn't that they couldn't play.

Is this Trail Blazers the best team in history?

He wouldn't make that assessment until after a series with them.

So far, the best team in history in Louie's mind is still the Celtics in 1986, including every Knicks during the five consecutive championships, which is not enough to challenge the title of 86 Kais.

And the Blazers haven't even won the championship, and now they are advocating that they are the best in history. It really reminds Louis of those teams that claim to be the finale of the NBA.

April 2

The season continued, and the Knicks played against the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time this season.

The Timberwolves are regarded as the future seed team. They have the talented defender Kenny Anderson and the so-called "Little Lu No. 1" Rafonso Ellis.

The Knicks easily beat the Timberwolves.

The reporter at the scene asked: "Coach Lu, do you still think Lafonso is a 'bust'?"

If a player like Lafonso suffers a serious injury before polishing his skills, he will never be able to play again.

Although he looks good now, Louie still has to "stick to his guns" and he can't make it sound like he's doing it on purpose, especially if Jerry Krause thinks he's being tough.

Only in this way, when Lafonso finally falls, they will attribute it to bad luck, instead of thinking "that bastard Little Lu has already seen that this person is bad", because in fact, Louis really thinks that Lafonso is bad, and he also told the truth, but Klaus doesn't believe it.

Klaus insists on thinking that he is playing a game, so what can he do?
The next day, the Knicks came to Milwaukee to play the Bucks back-to-back.

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

余天粲打出了新秀赛季的最佳比赛，出场24分钟，拿下22分9篮板4助攻4盖帽。

Since most of the game is garbage time, he has ample opportunity to show himself.

The Knicks are in full swing.

Although the outside world is overwhelmingly optimistic about the Trail Blazers, their entire team believes that Portland is not too strong to be invincible.

(End of this chapter)