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Chapter 944 The Pioneer's Reverse Scale
As soon as the Blazers' Verdun defense line came up, they gave the Knicks a heavy punch.

Alvin Robertson's pressure on the ball made it difficult for Stockton to advance.

Jerome Cosey's double-team made Stockton choose to pass the ball to Reggie Williams.

Xavier McDaniel's rough defense stopped the Knicks again.

Fortunately, Williams has all-round skills, even if he encounters such a brutal defense, he has no intention of retreating.

In the 7 seconds that can be called torture, the Knicks let people see the tough side.

Sean Kemp mentioned the three-point line, breaking the Portland Verdun defense.

This was only the first possession of the Knicks' second unit against the Verdun defense.

Breaking it is not something to be happy about, because they need to think about facing this line for 4-6 minutes in a row.

How to break it safely and effectively in the next 4-6 minutes is the first focus that needs to be paid attention to.

Compared with last season, the Blazers have become stronger in hard power, but the Knicks are not unchanged.

It took less than a year for Kemp to go from star sixth man to starter, and now, as a superstar who can change the situation of the game.

Clifford Robinson defended close to the body, Kemp leaned on his back and hit, suddenly turned around, the speed was like a vortex in water, throwing off Clifford's center of gravity, and rushed to the basket to meet Anthony Mason's help defense.

"Shh!"

Kemp used ingenuity to break through brute force, and successfully scored the ball through throwing.

"Is Danny Manning really better than him?" Tomjanovich asked swollenly.

Louis is still sober: "Do you think Sean can take Indiana to blow up the Heat?"

Tomjanovich is full of confidence in Kemp: "How do you know if you haven't tried it?"

"Absolutely not!" Kemp's supervising coach Willis Reid poured cold water on him. "That kid can't even make himself play more than 30 minutes of games steadily."

What Reid said was that Kemp couldn't control the number of fouls.

This problem has existed since Kemp's rookie season.

But Louis never reminded Kemp to change.

In this matter, Louis has a selfish intention, he still needs Kemp to have such a problem for the time being.

Because of the fouls, he can't play more than 40 minutes when needed like Wilson and Ewing.

A Kemp who plays about 30 minutes per game can barely coexist with Rodman, and a Kemp who plays more than 35 minutes per game and can play more than 40 minutes in key games will prevent Rodman from getting enough playing time.

However, Louis also knew that Kemp would correct this problem sooner or later.

If he is to become the perfect power forward in Louis' minds, he will definitely correct the problem of too many fouls.

This point can be done by himself without the reminder and supervision of others.

Half a minute later, the Blazers' Verdun defense caused the Knicks' first turnover.

Robertson disrupted Stockton's dribbling, and this man's defensive style like a gangster brought a serious challenge to the Knicks' ball handler.

Louis shouted to Kemp, pointed to the backcourt, and asked him to come to the back more often to respond.

Afterwards, the Blazers' tight defense kept the Knicks from getting the ball to Stockton.

Reggie Williams dribbled the ball and kicked off Cozy's defense with a powerful first step.

I thought it could be transported to the front court cleanly, but McDaniel decisively attacked him from behind and knocked him out of the court.

"Beep!!!"

As soon as it happened, Kemp rushed to McDaniel and pushed him to the ground: "You fucking like this?"

For his violent foul, McDaniel did not feel the slightest guilt. Instead, Kemp stood up for his teammates and aroused his disgust.

The X-Men turned into the X-Mob stood up, reaching out and grabbing Camp by the neck.

As a result, Kemp was not polite to him, and raised his hand and punched him on the cheek.

Things began to change from then on.

When the referee reacted, the two sides had already fought together.

Five people are expected to join the conflict, three on the Knicks side and two on the Blazers side, not counting McDaniel, who was punched by Kemp and lost his combat effectiveness.

"Erwin, what do you think of the violence on the court?" Bob Costas asked his partner.

The tragedy teacher smiled lightly: "I am against all court violence, but those who actively use violence should be prepared to be countered by violence."

"Did you mean Xavier?" Costas asked.

"I mean everyone who uses violence." Tragedy teachers never say dead words.

As a result of this conflict, Kemp got two tees and was ejected.

McDaniel took two tees but was not ejected because Kemp knocked him out of his mind and couldn't continue.

Follow-up players who participated in the battle were not held accountable.

McDaniel replaced Kemp with himself, which seemed to be a profit for the Blazers, but the latter's counterattack boosted the morale of his teammates.

Louie gave Rodman a look and let him play.

Rodman swaggered onto the court, with a contemptuous attitude towards the Blazers: "You can't beat us in basketball; you can't beat us in fights. I will teach you how to be a man now, sir."

Louie really wishes he had Rodman's self-confidence, even half of it?

McDaniel's departure left a vacancy in the Blazers' Verdun defense.

Riley's choice was to increase the strength of this line of defense, so he replaced Jordan.

As the core player of the team, Jordan's joining is tantamount to a showdown by the Blazers.

Their winning spirit has been shown.

The Verdun defense line with Jordan is the most terrifying, and both offensive and defensive ends can maximize their strength.

Although Rodman made harsh words on the court, his actual performance did not match the on-the-spot feedback.

On the contrary, the Verdun defense led by Jordan, defended the Knicks twice in five rounds until they couldn't pass the halftime. They successfully passed the halftime three times, and they made two free throws.

In the last few minutes of the first quarter, the Knicks only scored 1 point.

The Blazers scored 11 points under the leadership of Jordan.

With a score ratio of 11 to 1, the Blazers overtook the score.

This game is so long that one quarter feels like a year has passed.

But Louie confirmed a few things with his first-quarter play.

As long as the N.UCLA system operates to the extreme, it can compete with the Blazers' quad-core starter.

Because Barkley, Sabonis, and Thomas will all be ordered on the defensive end.

The four-core offensive drive is scary, but the Knicks have the defensive resources to counter it.

The defensive end only needs to play normally, and the offensive end is aimed at the opponent's three dishes. A four-core lineup as strong as the Blazers cannot beat them with so-called "unity" and "chemical reaction".

Verdun's defense is strong, but without Jordan, it will be the same as last year.

Once Jordan joins this lineup, the intensity will escalate and break the balance on the court.

In last year's finals, the Blazers made the best use of the flying man's offense and defense to reach Game [-] with the Knicks.

Today, Riley let Jordan enter the defense line of Verdun is the embodiment of "eager to win".

On the Knicks side, Ewing and Wilson sat off the court to rest.

"I reckon they'll hold the Verdun line for a few more minutes."

Louis first announced the lineup for the second quarter.

"MAR, Alex, Benj, Kevin, Patrick."

"First of all, the three on the perimeter." Louis arranged in detail, "What you are facing is the craziest full-court pressing of the Blazers. You must pay attention to coordination and not take chances. When it is time to pass, you must pass the ball and trust your teammates."

"As long as we can bring the ball to the frontcourt smoothly, the rhythm is in our hands. The Blazers like to switch defenses, so we let him switch defenses casually, but be smart, Kevin and Patrick." Louie picked up the tactics board and said quickly, "The tactics of all positional battles remain the same, but you have to be flexible, like this."

Doug Mo stayed with Louis the whole time.

Hearing that Louis cracked the Blazers' full-court pressing strategy, he couldn't help but praise: "Good idea, they never thought of this move."

As the first coach in active service, Louis has many strengths that people talk about.

For example, behind-the-scenes operations, adjusting players’ psychology, and building a team system in accordance with their aptitude. But in the eyes of his colleagues on the coaching staff, his most unique ability is his ability to adapt during games, and his decisiveness to seize and make full use of opportunities when he finds opportunities.

There is no such thing as a perfect game.

In hindsight, there are plenty of problems to be found in every game.

Some coaches need to learn lessons through review, but they may still make mistakes next time.Good coaches avoid making the same mistakes, while bad coaches just let problems tear the team down day after day.

It is here that Louis most impresses his colleagues.

He knows his team's problems like the back of his hand, and he knows his opponent's problems even more.A team that looks as unassailable as the Blazers still has a lot to target in his eyes.

Now, he is going to touch the back of the Blazers-the defense system they are proud of.

This is the foundation of why the Blazers' defense is strong. They believe in this philosophy and have played all over the league so far this season without encountering an opponent.

For Louis, the way to make this system go wrong is just to change the inside line to a pick-and-roll method?
(End of this chapter)