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Chapter 972 A war is about to start

The Knicks failed to win the series in Game [-].

The Heat are stronger than expected.

"They should have shown this kind of bloodiness in the fourth game." NBC commentator Bob Costas expressed regret. "It seems to be too late now. Even if they win this game, there are two games waiting for them. Do they expect the Knicks to be unprepared for this intensity in every game?"

Costas' partner, Hubie Brown, vehemently denies it: "It's impossible, Bob."

"We have to be soberly aware that the Knicks showed less than half of their strength in the Eastern Conference finals. In the past three games, Leader Lu used the game to train, which is disrespectful to the opponent, but instead of seeing the anger on the faces of the Heat players, we also found that they played two extremely weak games. This is why I don't believe they can come back. They don't have the gene for a comeback in their bones."

Brown's unlimited slander against the Heat aroused Lewis Shafier's disgust.

Shafier told the media: "Hubby Brown knows a shitty basketball!"

Game6
For the Heat, this could be the final battle.

Tonight, the Heat continue to increase their intensity, but the Knicks are the reason why the intensity of the Eastern Conference playoffs has continued to go to extremes since the 80s.

The Knicks don't want to keep the Blazers waiting too long in the Finals.

They want to get rid of the Heat as soon as possible.

Therefore, as soon as the game started, Ewing took the attitude of "refusing to be surprised", squeezed the Heat's defense line strongly, and succeeded in a row inside.

So far in the playoffs, the Knicks are not only the most aggressive team on the offensive end (scored in [-] rounds), but also the second bloodiest team on the defensive end (points lost in [-] rounds/the first is the Blazers).

The Heat still rank first in the league in the regular season, but after entering the playoffs, their offensive and defensive strength did not rank in the top four.

There is a grade gap with the Knicks on the defensive end.

The best offensive end is also incomparable.

The Knicks, who have a balanced offense and defense, have a very high lower limit of the game. As soon as the game started, the Heat fell into a disadvantage.

The N.UCLA system is running smoothly. The Knicks' iconic ball handler creates chaos by breaking through the pick-and-roll, the corner shooter receives the off-ball screen run, and after the inside pick-and-roll and screen, the division of labor is clear. The fourth position pulls outward (Camp), and the fifth position cuts inward.

As long as the tactics run away, five offensive opportunities can be created within ten seconds.

As a tactical operator, Stockton can always find the best pass object.

Under such an offensive, 99% of the teams can only make a choice, what to defend, what to give up, and they have to give the Knicks a sweetener. If you want to take care of everything, you need a super-strong defensive lineup, and this configuration is extremely rare.

The real situation is completely beyond Donovan's imagination.

Before entering Miami, he worked as an assistant coach for the Knicks for four years. He thinks he knows the Knicks and N.UCLA very well, but knowing it doesn't mean he can crack it.

Tonight, the Heat first bet on the inaccuracy of the Knicks' outside shooters, focusing on Stockton's breakthrough and Ewing's pick-and-roll roll and Kemp's cover from time to time to eat cakes, trying not to give Wilson a chance to shoot mid-range.

But such a defense is simply impossible.

Both Ewing and Kemp have one-handed shots, and Kemp can also shoot three-pointers. Therefore, their pie-eating range can be extended from the basket to above the free throw line, and even beyond the three-point line.

How do you guard against such a range of eating cakes?
Taking a step back, if Ewing and Kemp don't have the shooting touch, it doesn't mean that the Heat's arrangement will work.This is precisely the most troublesome part for the Heat. Ewing has an advantage when encountering any insider of the Heat. Kemp's athletic ability and explosive power are comparable to only Barkley among the active fourth positions.

This kind of pure natural advantage makes them not need full Easy ball when they go down to eat the pie.

When someone is stuck in front of them, they are very stable in the end, so even if the Heat's flanks are all received by the basket to help defend, they may not be able to defend.

The Knicks' shooters are not the old-fashioned way of standing outside and waiting for the pass to shoot three-pointers. Miller has excellent running awareness. Wilson holds the ball and runs to catch the ball.With Ewing, who is as stable as an old dog and strictly controls the team without making mistakes, and Stockton, a veteran who is proficient in psychological warfare, it is an impossible task to prevent the Knicks' offense when the opponent's defensive resources are not enough to limit the operation of the N.UCLA system.

Louis built the Knicks into the best defensive team ever, but their offense was always the top three in the league. Even if they claimed to be the number one in the league in their heyday, there would be no opposition.

The Heat were lucky today.

Miller, who has been accurate for five games, is not too accurate today.

Although Wilson made more than [-]% of his three-pointers, his performance in other aspects was mediocre.

UCLA's double guns are rare to misfire, and this should have been an opportunity for the Heat.

However, when the outside line was not blasted, something happened to the Heat's inside line.

Ewing had 22 rebounds in a single game, and Kemp beat Hank Geithers, establishing himself as the top four forwards in the league.

罗德曼替补登场防守通神，25分钟内得到10分8篮板4助攻4抢断5盖帽。

Yu Tiancan played the Heat's substitute effortlessly, scoring 100 points, 12 rebounds and 4 block with a 1% shooting rate.

With such a runaway inside, the Knicks' outsiders are marginalized per capita.

Stokes, who has the strongest sense of presence, is still a cake feeder. When the insiders are showing off one by one, he is the only outsider to hold the respect. He sent 19 assists in the audience, all of which were cakes for the insiders.

What the Heat can do is very limited.

Billy Donovan cursed his president for being short-sighted during the game.

Looking at the East, the only team that poses a threat to the Knicks is the Heat, but their team president seems to be short-sighted, and he just focuses on the Pacers.

What kind of chicken and tile dog is the Pacers, worthy of such attention?

In the past few years, the Heat have only one reinforcement direction, which is to beat Danny Manning.

Now, Manning missed, but the Knicks have become the enemy.

Those insiders collected against Manning are like Haruki Suzuki fighting a pig in front of the Knicks, not enough to watch!
The matter has come to this point, and Donovan has no way to recover.

After all, he is still too young. Although it is true that the Heat's inside line was completely blown by the Knicks, it is definitely problematic that the team did not show the energy to fight the Knicks until the fifth game.

However, he was able to lead the team to the first record in the league in the first year of his career, and he won six games against the defending champion in the Eastern Conference Finals and became the head coach of the year. From this starting point, he is only inferior to Louis in the entire history of the NBA.

There wasn't much regret on Donovan's face when the referee blew the final whistle.

He's young, and the Heat are young, and they believe failure makes them better.

"Coach Lu, if you don't complete the six consecutive championships, we will be very disappointed." Donovan joked.

Louis snorted: "The pressure brought by Portland is already great enough, you should pay more attention to these players."

Donovan seemed unaware of the magnitude of the problem.

"Any questions?"

After all, Donovan is a coach who has stepped out of his own hands. Even if he is already flying solo, he should give appropriate advice when he sees a problem with the opponent.

"I like your fighting spirit in Game [-], but you shouldn't wait until that stage to work hard. You can show this bloodiness in Game [-], so the series will be much more interesting."

"Billy, you did a good job in the first year, but you can do better." Louie said bluntly.

Louis is a very joking person, but when he gets serious, no one dares to despise him.

"Coach Lu, your words mean a lot to me, thank you."

Donovan's performance was sincere and prudent. Louis felt that his intentions were not in vain, so he smiled: "Since 1978, I only want to do the best in everything. I hope your standards are the same as mine."

"Coach Lu is already a model and role model for basketball coaches. I always need to learn from you."

For such rainbow farts, Louis has always been open to anyone who comes.

After exchanging greetings with Donovan, the NBC reporter came to Louie with a microphone.

"Coach Lu, how do you feel about this victory?"

"Miami has a great team and they've proven they have the strength to challenge our supremacy. Starting this year, the East will have an extra strong team, which will increase the competitiveness of the division..."

Louie's touting of the Heat was formulaic and he didn't care about it.

But, compared to other teams that don't deserve Louie's mouth, the Heat are still much better.

The reporter asked another question: "This game is also your promotion to the finals. After winning this game, the Knicks have advanced to the finals for six consecutive seasons, surpassing the Lakers from 1983 to 1987 and becoming the team with the second most consecutive promotions to the finals in NBA history."

Louis asked humorously: "Which team has advanced to the finals the most times?"

The funny thing about this question is that everyone knows the answer.

记者却是个老实人：“是1956年-1966年的波士顿凯尔特人（10年9冠/一段八连冠），他们连续10次进入总决赛。”

Hearing this, Louis showed a look of horror, and then acted like a half-way soft Sea Dragon King, and said dejectedly: "This is a record that is difficult to break."

"Coach Lu, the Knicks are still young, you actually still have a chance."

Louis instantly burst into laughter: "Thank you for saying that, by the way, you should have another question, right?"

The NBC reporter then asked his third question: "What does it mean to play the Portland Trail Blazers again in the Finals?"

Louis did not have any acting elements after that, and simply said: "It means that a war is about to start."

(End of this chapter)