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Chapter 995 All Lost Will Come Back In Another Way

When the final whistle sounded, Pat Riley felt like he was in a sci-fi world like Blade Runner.

In the finals between the Trail Blazers and the Knicks, the opponent scored 132 points in a single game?
This is real?

Riley re-watched the Knicks scoring, and he had to accept this reality.

The Knicks scored 132 points on their home court in the Finals.

This is simply surreal, but looking at the statistics, it is not unacceptable.

They let the Knicks shoot 50% of the three-pointers.

No matter which era this data is placed in, it is a horror that makes people tremble.

The Knicks are not yet bound by the contemporary era, and Louis’s purpose is to shoot three-pointers as much as he wants. Therefore, Miller made 15 of 10 three-pointers tonight, scoring a game-high 39 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Wilson followed closely. He hit 24 goals with 13 shots, including 5 three-pointers, and scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Then there are Rauf and Stevens. The three-pointers of these two are the variables in the second half.

The Knicks used a terrible three-point rain to make Riley re-examine this opponent.

In the second half, both sides dispatched the strongest talents on the books.

At least in Riley's opinion, it should be a [-]-[-] split.

The Blazers have no solution for Jordan and Barkley, and the Knicks have no solution for Ewing and outside shooters.

Wilson is a point that Riley continues to underestimate. He believes that Jordan can handle Wilson completely.

There is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking, but the contempt for the Knicks outside is fatal.

This is the limitation brought about by Riley's era. Although he suffered a lot under Louis, his understanding of the outside three-pointer is still limited to space.

And Louis let him know tonight that even on such a stage, even in such a duel, even if the two sides gather the strongest talents in active service for a round of decisive battle, the three-pointer is still the variable that can determine the final result.

"Maybe we shouldn't fight New York, Pat."

Riley's head coach Dick Harter said.

Riley said after contemplation: "Dick, I don't think we can't beat New York, I just didn't expect...they can maintain a 50% three-point shooting rate.

Jordan was extremely frustrated as he exited the game.

Because he was disturbed by the Knicks' flanking attack today, but if he couldn't adapt to this intensity of flanking attack, he would not be able to flex his muscles in the following games.

Barkley told reporters: "I don't know whose home is here. The Knicks players committed at least 100 fouls on me, but how many times have they been blown? Of course I like tough games, but I hope there are basic rules. I don't want to be beaten at my home court like Madison Square Garden. If this is the case, then we might as well hold the entire series in New York!"

Barkley will be fined $10000 for his remarks.

But he doesn't care.

Even if he doesn't say it, Riley will put pressure on the league.

"Now we have three referees, but the New Yorkers can still do whatever they want on the court. If they dare to do this on our home court, I can't imagine what they will do when they return to New York."

Jordan was the only one who didn't blame the referees.

"We underperformed." Jordan looked at the camera with piercing eyes. "It's as simple as that."

Hearing Riley accuse the referee of favoring the Knicks, Louie felt like a lifetime ago.

For a long time, the black fans who said that the Knicks relied on the connivance of referees to use large-scale defense to ravage other teams have never stopped.

The league issued malicious defensive rules, but the Knicks' defense was not affected.

The league added a referee to the game, and the Knicks' defense remained unaffected.

You must know that the league has no need to maintain the Knicks' dominance.

Although the Knicks, who have always dominated the league, will help promote the commercialization of the league, if they want to have better development, they must not be under the rule of a certain team for a long time.

First there was the Green Kai and then the Knicks. These two teams have monopolized the championships for the past nine years.

The league is eager to see a new champion.

Therefore, they will never let the referees give the Knicks the privilege of playing cheap, and it would be nice not to cause trouble for them.

The reason Louis felt this way was that in this period of his previous life, it was Pat Riley's opponent, Phil Jackson, who complained that the opponent was taking advantage of the referee and that the defense was too strong.

The New York gang led by Riley inspired Jordan's Pistons PTSD.

Jordan openly declared in front of reporters that the Knicks were no different from the Bad Boys.

And Riley's attack on the Bulls only said one sentence: "If they are so weak, it means they are only at this level."

Now, on a different stage, but in a similar situation, Louis couldn't help laughing: "A weak team is not qualified to win a championship. I hope Portland understands that crying to the outside world, appealing to the league, and protesting against the injustice of referees cannot solve the problem. I have nothing to say about this. I just want Portland to recall how they won their first championship in team history."

Louis deftly resolved the public opinion driven by the other party.

The New York media cooperated cleverly: "In the 1977 finals, the Trail Blazers lost two games first, and the 76ers should have won the championship no matter how they looked at it. They had the best lineup at the time, but in the third game, there was a notorious midfield boxing incident. Portland gained momentum and won four games in a row. They won the first championship in team history with this, but now they just cry. Do they think they can get sympathy from others?"

2 is better than 1
The Knicks regained home-court advantage.

Although the Blazers still have two home games, they have lost the chance to end the series at home.

It is said that Jordan was furious about this.

Although he acted like a modest gentleman in front of the reporters, behind the scenes, he was a cruel tyrant. He angrily denounced Barkley as a fat pig who does not seek to make progress, and said that Sabonis was as helpless in front of Ewing as a junior high school student. He expressed strong dissatisfaction with the team's performance.

"If we continue to play like this, last year's results will be repeated this year!" Jordan yelled, "I definitely don't want to lose to the same team three times in a row in the Finals!"

When Jordan raged, even Riley had to avoid it.

Normally, no one would meet his wrath head-on.

But Isiah Thomas is a tough guy who is not afraid of power. He stared at Jordan and said bluntly: "We did fight like a piece of shit, but Michael, what is your commendable performance against Benjamin Wilson? He scored 36 points in front of you, and you can do nothing about him!"

Thomas was held in high esteem because he was a winner and willing to sacrifice.

Jordan didn't get angry at him at first, and he didn't expect Thomas to suddenly get angry at him.

"What do you want to say?" Jordan asked sullenly.

"I want to say, all of us, I mean all of us played like a piece of shit, no one was better than the other, you didn't press Benjamin, I didn't make the shots that should be made, Chuck was still lazy, Patrick Ewing was playing Ralph Sampson in our paint. All of us need to reflect!" Thomas said heavily. "We have to figure out one thing.

Thomas used his outstanding leadership to stabilize the shattered locker room.

Jordan's anger leaked from time to time, but he didn't heal the wounds after he broke the hearts of his teammates.

The arrival of Thomas eased the side effects of this tyrant-like absolute dominance.

Jordan didn't say any more.

Riley believes this game will make them a better team.

On the Knicks side, Louis did not summarize the game, but just asked the players to do what they should do.

After he came back from the interview, he went to discuss with Tomjanovich about tomorrow's training time and training direction.

After they finished talking, Louis went back to the locker room to get things.

Then he saw Wilson, shirtless, with a towel over his head, sitting in a corner to himself.

"People will mistakenly think that we lost the game when they see you like this," Louie joked.

"No outsiders will come in." Wilson seemed to really think that Louis was worried that others would see his depressed appearance.

Winning the game, but not the thrill of winning the game.

How is Wilson feeling now?

"Do you want to be here by yourself, or do you want me to stay and have a few words with you?" Louis asked.

Wilson took the towel off his head, "I do have a question for you."

Louis simply said: "What's the problem?"

"Why," Wilson asked, "you don't coach me anymore?"

I stopped coaching him?What kind of problem is this?
If Louis no longer coaches Wilson, who is coaching this Wilson who represents the Knicks in every game?
Apparently Wilson didn't mean it literally.

Perhaps, what he meant was, why didn't Louis care about him anymore?

Wilson already knew that he was going down a road of no return, but what surprised him was that Ewing, who had always been against him, suddenly became an understanding angel, even though some teammates had already expressed their dissatisfaction.

The Knicks were still winning, but he was suffering deeply. Miller's accusation made him feel ashamed, while Ewing's support and Louie's ignorance made him at a loss.

What is the right way to do it?
Every word has consequences, and so does every silence.

Louis was silent for half a minute.

"Benj," Louie said calmly, "I don't want you to live what other people imagined, I want you to be yourself, Benj, you asked me why I stopped coaching you, no, you are wrong, I have always coached you. No matter when and where, you are the player I want to coach the most. You can confirm to me again and again, and my answer will never change."

Louis gave Wilson the answer, and he didn't know if the other party would understand.In other words, he doesn't need to understand.

Louis has said too many great truths, but the truth is often not as thorough as practice.Wilson has to follow this path to the end, and when he hits a wall hard and looks back, he will have the answer.

This answer is not only about himself, but also about the ending of the Knicks dynasty.

The wheels of destiny are rolling, and that Mr. Perfect Benjamin will no longer appear in the Knicks.

This means that the pain he endured for the image of Mr. Perfect is meaningless, and maybe he will sink in this way, but Louis believes that he will not lose himself.

Everything that Isiah Thomas showed after 1984 convinced Louis that human nature is a complex and uncontrollable thing.

He thought he could see through Thomas's heart, but in the end he was proved wrong.

If even Thomas can give his soul and heart to the perfect team, why can't Wilson?

There was no reason to convince himself, nor any signs of optimism, but Louis believed that the perfect Benjamin would return in another way like lightning, and by then, he would become extremely powerful, and no one in this world could defeat him again.

PS: Today is five more, but I will ask for leave of code tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)