The Rest, Only Noise

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

In the finals between the Blazers and the Knicks, can the opponent score 132 points in a single game?

This is real?

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

The Knicks scored 132 points at their home in the Finals.

It's surreal, but it's not unacceptable when you look at the stats.

They let the Knicks shoot 50 percent from 3-point range.

No matter what era this data is placed in, it is terrifying to make people tremble.

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

Then there are Raouf and Stevens, whose three-pointers are the variables in the second half.

The Knicks used a terrible three-pointer rain to make Riley re-examine the opponent.

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

At least in Riley's view, the two sides should be 55 to 50.

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

Wilson is a point that Riley continues to underestimate, and he thinks Jordan can handle Wilson perfectly.

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

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

And Louis let him know tonight, even if it is such a stage, even if it is such a showdown, even if the two sides gather the strongest talents in active duty for a decisive round, the three-pointer is the variable that can determine the final result.

"Pat, maybe we shouldn't be fighting New York."

Riley's chief assistant, dickharter, said.

Riley mused: "Dick, I don't think we can't beat New York, I just didn't expect ... they'd be able to keep 50 percent of their threes.

Jordan came off the court in a terribly frustrated manner.

Because he was disturbed by the Knicks pinch today, but if he can't adapt to the intensity of the pinch, he won't be able to show his strength in the next game.

Barkley told reporters: "I don't know who's home is here. The Knicks players committed at least 100 rules on me, but they were called a few times? Of course I like tough games, but I hope there are Basic rules, I don't want to be beaten at my home like Madison Square Garden, and if that's the case, then we might as well have the entire series in New York!"

Barkley will be fined $10,000 for his comments.

But he doesn't care.

Even if he doesn't say it, Riley is putting pressure on the league.

"Now we have three referees, but the New Yorkers can still do whatever they want on the court, and if they dare to do that in our home, I can't imagine what they'll do when they come back to New York."

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

"We weren't doing well." Jordan looked at the camera with sharp eyes. "It's that simple."

Hearing Riley accuse the referee of favoring the Knicks, Louie felt like a world away.

For a long time, the black fans who say that the Knicks rely on the referee's connivance to use large-scale defense to ravage other teams have never stopped.

The league has introduced malicious defense rules, but the Knicks' defense has not been affected.

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

Know that the league has no need to maintain the Knicks' dominance.

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

The Knicks came first, and the two teams have monopolized the championship for the past nine years.

The league is eager to see a new champion.

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

The reason Louie feels this way is because at this time in his previous life, it was Pat Riley's opponent Phil Jackson who complained that the opponent took advantage of the referee and that the defensive intensity was too high.

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

Jordan publicly 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 shows that they only have this level."

Now, on a different stage, but in a similar situation, Louis couldn't help laughing: "Weak teams are not qualified to win the championship, I hope Portland understands, cry to the outside world, appeal to the league, protest against the referee The injustice doesn't solve the problem. I have nothing to say about it, I just want Portland to recall how they got their first championship."

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

The New York media shrewdly cooperated: "In the 1977 Finals, the Trail Blazers lost two games first. The 76ers should win the championship no matter how they looked at them. They had the best lineup at the time, but in the third game the infamous incident happened. The midfield boxing incident caused Portland's momentum and won four games in a row. Back then, they won the team's first championship with this, but now they only cry, do they think that doing so can exchange for the sympathy of others ?"

2 to 1

The Knicks took home-court advantage back.

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

Jordan is said to be furious about it.

Although he behaved like a modest gentleman in front of reporters, he was a cruel tyrant when he came behind the scenes, angrily scolding Barkley as a fat pig who did not seek to make progress, saying Sabonis was as helpless in front of Ewing as a junior high school student. The performance of the whole team expressed strong dissatisfaction.

"If we keep playing 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 got angry, even Riley had to avoid the edge.

Normally, no one would confront his anger head-on.

But Isiah Thomas is a tough guy who has no fear of power. He stared at Jordan and said bluntly: "We did play like shit, but Michael, what's the point of facing Benjamin Wilson? A commendable performance? He scored 36 points in front of you, and you can't do anything about him!"

Thomas was highly regarded because he was a winner and willing to sacrifice.

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

"What are you trying to say?" Jordan asked sullenly.

"I want to say, all of us, I mean all of us are playing like shit, no one is better than the other, you didn't overpower Benjamin, I didn't make the shots I should have, and Chuck was still lazy Lazy, Patrick Ewing's Ralph Sampson-like dominance in our paint...we all need to reflect!" Thomas said heavily, "We have to figure out one thing, What are we going to do next to win this series!"

Thomas used his stellar leadership to stabilize the torn locker room.

Jordan's anger often leaked out, but he didn't heal his teammates' hearts after hurting them.

The arrival of Thomas alleviated the side effects of this tyrannical absolute dominance.

Jordan didn't say more.

Riley believes this game will make them a better team.

On the Knicks side, Louie did not summarize the game, just let the players do what to do.

He came back from the interview and went to discuss with Tomjanovich about the training time and training direction for tomorrow.

After they finished speaking, Louie went back to the locker room to get something.

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

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

"No outsiders will come in." Wilson seemed to really think that Louis was worried that others would see him in such a depressed state.

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

How is Wilson feeling now?

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

Wilson took the towel from 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 don't coach him anymore? What kind of problem is this?

If Louie is no longer coaching Wilson, who is this Wilson who plays for the Knicks every game?

Obviously Wilson's question is not taken literally.

Perhaps, he meant, why did Louis stop caring about him?

Wilson already knew that he was on a path of no return, but what surprised him was that Ewing, who had always been against him, suddenly became an angel of empathy, and he had never been able to rub the sand in his eyes. Coach Lu also turned a blind eye to his self-serving on-field behavior.

The Knicks were still winning, but he was suffering, shamed by Miller's accusations, and bewildered by Ewing's support and Louie's ignorance.

What is the right way to do it?

Every word has consequences~www.readwn.com~ So is every silence.

Louis was silent for half a minute.

"benj," Louis said calmly, "I don't want you to live as others imagine, I want you to be yourself, benj, you ask me why I don't coach you anymore, no, you're wrong, I've been coaching You. You are the player I want to coach the most anytime and anywhere, you can confirm to me again and again, and my answer will never change."

Louie gave Wilson the answer, and he didn't know if the other party could understand it. Or rather, he doesn't need to understand.

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

The answer is not only about himself, but also about the end of the Knicks dynasty.

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

This means that the pain he suffered for the image of the perfect gentleman has lost its meaning, and maybe he will sink, but Louis believes that he will not lose himself.

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

He had thought he had read Thomas's heart, but it turned out to be terribly wrong.

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

There is no reason to convince himself, and there are no signs of optimism, but Louis believes that the perfect Benjamin will come back like lightning in another way, when he will be so powerful that no one in this world can make him. he beat.

ps: Today's 5th watch, but ask for leave tomorrow.

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