The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 1011 Bloodthirsty Line of Defense

After about eight minutes of playing, Louie adjusted his strategy.

Mohamed Raouf's defense is an irreparable hole in the Blazers' astonishing offense, especially considering his shooting touch isn't that good under the tightest guard.

The offensive end cannot play an effect, so it can only look for opportunities through defense.

Wilson plays at the 1, Miller at the 2, Rodman at the 3, Kemp at the 4, and Ewing at the 5.

If Louie wanted extreme defensive effectiveness, he would swap Miller for Reggie Williams or Alex Stevens.

Louie let Miller keep playing.

Although his defense is not up to the average level of the team, it is not completely undesirable, just a little bit biased.

Because of his thin body, Miller was basically unable to withstand the opponent's breakthrough when defending the ball.

This requires teammates to help defend.

Louie gave him four solid help defenders.

This kind of defense system with four guarantees and one is not common, and Miller is not good at defending the ball, but the off-ball defense is top-notch, especially when it comes to dealing with the off-ball player, whether it is footwork or physical fitness, he has no problem.

Even so, Miller's defense still has problems. The reason why Louis uses a defensive configuration of four guarantees and one is to use his three-pointers to create fighters.

Although the public still does not admit it, but Miller is actually the league's leading shooter.

Since entering the playoffs, he has hit 3.8 three-pointers per game, and the shooting rate is as high as 41%. In the finals, facing the Blazers, who are second only to the Knicks in defensive bloodiness, he averaged 5.2 hits per game in the first four games. Recorded three-pointers, shooting 48%.

That's a perimeter output comparable to Dale Ellis' mythical performance in the 1988 Eastern Conference finals.

The gap between him and Ellis is only one or two legendary battles that go down in history.

Judging from the offensive threat of the Blazers, no matter how strong the Knicks' defensive lineup is, it is difficult to guard against the opponent's offense.

So instead of chasing the limit on the defensive end, leaving room at the 2 for Miller to get in shape and turn things around with an unstoppable rain of threes.

The lineup is that kind of lineup, but even if everything goes as Louie wants, Miller is in good shape, the Blazers' defense can't kill him, and the Knicks' defense is holding up the opposing offense.

With the whole stage set up, it's time for Miller to sing -- and if all things are as good as Louis imagined, the Knicks have a problem.

Is Wilson now selfless enough to feed Miller to the superstar as a top passer, can he?

Only time will tell.

The Blazers' defense against Miller was brutal in the remaining minutes of the first quarter.

Jordan played defense without the ball, and if he encountered a screen, he would switch the defense as soon as possible from the inside.

In those few minutes, Miller only got one shot.

Moreover, at the moment of his shot, Jordan's supplementary defense was in place and almost blocked.

Jordan's defense seriously affected his shooting accuracy.

"boom!"

In these few minutes, Miller missed the only shot.

The cost of the Blazers guarding Miller was giving Rodman three cut dunks and Wilson's pull-up jumper unguarded.

"Overall, the Blazers guarded the Knicks' 3-pointer, but gave Benj and Dennis a better chance, and in the long run, it might be a trade-off."

A worthless exchange? If Riley had heard this, he would have laughed.

Many people simply do not understand how terrible the Knicks' perimeter offense is.

It is precisely because Riley has suffered a lot in this regard that he must be careful and careful.

Riley is also very clear about Louis's thoughts on leaving Miller on the court when the Knicks desperately need defense.

The Blazers entered the second quarter with a seven-point lead.

In the second quarter, Louie let Ewing and Kemp rest, let Rodman play the 4th position, Yu Tiancan came off the bench normally, and then let Wilson go to play against Jordan.

Unlike in the past, in this finals, Wilson rarely had the opportunity to face Jordan for a long time. Louis did not want to take the initiative to create this kind of matchup that could feast the eyes of the fans.

Because the current Jordan is the best Jordan, and the current Wilson is not the best Wilson.

However, this also brings up a very real problem.

Only Wilson can put a lot of pressure on Jordan on both ends of the floor.

Now that Louie asked Wilson to face Jordan, he saw that the former was in shape and could fight Jordan.

But whether this Wilson, who has been separated from his teammates in terms of playing style, can play the same effect in the past in front of Jordan still needs to be tested in actual combat.

Riley chose to put the "Verdun line of defense" at the beginning of the second quarter.

Let Jordan partner with Cauchy, Robinson, McDaniel, and Mason to launch the most intense defense against the Knicks' second team.

Wilson often cameo at the Knicks' No. 1 spot.

The Knicks have had a problem since Jeff Hornacek left in 1990.

They don't have a suitable No. 1 backup.

Later, although players like Mohamed Raouf were introduced, as a No. 1 position, his style and style of play were different from that of Stockton.

So, in the absence of a better complement, Louie developed Wilson's organizational skills.

In the past, Wilson has often been amazing in his cameo at the number one spot.

But now he is completely different from the previous style of play. Whether he can play satisfactory results still needs to be tested by the game.

The Blazers' Verdun defense showed a defensive prowess that would frighten Western teams.

Jordan's press on Wilson was both crude and skillful.

There are even ruthless men like Xavier McDaniel to help.

Before halftime, Wilson was forced to pass the ball.

The ball goes to Miller.

Miller's dribbling ability is not enough to break through, making mistakes and losing the ball under the pressure of the Blazers.

Jerome Curcy, who stole Miller, went all out and scored a dunk in the frontcourt.

Then, Wilson dribbled through Jordan's defense alone.

Encountered with the help of Cauchy, he adopted the method of emergency stop and then rapid start to complete continuous breakthroughs.

At this moment, Louie saw the Blazers leave Rodman to shrink the restricted area just to block Wilson's path.

Wilson only needs to pass the ball out to break the opponent's defense.

However, Wilson chose to rise to the challenge.

Because in his opinion, although Anthony Mason, who is in charge of assisting defense, is as strong as a heavyweight boxer, as an insider, neither his height, arm length nor physical fitness are enough to stop him.

Wilson forgot the Blazers' "no layup rule."

Mason knew that he couldn't stop Wilson, so he chose the method of violent collision and paid a foul, but he also successfully intercepted him.

Turns Wilson's gripped 2-pointer into two unpredictable free throws.

A second after Wilson was knocked to the ground, Rodman rushed forward angrily and pushed Mason away.

In 1988, the Knicks faced the Blazers for the first time in the Finals. At that time, the Knicks, who had just passed the Celtics' level, were so imposing, they didn't care about the Blazers at all.

The results of the Finals were also one-sided, with the Knicks dominating the Blazers with a game intensity that completely surpassed the Western Conference level.

At the time, the Knicks were the most brutal team in the league.

Now, times have changed, and the Knicks are still savage, but the Blazers have undoubtedly become a more savage team under Riley's two-year transformation.

No one in the Blazers dared to fight with the Knicks. Now, Rodman's behavior for Wilson has caused the Blazers to attack the entire team.

Jordan clasped Rodman's hands and swears "f-you".

McDaniel was even more direct, trying to make things worse.

Except for Yu Tiancan, the other four players on the Knicks court are all veterans and are not afraid of conflict.

But as the disadvantaged side, the Knicks need to stabilize their mentality. When this happens suddenly, only the Blazers will benefit.

The ability to take this team from a typical West to a wild East ~www.readwn.com~ is Pat Riley's ability.

Louie glanced at Riley, who happened to be looking at him too.

Riley wondered if Louie, who had tortured his opponent to the death with murder over and over again, could now feel the same way.

If Riley could read Louie's thoughts, he might be disappointed.

The Blazers seem to have driven the Knicks to a dead end, but Louie's mind is thinking about the team's chemistry.

The Blazers are getting stronger, and they don't have any issues on and off the team.

And there are still many problems before the Knicks, the most important is Wilson's play style.

At this juncture, Louis was still unmoved.

He replaced Yu Tiancan, who couldn't adapt to the pressing rhythm, and let McHale go to the No. 5 position. Anyway, Mason also used the figure of No. 4 to top the No. 5 position. It is 1.5 times that of McHale, but this is obviously muscled into the brain, and the IQ is not high. McHale can outsmart it.

This is of course Louie's wishful thinking, he just wants to give Ewing and Camp more rest.

As for how to survive this period of time, he looked at Wilson and pointed to his head: "benj, use your brain, don't keep rampaging!"