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The latest website: Let the Knicks taste the first loss of the new season is the Los Angeles Lakers.

After the retirements of George Gervin and Dave Korsin, the Lakers have turned into a true youth force.

Although they still have the oldest player in the league - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

But Abdul-Jabbar has also been confirmed to retire next summer, so the farewell ceremony for the "how he's still playing" superstar begins.

In addition to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers also have Magic in their prime, second-year Scottie Pippen, Kevin Johnson and strong role players Tyrone Corbin, Derek McKay and Rad Seyle les.

Looking at the Lakers' lineup, Louie felt uncomfortable for them.

Tragic division + Pippen + KJ?

Imagine the scene of James + Westbrook + the Greek monsters who are 7 cm smaller in height.

In terms of strength, these three can become the core of the team's ball control.

However, how can a team have three cores in possession of the ball?

The biggest problem is that these three are excellent ball control cores, and they are not reassuring off-ball players themselves.

If Louie was the head coach of the Lakers, he would either send him away when Pippen and KJ made their mark, or he would have to curse the tragic master every day: "It's going to be okay, just bear with it."

Even if the Lakers' lineup is deformed, if someone is willing to make sacrifices and someone is willing to substitute, there will be no major problems in the short term.

It just so happened that the magician was beaten into a tragic figure in this world line, and he was willing to sacrifice as long as it could make the team better.

KJ and Pippen are both in the second grade. Of course, he can't compete with the tragic division, and he is definitely on the bench.

Therefore, the tragic player gave up the ball, and KJ took the second team off the bench.

Pippen has shown considerable potential, scoring 17+7+7 comprehensive data in this game.

But what allowed the Lakers to win the game was the tragic master's precise long shot and KJ's thunderous counterattack.

107 to 100

The Knicks' defense failed to limit the Lakers, and their offense didn't play well either.

So they can only swallow the first defeat of the season with a gap of 7 points.

The Knicks' nine-game winning streak ended, but it wasn't the end of the Western Conference.

Thanksgiving this year is November 24th.

The Knicks have one more game to play before Thanksgiving.

After playing the Lakers, the Knicks diverted to Oregon.

The opponent the league prepared for the Knicks for Thanksgiving was last season's runner-up Portland Trail Blazers.

"LittleLu and I are old acquaintances, you know, our coaching philosophy is very similar."

Blazers new head coach Rick Pitino talked about his friendship with Louie, and it was a relish.

Unlike his own head coach's approach to friendship, Jordan had a vicious hostility to the Knicks: "It would be interesting to let them taste a losing streak in Portland."

The Blazers under Pitino completely gave up the open attack of the Adelman period.

Louie's success in New York convinced Pitino that his theory could be successful in the NBA.

So he was brainwashing Jordan and others from the first day he took office.

"You lost to the Knicks because your defense didn't have a plan."

"You need to press the whole court."

"Only a full court press can make you beat the Knicks."

"Don't forget how the Knicks used full court press to destroy opponents."

"LittleLu's full court press came from me..."

Jordan had reason to believe that Pitino would save the Blazers' future, so for the first eight games of the season, he completely dropped his body and devoted himself to the full-court pressing strategy guided by Pitino.

"Average of 33 full-court presses in 8 games?"

"Forcing opponents to make 22.4 turnovers per game?"

"And MJ is still the league's scoring leader?"

The pioneer information submitted by Zhao Yuanzheng shocked Louis again and again.

Honestly, are these good data?

What Pitino is thinking, he doesn't know, but from this statistic, he is draining Jordan and his teammates.

Averaged 33 full-court presses per game, which means that every 2-3 possessions, the opponent is pressed once.

Don't think it's a big deal, this is not the NCAA, this is the NBA, and you have to play 82 regular-season games each season.

Even for the Knicks, the murder press is a bottom-line thing, and either don't take it out in the regular season, or take it out to settle the fight in minutes.

Pitino treated the crowd as man-to-man, and did not treat the players as pure human beings.

Amazingly, under this defensive intensity, Jordan is not only the leader in steals per game, but also holds the lead in scoring.

If there's any player who can stick to it for an entire season without getting hurt, it's Jordan.

Except for Jordan, Louie does not think secondly.

Against the Blazers, Wilson will continue to truce.

Therefore, the outside world generally believes that the Knicks, who lack the number one scoring point in the team, face the Blazers, if they are forced to a critical moment when they need a star to attack, Benj's absence may lead to a loss.

This concern is entirely legitimate.

In the afternoon, in the stadium arranged by Portland, Louis expressed a clear attitude towards the game that night.

"The loss to the Lakers is a thing of the past. From now on, everyone must take a tough attitude towards the Blazers." Louie said, "If you are not prepared enough and are constantly being thrown to the ground, don't blame me for not reminding them. You guys, they're here to fight."

At the Memorial Coliseum that night, Louie heard boos.

The hostility of the fans is visible to the naked eye, and they hate the Knicks.

You know, the last time the two teams met was in the finals.

The Knicks swept their beloved team 4-0.

Louie also saw new Blazers owner Paul Allen in the best seat in the game.

Allen let fans know he was serious from day one with the Blazers.

He has money and is willing to spend it. Not only is he willing to spend money to improve the competitiveness of the team, but he also initiated a new arena construction plan.

He wants the Blazers to be competitive, and he wants Portland fans to have good venues like the Forum and MSG.

Today, CBS's commentary partners are Dick Stockton and Billy Cunningham.

The two were regulars on national broadcasts last season, and Cunningham was known for not liking Louie.

It was only after the Knicks reversed the Celtics that Cunningham did not attend the finals commentary due to excessive stimulation. Now, he has recovered, and according to the needs of the TV station, he continues to hold high the banner against the road.

Stockton is a neutral narrator, Cunningham is an announcer with tinted glasses, he has to oppose Louie, whether he wants it or the TV station arranges, the public needs him in this role.

Everyone likes to watch him watch Louie on the air, and then the Knicks may be told by him, but in most cases, Cunningham has been slapped in the face.

"Billy, tell me what you think of this game." This is Stockton's classic opening line.

Cunningham was ready, and immediately said: "There is nothing worse for LittleLu than Rick Pitino entering professional basketball. What he is good at is Rick's strength, the Knicks' tight end It's nothing compared to Rick's 'RoughD' in Portland."

"Do you think Coach Pitino will be LittleLu's nemesis?"

"Yes, in front of Rick, LittleLu's 'Little' is exactly what it feels like to stand in front of Rick."

Louie doesn't know how this idea came about, but he is 1.9 meters tall and has successfully lost weight recently. He really doesn't look as big as last season, but Pitino has no fitness habit and is only 183cm tall. To say "Little" ", that's also his "Little".

However, Cunningham is already a real media person. His speech is no longer completely out of his own heart, and he is often in line with the effect of the show.

So Louie won't be distracted by the other party's gibberish.

Before the opening, Louis shook hands with Pitino in the middle circle.

"Lu, because of you, I have the confidence to challenge professional basketball." Pitino laughed, "Let's play a wonderful game."

Louie tried his best to ignore the metaphor in Pitino's words that "even someone like you can be successful in the NBA", and replied with a smile: "Of course."

The match started with the following line-ups:

The Knicks are Stockton, Hornacek, Miller, Rodman, Ewing~www.readwn.com~The Blazers are Porter, Jordan, Drexler, Jerome Curcy, Larry Nance.

The 2.2-meter center Schmitz serves as a substitute, which is also in line with Pitino's habit.

Because of his fascination with full-court pressing, a big center like Schmitz has never been reused under him.

Asking Nance to jump the ball with Ewing can be regarded as a defensive stance.

They don't expect to win the jump ball, they just want to defend and show their latest results.

As a result, the full-court pressing failed to form, and the ball was shot by Ewing to Hornacek.

Hornacek just got the ball. In front of him, Jordan approached like a monster, collided, knocked off the ball in his hand, and made a steal and counterattack dunk.

2 to 0

"MJ is really murderous tonight!"