the rest, only noise

Chapter 743

A lineup that should have established an advantage, facing the Knicks' lineup that had almost no resistance, not only failed to establish a considerable advantage, but lost back the 4 points that were originally leading.

Here's the problem that bothers Pat Riley.

Riley never expected that the situation in the second quarter was always in Louis' expectation.

He asked Billy Donovan to tally the game's long-range shooting percentages—the Knicks' and Lakers' long-range shooting percentages, not just three-pointers, but all field goal attempts beyond 21 feet.

So far, the Knicks are shooting 41.9 percent and the Lakers are 16 percent.Veteran fans know that whether it is the pure three-point shooting percentage or the long-range shooting percentage counted by Louis, it is a data with great volatility and a certain amount of luck. There are many games where strong teams lose to weak teams. This is the result of the randomness of this data.

This is why the Knicks' second team, which has almost no absolute strengths, not only did not lag behind the Lakers' highly targeted main lineup, but also overtook the score.

They correctly defended the rim in the pocket, rebounded with all of them, double-teamed any Laker who wasn't called a twitch who dared to rush into the paint, and took long shots from any Laker who wasn't called a twitch.

Since the Knicks' pocket formation is formed by five players, if the Lakers players rush in, if they don't pass the ball out, they basically can't make any splashes;
All rebounds not only relieved Bowie's pressure, but also reduced the threat of the Lakers' double-tower array to rebounds a lot;

In addition to the tragic division, other players of the Lakers have been double-teamed.Because except for the Tragedy Master, the projection threats of others are not strong enough.

Because the defense comes with a lot of double-teaming, there are bound to be a lot of Lakers wide open.

Pippen, KJ, and Divac took turns trying to cast.

Only Divac made a long shot, and the other two missed all shots.With the Lakers' touch so coordinated, if KJ and the tragedian can work together, the Knicks will still struggle to deal with them.

And that's the point.

If there is no chemical reaction between Akiho Yoshizawa and Yuma Asami, then the classic investigator they co-starred in is just a fast-forward and deletable shit.It is precisely because of the sparks between them that the work has become a classic.

The problem facing the Lakers lies in this.

Tragedist didn't take KJ's feelings into account, he didn't think it was necessary. KJ felt that he was underappreciated, and that the Tragedian took the honor he was getting a little too much for granted.

One is not angry, and the other is not aware of it, and there is a picture of a palace fight on the spot.

If it's just a round or two, Riley can't see it yet.However, after so many rounds, there was no cooperation between KJ and the tragedy division.At the back, the tragedian spread his hands again and again, expressing his puzzlement at KJ's way of ignoring himself.

This is the core essentials for the Knicks to ensure that their defense is not blown.

As for the offense, it is much simpler and more brutal.

Louie gave Hornacek, Angie and Miller plenty of authority.

He allows all three to shoot as they feel comfortable.

In the Knicks, Hornacek developed a skill that Louis knew he didn't have, the skill of holding the ball and using the pick-and-roll to pull up and throw three-pointers.

Although not as exaggerated as Curry, but also has a certain degree of accuracy.

Ainge is the Knicks' most accurate open catch three-pointer.

Miller is the tactical core of the second team, and everyone surrounds him.

These three threw 12 three-pointers in the half quarter and hit 5 goals.

Fortunately, for the Lakers, KJ was undercover all the time. The tragedy was that he had no chance to touch the ball and was invisible for half a quarter. It was all due to KJ's rampage. The inside line used two-on-five to pick up the rebound on the heads of all Knicks.

In this case, the score between the two sides remained at 41 to 34.

The Lakers trailed by 7 points.

Things are not looking good for them.

Riley urgently replaced KJ, put the tragedy division in the first position, and then replaced Derek McKay.

Louis also dispatched troops and generals, and they came here in waves.

Stockton, Reggie Williams, Wilson, Rodman, Ewing play.

In the first round of switching back to the main force, the Knicks completely defended the Lakers.

The tactics were blocked, no one responded, and the ball was in the hands of the tragic master.

Pat Riley has never seen such a suffocating defense in his many years of practice.

On the outside, Ewing single-handedly defends against the tragic division.

With only a few seconds left, the tragic master had no chance to break through and could only forcefully shoot a three-pointer against Ewing's defense.

That is a difficult three-pointer with one step away from the three-point line.

Originally, the strong throw is not suitable for the posture of the tragedy teacher, not to mention that it is not the usual standard distance.

But great players always know how to make something out of nothing.

The tragedian made a seemingly desperate shot, but hit the board.

37 is better than 41
When Ewing ran forward, he noticed the disdain in Louis' eyes.

"Don't look at me like that!"

"Are you guilty?"

"I don't have anything to be guilty of!" Ewing's heart was not empty, but his spirit was not strong either. "Whoever defends that kind of ball is different!"

"Stop making excuses for your failure, it's definitely different to have Dennis on defense!"

Still the same sentence, the mentality of engaging in Ewing is an indispensable part of Louis' life.

That's not right, how can this be considered doing it?At most, it is a simulation of how Ewing should respond when he is trash-talked by fans.

Obviously he didn't cope very well, and the excuse he made for his poor defense turned out to be Fang Shilong's "mistakes that all men in the world make" type of crooked theory.

Unlike the Knicks' defensive end, their offensive end has always been dynamic.

Louie doesn't like a lifeless offense.

After Stockton broke through, the Lakers chose to bypass the screen.

This is the main way most teams defend Stockton because of his ability to jump up and score without getting the floor.

Stockton's response to this defensive approach was to strengthen his drive.

As great as the tragedy division is in offense, it is as broken as it is in defense.The consequences of his breakthrough by Stockton not only collapsed a line, but also brought a lot of defensive pressure to Robinson inside.

The admiral had to help.

Stockton then threw the ball into the sky.

Ewing, who was given up on one side by the general, jumped up and scored an alley-oop slam dunk.

In this situation, what can the Lakers do?
No, unless someone can defend Stockton in place of the tragic division, otherwise, there is no solution.

But Riley really didn't dare to let the tragedy division defend against Wilson or Williams, it was too dangerous.If these two people meet the tragedy master, they can play casually with or without the ball.

It was also in the tragedy teacher that Riley saw a reality clearly.

No matter how great the tragic player on the offensive end is, if he is a personal weakness on the defensive end, it will also have a negative effect on the team that far exceeds expectations.

When the opponent is a team of the Knicks level, the holes on the table will become more glaring than usual under their deliberate targeting.

43 is better than 37
Billy Cunningham directly criticized the tragedy division: "Ervin Johnson has not figured out one thing. That is his defense is significantly affecting the Lakers' fault tolerance rate in front of the Knicks. If your core players are in the eyes of opponents. It is a loophole that can be specially treated, and that's over."

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Louie yelled and asked the players to take turns.

For tragedies, it is still not double-teaming.

The tragedian noticed this, even if the Knicks players didn't want to double-team him, they would react subconsciously when they saw him swing Stockton and drive in.

The ball from the tragic division was passed to McKay on the weak side.

McKay was defended by Rodman and sent the ball to the outside.

Pippen was blocked by Wilson and couldn't take a step forward, so he could only pass back to McKay.

McKay also did not dare to challenge Rodman's defense. He is a pragmatic player and returned the ball to the tragic division with only 5 seconds left on the shot clock.

Terrifying defense, suffocating defense.

The tragedy master chose a difficult breakthrough, turned around, crushed Stockton's body, forced a layup and was knocked to the ground by Rodman who came over from the defense.

Of course it was a foul, and the Knicks had no objections.

It's certainly not cost-effective for the tragedian to cause a foul at the last second, but Rodman prefers this to being directly scored by him.

The tragedian lay on the ground in pain.

How is this different from those defeats against the Celtics?
"I feel sorry for him." Tomjanovich shook his head.

Since 1982, this proud son who is obviously favored by God has no relationship with the champion.

For most people, every day, the sun rises as usual.But the tragedian hasn't felt like this for a long time.When he opened his eyes, what he saw was a gray world, and it was hard to believe that the dawn came for him.

Because his world has long been occupied by dark tones closely associated with tragedy.

He straightened up and took a big breath.

No matter how pessimistic he is, he can't show a trace of cowardice at this time.

Once he knelt down in front of the devil, he would lose completely.

Louis saw the determination of the tragic master.

He walked to the free throw line, his body intertwined in painful reality and unrealistic illusion, and the extreme pressure of the Knicks still accompanied him.

However, when he received the ball from the referee, Louis saw that his face was still full of hope, as if the warm and scorching sun could illuminate a bright road and illuminate the direction for the Zijin Army.

"Shhh~~~!!!"

Louie whistled to the team from afar.

The five people on the field looked at him.

Louis didn't say anything, just stretched out four fingers of his right hand.

That means that the Knicks' defensive strength has to be raised to another level on the basis of the previous one.

It is not Louie's goal to defeat the Tragedy Division, but to destroy the Lakers is what he wants to do.If the Tragedian becomes an obstacle in this matter, defeat him along with him.

Louis respects the tragedy master. In this completely different era, the tragedy master's style of play is too different from the person in Louis' impression.

He has grown from a perfect core as of 1991 to an impeccable ball-handling core even after 30 years in 2021.

He is the best offensive core ever, but when he faced the Celtics and Knicks, he could never win.

It's not that he is not strong enough, but that his team is not strong enough.

Each time, he tried his best, remained optimistic, and looked forward to the next time.

How can people not admire this spirit?But it was precisely because he was positive and optimistic that Louis couldn't help feeling sorry for him when he thought of the catastrophe he was destined for.

Counting from the failures since 1983 to the imminent catastrophe, what better interpretation of the name of the tragedy teacher than this?So, this is his coronation, the Celtics have done what they were supposed to do, and now it's the Knicks' turn, no one less.

(End of this chapter)