The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 1063 Save poor Patrick
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In the first game of the semifinals between the Knicks and the Magic, Louie came to the garden scene.
As before, he came, but he didn't have much interaction with the team.
It is difficult for players to even greet him, because his position is not the front row, but the fifth row of the VIP area.
This position just widens the distance from the stadium. As a spectator, it is one of the best positions, but it is not convenient to interact with the players.
The Magic are a team that needs a 12-point vigilance.
O'Neal and Webber have the potential to be the No. 1 player in their respective positions, and that potential will accelerate their growth.
Although the future is theirs, no one can underestimate them now.
Because O'Neal is already a top-five center in the league, and Webber also has All-Star-level ready-to-play power, plus Tim Hardaway, who is hard to defend, the Magic already have the original Big Three.
Of them, only Hardaway was at the top.
When Phil Jackson met Tomjanovich, he specifically said: "Rudy, I hope you can bring enough challenges."
The team that made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history said to the defending champions that won six consecutive championships that they hoped they would bring some challenges?
Tomjanovich wanted to take a break from the fact that Jackson was also a Louie, but the corners of his mouth twitched after hearing his words.
"We will," Tomjanovich said solemnly.
Jackson deserves to be the coach of the Louis department.
In the face of such a powerful enemy as the Knicks, he dared to make a living in the starting lineup.
Magic's starting five tonight are Hardaway, Tracy Murray
Murray
SF/SG), Weber, Chunan, O'Neal.
"Coach Jackson put Chris Webber at the starting 3? And then put the 7-foot-4 Chu at the 4?"
Jackson's approach is hard not to be reminiscent of Louie.
Louie is also a trainer who likes to tidy up.
The amazing thing is that most of the work that Louie has done is effective.
And what Jackson has done tonight makes it hard to believe it will have any effect.
"Show me the statistics of the Magic team." Tomjanovich said to Zhao Yuanzheng next to him.
Zhao Yuanzheng quickly took out the data sheet he carried with him.
Tomjanovich took a look at the data sheet and knew what Jackson was thinking.
The Knicks have the strongest power forward group in the league, and the combination of Ewing and Yu Tiancan's center also makes other teams desperate.
Even if the magic has Shaquille O'Neal and Webber, it is not enough to watch, because these two are too young.
Therefore, letting Webber play the 3rd position and letting Chunan play the 4th position is to build up the height of the frontcourt to protect the rebound.
Doing so would give up things like defensive flexibility and the Magic's signature counter-attack.
However, Chunan's value is not only in increasing the frontcourt height.
He has a height of 221 cm wearing shoes, but he is a space 5 who likes to shoot from the outside. His three-point shooting rate this season is 38%, which can already be used as an anti-aircraft gun.
That is, he doesn't take up space.
The Magic's starting No. 2, Murray, is an underrated shooter.
How underrated?
In terms of shot efficiency, Murray is the league's leading shooter.
He shot 46 percent from three.
The existence of Murray and Chunan allows Jackson to easily form a difficult triangle attack around Hardaway, O'Neal, and Webber.
Louie also noticed that the Magic's lineup is full of guards who can shoot 3-pointers.
Hardaway's backup is Steve Kerr.
Murray's backup is Knicks veteran Gerald Wilkins.
Looking at talent alone, the Knicks have an overwhelming advantage.
But O'Neal and Webber's talents are also unique, and can be compared with Ewing and Wilson.
Chunan hit the first three-pointer for the Magic.
Four minutes later, he hit a second in the corner.
Then he was replaced, O'Neal started to kill, the brutal low offense left the Knicks not knowing how to defend.
Obviously, the Knicks were stunned, they underestimated the enemy, and did not even consider the challenge that magic might bring.
At halftime, the Knicks trailed the Magic by 16 points.
"Coach Tomjanovich needs to think about it. If it was the leader, he would never let the scene become so passive."
It was Walter Fraser who said that about Rudy.
Louie muses, and while he doesn't want to be Auerbach, New Yorkers have taken Tomjanovich for Heinsohn.
No matter what he does, he will be compared to his predecessor, and he will never be able to.
It's not fair to Rudy.
In the second half, Wilson and Miller gave the Knicks a strong counterattack.
Tomjanovich came to his senses and stopped giving O'Neal a comfortable one-on-one chance.
Also, his assistant, Tom Thibodeau, suggested that Rodman come around to defend O'Neal and stop Ewing from hitting the top, as it won't work.
Tomjanovich took Thibodeau's advice, which was the key to turning the tables around.
O'Neal has been on fire since then. Although he can score, every point he gets is within the Knicks' plan.
However, the Magic's perimeter feel was too hot, and the Knicks lost the game by 5 points despite Miller's 3-pointer shooting down a game-high 38 points.
The Magic's rookie Chunan became the surprise soldier of this game.
As a pseudo-starter for 19 minutes, he made 6 shots from the outside, hit 4 goals, and scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
The New York reporter asked bitterly: "You're 7-foot-4, why are you so obsessed with shooting from the outside?"
Chunan's answer sounded like a pure soft egg to the Americans: "Shaq and Ewing fought so fiercely, I don't want to be accidentally injured."
O'Neal is very satisfied that there is an anti-aircraft battery by his side: "Chu is my little brother, I don't want to hear you criticize his style of play anymore, that is the way he plays, he plays very well, he will Fighting like this all the time!"
The New Yorkers can't remember the last time the Knicks lost Game 1 of a series.
This situation was rare in Louis's time.
The Knicks are a master of skirmishes because Louie is a master of improvisation.
The encounter is most dependent on the players' on-the-spot performance and scheduling. In the case that neither side knows each other well enough, the coach's strategy, rotation and adjustment will play a decisive role.
Tomjanovich was slow to react tonight, and he was defeated by this.
Louis, who came to the garden, would naturally be entangled by reporters.
"Leader, does this loss mean Rudy isn't ready?"
Louie smiled bitterly: "He just led the team to 66 wins and destroyed Philadelphia in the first round, and then do you think he's not ready yet?"
"Maybe it's because Philly didn't bring enough challenges."
"Is there a possibility that Orlando is strong?" Louie said, "Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Webber are both members of the Millennium team. It's not easy to beat them. Give the team some time. , they will adjust."
Ewing, who was beaten down by O'Neal, took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss.
"It's not that Orlando played well, it's that I played too badly, that's not going to happen again!"
Well, he demeaned his opponent by the way.
Ewing's low EQ is well known, but he didn't just say that because of his low EQ, but the loss really annoyed him, and O'Neal's performance suppressed him and caused him to lose sleep that night.
Wilson did not give an interview. Both he and Miller belonged to lying losers. If the inside line was not blown up, their performance in the second half would be enough to win.
However, as Ewing said, the Knicks won't let such a failure happen again.
Game2
Tomjanovich and the coaching staff carefully studied the Magic's core players, and then made a bold decision.
Take Stockton off the starter - Stockton: ? ? ? -Let second-year wing Doug Christie start and defend Hardaway.
Wilson was the point forward and Rodman took over from Kemp at the starting four.
It was a typical game.
Rodman acted as cannon fodder and scolded O'Neal to death.
Ewing waited on the side to help block the shot.
Wilson and Christie took advantage of their mobility to sweep around.
Hardaway suffocated under the impregnable defense of the Knicks.
Webber was the only player the Knicks didn’t care about. He also scored 36 points and 14 rebounds in the end, but this performance was like the series in which Stoudemire’s data broke Duncan’s, and they were all empty tactical points. Because even if they open, it doesn't help the team win.
124 to 102
The Knicks thrashed the Magic at home with a 22-point victory. Although they lost home-court advantage, no one felt that the two teams were on the same level.
Taking advantage of the weakness that O'Neal couldn't prevent by bullying O'Neal in the mid-range shot, Ewing, who scored 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, said: "I said, it wasn't because they played well that they played badly in the last game, it was because I played badly. "
O'Neal's mind and his physique were seriously mismatched, so how could he bear it when he heard Ewing say this.
When I walked in front of the media that night, I said: "Take my words down, go back to Orange City, I want to score 50 points in the Knicks!"
Ewing's response was even more explosive: "He wants to get 50 points? Okay, if he can get it, I'll retire!"
After Raouf~www.mtlnovel.com~ The Knicks have one more person who doesn't give themselves a way out. I don't know if it's because of the environment, or if people with this weird personality like to come to this team.
For some reason, Louie suddenly wanted to see O'Neal get 50 points.
If it did happen, Ewing wouldn't retire, would he?
Although his brain is not good, he will not retire for this kind of thing.
No matter how you look at it, it is not like a person like him can have the character that is hard to follow.
The next day, Tomjanovich took the initiative to come to Louis for advice: "Save poor Patrick!"
⑴The Millennium Team refers to the few people who will grow into the league's dominant players in the new century.