The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 863 most dangerous moment
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Wilson was replaced by Sean Kemp.
Such adjustments have left the Knicks without a shooting guard, but like Pat Riley, Louie believes that the average shooter is no longer effective in this game.
Defense is the Knicks' first priority.
In the first round after Wilson was off the court, the Blazers deliberately attacked the Knicks inside to show that the situation had changed.
As a result, Clifford Robinson receives a pass from Jordan and is blocked head-on by Kemp
Barkley took the out-of-control ball, and the shot was blocked by Ewing.
The fly in the ointment is that Barkley's ball was blocked out of bounds, and the ball still belongs to the Blazers.
"Good defense, but pay attention to the high-level defense!"
Louie has seen them miss high-post defenders a few times, and if the Blazers' offense was a little more patient and one more pass, maybe the opportunity would have come up.
Stevens put his full attention on Jordan.
Winding off-ball defense is his forte.
It is just right to use it to deal with Jordan at this time.
Jordan's catch-and-shoot jumper after shaking him off missed.
But at the basket, Barkley grabbed an offensive rebound and was blocked again after a strong rise, but the ball was still in his hand.
With brute strength, he bravely pushes Ewing's body away, finds a reverse basket, and scores.
46 to 53
"Hit the inside!" Louie yelled.
Without Wilson on the court, under the defense of the Blazers, the Knicks' most sure offense is to hit the basket.
Ewing consciously shouldered his responsibility, and the violent position pushed Nance out of the defensive position.
Stockton passes the ball in.
Ewing turned around and elbowed the defense away, jumped up and dunked the basket.
55 to 46
Louis has limited confidence in Ewing's offense, but now, the Knicks have to trust him.
Ewing also has an aura of "despite tens of thousands of people, I will go".
His positioning, fighting at the rim, attacking with the ball, beat Larry Nance to shame.
When Barkley scores a goal, Ewing returns a goal.
Jordan made a shot, and Ewing would still look for a chance to get it back.
For four minutes, Ewing scored all the Knicks' scores.
The Flying Pigs, who are as powerful as the Blazers, only scored 10 points.
61 to 53
The Blazers requested a timeout and adjusted their defensive strategy against Ewing.
Louis knew that they would double-team Ewing fiercely, so he said to Ewing: "I know you feel hot now, but we can't win the game alone, pay attention to their double-teams, and have a chance to pass the ball out !"
"Understood!" Ewing agreed.
At the end of the timeout, Jordan squeezed Stevens hard for the ball. Although the Knicks were surrounded by three people, his turnaround jumper was too fast and he succeeded directly.
55 to 61
On the offensive end of the Knicks, as Louis expected, the Blazers' double-teaming came like a storm.
The moment Ewing got the ball, Mason came to the bottom line, Robinson came to the line, and Nance behind him, these were the three best defensive wings of the Blazers, and they put pressure on Ewing together.
Ewing barely passes the ball.
Stockton, who missed the top of the arc, made a three-pointer. If he can make a three-pointer, Ewing's defensive pressure will immediately reduce.
"boom!"
The game has slipped into the abyss, the battlefield is hell, and a icing on the cake like Stockton, he can't stabilize his touch under this intensity.
Fortunately, the long rebound was caught by Rodman, but the Knicks' second offense was strongly intercepted by the Blazers.
The more the Blazers played, the more excited they were. Jordan followed up with the double-teaming in the last round, and then rushed to the frontcourt at the fastest speed, dunking fast.
57 to 61
"Old Road, we played too chaotically!" Zhao Yuanzheng said.
Tomjanovich seconded: "If John can't make a three-pointer, it's better to let CJ play, or if it doesn't work, find another offensive core, and we can't put the burden on Patrick!"
Tomjanovich's words reminded Louie that the potential of the Knicks lineup still has room for development.
Louis looked at Kemp, who was brilliant in the finals. He was facing Clifford Robinson, but compared to Robinson, who was stably attacking and stretching his hips in the playoffs, Kemp was better both offensively and defensively.
Having made a decision, Louis immediately went to the technical desk to request a timeout.
Halfway through the third quarter, the Knicks' lead was only 4 points.
"The existence of Benjamin Wilson gave us a wrong perception of the Knicks' offensive ability."
Doug Collins sharply stated the truth that the Knicks have been chasing points continuously during this period.
"So far in the series, benj has averaged 36 points per game and shot 52 percent from the field. He is the pinnacle of the Knicks' football strategy against Portland, even more valuable than Patrick Ewing." Collins said, The offensive end can counter MJ, and the defensive end echoes the whole team. He is a core player full of energy. In contrast, Patrick Ewing is a silent leader. His value is beyond doubt, but now, the players on the Knicks need to communicate !"
During the timeout, Louis held the tactical board and said to Ewing: "Patrick, if Portland is determined to use double-teams to get your offense, you should use it! Use yourself as a bait, Sean, you come to this position, As long as they're double-teaming Patrick, you've got to be ready to catch the ball!"
Third-year Sean Kemp took a deep breath. No one expected that the Knicks would pin their offensive hopes on him at this juncture.
"I won't let you down!"
Kemp said loudly.
"Absolutely **** the Portlanders, that's what you're supposed to do!"
Willis Reed yelled in his ear.
The timeout ended, Louie was watching the court nervously, and Kaminsky, the team doctor, came over and said, "Benj may have strained his hamstring."
"Seriously?" Louis asked.
"It's a blessing in misfortune. If you take care of it well, you can recover in a week."
Louie has never had the idea of letting a player play with an injury, but today, he tentatively asked: "Can I play again tonight?"
Kaminsky said meaningfully: "A knee injury can't stop Reid, a dislocated shoulder can't stop Havlicek, and Kareem with one foot single-handedly helped the Lakers get a match point in Game 5 in 1980... As long as benj wants to fight, nothing can stop him."
Louis glanced at Wilson, who had already sat back on the bench.
Louie yelled angrily, letting players play with injuries is what he hates the most, and he can't take the future of players for a game.
He stopped looking at Wilson and turned his attention back to the game.
Using Ewing as a bait to create an offensive opportunity for Kemp is an unexpected move for the Blazers.
When the Blazers' double-team came to Ewing again, he accurately distributed the ball to Kemp.
Above the high post, Kemp made a jumper.
"Shua!"
63 to 57
Kemp became the brightest light on the court, hitting two jumpers in a row.
The Blazers have manpower to guard him, but he's not an open-only shooter.
This is one of the most unexpected things for the Blazers-Kemp has an offense with the ball!
Clifford Robinson, who came to defend him, first ate Kemp's three-threat, the defense was swayed, and Kemp rushed to the basket and dunked fiercely.
Shooting, breakthrough, Kemp all opened up.
Every movement of his makes people see the value of talent. The stability of shooting, the explosive power of dunks, and the speed of technical movements are not like what a strong power forward should have.
Kemp and Ewing became the backbone of the Knicks' offensive end.
By the end of the third quarter, 75 to 68, the Knicks still led by 7 points.
At this stage of the game, both the Knicks and the Trail Blazers can only play talent.
The high-pressure defense suffocates the role players, leaving them no room to play.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ewing was flanked again when attacking with the ball, and the ball was given to Kemp.
Kemp flew Mason, who was helping to defend him, and decided to go inside for a powerful dunk. However, on his way forward, Jordan suddenly appeared, and Kemp, who could not stop, knocked the trapeze out. At the position of one meter, an offensive foul was called.
"Damn it, what the **** are you calling an offensive foul at a time like this?" Louie questioned.
The referee ignored Louis, but called the Blazers a screen foul later, which was considered balanced, but it was not balanced for both parties. That was Kemp's fifth foul. Once he was beaten by the Blazers, the Knicks couldn't find a second offensive strength besides Ewing.
Under Reid's teaching and Georgetown's influence, Kemp has made great progress every year, but he is influenced by Georgetown's insider philosophy, both offensive and defensive ends are full of deterrence, and he likes to make rough moves. This kind of game This method has advantages and obvious disadvantages, that is, you can't control your own fouls.
The Blazers also seized on this, with Jordan and Barkley finding ways to name Kemp.
If this continues, Kemp's sixth foul is only a matter of time.
The Knicks' defense is still strong, but the offensive end is broken.
The offensive foul that Jordan made Kemp seemed to be a curse on them.
Within a minute, neither the Knicks nor the Blazers scored.
Then, just as the 24 seconds were running out, Jordan turned around and pulled out a fadeaway three-pointer.
"Boom!"
71 to 75
Ewing stormed the basket and was blocked, and the Blazers counterattacked, and Jordan still scored a slam dunk.
73 to 75
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Barkley accidentally tried a three-pointer and hit it too.
76 to 77
Then, the Blazers pressed the Knicks all over the court, Stockton was knocked down, then fumbled the ball, Jordan stole the basketball, and the Knicks defended on the spot.
Kemp guarded the penalty area alone, and Jordan's breakthrough was just a feint. The real purpose was to pass the ball to Barkley who followed up in the middle.
The moment Barkley received the ball, Louis knew that something was wrong!
Sure enough, Barkley bumped into Kemp, causing the opponent to completely invade his cylinder, and then found the shot angle with brute force, and made a strong hit at the basket.
The corner referee whistled.
"Andone!"
"Charles Barkley caused Shawn Kemp's sixth foul! It was a 3-pointer! Blazers overtook the score, unbelievable! Incredible!"
"The Knicks dynasty has come to the most dangerous moment!"