readytorunbook Chapter 1024 You are not my opponent
Chapter 1024 You are not my opponent
Chapter 1024 You are not my opponent
Chapter 32 You Are Not My Match
1993年6月20日晚上9：00。
New York, Madison Square Garden.
This is the ultimate battle between the Knicks and the Blazers.
The sixth game broke the ratings record of 5000 million viewers, allowing NBC to invest a lot of resources in publicity for the tiebreaker in these two days.
The alliance took the opportunity to launch limited edition souvenirs.
Peripherals of the Knicks and the Trail Blazers are selling very well. It can be said that from a commercial point of view, both parties are already winners, and they are making a lot of money.
Fans will be winners, too, because matchups like this are rare.
The strongest players in the East and West, four of the top five in the league, and even the supporting cast is a strong lineup of All-Stars, plus a perfect chemical reaction.
Two perfect teams who should have won the championship, but now they are fighting for the same trophy.
The world's most famous singers and actors gather here.
The hottest star of the moment, Whitney Houston, sings "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Louis turned around and looked at the family area. He saw Lorraine, Lu Wuxia and Wang Zhizhi.
As usual, the daughter, who wasn't interested in basketball, was left at home.
In addition, he also found Jack Kruger, the CEO of Madison Square Garden, sitting beside him was an old white man with small eyes.
Louis felt that the white man looked familiar.
After thinking about it for a while, the identity of this person came to mind - Charles Dolan (Charles Dolan).
It's no secret that Gulf Western Industries wants to drop the NBA business.
While it hasn't been officially announced yet, a franchise change for the Knicks is on the horizon.
Dolan is the most caring businessman in the New York area.
This old man born in the 20s started his career by packaging and marketing sports and movies. In the 70s, he locked on the virgin land of cable TV with a forward vision, and established a cable TV network to deliver cable TV programs to thousands of households in the New York area.
Louis had met him a few times, but he was most impressed by this man because of his heaven-defying young son.
That is, James Dolan, the third worst owner in NBA history since the merger era.
Although Louie changed many things, some things still can't be changed, such as the Knicks' franchise change.
Kruger being able to bring Dolan to the scene to watch this game has shown how good the partnership between the two parties is.
Louie nodded slightly to Kruger and Dolan as a greeting, and then put his focus back on the game.
NBC's on-site commentary seats also have heavyweights joining.
In addition to Bob Costas and Bill Lambiel, they also specially invited "Tragian" Johnson as a commentator for the game.
"Erwin⑴, do you know about Larry's decision to retire?"
Lambiel opened up the chatterbox.
The tragedian laughed, "Yeah, Larry talked to me about it before, and he felt his time had come."
"Actually, I think he can still play. Even Isiah wants to win more championships with young people."
Thomas was not far from them, and Lambiel knew he could hear what he was saying, so he deliberately teased him.
"Oh? So only Ralph is left in Boston's Big 3?" Costas asked following their words.
Lambiel's words can be regarded as an official answer from the Celtics: "Yes, but Ralph's contract has also expired. After Larry retires, I don't think he will stay."
They talked about the hottest sports gossip scene of late, and inside, Houston had finished her set.
The fans screamed loudly, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic.
However, the reaction of the fans was not because Houston sang well, but because the game was about to start.
Louie came to midfield and shook Riley's hand.
Today, Riley still wears a big oil head and a deep black suit. He has ideas about this game: "Let's have a fierce contest."
Louie said calmly, "That's exactly what we do best."
Then, Riley's hand intensified, "My players had more confrontation than this today."
Louis guessed that Riley probably wanted to pinch him with a comminuted fracture so that he could not coach and force the Knicks into the "Xianbei Dilemma"⑵?
Louie returned to the team, and in front of him stood the starters for the night.
The Knicks' starting lineup has been tweaked slightly.
They are Stockton, Wilson, Stevens, Rodman, Ewing.
Kemp was designated as No. [-] by Louis tonight, so he was Ewing's substitute. Miller shined in the sixth game. The Blazers definitely wanted to confront him at the beginning of the game, so Louis made him a substitute and sent Stevens to try his strength.
"At the offensive end, we must focus on their defensive weaknesses, run more on the flanks, and be decisive in getting the ball inside. Patrick, you are our absolute advantage."
"let's go!"
For the Trail Blazers, their starting lineup is the same as before. It is still Thomas, Jordan, Robinson, Barkley, and Sabonis.
Sabonis won the jump ball with Ewing.
"That's not a good sign," said the Tragedian.
As soon as the words fell, Thomas threw the ball to Jordan.
Jordan singled out Wilson in the frontcourt, made a sudden stop after changing direction continuously, and passed the ball to Clifford Robinson in an air cut.
Robinson drove the ball to the basket like a small forward, as if he was going to confront Ewing head-on.
Unexpectedly, he leaned on Ewing and suddenly released his strength, stopped abruptly, turned around and fell back to shoot a jumper.
A 2-meter big forward can make this kind of action, which shows how good his ball sense and body coordination are.
2 is better than 0
"Dennis, where are you?" Louis asked.
Rodman raised his hand to admit his mistake.
At the strategic level, both sides have no secrets from each other.
But Louie is notoriously fond of micromanaging, whether it's switching in Stevens or playing in the opening minutes.
Louis let Stockton start, not only because the opponent's organizational ability has a huge bonus to the team's overall offense, but on the other hand, he wanted him to attract firepower for Uff.
In terms of pressure resistance, Stockton is much better than Rauf.
Louie had Stevens pick and roll for Stockton on the left three-point line.
The Blazers, as always, chose to give Stockton shooting space, and their defense retreated. However, the pick-and-roll was just a cover-up for the Knicks.
Stevens suddenly crossed the top of the arc and went straight to the basket.
Stockton made a good pass.
The quick linkage of these two steps disrupted the Blazers' defensive deployment.
Robinson released Rodman to defend, and Stevens passed the ball to Rodman behind him.
Rodman is not a shooting threat, and letting him get the ball open is an acceptable result for the Blazers.
Rodman made a decisive shot when he got the opportunity, and the result was not surprising. The arc of the ball was stiff and hit the front of the basket, but Ewing grabbed the offensive rebound.
Ewing pushed Sabonis hard, turned around, jumped up and dunked irresistibly.
2 is better than 2
"Patrick's ability to block positions is really incredible." Tomjanovich said in surprise, "He should be the league's number one rebounder."
Who scolded them one by one with spit and nail?
Louie stood silently on the sidelines watching the game.
At this time, the Blazers' high-post offense had already begun.
Sabonis took the ball, and Jordan, who was standing in the left corner, ran suddenly, received Robinson's off-ball screen, took the ball from the Lithuanian, stopped suddenly at the free throw line, pulled it up on the spot, and the ball thrown by that solid shooting action also hit the net with the most comfortable arc.
"Benj, give that big-eared bastard a kick!"
Spike Lee will always be the most involved big-name fan.
Wilson, however, never heard him say anything.
Even if he heard it, he wouldn't do it. What kind of stinky fish is Spike Lee? Is what he said worth listening to?He also said that Miller is useless, but without Miller, will the Knicks have a seventh game?
However, Stockton was interested in letting Wilson fight back.
In the frontcourt, Stockton didn't call tactics and passed the ball to the right to Wilson.
Wilson didn't respond to the crowd's cries, but waited patiently for Ewing to run to his half to claim a position and lob the ball.
"If Larry will definitely call back." Lambiel is a famous Weihe.
The tragedian said, "I like Benj's decision."
"This is the right decision, but this is also where the gap between him and Larry lies." Lambiel showed another sign - the super big bird blowing.
"I don't think so," said the tragedian again.
On the court, Ewing is undoubtedly a heart problem for the Blazers.
In 1988, Ewing dominated the finals, blew up the Blazers inside, and also won the FMVP of that year.
Last year, the reason why the Trail Blazers were able to play seven games against the Knicks was because the Knicks suffered injuries, which led to a decline in the depth of the lineup and a shortage of outside shooters.
Ewing this year is different from last year.
Although the Knicks have a complete lineup, the first six games were not in harmony. If it weren't for Ewing's 24 points, 14 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 4.6 blocks per game, the Knicks might have lost.
Just now, he was grabbing rebounds again, and he was making a second offensive slam dunk, which shows how good he is.
This time, as soon as he got the ball, the Blazers didn't give him a chance to stretch his limbs, and the double-team came immediately.
Ewing also knew that the Blazers were afraid of him, so he was ready to attract the defense and pass the ball to his teammates.
The person who came to double-team was the Blazers' defensive line model Robinson, and he emptied Stevens in the left corner for this.
Ewing directly transfers the ball in a large range.
Stevens caught the ball from the bottom corner and made a three-pointer.
"Shh!"
"Go back to your hometown in the Soviet Union, you are not my opponent at all!"
Ewing doesn't seem to know that the Soviet Union has collapsed, or that Sabonis is a Lithuanian?
Of course he knew that this was only for an effect.
Sabonis' fury: "I'm no longer a Soviet!"
He was so angry that he even forgot to say "the Soviet Union is dead".
⑴ The nickname Tragedian is ironic, so it is impossible to replace his real name like a magician.
⑵ Coach Anxi was hospitalized in the life-and-death match between Xiangbei and Lingnan County.
⑶Personal opinion: The worst NBA boss in the merger era is Donald Sterling (Jabbar among the worst bosses, blind enough to be blind during the epilepsy period, and very "evergreen"). The second worst boss is Steppy. Although his career is short, he has done all kinds of bad things in just a few years.I can even say that if there is a boss who can surpass Sterling in the future, I will rank Sterling third, and Steppi will always be second on this list.Honorable Mention, the owner of the Kings Asan, if he can use the methods of recent years to torture Kings fans for another ten years, I will rank him first.
(End of this chapter)