readytorunbook Chapter 1014 Knicks is over
Chapter 1014 Knicks is over
Chapter 1014 Knicks is over
Wilson was elbowed away, but Jordan could only be proud for a while.
Because doing so can only allow him to get the ball, but the Knicks will not relax his defense.
Wilson then pestered Jordan with a more aggressive defense.
Jordan chose the right, supplemented by a powerful first step, and passed quickly.
He hit the penalty area, was fouled directly from the air by Rodman, and fell to the ground.
"You damn cousin! @#￥@#!%"
The two sides scolded each other, but the conflict did not escalate further.
Because the Blazers are very clear that this is the Knicks' consistent defensive strategy, and Riley's "no layup rule" is exactly for this.
Jordan, who got to the free throw line, made both free throws, as if Rodman's foul had no effect.
40 is better than 33
Rodman's foul made the Blazers decide to defend more intensively when deploying the Verdun defense.
When Wilson took possession of the ball against Jordan, the fans felt like they were watching a basketball game with no rules.
Jordan's physical contact with Wilson, in normal times, can be called two fouls in one second.
Because the ball-handler is the focus of the court, many viewers did not find the matchup off the ball to be more violent.
The "harmonious" ones, like Reggie Miller and Jerome Cosey, they just block each other's running routes.
The "discordant" ones, like Rodman and McDaniel, Kemp and Mason, have begun to blatantly shake their elbows and kick their feet.
Wilson defied all odds and dribbled the ball upfield on his own without a pass.
Moreover, he still does not intend to pass the ball.
Facing Jordan, Wilson dribbled the ball sharply, accelerated to the right, made an emergency stop, changed direction in front of his body, and then started to accelerate.
This is the choice that his confidence in his personal abilities led to.
As strong as Jordan, Wilson can only interfere as much as possible when he encounters Wilson who is out of form.
But he knew very well that interference alone could not stop Wilson.
35 is better than 40
"Benj and MJ are turning this game that has touched the hearts of basketball fans all over the world into a one-on-one with personal heroism!"
Lambiel said aloud: "I'm not surprised that Benjamin did this, but I'm very surprised, why did Coach Lu allow him to do this?"
Costas didn't ask why, because if he asked further, he was afraid that it would be too much.So he just slapped a few words and turned the commentary into the game.
As Jordan walked past Louie, he heard the other say, "Michael, Benj tonight will prove that he's not only a bigger player than you, but a stronger player than you."
"Don't provoke Jordan casually" this taboo, Louis has tried many times.
The consequences are severe, but as long as they aren't so severe that they lose the game, it's cool.
This time, he spoke with Jordan's back to him, and the Blazers unexpectedly chose to let Cauci handle the ball.
Hearing Louis' words, Jordan's head slowly turned back.
The ancients described Sima Yi as the generation of eagles watching wolves. Jordan's expression and eyes at this moment have both the ambition of an eagle and the cruelty of a wolf.
"is it?"
That's all he said.
Letting teammates hold the ball is a signal released by the Blazers.
They don't plan to hand over the game to Jordan alone like the Knicks did.
Jordan himself is willing to do so.
Cauchy wasn't good enough to get the ball upfield, but with McDaniel and Robinson on the hook, it wasn't that hard.
Through the pick-and-roll, the pass, and the pick-and-roll, so repeated cooperation, it took them eight seconds to pass halftime, successfully passed the murder press, and handed the ball to Jordan.
Louie's words were still echoing in Jordan's mind.
When people say Wilson is greater than he is, he doesn't argue back.
But if people say Wilson is better than him, he is 100% unconvinced.
Since the opponent wanted to prove that he was stronger, he naturally had to deal with it with all his might.Winning both the series and the individual duel is what Jordan wants most.
Thinking of this, Jordan's blood boiled with excitement, and he couldn't help sticking his tongue out. In an instant, the power that erupted from him was so fast that even Wilson couldn't react.
Wilson was passed by with one step, and Jordan rushed into the paint area, flying like wings, throwing the ball with his right hand, first dodged Kemp's block, then changed hands to avoid Rodman's "hunting", and then used his right hand as an auxiliary hand to help his left hand hook the ball backwards.
Human language can no longer describe this kind of attack.
Louis was like seeing a live-action version of Aomine Daiki driving the ZONE and preparing to kick them out.
Jordan alone challenged Wilson, Kemp, and Rodman to hit the board with an unparalleled spin.
42 is better than 35
"I like what Barkley said very much. No one on earth can beat him on the court. You mean Jordan? He is a Martian!" Lambiel laughed.
In fact, in this life, because Jordan has been unable to win the highest glory for a long time, his team has not promoted the classic nickname of "Flying Man".In order to make people understand Jordan's strength and uniqueness, "Martian" is their marketing direction.
The ball just now really belongs to the category of Mars, and should not exist on Earth.
After scoring the goal, Jordan said to Wilson: "You know, even if you win a ring that can be worn on both hands, no one will think you are stronger than me."
"Just wait and see!" Wilson glared.
Jordan sneered and pressed him, first to prevent him from receiving the ball.
Wilson tried to swing his elbow like Jordan, but the action was predicted. Jordan dodged backwards, but he also managed to catch the ball.
Wilson got the ball and Jordan's defense came up.
"Bad position!" Louie yelled, "Benj, pass the ball!"
Wilson was blocked by Jordan on the sideline, the worst position on the court next to the baseline.
Out of bounds has become a defensive player. Jordan's defense is so intense that Wilson can't take a step forward. When he is about to move to the left, McDaniel suddenly appears and slams into his stomach.
"Beep!"
"Out of bounds?" Louis was furious, "Is this fucking out of bounds?"
Dick Bavita was taken aback, "Calm down, Little Lu!"
"You told me it was out of bounds?" Louie looked like he was going to eat Bavetta.
If other coaches dared to yell at themselves like this, Bavita had already considered whether to give T, but Louis was the only coach he was in awe of.
"Benjamin's foot went out of bounds first, there is no doubt!"
"In that situation, Xavier McDaniel just hit Benj casually and he goes out of bounds, isn't that a foul?"
Louis chattered about wanting to pursue the Blazers' foul, but Bavita didn't want to give it.
This is a miraculous scene, Bavita actually took the initiative to appease the coach on the field.
"This is the charm of Coach Lu, even Dick Bavita doesn't want to make him angry." Lambiel said with a smile.
The current game does not challenge the rules of the referee, so no matter what Louis makes trouble, Bavita's judgment cannot be changed.
This is putting pressure, but with tonight's whistleblowing scale, it's hard to say whether his pressure can get back a good result.
The duel on the field is about to enter a new stage.
Jordan hit on the biggest weakness in Wilson's character -- that he cared too much.
Few players' scouting reports will have the words "he cares too much". The super giants who can appear with these four words can only name three people based on Louie's experience: Isiah Thomas, Kobe, and Garnett.
This kind of "too much care" is pathological, so Garnett became a schizophrenic, a Jagged Boy on the court, and a boy next door off the court; Kobe became the most famous paranoid in sports history;
Wilson doesn't have Kobe's almost uncontrollable paranoia, but he has Garnett's split personality and Thomas' perverted obsession.
When his split personality was shattered by Ewing's slap, the most terrifying thing happened.
Louie is as terrified as Sadako in "The Ring" when she sees Sadako crawling out of the TV—Wilson is gradually taking the shape of that bastard Thomas.
This is a weakness he was exploited against Bird early in his career.
In the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals, Bird nearly destroyed him.
This kind of personality almost killed him, but at the same time, it made him more frustrated and courageous. If it was in the past, Louis would not worry about how Jordan beat Wilson. Now it is different.
What would happen to Wilson, eager to lead the team another way, if Jordan showed him that it was not only stupid but impossible to win?
Jordan caught Wilson's question.
Outside the three-point line, Jordan asked at a distance of one meter from the three-point line; "Do you think I dare not shoot here?"
After all, Jordan made a three-pointer.
"Shh!"
45 is better than 35
From then on, everything was out of control.
Wilson is obsessed with singles and can't see his teammates.
Miller got open and yelled a few times, but Wilson didn't pass to him.
Wilson's singles hit rate is not low, close to 50%, but Jordan's hit rate is 100%.
Moreover, Jordan will pass the ball to his teammates.
Whenever the opportunity is bad, he passes the ball.
The point difference between the two sides expanded from within 10 points to 16 points within half a quarter.
When Louie asked for a timeout, Wilson looked like a prisoner about to be executed, with body language that read "We're fucked" all over the place.
Are we screwed?
Louis looked at the distraught Wilson and smiled grimly.
He replaced Reggie Williams and Rodman with Mohammad Rauf and Ewing.
"Don't change Benj? He" Tomjanovich wanted to say that Wilson's presence on the court is a side effect, but he also knew that saying so would cause secondary damage to the latter, "he has been playing for a long time."
But Louis put on a ruthless gesture of asking him to wipe his ass clean: "I think he still has the strength to perform so many singles, and he should still have physical strength, right, Benj?"
"I can still fight."
Wilson's tone made people feel unconfident, he just didn't want to be replaced like this.
Louis is still willing to believe in him, which makes him grateful, but what about his teammates?Few people believed him anymore.
No matter how you look at it, the mental outlook presented by the Knicks is a standard loser state.
They were lifeless on the court, lacked communication, and the core players fought on their own. It didn't look like a dynasty team that had won five consecutive championships.
Watching the Knicks' first possession come back from a timeout ended in a pass error, Lambiel came to the obvious conclusion: "The Knicks are done."
(End of this chapter)