Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 162: Two losses in a row, the key G5 is coming
"I said that you should have given up basketball long ago. You shouldn't neglect your musical talent. At least music won't make you suffer so much malice."

"Forget it, I play basketball not only because I have basketball talent, but also because I like it. This is something that other things can't give me."

Lu Feng really wanted to remind Michael Jackson that in the public opinion environment of Ugly Country, as long as he is a celebrity, he would be hated by others, which is really normal.

After losing to the Trail Blazers, Lu Feng was unsurprisingly subjected to all kinds of criticism. His lack of effort before the game gave the outside world the illusion that he didn't value his opponents.

Of course, these outside voices can't affect Lu Feng. He knows that even if he stays in the hotel in a daze for a day before the game, there is a high probability that the final result will not change. The impact is negligible, and there is a high probability that it will have no impact at all.

The SuperSonics' loss was more due to Peter Norwich's explosion and the Blazers' tactical adjustments. This is the case in the playoffs. The two teams use each other's tricks, unless the difference in hard power is too big or the lineup is different. There are too many flaws, otherwise it is basically impossible to complete the sweep.

The Trail Blazers are not a level behind the Supersonics in terms of hard power. They are also second in the Western Conference. The only flaw in the lineup is the inside line. The Supersonics can't deal with it, because the Supersonics themselves have this flaw.

Next, I only hope that Carlisle can work out a way to adjust tactics against the Blazers. Obviously, it is no longer feasible to only target Terry Porter alone. After Terry Porter is targeted, it really cannot be solved by relying on Derekles alone. question.

But Drakles and Peter Norwich worked hard at the same time, and the double attack from the outside really caused a lot of trouble for the SuperSonics. The consequence of the broken defensive tactics was that the entire Blazers team began to work hard, and everyone started to work hard. Can stand up and score.

The next most important job for the Sonics is what Carlisle needs to complete. If he can't solve the problem Adelman brings to him, the two teams will return to the state of head-to-head fighting.

"It seems that I can't persuade you anymore, so go ahead. I hope you can be as successful in your basketball career. My assistant told me that you have another game in Seattle, and I will go to that game... Good luck, my friend."

Lu Feng just met Michael Jackson briefly for a cup of coffee. This is the way Michael Jackson used to maintain relationships with his friends. As a busy person, the other party can take time to see Lu Feng between the concerts. The competition is already very honorable.

After maintaining a plastic friendship with Michael Jackson, Lu Feng returned to the hotel to rest, planning to stay in the hotel until the day of the game.

Of course, Lu Feng was not frightened by the outside public opinion to go out, but had no purpose of going out at the beginning.

Since he doesn't have the habit of going to nightclubs or gambling, there is nothing interesting for Lu Feng to go out. The most is to see if there are any talk show actors who have toured in Portland to buy tickets. If you want to see the city's landmark attractions, it takes a day It's not enough, so it's better not to go out.

Russell and Carlisle's management of the team is not strict. The only requirement is that they can't drink and stay up late before the game, and they can go out to play casually when there are no training sessions or team meetings.

Carlisle was busy researching ways to break the game, and had no intention of holding an impromptu tactical meeting. This was Carlisle's biggest problem after becoming the head coach. He didn't like tactical meetings. He liked to lock himself in a room and think about everything alone.

Before G4 of the Western Conference Finals, G5 of the Eastern Conference Finals has already started. Lu Feng will pay attention to the situation of the Eastern Conference Finals as usual. Since Adelman can find a way to break Carlisle's tactics, Lu Feng does not believe that Pat Riley will not find a way to solve the Knicks. dilemma.

Facts have proved that Carlisle has indeed made effective adjustments. He still solves the problem of Ewing not being able to receive the ball, but he can continue to target the Bulls inside, as long as he changes the method.

In G4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Carlisle chose to increase the frequency of outside players rushing to the basket. Since Ewing couldn't catch the ball, he became a blue-collar player and supported the Knicks' rebounding and interior defense.

In addition, he also strengthened the pressure on the Bulls' outside line, forcing Jordan to pass the ball to his teammates, and then relied on iron confrontation to lure the Bulls to attack the Knicks' inside line, making the opponent fall into the trap prepared by the Knicks.

Why is it said that Pat Riley is the coach who helped Ewing the most?

Of course, it was because he just yelled at Ewing when he had a problem, and it was under the deterrence of Pat Riley that Ewing was able to solve his long-standing dislike of blocking, poor control of fouls, and fondness for chaos. jump problem.

In the past, if he couldn't catch the ball, Ewing would definitely be the problem of his teammates, and then the locker room was messed up with incompetence and rage.

And Pat Riley told him directly: This is the opponent's tactics. Since you are being targeted, you should be a blue-collar, and you can win by being a blue-collar!

Pat Riley thinks he has done the best he can, but whether the Knicks can win in the end still depends on the state of the players. After all, the Bulls have Jordan, even if the Knicks are perfect, there is no guarantee Win your opponent.

However, winning the fifth game was much easier than Pat Riley imagined, because something happened inside the Bulls, and they once again started a "triangle offense"!
If Jordan comes to hold the ball, Pat Riley really can't find a way to deal with it. He can force Jordan to choose to play by himself by strengthening his defense against other people. Pat Riley believes that Jordan has the ability to rely on himself. The strength to beat the Knicks, but Jordan can't be in that state every game.

The Bulls chose to let Pippen hold the ball, whether it was to get him back the face of the game or for other reasons, Pat Riley was happy to see such a result.

Facts have proved that Zen Master's temporary adjustment ability is notorious. Because the Bulls have been leading in the first three quarters, he did not see the problem at all. Instead, he has been proud of his "triangle offense" system.

Pat Riley almost laughed out loud. Ewing, the Knicks' strongest player, went to work as a blue-collar worker. The Bulls only led by 1 point in three quarters, but the opponent never made any adjustments!
In the last quarter, when everyone's physical fitness began to show signs of inadequacy, the Bulls' targeting was obviously reduced a lot. Pat Riley let Ewing, who had only scored 6 points in the first three quarters, stand up at this time, and scored consecutively in the final quarter. With 9 points, the Bulls were caught off guard immediately.

With 1 point behind in three quarters, the Knicks directly beat the Bulls 27:19 in the last quarter, from 1 point behind to 7 points ahead, and finally ended the game with 86:93!Ewing spent most of the game as a blue-collar worker, putting most of his energy on defense. Under the lure of the Knicks, the Bulls hit the basket again and again, giving Ewing a chance to vent his anger , Overturning people directly to the ground many times.

Pippen and Grant were the worst. One made 10 of 5 free throws and the other made 6 of 1 free throws.

Pippen held up the banner of the team and wanted to avenge Ewing, but in the end he only made 13 of 4 shots from the field and 10 of 5 free throws and only scored 13 points. A fairly good data, 13 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, is indeed "all-round"!
Lu Feng looked at it and wondered whether Pippen was an invisible brush hidden under the "Triangle Offense" system. He thought that Zen Master designed the "Triangle Offense" for Jordan, but he didn't expect that it was Pippen who benefited the most!
Pippen, who had broken away from the "triangle offense" system, naturally remembered that the Rockets averaged 18+12 per game in the playoffs, and their efficiency was shockingly low after statistics from later generations.

The shooting percentage was less than 33%, the assist-to-turnover ratio was 1:1.3, and he averaged 12 rebounds per game. He relied on PUA Barkley to get the opponent to help him get stuck. As the worst performer on the Rockets that year, he failed after the old score was revealed. You can only use injuries to explain it, but the question is, since you know you are injured, why do you still need PUA Barkley to steal so many ball rights?
At the end of his career, Barkley made concessions time and time again. He gave up the ball rights and salary. He pretended to be a grandson and turned his early tough guy image into a soft guy. After retiring, he would be looked down upon by his former teammates and opponents. There was a big mold.

Whether Pippen is a brush or not is a question that everyone is curious about, including Lu Feng. I don't know if he has a chance to escape the Bulls' "suffering sea" in this life and prove himself as the boss during his healthy period.

At the post-game press conference after the loss, the Bulls were still the same, questioning the Knicks' home whistle too much and satirizing Ewing's actions too much.

Ewing miraculously discovered that even if he is a blue-collar worker, as long as the team wins, the praise from the outside world will still be placed on him.

At the end of the game, Ewing struggled to see his stats of only 15 points and 11 rebounds. Although the team won the ball, he always felt that he was going to be scolded, but he didn't expect that things would develop as he thought. It's completely different, and the outside world is full of praise!
"Patrick, I lost a long time ago. In the professional basketball world, winning is everything. If you can win the game, you can gain the recognition of others."

Facts have proved that Knicks fans still like Ewing very much. In the past, he suffered so much criticism mainly because he was not up to date, and New York fans were more real.

The Knicks' best performer was McDaniel, with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Obviously, he played a big role in the team's win, but Ewing took all the praise for the win.

Pat Riley doesn't know if he has any opinions in his heart. Anyway, he has already decided that after this season, he plans to send the opponent away. He is really fed up with this addict who doesn't like training. Good to return with a perimeter player who can pass the ball.

The Knicks won G4, and the score of the Eastern Conference Finals came to 2:2. The media are all promoting Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference Finals.

On the west side, although the Sonics lost a game, the outside world is still more optimistic about the Sonics winning, because the Blazers' last win was considered by the media to be a fluke, and the Sonics will not overturn twice in a row.

But the Sonics themselves know that the effect of Adelman's adjustment cannot be simply shown by data, and after two days of research, Carlisle couldn't find any good solution. This game is definitely far better than the media predicted. It's much harder to play here.

It turns out that the Supersonic's concerns were correct. After four quarters, the score was 108:121. The Blazers won the Supersonics by 13 points!
Lu Feng scored 44 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. However, the touch of his teammates was too early. The Supersonics did not even have a chance to head-to-head. Only Perkins had 20 points and 21 rebounds.

The Supersonics have no choice but to consider themselves unlucky in this situation. The question that the Supersonics are more concerned about is: should Lu Feng hold the ball?
When Lu Feng holds the ball, the energy on the defensive end will inevitably drop, and it is impossible to stop Peternovic and Derekles from exerting their strength at the same time.

Harper's defense against Peter Norwich was pretty good in this game. He was able to limit the opponent's shooting percentage to less than 50%. He was beginning to become familiar with the opponent's offensive rhythm.

If Lu Feng can devote all his energy to the defensive end, the two of them will definitely be able to suppress the Blazers' offensive firepower with their joint efforts.

But the problem with the Supersonics now is that the Supersonics have no other people who can help Lu Feng support the team's organizational work.

Burrows is good at scoring, and Avery is good at defense and offense. Both of them are not good at organization. If someone comes to organize the team's offense, the Sonics' own offensive rhythm will have problems first.

If Lu Feng wants to increase his energy on the defensive end, he has to give up some organizational work, and the reverse is also true. After all, a person's energy is limited. Carlisle can't let Lu Feng give up his investment in scoring, right?

Defense, scoring, organization... It is impossible for Carlisle to hand over all three tasks to Lu Feng, and Lu Feng does not have so much physical fitness and energy to accept all three and guarantee efficiency.

"The game is just starting now, the score has been tied, we have caught up with the Sonics, and now everyone is on the same starting line!
I have the confidence to lead the team to beat the Sonics, after all, I did so last season!

Just need to win 2 more games, it's not difficult, we just beat the Sonics 2-0 in the past two games!
Rick has found the key to defeating the Sonics, and we must be the ones who have the last laugh! "

Derekles was very happy after the game. Although he only scored 18 points in this game, which was less than half of Lu Feng's, it was definitely worth it for him to win easily.

Lu Feng chose to put more energy into defense, but the Sonics had problems with their own offense. He had already foreseen that after two games, the Blazers would advance with a smile.

Last time he lost to the Bulls in the finals, Drakeles didn't want to lose to the opponent for the second time, he really wanted to complete his revenge this season!

As for Lu Feng...

Derekles: I am just a defeated player. As long as I am in the West, Lu Feng can only be the goalkeeper of the Western Conference Finals for me!
(End of this chapter)