There were many hindsight commentators who said the game was over in the first half.

But in fact, in game 3 with the Trail Blazers, there were still several incidents that made Louis' hair stand on end in the second half.

For example, Riley suddenly asked Clifford Robinson to try a three-pointer to gain space.

Robinson is a player with a long range, but he has not yet developed a three-point shot. The temporary arrangement tonight was like an attempt.

Robinson was 1-for-4 on his attempts.

It doesn't seem like a worrying shooting percentage, but if Riley starts to pay attention to the three-point line and face up to the role of outside shooters on superstars, this is likely to be the beginning of changes for the Blazers.

Another worrying moment for Louis was the Fliggy solo show.

In the last four minutes of the third quarter, the two of them combined to score 18 points, leaving the Knicks' five-man All-Defensive Team helpless.

For superstars, the quality of defensive players can only cause a certain amount of interference.

The decisive factor is their shooting feel.

Fortunately, that state could not last for a long time. In the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers fell back and the Knicks closed the game.

114 to 102

game3

On the road, the Knicks defeated the Trail Blazers with a 12-point advantage, winning the second game of the series, regaining the home court advantage, and breaking Charles Barkley's arrogant declaration before the game started that he would play at home.

Three consecutive victories to win the championship with the fans.

Barkley, who dared to make wild remarks, did not make corresponding contributions.

Compared to Jordan, his performance was not that good.

Even though there are 26 points and 16 rebounds in the statistics, these two statistics cannot reflect his sluggish offensive end and weakness on the defensive end.

When an nb reporter interviewed him, he was still in the mood to joke: "Maybe I should spend a few more hours in the review meeting."

In this regard, "The Oregonian" has used the traditional artistic skills of local media. Rather than engaging in the mentality of our opponents, we are more willing to engage in the mentality of our own people.

The next day, The Honest Daily commented on Barkley's frivolous words: "No, Charles, you don't have to do that at all. But judging from the results of the third game, you should take a step forward in confidence.

You have to be like Michael and grab a few teammates by the scruff of the neck at once and bring them to you. For the fans after Sunday night and having to endure this shit, you still have time to save this series.

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Jordan was indeed the one who performed impeccably. Even though he was weak in dealing with the "law" in the first half, he still came back strongly in the second half, finishing with 38 points and 11 assists.

Externally, he maintains a good image.

Because there are no good reporters in Portland, it seems that the untitled Flyer cannot compare with Louis' previous life in terms of attention.

Therefore, no boring writer will write a book "Jordan Rules" to reveal his true face to the world, but this does not mean that he is a good person.

He remains ruthless and demanding, and years of failure only make him more demanding on his teammates.

Barkley's behavior of being careless after losing is absolutely intolerable.

As for now, all he can say in front of the media is: "I will pat Charles on the butt and ask him to come to my side and stand with me."

The Knicks won the game, but there was no peace internally.

Benjamin Wilson shut down Michael Jordan with a stellar performance.

Even though Jordan's performance was impeccable, Wilson was even better. He was a dominant player on both offense and defense. He had 45 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and only 3 turnovers. His shooting percentage was as high as 55%.

When facing Jordan, his shooting percentage actually improved, reaching 60%.

The commentators' exclamations and recognition, and at the end of halftime, even in the away game, he was as popular as a king.

This made Ewing jealous. In order to get the same recognition, the Gorillas scored and rebounded in the second half, trying to surpass Wilson in one category.

But the good times didn't last long. When he was eager to perform, he happened to hit the only climax of the Flying Pigs tonight.

In that drama where Jordan and Barkley teamed up to score 18 people, Ewing was a poor background and supporting role.

He is the last level of the Knicks' defense, but he cannot prevent the two men's attacks in turn.

His data stayed at 24 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block. Not only did he not score more points than Wilson, but his best rebounds and blocks were less than Wilson.

In the fourth quarter, Wilson's last pass before leaving the field was an assist to Ewing.

If Ewing scored that goal, Wilson would have a huge triple-double of 45+15+10, but for some reason, the gorilla's hand slipped.

It was definitely a mistake, but for the media, which is good at catching rumors, Ewing's mistake gave them an opportunity to sow discord within the Knicks team.

Moreover, player data is not only useful to fans, there are also people in the locker room who like to discuss data.

Like Dennis Rodman, he only grabbed 10 rebounds tonight, but claimed that he had a chance to grab 20 rebounds, but "for my brother Benj's triple-double, I gave up 10 rebounds to him."

.As a result, Wilson was one assist away from achieving a triple-double, and that regrettable assist slipped away from Ewing.

Rodman joked meanly: "Patrick, is there a clause in your contract that will deduct money if Benj gets a triple-double?"

It was a funny joke and half the guys in the locker room laughed, including Wilson.

Ewing had a sullen face and said coldly: "If you are dissatisfied with this, you don't have to pass the ball to me in the future."

At that moment, the people in the locker room seemed to have arrived at the North Pole.

"Strong words, right? You don't know how low-grade that mistake was?" Louis no longer gave Ewing a chance to speak.

Wilson saw that Ewing was tormented by a jealous monster. When TNT was about to interview the Knicks, he asked Ewing to participate.

Louis agreed, but Ewing said: "The person they want to interview is you, not me."

Louis knew what he was arguing about, but now was not a good time to amplify the conflict.

"Don't be coy." Louis changed the subject, "It's hard to show your face in front of the big media, and this is your attitude?"

Afterwards, Ewing still went for the interview, but he had a stinking face the whole time that the other party would not pay back the money he owed.

When the media asked Ewing again if he wanted to win FMVP.

Ewing's answer was embarrassing and made the person who asked the question numb: "Anyway, you will vote for the player you like in the end. I know I am not likeable, so please don't ask this kind of question again."

As a result, the ratings of TNT's post-match interview dropped by 10%.

The producer called Louis and begged him not to allow Ewing to be interviewed again.

He had a sentence that Louis could never forget: "Coach Lu, you should know who the audience likes, don't make it difficult for us, okay?"

Media favorability and audience popularity are very strange things.

As a public figure, how to handle the relationship between yourself and these two groups is very important.

The former represents public opinion, and the latter represents support.

For Louis, the most typical example is Xie Na. He read a question on Zhihu, "How is Xie Na?" There were more than 10,000 replies, almost all of which were "I have something to say about why I hate Xie Na."

"I want to say", with almost no repetition. With such a bad relationship with the audience, he can be said to be the first person in the history of China Entertainment to reverse the trend.

Back to Ewing, he was not like Xie Na, who pretended to be crazy and acted stupid all the time to make people dislike him and received a lot of bad reviews. At the beginning, he was completely an idol star. New York regarded him as its savior, the media regarded him as its new darling, and public opinion praised him.

He is the king of the next era.

As a result, he was just like Zhao Wenzhuo, but he was a mess and had a poor career plan. Even if Louis gave him a lot of help, his relationship with the media was still bad. Knicks fans didn't feel friendly when they saw him because he often

News broke that he refused to sign autographs for fans.

On the other hand, Wilson knew he was popular from the beginning, so he had to package himself like an idol star.

He performs well on the court, prepares impeccable answers to the media's questions off the court, and is kind to fans when he meets them outside. Of course, these images are also based on his own personality, not a persona.

But the meaning of character design is to shape a public figure into someone that everyone likes, but Ewing refused to even pretend.

Since he has chosen this path, he should accept the results.

Now, he is dissatisfied that the media does not like him.

Louis couldn't say much on this matter. This was Ewing's choice and a continuation of his competition with Wilson.

Perhaps, Louis should be grateful to God. Benj is a "civil war layman". He has a hundred ways to replace Ewing as the leader of the team and make the Knicks uneasy, but he chooses to continue to accept Ewing, a human with low emotional intelligence.

As her own leader, Jingjing endured his bad temper and inexplicable anger, and put the team and stability first.

If Benj wasn't such a person, maybe the Knicks would have exploded.

Maybe he and Ewing have reached a point of quarrel, just like the Lakers did in the later period.

But how long can this harmony last? As long as Wilson is still on the team, he is more popular than Ewing and more popular with fans. All media that can participate in the selection of awards will give priority to Benj instead of Ewing.

Once Ewing doesn't agree with the result, he will lift the altar in his heart and smash it into pieces, just like tonight.

When Ewing returned to the locker room, only Louis was left there.

"Where are the others?" Ewing asked.

"I asked them to go back first." Louis turned around and said, "Pack up and go out for a drink?"

Ewing asked strangely: "Don't you hate it when I go to nightclubs?"

"Why do you think 'having a drink' can only be done in a nightclub?" Louis asked unhappily.

“First, it’s not fun because there’s no one drinking with you in the bar.” Ewing said with reason. “Second, there’s no privacy in the bar. If we get drunk, our ugly behavior will be printed on the front cover of tomorrow’s newspaper.

;Thirdly, I don’t think it would be a good thing for players and coaches to drink in private. You must want to say something to me again. I know what you want to say and I don’t want to hear it.”

"Okay, then I won't drink." Louis also felt that drinking with Ewing was not a good idea, "I can condense what I am going to say to you into a few sentences."

"you say."

"Stop being jealous of Benj." Louis' voice deepened, "He has done his best to maintain your tall image as a leader. Be mature, Patrick."
Chapter completed!