After the game, Jordan was not arrogant or impatient: "The Knicks' offense is very strong, this time we defended very well, we must keep it up." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Zen Master" Jackson said: "We're going to use the holidays to look at how to deal with the Knicks, the players are showing the level they deserve, the overall score is still behind, and we're going to keep up the good work." ”

The Knicks didn't say much at the press conference, neither praising their opponents nor complaining.

Van Gundy was all on preparation, and the next morning the coaching staff met to work on tactics and plan to adjust on both ends of the pitch.

At present, the routine of covering without the ball on the strong side has been figured out by the Bulls, and Ewing and Houston have a bad hand, and the Knicks' offense will be in trouble.

Defensively, Van Gundy decided to return Oakley to the starting lineup, which would be more intimidating to protect the box, and the Bulls players broke through and attacked the basket, which he was good at dealing with.

On the offensive end, Yang Rui proposed to start Starkes and Bowen to come off the bench to let Johnson and Atkins lead the offense in the second quarter.

Starks has been outstanding in the playoffs this year, averaging 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from three-point range.

He's played well in the playoffs for several years in a row, he's experienced, he's got a big heart, and it's a waste to play about 25 minutes in each playoff game.

Bowen is a rookie season, even if he works hard and has the trust of the coaching staff, he will still be soft and make mistakes at critical moments. There are too many examples of the playoffs when a small detail can change the final result. The key games are still more reliable for veterans.

When Van Gundy was struggling with Ben Wallace's free throws, Yang Rui offered an alternative suggestion. "Jeff, how about Ben try a urinal-style free throw?"

This shooting posture was pioneered by Rick Barry, the free throw player stands behind the free throw line, and throws the ball from directly below the basket with both hands, the advantage is that the arc is high, and it is easy to shoot on target, and the disadvantage is that the posture is too ugly, and the user swoops off.

No matter how ugly he is, Barry has a career free throw shooting percentage of 89 percent, and his last six seasons have been above 90 percent. And his jump shot is very beautiful, he will shoot three-pointers, and he uses the end urinals to increase the free throw shooting percentage.

The three coaches were embarrassed, with a killer face, standing on the free throw line and "holding the urinal", this picture is so beautiful that people can't imagine it.

Yang Rui saw that no one responded, and said with a smile: "Please, you won't all object, right?" 'Succeeded but looked silly' or 'Failed but looked cool' which do you think is important? Ben is just a newcomer and he should do everything he can to help the team, not attract fans by being cool on the pitch. ”

Van Gundy smiled: "Okay, I agree, but you go and tell Ben yourself, I don't think he will agree." ”

"Okay, I'll go."

It is Yang Rui's habit to be fully prepared. As long as he is sure of one thing, he must do his best, try to think of every step, instead of getting by and resigning himself to fate.

The Bulls' morale was high because of a win, and if they won Game 4 again, the series would be uncertain, and the Knicks would only have home-court advantage.

Conversely, as long as the Knicks win one away game and get the match point back to New York, the pressure on the Bulls players will skyrocket, and eighty percent will be out of Game 5.

Yang Rui doesn't want accidents to happen, let alone see the so-called historical inertia. In his previous life, he saw a movie starring Nicolas Cage called "Foreseeing the Future", and he liked the statement in the film very much.

One of the important things about the future is that every time you look at the future, it changes, because you look at it, and then everything else changes along with it.

Yang Rui believes that as long as he participates, he will change the future, and he will be a winner, not a spectator.

If there is a god in basketball, he is more like Jordan!

In the afternoon team training, Yang Rui called Ben Wallace aside alone and said his thoughts, Ben Wallace was also embarrassed, and his face was full of reluctance.

"Jerry, do I really want to try that kind of free throw? It's a shame. ”

"If you can score a penalty, even if it's 10 percentage points more than you have now, I'd suggest you do it. One or two more points against the Bulls may be the key to deciding victory or defeat, and it is the key to breaking the shark tactics. I'm not telling you to do it, because you haven't tried it yet, and maybe you'll only have a 35% chance of hitting it. ”

Ben Wallace was a little angry, more ashamed, and lowered his head.

Slimming 15 percent below O'Neal, he's the league's worst free-throw shooter, and if he's on the court, the team might win.

Yang continued: "A lot of pundits have said that if O'Neal had scored more penalties, his team would have won more in the playoffs. When O'Neal was in Magic, although Rick Barry had suggested that he learn the urinal technique, O'Neal mercilessly rejected because he thought the pose was too ugly and would be laughed at. Do you know O'Neal's record? ”

Ben Wallace nodded.

"I didn't make the playoffs in '93; was swept out of the tournament in '94; Jordan, who came back to play basketball halfway through the 95 years, was swept in the finals; was swept out by the Bulls in '96; In 97, the Lakers were overturned by the Jazz 4-1, and this year they fell behind the Jazz 0-3, and they will probably be swept tonight, do you think O'Neal is cool? Yang Rui asked with a smile.

Cool hair, almost all of the exits are swept away......

Ben Wallace was groaning in his heart, and suddenly he began to waver, and he saw his own shortcomings.

O'Neal won't make free throws so badly, his offensive ability is not half as good as O'Neal's, and his free throws are worse than O'Neal's, how much can he help the team on the court? Could it be that all his life, he has been a burden on the offensive end?

"Jerry, I'm willing to try." Big Ben made up his mind.

"Well, Ben, if you take free throws this way, maybe the fans will think it's cool, maybe it can be your logo, so don't be too pessimistic. We don't ask you to do more, just practice and you can reach 50% and you will be qualified. Yang Rui smiled.

persuaded Big Ben, and the two began to practice free throws on half of the court alone, Yang Rui was responsible for passing, and Big Ben shot.

After throwing 400 balls, Yang Rui was shocked, Big Ben actually threw a 65% hit rate, and he became more and more experienced in the urinal.

In his previous life, he didn't remember Big Ben doing this on the court, and the media didn't have any hope for Big Ben's free throws, and maybe Big Ben's coach never wanted to do that.

Yang Rui also tried it casually, but he didn't expect it to be really funny. This kind of shooting method of throwing from the bottom to the top is relatively easy to grasp in terms of hand shape and strength.

Van Gundy, who was watching from the sidelines, was happy. "Really? It's a lot more accurate than normal shooting, Ben, have you practiced it before? ”

"No, today is the first time." Big Ben said embarrassedly.

"For the first time, this talent ...... Awesome, it looks like you're made to serve a urinal. Yang Rui admired.

Big Ben has a black line and is praised for free throws for the first time in his life.

Damn, I can't be happy at all! Can't you put it in a better way?