At the end of January, the Knicks ranked first in the league with a record of 37 wins and 6 losses.

The team behind them is the Boston Celtics, and after Bird's comeback, they only lost one game.

It was the Knicks who won in mid-January.

Before February arrived, the NBA officially announced the list of selected NBA All-Star Weekend this year.

The Knicks have multiple All-Stars selected.

Patrick Ewing, Kevin McHale (starting), Benjamin Wilson (controversial), John Stockton (huge controversial) and Louis, who once again became the coach of the Eastern Conference Stars.

Ewing and McHale were selected without any problems.

The two of them are the reason why the Knicks have performed so well this season.

McHale averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, while Ewing averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4.4 blocks per game.

The two of them, plus Oakley, make the Knicks the second largest rebounding percentage after the Pistons, and the number of offense and defensive rebounds in the league.

Wilson and Stockton were somewhat controversial.

As the No. 2 scorer of the Knicks, Wilson averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, surpassing James Worthy, who averaged 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Stockton beat Morris Chicks, who averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game with averaging 13 points, 13 assists per game.

The media in Detroit and Philadelphia basically believe they were "robbed".

The Knicks shouldn't have so many people selected as All-Stars.

The New York media has never lost the quarrel.

They analyzed one by one why so many people in the Knicks were selected, and it turned out to be another verbal battle.

When the Knicks became a strong team, the strength of the New York media was undoubtedly the number one in the United States.

They can set the tone on public opinion as they please.

Louis and Lorraine spent a day picking outfits for the All-Star Game.

This is Lorraine's strength, and Italians seem to be born to understand what style is.

Louis still can't forget that when he came to Italy, he was discriminated against by locals because he was dressed too much.

That kind of discrimination is not aimed at your skin color, but because you are dressed too much.

So Louis suffered a double blow that day.

His aesthetic is different from Lorraine. He wants to buy it as long as he feels comfortable and passes. Lorraine hopes that the man around him is a dazzling gentleman.

This is the same as a woman shopping.

Men always have a purpose when shopping, where to go and what to do, and do it in one step without wasting time.

Women like to wander around the streets, they enjoy the process, while men are deeply tortured, and they don’t know what the meaning of this is.

Louis felt that they had taken a walk around all the suit shops in Manhattan, and Lorraine barely found a few suitable clothes.

When Louis said that, she picked ten pieces.

Because in addition to attending the All-Star weekend, Louis also has to fly to various parts of the United States to play games, basketball coaching is undoubtedly one of the jobs with the greatest demand for suits.

Louis could not have imagined that he would spend $50,000 on a suit in one day.

"If I let my mother know..."

"Just don't tell her." Lorraine acted coquettishly.

Louis had basically no resistance and nodded in agreement.

As time goes by February, the Knicks are in a team that looks like no threat.

Washington Bullet

It's a team that New Yorkers are puzzled by, because they always lose to the Bullets.

The Bullets are just an ordinary strong team with a 50% winning rate and a chance to play in the playoffs, but at most they are just a round of games, and the Knicks should easily defeat them.

But in the capital, the Knicks generals showed varying degrees of sluggishness.

It feels like the Warriors of the Curry era go to Staples to make wild irons every year.

Louis couldn't figure out what magic there was here, just as his team members felt it was inexplicable.

The next day, the Knicks went to Milwaukee to play back-to-back.

They encountered a hard battle. Although the Bucks have constant internal conflicts, Don Nelson is a prestigious coach.

What will the game be like if the league's top defensive team faces the league's third-largest defensive team?

The infamous finals between the Spurs and the Pistons were the answer.

The Knicks are a little better. Their defense is very strong, but their offense is very particular about the rules. When Louis studies offense, he always brings a little bit of manly romance. I hope the Knicks' offense can have a basketball aesthetic.

N. If the attack under the UCLA system goes smoothly, it will be really beautiful.

The troubled Dale Ellis hit seven three-pointers in the second half of the game and silently harvested the game.

112 to 110

The Knicks narrowly beat the Bucks.

When Nelson said goodbye to Louis, he repeated his point: "I really don't like you. The defense path is just like that. It's still far from defeating the Celtics."

"But Reed said, we're going the right path." Louis smiled complacently.

"Can the old man believe that?" Nelson was amused and crying, "That old guy just hopes you will follow this road because he knows that this is a dead end and he will definitely not win Boston by defense."

"I know."

"Then why are you..."

"But I know better that this road has not been taken to the end." Louis said affirmatively, "Believe me, defense is the answer."

In an era of weak three-pointers and no malicious fouls, there are only two referees on the court. Although joint defense is prohibited, the pocket lineup is a typical pseudo-joint defense. Without three seconds of defense, the center can squat the penalty area as he pleases, and after half the game, he can hand-check the ball holder at will... Who dares to say that this is not an era that emphasizes defense? Who dares to say that defense is not the answer to this era?

Nelson was limited by the lineup, and the Bucks' defensive ceiling was that way.

Nelson might really think Louis had walked into the pit, but sooner or later he found that the end of the pit was the temple.

Then, the Knicks ushered in their final battle before the All-Star Weekend.

At his home court, he faces the New Jersey Nets.

On the day of the game, Bernard King's agent Bob Wolf called Louis.

Wolf made it clear on the phone that King had recovered and he wanted to play the game.

Louis almost forgot that Bernard King is the one in the Knicks.

Since he encountered ACL two years ago, Kim has disappeared from the public eye. Now he is still recovering from injuries, but he is in the contract year.

The Knicks basically determined that he had been reimbursed for the season, but Wolf suddenly called to get Kim back, obviously trying to make him prove himself in the contract year, and fortunately he signed a good contract in the summer.

"But, our staff are full." Louis did not want King to join the current Knicks.

"I don't believe that everyone on the Knicks roster is stronger than Bernard, you have to make a place for him or trade him!"

"This is a good idea, I'll consider it."

Louis responded with a smile, and then hung up the phone.

Louis seriously thought about the possibility of trading Bernard King, but it was not difficult.

King has three years to go on an annual salary contract, but there are team options for the first year, which is a delicious dessert for some teams who want to clear the space.

The problem is that the Knicks will also swallow $800,000 in space.

Taking the current expanding salary cap, even if you swallow another $800,000 in space, the Knicks' future salary space will be considerable.

Besides, there are many young people in their team, and it is not time to renew the contract.

However, if he wants to send Bernard King away, it will not be possible without giving him some sweetness.

Not to mention that he has a Manut Pohl who is anxious to deal with.

That night, against the Nets.

All the Knicks players were very hungry because they could have five days off after playing this game.

Everyone was as energetic as if they were in their last class.

Facing the Knicks with full firepower, the Nets were unable to resist.

They didn't even have the power to resist.

141 to 100

The 41-point victory made Nets head coach Dave Wohl very unhappy: "They are slaughtering us!"

"New Yorkers think it's fun and good to do it. I hope they never become a mediocre team, otherwise, there will be many teams they bullied to collect debts at that time, with interest."

Louis was not interested in listening to these people's complaints, he was ready to go on vacation.

If you have the chance, you can negotiate the deal for Bohr during the All-Star Weekend.

If you keep holding on, the transaction deadline will be over.

If Boer fails to trade, two new expansion teams will enter the league by June. At that time, Boer will be in vain and the Knicks will get nothing.
Chapter completed!