On May 5, the Knicks' opening game against the Pacers was played at City Square Arena in Indianapolis.

Because the Pacers swept the Nets in the first three games, the best coach award was not awarded, and before the start of the game, the City Square Arena held an award ceremony, and Larry Bird lifted the Coach of the Year trophy in front of thousands of fans!

Last season's lotto, this season basically retained the original lineup, but the salted fish turned over, becoming the second in the East, there is no superstar in the team, the biggest player Reggie Miller only made the third team in the league, Larry Bird, the best coach, is well deserved!

This is also one of the most unsuspenseful coaches of the year in history!

There are too many highlights of Bird's coaching this season, such as on February 27, the Pacers faced the Trail Blazers, a strong team in the West, and actually played a score of 124:59, with eight players on the team scoring double-doubles, and the remaining four players scored 8 points and two 5 points!

This is the first time that the NBA has led the team by more than twice the number of points behind the team, and Mike Dunleavy, a generation of famous coaches, must have burst into tears at that moment!

If you have to find something lacking for Bird, it is that he was swept by the Knicks in the regular season and did not win a game!

As soon as he received the award, reporters in New York began to harass Bird: "Mr. Bird, we all know that you will lose when Coach Lee is defeated, may I ask if the Pacers are eliminated by the Knicks, how will you feel about the best head coach trophy in your hands?" ”

Bird furrowed his eyebrows and said loudly: "I can take the best coach trophy here, not your Coach Lee, that's the difference between us." The Pacers are going to knock out the Knicks, or I'll drop the trophy and quit my job and go home as a trucker! ”

The surrounding Pacers fans screamed in unison when they heard Bird's words.

This wasn't the first time Bird had made a statement about becoming a trucker, as on April 21, 1986, Jordan set a playoff single-game scoring record of 63 points, breaking the previous playoff record of 61 points held by Elgin Baylor, but the Bulls still lost.

Speaking to the media after the game, Bird said: "I think God incarnated as Jordan tonight. ”

Many reports say that Bird is praising Jordan, but what Bird means is: God incarnated as Jordan and was still by me!

Yes, he scored a quasi-triple-double of 36 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in this game and led the team to win!

What's even more terrifying is that before the third war, Bird solemnly stated: "If Jordan can score 20 points this time, I will retire and become a truck driver." ”

Then, the incarnation of God on the court only scored 19 points under the Bird bag, and the Celtics swept the Bulls 3-0 and easily advanced!

Today, Bird once again said that he wanted to be a truck driver, and the media and fans knew that he was going to give it his all!

Due to Garnett's suspension, Bird waited for work again and made careful arrangements, and the Knicks were beaten badly in the first game, and the Pacers won by a big margin!

After a day off, on May 7, the second game continued at the City Square Arena.

Li Wei made a lot of arrangements before the game, and Garnett also came back, but this group of young people wanted to win too much, and they played a little messy. After the Pacers pulled the score apart in the third quarter, they never caught up!

"Alas, young people are still inexperienced!" Li Wei sighed.

On May 9, the Knicks returned to their home court, Madison Garden, to play the Pacers again. With the blessing of the home whistle, the two teams played until the end, but unfortunately in the last two minutes, Reggie Miller hit two key shots in a row, and the Pacers went to the next game!

At 3:0, the Knicks are on the edge of the cliff!

There has never been a precedent in the history of the NBA that 3:0 can still turn the tables, and Bird will not give the Knicks such a chance, so in the fourth game, Li Wei gave up the fight to win and only let the players relax and play.

The unexpected happened, this Knicks beat the Pacers!

On May 13, the Knicks returned to Indianapolis for Game 5!

The battle was extremely intense, and in the end, Big Z grabbed a key frontcourt rebound, and the second offense was successful, and the Knicks narrowly won!

With a score of 3:2, the Knicks in a desperate situation surprisingly won two cities in a row!

Bird was furious, and according to Indiana media reports, the Pacers players were reprimanded in the locker room for two hours that night!

It was also on this day that the other semi-finals of the league had results!

In the West, Popovich's three-tower tactics knelt, and Jerry Sloan led the Jazz to advance with a score of 4:1!

The Lakers, who have four All-Stars, eliminated the SuperSonics 4:1 under the leadership of a generation of famous coach Del Harris!

Lakers and Jazz will meet in the Western Conference Finals!

In the East, the defending champion Bulls also eliminated the Hornets 4-1, and they are waiting for the winner between the Pacers and the Knicks!

No one expected that the Knicks, who seemed to be the weakest, and the Knicks, who were the lowest-ranked Knicks, would actually be the team that lasted the longest in the Eastern and Western semifinals!

Only they dragged the series to Game 6 and earned an extra game of ticket money!

However, the miracle created by the Knicks ended there.

On May 15, the Knicks and the Pacers fought until the last second when they returned to their home court, and under the watchful eyes of nearly 20,000 spectators at Madison Square Garden, Reggie Miller ended the New Yorkers' hopes of advancing with a stunner!

When he made that familiar choke gesture to Spike Lee on the sidelines, the Knicks' journey this season came to an end!

After the game, in the face of an interview with reporters, Bird said with palpitations: "It really scared me to death, thank God, I finally don't have to be a truck driver!" ”

Journalists laugh!

On the other side, Li Wei faced the reporter's interview and said lightly: "It feels terrible to be eliminated by Bird's team." But between the two of us, I won more and he won less. The Knicks are already on the right track, and next year, the year after, and beyond, as long as our two teams meet again, the Knicks will be the winners! ”

Li Wei's declaration may be true, after all, after his drastic rebuilding of the team, the young core is growing, and no one can guess where their limits are!

On the other hand, the Pacers hurried to Chicago to challenge the defending champion Bulls!

Only by beating the Bulls can the Pacers get the championship!

Western Conference Finals: Jazz vs Lakers!

Eastern Conference Finals: Bulls vs Pacers!

This year's Western and Eastern Finals were both eye-popping. No one expected that the Lakers, who have 4 All-Stars, won 61 in the regular season, only one more than the Jazz team with 62 wins, and were swept out of the game 4:0!

The team of a generation of famous coach Del Harris is nothing short of paper in front of Jerry Sloan!

Could it be that there is a team that can't escape the fate of being swept?

Is this big guy who signed a contract of 100 million yuan a cancer for the team, and is it the key to the team's inability to win the championship?

"Jerry, what do you think?" Lakers owner Jerry Buss frowned.

Jerry West, Lakers general manager, said: "I think we've got a strong enough roster, and the main thing is that we lost to the head coach. Del Harris is very good, but he is no match for Jerry Sloan yet! ”

Jerry Bass tapped his finger on the table: "Is there a better coach on the market right now?" Riley went to Miami, and Alison gave him shares, rights, and everything he could, and it was certainly impossible to come back. I remember you contacted Phil Jackson before, and did you get in touch again? ”

Jerry West said: "We had a couple of phone calls later, and Phil kept saying that he was tired and would choose to rest for a while even if he left the Bulls. ”

"Alas!" Jerry Bass let out a long sigh, "Then let's keep Del for now, we can't have a better choice than him." When Phil is interested, we'll fire him! ”