the rest, only noise

Chapter 1349 Wordless Despair

At halftime, 65 to 63, the Lakers only lead the Celtics by 2 points.

The situation in the second quarter was very anxious.

After Sampson and Malone returned to the court, Louis also immediately switched back to Garnett, and played a more open inside high and low tactics with the tragic master.

The Celtics situation is more interesting.

After the lifeless Hill came back with two thighs, he suddenly came alive, breaking through and shooting when he wanted to.

The atmosphere of the game changed, and the two sides entered a state where neither could do anything to the other.

You score, I also score, so it is equal to not scoring.

Moreover, the scores on both sides are still similar, so the point difference has hardly changed.

"It is not difficult to see from the score that both teams have played at a very high level."

"This is the finals."

Costas and Lambiel touted the content of the game. On the other hand, the attitudes of Louis and Daly to the midfield interview are also worth pondering.

Louie is relaxed and casual.

When asked if the Lakers will play "beautiful basketball" in the second half, Louie smiled: "I know what the fans are expecting, don't worry, there will be everything."

In contrast, Daly is not so relaxed.

"I've never been more wary of my opponent than I am now." Daly said with lingering fear, "They have their own rhythm and state. The scary thing is that they have found a way to maintain this state. Since the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers have become another team. They can easily do things that other teams cannot do."

Daly is indeed concerned.

Although the score is only 2 points away, the state of the Lakers is obviously getting better and better.

This is when something went wrong at the start of the second quarter.

The Celtics wanted to bring the Lakers into their own rhythm, but no matter whether it was fighting inside or concentrating the strength of the whole team to limit Wilson, it didn't have a good effect.

If the Lakers can really maintain this state, it will be terrible.

What's even more frightening is that the Lakers have a tendency to play better and better.

Daly wants to change that, the problem is, he doesn't know how.

To change the rhythm of the game, you can only start from two aspects, either offense or defense.

The problem with the Celtics is that they don't have the same defensive offense as the Lakers. Compared with offense, that's the advantage of the Lakers.

So Daly was left with the last resort.

Put the players in the right roles as much as possible, and then trust the players to play.

In the Lakers locker room, Louie laid out the strategy for the second half at a brisk pace.

For the Celtics, Louis did not say much.

Because there is no need to waste saliva on this matter.

In his opinion, just being yourself is enough.

Louie's speech was so concise that it didn't look like the midfield arrangement in the finals.

It took Louis only 3 minutes to explain the tactical play of the second half, and then let the players return to the scene to shoot and warm up.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that this was to buy more warm-up time for Benj!

"Benjamin, you don't really feel bad all night, do you?"

Bryant also made a point of talking to Wilson during the warm-up.

Wilson said with a straight face: "I'm not embarrassed enough to worry the rookie, mind yourself!"

Kobe, who was kind and unrewarded, rolled his eyes.

Soon, the second half began.

The biggest change for the Lakers is that Barkley came off the bench.

The player who replaced Barkley in the starting lineup was... Ben Wallace!
Lambiel smiled and said, "I'm used to it. Coach Lu often makes such amazing moves."

"Ben Wallace?"

The decision was questioned by most, especially Jerry West of the underground garage.

West sat in his car and listened to the game through the radio. When he heard that Ben was the starter in the second half, he was like the seventh game of the 1969 Finals because Chamberlain suffered from princess disease and caused his head coach to lose his temper.

"What is he doing?" West's lips trembled with anger, "He's crazy! He's absolutely crazy! What is Ben Wallace going to do against Ralph? Is he right? He doesn't have the ability! Damn Louie! You fucking @_#...!!!"

However, West's mood quickly calmed down again.

Because he heard from the radio that Da Ben was facing Malone.

In West's view, this is still not a fair matchup, but it is better than Sampson.

It soon turned out that worries were unfounded.

Although Daben is young, he has a very solid defensive foundation, which makes Malone's offense extremely uncomfortable.

As the core of the Celtics' offense, Ma Long, who is facing the big Ben, should have completely exploded the inside line. However, because he is too superstitious about shooting, his shooting percentage is not high.

The Celtics are in a precarious situation, and Sampson stood up at this moment.

High-post singles against Garnett, the buzzer-beating three-pointer from the outside line, the bottom-line breakthrough with the ball high and high, and low-post hooks against Garnett to score—and the most against the sky.
Within minutes, Sampson scored 7 points on 5-of-13 shooting.

"Ralph is unstoppable!"

Costas's statement can only be regarded as general flattery.

The one who can really blow it has to be Lambir.

"Ralph Sampson is the greatest player in the past 50 years, he has a million ways to dominate the game!"

However, Sampson's outbreak did not give the Celtics the lead.

Because offense is only half the game.

If you want to make some achievements on the offensive end, you have to work harder on the defensive end.

However, the Celtics also failed to take the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers' offense consists of two moves.

Wilson goes to the low post to attack himself or attract double-team passes.

Ballos and Wilson scored with the ball and helped their teammates shoot three-pointers.

It is simple and lacks variety, but the Lakers made 11 of 6 three-pointers in a single quarter without making mistakes.

From the beginning of the third quarter to the end of the quarter, Sampson scored 22 points in a single quarter, as if he had returned to his peak period. However, in the last 2 minutes, he was obviously weak, and the Lakers were still in the lead at that time.

Due to the decline in physical strength, Sampson did not score in the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, but Wilson, like a killer who did not miss any opportunity, seized the opportunity to kill the enemy.

Suddenly, Benjamin Wilson, who had been ironing all night, suddenly opened.

Three-pointers, CIC, CIC, CIC.

In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Wilson made all four shots.

During the same period, the Celtics fell into a scoring drought, one gain and one loss. Sampson, who played for most of the quarter, not only did not allow the Celtics to have a momentary lead, but also allowed the Lakers to expand the point difference to double digits.

Louie looked at Sampson regretfully.

Looking at the performance of this section alone, Sampson still deserves to be a super giant.

The only Mr. is still the only Mr., but his physical fitness limits him.

Now, Celtics fans will get to know Karl Malone anew.

Although Malone's body and muscles make him expected to become the most secure player in the NBA, in the playoffs, Malone is very easy to lose himself in this moment of grinding his teeth and sucking blood.

The more critical the time, the higher Malone's turnover rate.

And tonight, after Hill dug the hole with his front foot, Malone kicked Sampson, who had been bleeding all night, into it with his back foot.

If Louis had been a Celtic fan, he would have felt a wave of unspoken despair at this moment.

The Lakers are not invulnerable, and they make mistakes.

The problem is that they have the ability to correct their mistakes.

Both Wilson and Barkley are superstars with strong back-and-forth capabilities, and role players are also very good.

The Celtics don't have such a good configuration, and everything about them revolves around the inside double giants.

When nothing happens, these two are reliable enough to make people think that the Celtics are expected to win the championship.

But once Malone loses his way like tonight, the gap and frustration he can generate can also overwhelm people.

At the end of the three quarters, the Lakers once again scored 40 in a single quarter.

The Celtics removed Sampson's 22 points, and the others added up to only 8 points.

Score: 105 to 93.

The Lakers led the Celtics by 12 points.

⑴ In the tie-breaker of the 1969 finals, Chamberlain was injured halfway and applied for end.After a while, he felt that he could do it again, and wanted to fight with his teammates to the end. The head coach Butch Van Breda Kolff (Butch Van Breda Kolff), who had always been at odds with him, said: "We don't need him!"

In the end, the Lakers only lost by 2 points.

Think about it, can a half-blood Chamberlain rewrite this result?I think it's okay, the Lakers coach is purely undercover, but this is also what happens to Chamberlain most often. If he can regard that game as a life-and-death matchup like Russell, the result may be completely different.So I think if I had to describe Chamberlain's career in four words, I would say: He could have been.

(End of this chapter)