the rest, only noise

Chapter 147 Passing Game
Because the Nuggets don't play defensively at all, every team smiles when they meet them.

No one doesn't like offense, so meeting a team that only uses offense to determine the outcome is also a kind of relaxation for the players.

Therefore, Louis did not deploy too many strategies.

Before the night's game, he emphasized the need to strengthen physical confrontation against the Nuggets' frontcourt trident Dan Issel, Alex English and Kiki Vandeweghe.

And then nothing else.

"Although their offense is very strong, don't forget that we are also the second-ranked team in terms of points per game. Usually, we need to save our strength to defend. We don't need it tonight. Let's fight against them and see whose spear is sharper!" Louis said a few words to mobilize the atmosphere.

McNichols Sports Arena

The Celtics arrived and were greeted with formal boos from the fans.

It would be strange if there were no boos.

As one of four ABA teams to join the NBA during the merger era, the Nuggets have always regarded themselves as a strong team because they were sitting on a limitless David Thompson when they first arrived.

Their trust in Thompson is firm, and this man's talent is indeed incredible.

Although he only played in the NBA for nine years, he spent six years playing alone, and then he was selected into the Hall of Fame, and by the way became Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame recommender.

Louie met the famous Nuggets coach Doug Mo, who is one of the few coaches who become stars in the eyes of the media.

He was often blamed by the media for his ill-fitting suits, unorthodox speeches and extreme coaching style.

Just as Louis was about to shake hands with him, Coach Mo asked in a fierce tone, "Are you that Boston high school coach?"

"Have you ever seen a 23-year-old high school student?"

Hearing this, Coach Mo's expression changed from excited to calm: "Just kidding, I believe our two teams will play a beautiful game tonight."

"I'm also looking forward to what kind of sparks No.1 and No.2 on the scoring list can play on the offensive end."

In the first meeting between Louis and Coach Mo, they had a good impression of each other.

This is rare. Louis has coached nine regular season games. Except for Don Nelson, he is basically a coach. No matter whether his team is a strong team or a weak team, when he talks to Louis, there is wind on his feet, and he is arrogant and arrogant.

So Louie has been brutal to these teams, and the Celtics haven't had a game with fewer than 115 points.

Given the chance, he'll let players continue to kill in garbage time.

Isiah Thomas' comeback against the Bulls in garbage time was Louie's instruction.

Because the opponent's head coach contemptuously called him a yellow boy, he was furious, and angrily commanded the team to bloodbath the Bulls by 39 points.

It just so happened that it was Thomas' comeback game, and it happened that Chicago was his hometown, and it happened that he was in good shape, so Louie let him continue to play. In the end, he let out a sigh of relief, and Thomas helped him take the blame, perfect.

"That lunatic didn't say anything harsh to you, did he?" KC Jones was really worried about another embarrassment.

Louis shook his head and smiled, "We had a very friendly exchange."

"Damn, what did he say to you?" KC was used to Louie's irony.

"It's nothing, I have a good impression of him."

"He racially discriminated against you?"

"KC, I have been speaking English so far, why can't you understand what I say?"

"Oh my God!" KC said in surprise, "Did that lunatic really attack you with discriminatory language?"

Louis lost his temper in an instant.

In the opening game, a surprise was that Sampson lost the jump ball to Dan Issel.

ML Carl jumped up and loudly expressed his dissatisfaction: "Ralph, what's going on, the jump ball was lost to a white man who is more than 20 centimeters shorter than you?"

Sampson was too ashamed to answer.

The Nuggets' game is known for its fast pace, fast passing, and shooting when there is an opportunity without delay.

They ran and bombed, but they were not the kind of running and bombing that the fans imagined by throwing three-pointers everywhere.

They currently average 125 points per game, but no one in the team has averaged more than 0.5 three-pointers per game, and the combined average of three-pointers per game of the whole team barely breaks 1 goal.

This is a team that doesn't rely on threes but averages 125 points per game. It's not an exaggeration to say that they don't defend.

Their starting point guard, second-year player Robert Williams, controlled the ball, and behind him, Vandeweghe moved slowly to the short corner.

Williams passes the ball immediately.

Bird's defense was only a beat slow, and Vandeweghe shot immediately.

"Shh!"

"No way, country bumpkin?" Louie shouted, "No way, if I say you want to fight against them, you really don't want to defend? Let me see your sense of responsibility, okay?"

In fact, Bird can't be blamed for that shot. Vandeweghe's position was not his regular shooting point, but he shot when he saw the opportunity without hesitation.

"If our data is correct, Vandeweghe is only shooting 24 percent from that position."

"But he shot decisively."

KC discusses with Tomjanovich.

"The information is definitely not wrong." The current data of the Celtics is obtained by Louis contacting Oracle's friends for help. If their data is not accurate, it will not be accurate.

Cowens wondered: "A 24% shooting rate is so decisive? Wouldn't it be heaven if it was 50%?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bird, who was ridiculed by Louis, shot from a 45-degree angle on the right side with a sullen face.

"Shh!"

"Ah! Eyes! My eyes!" Cowens saw the dazzling defense, "I didn't even raise my hand, I'm convinced!"

The Nuggets counterattacked quickly, Williams advanced to the frontcourt, and the ball was given to English.

Mr. English broke through with the ball, and Sampson, who switched defenses in front of him, was not weaker than him in terms of movement speed.

This surprised English and gave the ball to Issel in the high position.

Issel faked a shot and sent Lambiel flying, dribbled quickly to the hoop, and scored a layup.

"Tsk tsk. Really decisive." Louis didn't think there was anything wrong with their defense, but the way the Nuggets played made it seem like their defense was full of holes.

Everyone was very decisive and handled the ball extremely fast, not wasting a second after the two rounds.

"This coach Mo is not an ordinary person."

It is not as easy as it sounds to adjust a team's offense to the extreme. How to train the tacit understanding of the players and how to make them attack decisively all require repeated training by the coaches over time.

Thomas rushed into the paint along Bird's pick-and-roll, hitting the ground pass to Lambiel who was emptied.

Iser turned around and glanced at Lambiel, but he didn't come out.

Lambiel opened his hand to shoot and made a hollow hit.

4 is better than 4
"If people with this defensive attitude are my teammates, I will kill them all!" Watching this game, Cowens' blood pressure was high.

The Celtics didn't adjust for a while when they suddenly encountered this kind of defensive and offensive team.

Williams beat Thomas, even though he was the most mediocre player in the Nuggets' starting lineup, he was instilled by Doug Moe with the concept of attacking bravely and making decisive decisions.

Thomas has a certain disadvantage in his size, but he doesn't want to be overpowered by an unknown sophomore who gets caught and gets fouled.

Williams goes to the free throw line.

Thomas, who made two free throws and scored a goal face to face, was not reconciled, and was transported to the frontcourt to force Williams.

Issel came to help defend, but in the end, he just kept a distance from Thomas, and he didn't even raise his hand for the latter's layup.

"Boom!"

In the distance, Doug Mo danced joyously, as if his players had completed a 100-point defense.

"Okay! Hurry up!" he yelled, "Get me up and have a good time!"

The Celtics just retreated to the backcourt, and the Nuggets' ball has advanced to the frontcourt.

Vandeweghe received the ball again in that position where he shot only 24%. Bird didn't get up in time, and he shot again.

"Shh!"

"Are you sure he's only shooting 24 percent at that position?" Louie asked Tomjanovich.

Tomjanovich wondered, "That's what it says on the data sheet."

"That is to say, they are in good shape today." This is the only explanation.

It is impossible for a shooting point that usually only has a 24% shooting rate to suddenly be so accurate. He dared to shoot like that, which shows that the coaching staff has given the Nuggets players extremely high authority.

They play like it's a 14-second possession on every possession, with no delay.

This kind of suffocating offensive rhythm, if you encounter them with a good touch, it is really a godsend. No team can beat them in an offensive competition of such intensity.

"boom!"

Lambiel missed.

Even if they don't give any defensive strength, it is not easy to beat them by fighting alone.

In a blink of an eye, they rushed to the frontcourt, and Vandeweghe missed Bird's defense, but caused the Celtics' second foul.

"Kay Beibi!" the Nuggets' home announcer yelled, "This is the 'Passing Game'! Even the Celtics, who have won nine consecutive victories at the beginning, are hard to parry!"

Louis ran to the technical desk and said, "I want to pause."

So, there was a sound at the scene, and the Celtics coaching staff took the lead in breaking the silence.

(End of this chapter)