the rest, only noise

Chapter 149 The Sixth Person's Indignation
"Coach Lu, how do you evaluate the first half of the game?"

"Eh, lackluster."

"How come, you scored 84 points in the first half!"

"Considering that we allowed our opponent to score 70 points, I really have nothing to say." Louis decided to maintain his frivolous personality. "I hope we can maintain this offensive in the second half and do a better job on the defensive end."

If it is said that whether or not a good defense is done is the standard for Louis to evaluate a game, then the performance of the Celtics tonight is definitely not good.

Because they allowed the Nuggets to score 140 points.

The last time the Celtics scored 140 points was in the 70s.

Also, there was no overtime in this game.

In particular, the Nuggets scored 140 points without making a three-pointer. Can the game still win?

The answer is yes, because the Celtics' offensive performance is more brutal than their opponents.

The Nuggets scored 140 points in regular time, but the Celtics went all out and blasted 160 points.

As a result, 160 to 140, the Nuggets who scored 140 points actually lost by 20 points.

This kind of outrageous game is no surprise to the Nuggets.

In a low-to-high-scoring game, the fans were the happiest. Bird scored 34 points, Thomas scored 29 points, followed by Maxwell's 26 points, then Sampson's 22 points and John Long's 20 points.

Lambiel dragged down the starters and "only" scored 12 points. A total of 6 Celtics scored in double figures and 11 appearances.

For the Nuggets, Vandeweghe scored a game-high 49 points.

It can be said that the Celtics won beautifully, but no matter how beautifully they won, Louis didn't like this kind of game.

There are too few places to coach, because the Nuggets have only one problem, poor defense.

Their offense is too random, it can be said to be impeccable, or it can be said to be full of loopholes. They have no fixed routine, and whoever has the opportunity will let them fight.And the opportunities they identify are not open opportunities in the eyes of ordinary fans, but when the ball comes to them, they feel that they have a good chance and start to do it.

Doug Mo would only scold when the timing of their attack was too outrageous.

"As I said earlier, we only have one goal today, and we just have to have fun." Coach Mo took it very seriously, "Can you expect this group of people to beat the Celtics?"

Louie could only follow the other party's words: "We did play better tonight."

Then, another reporter from New York made trouble.

"Hi, Little Lu, I'm a reporter from the New York Post."

The other party self-declared his identity.

Louie has a natural discrimination against the New York media.

"Why is there New York media in Denver?" Louie was puzzled.

The other party clarified: "Please rest assured, Little Lu, we are not the same as the Times."

It is even worse behavior to discredit your colleagues in order to whitewash yourself.

But since it was the "New York Times" that was smearing, Louis believed him for a while.

"Okay, please."

"How would you rate Philadelphia 76ers coach Billy Cunningham calling you a 'cocky young man'?"

"I will gladly accept."

The reporter of the Post is obviously new to the industry, and has never seen someone like Louis.

He was dumbfounded.

"Are there any other questions?" Louis asked.

He continued to ask: "If the opponent scored 140 points in a game, does it mean that the Celtics have a major problem on the defensive end?"

"It's okay," Louis continued to maintain his frivolous personality, "We decided to learn from the Nuggets, no matter how many points the opponent scores on us, as long as we get more points than the opponent."

Louie's speech caused a burst of discussion around.

They chatted endlessly, and Louis continued to point to the reporter of the Post: "If you have any questions, let's ask together."

"How did you decide to handle the competition for the spot between Larry Bird, Ralph Sampson and Cedric Maxwell?"

Rare and difficult, not created out of thin air, real problems.

Louis didn't expect that the little brother of the post looked young, and the few questions he asked were not too stupid. Doesn't this virtue look like a reporter in New York?

Why are the media from New York so poor in quality?
"One of the best players in the history of the Celtics, 'Hondo' Havlicek, is famous for his sixth man. Before Hondo, there was the great Frank Ramsey. And Don Nelson in the 70s." Louie used history as an example. important."

Louis said so, in fact, he is not sure how Maxwell feels about the positioning of the sixth man.

He never told Louis what he thought.

When Louie first came to the team as Fitch's assistant coach, he and Maxwell had a bad relationship.It wasn't until the 1981 playoffs that the relationship between them slowly recovered. Now, it has become a bit complicated.

"I'm done asking, Coach Lu."

"I haven't asked what your name is yet?"

"Uh, didn't I introduce myself before?"

Louis didn't want to say that he thought of the Post's little brother as the mob of The Times from the very beginning, and he didn't remember his name at all.

"It seems so."

"My name is Selwyn Harry."

"I think you are as young as me, maybe we can communicate more if we have the opportunity."

Harry was overjoyed. Being able to get in touch with a young and promising coach like Louis gave him another channel to get inside information.

"Of course, if we have the opportunity, we need to communicate more."

Back in the locker room, Louis deliberately talked to Maxwell.

"Cedric, if you have any dissatisfaction with the arrangement of the sixth man, don't hold it in your heart." Louis said.

"Are you asking me to speak up?" Maxwell asked.

"It's not impossible."

"No, I don't do that." Maxwell said eccentrically. "Once I do this, the media will pour dirty water on me, saying that I am selfish and disregarding the whole team, and my skin color is involved. It is said that I am selfish because of black people. If it is John Havlicek, they will never have this problem."

Louis smiled: "So you are still very dissatisfied, right?"

"This should be my freedom. I didn't talk about it everywhere, I just hid it in my heart." Maxwell asked sarcastically, "Don't I even have the right to be dissatisfied in my heart?"

"Even if you don't play sixth man willingly, you should understand why I put you in this position."

"why?"

"Because you can't fight inside like Larry, and it's difficult to pull out to shoot three-pointers like Bill, and you don't have the dominant height and defensive influence like Ralph."

Maxwell retorted: "They can't cut and play like I do!"

"I admit that you are a genius opportunity catcher. Maybe you are the best person in the team. However, there is no threshold for this matter." Louis said bluntly, "You may be able to do this, but there are others who can do it. They are not as good as you, but they are enough to meet tactical needs."

"In that case, I have nothing to say!"

Maxwell sneered: "I deserve to be a substitute!"

"It's the sixth man, not a substitute."

Maxwell took his things and said without looking back, "Stop fooling me with the media."

Some people just regard the starting lineup as more important than anything else.

Louis wondered if Auerbach had added a starter clause when he signed the contract with Maxwell, and he would deduct money if he didn't play the starter.

If not, it can only be that the inner positioning that I think I can start has collided with reality.

The reality is not so good. Louis asked him to fight the sixth man when he came up. He didn't resist fiercely, because he knew that resisting was useless. Could he prevent Sampson from taking the position?

In Louie's vision, Maxwell is an important puzzle piece that has positions in all four offensive systems.

All offensive systems need an opportunity catcher like Maxwell. The positioning of the sixth man and the consistent playing time with the main force allow him to get enough opportunities.

However, he just wanted that title.

Louis let out a sigh of relief, went outside the arena, got on the bus with the others, and went back to the hotel.

The atmosphere on the bus was quite lively, and Lambiel and Karl were very good at creating atmosphere.

Louis is concentrating on the current problems of the Celtics.

It’s a good thing that Lambiel and Thomas’ grievances are no longer what they used to be. Thomas’s jealousy of Bird has also improved. Although these alarms that may cause the team to explode have been eliminated, how to balance Maxwell’s emotions and those of other players who are difficult to play is a difficult problem.

There is only so much time, and the Celtics have many players who can play. They are young and greedy, and they don't know how to be patient.

It is a "benevolent policy" for the players that Louis does not set a curfew, so when they come to an away game, there is basically no one in their room.

Louis often saw them taking women back to the hotel in the middle of the night.

Sometimes even Bird is no exception.

When Louis saw Lambiel embracing left and right, followed by another, preparing for a string of three, Louis showed a knowing smile.

"Coach, if you are interested, can you join us?"

"No, I have something else to do."

He went back to his room and ordered a midnight snack.

As always, the only thing you can order at this time is Chinese food.

(End of this chapter)