the rest, only noise

Chapter 161 The ending of the historical name
The atmosphere of the game has changed significantly.

The momentum of the 76ers faded visibly to the naked eye, while the Celtics were full of vigor.

Their high screen cut-in tactics were still effective in the second quarter. From the second half, Louis let the players take the initiative to switch defenses. When the Celtics did not suffer from agility, the 76ers were unable to open up space through three-pointers from the outside and could only fill the number of people in the paint.

Dr. J tries to get off Bird's defense with a screen.

He was disappointed and couldn't do it at all.

Because even if Bird is thrown away, there will still be Carl, Long, Maxwell or Sampson to switch defenses.

Once being entangled by a mangy dog ​​like Carl, the doctor will feel more uncomfortable than the counterpart Bird.

For example, at this moment, Carl switched defenses to Dr. J and followed him all the way, without stopping for a moment: "Doctor, won't you be embarrassed to see Larry's performance like this? You are a superstar, and everyone wants to see you take off gracefully. How can you behave so mediocrely? Doctor? Speak up, Doctor, isn't it worth talking about a small role like me?"

Louie discovered something.

Dr. J, who has a reputation as a gentleman, is not as elegant and easy-going as he appears on the surface.

He is easily irritated, but it is just a natural superior temperament developed during the ABA period, which made him know how to restrain himself.

He is really a very typical player who has been swallowed up by his image.

In the future, more superstars will be trapped by personal design, but one of the biggest benefits of the social media era is that it is difficult for stars to have much personal privacy. Moreover, the bigger players will be more concerned, so many stars will not be able to stand the restrictions imposed on them by personal design.

It's you, handsome.

With unlimited defenses, the 76ers' offense was unsustainable, stiff and disjointed, and they could only rely on Malone's offensive rebounds to make ends meet.

I saw Malone use his signature butt pouting at the basket to push Sampson into the top, took off the rebound and scored a second offense.

"Don't underestimate the moment he raised his butt. The power implied is not something Ralph can bear at this stage." Cowens and Malone have faced each other before, and he knows the power of the latter.

Louis asked: "In your opinion, when will Ralph be able to withstand his hip lift?"

"Ah, this." Cowens pondered for a few seconds, considering Sampson's long legs and lacking buttocks, "Don't even think about it for the rest of your life."

"Damn it, Dahong, can't you just tell me a lie to make me happy?" Louis regretted endlessly.

44 is better than 61
The Celtics have a big lead, and the 76ers are in a delicate situation.

"If it was any other team, I might judge that Boston has already booked the game, but if the opponent is Philadelphia, you have to be more cautious." Heinsohn laughed, "They probably won [-]% of the time."

Cousy couldn't help joking: "Tom, you are really 'cautious'."

In the frontcourt, Bird drove the No. 76 system, with a high position as the axis. He first pretended to cover Thomas. Suddenly, the smiling assassin detoured from his side and cut into the [-]ers' basket. He lobbed and guided it in place.

63 is better than 44
The wonderful tactical attack made people fascinated, and Louis nodded with satisfaction: "The L strategy is really only Larry can play well."

Next, Sampson showed his defensive presence.

Louie is turning him into a taller, less athletic, and emotionally tepid version of Kevin Garnett.

His switch caused the Sixers to miss the pass.

The Celtics' infinite rotation can have this effect, and Sampson's influence is immeasurable. He is long enough, fast enough, and talented enough to radiate his defense to the area inside the free throw line.

In this case, he's like Garnett.

And once he was at the forefront of the defensive counter-attack, Louie gave him an additional tactical status.

So, he changed from Garnett to the seemingly uncoordinated Antetokounmpo.

Although Sampson's progress is not as great as Louis' lobbying for him, becoming an epoch-making dominant center, he is indeed a unique insider in the contemporary era.

Sampson made a one-handed fast break and dunked in the frontcourt.

"Beautiful! Ralph is great. His shot reminds me of Russell's fast break layup from the distance beyond the three-point line." Heinsohn said with emotion, "This young man is much taller than Russell!"

65 is better than 44
This is an alarm.

The 76ers called a timeout.

Billy Cunningham knew his team was losing ground, and he saw Louie not far away, smiling smugly.

"That bastard!" Cunningham waited for the players to return to the court, and shouted, "They can switch defenses, and we can switch defenses! They can pinch the ball holder, and we can pinch the ball holder! We will use their methods to break them!"

Cunningham's assistant coach Matt Guokas's lips trembled. Here comes the question. There are at least two people on the Celtics field who can shoot three-pointers (Bird/Long). Who in the 76ers can make their opponents care about them outside the three-point line?
I'm afraid that if Andrew Tony takes the ball from beyond the three-point line, he may be emptied, right?
Whether it is a high pass cut, or to break the infinite switch defense, or to use the high pass cut hard steel infinite switch defense, there is only one answer, which is to create space.

In 2018, in the great Western Conference Finals between the Rockets and the Warriors, until the tiebreaker, the Rockets’ five minors used unlimited defenses to force the Warriors’ five minors to hit the giant planet.

The same problem is put in front of the 76ers. First of all, they have no space. Even if they have space, an Andrew Tony who wants to kill the Celtics with singles can only dream of going back to the era of Bill Fitch.

Guo Kasi knew there was a problem, but he didn't say it.

Because he has no other way. If he gives negative suggestions and cannot come up with other solutions, it will dampen the morale of the team.

The timeout ended, and Louis simply replaced Isiah Thomas to rest.

"I wanted you to play a little longer, but your three-pointer tonight is really eye-catching, so I decided to try a rookie, do you have any opinions?" Louis smiled sincerely, but the majesty of "You better have no opinion" was written on his wrinkled eyebrows.

Thomas smiled sadly: "I dare not have any opinions."

"You can really have an opinion, you have that right, I'm an open-minded coach."

Louis' soft and watery look reminded Thomas of the lost man who rode on him last night, but he believed that if he didn't give enough benefits, like he dared to have any opinions at this moment, whether it was the cousin last night or the cousin in front of him, he would turn his face ruthlessly.

"I'm fine with that," Thomas said.

"Thank you, Isaiah," Louie said with a smile, "You are the most selfless, considerate coach, and the most worry-free player I have ever seen."

Thomas walked off the court numbly, and Cowens threw him the towel: "Don't get too flustered, he says that to everyone."

After Louis and Thomas communicated, they hooked up with John Paxson, "John, listen carefully, I have won you a rare opportunity. Isiah is very dissatisfied with the end at this time. Look at his expression."

"He's laughing."

"You have been in the team for so long and you don't know that he is a person who hides a knife in his smile? Can't you read the meaning of his smile?"

"Is there any meaning?"

"Can't you see 'CNMLGBD John Paxson' written on his smiling face?" Louie said disappointedly, "You're so blind, no wonder Bill likes to bully you."

"What should I do?" Paxon asked, frightened.

"What you have to do is very simple, use your long shot threat to create space for Larry, know how to cooperate with him, and pay attention to his gestures and commands." Louie reminded, "If you don't know anything, it's better to stand still at the best shooting point than to run around, understand?"

"understand!"

"Okay!" Lu Yi slapped his butt hard, "Let's get on the ground with full enthusiasm!"

Louis still has confidence in Paxson, who is a typical big-time player.

No matter how scared he is off the court, as long as he walks on the court, he will press the switch in his body to enter the state.The two dynasties of the Bulls have high-quality white shooters. Although Kerr has a better reputation, Paxson is a better player.

Louie didn't know that the 76ers wanted to imitate their infinite switch defense, and let Paxson go up just to make Bird play more happily, but indirectly aimed at the point.

The 76ers have the ability to switch defenses infinitely, they have two athletic wings, and Cheeks is also an elite defensive player.

However, the golf quotients of the five of them are not half of Bird's.

Bird used the same L play, at the same angle, for three consecutive rounds to play with their defense.

In the most embarrassing round for Dr. J, Bird's pass fake made Dr. J make a wrong judgment. He actually went after Maxwell, and then Bird, who was unguarded on the spot, made a shot like an open shooting practice.

Then, KC Jones, this good guy reminded Bird: "Come on, Larry, get 4 more points, and your score is 5 times that of the doctor."

When Byrd got those four points and Dr. J got none, he began his infamous trash talk: "4 to 30, Julie, it's not just you and me who scored poorly, it's poor quality, you're only at this level."

For the next 5 minutes, Byrd continued the "XX to 6" mental attack.

In the last minute of the third quarter, the number has become "1 to 42".

When Dr. J put Bird down, Louie sensed something was wrong.

Fortunately, the referee separated the two sides in time, and the conflict did not escalate.

Louis took this opportunity to replace Maxwell and John Long with two thugs, Lambiel and rookie Guy Williams.

Louis told Williams: "After I finish speaking, you blink when you understand. You are not going up to play, you are going up to protect people. If there is a conflict later, I want you to protect Larry immediately. If he is beaten, especially under my nose, in front of you, I will dig a hole in the garden and bury you. If you understand, then blink."

Williams blinked in horror.

"Be smart, let's go!" Louis habitually caressed his buttocks—crack!

Cowens said nonchalantly, "You're too serious about it. As long as Larry is good at it, he won't suffer in a real fight."

"Imagine a scene, Big Red," Louie described. "Larry beat the doctor tonight, and humiliated him with trash talk until he lost control of his emotions. Then he gained the upper hand in this conflict. Even if he was ejected by the referee, Larry was beaten up by him. If you were Larry, would you be happy? Yes, the redneck is not a good bird. He may have the upper hand, but I don't want to give the doctor a chance to fight back, even if it is a 1% possibility."

Bird's "42 to 6" was not the trigger to anger the doctor, but after he scored the 44th point, he said to the doctor: "Retire, Julie, there is no place for you in the league. You are just a cripple who relies on a lot of playing time to get 6 points."

Dr. J, who had been frustrated all night, was no longer in the mood to play the game. In a rage, he rushed to Bird and pushed him down.

However, before he stepped forward to punch, Ranbir clamped his body behind him: "Don't fight!"

Guy Williams threw the doctor and Ranbir to the ground like a guardian dog.

After Bird got up, he saw that Dr. J's limbs were being restrained, and he rushed forward and threw a few heavy punches before the teams from both sides and the referee arrived.

Thus, the regular season, which is destined to be famous in history, reached its climax.

Louie saw Billy Cunningham's madness, saw the rage of the 76ers, saw the doctor being beaten until the corner of his mouth bled, saw Lambiel's innocent appearance, and saw Guy Williams take the initiative to take everything.

"I heard that tonight will be broadcast live across the United States?" Louis didn't seem to know, "Ah, the 76ers are really unlucky today."

KC smiled wryly, "If I were the president, I wouldn't think so."

The two best teams in the eastern part of Nima fought seven or eight times in the three quarters, and the referee was sent to the hospital by the head coach of one side before the game. This is the image of the league.
Maintaining the image of the league has never been Louie's job. He only wants to win and be comfortable with himself, and the players don't suffer on the court. The rest is none of his business.

(End of this chapter)