the rest, only noise

Chapter 201
Isiah Thomas scored 15 points in a single quarter in the second quarter. Later, he pissed off the Lakers. The defensive action against him became bigger, and he was knocked to the ground almost every time he broke through, but his opponents just couldn't stop him from putting the ball in the basket.

Louis could see that beyond the three-point line, Thomas was just an average guy.

Inside the arc, he's a killer who can score from anywhere.

Louie has coached so many games, and he has never seen a player who is more threatening with the ball than Thomas.In other words, the Celtics not only have the deadliest pitcher in active service, but also the strongest ball-handler in active service.

More importantly, these two men have a selfless heart to suppress their own performance for the team.

The only thing that can separate them from working together is skin color and the prejudice of the media.

62 is better than 54
At halftime, the Lakers trailed the Celtics by 8 points.

Their defense was very targeted, trying to control the penalty area and the three-point line, but unfortunately they were broken by Louie's five-three-point lineup, and then relied on Thomas' individual combat ability to continuously charge.

This contest in the first half was enough for the Lakers coaching staff to correctly recognize the strength of the Celtics.

For them, it is unrealistic and unrealistic to use defense to limit the performance of the Celtics.

"This is an encounter. We have to face to face to know the strength of the opponent."

With a refined look, Pat Riley spoke easily into the microphone.

"Also, I believe the Celtics still have some strength to spare, just like the Lakers in the first half, not the Lakers at full strength."

Unlike Riley, Louie wasn't cooperative at all.

"Of course we went all out. Don't you think Isiah didn't go all out in the second quarter? If he didn't go all out and scored 15 points in a single quarter, would he have to go all out to score 30 points in a single quarter? We really did our best." Louie said exaggeratedly, "There is not a drop of fuel left."

After speaking, he greeted the audience and walked slowly towards the player tunnel.

The locker room smelled of pungent sweat and the mixed body odor of black and white, which was no better than the smell of toilets in the country.

"I always knew Isiah was good at playing, but I didn't expect him to be so good at playing. Everyone, give him a little applause." Louie said.

Lambiel takes the lead, a bit cheap and insincere, but claps loudly.

Thomas' expression has become relaxed, not as tense as when he was killing all directions on the court.

"You must have felt it too. The Lakers didn't take it seriously tonight. The blind LOGO man cried to the camera how he was beaten up by the older generation of Celtics."

Louie's joke amused everyone.

"While they're aggressive, we don't see the No-Majs turning positional fights into fast breaks as often as they've always done."

"While their defensive intensity is high, they're not a very defensive team."

"Although Kareem is the core attacker in positional warfare, he got a bit too much possession tonight."

Louie makes several key points clearly.

"This is all a performance of hidden tricks. Since our opponents don't take this game seriously, let's relax and do things that we wouldn't do on weekdays."

Louie took the tactical pen, put Bird in a high position, and said to Sampson, "Ralph, I want you to get the ball at the free throw line, let Larry pick and roll you, and go straight to their basket."

"Such a tall man is there to attack directly with the ball?" This is beyond ML Karl's cognition.

Although Sampson has the tactical support of high-post catches, he tends to make high-post jumpers instead of attacking with the ball.

Today, Louis gave him a chance.

"MLC, don't use your impression to stereotype our Ralph." Louis said jokingly, "He is going to be a man who will change basketball!"

Thomas was a little surprised. After he played such a wonderful single-quarter performance, Louie didn't make any arrangements for his threat with the ball.

"Larry, once Ralph's offense is frustrated, you take over the ball, and you control the offense. Play two systems, or L tactics, or you see any bastard in a purple jersey is upset, just fuck him."

When the Celtics came out of the locker room, the Lakers had been warming up for more than a minute.

It seems that they did not make any other special arrangements.

Louis deliberately went to the midfield and greeted Riley: "Pat, is it because the audience in the garden is too enthusiastic, your players are so frightened that their legs are weak, so they only dare to pass the ball to Karim?"

The way Louis "greeted" was always so impressive.

Riley looked at Louie's provocation calmly, "Coach Lu, don't gossip, it's never wrong to pass the ball to the person who is most sure."

Louis had heard Riley's name for a long time, and thought he must have a good opinion, but he didn't expect to say such words of Tyronn Lue.

"Then guess, will I let Isiah continue to attack in the second half?" Louis asked.

Riley said nonchalantly: "This is your internal affairs and has nothing to do with me."

"Well, since you don't want to know, then I have to tell you about it." Louis said secretly like an informer, "Reassure Erwin and that pockmarked Johnson that Isiah will not attack again."

The Celtics, who had possession of the ball at the beginning of the third quarter, played according to Louie's arrangement as soon as they came up.

Sampson took the ball from the free throw line, and the Lakers let Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kurt Rambis play inside.Abdul-Jabbar doesn't like to leave the basket, so let Rambis follow.

As a result, Bird came over and set a pick and roll for Sampson.

This is going to blind the eyes of the Lakers players. What they didn't expect was that Sampson used Bird's pick-and-roll to drive the ball into the paint like a small forward, and challenged Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's defense head-on with a throw.

Who can imagine what a [-]-foot-[-] center looks like off the dribble?

This was originally a technique for a small man to challenge a big man, but when Sampson made this sudden move, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was hard to guard against. What was even more incredible was that his throw hit the high plate and fell into the basket from the center.

"Damn it!" cried Cowens. "How did he do it?"

Louis asked with a smile: "Dahong, haven't you heard the story of him playing from number one to number five at school?"

"Not a legend?"

"Not really."

Before the start of the season, Sampson had complained to Louis because of his low status in offensive tactics.

At that time, Louis told him that it was not that he was not good enough, but that Bird and Thomas were better than him as the core of the offense.

This saying still applies today.

He is very aware of the value of Sampson's height, shooting ability, and his incredible offensive ability with the ball, but compared with Bird and Thomas, the fault tolerance rate for designing tactics for him is too low.

His shooting, finishing ability at the basket, and threat of attacking the basket with the ball are all trained for scoring. This is an amazing scoring machine, but if he is to support a team's offense, his passing and coping abilities are obviously lacking.

Moreover, the taller the player, the greater the consumption in the game, and if the offensive proportion is too large, there is no way to guarantee the efficiency at the critical moment.

But if you put Sampson on a weak team, there is nothing wrong with building an offensive system around him.

The Celtics are purely happy troubles.

Louis asked Sampson to show off his offense with the ball, firstly to confuse the Lakers, secondly, to try his effect on playing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and thirdly, to let Thomas know that he was not the only one who made sacrifices for the team.

Although he restrained his desire to attack for the sake of the team, Sampson has never had the opportunity to show off his offense with the ball since he entered the Celtics.

Back on the defensive end, Sampson took the initiative to guard Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Lambiel gladly confronted Rambis.

Abdul-Jabbar slapped Sampson hard with a stinky face, and wanted to teach Sampson a lesson.

Sampson held his breath and pressed his left shoulder firmly.

This made Abdul-Jabbar have to turn around and face the basket for a face-to-basket hook.

Sampson didn't forget a word of Thurmond's instructions. He followed Kareem's pace and violently destroyed the bald old comrade's center of gravity.

"B~~~~"

When the whistle sounded, Jabbar lost his center of gravity by Sampson's foul and sat down.

Sampson held up his hand, claiming his third foul.

"Don't touch me!" Abdul-Jabbar stared at Sampson dissatisfied.

Sampson, not one to bicker, watched Kareem silently.On the contrary, Lambiel couldn't help the desire to belittle others, and laughed: "Why don't Ralph and I kneel and watch every time you make a move in the future?"

"What did you say?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sniffed.

Ranbir is a vicious dog with "I don't feel good about beating me" written all over his face: "I said, if you don't like people touching you so much, don't play basketball. An old bastard like you who has lost all his hair and is still pretending to me. Do you believe I will break a few bones of yours next round?"

Lambiel managed to turn a verbal battle into a confrontation.

Abdul-Jabbar rushed forward and put his chest against him, about to curse.

Unexpectedly, Lambir, the top animal, decisively pushed Kareem away: "If you dare not do it, don't babble!"

Then, Abdul-Jabbar punched with hatred.

"Why the hell are we fighting again? Do you have any fucking quality?" Louis looked dumbfounded, "Who the hell is going to teach that vicious dog how to be a quality dog?"

Tomjanovich was about to burst, he felt that Lambiel's becoming this virtue had something to do with Louis.

This elegant person who keeps his mouth shut and never leaves his mouth is actually ashamed to say that others are of low quality.
If Louis knew that Tomjanovich was entertaining him, he would kill the bastard in minutes.

Abdul-Jabbar punches Lambir, but misses.

Lambiel is the best in the league in fighting skills, and the instinct to hide fists is also the best in the league, but he suffers from Sampson behind him. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's wingspan is too long, and he got punched inexplicably.

Teammates from both sides leaned over one after another, some helping punches, some persuading a fight, and some helping punches in the name of persuading a fight.

When Pat Riley saw this scene, his first reaction was to think that Louie deliberately made the players mess up.

He looked at Louis angrily, just in time to see Louis yelling at Sampson: "Ralph, are you a fucking man who won't fight back after being beaten? Go out and don't say I know you!"

(End of this chapter)