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Chapter 248 It's Louis' Fault Whatever You Think (10113)

Louie saw the Lakers' desire to narrow the score and enter the fourth quarter.

They put out a seemingly defenseless lineup, which actually played a good defensive effect.

One of the concepts that Riley instilled in this group of people is rotation defense.

Before the 80s, players who could defend multiple positions were basically superhuman.

The concept of rotation defense is only popular in colleges. In the NBA, the concepts of big and small, fast and slow have always existed, so some coaches would rather bet on the opponent's shooting, and let the players choose to chase the ball holder instead of switching when facing the pick-and-roll.

It was completely different in the 80s.

A large number of players with extraordinary athletic ability have sprung up. These people often have speed, elasticity, height and arm length, which is the basis of indiscriminate rotation.

Even so, the concept of rotation defense and switching defense is still not popular.

The only people who have put this fresh idea into practice are the 76ers in previous years.

They've got Dr. J, they've got Bobby Jones, they've got Caldwell Jones, they've got Darryl Dawkins, they've got a bunch of amazing athletic players, they're built for this kind of system.

This system, after the arrival of Moses Malone, disappeared.

The 76ers have become a team that really relies on superstars to play. The problem is that their deep problems have not been resolved. Neither Dr. J nor Malone is a superstar who can dominate the game in the traditional sense.After losing the defensive switching system that can be used to deal with all teams, after Dr. J and Malone's self-motivation faded, they were sent away by the Nets this season.

The Lakers are the successors of the 76ers. Even in the finals, they had a record of 76 wins and 2 loss against the 1ers, which did not affect Riley to learn from them.

The lineup of the Lakers basically has only one concept.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar protected the basket, McAdoo let himself go, Big Johnson, Magic and Wilkins defended indiscriminately.

They don't have a fixed counter person, who is who on the stand.If it is passed, other people must immediately supplement the defense, and the person who has been passed must find another defense target.

The athleticism of Magic and Wilkins is extraordinary, limited by their defensive awareness.

However, the Celtics did not play well in the first few offenses in the second half, which allowed the Lakers to chase by 5 points.

50 is better than 62
To fix the problem, Louie requested a timeout.

"The performance of the Lakers in the second half was amazing. They used a lineup that didn't look very good and played an amazing offense and defense."

While Heinsohn was talking, Louis pointed the finger at the opponent.

"Cedric, you replace Bill." Louie replaced Lambiel, who was not mobile enough to affect McAdoo's shooting in the high post.

Then, Louie said: "It's still our strategy to let them shoot in the high post, but one thing needs to change. If Bob McAdoo continues to shoot in this area (pointing to the free throw line), someone must interfere with him."

"Am I going to flank Karim, or go out with him?" Maxwell asked.

"No, your task is still to pinch Kareem." Louis said to the others, "Interfering with McAdoo's task and handing it over to the outsiders to let them shoot is our main purpose, but the strategy belongs to the strategy. If you want to implement the tactical intention, you have to play by ear according to the situation on the field. As accurate as McAdoo is, we have to select one person to limit him."

"In addition, the offense must be more flexible. I really can't believe that you have missed consecutively against their lineup." Louie asked inexplicably, "Are you trying to tell me that Magician, Wilkins and McAdoo's defense is very good?"

After Louie finished speaking, the timeout ended.

The Celtics' offense improved immediately, and it seemed that Louie's timeout arrangement was very successful.

The problem is that Louis didn't make much arrangements on the offense. His main arrangement was on the defensive end, and the problem on the offensive end was more of talking nonsense that had nothing to do with offense.

He believes that there will be problems with the defense of the Lakers' lineup. The Celtics did not make this a problem for the Lakers before, but the offense did not do well.

Now, a suspended adjustment, the old feeling returns.

Thomas uses Bird's body as a cover and breaks in. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a top-notch rim protection threat, but the speed is gone.

If he didn't find the right position to stop in advance, he couldn't affect Thomas' breakthrough.

64 is better than 50
Thomas easily scored 2 points.

Next came the Lakers' test. Louie didn't expect that their first attack after the timeout would be to let McAdoo and Kareem go down on the left and right sides.

The Magic passed the ball to McAdoo because he was facing Maxwell.

Almost at the same time, Bird gave up Wilkins and turned to the low post to help defend.

McAdoo turned around and walked to the bottom line. Under Bird's pressure, he stepped out of bounds, and the entire offense was over before it even started.

"As an opponent, you can always trust Bob McCadon (McAdon)!" Heinsohn sat in the nationally broadcast commentary seat and laughed at his opponent.

McAdoo made an offensive mistake and when the ball was given to the Celtics, the five players on the Lakers made a very good rotation defense with anger.

That's what playing with talent looks like.

Thomas once again ran the pick-and-roll with Bird.

This time, the Lakers decisively flanked him.

The target they emptied was Maxwell. He received a pass from Thomas and wanted to enter the basket to score, but was affected by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's defense.

However, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's defensive success was a success, but the defensive rebound fell into Sampson's hands.

The 2-foot-2 Sampson got the ball in the penalty area, had a chance for a [-] but wasn't satisfied with it, and he gave it to John Long in the corner.

The magician, who was supposed to face up with Lang, had already run to the basket to protect the rebound.

In this way, the Celtics' most accurate three-pointer made a shot without defense.

67 is better than 50
According to the normal rhythm of the game, at this stage, the Lakers should call a timeout and start over.

But Riley didn't call a timeout, and he decided to take another shot.

The difference is already 17 points. If the next goal can be scored, it can be reduced to 15 points. Although the idea is good, the magician is far away, McAdoo stands at the free throw line, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in the low post.

The magician did not have the confidence to hit long shots, so he gave the most stable two-pointer in history the chance to stop the decline.

The moment Abdul-Jabbar raised his long arm to catch the ball, Maxwell, who was facing McAdoo, attacked.

Abdul-Jabbar passed the ball to McAdoo, but before McAdoo made a shot, Bird's supplementary defense arrived.

McAdoo's low offensive IQ and selfish side were exposed by Bird's trash talk offensive.

"Macadon, you can't do anything under my defense!"

Byrd spat out the trash with confidence, like stepping on McAdoo's tail.

What he hated the most in his life was this nickname. Hearing Bird say it himself, he wanted to eat Big Bird alone when he held the ball.

No matter how old Bird is, he has been selected as the second defense for three consecutive years. It is a misunderstanding in thinking to regard a white forward who is tall, slow and unable to jump high as an offensive loophole that can get whatever he wants.

McAdoo didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. Under the strong attack, he was blocked by Bird to collect the ball.

He stopped the ball in a bad spot, and Thomas figured he wouldn't be able to find a good chance in that situation.

Without hesitation, he put Johnson aside, ran to McAdoo's side, and took out the ball. His movements were very insidious. If he didn't get the ball, it would be a high probability that his paw hit McAdoo's second child.

Things went so unexpectedly that Thomas knocked the ball out of his hands and hit McAdoo's dick with three-fifths of his fingers.

McAdoo is not a good man and a believer. For a moment, he acted like the Huoyun evil god who was hit on the head with a wood by A Xing.

His rage has several dimensions. He played for Boston, but the city never respected him and dismissed him like a cancer; Bird's trash talk; Thomas' needless aggression.

The most dazzling scene happened, the three Celtics players counterattacked with McAdoo's turnover.

Four Lakers players chased after them.

Only McAdoo stayed in the backcourt, and he ran to Thomas for revenge.

Before he could strike, Bird came between him and Thomas to keep the situation from getting worse, and the referee arrived just in time, and McAdoo's anger turned into a vulgar curse.

The four Lakers players who returned to defense failed to complete the defense, and the Celtics took advantage of the trend to expand the point difference to 19 points.

This may or may not be a pivotal moment.

Pat Riley could only ask for a timeout, and he glared at Louie sharply.

Louie's greatest ability is to make his opponents mistakenly believe that he instigated the chaos on the field, but in fact he is not a person who advocates violence.

As a result, when the players under him cause trouble, the opposing coach will think of him immediately.

It is not the first time that the Celtics have clashed with their opponents when they are leading by a large score but have not secured the victory, disturbing the morale of the opponent and then playing a wave of climax to secure the victory.

"I think the Lakers are out of their minds."

"They are not ready to play against the Celtics at this intensity. When the Celtics clash with their opponents, they can often control their emotions at the most appropriate node, while their opponents always lose their minds."

"Raging an opponent is a clever strategy, because human emotions are not controllable."

"How to make sure that you are not affected by angering the opponent and how to use the influence on the opponent to change the game is a profound subject. The Celtics are experts in this field, because their coach Little Lu is a genius who is good at angering the opponent, causing the opponent's IQ to drop to 0, and then suppressing the opponent with IQ to carry out bloody slaughter."

So you can't blame people for misunderstanding Louis. Even Tom Heinsohn, a famous green star, thinks that the Celtics' style of play is due to Louis. Can his opponent think that "Louis is innocent, he is really a jerk player"?
No matter how you think about it, it is unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)