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Chapter 255: A Confused Expert, A Genius With Mindset
The Celtics won the first two games, and then they will go to Los Angeles to play two away games.

Since the Lakers lost all their two away games, some media began to wonder whether the Celtics had a chance to sweep their old enemy out.

Some reporters even seriously raised this issue at a press conference.

Moreover, the background of the reporter is not small.

The other party carried the sign of "USA Today", which is a new media, founded in 1982, and belongs to the largest Gannett newspaper group in the United States.The original intention of the newspaper group to create this newspaper is that although there are many newspapers in the United States, with an average of 2.15 people owning a newspaper, and many newspapers have influence all over the country and even overseas, unfortunately, their reporting focuses are all regional.With the development of American society, economy, and culture, there are more and more domestic tourists and public servants who travel on business every day. No local newspaper can meet the needs of these people to fully understand the news, market, finance, weather, entertainment, sports, etc. of the entire United States.

So, what they do is they report what people are interested in.

Use a popular saying in post bars or forums that can be upgraded: experience is your father.

The duel between the Celtics and the Lakers has gone beyond the scope of sports competitions and has become a cultural symbol with national characteristics. After many years, it is destined to leave a name in history.

In view of this, "USA Today" naturally wants a piece of the action.

Although the newspaper was founded only two years ago, its sales volume ranks among the top five in the United States.

No matter how good their development momentum is, it shouldn't be a reason to ask stupid questions in front of Louis.

Louis said coldly: "Only people who have no knowledge of this sport think that we can sweep the Lakers. This is my only answer to this question, the next one."

The questioner of "USA Today" looked embarrassed, and the color of shame and indignation flashed across his face.

That momentary change was enough for Louis to confirm that there was another media outlet in this magical land of the United States that didn't like him.

There are still many sensitive issues.

As to why Isiah Thomas didn't play in the second half, was he waived.

The question was asked by the media in the California area, a typical provocative question. Louis didn't want to think about their ways, so he said bluntly: "Isaiah didn't appear in the second half of the game because we wanted to protect him."

Then there's Bird vs. Magic.

The "Boston Herald" put forward a point of view: "In the two finals that have ended, Larry is the more prominent player. He always contributes at critical moments, while Magic is the one who shirks responsibility. Does this prove that Larry is better?"

In the first game, the magician's performance can be said to be evenly divided.

In the second game, it was his instigation that kept the Lakers in a stalemate with the Celtics for most of the game.It can be said that during that time, he was more dazzling than Bird.

However, in the last few minutes of deciding the outcome, the Celtics turned their cards up.

Bird went low, activated the four system, and then dominated the game.

What does this feel like?

In the sixth game of the Western Conference semifinals in 2019, Durant was injured and retired in the last game. It seems that the Warriors' good luck ended here, just like in the Western Conference Finals in 2018. Paul's injury caused the Rockets to lose two match points in a row and was killed by the Warriors.

Now it's the Warriors' turn to have important personnel out. The healthy Rockets have every chance to seize this opportunity and defeat the Warriors without Durant in the next two life-and-death battles.

In the first half of Game [-], that's how the script came about.

Curry scored 0 points in the first half. Without G6 Tang scoring 53% in the first half and scoring 21 points, the mountains and rivers would have fallen.However, Thompson is the top assassin in history, but an assassin needs cover. He always pulls out his dagger at unexpected positions and strikes fatally. If no one helps him create chaos, he will be caught sooner or later.

In other words, if Curry didn't get promoted from impotent to Shisanjiro in the second half, the Warriors would stop here.

Is this really going to happen?You must know that Harden scored 44 points against the Warriors in the regular season this season, including a three-point tie in regular time, a three-point lore in overtime, and even Durant's epic kick outside the boundary.

That's how the tragedy came. Curry, who scored 0 points in the first half, scored 60 points in the second half with 33% shooting.You can't say that Harden pulled the span, he also scored 60 points with 16% shooting in the second half, 12 of which were scored in the fourth quarter.Harden tried his best, but he just couldn't stop Curry, who scored 33 points in the second half, from taking the game away. He used his daily three-pointers to ruin the Rockets' ass, and made Harden's fans permanently lose the qualifications to put on Curry.

(Note: Curry scored 23 points in the fourth quarter and scored 120 of the team's 14 points in the last 11 seconds)
The world questions Harden, just as the media questioned Magic in 1984.

He has done well enough, he is very good, but compared with Bird, who is willing to cut himself, he still seems to be a bit behind.

Bird can always press the button that makes him go berserk at a critical moment, but Magic is obsessed with connecting teams and letting the game enter Show Time.

So, the Herald would ask Louie: "Magic is undoubtedly one of the most versatile players in history. His game is flashy, dazzling, brilliant, but not the best. Little Lu, do you agree with this statement?"

Flashy, dazzling, brilliant, but not the best?
What a statement that perfectly sums up the magician at this time.

"I like that statement." Louie nodded in praise of the Herald's question. "You guys are more professional today than the Globe."

The Globe reporters were outraged, especially Bob Ryan.

When Ryan asked Louie how to judge the professionalism of the media, Louie's answer made him furious: "For me, there is only one standard-don't ask stupid questions."

This sentence shows that in Lu Yi's eyes, the Globe has been asking stupid questions today.

The love-hate relationship between Louis and the media continues. He is the most topical coach in the league and the coach who likes to attack the media the most. The "New York Times" is judged by him as a bad media that only spreads rumors and lies. Countless media with a considerable social status are rudely skipped by him as "next" because the problem is too low-level.

The media doesn't like him, but they can't completely deny him.

Because he led the team to 72 wins in the regular season, he is only two games away from the championship.

If the Celtics win the championship, sportswriters can safely say that this is the most dominant season in Celtics history.

As the best Celtic coach in history, how should Louis be evaluated?
It's a mystery.

The reporters knew the answer, and few people were willing to answer truthfully.

The press conference lasted nearly 40 minutes.

Louie answered dozens of questions, countless of which he skipped because of their stupidity.

When he left, some reporters tried to keep him.

"Why rush for a while, we will meet many times in the future, goodbye."

Louie smiled and waved.

Louie runs into Pat Riley in the hallway.

Then he discovered that this was not a chance encounter.

Riley had been waiting for him.

"Pat, I hope you can sleep well tonight." Louis said kindly.

Riley laughed sarcastically: "I'd sleep well if the Boston firemen didn't frequently come around our hotel to put out unknown fires."

Louis has heard a little about what happened to the Lakers.

He said with sympathy: "You are going home soon, I think you will be able to sleep well tonight, because the next game is in Los Angeles, so the number of 'deliberate arson' will be greatly reduced."

When encountering such a master of pretending to be confused, Riley had no intention of asking him "who is the person who deliberately set the fire?" This is something everyone knows well.

"Okay, Coach Lu, I'm here to tell you that it's very interesting to play against you guys. Although we lost two games, this series is far from over." Riley said confidently, "You should be very clear."

Louis said shyly: "Actually, I don't know very well. Just now, the media asked me if I could win four games in a row and let the series end cleanly."

Louie is not only a master of pretending to be confused, but also a genius of manipulating people's mentality.

You can see how he engages in the mentality of his own players on the court.

Riley didn't want to talk to him about the subject, he had come to speak harshly.

"Although you lead by two games, what I want to say is that we will narrow the gap immediately, because the Celtics have a congenital deficiency." Riley smiled confidently, "If you want to win in Los Angeles, your inside needs at least 30 fouls as a reserve, this is my advice."

Louie's smile froze on his face.

Riley turned away.

"See you in Los Angeles, Coach Lu."

Louis looked at Riley's back, and his fear of this person rose several levels.

What is the biggest difference between the playoffs and the regular season?
Some people will say it is the intensity of the game, but this is only a basic characteristic.

The biggest difference is that the opponents will find out the opponent's biggest flaw before or during the match, and then do everything possible to address this point.

(End of this chapter)