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Chapter 264 I Let Them Hate Me (14114)

After the game, the unwilling Lakers fans stayed on the scene to boo the Celtics.

They are mad!
Especially Nicholson, who was utterly disappointed.

Louis sat on the bench enjoying himself, as if he didn't want to get up again.

When KC Jones walked up to him, Louie said, "Give me a hand, KC."

"You're so lazy!" KC pulled him up from the bench in disgust.

Louie stretched, and Sampson came up to him.

Tonight, he scored 36 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks. This is a performance that can be recorded in history.

"Coach, thank you!"

Sampson hugged Louis tightly, "I can't do it without you!"

"Ralph, can you stop being so sweaty!"

"Have pity on my expensive suit!"

"You are revenge!"

Louis was wiped with sweat before Sampson walked away satisfied.

When Sampson finished venting his emotions, he let Louie go, and Louie's suit smelled of the guy's stench.

He is indeed a one-in-a-million genius, but this does not mean that his experience can be exempt.

How much black people smell like, I can't say it, and it's racial discrimination.

Louie walks awkwardly towards Pat Riley. The Lakers have gone to extremes to win today, and they almost did.

With Thomas and Bird in the third quarter, the fourth was dominated by Sampson.

Actually speaking, the Celtics' Big Three, namely combat power and maturity, are stronger than the Lakers' star lineup.

The magician is limited by his own fragile heart, Abdul-Jabbar is too old, and Wilkins is only in the second grade. It is too difficult to count on him to change the game.

"Coach Lu, how did you do it?"

Riley couldn't figure it out. In the third quarter, the Celtics were shaky.

Then he put up an undefensive two-star + three-shooter lineup.

In the fourth quarter, he went more extreme and chose to shoot all over the place.

As a result, every time the Celtics were about to be overwhelmed, their star stood up and bit the game.

Riley wanted to know what was going on.

Louis didn't know, and it was impossible to tell him if he knew.

He pretended to be mysterious and said: "You have to believe that there is a mysterious power in the Celtics team. From ancient times to the present, they have won everything, and they will never lose to the Lakers in the finals."

Louis jokingly said: "This may be even more effective than the 'Curse of the Holy Child'⑴."

Riley was silent, and Louis thought he had nothing to say, so he walked to the reporter's position.

"Coach Lu, what have you done to this team?" Riley asked.

Riley asked himself that his coaching ability was not inferior to that of Louis. The difference in this game did not lie in the coaching staff, but in the on-the-spot performance of the players on both sides.When Sampson made four fouls, the Celtics were about to collapse.Then, Louie let Thomas and Bird each bring a system to hold on.

During the rest period between Thomas and Bird, how could Sampson, who had four criminals, be able to support the situation?
It's like two troubles in a row, and you prayed to save yourself, and each prayer was answered.

The Big Three of the Celtics all played their best performances in the finals.

Sampson even established the title of the league's first center in World War I.

If Louis is not sure about the state of the players, if he is not sure about the psychological state of this group of people, he will never be able to stimulate their potential in a way that is so extreme.

In the last half of the quarter, there was another great chemical reaction between the Celtics' Big Three who were in full condition.

From there, it was impossible for the Lakers to win.

Riley's words stopped Louie.

What has he done to this team?It's hard to say, he established a new system, let Bird get used to being called a redneck, beat Thomas every now and then, let Sampson feel at ease rebounding, defending, and doing blue-collar things. He really did a lot, but none of them were likable.

Louie was sure that none of the players were willing to follow his orders, they did so because they knew they would win.

"That's a good question, Coach Riley, and I wouldn't be so annoying if the reporters were asking good questions like that."

Louie turned back with a smile on his face, and his eyes met Riley's.

They are the league's first youngest and second youngest coaches, 14 years apart.

Unlike Louis, Riley has a full resume as a player. He was teammates with Chamberlain, fought against Bill Russell in his later years, and was teammates with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who transferred to the Lakers at the end of his career. Now he is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's coach.

His success has come so easily, so he wonders what Louie, a self-made man with near-amateur basketball skills, did to the Celtics to make this team unbeatable.

Louie's smile was as shallow as a smirk, and his answer was heavy and surprised Riley: "I made them hate me."

After all, he walked up to the reporter at the scene.

"Coach Lu, this is really a great game, setting a new record for the ratings of a single game in the NBA. Have you ever thought about this result?"

Louie faced the reporter and replied calmly: "I won't say that I thought of this result in advance. That would be too arrogant. I can only say that I like this result. Last year, the Celtics lost in the Eastern Conference semifinals. We let all the supporters down. It was a shameful experience."

"When you're young, you have to go through something to understand how sweet it is to win."

"One of the things this world has taught us is that all hard work doesn't always work out, but all trauma has a purpose. Wounds heal, pain goes away, but sooner or later you remember what it's like again. We decided to move forward with that pain, and we've made it this far, and no team can stop us."

The media interview room this night was the biggest battle Louis has experienced since coaching.

There is not a single vacant seat in the interview room.

The most influential media in the United States gathered here, and Louis sat next to the Big Three.

"Coach Lu, you once said that this round of the series will play six games, or even seven games. Now you are leading 3-0, do you still think so?"

Louis didn't expect to be "slapped in the face" like this.

He smiled wryly: "I will expect the worst results in everything I do, so, yes, the Lakers are a worthy opponent, and we will never take chances."

After that, there is nothing to do with Louis.

The media is snobbish, and players are more valuable for interviews.

The Big Three of the Celtics all showed key performances today, Sampson was the most dazzling, and Bird and Thomas were in no particular order.

Bird is still the player who gets the most questions. As for those big media who want to interview Sampson more, Thomas, as always, is the one who is ignored.

The media probably asked Bird seven questions in a row.

Louie kicked Bird with his foot under the table to remind him not to be too aggressive.

Bird gave Louis a hard look, showing dissatisfaction on his face, and said to the reporter: "Do you have anything to ask Isiah? He also played very well. Don't make it seem like I won the game alone."

Byrd's words diverted the reporter's attention.

The reporters gradually discovered the marginalized Thomas. After checking the information, they found that Thomas scored 24 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists tonight. This performance should not be ignored anyway.

Thomas had enjoyed being bombarded with questions from reporters, and he'd get tired of it before long.

The media in Los Angeles asked kindly: "Do you mind being called 'the man who lives in Larry's shadow'?"

"I don't mind, because it's so wrong." Thomas laughed meanly. "I do live in the shadow of other people, but not Larry. Larry lives in the shadow of other people, and so does Ralph, and all the Celtics players live in the shadow of that person."

The media asked: "Who is that guy? Reed Auerbach?"

"No, it's our coach." Thomas said amazingly, "In front of you, he is the best person in the world. It's different behind closed doors. I've met many coaches, and he is the most special. He dominates this team and guides us on the right path. All of us hate what he did, but we are all willing to follow his leadership. His shadow hangs over the whole team, but it is he who let us out of the shadow of last season's loss. He reshaped this team."

Thomas said fiercely: "He is the reason why we become special, but you only noticed a few of us, and you didn't realize his role at all. I have to say, I am disappointed in your observation skills. You stare at us every day, but you only pay attention to the trivial stupid things, but ignore the most important things."

Thomas' words are likely to arouse the disgust of the media, and he has since become a reporter insulator like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His words shocked not only the reporters, but also his teammates and coaches.

Louie's jaw was about to drop, and he couldn't believe that Thomas could say those words, even after he plucked Bird and found him to be a spirited harpy.

Could it be that he didn't torture Thomas enough to give this guy a good time?

"Coach Lu, how did you transform this team?"

A reporter from ESPN asked a question.

Louis glanced at Thomas, and suddenly, the guy's smile and dimples were not so annoying.

Ok
Louie smiled and replied, "I made them hate me."

⑴ In 1918, after the Red Sox won the MLB championship for the last time in the last century, the team was bought by a New Yorker named Harry Flats. In order to meet the needs of business and pleasure, the latter sold the greatest strong stick in the history of the Red Sox - Babe Ruth, nicknamed "Holy Baby" to the rival New York Yankees for $12.5.Ruth was the most outstanding player in the league at the time. He was born and died for the Red Sox and made great contributions. He was a much-loved city hero in Boston. Ruth also vowed to end his career here.It is conceivable how much shock he caused by being sold-Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are recognized enemies, which have been passed down for a century and are still sworn feuds today. Fratz sent their greatest hero to the enemy, making the city furious.Before leaving, Ruth said angrily to those uninformed fans: "I never thought of leaving Boston, but those bosses... put all the responsibility on me. If I want to bear the reputation of a traitor, then the Red Sox will never win the championship. The price." (It lasted for 88 years and was not broken until 2004)
(End of this chapter)