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Chapter 268 Everything Has Been Abnormal (15125)

The game entered the second quarter, Louis let Bird lead the second team, Sampson and Thomas down to rest.

In addition to Bird, members of the second team include Gerald Henderson, ML Carr, Maxwell and Lambiel.

If Maxwell is replaced by Sampson, this is the strongest defensive lineup for the Celtics in theory.

The offensive end of this lineup is very dependent on Bird. On the defensive end, every position is good. The only problem is protecting the basket. Although Sampson has a terrifying ability to protect the basket, there are no other threatening basket protectors except him.

26 is better than 22
The Celtics led by 4 points. In the second quarter, the Lakers also let Magic lead the team. If he is compared to an ADC, Michael Cooper is his support.

In this quarter, the Lakers relied on Cooper's two outside shots to open up the situation.

Cooper first hit a long-range mid-range shot and then hit an unguarded three-pointer.

The Lakers didn't do a good job of defending the Celtics. Lambiel responded with a low jumper, and Bird's three-pointer after passing Cooper from the outside.

The two sides played a wave of 5 to 5 offensive.

31 is better than 27
Cooper's shooting consistency can't be compared with Bird's. After a while, he started to hit the iron.

Bird had a strong desire to perform. He saw the magician's downturn, and knew in his heart that this was the best time for him to take revenge.

The 1979 NCAA Finals was the most painful loss in his life, and the magician was the strongest competitor in his life.

He didn't like the articles the media did between the two of them, but he also admitted that the magician was his old enemy.

Facing the old enemy, you have to show your best performance.

Henderson broke through sharply to the basket and missed a throw.

There were three Lakers players protecting the rebound under the basket, but Bird had to go to the middle position to grab the offensive rebound, and then scored in front of the three of them.

33 is better than 27
On the next possession, Cooper missed a long shot and Bob McAdoo grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on the second.

The Celtics' positional battle also missed. Carl has a bad mouth but no good hands, and he shot hard.

Opponents strike iron, which is the Lakers' favorite.

As long as the rebound is held by the magician, Show Time will come.

But they had a difficult time, Magic couldn't get the rebound, and Bird controlled the offensive rebound as well as Moses Malone at this time.He is not as fast as Malone, nor does he like hand-to-hand combat as much as Malone, nor does he have the physical fitness of the latter. He just knows how to rebound and block.

If height is the decisive factor in rebounding, the Chinese team's rebounding in international competitions will not become the practice of every game.

The moment Bird grabbed the offensive rebound, he had already made plans for the next step. He leaned against Cooper with his back, patted the ball, twisted his footsteps to the right side of the paint area, turned over and jumped up.

Although Cooper's defense produced some interference, the impact on Bird's overall offense was very small.

"Boom!"

Bird ignited the enthusiasm of the fans in the garden with a beautiful rebound and shot.

At this moment, the garden has become a purgatory on earth.

The temperature, the smell, the excitement and anger of the fans, for the guests who come here to play, the game becomes a torment.

Even Louie fiddled with his tie, wanting to tear it off, it was so hot.

The Lakers requested a timeout.

Riley already didn't know how to adjust the team's offense. He replaced the Magician and replaced the main players such as Wilkins and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Louis was not in a hurry to switch back to the main force, he adjusted the second position and the inside line.

Exit Carl and Maxwell, enter Angie and Sampson.

Watching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar walk on the field with great difficulty, Louis realized that his physical condition was really not optimistic.

The garden is definitely his most hated away game.

But as long as he is on the court, the Lakers' offense is guaranteed.

The Lakers don't care whether he is 37 years old or not, even if he is 40 years old, he is the team's offensive arrow.

When Louie saw Dennis Johnson rushing in, he knew that his purpose was to feed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

If he was a player on the field, he would try to confuse Dazi, making him think that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a good chance, pass the ball carelessly, and then intercept the passing route.

However, the sight of the authorities is not as clear as that of the bystanders.

No one did that, and the ball was passed to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was facing up to Lambiel, who pushed hard on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's shoulder.

That's a foul move.

This is also taught by Thurmond. At the beginning, everyone was worried that it would be called a foul, but Thurmond shook his head firmly.

No, why?He didn't say, he didn't know.

Louie knows why, it's the league's way of restricting super bigs.

For a player like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, it is impossible to limit him without giving him some illegal moves.The referee will condone the unconventional approach of the player he plays against.While researching NBA history, Louie discovered that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had complained about the 1974 Finals referee, Richie Powers.

Bowers allegedly allowed Cowens to roughly punch him on the back.Then Louie found out that in the seven-game series, Bowles blew four games, and the Celtics won all of them.

At his peak, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was subjected to double standards by referees, but he did not expect the same in his old age⑴.

When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used the small steps of turning to face the basket to get rid of Lambir, the opponent had already left many paw prints on his body.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was so angry that he didn't make a throw. His first reaction was not to grab an offensive rebound, but to scold Lambiel angrily: "You better clean your hands and feet!"

"Then I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Dirty things are my favorite thing!" Lambiel said disgustingly, "For example, your goggles, I want to break them every time."

Attacking the Celtics' restricted area is still the Lakers' basic strategy.

The Celtics are much more flexible, and Bird is in good shape, so I leave the offense to him, and the others perform their duties.

Sampson comes up to screen for Bird, pulls away, catches high and nobody cares.

The Lakers seemed to take Sampson's outburst in Game [-] as a flash of inspiration, so he took aim and made this high jumper.

37 is better than 27
The game has become a 10-point gap in the blink of an eye.

The Lakers still pin their hopes of winning on the impact on the inside.

Louis stood tens of meters away and roared, telling the players to pay attention to their positions and make the best space for Sampson to help defend.

As the DPOY of the season, Sampson's defensive strength lies in his control of the free throw line area and the threat of protecting the basket in the penalty area.

Too high, too fast, too sharp.

Wilkins is the most decisive person on the inside, and he is also the only one in the Lakers who can't be stopped as long as he rushes up.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took the ball in the low post and was not in a hurry to attack. Wilkins cut in from his side, and he lobbed the ball again.

Now, the Celtics have no way to defend but to let him dunk.

29 is better than 37
Some lost points are doomed, Louis did not respond to the ball.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar takes the ball in the low post and passes it to the teammate who cuts in. This is one of the Lakers' common offenses, because the former's offensive threat is huge. With the ball in his hands, the attraction will be taken away a lot, and his teammates will be ignored when they take the opportunity to run.

By the time the others reacted, they had basically run to the most dangerous position.

Louis can't imagine that this is the 37-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. If he is 27 years old, how strong would he be?
"How did such a strong guy win only one championship in the 70s?" Louis asked puzzled.

Cowens gave an answer: "Basketball is a team sport."

So the answer is the teammates are not good enough?Louis didn't think so.

In his opinion, the top five players in history should at least win something by themselves in their peak period.

Especially in the period of weak competitiveness. In 2003, Duncan led the team to win the championship with a single core when the main enemy was basically destroyed by injuries and court conflicts; in 2018, James led the team to the finals in the Eastern Conference dominated by DeRozan, Oladipo, rookie Tatum and others.

When a person is strong enough, he can do these things.

In Louie's view, Kareem was strong enough, but he didn't.

Maybe he's already done it, taking the Bucks' 23 wins last year to 63 in his rookie season, which is even bigger than what Bird did in 1980.Then won all the honors in the basketball hall the following year, decided that Lou Alcindor could retire, changed his name to Kareem, and from then on, until the magician came to his side, his career became a shit sandwich.

Bird responded to Wilkins' dunk, and he challenged Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, whose ability to protect the rim was seriously declining, to score very close to the basket.

Bird also made some disgusting comments about the top of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's head after the goal was scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's anger soared, and then Wilkins attacked with the ball from outside the three-point line.He has a fat tiger-level impact in the penalty area, but he does not have the ball-handling skills of the opponent like a point guard. His control ability is more like Paul George.

When you don't believe him, he can give you a little surprise.

When you trust him, it's game over.

The Lakers obviously didn't believe him, and everyone was ready to respond. Then, Wilkins dribbled to the high position on the right to force a jumper, was bumped, lost his center of gravity, and the referee blew his whistle.

A shooting foul is a stop loss.

The Lakers' offense seemed to be constipated after the magician sank into a trough, and it was not smooth in various ways.

It's probably the feeling of watching fast broadcasts on a bad network around 2010.

You will absolutely freak out.

⑴ O'Neill and King Ming are also treated in the same way.The way the former ruled the game was too cruel, and some fouls were ignored by the referee.In King Ming's words, discrimination should exist
(End of this chapter)