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Chapter 370 We Will Win (9135)

"John Stockton, Spot Webb, Mario Eli, Tyler Corbin, Manute Ball, Gerald Wilkins, Alex Stevens, Tony Campbell, AC Green."

At the end of the third quarter, Tom Heinsohn called out the names of the men.

"Except for Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, Antawn Kyle and Dale Ellis, New York doesn't have any more top-[-] picks. These players are all young players, mostly freshmen and sophomores. Only Dale and Antawn are juniors."

Heinsohn posed a question.

"Why? Some of these people are undrafted, some are players with low draft picks, they were not favored by scouts before the draft, and some were 'garbage' abandoned by their home team. Why did they become beasts when they came to Little Lu's hands?"

Heinsohn's partner, Dick Stockton, asked: "Tommy, do you know why?"

"I don't understand, but I was shocked." Heinsohn said bitterly, "Little Lu's loss of leaving Boston is much greater than we imagined."

"Everyone has the sun, the key is how to make it shine."

"Little Lu does what 99% of coaches can't do, he's an amazing light chaser."

The background of Heinsohn's evaluation of Louis was not when the Knicks won at the end of the game, but at the end of the third quarter when the Knicks led the Celtics by 101 points 83-18.

Throughout the third quarter, the Knicks boldly pressed the Celtics to death.

Louie took advantage of the fact that the Celtics like to play short rotations in stalemate games. Except for Ball (poor in stamina, not good at running) and Kyle (not good at defending), the Knicks activated 10 people on the roster. They played in turns in three time periods, and the shocking full-court press lasted for a whole quarter.

The team lost 17 fouls in a single quarter.

Especially in the last 4 minutes, the Celtics could only score from free throws, and their shooting percentage was terribly low, scoring only 4 points.

The game entered the fourth quarter. The Celtics, who didn't want to give up, didn't want to end their 39-game winning streak at home, and didn't want their losing streak ended by the Knicks, put on all the main players and wanted to fight to the death.

The Knicks also made a series of substitutions and adjustments.

In the fourth quarter, they will no longer hold the full-court press. Of the five people responsible for the end of the third quarter, only Ellis is the main force. He is the main reason why the Knicks can open the score in the last 4 minutes. His three-pointers almost hit every one.

In the fourth quarter, Louis traded back for Stockton, Tyrone Corbin, Tony Campbell, Ewing, and Ball.

"Don't look at the score, don't look at the timer, play every second carefully."

Louis ordered.

When the players came on the field, Louis saw Antoine Kell looking anxious. He hadn't played since the start of the second half, and his physical strength had already recovered.

"Antoine, be patient, hold back your desire and strength, I will definitely need you later!"

Finally he saw Stevens burying himself in a towel, clutching a paper cup.

In the third quarter, the Knicks rotated ten players, and only one player was always present.

It was Stevens, and Louis couldn't replace him at all.His size, jellybean defense, and inexhaustible physical strength consumed more in those 12 minutes than a normal full game.

这12分钟里，斯蒂文斯7投1中，得到2分6篮板1助攻和3抢断1盖帽。

This is an effect that cannot be reflected in data.

On the field, Sampson returned after a 4-minute break.

In addition to him, there are Thomas and Bird.

The Big Three of the Celtics all had a rest in the third quarter, but Thomas and Bird both played the last 8 minutes, and then played again in the fourth quarter.

KC's employment method has certain risks for the players themselves.

But the strength advantage of the Celtics was also reflected in the fourth quarter when the two sides played a normal positional battle.

The Knicks still have sufficient defensive strength, but they are still difficult to parry against the Celtics Big Three who are cornered.

Bird came up and wanted to hit Campbell with his back. He was extremely active and deliberately made more fouls.

Campbell has already made four fouls. As the main force of the Knicks and the team's scoring leader (the only average of 20 points per game), playing him can effectively damage the Knicks' scoring ability.

Campbell was shaken, Bird rubbed shoulders and jumped, shot and hit the board, And one.

"Tony, if you want to foul, be tougher, don't be frightened by that bumpkin!" Louie shouted.

Byrd glared over.

"What are you looking at, you still want to beat us by 40 points at your fucking level? Even the Lakers are not as good as you!" Louis' taunting worked.

Bird's penalty was obviously too strong and bounced out, but Sampson squeezed away from Ball's body, took off the board directly, and then jumped up sideways, hitting a heavy dunk at the basket that avoided Ewing's block across Ball, allowing the Celtics to chase 4 points in one round.

87 is better than 101
"They still have the power to chase points!" Tomjanovich said in shock.

"It's normal. They all went down to rest. Moreover, implementing a full-court press and being consumed by the full-court press are two different things." Louis knew that the Celtics would counterattack in the fourth quarter.

"What should I do?"

"It's easy." Louis' answer made Tomjanovich uneasy, "Trust these guys."

"Uh this."

The Knicks' offense was far more patient than the Celtics', with Stockton holding the ball on the right side and Thomas clapping his hands and spouting trash talking about trying to get him to play in isolation.

Ewing ran to the top of the arc again. He has completely become a core insider required by the N.UCLA system.

Ewing in the Georgetown period, compared with him now, is simply two types of insiders.

Ewing went to the top of the arc, but he didn't give Stockton a pick-and-roll.

Stockton passed the ball to Ewing at the top of the arc, and he wanted to cut inside, making the Celtics think that the Knicks were going to run an airside tactic.

As a result, just as Stockton took a step inside the three-point line, Thomas retreated quickly. The space he retreated was occupied by Tyrone Corbin running from the right.

Corbin set up a pick-and-roll in front of Thomas, and Stockton quickly retreated to the three-point line.

Ewing passed the ball and Stockton made a three-pointer.

This is not what he is good at, but now, there is no better opportunity.

"Shh!"

Three-point shooting opportunities that are not in the rhythm that Stockton is used to, flank pick-and-rolls created by the Horns Pin Fan tactics in the N.UCLA system, and inside cuts.

In terms of positional attack, the Celtics are more than ten times stronger than the Knicks.

Running tactics alone, if there is no personal offensive threat, the Celtics will choose to shrink their defense.

After all, the Knicks lineup does not have a deadly three-point threat.

So, when they started looking for someone to mark Stockton, and when other people's long shots could be released, the Knicks' advantage was eroded to only 4 points in 12 minutes.

Louis traded back for Dell Ellis, but his three-pointers seemed to be used in the third quarter.

The Celtics put more resistance on him than anyone else.

Ellis was knocked back and forth, missing all three-pointers, but as long as he stood on the court, the Celtics didn't dare to let him shoot.

Therefore, even if the shot fails to score, his existence can become a threat.

Ewing's one-on-one, pick-and-roll, catch-and-roll jumper and roll, arranged 10 of the Knicks' next 8 points.

He was even better than Sampson in this quarter.

The Celtics' trend of chasing points is basically dominated by the Big Three. At the same time, the three-point threats of John Long and Lambiel also created the best stage for them.

Basically, they're scoring every possession.

With only 4 minutes left in the game, Ewing missed a shot and was picked up by the Celtics. Sampson strode forward to counterattack and dunked hard.

The Knicks' lead is only 6 points. If they don't score any more, they will have no difficulty in catching up and tying the Celtics who are fully fired.

At this most critical time, defense is no longer Louis's first consideration.

His eyes fell on Antoine Kell.

"Antoine, I will entrust you with the next few rounds of offense." Louis asked, "Are you sure?"

Kyle responded loudly: "I will definitely invest in everything!"

For the Knicks, the game has reached a critical moment.

The third quarter is the stage of their momentum, which they exchanged for the vitality of 10 players, and it is impossible to last the entire second half.

The fourth quarter was when the Celtics fought back. The Knicks' overall offensive ability was completely inferior to that of the Celtics. Therefore, Louie needed to constantly change offensive points.

Kyle is the last attempt, and the ultimate attempt.

All the cards in his hand have been played, and there is nothing left.

With 3 minutes and 58 seconds left in the game, the Knicks led by 6 points.

Louie looked at the timer again and said to Tomjanovich, "Rudy, we're going to win."

With an 18-point lead at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks convinced Tomjanovich that they could beat the Celtics.

But now, the 18-point deficit has aroused the bloody spirit of the Boston Big Three. They launched a fierce counterattack, only 6 points behind.

With less than 4 minutes left in the game, can you really win?

"if."

"No ifs!" Louie interrupted him forcefully, "We will win!"

(End of this chapter)