the rest, only noise

Chapter 431: Go Over This Sky
Louie's obvious advantage in blacking the Celtics' home whistle in front of the media will soon be known all over the United States.

But on the night when it happened, he didn't think it was a big deal.

Because this matter is considered to be the rhythm of the Boston media, he turned against the army, and the subsequent impact is beyond his control.

"If you are so active every time in the interview room, I will relax."

Ewing said with a hippie smile.

Louis always felt that Ewing had only water and paste in his mind.Why does he treat the media like a plague?Doesn't he know that this is the best way to expand his personal influence?
Even if you don't look at Jordan, you can see the benefits of Wilson's relationship with the media on the same team.

Being friendly with the media means countless exposure and adulation.

Sponsors and advertisers will come to the door by themselves, and the hidden economic income is much higher than the wages earned by playing football.

When Ewing first arrived, he was regarded by advertisers as a future American icon, but... his poor media image messed up everything.

"Stop laughing, as long as you tell a few bad jokes in front of reporters, I don't have to worry so much." Louis snorted coldly.

"Didn't you say my bad jokes sounded creepy?"

"It's creepy, but you're creepier when you're not telling bad jokes, you look like a gorilla ready to tear reporters apart."

"You are racist!!!"

"I was wrong!" Louie laughed, "You have to admit that you look a little..."

"enough!!!"

"OK, let's not talk about this." Louis hoped that one day Ewing could accept such a joke.

After all, Louis already regarded Ewing as a gorilla by default before crossing, but such words have strong racial discrimination in the United States.

Louis took Ewing back to the locker room. Unlike when the Celtics beat the Celtics last season, the whole team acted as happy as if they had won the championship. The players were much calmer.

They're used to winning.

It doesn't matter if the Celtics or the Spurs win.

On the way back to the hotel, McHale chatted about which nightclubs in Boston were good for chic.

Everyone expresses their opinions.

Only Oakley asked Louis for his opinion: "Coach, you have worked here for many years, please recommend it."

Hearing this, Louis looked like an old driver: "If you want a place with a lot of black people, go to the 'Invader Song' at 12 Liberty Street. If you want to go to a place with mixed races, find a driver and ask the way to the 'Punk District'. If these don't satisfy you, uh, I can only recommend you to go to the 'Apple House' in South Boston. Whoever goes there knows."

"Wow...you know a lot." Tomjanovich joked, "Does your girlfriend know that you are so good at playing?"

"Just kidding! Who am I? I was given the nickname New York Cowboy, how could I be easily tied up?"

The bus drove to the hotel amidst cheers of "the coach is mighty".

Late at night, Louis ordered a takeaway from the hotel.

At this point, the only takeaway that can be ordered is Chinese food.

While waiting for the takeaway, Louis' hotel called.

The caller was Reed Auerbach.

"Your Excellency, Chairman of the Celtics team, do you know what I can do for you?" Louis asked angrily.

"Stop farting with me, talk nicely!"

"Okay, are you up so late?"

"Thanks to you, I was so angry that I couldn't sleep."

Louie asked unexpectedly: "Have you heard what I said in the interview with Bob Ray?"

"What are you talking about? Do you think I can sleep peacefully after watching tonight's game? Damn it, I have to say that your idea of ​​building a team is correct. Give you a few more years, and the Knicks will become very dangerous!"

A few seconds later... "Wait, what did you say to that bastard Ryan?"

"Uh...well, you'll find out when you read the newspaper tomorrow."

"tell me!!"

"I'm getting old, don't get angry all the time. If I have a myocardial infarction or shock caused by elevated blood pressure, I will become a sinner in Boston."

"Aren't you?"

Louis smiled: "If I traded the second pick in the first round last June for Bill Lambiel and your three future first-round picks, I believe I am absolutely worthy of the status of a sinner."

"Didn't this not happen?"

Louis always liked to be reminded of this.

Every time Auerbach got upset with him, Louie would repeat the story.

Auerbach would then be silent for a moment.

Admittedly, if Louie wanted to destroy the Celtics, he just had to nod and make that deal.

Once the Celtics pay the price of Lambiel + three first rounds in exchange for a dead man, the consequences will be devastating.

"I accept your sympathy on this matter." Auerbach changed his subject, "But you still have to tell me what you said to that bastard Bob Ryan."

Louis had no choice but to repeat what he said about the fact that the Celtics' high winning percentage at home was due to the help of referees.

To Louie's surprise, Auerbach did not deny the referee's role.

"If the home whistle is useless, what is the purpose of our desperate efforts to reach a higher ranking every season? Of course the home whistle has an impact on the winning rate, but the strength is the hard guy."

"That's right." Louis agreed too much, "If the strength is not strong enough, even if you are given the most beautiful woman in the world, you can only wait and see. So I just want to tell you that I am not disrespectful to you when I say that, I am just upset that those stupid coins who write football are always talking about referees."

"I understand."

The relationship between Louis and Auerbach is up and down, they are like friends, like enemies, and sometimes like enemies.

Louie would often do things that Auerbach would not tolerate, and then their relationship would deteriorate.

The magic of Louis is that he can win back Auerbach's "heart" every time.

This call cleared up some unnecessary misunderstandings.

The next day, after the media published Louis' words in the newspaper, many foreign media got involved.

Among these media, the media in Los Angeles is the most active.

They charged the Boston media, citing a dozen examples of the Celtics' vile and filthy home-court advantage.

They tried to let people know in this way that if the Celtics didn't have so much home court advantage, the Lakers would definitely have the strength to win one or two rounds of the finals in the past three years.

This kind of discourse sounds harsh, and the logical loopholes are obvious.

The New York media, headed by the chief sports reporter Dave Anderson, who has always been at odds with Los Angeles, asked earnestly: "If you are really that strong, why don't you have the best record in the league? This way you can have the home court advantage of the entire series in the playoffs."

This question is very unsolvable.

If the Los Angeles blame Boston's home-court advantage for their failure, why can't they get home-court advantage when they are stronger?
Louis didn't expect that his mouth in front of the media would cause such fluctuations.

With the Knicks winning against the Celtics, the team's morale is booming and they have won consecutive games.

cut down the eagle;

Slaughter Cavaliers - At this time, the Cavaliers rank second to last in the league, and it is difficult for them to improve their ranking by more than six places before the end of the season.

So, that is to say, the Knicks are destined to prostitute another 1987% chance of the No. 13 pick in the [-] lottery, and a sure-fire top-seventh pick.

This time Louis lowered his requirements, as long as the draft picks brought to them by the Cavaliers were the top five picks.

He doesn't need the No. [-] lottery.

Because the Knicks' lineup is already saturated, another No. [-] pick will expand the talent of the lineup, which looks good in the short term, but various problems will arise over time.

In late January, the Knicks played against the Celtics for the fourth time.

This time, the Bostonians didn't give it a chance.

Bird red-eyed and beat Benjamin Wilson at Madison Garden, scoring 49 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists.

Sampson abused Ewing and scored an astonishing triple-double of 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks.

They made Thomas' 20+7 assists look mediocre.

This is the first time the Knicks have met the Celtics in their ultimate form.

They were abused for 28 points.

This game let Louis know that this year may still belong to the Celtics.

The Knicks have the ability to impact them, but that's all.

This group of youngsters needs time to develop, but that's not a bad thing, because there will be no better litmus test than this Celtics team.

"You may not believe it, but this is the result I want to see." Louie told reporters, "The sky is the limit, and the Celtics tonight are the 'sky' that covers the entire league. I hope our young people will remember the lessons of tonight, go all out, and find a way to overcome this sky."

(End of this chapter)