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Chapter 456 I am proud of my players
For the Knicks, the 1986-87 season was an exciting season.

A veteran, led the young people to play the best results in the league. Four All-Stars were born in the team, a leader in assists, a leader in rebounds, and a rookie leader.

Regardless, it was a successful season.

In June, Kevin McHale traveled with the Knicks and Celtics in Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals.

His attitude is very clear, to play with injuries.

But Louis firmly disagreed, and the two turned their faces for this.

McHale thinks he's good enough to hang on, at least through this fight.

Louis didn't give him room to bargain at all, if he said no, he couldn't.

"I fucking hate you!" McHale yelled at Louie, slamming the door and leaving.

Tomjanovich was there and he didn't know what to say.

"I really don't understand him." Louis shook his head.

And Tomjanovich didn't understand Louie either. For players of his generation, McHale's injury was mediocre. If it was the regular season, he would have rested, but this is the Eastern Conference Finals.

Generally speaking, it is normal to play with injuries, everyone does.

How about if the salary you get in a year is beyond the reach of ten ordinary people's lifetime income combined, but because of a minor injury, you have to be exempted from the game at the most critical time of the season?How can there be such a good thing?
For future generations, this point of view, that it is an honor to play with injuries, is difficult to understand.

In 1969, Wilt Chamberlain filed for a foot injury in the fourth quarter of Game [-] of the Finals. Do you know who was the most angry person?His old nemesis Bill Russell.Russell thought it was his last fight, and Chamberlain was his approved opponent.In the end, he withdrew from the battle because of a little injury?Do not fight him to the last moment?This is insulting him.

When Chamberlain came to his senses and realized that what he had done would not be accepted, he wanted to return to the game, but the relationship with him had always been tense, and Lakers coach Butch Van Breda Kolff, who had lost his mind after he applied to leave the game, shouted: "We don't need him!"

As a result, you already know that the smoldering old Celtics team won the game in Nelson's shot, which the LOGO man said, "You can't make him make another 100 shots."

Chamberlain settled down to his reputation as the number one coward in the NBA of that generation and entered the 70s. Russell retired with the reputation of the ultimate winner, and crazily attacked Chamberlain's weak behavior after retiring. It was not until more than ten years later that Russell apologized to Chamberlain for this matter, and the two reunited.

This kind of plot is inherited. When you see Russell, Havlicek, and Willis Reed playing with injuries and being praised by countless people, and then seeing Chamberlain withdrawing due to injury and being despised by countless people, people later know how to choose.Once there are role models, there will be successors.

Well, the out-of-control group trend after 2010 also came about in this way. There is a good example ahead, and no matter how hard everyone follows it, there will be no burden.

Louie comes from a future where players can quit the game if they feel tight hands and feet on the court. He can't let his players play at the risk of exacerbating injuries.

Therefore, he rejected McHale's wish with an unquestionable attitude.

In Game [-] in the garden, the Knicks played with the same attitude as before.

The Celtics put away the "advancement is in sight" mentality. Unlike other teams in the East, the Knicks don't understand what despair is, so after the epic mourning day, they can still do everything.

Tonight, the tide is not on the Knicks' side.

The Celtics played their best form, because the challenges brought by the Knicks have far exceeded their imagination.In terms of defense alone, it is impossible for the Lakers to come up with the same level of defense.

The challenge brought by the Knicks is no less than that of the Lakers. For the Celtics, they played a round of the finals ahead of schedule.

Moreover, Jim Peterson was also reimbursed.

While the Lakers and Trail Blazers are also locked in battle, if they look at the East and find the Knicks dragging the Celtics into the mud wrestling, they will be happy.

Four quarters of the game, every quarter, the Celtics are leading.

Ewing blasted Sampson in Game [-], and Mr. One blasted him back in Game [-].

In the fifth defeat, the person who was most dissatisfied was Sampson. He, the number one center in the league, was blown away by a sophomore kid.

The New York media also talked about Ewing for several days. After being patient for a few days, he gave Ewing his best tonight.

Ewing couldn't help it.

The three years of wasting in Georgetown made his starting point different from Sampson's, and the height he can achieve in the future is also different.

Sampson can explore his upper limit, while Ewing can only grow into a contemporary Bill Russell as much as possible.

Wilson's performance was reassuring.

From the third game onwards, Louie didn't let Wilson start, this is to let him avoid Bird, who is in full swing, so that he can appear in the transition and quickly enter the rhythm.

It was the same tonight, as Wilson made his contribution when he came on.

He started from defense, just like Kirilenko, blocking blocks and stealing everything.

When Louie habitually puts up a murder pressing formation, Wilson is also the core of this lineup, and he is willing to "hand over" himself.

Honestly, Louie hasn't seen a few stars who are willing to give themselves up on defense.

Bird, Ewing, Garnett, Green. Not many, the Knicks have two.

When Wilson entered the murderous press, he didn't have the self-consciousness of a star, willing to guard the most difficult opponents, rolling all over the floor, flying to save the ball, throwing himself on the floor and holding the ball in his arms.

That's something Louie didn't see in his college game.

Because UCLA doesn't need him to do that.

This kind of willingness and selfless hard work cannot be reflected in the data.

High-level data will not tell you that the same people who grab 8 rebounds per game, some are just grabbing the data of their teammates, and some are in exchange for injuries.

The Wilsons carried out Louie's intentions, lost?Of course it's not unacceptable, but it's not to accept defeat at the beginning, but to do your best, to be defeated by your opponent, and to lose like this is to have no regrets.

The Celtics never expected that the Knicks would use a full-court press in the second quarter.

This allowed the lagging Knicks to overtake.

At the same time, because of too many fouls, almost all the main players were troubled by fouls.

In the third quarter, Louis gave more time to the substitutes. Their defense was okay, but their offense was far from the strength of the main force.

The Celtics seized the opportunity to play a wave of 10 to 1.

Since then, they've had the game in their hands.

Louis kept changing players, and in the middle of the fourth quarter, Ewing made six fouls again.

Half a minute later, Oakley also made six fouls.

After another minute, Rodman, who came off the bench, made six fouls.

Because of the closeness of the game, they fouled too much. The Celtics made 40 free throws in the first three quarters, and the game was cut into pieces.

This is a test of will, and it is also the final persistence of the Knicks.

Wilson led a shattered semi-main force to the last moment.

108 is better than 101
The Celtics made 49 of 32 free throws.

Their touch was scattered by the Knicks' hand-to-hand tactics, and it was difficult to grasp free throws. Even Bird couldn't make free throws.

"It was a suffocating game," Heinsohn said. "The Knicks are a terrible opponent!"

At the end of the game, Benjamin Wilson, who had been a course winner from the day he played, was in tears, the first time he had tried his best and failed to emerge victorious.

"Coach, what am I doing wrong?"

Wilson wiped the tears, or sweat, from the corners of his eyes.

Louie put his hand on Wilson's shoulder, "Benj, I'm so proud of you, you did a great job!"

Wilson sobbed.

Louie called the players to his side and told them: "Go and pay tribute to our opponents. They played better and stronger. We must be unwilling, but we should not lose our dignity. Congratulate our opponents. Then, you can leave with your chests up."

Players from both sides who were fighting to the death on the field shook hands with each other at this time.

When Bird came up to Louie, he said, "You've brought out a great team."

Louis pursed his lips. It would be a lie if he said that he was not unwilling.

After three years, the Knicks finally have the strength to fight the Celtics, and it is over. Although the strength is not good, it is difficult to accept.

"It won't be the same result next year."

Louie said to Byrd.

"Don't lose in the final, I hope that we will be able to defeat you."

Bird said proudly: "Then I have no choice but to try not to disappoint you."

When Louis walked towards the reporters on the scene, he couldn't control his emotions and cursed "F***".

"Coach Lu, do you have anything to say about this season?"

In fact, that phrase F*** can explain everything.

"I'm proud of my players." That's it, he has nothing more to say.

(End of this chapter)