the rest, only noise

Chapter 480
Tonight's referee, Louis doesn't like it.

It was his "old friend" Tom Nunes, don't get me wrong, Louie had a good impression of him, and if it was away, he would be happy to see Nunes.

But at home... uh.
Nunes' penalty is okay, and if the away coach is honest, he will give the home team some bargains.

However, putting pressure on the referee is a compulsory course for every coach.

Therefore, most coaches will complain about referees during the game, and Nunes has a characteristic, that is, "very good at absorbing coaching suggestions". If he is complained, he will unify the standard, that is, deprive the home team of the home court advantage.

When Louis is away, the referee he most wants to see is Nunes.

However, now that they are playing at home against the Celtics, Nunes' existence is not so interesting
His partner is another veteran No. 10 referee Darrell Garretson (Darell Garretson), who has been law enforcement in the league since 1967. At the same time, he is also the first leader of the referee union.

This is opposed by many coaches.

Louis was also one of the people who voted against it. Everyone’s reasons were very strange. The reason Louis voted against was that there were too few referees in the league, and it was too extravagant to use three referees in a game. There are corners in this world where the light cannot shine. Why force the referees to see the situation clearly?

At least Louie's reason seems to be quite lofty, much better than some reasons that "increasing to three referees will increase the chance of players hitting the referee on the court".

It is not a good thing for the coaches of both sides to have Garretson as the assistant referee.

He is a guy who doesn't like to communicate with players and coaches. He is extremely arrogant, and he doesn't like to watch the ball. He likes to pay attention to the actions of defensive players.

From this point of view, the Celtics have an advantage, because the Knicks pay more attention to defense.

When Garretson is on the court, no one will really treat him as an assistant referee, that is to say, he is the actual referee. Any controversial decisions made by Nunes will refer to his opinions.

"Darrell, how's your health?" Louis asked kindly.

Garretson said coldly, "Thank you for your concern."

It's not good for Louis to put his hot face on someone's cold butt, this guy won't talk about worldly things with you.

Louie returned to the players and emphasized: "Tonight, all the guys who stand on the side of the 'Ice King', put away the usual violations, because he will keep an eye on you!"

"Coach, is there such a trick?" Miller didn't believe it.

Louis smiled and said, "Just try it."

"Just try it!" Reggie Miller, who knows nothing about fear, is eager to try.

The starting lineups of the two sides have not changed much compared with last season.

Only the Knicks replaced Ellis, who hadn't returned, with Miller.

In the jump ball stage, the 221 cm Sampson easily gave the ball to Isiah Thomas behind him.

The Celtics got off to a bad start. Sampson made a jumper from the free throw line and hit the iron; Bird grabbed the offensive rebound and made another shot, but still missed.

The Knicks counterattacked, and Stockton passed Wilson.

Wilson went straight to Huanglong and scored a dunk.

2 is better than 0
Come again, Lambiel's position has been pressed to the basket, and Thomas' ball is thrown over like a bomb.

Lambiel catches the ball, hits hard, and only needs a soft hook to score for the Celtics, but his hook looks harder than a rock.

The ball spun around in the basket and slid out.

"Wow!" said CBS commentator Tom Heinsohn. "Boston got off to a so-so start tonight."

Miller was excited, Ewing and McHale set a double screen on the weak side, let him run from the weak side, catch the ball, and shoot a three-pointer.

Facing the King's Division, he has no fear, and against Ron Harper, he seems to be able to handle it with ease.

Three points into the basket, Miller opened his mouth full of miscellaneous things: "It's impossible for me to guard Grandpa with this kind of garbage defense, change to a better one, where the hell are you my opponent, I can just blow your head open, do you hear me, silly nigga!"

"Beep!"

Miller was sternly warned by Garretson.

"If you don't want to be called a technical foul, you'd better keep your mouth clean!"

Miller thought his "communication" was clean enough, but the referee clearly didn't think so.

The Celtics used simple moves, pulled, and pulled away the Knicks' defense.

Bird ran from left to right, caught the ball, and as he turned and shot, Wilson's finger brushed his forearm.

"Beep!"

The goal was missed, but the whistle sounded and he got two free throws.

Wilson complained: "This is our home field!"

Garretson scowled.

Louie then yelled: "Darrell, no one wants to see Benj get called a foul for this kind of action in MSG!"

New York fans immediately issued a burst of boos.

Garretson was completely unaffected, saying as usual: "I don't care, a foul is a foul, you better remember!"

"Damn it! That old bastard!" Louis turned his back and scolded.

Zhao Yuanzheng suggested: "If you anger him, he will target us even more."

"That's why I didn't scold him." Louis read brokenly, "That old bastard took advantage of his position in the referee union to act recklessly. I really think he has the final say here!"

Phil Jackson smiled bitterly: "I suffered from him when I first entered the league. He is a stubborn person who doesn't reason with you."

As the Knicks coaching staff discussed, Bird made both free throws.

Although the body hair was blown, the Knicks' offense was not affected at all.

Louis specially designed a lot of top-of-the-arc card dealing routines for Stockton tonight. He does not need to attack, but only needs to launch tactical passes.

Ewing and McHale turned into the hardest-working players in the league, picking and rolling, setting screens, and continuously creating space within ten seconds.

No matter how disciplined the Celtics' defense is, it's impossible for them to remain stable under this kind of offense.

Sampson's defense has been messed up.

Wilson took the opportunity to cut out, get the ball from Stockton's hands, and hang open by the way, everything is as the Knicks coaching staff designed.

Although Thomas switched defenses in front of Wilson, his height is unlikely to have any impact on the attacker.

Wilson became even more excited when he saw Thomas coming to defend him, and he raised his hand and pulled it out.

Although it is not a three-pointer, this is exactly the concept of Exchange Ricky (high-position dynamic attack), play on the move, find an open three-pointer, find a misplaced two-pointer, and find an open opportunity.

Thomas only made Wilson act more excited.

A good offense is inevitable, and Louis never cared about the team's offense.

They have the best playmaker ever, as well as a top-notch wing and a versatile interior.

If he doesn't play well offensively, he will fail as a coach.

"Look at our tactics, are you okay?"

Miller's mouth didn't seem to stop.

There was a reason for Garretson to warn him. Even though he was a rookie, it was too much of a jump.

The Celtics hit the pick-and-roll for the Knicks to switch, and Miller got in front of Bird.

Bird catches the ball and Miller is about to speak.

"Stop fucking barking, are you a dog?"

After Bird said that, he pulled out his hand. Although he didn't jump high, he had a certain height.

Miller had difficulty influencing his shot, and could only watch Bird hit a two-step long shot from inside the three-point line.

"You'll be able to shoot, too. I'm not worth it to you white man!"

Bird didn't even look at Miller, but turned to Louie, pointing at Miller with a questioning face.

Where did you dig out this weird flower?

Louis spread his hands, and Miller's attitude of not taking Bird and the entire Celtics seriously may be a good thing, or it may be a bad thing.

The good thing is that he doesn't care how strong the Celtics are, he only cares about his own performance.

The bad side is that he may be targeted by the Green Army because he is too arrogant.

Next, the Knicks still use tactical moves to complete positional warfare.

Miller and Wilson cross-running, this is the most coordinated cross-running that Louis has ever seen, probably because they are from UCLA, they were teammates in college, and they know what the other side is going to do, so they run without the ball and rarely collide.

There seems to be one more reason why Dell Ellis must be a substitute.

Eventually, Wilson and Miller converged.

One stands at the bottom corner on the left side, and the other stands at a 45-degree angle on the left side. Their presence affects the Celtics' defensive layout, causing the right side to be completely emptied.

An unremarkable guy -- McHale screens, spins, rolls down, cuts to the open right, and Stockton lobs.

McHale jumped to catch the ball, layup, and succeeded.

Another iconic tactic under the N.UCLA system-Empty Lob (airside lob).

McHale scratched his armpit hair arrogantly. He didn't know that this move disgusted Louis, the referee, and the fans. Only his teammates were not disgusted.Even if it's a pile of shit, as long as you face it every day, you will get used to it.

Heinsohn said dissatisfiedly: "So far, the Celtics' defense is too poor. The Knicks have completed all the tactics, and Boston is only using the players' personal abilities to play."

"Isn't this going to work?"

"Absolutely, absolutely not!"

(End of this chapter)