the rest, only noise

Chapter 554 This noise is so beautiful (4)

Instead of a murder press, the Knicks made every possession feel like a murder press.

When the point difference reached 10 points, the Celtics requested a timeout.

"You two, what do you think of the opening minutes of the second half?"

Dick Stockton was excited, he liked the fact that the game represented real intensity.

It's just that there are two Knicks blacks and a half-Louis black sitting beside him (Heinsohn's black is not complete), so it can't be too obvious.

Billy Cunningham said from God's perspective: "There is only one reason for the sudden change in the pace of the game. The Knicks suddenly changed their game and switched to a more aggressive way to defend."

"For the Celtics, it is not difficult to change this situation. They just need to keep up with the strength of their opponents and take corresponding measures."

Cunningham vividly explained what it means to stand and talk without back pain.

"With Larry's current physical condition, this is simply impossible!"

Heinsohn flatly rejected Cunningham's suggestion.

"Moreover, I don't think the Knicks' way of playing is worthy of recognition. After the second half started, we could see one or two people fall to the ground every round, and in severe cases, three or four people fell to the ground. This will greatly increase the risk of injury to the players. If someone is injured, the balance of the series will tilt. This is the loss of the fans!"

"Also, the Knicks had too many fouls that were ignored by the referees! For example, Ewing's evil elbow on Lambiel!"

"Earl Strom has proved many times that he is a referee who is biased against the Celtics. Let such a person preside over the series between the Celtics and the Knicks. If the Celtics do not have the ability to beat the Knicks by 30 points, it is almost impossible to win the game!"

Heinsohn is not a question of a crooked butt anymore, he was short of wearing a green suit and advertising: I just favor the Celtics?

If you want to trace the fouls that the referee did not call, there are too many.

Heinsohn only remembers what's bad for the Celtics and ignores what's bad for the Knicks.

Stockton had to go back to the topic: "There are only two referees on the field, and they cannot see the entire position. Therefore, it is imperative to increase the number of referees on duty."

They bring up the topic of whether the number of referees will affect the quality of the game...

Back in the game, KC Jones replaced Ainge, who was too grumpy, with veteran John Long.

In recent years, because of Lang's aging, the Celtics have always wanted to trade him.However, the aging Lang himself carries a big contract without changing the immediate combat power of a team, and Auerbach, like President Ma, has the face of "exporting a veteran comrade with championship experience and a strong old man to the league", obviously wanting to sell people without losing money.

Of course, the result was rotten in his own hands.

Long isn't too old to play, and in this case, his [-]-point threat creates space for the Celtics to attack.

As a result, Isiah Thomas got an offensive opportunity and broke through to the basket to score a throw.

The point difference narrowed to 8 points.

Bird's back injury showed signs of recurrence, so he reduced the ball and used himself as a bait to help his teammates create offensive opportunities as much as possible.

Thomas and Sampson need to step up.

On the defensive end, the Celtics put pressure on Stockton, partially flanking, and Thomas led the defense.

It shows their determination.

Thomas messed up Stockton's rhythm, and the Celtics made a lot of sweeps with Sampson as the core.

The two-meter-two tall man ran around like a stag.

The Knicks' positional battle was unsuccessful.

Going back, the Celtics ran into the same defense.

Lu Yi held the Coke bottle in his hand and watched it carefully.

"Their defensive strategy is exactly the same as ours," Tomjanovich said.

Louis laughed and said, "What I admire most about KC is that he is good at learning."

However, is this kind of thing something you can learn if you want to?

Just by imitating the Knicks, the Celtics can copy exactly the same on the defensive end?impossible.Like those who wanted to learn low-post footwork but made the mistake of choosing Olajuwon as a learning object.

Except for talented monsters like Embiid, the result of most people watching Olajuwon's game videos/collections to learn footsteps can only be learned by the eyes, not the body.

Louis believes that although the Celtics copied the Knicks' defensive routines, although it was a good move, it must have flaws.

Do they have the Knicks' strong weak-side rotation?
Obviously, no!
Therefore, the Celtics can only shrink the space, and Sampson's sweep increases the pressure on the strong side, putting tremendous pressure on the ball holder.

What about the weak side?When Wilson got the ball, Louie motioned for Stockton to call him a play.

Wilson plays tactically, and Louie carefully observes the movement of the weak side.

As he foresees, even though the Celtics have a very good defensive quality and a good understanding, the modern routine of strong side pressure and weak side rotation has quite high requirements on the athletic ability of wing players.

Even a healthy Byrd couldn't do it.

Therefore, the rotation on the weak side was given up by the Celtics.

Their main strategy is to press the ball holder and press from the strong side.

Louie asked Wilson to call the tactic just to observe the Celtics' weak-side defense. In that round, the Knicks' offense was completed by McHale's high jumper.

Louis walked to the technical desk with a smile on his face: "I want to pause."

Leading by 10 points, no offense and defense, but a timeout?
This is Louie's freedom.

Sampson broke through Ewing's defense and dunked with a super hand.

The Knicks just wanted to call back, and the technical station notified the Knicks of the suspension request.

"You guys played well, come down!"

"Xiao Zhao, who is the most accurate three-point shooter on the weak side of our team?"

Louis asked.

"Uh..." Zhao Yuanzheng said awkwardly, "Reggie and... Brad."

"That's interesting." Louis laughed like a pervert.

Louis is a gambler. Although Rohaus has long been regarded as an insulator in the Eastern Conference Finals, considering that he is the only orthodox space five in the team, Louis put him on the active list.

"Coach, don't you mean...?"

Louis nodded frantically, "What do you think?"

"Everything is up to you."

"Go on, Brad!" Louie called out the most unlikely name.

Brad Rohaus, the player he's replacing is...Stockton!
Louis once again set up a three-high lineup. Facing a strong enemy like the Celtics, letting Rohaus play the second position, an operation that even the gods could not even imagine, appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals!

"Is Little Lu trying to mock the defending champion?"

"No!" Heinsohn looked at Louis, "He seems serious."

"Have the Knicks given up on perimeter defense?"

"Who knows, no one can guess what Little Lu is thinking!"

In this way, the Knicks' lineup is Hornacek, Rohaus, Wilson, McHale, and Ewing.

This is a lineup that Louis usually uses when he is working hard. An arrangement that does not regard opponents as human beings at all, and it actually appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals?

The Knicks successfully sent a sideline kick.

Hornacek launched tactics based on Louie's gestures.

Rohaus came to pick and roll.

Rohaus's pick-and-roll quality is not bad, which is one of the only two requirements Louis has for him-do a good pick-and-roll and make three-pointers.As long as those two tasks can be guaranteed, he will always have a spot in the Knicks.

Rohaus pulled away to the weak side, but the Celtics really ignored him, and the defense shrank very resolutely.

Hornacek passed the ball to Ewing, Ewing took the ball without hesitation, and in the blink of an eye, passed it to Rohaus on the outside.

"Brad Rohaus got a shot on his first possession!"

"He's a seven-foot shooting guard who isn't accepted by the mainstream!"

"No!" Heinsohn complained, "He's just a center forward who doesn't do his job properly!"

Rohaus's three-pointer hit the net.

Louie yelled, "Just vote like this, if they don't care about you, keep voting! Until they find out how outrageous this thing is!"

On Rohaus, the defense will definitely be blown.This seems to be the consensus of all.

However, Louis did not intend to lie down and admit defeat.

He played tricks on matchups.

Hornacek played against Thomas, Ewing played against Sampson, these matchups are still normal.

The following three counterpoints show the context of Louis's scheming.

Wilson faced John Long, McHale faced Bird, and Rohaus faced Lambiel—but when Sampson went out to pick and roll, it was Ewing who stayed to fight Lambiel.

Rohaus will follow Sampson out.When Sampson picks and rolls inside, he sticks, when the pick and roll pulls outside, he lets him shoot a three-pointer. When the pick and roll stays still, he defends close to him to break through and let Ewing assist in the defense.

This unbelievably bizarre operation-letting the worst defensive player defend the opponent's theoretically strongest offensive player in positional warfare indirectly covered up the problem of defensive loopholes.

In essence, Luo Haosi did not guard against anyone, he just followed them, and other things were out of his control.

Sampson's choice is the pick-and-roll pull.

Three-point strike.

The rebound was grabbed by Bird, who shook McHale to score.

Back to 9 points.

A cat-and-mouse game had begun, and the Celtics still ignored Rohaus, but tried every means to take advantage of Rohaus.

As a result, Rohaus made 4 of 3 three-pointers and shot at a super high level. The Celtics implemented a difficult but effective strategy: no matter who defended Rohaus, he would choose long-range shots.

As long as Ewing goes out of the penalty area to fill his position, the Celtics' other inside line will rush to the offensive rebound.

The Celtics' style of play was effective, but the Knicks scored more offensively.

Rohaus scored 9 points with three-pointers, which is much more efficient than the Celtics struggling to grab offensive rebounds.

Looking back, although this is not conducive to chasing points, the existence of Rohaus has effectively reduced the Knicks' defensive strength, which is a good thing.

Also, Bird saw through one of the Knicks' high-post dynamics -- the one that feeds Rohaus.

He decided to lie in ambush among the crowd like a poisonous snake.

The Knicks are playing tactics, and it seems to be going well.

Suddenly, Wilson made a pass to the outside, and someone who shouldn't be there appeared.accident?No, it will be a matter of time before Bird's golf quotient sees through their routines.

Bird broke the pass and launched a defensive counterattack forward.Rohaus' physical fitness is so mediocre that even the current Bird can't catch up.

However, behind Rohaus, McHale rushed over with all his strength.

"Stop him!" Louie yelled, "If he can't, it's a foul!"

It was the easiest scoring opportunity the Celtics could have had in the second half.

The surgeon is Byrd. It stands to reason that there is no possibility of missing.

Yes, it stands to reason...

Bird entered the paint area and jumped up lightly. McHale, who had already caught up with him, didn't know if he heard Louie's words.

At that moment, Bird's stable center of gravity instantly turned an uncontrollable angle, and he almost fell to the ground with his feet upside down.

His fragile back, in particular, fell hard to the floor in full view of the garden.

BOOM! ! !

Louis has always said that fouls will see blood.McHale didn't let Bird see blood, but this fall definitely broke the hearts of countless Celtics fans.

The Celtics players ran away on the spot, and there was a fierce conflict between the two sides.

Louie stood there calmly, feeling the hate-filled noise.

And Heinsohn's fury: "They've been making trouble on the court all night. This is an action that is impossible to earn any respect! They insulted the game of basketball. McHale should be disqualified!!!"

Louie smiled grimly.

This noise is so beautiful.

(End of this chapter)