the rest, only noise

Chapter 612 The probability of losing is 0
There is not much room for adjustment for the Celtics.

Bird was reimbursed for the season, and Angie was poached by the Knicks. There were at least nine of them who could use them, but when facing a strong opponent like the Knicks, only seven were left.

Ralph Sampson to Jimmy Rodgers: "Coach, give me the ball."

He took responsibility boldly.

Rodgers knew that until Thomas fully recovered from his ACL injury, the Celtics depended on Sampson to stay competitive.

For the Knicks, Louie had no plans to make a substitution since the game was less than 3 minutes into the game.

"If there is no accident, they will pass the ball to Ralph more in the future, let him take advantage of this and drive others."

Louie has been talking about it since the players left the pitch.

"To deal with Ralph, it's still the old way. If he catches the ball in the high post and Patrick defends alone, let him shoot if he wants to shoot. If he wants to shoot, just let him shoot. If he dribbles and breaks to the left, Benj must double-team him in time. If he dribbles and breaks to the right, Kevin and Reggie, you must form a three-man double-team in time for him!"

"If Lambiel gives him a pick-and-roll, our strategy will always be to let go of Lambiel and defend Sampson with all our strength. There is only one purpose, the Celtics and others score, okay! Sampson scores, no!"

"Coach, isn't Ralph your favorite player? Do you want to be so ruthless?" McHale laughed.

Louis said abnormally: "This is one of the ways I show my love to Ralph."

Even with Louie's careful arrangement, if Ewing is easily shaken by Sampson with a shot fake, it will be difficult to form a double team.

The characteristic of Sampson's breakthrough is a forward-style breakthrough with a low center of gravity. Once he eats him, it is impossible to catch up. He only needs one step to go straight to the hinterland, like a beast that has entered the killing field, holding the ball in his right hand and jumping high.

Wilson's assisted defense was very fast, coming from the flank, but still could not threaten Sampson's height. After the collision, the referee naturally fouled him.

Sampson's strong core supports his follow-up actions after being fouled.

The hand beyond the basket is lowered, like throwing a handful of sand into the basket.

"Shh!"

"Ralph, Ralph, that's amazing!" Barry said triumphantly. "Imagine what would happen if Ralph played like me!"

Bob Bill responded to him: "That must be a problem on the court!"

Sampson made an extra penalty.

3 is better than 8
When Ewing ran forward, he noticed that Louis' face was livid.

"Patrick, you fucking..."

His roar seemed to run through the MSG audience.

Bill Donovan brought Louie a Coke.

"Coach, calm down."

"This Jamaican idiot with a broken cerebellum, I will be pissed off sooner or later, can I eat that fake move? Even my daughter can see that it is a fake move!"

The Celtics' defense is exactly the same as it was in the playoffs.

Stockton called a pick-and-roll and let him shoot.

Although Stockton has the ability to shoot without hanging up, he has established the habit of using breakthroughs to solve problems in the playoffs.

When he broke through, the green army was equally nervous.

Everyone was wondering how he would organize this offense, but he didn't expect him to layup.

10 is better than 3
"This is a person who plays with his brain!" Louie laughed at Ewing, "That Jamaican idiot will only have half of John's golf IQ after studying for a lifetime!"

Ewing looked over resentfully: "Don't think that you can go too far if I ignore you!"

"I beg you to prove yourself. You still want to be Bill Russell. Do you know why Russell didn't become a commentator? It's because of you. He's such a good boy, how can he be as famous as an idiot like you!"

Ewing was furious and took the initiative to confront Sampson.

Now Ewing's weight has stabilized and has remained between 117 kg and 120 kg for a long time.

Sampson is a little heavier than him, but limited.

Comparing confrontation, the two of them are equal.

It's just that Sampson is more experienced and has a slightly stronger core.

Moreover, the Knicks care too much about Sampson.

Isiah Thomas is a point that shouldn't be left out.

Thomas, who injured his leg and foot in the Eastern Conference finals last season, played his best game with the Celtics. Although he lost, that game is still a classic forever.

At this time, he took advantage of Sampson being heavily defended, dribbled in sneakily, and made a sudden stop at 45 degrees on the right wing.

Louie discovered something.

Rodgers seems to have abandoned his system with KC Jones and is determined to find a new path.

It can be said that he is brave and assertive, but he can also be said that he is stupid and asks for trouble.

Give up a system that helped the team win four consecutive championships, just to put your own brand on the team.right?

If he succeeds in continuing the glory of the Green Kai, no one will dispute that.

If he fails, his coaching journey in Lukai will come to an end.

"At present, it is not clear what kind of team Coach Rodgers wants to turn the Celtics into." Zhao Yuanzheng said after watching.

Louie whistled to remind the players to strictly implement the defensive strategy.

Offensively, he's not worried.

For the Celtics, the night without Bird must be difficult, but before the game, the Celtics fans and their coaching staff were quite optimistic-after all, they still have the league's No. [-] center Sampson, Thomas also performed well in the opening game a few days ago.

However, things are not that simple-during the four consecutive championships, the Celtics developed a bad habit. They have a habit of laxity. They will not mobilize all their strength to destroy their opponents at the beginning, especially when Bird is not there, let alone this is the first time against the Knicks this season.

They'll always show off their offensive versatility, come out on top after they've suffered, elevate the game to another level with unsolvable superstar performances, and then laugh and laugh on and off the court, ending yet another early clock-out night with a silver bullet and disgusting grin from Thomas or Lambier.

Jimmy Rogers was bound to suffer tonight that his opponent wasn't going to go through the motions with a laugh.

The Celtics suffered a lot, being targeted by the Knicks from offense to defense, and brutally punched and kicked, 34 to 19 in a single quarter.

"In a game without any capital arrogance, Boston was not a better-prepared side, and lacked the necessary strategy and state. With the Knicks' careful arrangement of the game, they fell behind by a big score in the first quarter!"

exclaimed Bob Bill.

"It's obvious that they haven't adapted to the intensity of the Knicks going out and giving it their all."

Barry even pointed out directly: "In my opinion, they miss Larry very much. If Larry was there, they would definitely find a way to respond to the Knicks' intensity, but Larry is not there, and the new coaching staff is still trying to control the team. The players don't know how to mobilize their enthusiasm. Therefore, the Celtics feel like a loose sand!"

In the second quarter, Louis played five up and five down.

Hornacek, Ainge, Dan Marley, Oakley and John Sely replaced the main players.

Louie is the favorite coach of all time to play long rotations, defying the law of "you only need nine players who can play."

Because he requires intense physical contact and hand-to-hand combat, the physical strength of the players will drop rapidly, so the rotation line must be lengthened.

But if you want to lengthen the rotation line, you must have enough lineup depth as a support.

Ever since, the advantage of always being able to select good players has filled the biggest shortcoming.

On the other hand, the Celtics are nervous about employing people, and they dare not play the core easily, and they also pick and choose in rotation.

From Louie's point of view, replacing KC with Rodgers is a bad move.

If KC is still the head coach of the Celtics, even if Bird can't play this season, the Celtics still have enough combat power to fight against the Knicks.

Rogers only has the talent of Wang Zuozhi, and it would be too difficult for him to control the team.

After Angie left, the Celtics' first and second substitutes had problems.

Rogers asked John Long to come up to provide outside range, and Louis asked Angie to keep an eye on this old teammate. Others, such as Thomas and Harper, who were disabled from the three-point line, were completely ignored.

Lambiel ended up with too many fouls, and the Knicks unscrupulously put pressure on the Celtics' dual core.

The offensive pressure brought by others is obviously not enough to decompress the dual-core. Rodgers' tactics make his teammates unfamiliar, resulting in frequent mistakes. Not only the mistakes caused by Thomas and Sampson being flanked and assisting defense, but also some very low-level mistakes, such as the many times in this game.
Losing Bird, who has the highest ball quotient in the team, and the ability to pose a threat in both high and low positions, the Celtics adapt to the new system slower than expected.

The implementation of the new system was unfavorable, resulting in the inability to open the offense and giving the Knicks too many counterattack opportunities. In turn, the defense was unable to defend, and the Celtics did not get counterattack opportunities.

One of the phenomena that can most intuitively reflect the game is that from the second quarter onwards, Louis sat on the sidelines idly drinking Coke.

Because he really doesn't see any possibility of losing this game.

(End of this chapter)