the rest, only noise

Chapter 717 He will always be my coach
The former king who lost his crown still has the majesty of the past.

1 to 3 fell into desperation, the Celtics' desire to win in the away game is eye-catching.

In the first quarter, although the Knicks were very targeted, the Celtics took the initiative to choose to increase the intensity of the game after recovering.

This kind of choice looks like at a world POM conference, the Japanese representatives voluntarily gave up their biggest advantage-the plot to the work-and introduced the appearance and weapon strength of the most crotch male actor to compare with European and American stallions.

"Have the Celtics forgotten how they got pulled over by the Knicks?"

Hubie Brown had a "shocked and incomprehensible" expression on Ang Lee's face.

"Is there a problem?" Dick Stockton asked knowingly.

"The score in the first quarter shows the intensity of the game—26 to 24, with the Knicks leading by 2 points. After Bill Laimbier was called for a technical foul, the Celtics seemed to come alive." Brown said sharply, "They took the initiative to increase the intensity of the game and increase physical confrontation. I don't understand, what is their purpose of increasing the intensity of the game?"

Can Celtics acting coach Chris Ford understand things that seniors like Brown don't understand?

No, he didn't understand either.

Things on the court are gradually deviating from his plan. The players increase the intensity of the game by themselves, which is completely beyond the control of the coaching staff.

"Everyone, we have to control it." Ford said metaphorically, "This game is like a 1000-meter relay race. Every link is very important. Compared with us, the Knicks' lineup depth has an advantage. If we get on the strength early."

"Coach, if we proceed step by step, the Knicks will not feel the pressure." Lambiel respects the old man Ford.

When he joined the team, Ford was on the team.

"Is there any good in putting pressure on the Knicks?" Ford asked. "Don't you guys know that's the Knicks' favorite style of play?"

Lambiel replied positively: "That's why we have to do this. The Knicks haven't been pushed to the limit for a long time. They play at a normal rhythm. No team is their opponent. We have to do this to disrupt the rhythm of the game. Let them think that they have an advantage, but are they ready to maintain this intensity for three consecutive quarters?"

After all, Ford is an acting coach. If he wants to successfully succeed Jimmy Rogers, he must have a good relationship with the players.

"What about you?" Ford asked seriously. "Are you ready to play the Knicks for three quarters with this intensity?"

"Don't say three verses."

Byrd helped Lambiel take over the conversation.

"It's nothing to worry about playing the whole court!"

Isiah Thomas looked at Sampson, "Ralph, New Yorkers have been advocating that Patrick Ewing is better than you these days, you really didn't see it, did you?"

Sampson said lightly: "Coach Lu replaced him early, otherwise I could let you know if I really 'didn't see'."

Unexpectedly, Sampson's address to Louis aroused Bird's dissatisfaction: "Now that guy is an enemy, you can call him Louie or a jerk, don't call him a fucking coach!"

"That's right!" Lambiel echoed, "That bastard wasn't our coach six years ago!"

Thomas tends to be quiet when it comes to Louie.

He definitely doesn't like Louis, but he often thinks of the days when he played under Louis. Although it was only one season, it was unforgettable.

For him, Louis is not a good person, but he is a good coach, and his bowl of water is fair. If he is still in Boston, the Celtics should not have so much chaos in the past few years.

Sampson said: "He will always be my coach."

"Tch, you are grateful to him. Did he miss you when he went to New York to eat and drink hot food?" Lambiel said sourly, "Ewing is his big baby."

Then, before the start of the second quarter, Louie pointed at Ewing's nose and threatened: "I'll just give you a fucking warning this time. If I see you go to the low post and ask for the ball to hit Ralph with your back like you took the wrong medicine in this game, you'll get out and wave the towel!"

Ewing looked at Louis resentfully, feeling that he was not trusted.

Is Sampson amazing?

Is he invincible?
He's a lion, isn't he?You can't touch it.

Fortunately, Ewing knew it well and didn't express his complaints, otherwise Louis would let him know why English is so sweet.

The second team members of the Knicks and Celtics have their own characteristics.

The Celtics' Big Three are all there, Lambiel rests, Jim Peterson and John Long play.

The Big Three + Peterson + Lang.

"Lu, not counting Bill, four of these five people in Boston are directly related to you, what do you think?"

Tomjanovich asked with a smile.

It has been six years since Louis left Boston. The players he recommended to Auerbach are still playing for the team and are the most important part of the team.

How else could Louis feel?
"Very proud." Louie said blankly.

Coincidentally, in order to prevent Ewing from being blown up by Sampson, Louis asked Bowie to partner with Ewing, with twin towers inside, and double-teams in low-post singles.

The other three are Hornacek, Reggie Williams and Rodman.

The Knicks have four main players sitting off the court, but the offensive and defensive strength brought by the second team on the court will not be much worse than the main players.

Although the Celtics' way of increasing the intensity of the game is beyond Louis' imagination, it is not too surprising. There is a gap in strength between the two sides. If the Celtics want to win, they need to use intensity to silence the Knicks' role players and force the Knicks to compete with their superstar personal abilities.

Louis thinks that Ford has made a strange move, which looks like courting death, but this may be the way to life from death.

Because the Celtics' big three are in very good condition tonight, as they wished, when it comes time to compete for superstar strength, Louis is really not sure that they can win.

Therefore, destroying the state of the Big Three in Luke is the focus of Louis' work in the next three quarters.

Starting from the superior position of the Knicks' lineup depth and defensive configuration, he designed a grand plan with reference to Billy Donovan's opinion of "no double-teaming".

The heart of the plan is double-teaming.

Isiah Thomas double-teams if he drives;
Sampson/Bird low attack, double team;
Sampson/Bird attack with the ball and double-team;
As long as the Big Three of Lvkai hold the ball, it is not the kind of offense that catches and shoots on the spot, and the rest that needs to be pushed with the ball must be double-teamed.

Moreover, the number of double teams is limited to two people.

At most two people double-team, forcing them out of the ball.

It is also difficult for the Celtics to have a chance to play the ball, because the Knicks' defensive resources are too luxurious, just look at their roster: Ewing, Stockton, Alex Stevens, Kevin McHale, Benjamin Wilson, John Sely, Rodman, Hornacek, Reggie Miller, Brad Rohaus, Danny Ainge, Sam Bowie, Sean Kemp, Doug West, Reggie Williams.

Except for Luo Haosi, the rest of them, one counts as one, have strong physical talents, can switch to several positions, don't suffer from speed, and have good defense.

The Knicks' partial flank attack can affect the opponent's core attack and effectively rotate the enemy who gets the vacancy.

Louis is very sober, the Celtics want to try the real strength.

Rodman, Williams, and Ewing are all against fierce characters.

Bird dreamed back to the 1988 Eastern Conference finals, and the Knicks guarded him was Reggie Williams.

He lacked understanding of this person, thinking that in order to protect Rodman, the Knicks just found cannon fodder to run on.

Unexpectedly, Williams first started from behind Bird and illegally hit Bird in the name of stealing the ball.

Bird lost control of his body, as if he was skating on the court, and his body fell to the ground and slid a few meters.

And it wasn't considered a foul.

The real foul was that Williams threw Bird over his shoulder when Williams was asking for a position, and Bird fell to the ground. The referee called the Knicks a defensive foul.

Even in such a difficult situation, Bird also hit a long-range mid-range shot from the bottom corner, and dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt to shoot an open three-pointer.

"That's it!" Ford only hated himself for not being able to play to help Bird share the pressure.

Isaiah Thomas is the giant who has been dealt with the worst by the Knicks' defensive strategy. Long-range shooting is a persistent problem, and due to his limited size, once he is blocked and flanked when he breaks through, it is difficult to see the position of his teammates.

Under the brutal defense of the Knicks, Thomas failed to score in a single quarter.

Bird was under too much defensive pressure, Thomas misfired, and the Celtics needed a burst.

Sampson held the ball in a high position. When he encountered the joint attack of Ewing and Bowie, a defect that is not usually considered a weakness affected his performance.

In his heyday, Sampson's offensive advantage with the ball was that he could hold the ball high and force the ball into the basket even if the opponent had some help defenses.His ability to respond is praised because he is so tall and can see many opportunities that small guards can't see, but it has nothing to do with his playmaking awareness, purely seeing (physical) opportunities.

It doesn’t matter if his passing quality is not good enough. The Celtics have many players who can pass suddenly. Even if Sampson does not accurately find the open space or the quality of the pass is poor, he can often create opportunities through the follow-up conduction of his teammates or a second breakthrough.

John Long missed multiple catches.

Within 4 minutes, the Knicks gave the Celtics a wave of 15 to 5.

The Celtics scored 5 points, all from Bird.

41 is better than 29
Facing a 12-point deficit, the Celtics requested a timeout.

(End of this chapter)