the rest, only noise

Chapter 720 This Is You
The reason why Louie is no longer standing is not because the Knicks have already secured the victory, but because he feels that there is no need to worry.

Not worrying doesn't mean they will win, because he doesn't intend to let the murder press last the entire second half.

The Knicks' murder press lasted "only" 6 minutes. During this period, the Celtics requested a timeout three times, and the players who could be replaced were changed again. In the end, the Knicks still played a 21-8 offensive wave.

Louis couldn't help thinking about a question.

Has the intensity of the murder press increased, or has the Celtics been relatively weaker?

Possibly both, the addition of Reggie Williams makes the Knicks' murderous tight end impeccable, and he's a perfect fit.

Before they faced a fully healthy Celtics lineup again, Louie considered the 1987-88 murderous press to be the pinnacle.

Now, he might have to change his mind.

Probably because they eliminated the Celtics for the first time that year, so they left an unsurpassable impression in his heart.It now appears that the team led by Wilson and Rodman has surpassed that class.

Because there were not many members at the top of the murder press at the time, and for this murder press, Rodman was DPOY, Wilson was the first defense, Stevens and Sely were both at their peak, and Williams was the Ron Harper-style "hasn't this guy ever been in the defense?" defensive gate.

It was these five people, not mixed with other desires, who ruthlessly gave the Celtics the most painful psychological blow.

These 6 minutes may make the Celtics doubt themselves.

Now, 85 to 71, with a quarter and a half left in the game.

Seeing Louis replace Williams, Stevens and Sely, MSG applauded everywhere.

They know what a great defense the Knicks just put up.

What's more interesting is the Celtics' reaction, and the CBS director gave Chris Ford a shot.

When he saw the Knicks changing players, he turned his face away, and after confirming that the Knicks were up and down (meaning the end of the press), he reflexively said something.

Someone deciphered it with lip language, and the sentence was "Thank God".

The more the enemy is afraid of what you do, the more you should do it.

In any industry, this is a wise saying.

Louie knew how much the Celtics dreaded the murderous press, and when he built up a 6-point lead in six minutes with this murderous play, his opponents of course prayed for him to stop.

Once you want to use prayers to get the other party to let you go, it means that you are just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and it is not up to you to decide whether to live or die.

Louis chose to stop and gave the Celtics a chance to breathe, which seemed to bring suspense back to the game.

Ford may have thought so, but Louie didn't.

The three newly replaced players are Stockton, Miller and Ewing.

With Wilson and Rodman, the defensive integrity has dropped slightly, but the intensity has definitely improved.

Ewing was selected for this year's second defense, but everyone knows that if Olajuwon and Sampson in the first defense were not too strong, he would be at the level of the first defense.

It's a pity that Stockton's defense was really in vain in front of Thomas.

Miller's defense is also at a so-so level, so after changing the lineup, the Knicks have a more balanced offense and defense, but there are gaps on the defensive end that the Celtics can take advantage of.

The Celtics, eager to chase points, naturally aimed at the gap and attacked with all their strength.

Isiah Thomas drives past Stockton for a pull-up jumper.

Such scenes are constantly being staged, and the Celtics never lack people who stand up and suppress the situation.

What about the Knicks?They don't play giant planets like the Celtics.

Chris Ford has lost control of the situation because he's only acting coach and isn't quite as ready as Louie was in 1983.

Under the guidance of Louis, the Knicks have solid tactical qualities.

The opponent played a giant star, but the Knicks' response looked much more flat-Miller and Wilson cleared the hand-off on one side, and Miller scored an empty cut.

The two sides confronted each other equally.

The Celtics are more anxious, they need to tie the score.

However, in the remaining minutes of the third quarter, the point difference did not narrow.

The Celtics scored a goal, and the Knicks returned a goal.

96 is better than 82
The game enters the fourth quarter, and the next 12 minutes will determine the fate of the Celtics throughout the season.

Louis replaced Stockton, who was beaten by Thomas as a loophole, replaced Hornacek, kept Miller, and finally asked Wilson: "Benj, Dennis, do you want to take a break?"

Wilson played the entire third quarter, participating from the murder press in the first half to the offensive confrontation in the second half.

Surprisingly, Wilson still maintained an even breathing rate and nodded affirmatively: "The intensity in the third quarter is just a warm-up for me, coach."

"Okay, if you say that, then I will let you play until the Celtics surrender in the fourth quarter." Louis said jokingly. "Dennis, what about you?"

Rodman said excitedly: "It seems that I will play the second half."

Because they knew that the Celtics could not surrender.

Even if the point difference is pulled to 20 points, the Celtics will not accept defeat.

Isiah Thomas didn't care whether the last name of the person standing in front of him was Hornacek or Stockton.

He has a solid individual ability to get past opponents in front of him, and, when he gets to the three-point line, he can pull up and shoot at any time.

But his spring is over.

The Knicks' double-team tactic returns, as long as he breaks through, the flank players must assist in the defense and help Hornacek defend him.

The move paid off, but the Knicks couldn't find the touch in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. The two sides hit each other and ravaged each other's baskets.

"Isiah Thomas couldn't score after being double-teamed. The Knicks should have defended him like this before."

Stockton's words gave Hubie Brown a chance to show some insight.

"This is the brilliance of Coach Road." Brown explained, "This game is too intense, and the consumption of one game is worth more than two games. Whether it is their double-teaming in the first few quarters or the full-court press in the third quarter, it is a matter of energy. Even if the Knicks have an enviable lineup depth, they cannot overdraw the player's physical fitness. Therefore, when Isiah shot freely on the offensive end, the Knicks' defense did not change. Getting back to double-teaming created the foundation."

The person who broke the ice for the iron show of both sides was Benjamin Wilson.

He dribbled the ball, facing the big change in Bird's defense, stepped back and collected the ball for a jumper.

"Shh!"

99 is better than 82
"The gap between the two sides has reached 17 points!"

"Wait, what is Larry doing?"

"He shot directly one meter beyond the three-point line!"

Bird returned the ball to Wilson.

In the next round, Wilson didn't even catch the ball, and Miller missed a three-pointer.

The Celtics quickly counterattacked and scored.

87 is better than 99
The Knicks have two franchise players on the offensive end, Wilson and McHale.

The side effects of McHale's long-term vegetarianism have become more and more serious, so he can only be counted as half, and Wilson has become the only one.

Wilson has the privilege, but is very restrained, and never becomes a franchise player unless necessary.

When he needs to be a franchise player, he doesn't need Louis to remind him, he knows what to do.

Now, he ran to the front three-point line and waved to Hornacek.

Hornacek understood what he meant, passed the ball, and then pulled away to the right.

Rodman will clog the space, Ewing can't get out of the three-point line, but it doesn't matter.Wilson didn't need much floor space, he was off the dribble, he wanted Ewing's pick-and-roll, and despite Sampson's help, he was unstoppable.

He passed Sampson with speed and rushed to the basket for a dunk.

101 is better than 87
Wilson was jogging, and said to Bird not far away: "Now, you don't even dare to defend me, the best in history?"

Byrd was suddenly furious.

Then he asked for the ball in the low post on the offensive end, and used his body to force Wilson to win back.

Bird handles the ball so fast that the Knicks have no time to double-team.

The confrontation between the two will determine the entire game and the Celtics' results this season.

Louis looked at Wilson, his apparently young face was full of determination.He was no longer the young player who would be beaten into self-doubt by Bird.

Wilson, who is only 23 years old, is one of only five superstars in this league. The other four are Bird, Sampson, Jordan, and Tragedy.

If it is said that Wilson, who is selfless, non-competitive, and indifferent to statistics, is the role he deliberately plays in the team, then now, standing on the opposite side of the Celtics, with a fiery personality, strong fighting spirit, and a human-shaped chicken blood like a ball of hay being ignited, is Benjamin Wilson's truest self.

This kind of moment, he will not let go.

He knew what this meant. The mountain standing in front of him was called the best in history. After crossing this mountain, a new king would usher in the east.

As a result, Wilson made 6 of 12 shots in the next 11 minutes, including 10 consecutive shots.

In 6 minutes, he scored 26 points single-handedly.

Bird's performance is not bad, but he is now affected by injuries and physical aging, and his persistence is not as good as before. During this period of confrontation, he only scored 18 points. Fortunately, with Sampson's offensive rebounds, the Celtics scored no less than the Knicks during this period, and the point difference has not yet been widened.

However, Wilson's aura could no longer be suppressed.

123 is better than 108
With 4 minutes left in the game, the Celtics trailed by 15 points.

It can be said that there is not much time left for them to create miracles.

Bird held the ball outside, and Wilson took the initiative to guard him.

When Bird opted to trick Wilson with a shot fake, the end of the offense was sealed.

Wilson saw through his feint.

Since playing the Knicks as the challenger of the Celtics, Wilson has regarded Bird as an imaginary enemy. He watched the Celtics game video day and night and studied Bird's skills.

He found that when he thoroughly understood Bird's skills, other people's fake moves were like bad performances in his eyes, with clear traces.

At this moment, he hit Bird's ball upfield.

He ran forward, and Byrd gritted his teeth and turned to chase after him.

His speed is not as fast as Wilson, and he will definitely not be able to catch up with him, but he will not give up.

Wilson deliberately slowed down to let him catch up. He didn't seem to know that there was a conspiracy in it, so he insisted on stepping forward, jumped up to block the shot, and finally let the young man dunk against his body and score.

The referee couldn't ignore Larry Legend's foul play in the process.

"Beep!!!!"

"The goal is valid, Larry fouled!"

"Benj scored a potentially game-killing And one on Larry!"

Wilson didn't intend to go to Labard. He stood under the basket and said coldly: "I won't be complacent, because you are no longer in your prime, but one day, I will be the best player."

Bird, who always had a straight face in front of Wilson, smiled and said conceitedly, "That day won't happen. You can't even handle me now."

Bird is talking hard, and the Celtics are gone.

Louie stood up again without knowing it. He watched Bird enter the league with his own eyes. No, when Bird joined the Celtics, he stood in Auerbach's office to witness that scene.

He knows Byrd, he knows how strong this man is, and he is still strong now.

Louie also could see that with Bird's back problems still bothering him, maybe he shouldn't have played in the playoffs, and in a more responsible era, he would never have appeared on the court in this state.

"What are you looking at?" Bird said angrily.

He definitely didn't want Louis to see himself depressed.

"I wish I could have a pair of eyes to appreciate your down-and-out ugliness." Louis asked with a smile, "You can almost get out of here, country bumpkin? This is the end of your year!"

"Who the hell told you it's over?" Bird said, as if Louie had insulted him, "It's not over yet!"

Louie would have liked to add a few more pinches of salt to his wounds, but somehow he didn't.

He took a deep breath.

"Give up easily what should not be given up, stubbornly insist on what should not be, this is you." Louis said helplessly, "This is you."

(End of this chapter)