The rest is just noise

The Celtics controlled the penalty area, and the Bucks tried to attack inside, but they quickly discovered the problem.

Without someone who can hit shots consistently from the high post, Sampson won't leave the paint.

If a 7-foot-4 freak with athleticism comparable to that of a small forward insists on wandering around the penalty area, they won't be able to score easily in the Celtics' penalty area tonight.

Don Nelson clearly saw the problems on offense.

But the problems on the defensive end cannot be ignored.

The Celtics clearly positioned themselves on the second and third wings, and the strong side formed by Bird and John Long allowed the former to attack Moncrief in the low post.

Bird's post-up play in the low post made Moncrieffe look embarrassed.

In several consecutive rounds, whether Bird turned over from behind, or hit him with all his strength to make him lose balance and then turn around to attack the basket, or fake a shooting move to get someone up and then use his steps to invade the basket and score, Monk was stunned.

Leaf felt troubled.

This season, the NBA has introduced a new award - Defensive Player of the Year.

Moncrief is the first Defensive Player of the Year in history.

After watching Bird ravage Moncrief, the CBS commentator smiled and said: "Larry is making DPOY embarrassed."

As the greatest defender in NBA history, Bill Russell wants to justify defense.

"To award this award to a defender would have been a mistake by the league."

No matter what they said, it would not make Moncrief's situation any better.

Especially in Bird's fifth offense, he caught Moncrief's foul and hit the board. He hit the low post five times in a row under the opponent's defense and hit 100%, causing the Bucks to request a timeout.

"Sidney, your defensive trophy is pretty good, but it's missing a 'W'." Bird said with a murderous smile, "You shouldn't get DPOY, you should get 'WDPOY' (Worst Defensive Player Of the Year).

/Worst Defensive Player of the Year).”

Moncrieff lost his self-control and angrily yelled: "Go to hell!"

Bird walked off the court with a mean sneer.

"What did you tell him?" Louis threw a towel to Bird.

"I positively 'affirmed' his defense," Bird said.

Louis smiled and asked: "Does yours definitely have an asterisk?"

"What do you think?"

On the Bucks' side, Nelson has seen that the Celtics have completely changed their previous offensive and defensive system under Louis.

The Celtics formed the four corners of a square with the free throw line as the center, and Sampson wandered around in the paint, attacking every Bucks player who entered the penalty area like a ghost.

This kind of pseudo-zone defense, which exists legally because they did not lose their opponent, hurt the Bucks' shooting percentage in the penalty area.

Moreover, their defensive pressure from flanking at every turn will increase the Bucks' offensive fault tolerance rate and increase the probability of mistakes, and they are one of the teams that control mistakes best in the playoffs.

On the offensive end, let Bird sit in the low post and focus on Moncrief's defense.

Nelson still can't see Louis' intention, because for five consecutive rounds, Bird took over the offense and scored with singles, which went against the Celtics' ancient team spirit. But the problem is that Moncrief has been

Moncrief was beaten until he was exhausted, and Nelson had to find a way to relieve his stress.

Therefore, Nelson made two preparations.

First came the offense, where he let his two swingmen, Junior Bridgman and Brian "The Dilemma" West, bravely fire from mid-to-long range.

"If they give you a chance, shoot decisively. Only if you make long-range shots will their defensive pressure spread outward!"

Then, he gave another order.

"Alton!" he shouted to his most trusted defensive player, "If Larry continues to hold the ball in the low post, you will take over this matchup and guard him for me at all costs!"

No matter how strong Bird is, he can't beat an orthodox seven-foot center like List in the low post, right?

Nelson had to make this change.

At the end of the timeout, Bird made the extra free throw and scored 11 points in a row. Less than 3 minutes into the game, he led the Celtics to a 13-4 lead over the Bucks.

In the Bucks' offensive round, Moncrief dribbled a few balls and suddenly passed the ball to Bridgeman on the outside.

Bridgeman is the only Bucks player to embrace a three-pointer.

This season, he hit 0.2 three-pointers with a 40% field goal percentage. This is such a "high" output that Louis doesn't even want to see it.

When Bridgeman decisively shot a three-pointer from the outside, Louis clenched his fist, and Nelson really hit the mark.

"Whoosh!"

7 to 13

"Does Nel (Nelson) really dare to let their guards open up to shoot?" K.C asked in surprise.

Louis laughed: "In order to divert the defensive pressure from the penalty area, he has to do this."

When it was the Celtics' turn to attack, Bird once again went to the waist position, but it was no longer DPOY who defended him, but Alton List. The seven-foot center came to guard against Bird's low post attack, with his tonnage and strength.

, the body has advantages beyond the level.

This is like asking a middleweight boxer to fight a heavyweight boxer in the ring. That cannot be considered a boxing match at all, it must be a one-sided blow.

Seeing Lister going to face Bird, Louis turned back to K.C and said: "Your old teammate, your mind is really flexible."

And this is the real value of letting Bird play in the low post.

Exploding Moncrief and his ilk was just a routine operation, and the explosion was inevitable. The important thing was that after the explosion, Louis imagined two possibilities.

Double attack, or substitute someone to defend. Double attack is more dangerous, because Bird's ability to play the ball is known to the world. It is a better option to substitute someone to defend. But if you want to change someone, you can only look inside, because Monk

Leaf is already a strong defender at a historical level, and it is impossible to find anyone better than him.

If the inside line is allowed to come, it means that Moncrief has to misplace the inside line to defend against the inside line.

And that's the real value of having Bird play in the low post.

Bird has the ability to destroy an entire defensive line in the low post like Nowitzki at his peak. This is an advantage that Bill Fitch has not discovered after coaching Bird for four seasons. If Bird in the low post is considered to be smaller

Size 11 Dirk, then he added Jokic's passing support based on Dirk that year.

So, are you aware of Bird's destructive power in the low post and the possibility of supporting an offensive system on his own?

It was within Louis' plan that Liszt came to defend him. Nelson's reaction was so quick that he did not expect it.

But it is a pity that Nelson wants to choke the Celtics' offense from both ends, trying to beat his old club like he did in the previous games. But if the Celtics head coach in the previous few games was either Fitch or the players,

With free play, it is impossible for the Bucks to lead 3-0.

In a few seconds, Sampson rushed to the basket quickly, and Moncrief's DPOY was considered white-collar, because as said, he was WDPOY in front of Sampson.

Sampson raised his hand high, Bird lobbed the ball, and this guy sat directly on DPOY's head to shit.

A devastating dunk perfectly implemented Louis' tactical intention.

Nelson was stunned. When Bird got the ball, he immediately found Sampson who was cutting inside. He seemed to be able to correlate everything that had happened in every round since the beginning of the game. This was a series!

Fortunately, the Bucks are on the mend.

The players strictly implemented the strategy arranged by Nelson and took the initiative to take shots from high posts beyond the free throw line and from outside the three-point line.

Except for Bridgeman and "Mr. Dilemma" West, who also has the ability to shoot three-pointers, everyone else who can shoot chooses to attack from the high post.

What the Bucks didn't expect was that when Marquis Johnson shot from the high post, Bird watched him do whatever he wanted with a killer defense.

"Whoosh!"

"Good defense, country boy!" Louis clapped his hands and cheered, "Come on, you are the best!"

His praise was sincere. Regardless of the Bucks' high-post shooting and three-point shooting, including Bridgeman, who shot 40% from three-point range, he let them all go their own way, giving the Bucks something that no modern team would dare to imagine.

No matter how many shots they make, Louis is like an old gambling dog. He just doesn't believe that the long-range shots of the 1980s can kill people - prove it to me if you can!

Therefore, Bridgeman scored a three-pointer and Johnson scored a high-post two-pointer. Others will score the ball next, but the Celtics' strategy will never change. They hope to use high-post shots to tap the Celtics.

The defensive intensity within the free throw line can only be a dream.

Under Louis's strategy of betting on his career as an acting coach, Nielsen was a little unable to react. Before becoming a coach, he had played for many famous coaches, and he also did a good job as a coach. Facing Louis,

He planned to teach this kid the art of coaching, but he was frustrated by the opponent's rough defensive tactics and insidious offensive arrangements.

At the end of the first quarter, "Mr. Dilemma" West got a shooting opportunity.

He shot from beyond the arc.

Brian Winston is a guy who was born in the wrong era. This does not refer to his football skills, but his self-pity and self-depressive character. He always claims that he is in trouble and lives every day like a NetEase Cloud user who gets sick on time.

Negative emotions.

Especially his greasy long hair that made Louis want to throw him into the shower room for a good wash, his goatee that couldn't be called pretty, and his inexplicably melancholy princely eyes - he successfully transformed himself into a

A middle-aged man who is unreasonably worried and compassionate, and his three-pointer brought a dilemma to the Bucks and brought Moncrief infinitely closer to depression.

Bang! Three-point strike!

Isiah Thomas pushed the fast break, and WDPOY stood in front of him. He walked forward quickly, pushed against the opponent's body, showed off his fingertips and hit the ball after dribbling, and there was a referee's whistle. This was a 2+1

!

"Isn't that too cruel?" Louis looked amused, "Isn't it good to pass the ball? Isn't DPOY losing face by chasing others hard?"