The rest is just noise

whimsical boston

June 6

Finals Game2

In the Lakers' second home court, although the Celtics failed to learn any lessons from the previous game, they also knew that if there was no change, the situation would be extremely passive.

Daly is not a passive person.

He especially doesn't want to hear people say when he loses that this result was due to the negligence of the coaching staff.

Therefore, even if it seems that there is no change, he still wants to make changes on the court.

In the first game, the Lakers' shooters lined up on all sides, laying the foundation for Wilson's dominant performance. The Celtics were unable to fight back.

Tonight, the Celtics made a bold change.

The roles of Sampson and Malone were reversed.

That is, Malone becomes the one doing things in the high post, and Sampson needs to shoulder the former's offensive quota.

Daley's change of formation was completely beyond Louis' expectations.

Because this is a complete overthrow and reconstruction of the Celtics' already very mature system.

Sampson is in a high position as a pivot, which can avoid various problems caused by the decline in combat effectiveness caused by the decline in various physical functions brought about by age.

Sampson in the high position is still a superstar, but in the low position, he may only be at an All-Star level.

If he encounters a lot of physical combat and his physical strength decreases, his performance will be even more unstable.

It is impossible for Daley not to take these things into consideration.

But he still has to take the risk to swap the positions of Sampson and Malone. Why?

Louis looked at Garnett, maybe, this is the reason.

Garnett is not Ewing.

Give him another 10 years and he won't be able to become Ewing.

There's no way he's going to come out like Ewing and cling to Sampson like a red-eyed bulldog.

This is why Daley is actively seeking changes. He believes that Garnett cannot bring enough pressure.

After seeing this clearly, Louis began to think about it.

Because the first game went too smoothly, the chess piece Ben Wallace was not used.

At that time, at this time, Wallace was only arranged to face Malone in the low post because of the Celtics' basic arrangement.

Now that Sampson is in the post, he will attack like an inside post. In this way, Wallace's inside hob meat attribute will be valuable.

Moreover, his current value may be far greater than his value as a defender to guard Malone.

Therefore, just two rounds into the game, Louis turned back to Ben and said: "Be ready to play at any time."

The Celtics just let the two giants inside swap their tactical positions, and the entire style of play was completely different.

The Lakers don't have so many twists and turns.

After taking advantage of the shooter in the last game, the Lakers still chose to start from the outside in this game.

Barros and Liu Yuqing continued their good touch in the first game, bombarding Lukai with three-pointers from the outside like raindrops.

As for the Celtics, although Malone's support is not as sophisticated as Sampson's, he is still top-notch in the paint. He also has a stable mid-range shot and is very difficult to deal with when standing high.

With Malone's shooting and passing, the Celtics clung to the score.

"Ralph and Carl's inside high-low coordination is the coordination that often appears in my dreams." Louis sighed, "Unfortunately, Jasmine and Chuck will definitely not be able to reach this level."

Sampson hasn't been in the paint for a long time, and now he's back in his hometown, but he's still as powerful as ever.

However, no matter how hard he tried in the paint, he could only score two points. The Lakers relied on their excellent touch and shot 50% in the first four minutes of the first quarter.

After most of the quarter, 21 to 18, the two sides could be considered neck and neck.

"This game is truly a finals-level game."

Laimbeer commented: "So far, both sides have defended very well. If I have to say who is better and who is worse, I would say that the Celtics move the ball more smoothly, while the Lakers' shooting touch is better."

However, what Ranbir said is not entirely true.

Not everyone on the Lakers has a great handle.

For example, Wilson's touch tonight was average.

The first three shots all missed.

Fortunately, he still has defense. It doesn't matter if he doesn't feel good, he just needs to let his opponent Grant Hill also shut down.

However, if Hill is exchanged for Wilson, who has no touch, the Celtics will not lose money no matter what they do.

After that, the Celtics replaced Malone to take a rest, allowing Sampson, who was getting older and becoming more and more demonic, to return to his high position.

Louis ignored Ben, who was full of fighting spirit.

Although Ben was prepared after the start, in the last quarter, Louis never had the opportunity to make substitutions.

Although Garnett didn't put enough defensive pressure, he performed well in other aspects.

Moreover, the real obstacle to changing the starting lineup is not Garnett, but Barkley. If we really want to change the starting lineup, we have to ask Garnett to play four, Barkley to play five.

However, Barkley is the Lakers' most reliable point today.

Wilson got off to a slow start, and Barkley took all the tough shots.

When the Lakers' tactics are at their wits end and someone needs to take over, just give the ball to Barkley, and he basically doesn't waste the opportunity.

Barkley played so well that Louis could only let Ben continue to sit on the bench.

Now it's time to make substitutions, and Daley's counter-rotation - removing Malone and keeping Sampson - is surprising. Considering Sampson's age, he should never be the one to help the team get through the title phase.

Candidate.

However, when Louis saw Sampson return to his high position, he immediately understood Daley's intention.

Letting Sampson return to the inside does not mean that Daly has to give up the former's plasticity in the high post.

After playing the inside line, go back to the high position to find the feeling. When you are almost done, replace it.

That's probably what Daly planned.

This coincides with Louis.

Louis also chose to replace Barkley, leaving Wilson, who had a bad start, to lead the second team to find some feel.

Also replaced along with Barkley were Burrows and Garnett.

The players who were replaced were Dumars, Rodman, and Ben.

The picture of Rodman and Ben on the court at the same time is "beautiful". It is too easy to defend a lineup with two players with zero independent offensive ability.

The Celtics focused their defense on Wilson.

Because Wilson is not feeling well today.

When Wilson gets the ball on the wing, the Celtics will use the inside to delay or even double-team to prevent Benj from getting a single opportunity.

If Benj successfully breaks through, the defender will be stuck in the paint area on which side he breaks through.

In order to prevent Benj from regaining his touch, the Celtics could even let go of both sides in order to block the ball, allowing Benj and Rodman to score easily through air cuts.

In general, that's all.

Attack from a flank before breaking through, switch defenses after breaking through, and try to force people to go to the baseline.

The Celtics' defensive arrangement for Wilson can be described as painstaking. Compared with the "Jordan Rules" that Louis introduced for Jordan back then, it lacked some details.

Before the Celtics' defense could really work, Louie requested a timeout.

Louis analyzed the Celtics' targeted defense in detail to Wilson.

"Boston is willing to give up everything to prevent you from scoring. You know what to do, right?"

Wilson guessed: "Let the abandoned ones beat them up?"

"I like to deal with smart people. If it were Patrick, he would definitely not react so quickly."

This was just one of thousands of times Louie was unreasonable to the chimp.

However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Wilson's fighting spirit surged every time he heard people mention Ewing.

Last season's championship allowed Ewing to climb President's Hill and get rid of the shadow of "nothing without Benj".

When Wilson and Ewing won seven consecutive championships with the Knicks, they were indistinguishable. Ewing got rid of the shadow, and then these shadows naturally transferred to Wilson, who had been in the division for two years in the Western Conference.

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Even though Louis was unreasonably chimping just for fun, it still made Wilson take the matter seriously.

Yes, he still has unfinished business.

Only by building a super team in Los Angeles that is as good as the Knicks dynasty can he completely get rid of the gossip related to Ewing. The Celtics in front of him are just one of many difficulties and obstacles, and he must not stop here.

"Coach, I will do the right thing." Wilson said.

Louis knew he could trust Benj.

"Leave it to you, Benj." Louis patted Wilson's shoulder gently, "Come on."

It is obviously unreasonable for the Celtics to care so much about Wilson.

Their plans will come true only under one condition.

That is, Kobe suddenly grew a pair of fangs, which contained venom that could infect the Mamba Mentality. Then he suddenly bit Benj out of his mind, causing Benj to fall ill on the court.

After the timeout, Wilson held the ball in the middle, and the Celtics followed suit.

Wilson had a clear view of these dynamics, and he casually hit the ball to Ben Wallace.

Ben caught the ball and rushed to the basket like a panther for a dunk.