The rest is just noise

Within the first few minutes, even the fans could tell that the Lakers were out of shape tonight.

Liu Yuqing, who has always been steady, passed the ball for an own goal and shot the ball. Even Dana Barros seemed to be possessed by a demon. The pass was either wrong or out of order.

This kind of Lakers is far different from the invincible team that beat the Celtics in the first two games.

Louis's heart was as calm as water. Since the sixth game of the Western Conference Finals, they had played three high-level games in a row. According to normal rules, the state was definitely going to decline.

The starting lineup, except for Wilson and Barkley, was out of shape.

This is definitely not something that can be explained by negligence, because Liu Yuqing usually doesn't have much to show off. When other teammates are wandering outside, he always locks himself in the court.

If Lu Wuxia is a football fanatic, Liu Yuqing is a football demon.

He is a lunatic who trains for the sake of training. If such a person performs abnormally, it is definitely not a normal basketball problem.

Fortunately, Wilson and Barkley, the two talking heads, are both in good condition, which can at least guarantee the Lakers' fundamentals.

After four and a half minutes, the Lakers' positional battle relied on the wonderful performance of Wei and Ba, and the score was not far behind.

12 to 8

The Lakers trail the Celtics by 4 points.

Although the Lakers made more mistakes, they retreated quickly. Except for Hill, no one on the Celtics had successfully counterattacked.

Although the score difference was not big and the team's condition looked good, the performance of Liu Yuqing and Barros did not improve.

Therefore, Louis took the initiative to call for a substitution.

Louis replaced Barros with Dumas, and then replaced Liu Yuqing with Ellis.

"You two, think about it!" Louis said dissatisfiedly, "Even if my mother were to beat me, she wouldn't be worse than you!"

Barros blushed and almost didn't know how to face his teammates.

Liu Yuqing asked the team's trainer for an ice bucket.

"What are you doing, Jiang Duo?"

"Take it."

Liu Yuqing said to Daben in a commanding tone.

Daben, who was used to being bossed around, picked up the ice bucket. Then, he stared and saw Liu Yuqing burying her face in the bucket...

"Hey, hey, hey..." Nelson exclaimed, "What is this, performance art?"

Bird touched Louis and said, "Your brain is flooded, don't you care?"

But the team doctor said worriedly: "You have just finished high-intensity exercise, so you can easily catch a cold!"

"I just want to calm down." Liu Yuqing's face was filled with cold water, "Don't worry."

Louis said indifferently: "If you get sick from this, you may miss the rest of the game."

This is obviously not the first time Liu Yuqing has done this.

He didn't think much about it.

Louis sighed, this is a strong weirdo.

At this time, deafening and violent boos came from the sidelines.

Louis took a closer look and saw that it was Dale Ellis who had caught the ball.

Although he was booed by the audience, Ellis was not affected at all.

The boos reminded him of the 1988 tiebreaker.

However, at this moment, he is already a veteran, and this stadium is not the Boston Garden it used to be.

The boos at the scene failed to affect Ellis' shooting.

That ball hit the center of the basket.

11 to 12

Ten seconds later, Shanton Anderson used the inside to attract the defense and hit a three-pointer.

15 to 11

Dumas made a pass error and Hill counterattacked for a dunk.

17 to 11

"This is the Lakers' fourth passing error tonight. It is worth mentioning that this is also the second time tonight that the Celtics took advantage of the opponent's mistakes to quickly counterattack and score."

"Even JD is not in good condition?" Bird said in disbelief.

"not necessarily."

Louis preferred to believe that Dumas's mistake was accidental.

To say that the condition is not good, like Liu Yuqing's, the whole body movements seem uncoordinated and the decisions made are problematic, then it is indeed a bad condition.

Barros's random passing and many mistakes were not the reason why Louis replaced him. His problem was that he was not able to exert his strength on the offensive end. This is the detail that can truly tell the quality of his condition.

As for Dumas, we have to watch a few more rounds.

In the next round, Dumars used Garnett's pick-and-roll high floater to score.

13 to 17

After watching this ball, you can roughly see how Dumas is in shape.

Dumas showed a normal game state.

As long as Dumars doesn't have any problems, the Lakers' coaching staff can feel at ease.

Barros and Dumars are two important figures on the Lakers' back line. Although the former is the starter, the latter's all-around skills and combo guard attributes allow him to support both positions.

A versatile defender like Dumars is what every team wants.

If he also has problems, it will be difficult for the Lakers to play.

Because they couldn't count on Nash to hold them up in the Finals, Wilson had to act more as a ball-handler to mobilize the team.

This is not impossible, but this is usually a trump card that the Lakers will use when they have nothing to do.

Subsequently, Malone screened for Sampson.

After playing with Garnett with a dribble from the high post, Mr. Only used a small forward-like sideways move to collect the ball and turn around to complete the offense with a fadeaway jumper.

"Ralph is Kevin Garnett's dream self."

Ranbir said eccentrically.

When Garnett responded with an unpretentious catch-and-shoot jumper on the next possession, Laimbeer continued to use his ancestral crooked ass commentary: "Lakers fans have always wanted KG to be a player like Ralph, but...

, if he is always responsible for finishing instead of creating scoring opportunities like Ralph, he will never become a player like Ralph."

Whenever Ranbir said this, Costas had to come out and smooth things over.

For viewers, this is annoying, especially for viewers who don't like the Celtics, it's simply torture.

It is not difficult to understand if you imagine a bias that is ten times more exaggerated than Bryant's classic and everlasting "Win the championship! Win the championship!" in 2010.

However, although Laimbeer's subjective preference for the Celtics has caused trouble, his professionalism and 360-degree awkwardness with the Knicks are what the audience likes to see.

This is why he was honored as a guest by NBC.

On the court, the Celtics returned to their home court as if they had gained some kind of invisible benefit. They were still the same people, but their combat effectiveness on the court was greatly increased.

On the contrary, their opponents had many problems.

The change from the previously strong Lakers reminded people again of their curse and the Celtics' ten-game winning streak in the Finals against them.

Whether it was Hill taking over at the beginning, or in the middle of the first quarter, Sampson and Malone's high-low cooperation made the Celtics' offense flourish more, or after the Lakers replaced Wilson and Barkley, the offense misfired and the offense completely stagnated.

For two minutes, the fans were reminded.

Those who expected the Lakers to win four games in a row and sweep the Celtics out of the competition will be disappointed.

At the end of the first quarter, 30 to 21.

The Celtics lead the Lakers by 9 points. At the same time, this is the first time they have scored more than 30 points in a single quarter in the Finals this year.

Even if the sample is enlarged to the entire playoffs, they only scored more than 30 points in a single quarter twice. On the one hand, the Eastern Conference is strong and it is difficult to achieve high scores. On the other hand, the Celtics' own offensive explosion

His strength is not very strong, and even if he plays smoothly, he is very rigid, with few explosive scoring performances.

Therefore, being able to score 30 points in a single quarter in the finals shows how strong they are.

After repeated weighings, Louis decided to make a bold change.

Louis is not without options. If the rotation schedule is broken and Wilson and Barkley continue to play, they can still support the situation.

But he felt it was not necessary and took a rest when he needed to.

This is a benefit brought by the Lakers' lineup depth. Even if they don't play well at the beginning, they should not give up this benefit.

Moreover, it is the most boring game to rely on a superstar to hold his breath all the way and then lose to his opponent in the end. Louis doesn't want that.

Either lose outright, or use the lineup to make a comeback. It's okay to fuck the superstar for 48 minutes, but now the Lakers are leading by a big score, so there is no need to fight so hard.