The rest is just noise

Chapter 1367 Celtics on the verge of death

The Celtics threw the ball upfield.

Wilson stole it and there was only one second left in the first half, so he shot from the spot.

The shooting percentage of hastily shot three-pointers from the backcourt is completely unreliable.

"boom!"

The first half is over.

54 to 47

The Lakers, playing on the road, entered the second half with a 7-point advantage.

Although the apparent gap is only 7 points, the actual gap is more than 7 points.

"The Lakers fell behind by 15 points at one point, which shows that the Celtics only played well for a while. For most of the first half, it was the Lakers who controlled the rhythm of the game. From falling behind to overtaking, their state became worse and worse.

The better." No matter how biased Lambir's butt is, he can't tell lies with his eyes open. This is where he is inferior to Tom Heinsohn.

No matter how unfavorable the situation is for the Celtics, Heinsohn will stand on the Celtics' side and make a lot of "I have the advantage" remarks.

Laimbeer is different. He doesn't want to become a more extreme Heinsohn. That would not be conducive to his long-term development in the commentary industry.

After Louis briefly accepted the midfield interview, he turned and walked into the players' tunnel and went straight to the locker room.

On the Celtics side, Chuck Daly expressed his views on the second half with a pessimistic mood: "No matter how the game develops, we will do our best to do our best."

In the locker room, Louis kicked out all the irrelevant people.

Those blocked include Bass Sr. and several of his children, as well as the backbone of the management represented by Jerry West.

"Isn't Coach Lu too strict?" Jenny felt very disappointed, "We are also members of the team."

Old Bass looked at West, "Jerry, what do you think?"

Although West didn't like some of the decisions Louis made, he had no objection to this arrangement.

"I support him doing this." West said, "If we show up in the locker room, it will make the players think that they have a chance to win, and they will unconsciously relax emotionally. In fact, we haven't won yet. This kind of thinking is

dangerous."

"In this case, let's go back to the scene." Bass didn't want to take any risks, "We have to believe in Coach Lu's judgment and his ability to lead the team back to the top tonight!"

In the room, Louis looked at everyone and said: "I won't talk about what this year's championship means to me, but I will talk about you."

"Benj, you're one outstanding second half away from giving Patrick a summer nightmare."

"Chuck, if you want to discredit Parker Riley, the second half will be your best chance."

"Moji, I'm the only one calling you that now. If you want everyone to call you that, it all depends on your performance in the second half."

Louis named them one by one, and finally said, "This is what the championship means to you. I believe it is of great importance, and I believe you will do your best to let us achieve our goals."

"I always know where we are going, and now I look forward to you giving me the final answer."

The second half is about to begin, and in the audience, all the snacks prepared by Bodiloga and Lorenzo Sanz before the game have been eaten.

"Lorenzo, why are you so petty?" Bodilloga scolded, "You should prepare more!"

Sanz was also very aggrieved. There were only two of them, and the snacks they could carry with them were limited.

"How about I go buy some?"

"ASAP!"

Sanz had to quickly leave his seat and go to the deli outside to buy food.

When he was dazzled by the various large and filling snacks and was faced with the difficulty of choosing, an Asian man pointed to the big bag of fried chicken and said, "What can be more enjoyable than eating fried chicken and beer while watching the game?"

?"

Sans couldn't help but nod: "Yes, this is good. Deyang likes beer and fried chicken the most!"

"Thank you, I'll choose this one." Just as Sanz was about to say something more, the other party actually took out his business card.

"Just call me Zhao." The other party said, "I am the assistant coach of the Lakers. Mr. Sanz, are you interested in talking to me about the future of Dejan Bodiloga?"

Sanz's pupils suddenly shrank. Why did the Lakers assistant coach find him?

They don't have the right to sign DeYoung, does this count as illegal contact?

Why does the other party know his identity?

What is their purpose?

Sanz asked: "How did you find me?"

The other party smiled and said: "I sent your tickets."

Sanz was shocked, this was a deliberate plan!

At the same time, this also shows that the Lakers are interested in DeYoung.

Combined with DeYoung's attitude towards the Lakers, Sanz became excited.

Not only is his good guy's NBA window not closed, it's completely open.

"Shall we take a step to talk?"

Sanz felt insecure here and wanted to go to a more private place.

"Of course, we do need to talk."

In the second half, the Lakers started with Dumars, Liu Yuqing, Wilson, Barkley, and Garnett, while the Celtics started with the same team.

Greencap chose to increase its defensive intensity to lower the Lakers' shooting percentage. This approach did achieve certain results in the early part of the second half.

The two sides went back and forth, and no one scored for three consecutive minutes.

Then, Barkley caught the ball and drove in to cause damage, and made one of two free throws. The scoring drought in the second half was finally broken.

To be precise, what was broken was the Lakers' scoring drought.

The Celtics are still hard to come by.

Sampson made a pick-and-roll and missed the three-pointer.

Wilson grabbed the long rebound, made a one-stop counterattack and caused Hill to foul, and once again stood at the free throw line.

Made both free throws.

57 to 47

The score difference suddenly reached 10 points.

Laimbeer said worriedly: "For Boston, now is the most dangerous moment. They must do something!"

Karl Malone played in the back from the left midfielder and missed the shot after turning over.

Garnett grabbed the rebound and passed Wilson long.

Wilson then passed to Liu Yuqing who followed up, and the latter chased for a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

60 to 47

The situation was critical and the Celtics requested a timeout.

Louis made a decisive change of formation, replacing Dumas and replacing him with Nash.

This is a way to reduce defensive intensity and increase offensive potential.

His idea is simple. Anyway, the Celtics are currently offensively constipated. Replacing Nash will not change anything.

The timeout ended and the Celtics chose to let Sampson break the deadlock.

Sampson lacked confidence in shooting and was afraid of being counterattacked by the Lakers after hitting the iron, so he chose to attack the inside with the ball, which cost more but was more stable.

With Sampson's current athletic ability, he is no longer able to penetrate the defense at will like he did when he was young.

Garnett's movement speed was several levels ahead of his. Sampson relied on his core strength to squeeze in, and finally used his experience to gain strength and scored with a straight-arm throw in the penalty area.

49 to 60

"Ralph ended Boston's four and a half minute scoring drought!"

"It's just that, if we want to turn the situation around, this performance alone is not enough."

It was too late to say that the Lakers advanced very quickly. As soon as Nash stopped in the frontcourt, the high and low post tactics started immediately.

Garnett took the ball and called Barkley for a pick-and-roll.

This is also a specialty of the Celtics. However, the Celtics are currently limited by their offensive status and cannot play their signature offense, while the Lakers are going smoothly and doing whatever they want.

Garnett asked for Barkley's pick-and-roll, strode deep into the paint with the ball, and then passed it to Barkley who was following up behind him.

Barkley took the ball, jumped up and advanced against Malone's defense.

62 to 49

Coming back, the Celtics continued to rely on Sampson.

After Sampson broke through the line and was blocked, he was on the verge of desperation, but he did not back down. He raised his left foot and made a free-standing emergency stop jumper.

"Whoosh!"

51 to 62

The more Sampson fought like this, the more Louis felt sorry for him.

Because the more the Celtics rely on Sampson, the more desperate they become.

This is a desperate style of play in a desperate situation.

It's not just Sampson who's despairing, but others too.

If the Celtics want to save themselves, they have to let others show it too.

But who has the strength and courage to shoulder the pressure?

In the frontcourt position, Wilson suddenly took the ball at the top of the key and started the "Eye of the Storm" tactic.

With only three Knights members on the court, playing "Beautiful Basketball" is risky.

However, Wilson had already assessed its feasibility before doing so.

Louis watched Wilson make strange moves. As their exploration of "Beautiful Basketball" deepened, the coaching staff discovered that the "Eye of the Storm" tactic was an independent system and did not rely on the cooperation of others.

Therefore, the number of Knights members on the field is not the key to the success or failure of the strategy.

Wilson called the pick-and-roll to get a big or small chance, so he dribbled decisively into it. Along the way, all the Celtics' reactions were guessed. When he went deep into the penalty area, the Celtics' attention was completely drawn away by him.

This gave Nash the opportunity to sneak in the back door from the bottom corner.

Wilson grabbed the ball and jumped up, seemingly trying to challenge the Celtics defense on his own, but at the highest point of his jump, he passed the ball to the side.

Nash caught the ball and ended the offense with a simple layup.

64 to 51

"Boston is being manipulated by Benj!"

"From the beginning, Benj's purpose was to pass the ball, not to attack. However, Boston did not dare not to deal with it seriously, because he could adjust himself to offensive mode at any time!"

The Celtics need more heroes like Sampson.

If no one steps up to share the pressure, once Sampson's hand declines, everything will be over.

Thinking of this, many people's eyes fell on Karl Malone.

(End of chapter)