The rest is just noise

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In early October, the preseason training camp had just ended, and the Celtics only had one day of rest in Boston before heading off to other cities to play preseason games.

Their first game was at Madison Garden, one of the biggest stages in the world.

The opponent waiting for them is the New York Knicks, who were reborn last season.

"I have only one request for you tonight."

Louis looked at the scene and said calmly: "Don't let me call a timeout because you guys played ugly. Even if you can't score, the process must be picturesque."

This kind of strange request has never been heard by the team members in their lives.

The game started just as Louis expected.

Sampson and Bill Cartwright jumped the ball and won easily.

Then, Bird passed the ball to Isiah Thomas in the high post to catch the pick-and-roll, successfully keeping his defender on the outside.

Thomas' sprint was too fast, and by the time others in New York noticed it, the ball had already been put into the basket.

"F!" Knicks head coach Hubie Brown actually got angry because of this ball that was impossible to defend. "What the hell are you doing? Is that called defense?"

As a result, reporters in New York captured the moment Brown lost his temper.

The next day, if the Knicks lose, they will praise the efforts of this responsible coach. If the Knicks win, can they still win without such a responsible coach?

Coaches get close to the media in exchange for a good public opinion environment. Louis has seen this kind of thing before.

Fitch is a lesson learned from the past, and Brown happens to be coaching in a city where modern media thrives, which brings out his tendency to be in the limelight.

The Celtics didn't put in much effort.

Bird and Thomas are constantly working together. They will play the No. 1 system for a period of time and then switch to the No. 3 system.

When Louis replaced Thomas, Bird directly activated the No. 2 system.

Sometimes when Thomas is here, Bird will also play the second system. Although Thomas' shooting is not accurate enough, he is not an ice shooter who can't make any shot.

If we want to talk about the Celtics' style of play in the first half of the quarter.

It can only be four words, silky and smooth.

The two core players, Bird and Thomas, both played what Louis wanted to see. Sampson did not have a single offense with the ball but was the one who scored the most points in the first quarter.

When Bird, John Long, and Laimbeer followed Louis' prompts and started a side triangle, the Knicks didn't believe in evil.

Continue to play pocket formation, and then Laimbeer scored a three-pointer.

The space was opened like this. Sampson continuously caught the ball under the basket and either scored directly or hit it high. Cartwright had a similar style to him, but his physical fitness was not at the same level.

In the first quarter, the Celtics scored 39 points without any pressure.

The Knicks also scored a lot, 28 points. They obviously played well, but the point difference unknowingly widened.

In the second quarter, Louis waved his hand and replaced the lineup in the transition period.

Led by Gerald Henderson, Danny Ainge, Bird, Maxwell and Sampson.

"We noticed an interesting detail." said rvlbert, who currently works at Knicks Radio and Television. "So far, LittleL has never taken the initiative to call a timeout, and he has never been as excited as Hubie.

, we saw him talking and laughing with the people around him, and he seemed not to care about the game process and results."

Louis doesn't care about the results, but he cares about the process. He just pretends not to care.

He found that the current lineup is very suitable for Bird.

Henderson + Maxwell + Sampson, two powerful cutters, an unsolvable pie-eating machine, plus Ainge and Bird both have high enough golf IQ to play the No. 2 system in the high post.

Although Henderson is not on the same level as Thomas in terms of strength, he can take over the No. 3 and No. 1 systems with the help of Bird.

Sampson was the scoring leader in the second quarter again.

At halftime, he scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.

He is becoming the kind of player that Louis hopes for. On the offensive end, he can effortlessly become the first or second-highest scoring end point on the team, and on the defensive end, his influence spreads to the entire position.

This kind of influence on the defensive end that does not occupy the ball radiates to the entire team's inside line. If you add a three-point shot, wouldn't it be the perfect inside line in the small ball era?

However, Louis is still not sure whether Sampson will shoot a three-pointer or not.

Taking too big a step can easily lead to injury. Sampson has only played a perfect first half, not to mention it is a preseason game and the intensity is not that high.

65 to 49

At halftime, the Knicks trailed by 16 points.

Brown told reporters at the scene: "We will represent New York and fight our opponents to the end. We will not give up just because of one preseason game!"

He is really the kind of coach who is very special, very noisy, and makes people want to punch him.

In the second half, the Knicks' ace players showed their strength.

Bernard King, Louis knew nothing about this person before traveling through time. Just tonight, the other person left an indelible impression on him.

His turnaround straight-arm jump shot after receiving the ball from the left and right wings was almost impossible to guard against. The Celtics switched defenses many times, but he was able to put the ball into the basket.

The impressive speed of turning over, the point of attack, and the soft touch when being pressed against the opponent's face. At first glance, his turning over reminded Louis of many people.

Tracy McGrady, Dirk and Rasheed Wallace.

His style of play is not as famous as his name. New Yorkers call him the new king, but his style of play is not domineering. If I have to say it, it is like Pierce after he turned 30, solid and steady, even a little strict.

Sculpture.

His mid-range singles skills are surprisingly comprehensive, whether it's a probing jump shot facing the basket, a breakthrough to lick the basket and dribbling to attack the basket in stride, turning his back to the basket, or turning over to the wings.

After most of the third quarter, Jin was invincible as he found his touch, and even Sampson was slapped in the face by him.

"I want to pause."

Just by letting Louis take the initiative to call a timeout, Jin is proud enough.

There is no problem with the Celtics' defense, but it's just that Jin's condition is too hot. Louis wants to try to see if he can limit his offense. If he can use timeouts to affect his condition, that would also be good.

Jin's outburst will not affect the outcome of this game.

Louis likes to win completely. Strictly speaking, this is his first game as a head coach. He was the acting coach in the few games he put out in the playoffs last season.

Since it is the first game, even if it is a pre-season game, Louis must win beautifully.

"If Bernard comes to the low post again, Larry, you come to the corner and make a pocket." Louis laughed and teased his players, "I don't know how many times he turned to the baseline and you did nothing.

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The troublesome thing about defending Jin is that if Bird doesn't take the matchup, and someone else comes, he or she will either suffer a loss in size or not be able to keep up with his speed.

So Louie broke up the rotation and brought in rookie Guy Williams.

"You don't even need to use your brain to defend, just hold on to him and pay attention to his turning and slipping to the bottom line." Louis' requirements are not high.

Williams' ambition surprised Louis: "What if he just turned around and shot a jumper?"

The Celtics' draft department still has something. They can pick such a bold guy with any second-round pick. What if King uses his trump card to turn around and shoot?

"Pray he misses," Louis said. "Pray he misses, and don't foul."

The pocket that Louis made for Jin was useful at first, because the probability of this guy turning around in the low post and sneaking to the baseline to attack the basket and make a pull-up shot was a bit high.

But this is just his habitual offensive tendency, it does not mean that it is the only thing he is sure of.

His basic skills are very good. In addition to low singles on the left and right wings, he also has many clever tricks when facing the basket.

When he faced the basket, he hit the left side hard with a move, collected the ball, turned around and knocked down Guy Williams. The poor rookie put his face on the ground. Looking back, his opponent had already scored.

Sampson was very temperamental and targeted King trying to block his ball.

I tried several times but couldn't cover the ball.

Jin's combination of sudden shooting and shooting was completely open, and the Celtics couldn't guard him.

Right now, it’s the world of offensive star forwards who can’t afford to defend, and one-on-one defense at the third position, especially this kind of hexagonal offense with speed, physical fitness and technology.

Hands, there really is nothing you can do against him.

Louis feels that there will be many such guys scoring high points for the Celtics in the future.

Since he couldn't prevent it, Louis had no choice but to sit back and watch how this super scorer who was buried in history scored so many points.

Later, Bird and others realized that they couldn't guard him today, but in terms of scoring, they were much better than the Knicks.

Both sides increased their intensity in attacking, and finally scored a high score of 139 to 112.

Bernard King had the game-high 42 points, but two Celtics scored more than 30, and 6 players on the team scored in double figures.

They were an overwhelming force. When the game entered the fourth quarter, the Knicks' intensity reached the regular season level in order not to lose too much, but the Celtics scored whenever they wanted, and their offense was on fire.

"I dare to say that the Celtics in the new season will create a hurricane in the league."

Hubie Brown's praise made Louis shudder. He called Brown "Hubby Brown" not only because the man liked to talk nonsense, but also because he had a notorious crow's mouth. He only praised Brown if he was very lucky.

Be careful, otherwise it will not end well.

"It's hard to say whether we will have a hurricane, but the Knicks will definitely be the favorites to win the championship in the new season." Louis defeated the membrane method with the worship method.

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