The rest is just noise

Because the Nuggets don't play defense at all, every team smiles whenever they encounter them.

Everyone doesn't like offense, so meeting a team that only uses offense to determine victory is also a kind of relaxation for the players.

Therefore, Louis did not lay out too many strategies.

Before the game started that night, he emphasized the need to strengthen physical confrontation against the Nuggets' frontcourt trio of Dan Isiah, Alex English and Kiki Vandeweghe.

Then there is nothing else.

"Although their offense is very strong, don't forget that we are also the second team in terms of points per game. We usually need to save energy for defense, but tonight we don't need to. Let's go attack with them and see who they are.

The spear is sharper!" Louis said a few words to lighten the mood.

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The Celtics arrived and the fans greeted them with official boos.

It would be strange if there were no boos.

As one of the four ABA teams to join the NBA during the merger era, the Nuggets have always considered themselves a strong team because they had unlimited David Thompson when they first arrived.

Their trust in Thompson is firm, and his talent is indeed incredible.

Although he only played in the NBA for nine years, he spent six years attracting independent players. He was also elected to the Hall of Fame and became Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame introducer.

Louis met the famous Nuggets coach Doug Moe. Few coaches have become stars in the eyes of the media, and Coach Moe is one of them.

He is often criticized by the media for his ill-fitting suits, deviant speeches and extreme coaching style.

Just as Louis was about to shake hands with him, Coach Mo asked in a fierce tone: "Are you the high school coach in Boston?"

"Have you ever met a 23-year-old high school student?"

Hearing this, Coach Mo's expression changed from excitement to calmness: "Just kidding, I believe our two teams will have a beautiful game tonight."

"I'm also looking forward to what kind of sparks the first and second place scorers can create on the offensive end."

When Louis and Coach Mo met for the first time, they seemed to like each other.

This is rare. Louis has coached nine regular season games. Except for Don Nelson, he is basically a coach. No matter whether he is a strong team or a weak team, when talking to Louis, there is wind at his feet, and he is arrogant and arrogant.

to point out his posture.

Therefore, Louis has been cruel to these teams. The Celtics have not yet scored less than 115 points in a game.

If given the chance, he will let players continue to slaughter in garbage time.

Isiah Thomas' comeback game against the Bulls in garbage time was Louis' instruction.

Because the opponent's head coach disdainfully called him a yellow boy, he became furious and angrily directed the team to beat the Bulls by 39 points.

It just happened to be Thomas's comeback game, Chicago happened to be his hometown, and he happened to be in good shape, so Louis let him continue playing. In the end, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Thomas took the blame for him, perfect.

"That lunatic didn't say anything cruel to you, did he?" K.C. Jones was really worried about another nasty one.

Louis shook his head and smiled: "We had a very friendly exchange."

"Damn it, what did he say to you?" K.C was used to Louis saying sarcastic words.

"It's really nothing. I have a very good impression of him."

"Did he racially profile you?"

"K.C I've been speaking English so far, why can't you understand what I'm saying?"

"Oh my god!" K.C said in surprise, "Did that madman really attack you with discriminatory language?"

Louis lost his temper instantly.

At the beginning, a surprise was that Sampson lost the jump ball to Dan Isiah.

M.L. Carr jumped up and expressed dissatisfaction loudly: "Ralph, what's going on? You actually lost the jump ball to a white man who is more than 20 centimeters shorter than you?"

Sampson was too ashamed to answer.

The Nuggets' games are famous for their fast pace, quick passing, and never delaying when they have the chance to shoot.

They play run-and-gun, but it's not the kind of run-and-gun that fans imagine, with three-pointers thrown everywhere.

They currently average 125 points per game, but no one on the team averages more than 0.5 three-pointers per game, and the team's combined average three-pointers per game barely exceeds 1 goal.

This is a team that does not rely on three-pointers but averages 125 points per game. It is not an exaggeration to say that they do not defend.

Their point guard and second-year player Robert Williams controlled the ball, and behind him, Vandeweghe slowly ran to the short corner.

Williams immediately passed the ball.

Bird's defense was only one beat late, and Vandeweghe took action immediately.

"Whoosh!"

"No way, country bumpkin?" Louie shouted, "Isn't it true that you don't want to defend when I say I'm going to attack them? Let me see your sense of responsibility, okay?"

In fact, Bird can't be blamed for that shot. Vandeweghe's position was not his regular shooting point, but he took the shot when he saw the opportunity without hesitation.

"If our data is correct, Vandeweghe only shot 24 percent from that position."

"But he shot very decisively."

K.C and Tomjanovich discuss.

"The data will definitely be correct," said Louis. The current data on the Celtics was obtained by contacting friends at Oracle for help. If their data is not accurate, it will not be accurate.

Cowens wondered: "You shoot so decisively with a 24% shooting rate? Wouldn't it be heavenly if it were 50%?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bird, who was laughed at by Louis, started shooting from the right side at a 45-degree angle with a sullen face.

"Whoosh!"

"Yeah! Eyes! My eyes!" Cowens saw the dazzling defense, "I don't even raise my hands, I'm convinced!"

The Nuggets counterattacked quickly. Williams advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to English.

Mr. English broke through with the ball, and Sampson, who switched defenses in front of him, was not weaker than him in terms of movement speed.

This surprised English, who passed the ball to Iser in the high post.

Issel pretended to shoot and shook Laimbeer, quickly dribbled to the basket and scored a layup.

"Tsk, tsk, so decisive." Louis didn't think there was anything wrong with their defense, but the Nuggets' style of play made it seem like their defense was full of loopholes.

Everyone was decisive and handled the ball very quickly. Not a second was wasted in the two rounds.

"This Coach Mo is no ordinary person."

It is not easy to adjust a team's offense to the extreme. How to train the players' tacit understanding and how to make them attack decisively requires repeated training by coaches over time.

Thomas followed Bird's pick-and-roll and rushed into the paint, hitting the ground and passing the ball to Laimbeer who was left open.

Iser turned around and glanced at Ranbir, but he didn't come out.

Laimbeer opened his hand to shoot and made a hollow hit.

4 to 4

"If people with this kind of defensive attitude were my teammates, I would kill them all!" Watching this game made Cowens' blood pressure rise.

Suddenly encountering this kind of team that was sparing its defense and attacking with all its might, the Celtics didn't even have time to adjust.

Williams forced Thomas, even though he was the most mediocre player on the Nuggets team, to be instilled by Doug Moe with the philosophy of attacking bravely and making decisive decisions.

Thomas had a certain disadvantage in size, but he didn't want to be outdone by an unknown second-year player, so he took over and was fouled.

Williams goes to the free throw line.

Thomas made two free throws, but Thomas, who was faced with a challenge and scored a goal, was not willing to accept it and moved to the frontcourt to force Williams.

Issel came to help defend, but in the end, he just kept a distance from Thomas. He didn't even raise his hand for the latter's layup.

"Bang!"

In the distance, Doug Moe danced happily, as if his players had completed 100 points of defense.

"Okay! Come on, come on!" he shouted, "Get high and have fun!"

The Celtics had just retreated to the backcourt, and the Nuggets' ball had already advanced to the frontcourt.

Vandeweghe received the ball again at a position where his shooting rate was only 24%. Bird failed to get to the position in time and he took another shot.

"Whoosh!"

"Are you sure he only shot 24 percent from that position?" Louis asked Tomjanovich.

Tomjanovich said puzzledly: "That's what it says on the data sheet."

"That is to say, they are in good condition today." This is the only explanation.

It is impossible for a shooting point that usually only has a 24% hit rate to suddenly be so accurate. He is really brave enough to dare to shoot like that, which shows that the coaching staff gives the Nuggets players extremely high authority.

Every time they attack, they play as if each round only lasts 14 seconds, without losing a second.

This kind of suffocating offensive rhythm, if you encounter them with good touch, they will really be a killer. No team can defeat them in an offensive competition with such intensity.

"boom!"

Ranbir failed.

Even if they don't offer any defensive strength, it's not easy to beat them solely by attacking.

In a blink of an eye, they reached the frontcourt, and Vandeweghe missed Bird's defense, but caused the Celtics' second foul.

"Kamabobi!" the Nuggets home announcer shouted, "This is the 'Pasting Game'! Even the Celtics, who have won nine consecutive games in the beginning, can't resist it!"

Louis ran to the technical stage and said: "I want to time out."

So, there was a sound on the scene, and the Celtics coaching staff was the first to break the silence.