The rest is just noise

"Coach Lu, how would you evaluate the first half of the game?"

"Well, it's lackluster."

"How could it be possible? You scored 84 points in the first half!"

"Considering that we also allowed our opponent to score 70 points, I really have nothing to say." Louis decided to maintain his frivolous character, "I hope we can maintain this offensive in the second half and do a better job on the defensive end."

If Louis evaluates a game based on whether he defends well or not, then the Celtics' performance tonight was definitely not good.

Because they allowed the Nuggets to score 140 points.

The last time the Celtics scored 140 points was in the 1970s.

Moreover, there is no overtime in this game.

In particular, the Nuggets scored 140 points without scoring a single three-pointer. Can they still win the game?

The answer is yes, because the Celtics' offensive performance is more brutal than their opponents.

The Nuggets scored 140 points in regular time, but the Celtics fired up and scored 160 points in the game.

The result was, 160 to 140, the Nuggets, who scored 140 points, actually lost by 20 points.

This kind of outrageous game is nothing new for the Nuggets.

In a low-confrontation high-scoring game, the fans were naturally the happiest. Bird scored 34 points, Thomas scored 24 points, followed by Maxwell's 26 points, then Sampson's 22 points and John Long.

of 20 points.

Laimbeer held back the players and scored "only" 12 points. A total of 6 Celtics players scored in double figures and played 11 times.

For the Nuggets, Vandeweghe scored a game-high 49 points.

It can be said that the Celtics won beautifully, but no matter how beautifully they won, Louis didn't like this kind of game.

But there are too few places to coach, because the Nuggets have one problem: poor defense.

Their offense is too casual, it can be said to be impeccable, it can also be said to be full of loopholes. They have no fixed routine and let whoever has the opportunity to hit. Moreover, the opportunities they identify are not open opportunities in the eyes of ordinary fans, but when the ball comes.

When it came into their hands, they thought they had a good chance and started to do it.

Only when the timing of their attack was too outrageous would Doug Moe curse.

"I told you earlier, we only have one goal today, just have fun." Coach Mo looked at it very openly, "Can you expect this group of people to beat the Celtics?"

Louis could only follow what the other party said: "We did play better tonight."

Then, it was a reporter from New York who stirred up trouble.

"Hello, Little Lou, I'm a reporter from the New York Post."

The other party identifies himself/herself.

Louis has a natural discriminatory mentality towards the New York media.

"Why is there New York media in Denver?" Louis wondered.

The other party clarified: "Don't worry, Little Lu, we are different from the Times."

To smear your peers in order to clear your name is even worse.

But since it was the New York Times that was being smeared, Louis believed him for the time being.

"Okay, please ask."

"How do you feel about Philadelphia 76ers coach Billy Cunningham calling you an 'arrogant young man'?"

"I'll gladly accept it."

The reporter from the Post was obviously new to the industry and had never met Louis as a person.

He was stunned.

"Any other questions?" Louis asked.

He continued to ask: "Does the opponent score 140 points in one game, does it mean that the Celtics have a major problem on the defensive end?"

"It's okay," Louis continued to maintain his frivolous persona, "We decided to learn from the Nuggets. No matter how many points our opponents score on us, as long as we score more points than our opponents."

Louis' speech caused a discussion around him.

They chattered non-stop, and Louis continued to click on the Post reporter: "If you have any other questions, let's ask them together."

"How do you decide to handle the competition for Larry Bird, Ralph Sampson and Cedric Maxwell?"

Rare and thorny problems are not created out of thin air, but really exist.

Louis didn't expect that this guy from the Post looked young, and the questions he asked were not too stupid. His morals were not that of a New York reporter?

How come the media are all from New York, so their quality is so different?

"One of the best players in Celtics history, 'Hondo' Havlicek, was known as the Sixth Man, and before Hondo there was the great Frank Ramsey. And Don Nelson in the '70s.

"Louis used history as an example, "The Celtics have always had a tradition of letting outstanding players increase their competitiveness on the bench. Reed Auerbach said that the important thing is not who takes the lead, but who takes the lead.

Closing. I don’t think qualifications mean anything, because the sixth person is just as important.”

Louis said that, but in fact he was not sure how Maxwell felt about the position of the sixth man.

He never told Louis what he thought.

When Louis first came to the team as Fitch's assistant, he and Maxwell had a very bad relationship. It wasn't until the 1981 playoffs that the relationship between them slowly recovered. Now, it has become a bit complicated.

.

"I'm done asking, Coach Lu."

"I haven't asked you what your name is yet?"

"Um didn't I introduce myself before?"

Louis didn't want to say that he initially mistook the Post boy for one of those rabble-rousing people from The Times, who automatically activated the method and didn't remember his name at all.

"It seems so"

"My name is Selwyn Harry."

"I see that you are as young as me. Maybe we can communicate more if we have the opportunity."

Harry was overjoyed. Being able to establish a relationship with a young and promising coach like Louis would give him another channel to get inside information.

"Of course, we should communicate more if we have the opportunity."

Back in the dressing room, Louis specifically talked to Maxwell.

"Cedric, if you have any dissatisfaction with the arrangement of the sixth man, don't keep it to yourself." Louis said.

Maxwell asked: "Are you asking me to say it out loud?"

"It's not a bad idea."

"No, I won't do that." Maxwell said sarcastically, "Once I do that, the media will throw dirty water on me, saying that I am selfish and not caring about the whole team, and will also implicate my skin color, saying that it is because of my black color.

Talents can be selfish, and if it were John Havlicek, they would never have this problem."

Louis smiled and said: "So you are still dissatisfied, right?"

"This should be my freedom. I didn't talk about it everywhere, I just kept it in my heart." Maxwell asked sarcastically, "Don't I even have the right to be dissatisfied in my heart?"

"Even if you are not willing to play as the sixth man, you should understand why I put you in this position."

"Why?"

"Because you can neither fight inside like Larry, nor pull out to shoot three-pointers like Bill, nor do you have the dominant height and defensive influence like Ralph."

Maxwell retorted: "They can't cut as fast as me!"

"I admit that you are a genius opportunity catcher, and maybe you are the best person in the team at this, but there is no threshold for this." Louis said bluntly, "You may be able to do this.

, but there are others who can do it, and they are not as good as you, but they are enough to meet tactical needs."

"In this case, I have nothing to say!"

Maxwell sneered: "I deserve to be on the bench!"

"He is the sixth man, not a substitute."

Maxwell took his things and said without looking back: "Don't try to trick me by trying to prevaricate the media."

Some people just value things more than anything else.

Louis wondered if Auerbach had added a clause when he signed Maxwell's contract that he would deduct money if he didn't play.

If not, it can only be a collision between the inner positioning of one's self-esteem and reality.

The reality is not so beautiful. When Louis came up, he asked him to fight the sixth man. He did not resist fiercely because he knew that resisting would be in vain. Could he prevent Sampson from taking over?

In Louis' vision, Maxwell is an important puzzle piece that has a position in all four offensive systems.

All offensive systems require an opportunity catcher like Maxwell. His sixth man positioning and consistent playing time with the main players allowed him to get enough opportunities.

However, he just wanted that status.

Louis breathed a sigh of relief, went outside the arena, got on the bus with others, and returned to the hotel.

The atmosphere on the bus was quite lively, and Ranbir and Karl were very good at stirring up the atmosphere.

Louis, on the other hand, is focused on thinking about the Celtics' current problems.

The bad blood between Laimbeer and Thomas is no longer what it used to be, which is a good thing. Thomas' jealousy of Bird has also improved. Although these alarms that may cause the team to explode have been eliminated, such as Maxwell's emotions and other difficult-to-appear

How to balance the players' emotions is a difficult problem.

There is only so much time, and the Celtics have many capable players who are young and greedy and do not know how to tolerate.

Louis' not setting a curfew is considered a "benevolent policy" for the players, so when they come to away games, there is basically no one in their room.

Louis often saw them taking women back to the hotel in the middle of the night.

Sometimes even Bird is no exception.

When Louis saw Ranbir hugging him from side to side, followed by another one, preparing for a string of three, Louis showed a tacit smile.

"Coach, if you are interested, can we come with you?"

"No, I have something else to do."

He returned to the room and ordered a midnight snack.

As usual, the only food available at this time is Chinese food.

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