The rest is just noise

At present, the Celtics may be the most difficult team for the Lakers to beat among the several teams competing for the championship.

What are the characteristics and strengths of the Celtics?

Youth and unparalleled depth.

The most mature players on the team are Yao Yueban and Gasol, a pair of inside partners who have been playing in the NBA for five years. Other than that, they are basically all players on rookie contracts.

Because they are young, when the Celtics encounter problems in the game, they will make mistakes from time to time that veterans will not make, thus losing many games that they should not lose. The Lakers are not young, but the problem is that their team members

The two most stable veterans - Mourning and Webber - are not enough in front of Yao Yueban and Gasol.

Mourning has basically been out of his prime since he retired that year, and Webber, who has returned from a serious injury, also does not have the strength of a star inside man. Compared with the rising Yao Yueban and Gasol, this matchup is an absolute disadvantage.

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However, even if they are disadvantaged, the Lakers must trust the two of them, because the Lakers' interior substitutes are worse.

Although Kobe, Paul, and Artest on the outside have obvious advantages against many teams, the Celtics have an outside that can almost match them. Although no one can compete with Kobe, the overall thickness is enough.

Let the Celtics feel confident on the outside.

Putting aside the starting lineup, the Lakers' bench also has obvious shortcomings compared to the Celtics. Although the Celtics let Wade, Roy, and Houston, they still have Korver, Kirilenko, Dunleavy,

Spanoulis, David Lee and other high-quality substitutes, but only Kevin Martin and Barbosa on the Lakers' bench can match this strength. The inside line is even more crooked, and no one can replace Mourning.

and Weber.

In the first half, the Lakers barely managed to hold on to the score through a seven-man rotation, but the Celtics had a clear advantage.

59 to 53

With a 6-point difference, it looked like there was still room for improvement in the second half.

Louis returned to the dressing room and changed the starting lineup for the second half.

Yao Yueban was surprisingly removed from the starting lineup.

reason?

"Xiao Yao, you played 18 minutes in the first half and rest more in the second half.

Louis said this in a very soft tone, as if he was discussing with Yao Yueban.

But Yao Yueban is not really stupid enough to think that he has the right to say no.

What's more, Louis arranged this entirely for his own good. Having a head coach who always pays attention to whether he has played for too long is a blessing that no player can ask for.

Yao Yueban simply shrugged and said, "I have no problem."

Then, Louis looked at Szczerbiak sharply: "Wally, given that your tactical movement in the first half was like a piece of shit, I will not let you start in the second half."

Szczerbiak felt as uneasy as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Louis first explained who would be removed from the starting lineup in the second half, and then announced the starting lineup for the second half.

When this list was handed over to the commentary platform, commentators from various TV stations were very surprised.

"The Celtics took the initiative to change the lineup, replacing Yao, who performed well in the first half, and adding Kyle Korver and David Lee to the starting lineup."

"Coach Lu must have done this for a reason. Let's see the effect!" As for the Lakers, there was no change in the lineup.

It's not that Carlisle likes to stick to the rules. He wants to change things, but the lineup doesn't allow him to be willful, so he can only play according to the set list.

After letting Gasol and David Lee start, the most obvious change is that Gasol will switch from the fourth position to the fifth position. Moreover, he will change his position on the court and take on the offense like Yao Yueban.

Final mission.

At the beginning of the second half, Paul made a jump shot in front of Lu Wuxia, giving the Lakers a good start.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Louis feels that Gasol has gained weight. If true, this is not a good sign.

Afterwards, Lu Wuxia quickly called Gasol for a pick-and-roll, and assisted the Spaniard to finish with a ground pass.

The Lakers gradually lost control of the Celtics' inside line because they had too many points to consider.

Kobe used a walking three-pointer to help the Lakers close the score again.

Lu Wuxia handed over the ball at halftime.

Ginobili passed the ball to David Lee in the high post.

Lee is the Celtics' inside coordinator second only to Gasol. He gently lobbed the ball to Gasol. Gasol didn't stop when he got the ball, and directly hit the ground to make a perfect cut.

At that moment, Kobe, who switched defense behind Lu Wuxia, was determined to stop the "Son of the Messiah" who had fought with him countless times, but he made Lu Wuxia's best pass of the game.

Lu Wuxia looked at the basket, grabbed the ball, and suddenly hit the ball hard on his crotch. The ball not only passed through his crotch, but also passed through Kobe's crotch, piercing the crowd.

In the paint area, it flew into the hands of Korver on the outside.

With only 2 seconds left in the attack time, Korver hit an almost buzzer-beating three-pointer.

"Shua!!!"

"Hey, Kobe, do you miss Kevin?" Lu Wuxia knew how to pick and choose which pot to drink.

Although Louis didn't know what Lu Wuxia said, there must be a reason why Kobe kept causing trouble for Wuxia again and again after that.

Louis decided not to care about what his son was doing on the court and focused on other players.

Take Korver, for example. His performance is far better than Szczerbiak, but Louis will still criticize him for a small flaw in his off-ball movement: "Kyle, you know why I let Wally be the substitute.

Because he is too stupid, do you want to be like him? Listen, there are many shooters in our team. If you can't do it well, there are people who can do it well. Don't challenge my patience..."

Under this kind of pressure, Korver was walking on thin ice, not daring to make any mistakes.

In addition to Korver, there are two other people who are also the focus of Louis' attention. One is Gasol and the other is Ginobili.

Regardless of whether Gasol's weight is out of control, he is now too relaxed when he played power forward. Suddenly he plays center, and he seems a little at a loss when facing the confrontation at the fifth position.

"Paul, can you be tougher?"

"Is it easy for our captain to rest for a few minutes? We finally let you play center once, and you just play like this?"

"Fk, your opponent only has one kidney, what do you think you are worth?!"

"Paul? What are you doing? Go against him..."

At this time, Yao Yueban came over and said: "Coach, don't put too much pressure on Paul, he doesn't play center..."

"When is it your turn to be a good person? Go back and sit down. Is it easy for Paul to let you rest for a few minutes? In order to let you breathe more, he had to be beaten by a center with only one kidney in full view of the public.

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That is to say, if Gasol has a good temper, if he has a more explosive temper, he will definitely quarrel with Louis.

During a timeout, Gasol decided to say a few words for himself. He said to Louis: "Coach, I have more points, rebounds, and assists than Alonzo, and I haven't been beaten." It's okay if he didn't say it, but Louis was even better when he said it. Anxious.

"What are you proud of? Your opponent only has one kidney, and he is playing with all his strength. You actually think that you are playing better because your data is better than him? You can't be serious, can you be tougher? If my opponent only has one kidney, I will not let him score a point, grab a rebound, or send an assist. Letting him perform on the court is your failure, remember this!!!"

Gasol, whose face is not as thick as paper, can't withstand Louis' chicken soup from hell. Yao Yue couldn't help but reflect on herself. According to Louis' theory that the kidney warrior should not get any data, wouldn't he be a softie...? He thought At this point, Yao Yueban, based on the principle that a dead friend should never die a poor friend, decided not to speak for Gasol about the matter of facing Mourning, so as not to burn the fire on his side.

After Louis' stimulation, the effect was indeed remarkable. Gasol's toughness instantly increased from the level of the 2008 Finals in his previous life to the level of the 2010 Finals.

But Louis' favorite Gasol is the national team version, which is tall, hard, fierce and powerful.

Finally, there is Ginobili. In fact, Louis has no objection to his style of play.

Louis just doesn't like the frequency of Ginobili's flops and dives, and he also doesn't like his free passing, especially when he passes the ball to David Lee's face...

"Manu, do you know why you started to go bald at a young age? Because your brain can't bear your ghostly talent!"

Although Ginobili was laughed at by Louis every game for diving and sweeping passes, he always stayed true to himself and never changed.

In the game against the Lakers, the Celtics' lineup depth was demonstrated to the greatest extent, and the Lakers also exposed the problem of a serious lack of lineup depth in the game. If this problem is not improved, if more are not introduced, it will be possible to improve the depth of the lineup at the high level. For the insiders who played in the game, once they met the Celtics in the Finals, unless Kobe averaged 40 points per game, there would be no hope of winning.

In the end, 125 to 111, Louis, who played a 12-man rotation, led his team to an away victory over the Lakers, winning back-to-back away games and allowing the team to continue their winning streak. After the game, he clearly showed great strength but was very humble. Lu Wuxia said: "The away games are getting more difficult every game. I hope good luck in the next stop."

Luigi said: "We probably still have more than 70% room for improvement." The Boston media are experts at solving problems. They explained to the public the meaning of Luigi's words: "Boss? Lu means that the Celtics only use With 30% strength, we can easily beat the Lakers on the road."