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Everything we know and should know

Passing the ball to Hamilton shows that Garnett has not lost his mind. He is sober. He said he wanted to die in a flawless manner, but did not say how he wanted to die. As long as he has the right to define death, he will die no matter how he dies.

So Louis called Yao Yueban and prepared to ask him to replace Gasol.

This shows that the Celtics still have to use the single inside model, Mike Dunleavy is still at the fourth position, and Garnett's matchup advantage is still there.

One minute later, Yao Yueban came on the court. At that time, the Celtics led by 8 points.

Then, the Suns made some changes to their flawless defense.

The Suns suddenly adopted an ICE defense (controlling the ball handler through a double attack/calling the ball handler in the pick-and-roll to force the ball handler to the sideline). This was due to the fact that Yao Yueban's response was not as good as Gasol's.

If Lu Wuxia gave the ball to Yao Yueban, the strategy might be interrupted.

Because the incident happened suddenly, Lu Wuxia didn't think too much and just drove directly to the basket and forced a foul on the Suns.

This gave Louis time to react.

Louis walked directly not far away and gestured to Yao Yueban, who was about to serve the sideline ball.

Later, Yao Yueban conveyed Louis' instructions to Lu Wuxia.

The Celtics successfully sent the sideline ball.

Lu Wuxia dribbled the ball from the right side of the three-point line, and the Suns' defense quietly moved. They were ready to defend ICE again. Not only that, they had a strict blockade on the side breakthroughs, and they also blocked the sideline breakthroughs at a 45-degree angle.

One-on-one, the sun will draw nearby people to attack.

However, this strategy cannot last long because it targets insiders who are completely incapable of responding.

Although Yao Yueban's support was not as good as Gasol's, it would be wrong to say that he had no support at all.

After receiving Louis' instructions, Yao Yueban became sharper and quicker.

Lu Wuxia was once again forced to the sideline by the ICE defense, but soon, he returned the ball to Yao Yueban under a high-pressure attack.

At this time, Garnett had already arrived in front of Yao Yueban, and Milicic, who was flawless in the flanking attack, also returned to the basket as quickly as possible, while Yao Yueban chose the simplest close-range handover to help his teammates in the pick-and-roll.

Ginobili got the ball and made two false attacks in a row. The first time he pretended to use Yao Yueban's hand-off pass to cover and break through, and the second time he stopped suddenly and changed speed to break through to the other side.

Left and right, back and forth disrupted the Suns' formation. After Yao Yueban completed the hand-to-hand pass pick-and-roll, he used Ginobili to pull left and right to confuse the opponent's gap, and turned and went towards the basket.

Ginobili doesn't need any shrewd skills, just a comfortable lob, and everything will be fine.

Yao Yueban got the ball, and faced Milicic who was returning to the basket, he couldn't help shouting, swallowing the opponent directly, and using his height to score a goal over the opponent's head.

This goal was scored and the score difference returned to 10 points.

D'Antoni glanced at Louis. He thought he had seized the gap when the Celtics replaced Gasol. Unexpectedly, Louis' reaction speed was faster. If the Suns couldn't defend in one round, there would be no second round.

The situation is getting worse.

Not only were the Suns trailing by 10 points, but the Celtics' offensive firepower was gradually diluted by Lu Wuxia.

However, regardless of whether Lu Wuxia's offensive intention is true or not, as long as he gets the ball, the entire Suns team will treat him with utmost caution.

This is the prestige he established by naming Garnett again and again.

Everyone can make a difference on the court.

An inside man can attract double teams as long as he scores consecutive singles; a shooter will not easily get open as long as his shooting rate reaches above the average level; a core player, as long as his level is recognized, he will encounter the most difficult situations in the game.

Defense.

It is not difficult to make your opponent aware of your threat. What is difficult is how to use your own threat to do more.

Louis didn't know if he needed to be reminded of Wu Xia.

Because at this moment, Wu Xia is more focused, conscious, self-disciplined, hardworking, and unremitting than he imagined.

Before, he was the brightest light in the game. Now, he is still dazzling, but his sight is not blocked by his own light.

When he frequently challenged ICE's defense with the ball and passed the ball to Yao Yueban, allowing him to continue playing according to the coaching staff's intentions, Louis knew that his son did not need any reminder.

He grew up watching the most accurate basketball games and he knew what to do.

The Celtics scored easily, and the Suns scored another goal relying on Pence's single.

Invisibly, the gap between the two sides has emerged.

The Suns have basically lost their tactical rhythm and rely on star players to score points.

But the Celtics' offense became unpredictable.

In one of the rounds, there were two sudden points. At the end of the game, Ginobili held the ball for the second sudden point.

Ginobili hit the ground with a wonderful hand and the ball passed to Kirilenko.

Kirilenko attacked the basket with the ball, but before taking the shot, he passed it to Yao Yueban under the basket.

At the 22nd second of the offensive round, Yao Yue half caught the ball and dunked.

This is a standard offense (20 seconds or more), the second phase of the Celtics' offensive system, and Yao Yueban's favorite offense.

Since this system requires slow play, it is not so suitable for Lu Wuxia who loves to push the pace, but he has never been a problem in this system.

Especially tonight.

Penny Hardaway didn't see anything similar to him in Lu Wuxia tonight. Although they are both two-meter point guards, Lu Wuxia is different from him.

Lu Wuxia is scary when he is holding the ball, but it seems even scarier when he is not holding the ball.

This is a trait that Pence does not possess. He is a player who needs to have the ball in his hands to fully perform.

But Lu Wuxia is not.

He doesn't even need the ball.

Just going to that station, just running back and forth in a local position, the Suns were disrupted like a frightened bird.

Pence was tired of hearing clichés such as "There is always someone younger than you". He believed that there were no more than five young people in the league who were better than him. However, Lu Wuxia deeply made him feel the benefits of youth.

Because he is young, he can run relentlessly.

Because he is young, he can do what he wants to do confidently.

In the second half of the third quarter, Lu Wuxia only took 3 shots and scored 5 points.

One of the goals was a missed three-pointer from the backcourt before the end of the third quarter.

When Lu Wuxia missed the three-pointer from the backcourt, ABC's Mike Breen said in horror: "Wish's shot caused the Celtics' shooting percentage to drop to 80% in the third quarter."

In the fourth quarter, Louis did not make any fuss about the lineup.

The final lineup of the third quarter was maintained, Kirilenko and Dunleavy were replaced, and Gasol and Szczerbiak were replaced.

Louis clearly felt that the team's condition was reaching its peak, and what he had to do now was to send out the five-man team with the best understanding and let them keep playing like that.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Suns, already trailing by 23 points, had no choice. Their offensive tendencies were focused on the outside.

Only with explosive three-point shooting can we have a chance to reverse the 23-point deficit in a single quarter.

It is undeniable that the sun's attack firepower is indeed sufficient.

Pence came up and hit a three-pointer after calling the pick-and-roll, followed by Hamilton's cut-out three-pointer and Garnett's pick-and-roll three-pointer.

Scoring 9 points in less than two minutes is extremely ferocious firepower. However, the prerequisite for chasing points is to score yourself and at the same time suppress the opponent's score, or let the opponent score fewer points than you do.

The Suns scored 9 points in 3 rounds, which is the theoretical maximum score without scoring 4 points.

However, the Celtics responded with two three-pointers and a 2+1, also with 9 points.

And, it still looked effortless, just like in the third quarter.

"Wish caused the Celtics' shooting percentage to drop to 80%" is the scariest comment D'Antoni has ever heard in his basketball career.

Reality is often more fantasy than drama, but the Celtics' performance is already a dream that cannot be explained by various Hollywood screenwriters.

Lu Wuxia almost defeated Garnett in his roll call, then Louis replaced Yao Yueban, and then the Celtics became invincible?

Midway through the fourth quarter, Louie sat down.

At that time, the score difference reached 30 points.

The suspense has disappeared.

For some reason, Louis suddenly wanted to smoke a cigar, but he didn't bring one today.

Moreover, the finals are not over yet. If you smoke a cigar now, you will easily anger your opponents and cause trouble.

Is this Celtics any different than the teams Lou has seen with perfect chemistry?

No, not much difference.

Louis thought of many teams that had performed like this on the same stage. However, this period of time was like a long river in his mind. Countless memories blurred the specific pictures. Everything he had experienced was suddenly lost.

Without the name and history, all that remains is the great performance of this team in front of us.

How many years have passed, people are no longer those people, but the game is still that kind of game, elegant, beautiful, and spectacular. Anyone who likes basketball can't help but call Louis and eagerly tell the story of his relationship with Billy Nye.

What Special said to Stu Inman back then⑴.

What about Louis? What would he say, having witnessed countless great games?

"Sooner or later this team will disband, but don't be sad. Even after thirty years, your memory will still be as fresh as yesterday as if you just watched the game. You can also say to those who have not watched this game.

, this is what a great game is like. Passing, running, shooting, these are the simplest and most difficult things on the basketball court, and the team that can do this all over the court is the best team."

"This is all we know and all we should know."

After the game, Louis told reporters.

⑴ After Walton transferred to the Clippers, the 77 Trail Blazers collapsed instantly. Billy Knight called Stu Inman ⑵, the founder of the 77 Trail Blazers, and asked: "Is there any way to maintain a perfect team?

Will there be such a perfect team?"

⑵ Some book friends may have forgotten that this Inman is the general manager who Knight begged him to select Jordan, even if he let Jordan play center.