The rest is just noise

The 76ers' failure was so outrageous that it was really unbelievable.

Just like the quarter-finals of S10, if TES did not win the third round and was happily sent away by FNC, as a bystander, how would you feel? If you are not a fan, but a neutral party, and have no intention of "boiling water", you

Definitely wondering what happened.

The 76ers, who were victorious in winning the championship last season, were eliminated just like this.

Their elimination has unified sports observers' view of the Eastern Conference.

"Now, the divisional civil war between the East and West has entered essentially 'garbage time'. We need to wait for Los Angeles and Boston to finish two rounds of series without any suspense before going to the finals for the greatest showdown in NBA history!"

The Celtics' semifinal opponent is the Detroit Pistons, ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

They are one of only four 50-win teams in the Eastern Conference this season. The trade with the Warriors to bring in Robert Parish during the season was a masterstroke.

Louis no longer treats pistons as lightly as he treats bullets.

"James Worthy's offensive game has improved a lot this year."

Tomjanovich showed Louie a video clip.

If he were with the Lakers, Worthy wouldn't have to do so many things. He could play hard and fast in the game and become the second finishing point after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

But in the Pistons, as a child from a poor family, he took on important responsibilities early.

Therefore, Worthy's potential has been fully developed.

He has become a tall forward with lightning speed and comprehensive offensive skills. After the All-Star Weekend, he averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game. These statistics are already at the level of a first-line star in the league.

Coupled with the arrival of Parish, who shared the pressure of rebounding, defense and scoring, he and Tripka were liberated.

"Looks like Larry can't guard him."

Seeing Worthy's current offensive ability, Tomjanovich said uncertainly.

"That's too tactful for you to say that, and he's not here." Louis smiled, "Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely impossible to guard against him."

The Pistons have good offensive firepower, guaranteed rebounds, and comprehensive offense and defense. They are a team with few shortcomings.

Louis didn't think about limiting their offense, he was just worried that Worthy would defeat Bird with his speed advantage.

No, even if he and Bird were to explode, Louis didn't want to see it.

If the players in Detroit found out that Worthy scored as easily as Bird, everyone would be desperate.

Louis wants to prevent this from happening.

He arranged two matchups. Sampson would guard him at the beginning. If Sampson couldn't guard him, he would switch to Maxwell. If he still couldn't guard him, Louis would stop practicing martial arts and let him go.

One or two Pistons players set up a pocket formation to wait for him. If he wanted to shoot, let Sampson interfere.

Only truly invincible players can ensure offensive efficiency under this integrated defense of land, sea and air.

Worthy is not that level of player yet.

April 29

In the first game of the semifinals, the Celtics faced the Pistons.

"I hope you will be merciful, Coach Lu." Chuck Daly smiled kindly.

Louis didn't believe that the other party's smile was really kind. This man was a ruthless person who had given the order "Defend Jordan in the next round, I want to see blood."

"This is what I should be saying to you." Louis was so humble as if he didn't know that several Celtics were notorious garbage men.

Louis said: "My players are all kind-hearted, honest people who don't know how to fight or quarrel. It really gives me a headache."

Daley heard a funny joke and laughed out loud.

The two of them ended the meeting politely.

After Louis turned around, he called Sampson to his side and told him: "I think you are the Defensive Player of the Year, but when you defend Worthy, you should have a realistic attitude."

"Obviously!" Sampson's eyes suddenly flashed with understanding. "First, guard against his breakthrough, and secondly, interfere with his shooting. If you can't guard against it, you must remind your teammates to double-team. I know!"

"Especially the last one!" Louis pointed at Worthy.

Embarrassingly, Worthy was looking at him.

But Louis didn't notice that Worthy was looking at him, "As soon as you feel you can't defend yourself, call for a pincer attack immediately. To deal with these gangsters in Detroit, we don't need to talk to them about the morality of man-to-man marking. Victory is justice!"

"Clear!"

Louis slapped Sampson's butt hard: "Come on!"

In the opening jump ball, Sampson easily beat Parrish.

This scene is quite eye-catching. Parish is wearing a Pistons jersey, and Sampson is wearing a Celtics jersey. Fortunately, Louis didn't study much NBA history in his previous life, otherwise he would have felt awkward.

After the game started, the Pistons made their first move.

They followed the Lakers' example and left Bird open to flank Thomas.

Since the Lakers' strategy of letting Bird go has achieved certain results, scouts from each team have reported it to the coaching staff in a timely manner.

Many teams would scratch Bird like this when they played the Celtics.

Bird often responds with a steady and accurate open three-pointer.

Once he makes the investment, the opponent will stop shorting the strategy.

However, pistons are different, they are more flexible.

Worthy's speed is astonishing. He can flank Thomas, force him to stop the ball, and then quickly run back to Bird. Even though Thomas's passing speed is fast, with Bird's release speed, he can't pass the ball.

Worthy threw the ball before he arrived.

"You think this is fun?" Bird asked coldly.

Worthy laughed: "It would be more fun if you miss."

The conversation between the two ended here. Bird took the ball with both hands and tested it with his feet. As soon as Worthy's defense wavered, he threw the ball decisively.

For a moment, Worthy retreated and Bird took action.

"Whoosh!"

3 to 0

"Isn't it fun?" Bird is a bastard who only allows him to make fun of others but not others.

Especially when the opponent makes fun of his shooting, he often loses control of his temper.

Worthy was also following orders, and he didn't want to continue talking to Bird.

The Pistons' response was not decisive, and the ball circulated several times before it was passed to Parish who hit Sampson with his back.

Parish is not a basketball leader with rough skills, nor can he be called a brilliant attacker. He is an All-Star insider who is well-balanced in all aspects and can defend, attack and rebound, but don't expect him to reach the top level in any one of them.

Sampson's defense blocked his view beautifully.

Parrish's turn shot missed.

The Celtics got the rebound and passed the ball to Thomas. Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, the Pistons guard, a white guard who looked familiar to Louis, fouled Thomas hard.

"Craig EhloSG/SF/PG's foul pissed off Isiah!"

Johnny Most yelled.

Sure enough, Iroh made a rude foul, causing Thomas's eyes to reflect blood, and he stared at the strange white boy.

Yiluo? Yiluo? Yiluo?

When Louis recalled this name, he first thought of the Cavaliers, then of Jordan, and then of the Red Bulls' "The Shot" that hit the pause button on the 23rd at Richfield Stadium.

Sadly, the only person stuck in the air was Jordan. The others, especially Ilo who rushed to try to block him, are all mortals and they cannot defeat gravity.

Louis remembered everything about that person's identity.

However, there are only so many.

Ilo, like Sam Bowie and Baron Bryan, are all remembered by fans because of Jordan.

"Who is that?" Louis wanted to ask Tomjanovich for some information about Ilo.

Tomjanovich quickly found out. No one within the Celtics coaching staff is more serious about studying opponents than him. K.C. Jones is often a peacemaker and mascot, and he plays a role in stability.

The role of the locker room.

But Louis never lit up the locker room. K.C's role was more reflected when Louis blasted the players.

He will persuade Louis in time.

Tomjanovich found Ilo's data: "He was a third-round pick last year and was selected by Houston. Chuck Daly liked his fighting spirit, so Detroit bought him with cash at the trade deadline.

, that day, in addition to buying Ilo, they also acquired Robert Parrish."

"What are his characteristics?"

"Tough, aggressive, a player who filled up the stat line in college," Tomjanovich said quickly.

Louis took a look at the Pistons' position arrangement tonight, and Daley put Ilo at the No. 1 position.

"Coach Daley is planning to stack height and muscle to make up for the lack of talent and athletic ability." Louis put down the information and saw Thomas' anger.

He came to the sidelines, waited for Thomas to dribble over, and said: "If you have anger, let it out. Don't hold it in."

Thomas is a hypocrite in private who appears to be one thing but behind the scenes, but on the court, he has never hidden his character.

If someone bites him, he will bite him back.

After hearing Louis' encouragement, Thomas asked Bird to pick and roll, but instead of going in the pick-and-roll direction, he attacked Ilo head-on, leaving Worthy who was preparing to attack in a double attack, too late to react.

Louis found that Ilo's straight-line speed and lateral speed were very fast, which ensured that he would not easily lose his position when defending.

Before Thomas took action, he knocked him to the ground with the strength of his hands and stopped suddenly to take action.

"Beep!"

His hand movements were so obvious that the referee decisively called an offensive foul.

"I have plenty of time to kill you!" Thomas said fiercely.

Louis scratched his cheek out of habit, which he did when he saw something interesting.

Now, not only the Celtics have changed beyond recognition because of his arrival, but also the Pistons have changed beyond recognition.

Worthy+Parrish+Iroh, what the hell are these?

Ilo's current combat power is not enough, and Daly values ​​​​his defense, but in a few years, he can become a player who fills the data column like he did in college.

Looking at it this way, the Pistons are also a team that is very likely to rise in the future.

The only difference between them is that they are a superstar who is one level better than Worthy.