The rest is just noise

Spot Webber's speed initially caused some trouble for the Celtics, but it soon became apparent that Webber's three-point shooting was even worse than that of Isiah Thomas.

Therefore, if Webber calls for a pick-and-roll again, Thomas will directly open up space to win the defensive buffer zone to avoid being broken through by Webber.

This approach successfully limited Weber's offense.

Once Webber cannot break in and he has no three-point threat, the Celtics' defense will shrink extremely.

The Knicks failed to deal with the offense in just a few rounds, and then the Celtics launched a 10-2 offensive wave.

12 to 7

Louis called a timeout, and Weber's experiment was considered a failure.

At least until he develops three-pointers, his speed can only serve as a game changer against the Celtics.

That feeling is a bit like what Chen Jianghua looked like under Li Chunjiang.

With Weber's size, his shooting must be practiced hard. If he can't practice shooting, Louis can't imagine how he can survive in the league.

During this timeout, Louis boldly made a substitution.

Webb, Campbell, and Ewing were removed, and Stockton was replaced, as well as two new players, Alex Stevens and George Johnson.

John Most called Louis' replacement: "a radical and risky move."

"These two people just joined the Knicks a few days ago. It is certain that they know nothing about the tactical system. It is really not conducive to their performance to directly let them appear in the game against the Celtics."

During this timeout, what Louis arranged most was to change defenses.

As long as the Celtics have a pick-and-roll, they must switch defenses, even if they are inside defenders.

The purpose of changing defense is not to create openings for the opponent through tactics, but to force the opponent into a one-on-one duel as much as possible.

If the opponent is a tough team like the Philadelphia 76ers, it is still useful. For the Celtics, forcing them to fight one-on-one is tantamount to asking them to use their personal ability to end the game.

This is not difficult for them at all.

The Celtics' pick-and-roll was fierce, tearing the Knicks' lineup apart.

After a mess, the matchups on the court became Oakley vs. Bird, Stockton vs. Sampson, Johnson vs. Thomas, Ellis vs. Laimbeer, and Stevens vs. Long.

Good guy, almost all of them are misplaced.

Thomas accelerated his attack, and Stevens decisively gave up on Long to double-team.

The assassin scored the ball, 15 to 7.

John Long's three-pointer was fatal.

Louis shook his head and said to Tomjanovich: "There's a reason why that kid can't play in Seattle. He doesn't use his brain to play."

"After all, he came from Seattle, where players assume that shots from beyond the three-point line do not need to be defended."

"The result is that we let go of the most accurate shooter in the league?"

In the first round, Louis was already disappointed with Stevens.

He is not without advantages, and his advantages are obvious. He is 6 feet 8 (203cm), nicknamed Spider, has an extremely long wingspan, and plays hard without any effort.

In terms of hard work, he is the hardest working person on the field.

As long as he comes on the court, he will run non-stop and when he is not out of position on defense, he can cover his opponent due to his physical condition.

However, his offensive skills are lacking, his golf intelligence seems to be problematic, his judgment of the game is poor, and he often makes choices that make Louis frown.

George Johnson was completely in retirement state. He came up to go shopping and was replaced by Louis in only 30 seconds.

Louis would rather see Stevens running around like a headless fly than strolling around the court.

A.C. Green replaced Johnson, and the Knicks played a double-dwarf lineup.

Stockton directed the offense and defense. As soon as he returned, the Knicks' offense gradually became organized and was no longer as chaotic as before.

Louis gradually discovered the only weakness of this Celtic team.

The lineup is not as deep as it was a few years ago.

Here, John Long is a matchup weakness, Bird can't guard athletic small forwards, Thomas has a size flaw and their offensive and defensive rhythm is so suffocating, Sampson's defense takes the most credit, he alone fills the vacancies of the other four.

But the strength of the Celtics bench is not even the slightest bit different.

Although there are super sixth and seventh men like Walton and Ainge, as well as solid substitutes like Jim Peterson, there is still a gap compared to 1984. In terms of substitutes, they are not as good as the Lakers.

So Louis deliberately rotated early and replaced the core strength.

Let Stockton lead the Musketeers to deal with the Celtics. When K.C was replaced and rotated, suddenly, the Knicks took out Stockton, Ellis, Wilkins, A.C and

Ewing's lineup competes for points.

The defense of this lineup is full of pressure.

The Knicks returned to their original style of play, with brutal collisions and frequent physical contact, like a hand-to-hand fight that would have Walton crippled on the spot.

In addition, the Knicks' game has a stable side. Their pace is the third slowest in the league, and they definitely do not rush fast breaks without thinking. Of course, they also emphasize retreating on defense.

Louis's idea is to "grind" rather than "run", and does not advocate the concept of increasing the number of rounds to increase the opponent's consumption.

Although Ewing often has the problem of not getting stuck, if he and Oakley play together, the Knicks' rebounding efficiency can rank among the top five in the league. With these two as the core, they can play a slow-paced retro style with more rebounds and fewer shots.

The style coupled with Stockton's playing time leading the team, leading his teammates, directing Ewing, increasing physical combat and physical confrontation, caused the opponent's shooting percentage to drop rapidly.

The Knicks already have the prototype of a strong team in the Eastern Conference, and their defense is very targeted.

In order to prevent the second team from being chased by too many points, K.C was forced to let Sampson come up to stabilize the situation.

When Zhao Yuanzheng saw the Celtics changing formations in a hurry, he said to Louis: "Maybe the key to defeating Boston lies in their second lineup."

"Yes, if the second team cannot hold on to the victory, K.C will have to shorten the rotation." Tomjanovich was as excited as a spirited boy, "The cost of doing this is to reduce the rest time of the main players, the rest time is reduced, and the physical strength is reduced.

It will decrease, and if your physical strength decreases, your efficiency will also decrease.”

Their idea is good, and Louis has noticed it, but it is impossible to deal with this problem on the spot now.

Because after Sampson came up, the situation reversed.

Louis suddenly discovered that who should face Sampson was a more difficult problem than who should deal with Bird.

Ewing's current head-to-head confrontation with him would be the result of letting him be a mercenary. Louis didn't want to hurt his self-confidence, so he let Oakley give it a try.

As a result, when Sampson saw Louis letting a 203cm tall man defend him, he actually started to fight with a look of contempt on his face.

Facing Sampson who chose to pull up, Oakley's height became his biggest shortcoming, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Later, Louis became obsessed and asked Bol to defend himself.

The results of guarding Bol were even more disastrous. Although Bol was much taller than Sampson, his mobility, coordination, strength, and physical fitness were all far behind. Compared with Bol, Sampson

Pousin is more like an alien creature, while Bol is an alien deformity at best.

Sampson's perfect combination of height, wingspan, athleticism, coordination and technology successfully took back the little advantage the Knicks had just gained.

"What a monster!"

Zhao Yuanzheng was already dumbfounded. The Knicks' inside group battled with Sampson. Everyone looked like a piece of cake in front of him, and Ewing was a piece of hard food at most.

However, the biggest difference is that this year is Sampson's fifth season, while Ewing is just about to play his first season.

The age gap between them is far less wide than the resume gap in professional leagues.

Ewing is only 2 years younger than Sampson.

Strictly speaking, they can be considered "peers". Sampson, who is 2 years older than Ewing, is the number one center in the league and the second best in the world. In two years, will Ewing be able to reach his current level? I'm afraid it will be difficult.

When Sampson and Thomas are on the court at the same time, the Celtics' tactical focus shifts towards the former.

Although Thomas was the instigator of the system, the ball went to Sampson.

This is a symbol of strength.

Even Thomas agreed that Sampson is the Celtics' second star.

In the second quarter, Sampson came up to eliminate the suspense of the game.

This is no exaggeration at all.

In the second half, Louis has changed "What, think of a way to fuck him" to "Mr. You, why the hell don't you dare to fight with the league's number one C? What are you afraid of?".

This game gradually turned into an inevitable defeat.

At least, Louis and the others still found something.

K.C Jones did a poor job in rotating the lineup, especially the connection between the first team and the second team. The chemical reaction between Walton, Ainge and Thomas was obviously not as good as Sampson and Bird.

If he delays in changing this rotation, it will be like leaving a loophole waiting for someone to exploit.

It is equivalent to saying that the Knicks used two disastrous losses in exchange for a loophole in the Celtics.

The only gratifying thing is that compared with the previous game, Ewing did not play in a panic. Although he was completely at a disadvantage against Sampson, he could compete against other Celtics insiders.

He has an advantage.

There is no shame in losing to Sampson. Any current insider who comes in front of him will not end up much better than Ewing.