The rest is just noise

A kind of boiling emotion flows in the Boston Garden.

The New York Knicks, like a wild beast that had lost its mind, pressed the entire court from the first second of the second half.

They couldn't limit the Celtics to their own half every ball.

The Celtics still had rounds to bring the ball to the frontcourt, but they could never break through the Knicks' full-court press and go straight to the basket, because no matter who it was, as long as they had someone close to the basket, the Knicks would

Fouled him.

A foul is by no means the kind of tactical foul that counts as successful if you stop the opponent, but a rough foul that knocks you to the ground even when you are dribbling the ball.

Don't forget, this is an era without flagrant fouls.

Even, this is an era when referees will not give technical fouls to players for throwing punches.

Players who are called for technical fouls usually do something intolerable or resist the referee.

Charles Oakley played injured, and Louis was very worried about him. He and Oakley had an agreement to find an opportunity to fake the injury. Although Oakley's acting skills in the locker room were perfect, on the court, he seemed to be tireless.

Like a wild beast, he only cares about running around the field without caring about his own physical condition.

It was his chilling cruelty that made the entire Knicks team lose their "humanity" and awakened the bestiality hidden deep in their genetic chain.

This brutality caused them to commit five fouls in the first four minutes of the third quarter. The Celtics were unable to take a step closer to the basket and had to rely on free throws to score.

During this period, the scoring data of both sides was 9 to 5.

The Knicks scored 4 points more than the Celtics.

75 to 68

Celtic requested a timeout.

K.C Jones does not believe that the Knicks will continue their full-court press tactics until the end of the second half. No team has this kind of physical strength.

This judgment is logical, but K.C underestimated Louis.

The Knicks don't have just five players who can run a full-court press.

Louis wanted to have a five-on-five, but was rejected by Ewing and Oakley.

Stevens also strongly requested to stay on the court, so he replaced Webb and Mario Elie, who had three fouls, and replaced Tyrone Corbin and Tony Campbell.

"Those who are new to the field must pick up the intensity of the full-court press. Those who have not yet played, don't be anxious. I said, I need everyone's strength in this game!"

Louis clapped his hands, "GoGoGo!"

Finally, he grabbed Oakley and said in a deep voice: "It's time!"

"Coach, I'm working hard"

"Don't talk nonsense to me. Now, find an excuse!" Louis said in a low voice, "Get off the field right now!"

Oakley's rebounding, physical fighting enthusiasm, full strength, and bodyguard attributes make him extremely important.

However, Louis cannot risk aggravating his injury.

Louis has seen this man's quality, desire to compete, winning mentality and fearless responsibility.

In his mind, Oakley has been considered part of the team's long-term plan.

Any team needs this kind of role.

When the timeout ended, the Celtics discovered that their opponents planned to continue their full-court press.

K.C. Jones felt his scalp numb.

"Is Little Lu crazy?" K.C.'s head assistant Jimmy Rogers said in disbelief.

K.C said with a headache: "There is really nothing he dare not do."

"How can their physical strength bear it?"

"I can bear it, he changed someone."

"However, there were still three people on the court in the second half."

K.C said worriedly: "I know him. If his players can't support it, he will replace them. Those three people are still there, which means they still have physical strength."

"It's been going on for four consecutive minutes, how could it be possible for those three people?"

The result made the Celtics coaching staff very uncomfortable. The truth is that the timeout they requested allowed both Ewing and Oakley to regain a little blood.

And Stevens was originally a physical monster.

Weber went down, and Isiah Thomas suddenly became the most dangerous presence on the field.

His speed allowed the Knicks' full-court press to be broken for the first time in the second half.

It was like a lightning-fast attack, tearing apart Stockton's defense, getting to the basket, and relying on Ewing's defense to fold and score.

70 to 75

"Alex, go and stick to that dwarf next!" Louis yelled.

Stevens didn't reply, but he had already set his sights on Thomas.

The full-court press was extremely taxing on the Knicks. Even if they ran tactics in the positional battle, they didn't have the good touch to score the ball.

A beautiful Exhange Japanese tactic was executed, and outside shooting opportunities were created through pick-and-rolls. However, Corbin, who was in charge of shooting, was too inaccurate.

He had just come on the field, but his touch had been exhausted by the full-court press.

Sampson grabbed a defensive rebound, which was a dangerous alert.

Thomas flew forward at a terrifying speed. Just as Sampson was about to pass the ball, Ewing raised his hands in front of him. On the weak side, Oakley attacked again. The two men flanked him, leaving him unable to move.

Even the league's top center, the player with the greatest offensive and defensive influence in positional battles, is helpless when he is flanked in the frontcourt with the ball alone.

The impatient Sampson lost his usual composure, and in order to keep the ball, he gave Oakley a hard elbow.

This time, it hit Oakley on the corner of the eyebrow, causing him to fall on the spot. The referee called Sampson a foul, and the Celtics lost the ball.

"That kid is so fucking messy!" Truger Robinson said worriedly.

The team doctor went up again. At this moment, the corner of Oakley's eye was broken and blood spattered on the field.

For the second time tonight, a player was taken off the field on a stretcher, and it was the same player.

As Oakley was being carried off the field, he straightened up and covered his wound with a towel. He shouted to his teammates: "You have to persevere to the end!"

"A.C." Louie called out the most flexible Iceman to replace Oakley.

What Oakley left on this court was not just blood, but also a character that completely changed the Knicks.

This is something New York has been missing for more than ten years.

There were many people who were proud of the Knicks, but after all of this, after the introduction of Spencer Haywood in the summer of 1975, the old Knicks, who had tens of thousands of biographies written, died.

These 10 years of struggle began to change from the day Ewing entered the team.

Today, this change will be permanent.

It was another four consecutive minutes of full-court press, a meat grinder-like confrontation, and the Celtics had to go through a lot of trouble to receive the serve.

Bird's speed has become a liability here, because the Knicks have a habit of defending against full-court press. They don't care too much about the server's vision. What they want to do more is to prevent those key players from receiving the ball, even if they let him receive the ball.

Once the ball is received, an immovable defensive circle must be formed around him as soon as possible.

In these four minutes, Isiah Thomas' speed saved the Celtics.

It was precisely because of his desperate efforts to catch the ball and rush forward that the Celtics were not overwhelmed.

In these four minutes, the Knicks committed seven fouls, the Celtics made 9 of 14 free throws, and missed all 3 shots in a positional battle.

The Celtics struggled to score 9 points, while the Knicks scored even fewer points than the Celtics in this suffocating rhythm.

They only scored 7 points.

82 to 79

Physical strength was an obvious problem, so Louis requested a timeout.

This time, he kept only Stevens and replaced him with Gerald Wilkins, Dale Ellis, Webb, and Mario Eli.

"Keep the full-court press!"

Louis said loudly.

"Remember, don't give them a chance to breathe. We are tired, and so are they. Don't forget, they only rotate with eight people, and we rotate with 12 people!" Louis said loudly, "Keep the intensity of the first eight minutes!"

Tomjanovich hesitated to speak.

"Rudy, just say what you want to say."

"This is only the third quarter"

"That's right, but we have 12 people who can rotate, and they only have 8 people. Moreover, Ralph is irreplaceable. Look at what Ralph looks like now. Doesn't he look like a tired dog?" Louis laughed.

ask.

Tomjanovich looked in the direction directed by Louis. Indeed, Sampson was exhausted and K.C replaced him.

"Believe me, difficult situations and terrible torture are a sledgehammer for us, and those iron filings knocked out here will give this team something they have never had.

." Louis said firmly, "Once you have this thing, you will always have it."

Tomjanovich couldn't help but ask: "What is it?"

"This is a secret that cannot be told." Louis smiled.

Because Tomjanovich never really won in his playing days, but sooner or later he was going to learn what it was.

K.C Jones thought the Knicks' full-court press would end there.

For eight minutes, in every possession, the Knicks looked like they were in the finals and had to steal the opponent's ball to have any chance of reversal.

That kind of intensity lasted for most of the quarter, which was incredible. Although he used so many people, after they finished this quarter, they still had to play the fourth quarter. Could he really be so cruel that he would let the players press the whole court for an entire quarter?

Festival?

Although K.C has known Louis since he was 18 years old.

But he has never really understood Louis. After all, as a scout, as an assistant coach, as the Celtics coach, and as the Knicks coach, his performance and mentality are different. But he has never changed.

A 43-year-old soul lives in a 26-year-old body (age in previous life + years after time travel), and he is mature enough to know what he wants.

On the offensive end, the Knicks used exhange-ky tactics to create shooting opportunities for Ellis from outside the three-point line on the right side.

Ellis made a cut to catch the ball. He had not been able to score a single point since most of the half. Now he catches the ball and takes action decisively and confidently.

"Whoosh!"

85 to 79

"The three-pointer must not be missed under any circumstances!" Heinsohn shouted anxiously.

What frightened them even more was the positioning of the five Knicks players.

They stayed in the frontcourt and found their opponent, Stevens with the longest wingspan, to interfere with the pass.

They will continue to press the whole court!

A team is rising with a bloodthirsty pursuit of victory.

A team with lofty aspirations is chasing a dream crown.

They are turning this game into a true life-and-death showdown, with only the one left standing eligible to be crowned the winner.

That kind of momentum, that kind of terrifying murderous intention to strip the king of Celtics to their bones, filled the garden and sent shivers down the spines of the 14,890 spectators present.