The rest is just noise

Sampson wanted to hit Ewing with his back, but was flanked by Oakley.

His ball was passed to Laimbeer on the outside.

Laimbeer has the opportunity to shoot three-pointers, but his outside shooting percentage has declined year by year. This is a performance that conforms to the laws of the times.

K.C will definitely not let Laimbeer maintain a three-point threat. In his opinion, it doesn't matter whether Laimbeer shoots three-pointers or not.

Thinking that his three-point shooting percentage was unstable, Laimbeer simply used shooting as a guise to pass the ball to Thomas.

Thomas came in head-on, and he needed to challenge Ewing's defense.

Thomas jumped up directly, and the momentum of his jump made people think he wanted to dunk Ewing.

In the end, he did not dunk on Ewing's head against his cognition, but used his body to push away Ewing's defense and forced a layup.

Even though he scored points, Louie still thought his offense was terrible.

It’s so difficult! Louis wants the Celtics to score in such a difficult way every possession.

Hornacek dribbled to the frontcourt, and just as he was about to land, he saw Louis making tactical gestures.

For a moment, Ewing and Oakley ran out from the low post.

The two of them covered Hornacek at the same time.

The horn screen at the top of the key is the Knicks' specialty.

The Celtics chose not to defend Hornacek's shot or double-team.

Everyone went behind the screen, a strategy they stuck with throughout the series and the reason Stockton was benched.

In the same situation, Hornacek took action decisively, while Stockton was hesitant.

"boom!"

The shooting in this situation is not in the shooting rhythm that Hornacek and Stockton are used to.

However, the Celtics have to pay a price.

In order to prevent the Knicks' pick-and-roll, both Sampson and Laimbeer left the penalty area. Hornacek missed the shot, but the result was not that the Celtics won the rebound.

Rodman knocked the rebound off Bird's head.

He was alone against several Celtic players.

The ball was fired by him about five times, and finally he grabbed the rebound in his hand, and his teammates were all fired up by him.

Ellis yelled from the right: "Dennis!"

Rodman rushes the ball.

Ellis caught the ball and stabilized his center of gravity. Harper's help was already in front of him, but he still wanted to take action.

"It's a fake move!"

It was clear to the beholder, and Louis could see it at a glance.

Harper was thrown into the air, and Ellis adjusted the ball to the right and started shooting again.

"Whoosh!"

"We can't let Dale Ellis shoot like that!" Heinsohn said anxiously, "He can really defeat a team with three-pointers!

6 to 3

Ellis scored both of the Knicks' opening two goals.

His three-point shot was like a hanging knife, making it difficult for the Celtics to feel at ease.

The Knicks found the feeling of playing before, with brutal defensive pressure that caused Bird and Sampson to fall to the ground repeatedly.

These actions are too rough.

"They're just like gangsters on the street!" Heinsohn blasted unhappily, "The Knicks are making basketball ugly!"

Cunningham deliberately directed the conversation to Louis: "The upper beam will be crooked if the lower beam is not straight. The Knicks suddenly changed to this style of play, and the coaching staff must have played a key role."

The Celtics' stars are gradually coming into their own.

Sampson first made a three-point shot after a pick-and-roll, then beat Ewing with the ball and scored with a step-back jumper that made Louis roll his eyes. The Celtics were defended until the last second, and Sampson hit the bottom corner.

Made a strong shot at the buzzer from beyond the three-point line.

"Mr. Only scored 8 points in a row! The Celtics took a 4-point lead!"

11 to 7

During this period, the Knicks only relied on free throws to score.

What can these balls mean?

It shows that Sampson is better than Sampson. Sampson has no solution. Sampson deserves to be the MVP, but it's not like the Knicks didn't defend Bird well or other stars have no solution. It's not like Louis has never seen it before.

When a star takes over like this, he can only admit defeat.

Fortunately, we were only 4 points behind after the first wave.

Oakley is more than brave but insufficient in defense. Now that he has made his attitude clear, it is time to improve the quality of defense.

Louis chose to replace Oakley with McHale.

Moreover, Ewing, McHale, and Hornacek are required to step up their offensive against the Celtics inside.

After McHale returned, he brought what the Knicks needed most.

The fourth position is responsible for sweeping and one-on-one with the ball when the tactics cannot be opened.

Ewing can also play one-on-one, but his one-on-one efficiency against Sampson is too low.

"Kevin, leave that vicious dog alone!"

When Laimbeer positioned himself on the outside, Louis shouted.

Completely give up guarding Laimbeer's three-pointers, and use Ewing to protect the basket and McHale and Rodman to sweep up from the high post to establish the strongest defensive system.

McHale was able to block the gun every time, and Rodman's rotations, defenses, substitutions and double-teams were probably the best on the team.

In addition, he also had many highlights when defending Bird.

It would be difficult for Bird to kill him in one go.

Rodman's body and amazing continuous take-off ability meant that Bird could not guarantee that he would not be blocked even after using a fake move to get rid of him.

Rodman's intensity, confrontation and defensive pressure are all the best.

When his energy sprayed onto Bird, Bird, who led the Celtics to implement a full-court press against the Knicks in Game 3, was knocked around.

This does not come without any cost.

Rodman's chance of fouling greatly increased. In less than seven minutes, Rodman was called for a defensive foul for deliberately hitting Bird's back.

This was his second foul and the Knicks' fifth foul in half a quarter.

Bird goes to the free throw line.

Heinsohn said dissatisfied: "I can't remember how many times Rodman has deliberately attacked Larry's back! The players on the Knicks court are like a group of butchers playing basketball, without any professional ethics!

"

"Larry looked miserable."

Louis never directly asked his players to address Bird's back injury.

But he would use the phrase "You were beaten to a pulp by a man with a wound on his back" to stimulate them.

It would be normal for Rodman to think, "Since Bird has an injury on his back, why don't I take advantage of his illness to kill him?"

After all, Bird's injury was not caused by Knicks players. It was not the Knicks' request to let Bird play with the injury, it was his personal behavior.

This is why Louis decided to distance himself from Boston.

If the opponent is a friend, he will not force his players to play desperately. He will take into account Bird's injury and give a similar player to match him.

However, Bird used his injuries to perform at a super high level, which shattered Wilson's fighting spirit in Game 3.

He wants to kill the Knicks, so Louis naturally can't sit idly by.

Rodman was replaced, and Louis ignored the eager Wilson and replaced him with another mad dog, Alex Stevens.

"You guard Larry." Louis said in a deep voice, "Dennis did a good job, don't mess it up. I only care about the results, regardless of the process."

"yes!"

Wilson's expression darkened, he thought Louis was going to give up on him.

"Benj, pay attention to the game. Now is not the time to be downhearted."

Louis said with his back turned to him.

"Coach, when can I play?"

"If you still only have the mentality of atonement and want to go on the court to redeem your mistakes in the past few games, then you might as well sit on the sidelines and watch." Louis turned around and said, "I don't need you to atone, and neither does anyone else. This year

It's just your second year, it's natural that you can't beat Bird, even if he has an injury on his back. If you feel bad about it, then you still can't play."

"I need the real you."

"You are willing to devote everything to victory, don't care about the number of shots you take, are not afraid of any opponent, dare to attack everyone, love the game wholeheartedly, and pursue victory. That is the biggest shining point I see in you.

"Louis stood in front of Wilson, "But in the past two games, I don't know where you threw them. I can't see those things. I'm very disappointed with you."

"Find yourself, Benj." Louis said softly, "Only if you become yourself, I will let you return to the game, and the life and death of the series will be tied to your hands. Until then, you just need to sit quietly.

Here, look at how your teammates are working hard. That was the advantage you had in the past. You are the most desperate among us."

Louis took a few minutes to explain to Wilson.

Wilson understood what he said and no longer complained.

He saw that Ewing tried his best to face off against Sampson, but there was a gap between the two in terms of their physical strength and their respective tactical positions in the team.

Sampson pressed Ewing to hit.

Ewing is already one of the two best defensive centers in the league, and it is still difficult to guard Sampson.

What's even more difficult is that while facing off against Sampson, you have to put rim protection first at all times.

McHale lost his usual smile and became more serious than anyone else. He clashed with Laimbeer several times and the two sides started a wrestling game.

Stevens is not as good a help defender as Rodman, but he is a mad dog who likes to pester endlessly. The last opponent Wilson wants to encounter in the intra-team competition is Stevens.

With Bird's current physical condition, it would be really troublesome to meet him.

Hornacek plays the role of point guard and is a porter in most cases.

Initiating tactics mainly depends on Louis' gestures.

He made two three-pointers, but missed them both.

His biggest role is on the defensive end, posing a challenge to Thomas in the high post.

Ellis was the one supporting the Knicks' offense, shooting 4 of 6 three-pointers in the first quarter.

The Celtics refused to give him any open space. No matter where he ran, if you used several pick-and-rolls and screens to find opportunities, defenders would follow him. The Celtics used switches aggressively when defending him.

Strategy.

He put in a lot of effort every time he caught the ball, but at the same time, he scored 12 points in a single quarter in a terrible state.

Confrontation, fighting, wrestling, the Knicks greatly restricted the Celtics' offense, everyone was working hard, and the ugliest side of basketball happened in the Boston Garden.

Wilson closed his eyes and thought about his past, countless memory fragments flashed by.

What on earth is he doing these days?

You actually thought about giving up at one point? How ridiculous! How could you give up at this time?

Wilson thought about how Thomas bullied him in the All-Star Game in his rookie season, how Bird eliminated his team last year, and how he spat in his face some time ago.

How much Coach Lu expected from him, and how he completely disappointed him with his actual actions...

Wilson clearly felt that those heart-piercing painful memories that he did not want to think of were rushing into his consciousness like a burst floodgate at this moment, and his blood poured straight into his heart.