The rest is just noise

The Knicks didn't use a murder press, but made every possession look like a murder press.

When the point difference widened to 10 points, the Celtics requested a timeout.

"Boy, what do you think of the first few minutes of the second half?"

Dick Stockton was very excited. He liked this kind of game that represented real intensity.

It's just that there are two Knicks black and one and a half Louis black sitting next to him (Heinsohn is not completely black), so he can't show it too obviously.

Billy Cunningham said from a God's perspective: "There is only one reason for the sudden change in the rhythm of the game. The Knicks suddenly changed the way they played and switched to a more aggressive way of defending."

"It is not difficult for the Celtics to change this situation. They just need to keep up with the intensity of their opponents and take corresponding measures."

Cunningham vividly explained what it means to stand and talk without back pain.

"With Larry's current physical condition, this is simply impossible!"

Heinsohn flatly rejected Cunningham's suggestion.

"Furthermore, I don't think the Knicks' way of playing is worthy of recognition. After the start of the second half, we could see one or two people falling to the ground every round. In severe cases, it would be three or four people. This will greatly increase the number of players' injuries.

Risk. If someone gets injured, the series will tip and it's the fans' loss!"

"Also, the Knicks had too many fouls that were ignored by the referees! Such as Ewing's evil elbow to Laimbeer!"

"Earl Strome has proven many times that he is a biased referee against the Celtics. Letting such a person referee the Celtics-Knicks series, if the Celtics do not win

The Knicks can barely win the game with 30 points!"

Heinsohn's problem is not that he has a crooked butt. All he needs to do is wear a green suit and tell the public: I just favor the Celtics.

If we were to trace back the fouls that the referee did not call, there would be too many.

Heinsohn only remembers the negatives for the Celtics and ignores the negatives for the Knicks.

Stockton had to bring the topic back: "There are only two referees on the field, and they cannot see the entire position. Therefore, it is imperative to increase the number of referees on duty."

They brought up the topic of whether the number of referees affects the quality of the game...

Back in the game, K.C Jones replaced the overly grumpy Ainge and replaced him with veteran John Long.

In recent years, due to Long's aging, there have been voices within the Celtics wanting to trade him. However, the aging Long himself has a big contract and has not changed the team's immediate combat effectiveness, and Auerbach is like

Mr. Ma also has the same attitude of "exporting to the league an old comrade with championship experience and a strong old comrade". It is obvious that he wants to sell people but does not want to suffer a loss.

Of course, the result was ruined in his own hands.

Long is not too old to play the game. In this case, his three-point threat creates offensive space for the Celtics.

As a result, Isiah Thomas got an offensive opportunity, broke through to the basket and scored on a throw.

The score difference narrowed to 8 points.

Bird's back injury showed signs of recurrence, so he reduced his requests for the ball and used himself as a bait to help his teammates create offensive opportunities as much as possible.

Thomas and Sampson need to step up.

On the defensive end, the Celtics put pressure on Stockton, including partial attacks, and Thomas led the entire defense.

This reflects their determination.

Thomas disrupted Stockton's rhythm, and the Celtics, with Sampson as the core, carried out a large number of sweeps.

The two-meter-two tall man was running around like a deer.

The Knicks' position battle failed.

Coming back, the Celtics encountered the same defense.

Louis held the Coke bottle in his hand and looked at it carefully.

"Their defensive strategy is exactly the same as ours," Tomjanovich said.

Louis smiled and said: "The thing I admire most about K.C is that he is good at learning."

However, is it possible to learn this kind of thing if you want to?

Just by imitating the Knicks, can the Celtics copy exactly the same on the defensive end? Impossible. Just like those who want to learn low-post footwork but mistakenly choose Olajuwon as their learning object.

Except for monsters with extraordinary talents like Embiid, most people learn the steps by watching Olajuwon game videos/highlights only with their eyes, but not their bodies.

Louis believes that the Celtics copying the Knicks' defensive routine is a good move, but it must have flaws.

Do they have the Knicks' strong weakside rotation?

Obviously, it doesn’t exist!

Therefore, the Celtics can only shrink the space, and Sampson's sweep increases the pressure on the strong side, putting huge pressure on the ball holder.

What about the weak side? When Wilson got the ball, Louis motioned to Stockton to call him a strategy.

Wilson played according to the tactics, and Louis carefully observed the movements of the weak side.

As he predicted, even though the Celtics have very good defensive qualities and a good understanding of each other, the modern routine of strong-side pressure and weak-side rotation places high demands on the athletic ability of wing players.

Even a healthy Bird couldn't have done it.

Therefore, the weak-side rotation was abandoned by the Celtics.

Their main strategy is to press the ball carrier and press the ball on the strong side.

The tactic Louis asked Wilson to call was just to observe the Celtics' weak-side defense. In that round, the Knicks' offense was completed by McHale's high jumper.

Louis walked to the technical stage with a smile on his face: "I want to pause."

Leading by 10 points, with no abnormality on offense and defense, but a timeout is required?

This is Louis' freedom.

Sampson broke through Ewing's defense and dunked over the top.

Just as the Knicks were about to call back, the technical desk informed the Knicks of a timeout request.

"You fought well, come down!"

"Xiao Zhao, who is the most accurate three-point shooter on the weak side of our team?"

Louis asked.

"Uh..." Zhao Yuanzheng said awkwardly, "Reggie and...Brad."

"That's interesting." Louis laughed like a pervert.

Louis is a gambler. Although he has long regarded Luo Haos as an insulator in the Eastern Conference Finals, considering that he is the only orthodox space five in the team, Louis put him on the active list.

"Coach, do you mean...?"

Louis nodded crazily and said, "What do you think?"

"It's all up to you."

"Come on, Brad!" Louis called out the most unlikely name.

Brad Rohaus, the player he's replacing is... Stockton!

Louis once again put up a three-high lineup. Facing a strong enemy like the Celtics, letting Luo Haos play the second position was an operation that even gods would not dare to think of, and it actually appeared in the Eastern Conference finals!

"Does Little Lu want to mock the defending champion?"

"No!" Heinsohn looked at Louis, "He seems to be serious."

"Have the Knicks given up on perimeter defense?"

"Who knows, no one can guess what Little Lu is thinking!"

As a result, the Knicks' on-court lineup consists of Hornacek, Rohaus, Wilson, McHale, and Ewing.

This is a lineup that Louis usually uses for daily life, an arrangement that does not treat the opponent as a human being, but it actually appeared in the Eastern Conference finals?

Knicks successfully sent a side kick.

Hornacek initiated tactics based on Louis' gestures.

Luo Haos came to pick and roll.

Luo Haos's pick-and-roll quality is okay. This is one of the only two requirements Louis has for him-to do a good job in pick-and-rolls and make three-pointers. As long as he can complete these two tasks, he will always have a place in the Knicks.

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Luo Haos pulled away to the weak side. As expected, the Celtics had no one to care about him, and the defense contracted very resolutely.

Hornacek passed the ball to Ewing. Ewing took the ball without hesitation and in the blink of an eye, he passed it to Luo Haos on the outside.

"Brad Rohaus got a shot the first possession he came in!"

"He's a seven-foot shooting guard who's not accepted by the mainstream!"

"No!" Heinsohn complained, "He is just a center who is not doing his job properly!"

Luo Haos' three-pointer hit the net.

Louis yelled: "Just fucking vote like this, if they don't care about you, you keep voting! Until they realize how outrageous this is!"

If you go to Luo Haos, your defense will definitely be broken. This seems to be the consensus of everyone.

However, Louis was not going to lie down and admit defeat.

He played some tricks on the matchup.

Hornacek versus Thomas, Ewing versus Sampson, these matchups are still normal.

The following three counterpoints show the context of Louis' scheming.

Wilson faced John Long, McHale faced Bird, and Rohaus faced Laimbeer - but when Sampson went out to pick and roll, it was Ewing who stayed behind to fight with Laimbeer.

Luo Haos will follow Sampson out. When Sampson cuts inside the pick-and-roll, he sticks to him. When Sampson pulls out of the pick-and-roll, let him shoot a three-pointer. If he stays put in the pick-and-roll, he will defend him closely and force him to break through, allowing Ewing to help defend him.

Turning around Laimbeer for a while... Louis took all possible and impossible things into consideration, and based on the Celtics' offensive habits, he minimized the negative impact of Brad, the defensive sloth.

This bizarre and unbelievable operation - allowing the worst defensive player to defend the opponent's theoretically strongest offensive player in positional warfare, actually indirectly covered up the problem of defensive loopholes.

In essence, Luo Haosi didn't guard anyone, he just followed them, and other things were out of his control.

Sampson's choice is to pull out in the pick-and-roll.

Three-point strike.

The rebound was grabbed by Bird, who shook McHale to score.

Back to 9 points.

A cat-and-mouse game began. The Celtics still ignored Luo Haos, but tried every means to take advantage of Luo Haos.

As a result, Luo Haos made 3 of 4 three-pointers, shooting at a very high level. The Celtics implemented a difficult but effective strategy: no matter who was defending Luo Haos, they would choose long shots. Failure to make the shot was considered bad luck.

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As long as Ewing comes out of the penalty area to cover, the Celtics' other inside man rushes for the offensive rebound.

Although the Celtics' style of play was effective, the Knicks' offense scored more points.

Luo Haos scored 9 points with three-pointers, which was much more efficient than the Celtics working hard to grab offensive rebounds.

Looking back, although this is not conducive to chasing points, the presence of Luo Haos effectively reduced the Knicks' defensive intensity, which is a good thing.

Moreover, Bird saw through one of the Knicks' high-post dynamic offensive tactics - the one specifically feeding Rohaus the ball.

He decided to lurk in the crowd like a poisonous snake.

The Knicks are using their tactics and it seems to be going well.

Suddenly, Wilson passed the ball to the outside, and a person who shouldn't have appeared appeared. Is it an accident? No, with Bird's golf intelligence, it was only a matter of time before he saw through their scheme.

Bird intercepted the pass and launched a defensive counterattack. Luo Haos's physical fitness was so mediocre that even the current Bird couldn't catch up.

However, behind Luo Haos, McHale rushed over with all his strength.

"Stop him!" Louie yelled, "If not, it's a foul!"

This was probably the Celtics' easiest scoring opportunity in the second half.

The surgeon is Bird, so it stands to reason that there is no chance of a mistake.

Yes, it stands to reason...

Bird entered the paint area and jumped up slightly. McHale, who had already caught up with him, didn't know if he heard Louis' words. He pressed Bird's body from the wing regardless, hooked his arm around the opponent's neck, and then fired.

Push hard.

At that moment, Bird's steady center of gravity suddenly flipped to an uncontrollable angle, and he almost fell to the ground with his feet in the air.

Especially his fragile back, which fell heavily to the floor in full view of the garden.

BOOM!!!

Louis has always said that fouls require blood. McHale did not let Bird see blood, but this fall definitely broke the hearts of countless Celtics fans.

Celtic players went berserk on the spot, and a fierce conflict broke out between the two sides.

Louis stood there calmly, feeling the noise full of hatred.

And Heinsohn's rage: "They were causing trouble on the court all night long, an action that is unlikely to earn any respect! They insulted the game of basketball and McHale should be stripped of the game!!!"

Louis smiled grimly.

This noise is so beautiful.