The rest is just noise

What method will K.C Jones use to solve the Celtics' current predicament?

Louis thought briefly and found the answer.

Other than letting Anji come up to provide outside firepower, there seems to be nothing that can be adjusted.

The Celtics' strength is all on the table.

Ainge can improve their offensive space in positional battles. After all, he is among the top ten in the league in three-point percentage this season. He stands on the outside, and the Knicks really need to give him some respect.

Louis adjusted two positions.

Stevens went off, and so did Oakley.

Their replacements were Rodman and McHale.

Seeing this lineup, Auerbach, who was in the front row of the midfield audience, became alert: "That kid, is he trying to press the whole audience at this time?"

No one could see clearly what Louis was thinking.

The lineup of Stockton, Wilson, Rodman, McHale, and Ewing can theoretically press the entire court.

But Louis doesn't want to use a lineup with such good defensive flexibility to press his opponents.

What's so good about the defense of this lineup? In terms of the Celtics' athletic ability, there are four people in this lineup who can switch to guard four positions, and three people can switch to guard five positions.

This gave Louis the confidence to switch defenses to choke the Celtics' wing pick-and-roll.

The real strength of this lineup is positional warfare offense. If the defense uses a full-court press, it will certainly be powerful, but it is not the optimal solution.

The Celtics' adjustment was just as Louis expected. Sure enough, they replaced Ainge, and the person who was replaced was Harper.

"It's impossible to hide K.C's thoughts from you." Tomjanovich's flattering technique was normal.

It's not as satisfying as Zhao Yuanzheng's: "After all, Coach Lu is the number one coach in the league."

"He has three championship rings, and I only have one, so I don't dare to claim it!" Louis is always modest on the outside, but he doesn't know how to be proud of himself.

Letting Ainge play indirectly proves the Celtics' true thoughts.

They don't plan to make any more attempts in the tactical phase.

The attempt ends here. The next thing they have to do is to beat the Knicks around the offensive ceiling of the Big Three.

Wilson made an extra free throw, 15-7.

"Dennis!" Louis called out to Rodman, as if he was a judge who ordered "death" and pointed at Bird.

Rodman nodded, and Stevens' unfinished business fell on him.

If Stevens is a brutalist who seeks to make his opponents uncomfortable, then Rodman is a sadist who likes to use defense to kill his opponents.

A familiar side of Louis began to appear in him.

He'll attack Bird's back more aggressively than Stevens did.

After Wilson made the free throw, Rodman stayed with Bird all the way, sticking to Bird like candy through halftime.

The two entered the position and disappeared into the crowd. Suddenly, Rodman knocked down Bird.

The boos in the Garden were harsh, and the fans' hatred for Rodman reached its peak.

“Dennis’s illegal move on Larry was ignored by the referee!”

This is why a third referee is needed in games.

There are only two referees. Once a player with low personal moral standards like Rodman walks away from the referee's nose, he will use all kinds of dirty tricks to defeat his opponent.

The faces of the Celtics' other two giants showed emotions that transcended the game.

Sampson got the ball in the low post, but the double-team didn't reach him, so he directly hooked sideways.

His hook took advantage of his size and also absorbed the dependence details of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's "sky hook".

9 to 15

"Don't retreat!"

Bird stood up from the ground with a red face and roared to express his determination: "Press them!"

This kind of thing is nothing new to the Knicks.

Stokes served a fast ball, and Wilson was double-teamed with the ball.

When he passed the ball out, Laimbeer gave him an elbow from behind.

This time, the referee saw it.

Laimbeer didn't care what the referee thought. When the whistle blew, Wilson turned around and pushed Laimbeer down. Rodman immediately joined in to make things worse.

When Ewing also rushed over to join the fight, the referee Hugh Hollins realized that just standing on the sidelines and blowing the whistle could not control the extreme hatred between the two groups.

Rarely have there been such hateful moments on a basketball court.

The ambiance of the garden contributed to this.

From the elderly to the children, they all used an extremely vulgar tone to attack the Knicks players.

Plus, the heat in this damn place and the garbage vents.

Louis grabbed his tie and kept calm.

The two referees worked hard to prevent the situation from escalating further and handled the conflict extremely gently.

The referee had no other penalties other than giving Laimbeer a personal foul.

All those involved were fine.

This fight disrupted the Knicks' mentality to a certain extent. The atmosphere in the garden is here, and the Celtics have long been accustomed to playing in this harsh environment.

Louie saw Wilson fighting balloons.

He deliberately dribbled the ball to find Ranbir.

This is Ranbir's smartest or most irritating feature.

One second he wants you to fight with him, but when you really want to fight and fight with the intention of dying together, his attention will immediately return to the court.

He always knows what is most important.

Wilson regarded Ranbir as his prey, but he didn't expect that he was also his prey.

Laimbeer was the bait, attracting Wilson to rush in with the ball, and the person who responded was Sampson.

Wilson attacked with confidence, but Sampson followed up and blocked the shot.

His body lost balance and when he fell to the ground, Ranbir deliberately stepped on his fingers.

Wilson screamed in pain, and Ewing, who witnessed the scene, responded angrily by knocking down Ainge, who was advancing with the ball.

The referee called a foul on Ewing, and Louis took the opportunity to replace Wilson, who was not clear-headed.

He saw the blood on Wilson's fingers and guessed it was Ranbir.

"Are you angry?" Louis asked.

Wilson's replacement is Dale Ellis.

Wilson said angrily: "I wish I could kill him!"

"If you keep this mentality, that guy will succeed," Louis said. "He just wants to make you angry."

Wilson said reluctantly: "How could I not be angry? That scumbag, he..."

"I know what he did to you. I'm not not letting you respond, but I need you to look at it separately from the game. You can retaliate against him, but your attention still needs to return to the game. That's right.

It's what Ranbir did. He always provokes you to focus on the game." Louis understood Ranbir's strategy clearly, "He knows that you will find ways to retaliate against him, but he knows that your revenge will not be harmful to him.

Cause substantial damage. So he only needs to focus on the game, your revenge, he doesn't care at all."

Oakley snorted and said: "If someone can punch like Kermit back then, I wonder if he will take it lightly!"

Oakley was only thinking about getting high and didn't notice that the victim of the punch was right next to him.

"Oc, shut your fucking mouth!"

Tomjanovich's sudden expression and Louis's angry rebuke made Oakley regret it.

With Wilson off the court, the magic of the Boston Garden is working.

I don't know why, but on this field, the Celtics always fight relentlessly.

Russell, Havlicek, Cowens, and Bird have persisted from generation to generation and formed a specific tradition.

The Green Army that lags behind in the Garden is the most tenacious Green Army.

With Sampson as the core, the Celtics played high-level offense and defense.

Sampson provided a screen for Bird, and his core strength was so strong that Rodman, who was trying to squeeze through the screen, fell to the ground.

Bird scored easily.

11 to 15

Ellis had trouble with his feet and had running problems. Stockton's pass passed into Ainge's hands.

Sampson in the high post goes for a fast break.

Ainge passed the ball over, and Sampson, who got the ball, took a step inside the three-point line to collect the ball. Rodman, who was trying to cut the ball, quickly gave up.

He raised the ball to his head, with a height of 2.2 meters and a wingspan of 2.3 meters, and started to dunk in a burning style.

Sampson is the most annoying player on the Celtics.

He has a very calm character, is not ostentatious, not playful, and has strong strength. He is the Celtic's backing figure at all times.

As the regular season MVP, he has never been questioned.

But now, Rodman threatens him: "Next time I will throw you to the ground hard!"

Sampson sneered: "You can come and give it a try!"

13 to 15

After catching up to 2 points, the offensive and defensive pressure from the Celtics became stronger and stronger.

"John!" Louis reminded Stockton, "Watch where Patrick and Dale are!"

Without Wilson, the Knicks still have a guaranteed one-on-one option in McHale. But Louis doesn't plan to let McHale go one-on-one. That's something he has to consider only when he runs out of ammunition.

Now, it's far from here.

In Game 5, Ewing's long-distance shot changed the trend of the game.

From that time on, whenever Ewing came to a high position, someone would follow him.

As long as he gets the ball in the high post, he will be guarded. This is a real on-the-spot performance that builds up the fear of the opponent.

Ewing has understood that under Louis, he will never be the first point of attack. This incident made his agent very unhappy, but his mentor John Thompson said that this was the first time he became Bill Russell.

step.

Ewing accepted the fact that he was not the main offensive force and became completely unconcerned about his shots and scores.

Laimbeer followed him out, leaving Sampson in the penalty area.

Stockton passed the ball to him. Ewing took the ball and backed Laimbeer. Ellis in the corner took over McHale's off-ball screen and ran in front of him with all his strength.

Hand to hand, another off-ball screen.

Ellis shot from outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right!

He definitely doesn't look like he's in full condition, but there's no way he'll miss this shot.

"What a beautiful arc..."

Louis thought to himself.

"Uh-huh!!!"

Just like in Game 5, Ellis's explosion saved the Knicks' offense. At this moment, he hit the first three-pointer of the night. The good touch reminded him to keep shooting! Keep shooting! Keep shooting!!!

"Patrick!" the always silent assassin said loudly to his best center, "I feel good!"