The rest is just noise

Whether Isiah Thomas comes back or not, Sampson has to play.

After only resting for 1 minute and 03 seconds, Sampson returned to the court.

Louis, on the other hand, regarded Thomas' departure as a good opportunity that must be seized.

What does Thomas mean to the Celtics? The guarantee of breaking the full-court press. With him here, the Knicks are afraid of being outrun by his speed even if they press full-court.

Now, the Celtics' lineup has become Ainge, Lewis, Bird, Laimbeer, and Sampson, a lineup in which only Ainge can actually carry the ball through half the court.

Louis looked gloomy and adjusted the lineup on the field.

“!#@……%”

"Benjamin, Dennis, Alex, Michael Cooper, John Salley and Little Lou want to seize every opportunity!" Brent Musburger said in surprise, "Hubby, you think Celtic

Can people make it through this?”

Brown, who had firmly believed that the Celtics would win before the game started, no longer had any confidence.

He shook his head and said: "I didn't know injuries were a huge X factor and it completely changed the course of the series."

"What is certain is that without Isiah, the Celtics will have a very difficult time facing the Knicks' full-court press."

Brown simply said the Celtics were having a hard time, and Garden announcer Johnny Most directly called the Knicks' murderous press group a "killing machine."

"If the referees can't find a way to curb the Knicks' shameful actions, the game will become very dangerous!"

Celtics supporters have never been so worried. The biggest difference between the Knicks and the Lakers is their style of play.

The Lakers' ShowTime looks glamorous, but it can't stand up to the Celtics' old-school offensive and defensive intensity. The Big Three of Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilkins are no match for Bird, Sampson, and Thomas.

The biggest difference between the Knicks is that although they don't have players who can compete with the Big Three, they do have a group of bloodthirsty lunatics.

Thanks to Bird's dominant Game 3, Louis flipped that switch.

This is a point of no return. Maybe the Knicks will become a team with a worse reputation than the Bad Boys in another timeline. Maybe not, but their style of play will affect the entire league, but it is certain.

Wilson scored with an extra free throw.

34 to 27

With a 7-point gap, the four Knicks stayed in the first half, and Selly returned to the backcourt to avoid being stolen by long passes.

Ainge gets the ball and Stevens is guarding him.

Stevens' close defense, hand movements, frequent body contact and confrontation that was ready to knock people down at any time made Anji furious.

Ainge failed to find a flaw in the defense and was angered again. He swung his left elbow at Stevens on the spot.

There is a saying that referees will sympathize with teams that are at a disadvantage.

"Are you kidding? Isn't this a foul?"

Hugh Hollins still regrets calling the foul on Thomas, specifically by ignoring the elbow that happened in front of him.

"You better stop interfering with my work!" Hollins said angrily.

"Okay! If you think so, then whatever happens later will be your responsibility!" Louis sneered.

Louis' threat made Hollins uneasy. He knew that the young coach always kept his word.

Louis' threat implied that the game might be out of control. Ainge's elbow swing was not called a foul by the referee, so Rodman began to attack Bird.

Cooper also took aggressive measures to teach Lewis a lesson.

Laimbeer wanted to help Angie out, which happened to allow Wilson to find an opportunity for revenge. He had not yet settled the score with Laimbeer in the first quarter.

Now was a good opportunity. Wilson rushed towards Ranbir at full speed, seemingly out of control. He didn't seem to be heading towards anyone, but in the end, he knocked Ranbir forward one meter from behind.

"Beep!!!"

This was the roughest foul tonight. Wilson received a T on the spot. When the referee blew the whistle, Ainge hit the ball on Stevens' head.

Stevens used his size advantage to subdue him on the spot and prepare for a free fight.

"Damn it!" Auerbach roared, "Is there any fucking order in this game?"

Hugh Hollins blew the whistle frequently, but it had no effect. He blew the whistle here, something happened again, he was under control there, and the two people he had just stopped started to face each other again.

"Lu, you have to control your people!"

Referee Hollins completely lost control of the game, and assistant referee Jack O'Donnell came over and said: "Too many people have been injured."

"Make no mistake, Jack, it's because your penalty standards are not uniform that there are so many problems!" Louis angrily shouted at O'Donnell, "The fouls that should have been called were not called, so the players were angry, but now they have to

I blame my men for losing control? Isn’t it the referee’s duty to control the scale and rhythm of the game? It’s you who ruined this game!”

"I know, but I'm not the referee." O'Donnell said, "But if you turn the basketball game into a boxing match, I'm afraid the aftermath won't be easy to handle, right?"

The conflict lasted for several minutes. With both Hollins and O'Donnell ensuring that the penalty standards would be unified, Louis loudly stopped the players who wanted to carry out the conflict to the end.

The enemy and us became filled with hatred, and fans began to curse Knicks players by name. Moreover, they were well-trained, and the whole audience shouted a name, cursed them together, and then replaced them with the next one.

The Knicks kept pressing, and the referees blew more whistles.

This is a normal measure, and it is the same when Celtic counter-press.

Throughout the second quarter, the Knicks and Celtics seemed to be possessed, pressing back and forth.

The Celtics' full-court press is not as powerful as the Knicks', but given that the murder press team does not have a pure point guard, even if the intensity is average, it can still be effective.

Louis doesn't care about mistakes. Even if they make more mistakes than the Celtics, the Knicks still have the upper hand.

Because the Knicks' defense is the best in the league, the Celtics successfully carried the ball through halftime and basically handed the ball to their star.

Sampson and Bird, their offense saved the Celtics' poor efficiency.

Bird constantly uses himself as a screen to attract defenses. Sampson shoots three-pointers from the outside, makes mid-range pull-ups, holds the ball to draw fouls, and turns over in the low post to make strong shots. No insider has ever used such a variety of offenses like him.

Means dominate the game.

Seeing that Sampson was still strong, the Celtics supporters all cheered happily.

However, Louis quietly replaced Ewing and McHale, and the murder press changed to a 2-1-2 full-court press.

For nine consecutive minutes, Wilson served as the front-line defensive player in a full-court press, shutting down Danny Ainge or other Celtics ball-handlers.

His surging enthusiasm inspired the whole team, and was the key reason why the Knicks were not afraid of Sampson's explosion and continued to lead the Celtics.

Wilson's score in the second quarter was only in response to Lewis's goal and a counterattack smash to Thomas' 2+1.

Louis has never been so proud of him. Like Ewing, he has a selfless heart that is willing to sacrifice personal offensive opportunities in order to make the team better.

Wilson is different from all the wing superstars Louis has seen. No matter in the past or in the future, no wing star can devote all his energy to defense like Wilson, regardless of the offense.

It was this kind of passion that allowed Wilson's pressing defense to last for a full 10 minutes.

Until the Celtics' last attack in the second quarter, he blocked Bird.

Score, 49 to 41.

The Knicks led by 8 points. Due to the defensive intensity and the hatred and hostility of both sides of the defense, the offensive efficiency of both sides dropped off a cliff.

Without Sampson, the Celtics might have collapsed in the second quarter.

Wilson's defense made Bird miserable. His back couldn't exert any strength, and it was even difficult to move his feet.

Is this the best in history?

Many people who were waiting to see him fail were thinking with disdain.

Bird tried to take a shot, but Wilson blocked it.

Fortunately, the ball returned to his hand, and Bird took off again. Wilson took off for the second time, but he didn't expect that it was Bird's fake move. The time was just down to the last second, and Bird used the time difference to make a jump shot.

The moment he took action, his back spasmed, followed by a stinging pain that swept through his body.

"Uh-huh!!!"

"Larry Legend will never back down from a challenge!" Most yelled.

44 to 49

At the end of the first half, Bird looked in pain. With his eyes closed and his lips trembling, he slowly walked toward his teammates.

Louis looked at Bird's back, becoming increasingly dissatisfied with K.C. Jones.

Why should the country bumpkin continue to play? In his eyes, preserving the Celtics' five consecutive championships is more important than the health of the country bumpkin?

"He looked like that was the end of it." Wilson had mixed feelings about Bird, a mix of hatred and admiration.

Louis could not sympathize with Bird's pain. If it were him, he would not take any potential risks.

But, what about Bird?

Can he really leave this game behind and throw all the burden on Sampson?

"Believe me, he can crawl on the field even if he crawls."

After Louis finished speaking, he walked towards the reporters at the scene.

The fans on the sidelines cursed him with the most vicious words in English.

"Shit", "venomous snakes with human faces and animal hearts", "Chinese bugs", "yellow monkeys", "little people without seeds", from personality to spirit, from his bloodline to his skin color, everything is included.

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"Coach Lu, I have never seen a more intense game than this. Do you think the confrontation between the two sides will escalate in the second half?"

Louis ignored the curses in the audience, "I don't know, I can only say that anything can happen."

As he walked toward the aisle, he saw Jennifer Beals, who had come to support Knick. She was frightened by the overwhelming hatred that filled the garden.

"If you win, I'm worried you won't be able to get out of here," Jennifer said fearfully.

"Don't worry, they don't have the guts."