The rest is just noise

With four minutes left in the third quarter, Bird had already scored 19 points. Dale Ellis performed equally well, hitting 4 three-pointers in 5 minutes and scoring 17 points. He hit seven in less than three quarters.

Three points and a team-high 26 points.

The score stayed at 75-76.

The Celtics were 1 point behind, and Bird had a chance to tie the game in a 2+1 round.

His free throw was missed, and this detail was captured by Louis. He decisively stopped the game, and the murderous press with Cooper, John Salley, Rodman, Stevens, and Wilson as the core went into battle again.

To deal with Bird, who has been playing hard for six consecutive minutes, use the highest intensity of defense. If he gets the ball and has a chance to attack, everyone except Wilson must foul decisively and send him to the free throw line.

Louis would rather test Bird's free throw touch than test his shooting percentage under defense.

When Ellis was replaced, he collapsed directly on the bench.

Louis handed him a bottle of Gatorade. He couldn't imagine what this series would be like without Ellis.

He is the only one in the Knicks who is fully mentally prepared.

Without him, Bird's 19-point performance in a single quarter might have taken away the game.

"Sorry, Coach." Ellis said hoarsely, "I should have behaved better!"

"Don't say that, Dale." Louis sighed, "You have gone far beyond my imagination."

Ellis's nose felt sore, and the pain in his feet came like waves, one after another.

He doesn't know if he can still play, he doesn't know.

What Ellis didn't even know was that his performance gave his young teammates a shot in the arm.

Rodman is like a madman, Stevens is always like a mad dog, Selley no longer has a playful smile, Cooper is rekindled, and Wilson, who has played for eight minutes, has not been replaced, because Louis knows

, he is still full of energy.

Ellis's impact is difficult to quantify, but if anyone's performance is most affected by Ellis, that person must be Wilson.

He is such a person who is willing to be dominated by his emotions, a sentimental, selfless, and idiot who fights repeatedly.

In the playoffs, he has become the leader of the murderous press group. Even if he rarely practices with them, he has integrated into them through fierce battles with the Celtics.

Louis' arrangement of fouling Bird had astonishing results.

Bird was determined to defeat the Knicks and fired continuously in the third quarter. He indeed reached an invincible state.

Perhaps that is the legendary Zone. If he is healthy, even Dale Ellis who is playing at his best cannot compete.

God bless New York, his back is as fragile as crystal glass. The stronger Bird overexerted his body. His spirit can control the pain, and his will can dominate the court, but this is time-limited.

Those splendid and immortal six minutes were the time limit given to Bird by his body.

He almost destroyed Wilson, but he didn't expect that the Knicks also had the brilliant Dale Ellis.

Now, his body began to bite back and cause him severe pain.

When he made a free throw and lifted the ball, the spasm and throbbing pain in his back made it difficult for him to find muscle memory.

One of two free throws, two missed free throws, two missed free throws. It's hard to imagine that two missed free throws will appear in Bird's body continuously.

When Bird made one of six free throws, it showed how uncomfortable he was.

In this interlocking war of attrition, whether the Knicks' will will collapse first or the Celtics will be exhausted first will be revealed.

Bird's unsustainable body made it difficult for the Celtics to find a way to crack the Knicks' murderous press.

On the other hand, the Knicks, Wilson became more and more popular as they played, and finally launched a 9-1 offense in those four minutes.

85 to 76

The Knicks entered the fourth quarter with a 9-point lead.

"Are you tired?" Louis asked, looking at his players.

Wilson replied loudly: "Coach, we are not tired!"

"Believe me, the Celtics are more tired than us!" Louis shouted, "Remember, all the bad results in history are not caused by evil or cruelty. The sad results often come from the people involved.

Weak! I am convinced that we are facing the strongest team, so we must use the toughest attitude to challenge them! In the fourth quarter, we must continue to press the whole court. If Bird continues to play, you must

Find physical contact in a more aggressive way."

Louis adjusted the players in two positions. He replaced Stevens, who had committed too many fouls, and John Salley, who was slightly less aggressive, and replaced Hornacek and Ewing.

After the players came on the field, Louis turned to the others and said: "All players on the active list must be prepared. I will carry out the Murder Press to the end. If any of you come on the field, you will risk your life to cause trouble for them!"

Louie's face was red, and he was in the same extreme mood as Wilson.

Like Dale Ellis, he has to win this game.

"It seems that he decided to end this game in the bloodiest way."

Knicks legend Dave DeBusschere sighed.

"It's hard to imagine that anyone else would use this method to treat their former friends." Willis Reed said, "But this is the only way to win. No, this team has been formed since the day Little laid bare his hands.

For today. To win this game, Little Lu will do whatever it takes."

Everyone who watched Louis walking along had mixed emotions.

Boston is where he made his name. Here are his bosses, friends and fans who once loved him very much.

Now, he is more annoying than Magic + Chamberlain + Pettit + Reed Holtzman combined.

"Except for China Song, the other twelve players on the Knicks' active roster have all gotten opportunities to play, while the Celtics always have only seven players in the rotation. In this case, if the Knicks decide to maintain their full-court press

To the last second of this game, for the Celtics"

Hubie Brown never imagined that the game would unfold this way.

Bird dragged his weak body to resist the body's alarm.

No one knows how long this will last.

The Knicks served and Hornacek dribbled past half court.

The Celtics no longer have the energy to counter the Knicks with a full-court press.

They were playing a seven-man rotation, and everyone was tired, so the Knicks didn't have to worry about their press.

Ewing got rid of Sampson and got the ball in the high post.

Sampson came up and didn't give him a chance to shoot. Ewing dribbled the ball with his right hand, took three strong steps, and made a one-handed hook shot after an awkward confrontation, and hit the ball off the board.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Ewing pumped his fists and roared like Kevin Garnett.

87 to 76

Louis held out his hand.

Ewing excitedly took the shot, and then he retreated to the backcourt to defend against the Celtics' long pass. The other four people were orderly distributed in the frontcourt.

Tremendous boos came from all directions in the arena.

Louis stood on the sidelines, and the fans' angry and angry curses were blocked by his hearing.

The Celtics had a hard time serving the ball, and Thomas, who was banging his head in the first half, found that none of his teammates could help him bring the ball to the front court.

What about Bird?

Even when he encounters difficulties, he thinks of Bird.

Then, he saw Bird reluctantly running, but no matter where he ran, Rodman was clinging to him like a shadow.

"Eight seconds! Be careful for eight seconds!"

K.C. Jones yelled, reminding Thomas.

The extremely nervous Smiling Assassin passed the ball dangerously against the Knicks' impenetrable defense.

The target of his pass was Danny Ainge, but it was Hornacek who faced Ainge. He got stuck in Ainge's body and knocked the ball away.

In an instant, Rodman flew forward and grabbed the ball into his hand. Bird rushed over and used small tricks to knock Rodman down.

Rodman, realizing that Bird was next to him, turned into a dangerous beast. He recklessly threw a terrible elbow at Bird behind him.

This time, the elbow hit Bird's shoulder, causing a shock to his fragile lower back.

Bird screamed in pain, and the referee blew the whistle.

The audience in the garden was suffocated for a moment.

Half a second later, furious fans almost poured into the stadium.

"I watched George Mikan play, and I watched Wilt and Russell fight."

Hubie Brown said fearfully.

"From the 40s, to the 50s, to the 60s, to the 70s, I dare say I understand the game in these four decades, but, I swear to God, this Knicks is the scariest Knicks I have ever seen.

The team. They don’t regard this as a basketball game at all, just like a group of people trapped in a concentration camp. They can only survive by killing a certain number of their companions, and they are the ones who will kill their companions without hesitation." Brown.

Angrily criticized, "This is not a basketball game at all, Little Lu unleashed a bunch of beasts!"

Louis just stood there, not moving for a long time.

The position where Bird and Rodman were fighting for the ball was less than four meters away from him. He did not go over to ask about Bird's injury. The expression on his face did not change at all. He just stood there, waiting for the game to restart.

Bird was unable to get up due to persistent spasms in his back.

After the Celtics team doctor came to check, he was put on a stretcher.

The Knicks were once again called for a technical foul, which they had no objection to.

For Louis, this is a "good thing" because technical fouls are not counted as personal fouls.

At the moment Bird was carried down, the garden seemed like a hanging scene. Sadly, the onlookers did not come to join in the fun, they just felt like watching their relatives being hanged.

Just before Bird was carried off, he grabbed Isiah Thomas' hand.

"Don't give up, Isiah!"

These were Bird's last words to his teammates.

"Benj, do you think this game is over?"

Louis asked.

"Not yet, coach!"

"Bird has been killed, why isn't it over yet?"

Wilson replied: "Two more troublesome guys!"

Louis' tense face finally softened: "It's good if you know. I also know that there is an old debt between you and Isiah that has not yet been settled."

Louis patted Wilson on the back, "I can't imagine a better way to do it, Benj."

Wilson took a deep breath and led the other four teammates onto the court.

The Celtics would execute two free throws, and they chose to let Ainge take the free throw. Others lined up in the midfield, and when Wilson passed Thomas, the two geniuses from Chicago looked at each other.

For Louis, his real responsibility as a coach is to let his players realize their potential. But in addition to potential, it is also important that they find their true self on the court. A reliable great player must not

Trapped by an unreal self, whether you are a hero who steps forward or a timid coward, these questions have been resolved from the moment you were born.

Some people can stand up, some people can't.

Talent and self, when you have these two things, you must stick to them.

During the series with the Celtics, Wilson wavered several times. Bird tried to defeat him many times, but almost failed. These blows, torture, loss and depression made Wilson see himself more clearly. He saw

If he loses his true self, he will be afraid, afraid, make mistakes, and let people down. However, the more he suffers a blow, the more he will rise up.

He does not accept failure and giving up before any results are achieved. This is a path he will pursue throughout his life.

He will stick to his beliefs wholeheartedly and never stop.

"Isiah," Wilson said murderously, "it's your turn."