The rest is just noise
Chapter 58 Stunning appearance
After Ralph Sampson came on the court, the game became his show.
"This boy really deserves his fame!"
K.C Jones had seen his ability on the training ground, but when he came to the NBA court, he wanted to surprise everyone.
That alley-oop dunk from Bird was his gift to the league.
Next, he uses his thin body to gain position, gets the ball and turns around to shoot.
His physical condition, combined with his jumping height, and the fact that he played the fourth position, Dave Greenwood was unable to do anything about his shooting.
"Bang!"
Hit the board and enter.
Sampson kept Louis's teachings in mind, and his style of play was toward the outside. He hit a few in the low post, started to catch the ball outside the paint area, and used a shocking sky hook.
He literally knows everything.
Although I know everything, I am not proficient in anything.
At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Bulls 30 to 19.
Fitch called a timeout to set up a buzzer-beating attack.
Louis suggested: "I don't think it's difficult. Just let Larry throw the ball to the inside and Ralph will catch it and dunk."
"Don't underestimate your opponent!" Fitch rolled his eyes.
Like many coaches who take every timeout seriously, he lays out a complex strategy.
Bird was responsible for serving the sideline ball. The tactics designed by Fitch required three people to cooperate. Sampson was pulled aside. If there were no accidents, he would just be a spectator in the final attack.
Accidents are always everywhere.
John Long was tripped by his opponent, and Laimbeer was not a good finishing point. Seeing that the tactic was about to fail, Sampson pointed to the basket and ran inside.
Bird's heart skipped a beat, and he actually came up with a free throw from out of bounds.
Sampson moved inside like a horse, jumped up, caught Bird's flawless pass, and dunked, scoring the Celtics' final attack of the first quarter.
32 to 19
Fitch was stunned, and Louis smiled proudly and said, "I told you, it's not that difficult."
Some of Sampson's problems were gradually exposed early in the second quarter.
His figure is not good enough.
Although he gained 5 kilograms in the summer, he is still a thin player overall.
The Celtics regard him as the fourth position, but the Bulls will not always use the fourth position to face him.
After a while, he met Gilmore.
The "A Train" didn't care about martial ethics, relied on its old skills, and got 6 offensive rebounds on Sampson's head. What's funny is that 5 of these 6 offensive rebounds were obtained in the same round.
Every time he gets an offensive rebound, he acts like an upright boy, throwing it away without any fake moves.
Sampson couldn't block him, but there was no problem with defensive interference.
Gilmore's powerful body and rough offensive skills reminded Louis of Dwight Howard. The two people do have some similarities.
In the middle of the game, Sampson failed to make two jump shots from beyond the free throw line, and Fitch stopped the game again.
"Ralph, you have to go inside and use your strengths!" Fitch yelled, "Stop worrying about your fucking jump shot!"
To warn Sampson, he replaced the young man who was playing vigorously.
The person who replaced him was Rick Roby, a center with the No. 3 pick in the same class as Bird - this guy could be drafted higher than Bird, which Louis didn't expect.
He still can't understand to this day that the Pacers traded the No. 1 pick to draft Robbie because Bird refused to enter the NBA early, and then gave Robbie to the Celtics midway through the season just to get Billy Nevin.
.But Nevin’s salary is higher than Robbie’s. They are giving up Bird and the No. 3 pick whose potential has not yet been developed for a player who cannot relieve their financial pressure.
The "L" tactic is playing a significant role in the Celtics game.
Bill Fitch looked at Louis from time to time, because when the team used the "L" tactics to complete the offensive, the on-site announcer would praise the Celtics' offense.
The team's tactics are good, and of course the coach deserves the most praise.
Fitch wanted to know what Louis thought about his tactics, which all resulted in the cheers and applause of others.
He observed Louis' reaction and found that he didn't have any opinion.
The most critical aspect of the new tactics provided by Louis is to give Bird something to do.
Bird threaded the needle again and again, creating good opportunities for Laimbeer, Maxwell, Rick Roby, and everyone else.
He is an undoubted genius.
Incorporating L tactics is a piece of cake.
In the first game of the new season, when he played the L tactic for the first time, he became the leader of this tactic.
On the Bulls side, they lack a stable position to compete with strong players, and can only rely on the strong breakthrough of bad team brusher Reggie Theus, who will help them bring lottery picks in the future, to maintain suspense in the game.
Gilmour versus Laimbeer, an honest good guy versus a despicable villain. Their fighting styles and bodies are completely different.
The A train suddenly accelerated, bullying Laimbeer's defense and forcing the score.
40 to 50
"Bill, where did your evil spirit towards Ralph go?" Louis asked sarcastically.
Ranbir didn't plan to do anything, but he was hit every time he was hit. Louis suddenly made things difficult for him, and he immediately became angry and said coldly: "Look at it!"
When Bird lost all face in Larry Cannon's play on the offensive end, he made a left-wing mid-range shot.
Laimbeer's elbow sent Gilmour to the ground.
This time, the referee noticed Ranbir's action.
He was given an offensive foul.
Gilmore was on the ground, still concerned about Ranbir's elbow, "Is your hand okay?"
A sentence like "I'm in trouble" suddenly appeared in Laimbeer's mind. He had been playing golf for many years and had never seen such a freak before, which actually made him feel a little ashamed.
He didn't want to embarrass Gilmore, so what happened? After thinking about it, Ranbir regarded Louis as the culprit. It was this little brat who was stirring up trouble!
This game showed the depth of Celtic's lineup, the power of new players and new tactics.
Sampson's surprise was obvious to all, but Bird's debut in his sophomore season was even more surprising.
He played 45 minutes, and if there wasn't any suspense in the final game, Fitch might have let him play the entire game.
In the whole game, Bird only scored 29 points, but the feeling was everywhere.
Personal offense, assisting teammates, defense, especially defense.
It's so eye-catching. He can be called a lock-level presence when defending against opponents who are not very explosive. His prediction of the ball and passing routes when assisting in defense has repeatedly caused the Bulls' positional warfare offense to make mistakes.
What's valuable is that he dared to enter the inside and fight hand-to-hand, even if the 2.18-meter Gilmour was standing in front of him, his attitude remained unchanged.
In the whole game, the Celtics got a good start to the new season with a 30-point victory.
Louis recorded something.
Bird's defense and Sampson's agility, as well as Archibald's recovery.
Especially for the latter, it would be delusional not to say that the "Elf" can return to its peak season, but if it can improve on its current state, the Celtics' starting lineup will have no dead ends.
With a starting lineup that has no blind spots and a lineup that is second to none, the Celtics are undoubtedly the top favorites to win the championship this season.
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