The rest is just noise

The reason why Louis is no longer standing is not because the Knicks have secured the victory, but because he feels there is no need to worry.

Just because he wasn't worried didn't mean they were guaranteed to win, because he wasn't planning on letting the murderous press last the entire second half.

The Knicks' murderous press lasted "only" six minutes. During this period, the Celtics requested timeouts three times and replaced everyone who could. However, the Knicks still led a 21-8 offensive wave.

Louis couldn't help but think about a question.

Has the intensity of the murderous press increased, or has the Celtics become relatively weaker?

Probably both. The addition of Reggie Williams makes the Knicks' murderous pressing team impeccable. He is a perfect fit.

Until they faced a healthy Celtics lineup again, Louis always believed that the murderous press of 1987-88 was the peak.

Now, he may have to change his mind...

Probably because they eliminated the Celtics for the first time that year, they left an unsurpassable impression in his mind. Now it seems that this team led by Wilson and Rodman has surpassed that one.

Because there were not many murder press members at the top at that time, and for this murder press, Rodman was the DPOY, Wilson was the first defense, Stevens and Salley were both in their prime, and Williams was Ron

·Hubble's defensive gate of "Didn't this guy even get into the defense?"

It was these five people, not mixed with other desires, who ruthlessly dealt the most painful psychological blow to the Celtics.

These six minutes may make the Green Army doubt themselves.

Now, 85 to 71, there is one and a half quarters left in the game.

Seeing Louis replace Williams, Stevens and Salley, MSG burst into applause.

They know what a great defense the Knicks just put up.

What's even more interesting is the Celtics' reaction. The CBS director gave Chris Ford footage.

When he saw the Knicks changing players, he turned his face away. After confirming that the Knicks had made three ups and three downs (meaning the full-court press was over), he reflexively said something.

Someone interpreted it through lip reading, and the sentence was "Thank God".

The more the enemy is afraid of what you do, the more you should do it.

In any industry, this is a wise saying.

Louis knows how afraid the Celtics are of murdering the press. When he uses this heart-wrenching tactic to build a 14-point lead in 6 minutes, his opponents will of course beg him to stop.

Once you use prayer to ask the other party to let you go, it means that you are just a lamb to be slaughtered, and you cannot decide whether to live or die.

Louis chose to stop, giving the Celtics a chance to breathe and seemingly putting suspense back into the game.

Ford may have thought so, but Louis didn't.

The three new players are Stockton, Miller, and Ewing.

Paired with Wilson and Rodman, the defensive integrity has dropped slightly, but the intensity has definitely improved.

Ewing was selected as this year's second defense, but everyone knows that if it weren't for Olajuwon in the first defense, Sampson would be too strong and he would be completely at the level of the first defense.

It's a pity that Stockton's defense was really in vain in front of Thomas.

Miller's defense is also at a so-so level, so after changing the lineup, the Knicks' offense and defense are more balanced and comprehensive, but there are gaps on the defensive end that the Celtics can exploit.

The Celtics, who were eager to chase points, naturally aimed at the gap and attacked with all their strength.

Isiah Thomas drives through Stockton and makes a pull-up jumper.

Scenes like this keep happening, and the Celtics never lack people to step up and suppress the situation.

What about the Knicks? They don't play superstar ball like the Celtics.

Chris Ford has lost control of the situation because he is only the acting coach and is not as ready as Louie was in 1983.

Under Louis' training, the Knicks have solid tactical qualities.

The opponent played a superstar ball, but the Knicks' response looked much duller. Miller and Wilson cleared the handoff on one side, and Miller cut and scored.

Both sides fought evenly.

The Celtics were more anxious, they needed to tie the score.

However, in the remaining minutes of the third quarter, the score difference did not narrow.

The Celtics scored one goal, and the Knicks scored one goal in return.

96 to 82

The game enters the fourth quarter, and the next 12 minutes will determine the fate of the Celtics' entire season.

Louis replaced Stockton, who was used as a loophole by Thomas, replaced Hornacek, retained Miller, and finally asked Wilson: "Benj, Dennis, do you want to take a rest?"

Wilson played the entire third quarter, and he was involved in everything from the murderous press in the first half to the offensive confrontation in the second half.

Surprisingly, Wilson still maintained an even breathing rate and nodded affirmatively: "The intensity in the third quarter is just a warm-up for me, coach."

"Okay, if you say that, then I will let you beat the Celtics in the fourth quarter until they surrender." Louis said jokingly. "Dennis, what about you?"

Rodman said excitedly: "It looks like I'm going to play the whole second half."

Because they knew it was impossible for the Celtics to surrender.

Even if the point difference is stretched to 20 points, the Celtics will not accept defeat.

Isiah Thomas doesn't care if the person standing in front of him has the last name of Hornacek or Stockton.

He has excellent personal ability to get past the opponents in front of him, and when he enters the three-point line, he can pull up and shoot at any time.

But his spring is over.

The Knicks' double-team tactic returns. As long as he breaks through, the players on the wings will help defend and help Hornacek defend him.

This move paid off, but unfortunately the Knicks couldn't find their touch in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. The two sides traded blows and ravaged each other's baskets.

"Isiah Thomas couldn't score at all after being double-teamed. The Knicks should have defended him like this before."

Stockton's words gave Hubie Brown a chance to show off his insights.

"This is the brilliance of Coach Lu." Brown explained, "The intensity of this game is too great. The consumption of one game is worth two games, whether it is their double-teaming in the first few quarters or the third quarter.

A full-court press is something that consumes energy. Even if the Knicks have an enviable lineup depth, they cannot overdraw the players' physical fitness in this way. Therefore, when Isiah shoots at will on the offensive end, the Knicks'

The defense did not change, but patiently responded with tit for tat on the offensive end, which created the foundation for them to resume their double-team strategy in the fourth quarter."

The person who broke the ice for the blacksmith show between the two sides was Benjamin Wilson.

He dribbled the ball, faced Bird's defensive change, stepped back laterally, collected the ball, and shot a jumper.

"Whoa!"

99 to 82

"The gap between the two sides has reached 17 points!"

"Wait, what is Larry doing?"

"He shot directly from one meter outside the three-point line!"

Bird returned Wilson's shot.

In the next round, Wilson didn't even catch the ball, and Miller missed an open three-pointer.

The Celtics quickly counterattacked and scored.

87 to 99

The Knicks have two franchise players on offense, Wilson and McHale.

The side effects of McHale's vegetarian diet over the years have become more and more serious, so he can only be counted as half, and Wilson has become the only one.

Wilson has the privilege, but he is very restrained and never becomes a franchise player unless necessary.

When he needs to be a franchise player, he doesn't need Louis to remind him, he knows what to do.

Now, he ran outside the three-point line in the frontcourt and waved to Hornacek.

Hornacek understood what he meant, passed the ball, and then pulled away to the right.

Rodman will block the space and Ewing can't get out of the three-point line, but it doesn't matter. Wilson doesn't need any offensive space. He dribbles the ball and needs Ewing's pick-and-roll. Even with Sampson helping to defend, his offense is still the same.

Unstoppable.

He used his speed to get past Sampson and rushed to the basket for a dunk.

101 to 87

Wilson jogged and said to Bird, who was not far away: "Now that things have come to a point, you don't even dare to defend me. You are the best in history?"

Bird suddenly became furious.

Then he asked for the ball in the low post on the offensive end and used his body to beat Wilson and regain the victory.

Bird handled the ball so fast that the Knicks had no time to double team him.

The confrontation between these two will determine the entire game and the outcome of the Celtics' season.

Louis looked at Wilson. His face, which was obviously still very green, was filled with perseverance. He was no longer the young player who would be beaten by Bird to doubt himself.

Wilson, who is only 23 years old, is one of only five superstars in this league. The other four are Bird, Sampson, Jordan and The Tragedy Master.

If the usually selfless, non-competitive, indifferent Wilson is the role he deliberately plays in the team, then this one who is now standing on the opposite side of the Celtics, with a fiery nature and a strong fighting spirit, is

The humanoid chicken blood like a ball of ignited hay is Benjamin Wilson's truest self.

He won't let this moment go.

He knew what this meant. The high mountain standing in front of him was called the best in history. After climbing over this mountain, a new king would come to the east.

As a result, Wilson made 11 of 12 shots in the next 6 minutes, including 10 consecutive hits in one period.

In 6 minutes, he scored 26 points single-handedly.

Bird's performance is not bad, but he is now affected by injuries and physical aging, and his sustainability is not as good as before. In this battle, he only scored 18 points. Fortunately, with Sampson's offensive rebound, the Celtics

During this period, the score was no less than that of the Knicks, and the point difference has not been widened yet.

However, Wilson's momentum could no longer be suppressed.

123 to 108

With 4 minutes left in the game, the Celtics trailed by 15 points.

It can be said that there is not much time left for them to create miracles.

Bird holds the ball from outside, and Wilson takes the initiative to guard him.

When Bird chose to deceive Wilson with a shot fake, the outcome of this offense was decided.

Wilson saw through his feint.

Since the Knicks became a challenger to the Celtics, Wilson has regarded Bird as an imaginary enemy. He watched Celtics game videos day and night and studied Bird's skills.

He found that when he had thoroughly understood Bird's skills, other people's fake moves were like bad performances in his eyes, and the traces were clear and unmistakable.

At this moment, he hit Bird's ball forward.

He ran forward, and Bird gritted his teeth and turned around to chase after him.

His speed is not as good as Wilson's, and he will definitely not be able to catch up with him, but he will not give up.

Wilson deliberately slowed down to let him catch up. He didn't seem to know there was a conspiracy. He insisted on stepping forward and jumped up to block the shot. In the end, the young man pushed away his body and dunked to score.

The referee could not ignore Larry Legend's foul action in the process.

“Beep!!!!”

"The goal is valid, Larry fouled!"

"Benj hit a game-killing Andone on Larry!"

Wilson had no intention of attacking Laborde. He stood under the basket and said coldly: "I won't be complacent because you are no longer in your prime, but one day, I will become the best player."

Bird, who always kept a straight face in front of Wilson, smiled and said arrogantly: "That day will never come. You can't even handle me now."

Bird is speaking out, and the Celtics are in the clear.

Louis stood up again unknowingly. He watched Bird enter the league with his own eyes. No, when Bird joined the Celtics, he stood in Auerbach's office to witness the scene.

He knows Bird and knows how strong this man is, and he is still very strong now.

Louis could also see that Bird's back injury was still bothering him. Maybe he shouldn't play in the playoffs. If it were an era that was more responsible for players, he would never appear on the court in this state.

"What are you looking at?" Bird said unhappily.

He definitely didn't want Louis to see him depressed.

"I wish I had more eyes to appreciate your ugly appearance." Louis asked with a smile, "You can get out of here, country bumpkin? This is the end of the year for you!"

"Who the hell told you it was over?" Bird said as if Louis had insulted him, "It's not over yet!"

Louis originally wanted to rub a few more pinches of salt into his wounds, but somehow he didn't.

He took a deep breath.

"You give up easily what you shouldn't give up, and you stubbornly insist on what you shouldn't insist on. This is you." Louis said helplessly, "This is you."