The rest is just noise

The Celtics returned to the locker room and Fitch didn't get angry. This was a close game.

We can't say that the players didn't play well, we can only say that their opponents played better.

But the series isn't over yet.

Fitch took the initiative to find Louis.

"Lu, we must find a way to change the current predicament." Fitch said.

Auerbach asked Louis to "wait", and now, he has waited.

"I'll go back and get ready," Louis said.

Trailing 1 to 3, the Celtics did not give up hope. They played a hearty game. Although they lost, they could see the light. Moreover, the 76ers sold tickets for the finals in advance.

It undoubtedly lit a fire in their hearts.

They are mourning soldiers and have been cornered.

The 76ers were not going to let them go and wanted to humiliate them severely before killing them.

Therefore, they can only bite back like an anxious rabbit.

Some older 76ers fans are worried that over the years, the Celtics have used their glorious history to prove that they will only truly fail if they actually defeat them four times in a series.

Although there is not much hope in a situation like this, where we are lagging behind 1 to 3, it is far from despair.

After all, the Celtics are the first team in history to fall behind 3-1 and achieve a great comeback.

Unlike the 76ers, the "Philadelphia Inquirer" was worried about the Spectrum Arena's behavior of selling Finals tickets in advance: "Didn't anyone tell them that those in the Los Angeles Forum Arena in 1969 were waiting for the Lakers to win the championship?

Will the balloon stay on top forever? Don't they remember that in 1968, when the 76ers also led the Celtics 3-1, six young fans ran up to Auerbach and waved insulting slogans, thus

Did it arouse Boston's bloody spirit and lead to its final defeat?"

76ers coach Cunningham explained the defeat 13 years ago.

"The reason why we were reversed was because I was injured." Cunningham said confidently, "This time is different. I can't imagine the Boston people getting the game back."

That night, Louis used fast-forward in the hotel to review the recent three consecutive defeats.

It is not unreasonable for Fitch to insist on the pocket formation. The core player of the 76ers, Dr. J, performed poorly. The person who forced the Celtics into this situation was Andrew Toney and the 76ers' continuous explosive mid-range shooting since Game 2.

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Judging from the Celtics' personnel reserves on the defensive line, they do not have the strength to compete defensively with the 76ers.

The pocket formation is a good way to limit Dr. J, but the 76ers have grown into a monster that doesn't need Dr. J to lead them to win the series.

As a result, defense is no longer a priority in the series.

When the 76ers gain momentum, the quality of the Celtics' offensive response will be the key to determining the success or failure of the game.

Louie lists the Sixers' regular rotation players.

Cunningham is very extreme. In order to maintain high-intensity and high-intensity offensive and defensive quality, he usually only plays a seven-man rotation in the regular stage. Among these seven people, Dr. J and Caldwell Jones, due to lack of shooting range, can be used appropriately.

Consider shorting them and making strategic contractions to form a flexible pocket that can be released or tightened at any time.

Louis reviewed the footage, discovered more details, and recorded the data he needed in a raw way.

It's already dawn.

But his work is not over yet, he needs to make a Game5 battle plan before the review meeting in the afternoon.

If they cannot make an effective plan, they may be eliminated by the 76ers 4-1 again like last season.

Therefore, Louis is very careful and does not want to miss any details.

In the afternoon, in the video analysis room, Louis entered the room holding a cup of coffee.

Everyone is already seated, Fitch took his seat early, and even Auerbach came to listen. Jan Walker brought notes. The team has reached a life-or-death situation.

Louis unexpectedly becomes the protagonist.

"Kid, if you have any ideas, just tell me." Auerbach laughed, "It's time, we have to make some changes!"

Fitch hates Auerbach's participation in coaching meetings, but there's really nothing he can do to stop him from participating.

Louis hung five blackboard stickers on the tactical board and wrote the numbers 1-5 on them.

"We made some mistakes in this series."

"Let me use an analogy. Number one is Knight, number two is John, number three is Larry, number four is Cedric, and number five is Bill." Louis smiled, "I would like to ask, among these five people, who is the defensive player?

Who’s the worst?”

Louis didn't give an answer to anyone else, he gave the answer himself.

"Forgive me for saying this, but judging from the game, there is no worst." Louis pointed out unceremoniously, "Nate, Larry, Cedric, your defense is all terrible."

Maxwell's expression didn't change, Archibald's defense wasn't bad for a day or two, only Bird asked unhappily: "Speak directly if you have anything to say."

"The problem is that, except for Knight, the other two players are not bad defensive players." Louis was like a teacher giving a lecture, clearly pointing out that there are problems with Fitch's positioning and defensive matchup arrangements. "Cedric can't adapt to the inside.

Larry can't cope with Dr. J's athletic ability. If you force such a matchup, of course you will play poor defense."

Auerbach held a cigar in his mouth and asked in a sinister tone: "You watch the video every day, can't you find such a simple problem?"

Fitch's face looked ugly, but he couldn't get angry. Who said they were beaten to pieces?

"Therefore, I suggest that starting from the fifth game, we need to make adjustments in the defensive matchup." Louis put Bird in the fourth position. "Larry has proven it many times in team training games.

He can defend the inside. If he faces the opponent's fourth position, his lack of mobility will be covered up to the greatest extent; Cedric, starting from the next game, you will face Dr. J, Dr.

He is a gentleman. He is not as savage as the Jones brothers, nor as rough as Dawkins. I just want to know, do you have the guts to face him?"

Maxwell sneered.

"I will trample him to death and make him a sandwich!" he declared.

Louis controlled the rhythm of the review meeting. He clearly had dark circles under his eyes and an obvious look of distress in his expression, but he was full of energy when he spoke.

"Finally, Nate."

Louis said slowly: "How much water a barrel can hold depends on the shortest piece of wood. Unfortunately, I can't change this problem by adjusting the alignment, but we can induce it in the defensive strategy. Maurice Qi

Chris, Andrew Toney and Dr. J caused us a lot of trouble in the game. The reason why our pocket formation was continuously breached was precisely because we could not limit their assault from the outside to the inside."

"This is the data I compiled overnight. All of Mochis's offenses were within the three-point line, and 55% of his offenses came towards the penalty area; 30% of his offenses were half-cut jumpers in the short corner area on the right side;

The rest were evenly distributed pull-up jumpers from the high post on the right side and right-handed floaters from the elbow area."

"As you can see, he's a right-handed attacker, and his comfort zone is with his right hand."

"What we have to do is drive him to the left half, Knight, remember? Drive him to the left, no matter what method you use, scratch, scratch, push, push, or even completely let him go

If you want to attack the space on the left, you have to force him to the left!"

When everyone saw the copy sent by Louis, the rows and rows of attack distribution maps accurate to percentages, some looked like they were reading from heaven, and some looked horrified, Fitch's eyes widened.

Auerbach never thought coaching was a complicated matter. In his era, the Celtics had less than ten sets of regular tactics and still won nine championships. But he couldn't find anything wrong with Louis' speech today. Maybe

Times have really changed, just like trading rules are becoming more and more complex.

"Lu, Andrew Toney is our big problem." K.C. Jones said.

Louis smiled, took a sip of coffee, and continued: "Tony, like Mochis, is a right-handed player, but don't be too happy. His offensive range is very wide. You can see it on the statistics table I gave you.

You see, his offensive range covers all areas, and he can shoot from any position."

K.C asked in surprise: "Then how to deal with him?"

"Andrew has the ability to dominate the game. What we have to do is not to force him into an offensive area that he is not accustomed to like like Mochis, but to find ways to force him to shoot in positions with a low shooting rate."

Louis pointed out, "60% of Andrew's offense is completed in the paint area, of which 35% are jump shots in the paint area, and the rest are layups; the remaining 40% of the shot points are widely distributed on the left and right sides.

The high post, the top of the arc, the short corner and the elbow area - if you look carefully, you will find that his shooting percentage from the right elbow area and the left low post is lower than his average of 8%."

"We should find a mad dog-like character to deal with him and force him to take action in these two positions. If necessary, use double teams to force him to move to this area."

Having said this, Louis took down all the suckers on the tactical board.

"This is the adjustment we need to make on defense, and the other is offense. In fact, this is the focus."

"It is too passive to expect to use defense to reverse the situation. We have enough offensive talent and can make more changes on the offensive end to respond to the pressure of the 76ers. I believe that the changes on the offensive end will feed back our defense to the maximum extent.

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His mouth was dry as he talked, and he finished a cup of coffee.

A year ago, Auerbach had no idea that Louis would step into his role so quickly. I heard before that he only helped build the offensive system. How come he is now involved in everything from offense to defense?

And Fitch seems to have no temper at all. Doesn’t he hate it when others criticize his work?

Seeing the disappointed look on Fitch's face, Auerbach was inexplicably relieved.