The rest is just noise

"Lu, do you have any new ideas about our offense?"

Louis' preparations were so comprehensive that Fitch no longer cared about his own face. He just asked the questions that needed to be asked and went straight to the point.

"Our offense is based on Coach Fitch's high pick-and-roll system. I think the power of this system has not been fully utilized in the past four games. The L tactics are very limited when encountering the long-handed 76ers."

"We were dazzled by the highlights of the regular season and thought we should always play games like that. How to break this situation, the Phillies have given us the answer."

Louis decisively placed the core of the offense in the 76ers penalty area.

“Why should we fear Dawkins and his ‘pop’ if Philly dares to continuously single-handedly attack our three-man pocket formation?”

Louis said boldly: "Show your courage. From the next game on, we will attack the penalty area more decisively than the Phillies. Once you make a sound in the penalty area, Larry and others will get a comfortable space to proceed."

Long range jump shot."

"This is not a tactic, nor is it a brilliant strategy. Whether this plan can succeed does not depend on me, but on you. Your blood, your courage, and your belief in winning will determine what kind of success we can give to the Philadelphians.

Respond!"

Finally, Louis sucked away the No. 2 board on the tactical board.

"On the offensive end, I only have one idea for our lineup adjustments."

After saying this, his eyes fell on John Long.

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Louis was silent for a long time, and the answers he handed over were eye-catching.

There was no debate at the scene. After Louis finished speaking, the coaching staff was discussing how to implement the plan in detail and whether there could be better adjustments to the lineup.

No one questioned it.

Everyone believes this is the best plan.

Harry Mandrian, the current owner of the Celtics, said to Auerbach: "This 21-year-old young man has made a plan that even a 61-year-old coach cannot do. Maybe this is genius."

Auerbach didn't mind chiming in to build momentum for Louis: "I can't do this even at 81 years old!"

They laughed endlessly, and Game 5, which decided the future and fate of the Celtics' season, came a day later.

The two teams returned to the Boston Garden, and Philadelphia was determined to let the Celtics relive last year's failure.

Philadelphia has always considered itself a better basketball city than Boston.

Because in the NCAA, they have many famous basketball schools, and the local area has also produced many basketball stars, but in professional basketball, Boston has achieved far greater success than Philadelphia.

Times have changed now, and Philadelphians have reason to believe their time has come.

CBS sent a commentary team composed of two former NBA superstars.

One black and one white.

The white man is Rick Barry, the famous scoring champion and the founder of the earliest single-core championship.

The black man is Bill Russell, and everyone knows the name of the ultimate winner.

"Bill, what do you think Boston should do to reverse its current decline?"

Barry asked his partner businesslikely.

Russell said calmly: "This situation is not irreversible. It all depends on how much energy they have in their hearts."

Not only them, but also the Celtics' top executives were present.

Auerbach and boss Mandrian both sat in the relatively comfortable fifth row of the auditorium.

The Celtics made subtle adjustments to their starting lineup.

John Long, who had not performed well in the Eastern Conference Finals, was replaced in the starting lineup by Randy Smith.

This does not mean that Long has been abandoned. According to Louis' arrangement, he was placed in the second team to give him more autonomy.

Louis hopes to bring out the energy in Long that is far from being unleashed.

At the beginning of the game, the 76ers won the jump ball again.

However, the Celtics' defensive strategy has undergone obvious changes.

Bird faced Caldwell Jones, Maxwell faced Dr. J. Archibald used a sideways defense, leaving the left side open to lure Cheeks toward there.

Louis' strategy worked from the first second.

The 76ers' offense was awkward, and it took 22 seconds before Lionel Hollins shot from the free throw line, but was interfered by Bird rushing out of the penalty area.

The Celtics got off to a 4-0 start.

Cunningham shouted loudly and emphasized the sideline attack.

Louis watched the game nervously, because the team played according to his game plan. If the expected results were not achieved, he would naturally bear the responsibility.

Archibald's defense against Cheeks was very effective.

When coming to the left position, Cheeks often regards passing the ball and finding his teammates as his top priority.

We still can’t tell much about the matchup between Maxwell and Dr. J. But the former has experienced the baptism of the playoffs and has become aware of it. He knows what his role is and what kind of role Louis has arranged for him.

Role.

Opposing Dr. J, this arrangement is equivalent to placing him in the core position.

At least on the defensive end, he bears the heaviest responsibility of the team.

As for Bird's performance at the fourth position, Louis is not surprised at all.

Caldwell Jones' pop was hard to come by in Boston's penalty area tonight.

Three minutes passed, and the 76ers broke the deadlock with a jumper from Lionel Hollins.

Suddenly, Bird's pass made a mistake.

Dr. J carried the ball to the frontcourt and dunked the score.

4 to 6

At that moment, the 76ers seemed to be taking off.

Maxwell yelled: "Give me the ball!"

"Get him off!" Louis shouted.

Maxwell's explosive power and athletic ability are not as good as Doctor's. But there is one thing he is better than Doctor's, and that is the ability to find the basket in the paint area under rough confrontation.

Today, the league has been merged for almost six years, and Dr. J’s feelings about the playoffs are still stuck in the all-powerful ABA era. Maxwell dribbled the ball and swung his elbow away from his body, and his right hand twisted so hard that Louis

The frowning running shot.

Hit the board, hit the basket, jump around, and get in.

"Is this okay?" Ranbir was shocked.

"Shut up you bitch!" Maxwell laughed maniacally, "Call me fucking Dr. M!"

Maxwell inherited the Celtics' tradition of being promiscuous on the wing and daring to go head-to-head with first-line superstars.

How pleasing it looks when he directs his mouth to his opponent.

Louis smiled.

Auerbach in the audience couldn't hide his joy under his glasses: "It's a great move to have Cedric play against Dr. J."

The 76ers were a little panicked.

They made consecutive mistakes, and the doctor's hit was passed into Maxwell's arms.

Cheeks dribbled through and was flanked by Bird, causing a pass error.

The 76ers, who wanted to end the series tonight, encountered the most stubborn resistance.

15 to 4

Billy Cunningham stopped the game twice in seven minutes.

Louis originally thought they would bring in No. 22 (Andrew Toney), but instead No. 24 came up - Bobby Jones.

One Tony and one Jones, the damage these two caused to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals cannot be described in just a few words.

Celtic fans felt uncomfortable when they saw these two people on the court.

Already 11 points behind, not even close to Tony, Louis turned back to Fitch and said: "I think Ralph can swallow the 'White Lightning'."

"Is he overqualified?" Fitch felt that Jones was not worthy of Sampson's special position.

"No, Ralph's duty is to sweep the paint area. If Bobby goes outside to shoot, he will follow him out. If Bobby stays in the penalty area, Larry is enough to deal with him." Louis and the game concepts of coaches of this era.

There is a qualitative difference.

In his era, there were excellent defenders, especially the highly mobile spider-men. Their function was often not to guard a player one-on-one, but to make full use of their talents to maximize their defensive value.

An old coach like Fitch only cares about Sampson's rim protection, rebound protection and offense in the penalty area.

It was the limitations of the times that caused Louis and him to have completely different visions.

Louis has never underestimated contemporary coaches because of this. He is very cautious every time he makes suggestions, lest he make mistakes.

Fitch thought about it and agreed.

After all, Louis is actually coaching this game, he is just responsible for listening and then executing.