The rest is just noise

Since the opening game took place in the Boston Garden, the Knicks could not claim the fifth ring of the Louis era in front of the Celtics.

But when Boston's DJ announced the defending champions' entrance, the fans in the Boston Garden proved they remembered everything by booing harshly.

They remember how the story ends.

They remember who took their throne.

They remember.

But so what? Their roster is filled with nobodies.

The few big names are either old, unable to survive alone, or have become useless.

Owens missed the first start of the new season due to mental illness.

Celtics fans still miss him. After all, last season was his rookie season. Who can avoid hitting the wall like Bird? In the first season of Sampson and Thomas, that was it.

Even if they had this idea, public opinion still made Owens feel sick.

Now that the second season has not yet begun, facing the top rival in the Eastern Conference, Owens missing the game due to mental illness is unacceptable to the fans.

Just like the HIV virus, contemporary people have insufficient understanding of depression.

If you just arrange any injury, but it has to be said to be a mental illness, isn't that just giving in?

Fans are unreasonable, and Owens' seemingly weak approach has greatly lowered their expectations for this person.

"What's wrong, Larry? Didn't you eat? Are you shooting like this?"

The Celtics' first offense was executed by Bird.

Under Rodman's one-on-one defense, Bird's shooting was seriously interfered with, and he actually missed the shot.

As soon as Louis finished speaking, the Celtics fouled Stockton.

In the subsequent attack, Ewing obtained a shooting opportunity through tactical movement, but Sampson was unable to take care of it and he shot into the open space.

Fans at the scene booed angrily.

The boos weren't meant for Sampson.

What makes fans dissatisfied is their second-year power forward Doug Smith. This man was highly sought after by scouts in college because of his perfect combination of physical fitness and skills. When he came to the NBA, he needed both technical skills and physical fitness.

Body.

His confrontation was too poor. As soon as he increased his intensity, he stumbled around. The so-called prospect of being able to play the third and fourth positions turned into the embarrassment of being unable to play either the third or the fourth position.

For example, in this year's draft, the Celtics are interested in Oliver Miller C from the University of Arkansas. This man is only 2.06 meters tall, but he has a size advantage in the interior because of his terrifying long arms.

The Celtics wanted him to help relieve the pressure on Sampson and Laimbeer. As a result, their draft rights had been traded long ago, so they wanted to use Doug Smith to deceive others.

As a result, when others heard that the Celtics wanted to replace Smith, the negotiations were canceled on the spot.

This is Doug Smith's market situation, and he can't even get a late first-round pick.

Although Miller is not a good choice, the Celtics' scouting department has not given up the struggle.

The hidden dangers brought about by the transaction two years ago are becoming a reminder to kill the Celtics' glory.

Facing the Knicks, the Celtics have no advantage at all.

Last year's Trail Blazers explained to the entire league how to defeat the Knicks. Although they did not succeed, the general method was clearly demonstrated.

First of all, there must be a flanking group that guarantees quality and quantity.

This used to be the Knicks' world-famous advantage, but with the league's several expansion drafts, talent loss, aging personnel, and changes in team structure, they no longer have the wing advantage they had in the late 1980s. The Blazers accumulated

After many years of playing on the wing, his explosion against the Knicks made everyone see the way to defeat the Knicks.

There is also space. Louis made the coaches accept three-pointers and used the N.UCLA system to let people know how smooth the offense can be with good shooters.

In comparison, the Celtics are too behind the times. They led the popularity of pocket formations in the early 1980s, and shot many three-pointers in just one year in the mid-1980s (Lewis era). However, they became a key player in the K.C. Jones era.

A strange style that relies on the Big Three to maintain their offense with a large number of mid-range shots.

Even though the offensive efficiency of the Celtics during the regular season during the dynasty was still among the top three in the league, hidden dangers have long existed.

The Celtics' offensive upper and lower limits are too large. When facing a weak defensive team, the four systems left by Louis can play smoothly. When facing a strong defensive team, they can only rely on the Big Three to show off their power to save their lives.

This isn't something that just happened after they lost the No. 1 title in the Eastern Conference. This was a problem that existed as early as the dynasty.

When the Big Three could solve everything, no one took the problem seriously. After the Big Three disintegrated, it would be too difficult for them to solve the problem.

Billy Owens was their desperate fight, but they lost.

Looking at the Celtics' current behavior, it's hard for Louis not to give them a thumbs up.

If you want to play against them, you must either have a solid offense or a tough defense. Anyway, you can't only configure one or two players with shooting threats in the starting lineup. Unless the strength of the wing lineup reaches the level of the Trail Blazers, otherwise, if there are more than two players in the lineup,

Without a player who is a three-point threat, the Knicks' pocket formation will suffocate opponents.

The amazing thing is that in order to save Bird and Sampson's energy, Celtics coach Chris Ford will split them up and use them, and then let them carry 3-4 without a three-point threat most of the time.

teammates competing.

This is a matter of vision.

Louis has proven that the right amount of three-point shooting can bring the offense to life.

The Celtics didn't listen and couldn't improve the strength of their wings.

Replenishing shooters is not a difficult task, as long as the three-point shooting percentage of last season is improved, but the Celtics just don't want to do that.

Sampson remains invincible.

He rarely attacks facing the basket now, and cooperates more with defenders or Bird to focus on finishing.

Because attacking with the ball consumes a lot of money, the probability of injury will increase.

If he gets injured, the Celtics will be completely ruined.

Laimbeer is also a veteran. He can only play a role when he has sufficient physical strength. When encountering a strong team like the Knicks, he can last for 15 minutes at most.

Fortunately, although Bird had a rough start today, he still felt good after the overall game.

Bird had the touch, and Sampson spontaneously chose to pull out in the pick-and-roll.

Sampson is very clear about the current situation. If he can make a three-pointer, the Celtics' offense will become more comfortable.

At the very least, the pick-and-roll offense between him and Bird is something the Knicks can't limit.

This idea is not wrong. If Bird were 5-6 years younger, he might really be able to break the situation.

However, Bird, who is almost 37 years old, has long lost the mobility and ball-handling threat at the third position.

He now has the speed of the fourth position and the athletic ability of the fifth position. Only because Owens cannot play, so he reluctantly plays the third position. Otherwise, Laimbeer is the substitute, and he and Sampson play the fourth and fifth positions.

If a person with little threat holding the ball calls for a pick-and-roll, you only need to guard against his shots.

The Knicks are not afraid of Bird's breakthrough.

But Bird can't really be treated as a dish. Wilson's defensive strategy of focusing on shooting and ignoring breakthroughs was found by Bird.

In the second quarter, Bird repeatedly used his own breakthroughs as a cover to help his teammates.

That period of time was when the Celtics were doing their best offensively.

"Hillbilly, I got it for you!"

Louis called a timeout specifically for him.

"If they call a pick-and-roll, don't hesitate to leave Ralph open and double-team Larry!"

"No matter how many three-pointers Ralph scores, leave him alone!"

Sampson will take action decisively when he gets an open shot, but he is not playing in the small ball era, and he will always be somewhat resistant to three-pointers.

After all, three-pointers are an elective course for them to expand their offensive threats. Sampson practiced three-pointers and proved that he is worthy of his reputation as the only man. But to say that his three-pointers can kill the Knicks... Louis is in small ball

This kind of insider has never been seen in this era.

Shooting three-pointers inside is still too rhythmic, and it is completely different from the outside ball-handler's feeling of taking a shot when he comes.

After that momentum was suppressed, the Celtics fell behind by 22 points.

A proud villain like Ranbir doesn't want to continue fighting, but if he wants to end, the garbage time is not here.

This kind of thing can't trouble him.

Laimbeer chose to anger Rodman, and the two quickly started fighting under the basket.

To be precise, it was Rodman who attacked Laimbeer.

"Is your bullshit hair style a hype idea that Madonna gave you? She is really a philandering, rotten beauty. I heard that she also cheated on several other people when she was dating you."

When Ranbir said something that begged for a beating, he didn't just use his mouth to say it, the movements of his hands also never stopped.

Rodman was originally unhappy because of his poor performance. When he heard Laimbeer's words, he thought about doing nothing and then suddenly turned sideways and punched the opponent in the cheek.

Laimbeer received a punch but was not knocked out. He hugged Rodman and threw him to the ground.

The two sides fought on the spot.

Inside the Boston Garden, fans booed fiercely in support of Laimbeer.

Laimbeer left the game due to a persistent nosebleed, and Rodman became a victim of the league's new rules.

At the NBA annual meeting a few months ago, the league passed the flagrant foul policy that Stern had always wanted to implement.

In the first year of the new rules, Rodman became the first player in history to be ejected for a flagrant foul.

"Bill is still Bill." Louis laughed and scolded, "Always be so mean."