The rest is just noise

The seventh game between the Celtics and the 76ers was filled with sparks. The 76ers seemed to be a more mature team. Although they lacked the ability to attack tough positions, they forced the rhythm and took the lead.

59 to 56

The 76ers led by 3 points at halftime.

Dr. J told reporters: "We are determined to win this game."

The Celtics followed the footsteps of the glorious franchise history and clung to the Phillies.

As of 1981, there had been 68 series where the team had fallen behind 3-1. Only 12 teams had made it to Game 7.

Only three teams have completed comebacks.

Bill Fitch ignored history and probability. He calmed down his anger and came to reporters and said: "Home field advantage only comes into play in the seventh game."

And tonight is Game 7, but people didn't see the Celtics' home advantage.

If anyone could see the voice deep in Louis's heart, they would find that he doesn't care so much about the outcome of the series.

He just wanted to see his strategy work, and it did.

Andrew Toney struggled from the beginning of the fifth game, and Sampson was able to double attack him in advance, which had a clear effect.

John Long's explosion, Game 6's second-highest score in the team, and Game 7's 12-point performance in the second quarter all proved that Louis' strategy was effective.

This is a tough game, and both sides have to fight with their own flesh and blood.

Fitch returned to the locker room. He was usually like a devil in human skin, urging the players to work hard.

But now, he knows that tactics have little value.

"Sooner or later you will understand that all the shiny things are no match for the erosion of time." Fitch pointed to the tactical board with tactical lines and scores. "All these things, the things you think you will never forget, will

Gradually disappear from people’s memory and never return!”

"Only glory lasts forever." Fitch said seriously, "Only glory!"

Louis stood aside and watched. This was an opportunity that Fitch, as a mature head coach, mastered.

It's easy to say it, but it's not so easy to do it. Because players have grown up hearing these truths, if you pick the wrong time, they will get bored.

Now, during the halftime of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, everyone can see the strength of the 76ers. Fierce physical contact, naked physical combat and suffocating pressure. To win this game, you have to work hard.

200% effort.

"Fight harder!" Fitch yelled, "Fight harder!"

The players rushed out of the locker room, and Louie stopped Bird.

"Don't get carried away by the excitement," Louis said.

Bird smiled contemptuously and said: "What are your instructions, Coach?"

"Have you ever considered properly breaking away from tactics and temporarily becoming a shooter on the field like John?" Louis continued without waiting for Bird to refute himself, "You may think I'm crazy, but you

You can think back to the 76ers' defensive layout. They have four quick-moving defenders and three elite shot-blockers. If we can't open up the space on the court, they will only eat up the space step by step.

."

Bird asked solemnly: "What do you want me to do?"

"Catch the ball close to the three-point line or outside the three-point line and organize the offense."

"They would just give me two or three meters of space, without a chance to organize an attack..."

"Then just give in!" Louis interrupted rudely, "Tell me, can you do it?"

Bird suddenly laughed: "Does Coach Fitch know about this?"

"He doesn't need to know." Louis said calmly, "He didn't arrange any tactics inside just now. If you suddenly change your style of play, he will just regard it as your inspiration."

"So, if I mess up, he can't spare me." Bird instantly thought of the worst outcome.

"I appreciate your thinking of considering the worst outcome in everything, if you can think of the best outcome after thinking of the worst outcome." Louis' words were magical, "What if you get it done, country bumpkin? Do you have this?"

courage?"

The general provoking methods are not that effective against Bird.

But if you add "hillbilly", the effect will be remarkable.

Just like Kobe after 2004, he would overfulfill any task set by the Sharks - "You are nothing if you leave me", the two consecutive champions responded; "Can you score 50 points in your retirement game?"

, I was dissatisfied with my physical integrity and got 60 points; - Some people are like this and need to be stimulated by specific things.

Bird's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and he glared at Louis: "If there wasn't another game to play, I would punch your bad mouth."

"You can try, I will use Chinese Kung Fu to beat you to pieces." The actual situation is that he may be punched to death by Bird.

They returned to the game, and Bird didn't make it clear whether he agreed with Louie's proposal.

The results will appear soon. The only way to break the 76ers' defense is to let Bird expand his shooting range, because the opponent's athletic talent is too strong, and no matter how the tactics are used, they will be able to reach it.

In terms of individual ability, skills and ability to end games in critical periods, Bird is the strongest star in this series.

Louis needs to correct his mindset to prevent him from getting into a hand-to-hand battle with the 76ers.

The 76ers' torrent of physical talent continued to take advantage in the second half.

They defended the Celtics for three consecutive rounds, and Bird did not immediately follow Louis' instructions to play.

The result was that the doctor was rewarded with hot pot, and the Jones brothers interfered with other people's offense. The 76ers' counterattack was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, 64 to 56.

The 8-point difference, in this suffocating hand-to-hand battle, is no less than the 18-point difference in the small ball era.

Louis stood calmly on the sidelines. He saw the Celtics attacking again, and Bird's running style seemed to be the same as before.

Is he still unable to get over his ideas? Louis thought pessimistically.

Laimbeer, who stopped the bleeding off the court, returned to the game to provide an off-ball screen for Bird. He tripped White Jones.

Bird rushed out of the three-point line in the corner, and Maxwell's ball moved toward him.

Bird took the ball, raised his head, took the iconic cannon shot, and shot a three-pointer.

"Uh-huh!!!"

"You damn country bumpkin!" Louis roared happily, "Wish it had been like this!"

59 to 64

Caldwell Jones executed a post-up game that he was not good at, took poor shots, and couldn't find the basket at all.

The 76ers' impact on offensive rebounds caused chaos at the basket.

Three or four people fell to the ground, and the final rebound was taken by Cheeks, who scored a layup.

66 to 59

This is the game the 76ers hope to play, they want to use brutal physical play to defeat the Celtics.

Bird got the ball from outside the three-point line, feinted a shot, hit Doc, and dribbled inward. As a result, when he took the shot, he was blocked by the doctor who was catching up behind him. Bird was destroyed by the impact coming from behind.

Lose your center of gravity.

The elegant Dr. J stepped in front of him, and he angrily swung his elbow into the opponent's calf.

Both sides began to curse and push with hatred.

The referee prevented a more serious conflict from occurring.

Bird's firing from the outside effectively stretched the 76ers' defense.

They no longer have three Spider-men guarding the basket, turning the penalty area into an airtight steel fortress.

Then, John Long hit another three-pointer.

The fortress is falling apart.

Louis could hear Cunningham roaring.

"Let me fight harder!"

The development of the game will never go in the direction Louis envisioned, even if his tactical intentions are achieved.

The Celtics players, led by Bird, are not afraid of the 76ers' hand-to-hand tactics. Louis asked Bird to avoid confrontation with the opponent and stay more outside the three-point line, but Bird only listened to half of what he said. He wanted to fight with the 76ers.

If you work hard to the end, you have to swim outside the three-point line.

He is challenging an iron rule: touch and confrontation cannot coexist.

In the small ball era, only the defensive pressure faced by Curry in the playoffs can be compared with the jungle fighting in the 1980s and 1990s. After the best shooter in history encountered that kind of fighting, he

Anyone who has followed the game should have an impression of the instability of the hand.

Can Bird reverse this iron rule tonight?

For a minute, Bird didn't touch the ball.

Louis seemed to be watching a farce. The 76ers dribbled into the crowd and dropped the ball. Both sides showed off their skills, made small moves, fought, and fell to the ground one after another.

After finally picking up the ball, someone snatched it away.

The 76ers played such a show at halftime;

Back to the Celtic position, still the same;

They are as violent and brutal as beginners, and they regard the rules of basketball as nothing. The game has become less and less like playing basketball, and more like playing ice hockey.

Andrew Toney was knocked over again and again during the three minutes of suffocation.

He was the one who finally broke the deadlock.

He faced Maxwell's help and made a pull-up jumper.

68 to 62

Bird swore a curse word like "CNMB", elbowed the doctor's body again, and stepped on the three-point line to force a shot.

"Whoosh!"

64 to 68

Feeling that his face had been lost, the doctor wanted to fight back, but Bird caught up and blocked the shot.

This impossible thing has happened, what else will not happen tonight?

Bird's will is dominating the game, and the tug-of-war between the two sides is intensifying.

And Bird has determined to implement Louis' tactical intentions on the offensive end.

He saw John Long running towards his position, holding the ball and handing it to him. Long's defender was blocked by Bird's body, and he dribbled the ball and stopped in the bottom corner - remember,

He is not good at shooting three-pointers with the ball. He feels like he is crazy and he shouldn't do this.

But there was a desire in his body that forced him to do this.

There is a great heart hidden in some people's bodies. It beats hundreds of times every minute. Those who have it often show the courage to sacrifice themselves for others. The misfortune imposed by fate and the pain bestowed by the enemy, they

We must face it with a hundredfold courage.

"John Long!!!"

"It went in! He made it again!"

Only glory can make their sports career last forever.

The Celtics' explosion on the outside brought unexpected variables to this increasingly intense game.