The rest is just noise

From 1 to 3 to 4 to 3, the 76ers achieved a reversal.

A team with constant internal conflicts, a tyrannical head coach, and disloyal players was united in a situation that was on the verge of collapse.

Louis believes that this is a perfect team.

Even though the lineup was not perfect, in the fourth quarter of Game 7, he saw the Celtics touch the secret of "victory."

CBS play-by-play commentator Dick Stockton said: "Larry Bird was the eye of the storm in Boston. He exploded with all his energy starting in Game 5, and then let 1968

The history that happened in the Eastern Conference Finals is repeated again!"

Unfortunately, Bird couldn't hear him.

Because Bird was surrounded by the crowd in the center of the court, just like Havlicek who completed the steal of the century, his clothes were stripped off and it was difficult to escape from the crowd.

As the driving force behind this dramatic reversal, Louis didn't get much.

A crazy female fan jumped on him and gave him many kisses. Fortunately, she was in her prime. If she were an aunt in her forties or fifties, he would have had nightmares when he went back at night.

"We have a lot of great players, and this is the glory they created with their own hands." Bill Fitch told reporters, "You can't see a greater game than tonight."

Ralph Sampson, who scored 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 blocks, excitedly praised his leader: "Larry just won't let us lose!"

"That dunk he scored at the last minute was the greatest dunk I've ever seen, not to mention his rebounding, defense, and magical passing."

Bird put it bluntly: "This is the best game I've ever played in my life."

What he didn't know was that he was only in his second year and the greatest game of his career certainly wasn't tonight.

"I have a group of proud and persevering teammates, and a little bit of luck." At this time, Bird was still very humble, and he was not the pressing king in the future who would always remind his opponents where to kill. "So we won."

The seventh game between the Celtics and the 76ers set many records.

The most rebounds, the most possessions, the most blocks and steals in a single game of the Eastern Conference Finals since the 1970s - and the undisputed, greatest Eastern Conference Finals in history.

After overcoming the difficult obstacles set by the Phillies, the only thing left in front of the Bostonians is this year's biggest dark horse, the Houston Rockets led by Moses Malone.

Different from the Eastern Conference finals where the world was shattered and the mountains and rivers were shattered, in the Western Conference finals, the Rockets and Kings, two inferior horses, decided the winner in just five games.

This year's Western Conference Finals set another record.

Two low-level polo teams with 40 wins compete against each other. This is a story that has never been seen before and will never be seen again. The two Cinderella-like teams came to the highest stage in the Western Conference to decide for the finals ticket.

They have wonderful stories and ugly performances.

They joined forces to defeat the Suns who were first in the Western Conference, the Lakers who were second in the Western Conference, the Spurs who were third in the Western Conference, and the Trail Blazers who were fourth in the Western Conference.

It is rare that these two Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chicks appear in the small Midwestern region.

The Western Conference Finals were dominated by Moses Malone. Two similar teams, one superstar in hot form was enough to unbalance the situation.

In the first game of the Finals, the game was completely dominated by Bird.

He made one of the top ten shots of his career. He shot a jump shot from a high position. Maybe when the ball just came out, he guessed that it would not go in. Moreover, he keenly predicted the landing point of the ball and rushed towards the landing point in advance.

Go. His shot really missed. The insiders who were stuck in the position saw Bird teleporting into the air, catching the offensive rebound and passing it to his left hand for a tip-in.

Auerbach, who was at the scene, called it the greatest goal he had ever seen.

The word "greatest" has been somewhat overused these days.

But it was indeed a rare good shot.

The Rockets were defeated, and some began to question whether they really belonged in the Finals.

Starting from the second game, the Rockets' strategy reflected an attitude of "the game can be lost, but Bird must die."

Bird treated their approach as a game and used passing games to settle the game.

The Celtics won Game 2 handily.

Only two games away from a resurgence in glory, the Celtics showed a hint of inattention and premature complacency.

The defense is no longer working so hard, and the offense is not completely sure.

In Game 3, Bird was the only one involved in the game.

But the Rockets used a "Box-One" tactic against him similar to the 2019 Raptors' defense against Curry, successfully limiting Bird to 8 points in a single game.

Seeing Bird's 8 points in a single game, Louis couldn't help but want to laugh. He thought of James' 8 points in a single game in the Finals, which he was blackmailed for his whole life.

Judging from the data, they are all 8 points, but what James was criticized for was actually his invisibility in the finals. The 8 points were emphasized by the black fans in a repeater-like way in order to make people remember how badly he played at that time.

, to instill in people the concept that "8 points in a single game in the finals = super bad". In fact, for the same 8 points, Bird also had 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. He just simply

After being targeted in a targeted defense, I felt bad.

What made Louis laugh was that Bird not only scored 8 points in a single game, but he scored 8 points in two consecutive games. The Rockets' "Box-One" was used to its advantage. The Celtics seemed to be really showing off without Bird.

They couldn't play well and lost two games in a row in Houston, bringing the series back to the starting point. Moses Malone, the league's number one fool, told the local media in Houston: "Moses doesn't want to brag, but Moses is in Petersburg (hometown)."

Even if you call four amateurs, you can take down the green man."

The news spread back to Boston, completely angering the entire Celtics team.

The battle at Tianwang Mountain was a massacre. Maxwell took advantage of Houston's full defense against Bird and had no time to take care of his opportunity, scoring 30 points in the game.

The Celtics beat the Rockets by 22 points.

Maxwell spouted a classic to Moses: "Go home and bring your amateurs, your teammates are of no use at all!"

In the sixth and final game of the series, Bird finally adapted to the Rockets version of "Box-One" under Louis' tactical design and dominated the game just like in the first game, scoring 30 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

5 steals, 17 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks per game in the series - this kind of defensive data is really unreal when it appears on Bird.

The five-year championship drought came to an end in 1981.

Larry Bird won his first championship trophy, and the butterfly effect brought by Louis allowed him to take away the MVP belonging to Dr. J. In the finals, he also averaged comprehensively gorgeous statistics.

Defeated teammate Maxwell and was elected FMVP.

"Sports Illustrated" writer John Papanet shot out a rainbow fart: "Larry Bird's height, skills, intelligence, willpower and maturity make him the most successful player since Oscar Robertson.

Complete player!”

On the night of the championship, Auerbach lit a cigar in the locker room, Louis was sprayed with champagne by many people, and infinite joy rippled on everyone's face.

Even Bill Fitch seems to understand what "Celtic Glory" is all about.