The Rest, Only Noise

Scott Weidman, a player who was underappreciated under both Louie and Jones.

He left his peak in the Kansas Kings. In 1981, he was signed by the Cavaliers with a premium contract and did not make a fortune, and was later picked up by the Celtics.

The Louis era, although only a short year, was the year with the strongest depth in the Celtics' lineup, and Weidman didn't get playing time. Times, influenced by Louis, were not of much use to Weidmann.

Weidman is a player with a strong sense of honor. Even if he has no chance, he does not want to leave the Celtics. Therefore, he has been a backup for many years and has four championship rings in his hands.

No one expected that an unintentional move turned out to be the key to breaking the 2-2-1 full-court pressing.

The arrangement of letting Sampson return the serve in the backcourt was a highly targeted move, and factors such as Thomas's recovery and the fact that the referee was no longer Dick Bavita led to the Knicks' full-court pressing threat to decline.

Louie kept the 2-2-1 lineup for three rounds.

Not a single possession managed to keep the Celtics in the backcourt, and they scored two goals in three possessions.

On the contrary, the Knicks put too much power on the defensive end and could not find the touch on the offensive end.

If you want to press the whole court, you have to catch the opponent's mistakes, and the offensive state of falling into positional warfare will have huge ups and downs due to defensive reasons.

So, three offenses, the Knicks scored a goal with McHale's dislocation.

So the Knicks still suffer.

35 to 27

8 points behind, Louis used gestures to remind the players to stop pressing.

Next, he turned and called for Ewing.

Ewing came to Louis with a serious look and listened to his orders.

"When I finish speaking, if you understand, say you understand, if you don't understand, say you don't understand, don't pretend to understand."

Ewing nodded.

"I'll replace you later. I want you to increase the intensity of the game from the first second on the court. The offensive end is also dominated by you."

"Leading by me?"

Ewing asked incredulously.

"Don't get too excited, listen to me," Louie said. "You can only catch the ball in one way. After the pick-and-roll, run to the top of the arc a step or two. The Celtics usually don't. I'll take care of you, how's your shooting percentage at this position?"

That's not Ewing's offensive zone.

Ewing said uncertainly: "Maybe around fifty percent?"

"Then I'll take it that you only have a 30% hit rate in long-distance mid-range shots in actual combat." Louis continued, "Once there is an opportunity, you just need to know that they won't care about you, so keep your focus and follow you. rhythm to shoot. If you can get the ball in and force them to guard you, that's when you're dominating the offense. You're going to be doing a lot of pick-and-roll with Benj, and I need the two of you to dismantle the Celtics at the free throw line. Defend!"

Ewing listened very seriously, and the expression on his face made it hard for Louie to believe that he really listened to his words.

"Did you hear clearly?"

"Of course!" Ewing nodded heavily.

"Everyone says you're not as good as Ralph, even your best defense is not as good as him." Louie patted Ewing on the shoulder, "This is your chance to prove them all wrong."

When Louie told Ewing one-on-one, the game passed two minutes.

When the press turned into a positional battle, the Knicks' defensive quality was also high, and Wilson's offense was excellent, responding to the Celtics with McHale.

6 to 6

Neither team missed the ball in those two minutes.

41 to 33

The Celtics continued to maintain an 8-point lead, and Ainge let his teammates spread the space and singled Wilson with the ball.

His tentative steps, accelerations, slam-stops and a little bit of retreat, swung Wilson's center of gravity out of his cylinder.

"Shh!"

43 to 33

The Knicks requested a timeout, and Louie asked Hornacek to replace Stockton, Ewing to replace Rodman, and Brad Rohaus to replace McHale.

"LittleLu made another large-scale substitution. I don't know if it can change the trend of this game."

Billy Cunningham was noticeably more low-key tonight, knowing that this was the Knicks' home court.

At the end of the timeout, the Celtics replaced Weidman in exchange for Bird.

The Knicks strictly implemented Louis' arrangement in the first round.

Hornacek called Ewing to pick and roll, and sure enough, Ewing stood at the top of the arc and no one cared about him.

Sampson and Thomas flank Hornacek.

Hornacek's ball goes to Ewing, who is unattended at the top of the arc.

"He couldn't have shot in that spot!" Celtics assistant Jimmy Rodgers said. "Ewing shot 46.7 percent from 10-16 feet and two long shots from 16 feet. 32 percent from the point. And that spot is from the 3-point line..."

Rogers failed to reveal all the data he had, and Ewing adjusted his shot.

"Shh!"

Immediately, Wilson pressured Bird, Rodman helped defend Thomas, and Ewing blocked the shot.

Coming to the frontcourt again, he let Ewing empty again.

Ewing's confidence shot out, and the ball was passed to him again, and his shot was more decisive.

Another goal.

37 to 43

Jones couldn't watch anymore, he asked to stop double-teaming the Knicks' ball handler.

Ewing's offense gained momentum, and the Knicks' defense also took off.

Every time I scored, I clenched my fists and closed my eyes and screamed loudly.

It's a pity that the Celtics are facing, and they are not surprised by this kind of battle.

Bird topped Wilson in a fierce confrontation and made a strong shot from the outside.

46 to 37

The Celtics, who no longer gave Ewing a vacancy, fell into the defensive trap arranged by Louis.

When Hornacek chose to break through the pick-and-roll instead of laterally, Sampson had to help defend the past. Thomas wanted to block the passing route, so he did not choose to stay close to Ewing.

As a result, the formation went wrong, Rodman cut from the left flank, and Hornacek hit the ground and passed the ball.

Rodman dunks.

Ewing's defense began to dominate, he successfully guarded Sampson's offense, Bird grabbed the offensive rebound, but his shot was severely disturbed and missed.

The Celtics quickly retreated to prevent the Knicks' fast break from playing.

This time, Hornacek didn't call the pick-and-roll and chose to pass the ball to Ewing at the free throw line.

Ewing used his body as a wall to pass the ball to Wilson. Wilson smashed in with the ball, and Ewing went down at the same time. The Celtics' attention was on Wilson. Unexpectedly, King Kong, who was behind him, had already rushed to the Empire State Building, grabbed the "airplane" thrown by his teammates, rumbled, and scored brutally.

41 to 46

"LittleLu is still the LittleLu!" Dick Stockton exclaimed. "Press is just one of his weapons. His tactics have changed so much."

Cunningham shook his head and said: "I can't hold my breath. Judging from Patrick Ewing's shooting efficiency, I think it is the right choice for Ralph and his teammates to let him go to help defend other players in the Knicks. Ewing It's an unplanned error to be able to punish with a shot in that position. Also, Ewing's excellent shooting touch, obviously, has the Celtics questioning their defensive options when Ewing is one or two inside the 3-point line. The position of the step can also create a deterrent effect, which can empty the Celtics inside and create an empty basket, so that the mature Knicks offensive system can flourish."

"It's a Chain!" said Rogers, the lead assistant coach. "Ewing's shooting from the perimeter is false, and dismantling our defense is true. Once we go inside to mark Ewing, the inside is in a vacuum. Then, Benjamin Wilson and Ewing will do a little inter-zone cooperation to break our defenses one by one!"

"And..." said Ed Badger, another Celtics assistant, "LittleLu put Wilson's end in his 'SSS' (super sweet spot)!"

All the Celtics assistants feared came true.

Louie watched the player complete his plan with a sullen face.

Wilson is a ball-handler who doesn't eat space, and he can shoot the ball with quality and quantity under the opponent's defense.

For Sampson, he chose to swing away half a meter of dry pulling;

For Laimbeer, he didn't even look at it, and accelerated to break through and dunk;

Against Bird, when he was most excited, he dribbled the ball with his crotch continuously, made a realistic Bever to end Bird's ankle in place, and then used the connection behind the dribble to set the best player of all time. In his defensive position, he scored from a pull-up;

The Celtics lost their minds, and when they flanked him, he passed the ball to the perimeter.

Hornacek made a three-pointer.

Before the second half, the Knicks tied the score.

54 to 54

In this game, Ewing understood, Louis said he was leading, but he was actually taking him as a bait. The Celtics couldn't ignore him when he made a long-range mid-range shot. Therefore, put more effort on his defense and use him as a defensive bait to help Wilson create excellent mid-range heads-up opportunities.

He is instrumental all the way, but indispensable, and the real protagonist is Wilson.

There is no resentment in Ewing's heart. This is the consistent style of Louis, and it is also the only way for him to become a contemporary Bill Russell.

Eleven seconds before halftime, the ball was in the hands of the Celtics.

"Have you had enough trouble?"

Bird took the ball and said sullenly.

"Where is this going?" Wilson was already red-eyed.

"No, what I mean is." Bird said coldly, "It's time to stop your monkey play~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Before halftime, Bird beat Wilson's defense and forced a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

57 to 54

Bird gave the Celtics the lead into the second half.

Into the three-pointer at the buzzer in the first half, Bird's face did not see the slightest joy.

This ball, the Knicks supporters seem to be a pity, in Louis's heart, it is a terrible warning.

Just like he played against the provincial team in the 1/8 final of the 2013 Manila Asian Championships before he crossed over, the national basketball team, which led by a large score in the first half, was hit by the provincial team guard Hong Zhishan before halftime.

When Louis saw Bird's three-pointer, he felt the same as at that time.

Something is going to happen.

That's what it feels like.