The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 449 Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals
Game4 of the Knicks and Bucks ended in the former's dominance mode.
After replacing the full bench lineup, the strength of the Knicks dropped a lot, and the Bucks recovered a few points, but they still lost by more than 20 points in the end.
Don Nelson had a heart for Moncrief, but he also knew that they were gone.
"I should have been on guard." Nelson plunged into the study of how to beat the Celtics.
Completely oblivious to the fact that the Knicks have grown into a behemoth.
Today, the Bucks were murdered and dismembered, and when Milwaukee's season ended, it would also end the Bucks' Nelson era.
"Do you still feel that there is no way out for defense?" Louis asked.
Nelson didn't answer right away, he thought for a while: "I have to watch your game against the Celtics before I can draw a conclusion."
This is a bit frustrating to say, because the Bucks have not yet been eliminated.
They need at least one more game.
But in Nelson's eyes, they seem to have been eliminated.
The ridiculous thing is that Nelson didn't coach Game5, so the Bucks announced that Nelson would resign as head coach due to family reasons.
At the same time, Moncrief was reimbursed for the season due to ACL.
In this day and age, ACL means end of life.
Even if it is not terminated, the level of competition will drop significantly.
And Moncrief is no longer young and has been plagued by injuries for several years. This time it is like a large collection of injuries.
The Bucks claimed to the outside world that after Nelson's get out of class, their current coaching progress is to determine candidates, and they have not yet contacted any candidate. This process will take several weeks.
Therefore, Nelson's chief assistant, Del Harris, will take over as coach and temporarily take over as coach.
Regarding his resignation, Nelson did not whitewash the peace like the Bucks executives. He claimed that he had discussed the future of the team through a meeting with the team's top management. At the meeting, both parties believed that the current status of the team was difficult to move forward and needed to be changed. , and the best decision is to separate. At the same time, the sooner the team fires him, the sooner it can let him compete for the vacant head coaching job in the league.
This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Bucks, and Nelson doesn't care anymore.
The Bucks did not respond further to the matter.
To be sure, the team was falling apart, and Harris inherited a team that was more complicated, tired, weak, and worse than the Celtics that Louie took over in 1983.
Unexpectedly, Nelson personally dismissed Fitch from get out of class.
Today, Louis indirectly avenged Fitch and dismissed Nelson. Moreover, it was the assistant coach who took over the coach. If Harris performed well, maybe the Bucks would not need to find a new coach. It would be nice to let Harris continue. good.
Louie knew what Harris had in store for the future.
Before Nelson took over as an assistant, he spent four years as a badass coach with the Rockets. What impressed Louis most about him was that in his previous life, Harris, as the coach of the Lakers, made the rookie Kobe Bryant playoffs three consecutive seasons without burying the Lakers.
But what impressed him most about Harris was when he was coaching the national team in the early 21st century. That was the first time the national basketball team hired a foreign teacher. According to estimates at the time, hiring a famous coach like Harris as a coach would cost at least 1.5 million annual salary. How could the Basketball Association have such money.
As a result, Harris, who was in his sixties at the time, was sincerely willing to help the Chinese basketball team for free, and reached a free coaching agreement with the Chinese men's basketball team. In addition, the Basketball Association only paid Harris a total of US$20,000 in bonuses and allowances.
Under such circumstances, Harris has purchased various video editing equipment for the Chinese men's basketball team at his own expense many times.
For him, Louis only has respect. Although this is more than ten years later, I don’t know whether Harris will coach the national basketball team as Louis remembers, but in any case, this is a basketball player worthy of respect. .
Therefore, Louis will seriously prepare for Game 5.
Another semifinal in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics-Pistons series, was intense but dismal.
Although the Pistons' frontcourt lineup can ensure an absolute advantage in rebounding in every game, they lack a full-weight superstar.
Adrian Dantley's shooting efficiency is unmatched, but he is too selfish.
Because John Sely was in the Knicks, he didn't even get the nickname of "mentor" with such a strong sense of contrast. Although the scoring average in the series was comparable to Bird, he was unanimously criticized by Detroiters.
The Celtics didn't give the Pistons a chance. In the four games, they didn't win more than 12 points in each game, but they suppressed them all the way and didn't give the Pistons a chance.
That night, Louie replayed the Celtics-Pistons semifinals alone in his hotel room in Milwaukee.
Bird is in excellent form, Thomas, Sampson, and Lambiel are all at their best. Harper was placed in the sixth man position because of his poor offense, but his defense is what the Greens need.
This is the most incredible thing. The Green Army, which has won three consecutive championships, is almost unstoppable.
In the absence of injuries, the four consecutive crowns are certain.
Louis replayed the game while fast forwarding, and he found that the replay value of this game was pitifully low.
The way the Pistons fight the frontcourt has indeed achieved results, but at the critical moment, Dantley is obviously unreliable. Worthy is not Bird's opponent. It is strange to watch Dumars and Thomas fight to the death, but the two are not the same level players.
Facing Moses Malone, Parish, Rick Mahon, and James Worthy, Sampson averaged 28 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 5.4 blocks in four games.
Louis is no longer aggrieved by Ewing, perhaps when the Celtics played against the Knicks in the regular season, Sampson had some reservations.
Louie didn't think his defense was better than Ewing's, but against the Pistons, he averaged 16 rebounds and 7.4 shots per game?
Mr. You, you still need to work hard.
Louis sighed, Ewing has made great progress, but Sampson is still improving.
And he has become smarter, knowing how to play in the regular season.
Well, the data of nearly 26+13+4+3 blocks per game in the regular season was actually played out of closing.
No matter how optimistic Louis is, with the current strength of the Knicks, it would be a satisfactory result to be able to fight the Celtics in full condition until the sixth game.
Ugh... Louis scratched his hair.
Louis went to the bathroom and washed his face. Even if he couldn't beat him, he wouldn't lie down. The Celtics thought that if he couldn't get rid of his skin, it would be hard for him to pass.
The next day, the Knicks returned to New York.
At this time in New York, the media are building momentum for Kevin McHale's MVP.
There are also some tabloids expecting the Knicks to crush the Celtics and take over the scepter.
After all, in the huge state of New York, there are seven clubs in the four major sports leagues in North America (Knicks, Jets, Giants, Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Islanders). .
Let’s just say that from the 1980s to the present, the NHL has the Islanders’ four consecutive championship dynasties, the MLB has the Mets from last year, and the NFL has the Giants who broke the curse of team history and won the Super Bowl this year.
The Knicks are also rejuvenated, so why not win the championship together and make this city more glorious.
The vision is good, but Louie never mentioned the championship outside.
If they are 46 against the Celtics, he will mention the championship. If it is 55, he will boast about it. If it is 73, you can recall how arrogant he was when he led the Celtics in 1984.
All the concretization of vanity and arrogance must be supported by strength.
Now he is still honestly finishing the fifth game of the semifinals, and the first is to kill the Bucks.
May 12
New York, Madison Square Garden
Del Harris came to MSG with a decaying team and delivered a powerful combo against the Knicks.
Harris surprisingly turned to the guest and pressed the Knicks all over the court.
At the beginning of the game, the Knicks were obviously confused and were beaten 8-0.
After Louie called a timeout, the team regained its composure.
Hornacek was replaced in the second position to increase the ball holding point, and Wilson was allowed to respond in the midfield.
The Bucks' full-court press is normal, but they are fierce. They want to win a game for Moncrief and Nelson.
But it was easily resolved by the Knicks.
The Knicks relied on the point left by Moncrief's absence as a breakthrough to strengthen the flank attack.
Wilson was unstoppable, playing his best performance in the semifinals.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Louis once again sent a murderous pressure on the Bucks.
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This time, Louie used personnel rotation to increase the time of the murder press to 8 points. He committed 7 fouls and beat the Bucks to an astonishing 22 to 8.
The game has since fallen into the hands of the Knicks.
Harris tried to use changes to change the situation, but the Bucks had no strength and no potential to pursue.
Moncrieff's absence affected them more than expected.
Wilson couldn't have scored 40 points in a game with Moncrief.
When the game reached the fourth quarter, Louis did what he said and replaced Song Tao, setting the tone for the game.
118 to 102
Game5, the Bucks lost by 16 points.
Thirteen years later, the Knicks returned to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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