The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 561 In the garden, everything is possible
What makes Louis most proud of being a coach? Lead the 84 Celtics to the championship? This is nothing to be proud of. He humbly believes that whoever leads that team will win the championship with a high probability; within four years, will the Knicks, who have been in the quagmire for a long time, become a championship team? Proud, but not "proudest" yet, especially since this team hasn't won a title yet.
What makes Louis most proud is that he made Sampson, who passed by like a shooting star in the 1980s and left nothing behind, into a player who, in the eyes of many people, can compete with Russell, Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. On par with insiders. What makes Louis most proud is that he made Benjamin Wilson, a genius who had disappeared in history and was annihilated by the bullets of young and frivolous and bad youths, shine brightly.
But what makes Louis most proud is that he allowed Alex Stevens, a player who had no chance of gaining a foothold in the league, to earn the respect of many people with his defense.
These things were so proud that Louis once planned to change his name to Jane Pride, what a name, perfect, but he held back. Unless his far from mature Knicks can beat the Celtics to win the championship this year, he will consider changing the name.
The thing that keeps Stevens in the NBA is his physical condition, which is obviously a spider monster. The second is his perseverance, just like the voicemail he left on the answering machine at Louie's house before he gave up on him. As long as he can stay in the NBA, he is willing to do anything, and he has the consciousness; as long as he can settle down in the league, he can give up statistics, star prospects, and big contracts, but as a member of the Knicks murder pressing team, he has perseverance.
Factors that cannot be reflected in these statistics made him stay, and he was regarded by Louis as one of the nine most important players in the team.
This evening, Stevens' role was different than before.
Louis gave him the authority to hold the ball, the authority to actively find opponents to dislocate and attack, and the authority to be the protagonist.
It was as if Louie suddenly lost his memory and forgot how rough Stevens' offense was.
How did Stevens pay him back?
He made 1 of 3 shots, and every time he took a shot, he was looking for a misplacement. From the data point of view, the efficiency was very poor, but he also caused a foul by the opponent and made two free throws. So, he actually took 4 shots and scored 4 points.
In addition to finding misplacements, Stevens also demonstrated a certain high-position coping ability.
The Knicks started with an 8-5 score, and the Celtics relied more on the performance of their stars.
Bird stubbornly wanted to prove that he was safe, but Stevens' physical confrontation, using his long arms to block his view of the defense, caused a lot of trouble.
Moreover, Wilson suddenly gave up on Harper and came out from the weak side, flanking Bird with Stevens.
Bird's support has long been unanimously appreciated by professionals, but he was unable to find a teammate for this ball.
The ball passed directly into Ewing's arms.
Yes, even Bird's pass selection was deliberately given to him by Wilson and Stevens.
In that case, it's better than Bird can't judge whether the passing line that suddenly appears is a trap.
"Larry, don't force yourself with such a serious injury." Louis stood on the sidelines and said sarcasticly, "Are you so distrustful of your teammates?"
Bird yelled, "Shut your mouth and watch!"
Bird was interrupted, and the Celtics returned to defense in time.
Stockton is still good at pushing and counterattacking. Oakley followed up quickly and received a pass from his teammate.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Oakley shot the ball, Sampson, who was catching up from behind, blocked the ball with a big cap.
It's a pity that Sampson can guard against one, but not everyone.
Behind Oakley, Ewing followed.
Sampson blocked the ball with his front hand, and Ewing took the ball with his back hand, like an orangutan hanging from a tree trunk and gliding in the air, dunking and scoring.
10 to 5
"Give some defensive strength!" Louis said.
So Stockton, Wilson, Stevens, and Oakley stayed up front to press the Celtics.
Ewing retreated himself to the backcourt to avoid their long balls.
The Celtics' rhythm was disrupted by a sudden full-court press.
They rushed the ball to Harper.
Harper has a good control ability, but in the face of a very oppressive defense, he stopped the ball.
This stop is very dangerous.
Wilson put pressure on the ball and Stockton stalked behind him like a wild ghost, aiming for the ball but hitting the Bloodbird.
Harper twitched on the spot, and his ball-protecting hand moved away.
Wilson snapped the ball unceremoniously and stuffed it directly to Oakley under the basket.
Oakley swung an elbow to Sampson and forced a slam dunk.
12 to 5
"I don't know what the Celtics are doing! I don't see any blood in them!"
Celtics home announcer Johnny Most blamed his team.
"You only need to look at how the Knicks defend, and you will know that they are not here to play, they are here to work hard. Facing this kind of opponent, you have to show the same attitude, otherwise you will only lose!"
Once again, the Celtics have four Knicks in the frontcourt.
Now that they have tasted the sweetness, they want to taste a few more.
But this time, the Celtics sent the ball to Isiah Thomas.
Since the start of the Eastern Conference finals, Bird has won the most respect, Sampson has won the most applause, and Thomas? He is invisible. It's not that he didn't perform well, but that he wasn't dazzling enough compared to the other two.
This is also the embarrassment that Thomas has encountered since 1984.
Louie thought that Thomas didn't use his full strength because he didn't need to, and later he found out that he was wrong. Thomas didn't use all his energy, not because he didn't need it, but because he didn't know how to do it.
In the past four years, the Celtics have never been cornered, and Bird and Sampson alone have solved the Lakers.
Thomas doesn't need to push himself. Now, he has reason to unleash his potential.
Therefore, seeing that the Knicks wanted to use a sudden full-court press to expand the lead, Thomas' desire to hold the ball skyrocketed. After getting the ball, he used his speed and flexibility to go from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Four seconds later, a high-post emergency stop jump shot was hit.
The whole process takes less than six seconds.
7 to 12
Thomas' face was extremely gloomy, and Louis believed that he would take over the offense more.
Bird is goat, Sampson is the only Mr. and the top three centers in history, only Thomas has never been a hero in Boston.
Louie's move to put Stevens on the offensive end and make Stockton a tool is increasingly proving to be the right decision.
Especially under the cover of the system, with the selfless help of Ewing and Wilson, the things Stevens can do have greatly increased.
Stevens was cleared by his own core with a crossscreen in the high post.
The Celtics deployed other people to defend, which caused confusion in the defense line, which was inevitable.
Wilson seized the opportunity, turned and cut in, and Stevens also sent a lob pass.
After Wilson got the ball, there was only Lambiel left in front of him. Challenging Lambiel's defense was dangerous, but he no longer had any fear in his heart.
It happened so suddenly that Lambiel had no time to think about how to defend, let alone a cripple, he could make a basic defensive action, even if he was conscious enough.
Lambiel raised his hands high, as if in a gesture of surrender, which made Louis suspect that he had French blood, and the taste was too positive.
And Wilson remains unstoppable.
Lambiel seems to be trying his best, but in fact, the redundant help defense has no other effect except for a foul.
Wilson dunked and scored, and when he landed, he clenched his fists and roared loudly. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
The Knicks started in an all-round way in the away game, and the chain reaction caused by Stevens' first start put the Celtics in a passive position.
Before Wilson made a free throw, Jones requested a timeout.
It is now 14 to 7, and Wilson will have to add a penalty later. If the penalty is scored, it will lead by 8 points.
Brent Musberg smiled and asked Hubie Brown: "Hubby, you just said that the Celtics have no chance at all. Do you still think so now?"
Now that things have happened, Brown has no other way out except to stick to his mouth, stick to his name, and continue to bully. Stick to what you say, even if it is wrong, and don't let go.
"Yes, the Knicks played very well at the beginning, but it's just that the Celtics haven't found their form. When the timeout is over, I believe they will take another way to play." Brown smiled inexplicably, " This is where the Celtics play, they can do anything, in the garden, anything is possible."
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