The Rest, Only Noise

The failure of the 76ers, its outrageous degree, is too unbelievable.

It's like the 1/4 knockout of S10. If TES didn't win the third game and was happily sent away by FNC, as a bystander, how would you feel? If you're not a fan, you're a neutral party, and you don't want to "boil the water", you must be wondering what happened.

The 76ers, who won the championship last season, are out of the game.

Their exit simplifies the view of the East among sports watchers.

"Now, the divisional civil war between the East and the West has entered a substantial 'garbage time'. We need to wait for Los Angeles and Boston to finish two rounds of unsuspenseful series before going to the finals for the greatest showdown in NBA history!"

The Celtics' semifinal opponent was the Detroit Pistons, who ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

They are one of only four 50-win teams in the East this season, and the Warriors traded for Robert Parish during the season.

Louie no longer treats the Pistons as lightly as he treats the Bullets.

"James Worthy has improved a lot on offense this year."

Tomjanovich shows Louie a video clip.

If it is in the Lakers, Worthy doesn't have to do so many things, go down hard and fast in the game, and the positional battle can become the second ending point besides Kareem.

But in the Pistons, as a child of a poor family, he took on the heavy responsibility early.

So, Worthy's potential is fully exploited.

He has become a high and small forward with lightning speed and comprehensive offensive skills. After the All-Star weekend, he averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game. This data is already the level of the league's first-line stars.

Combined with the arrival of Parish, who shared the pressure of rebounding, defense and scoring, he and Tripka were freed.

"Larry can't guard him, it seems."

Seeing Worthy's offensive ability today, Tomjanovich said uncertainly.

"You're too euphemistic to say that, and he's not here." Louis smiled, "It's absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely impossible to prevent him."

The Pistons' offensive firepower is good, the rebounding is also guaranteed, and the offense and defense are very comprehensive. It is a team with few shortcomings.

Louie didn't think about limiting their offense, just worried that Worthy would overwhelm Bird with his speed advantage.

No, even letting him and Bird explode each other is something Louis doesn't want to see.

If the players in Detroit found out that Worthy scored on Bird as easy as drinking water, I am afraid that everyone will be desperate.

Louie wants to avoid this from happening.

He arranged two matchups, with Sampson guarding him first, and if Sampson couldn't guard, Maxwell would be replaced. If it still can't be prevented, then Louis will not talk about martial arts. The one or two guys who let go of the Pistons put up a pocket line for him, and if he's going to shoot, let Sampson interfere.

Only players who really have no solution can guarantee the offensive efficiency under this integrated defense of sea, land and air.

Worthy isn't that level of player yet.

April 29

In Game 1 of the semifinals, the Celtics faced the Pistons.

"I hope you will show mercy, Coach Lu." Chuck Daly smiled kindly.

Louie didn't believe that the other party's smiling face was really kind. This man was a ruthless character who had given the order "Defend Jordan in the next round, I want to see blood".

"I should say this to you." Louis was so modest that he didn't seem to know that some of the Celtics were notorious trash people.

Louie said: "My players are all generous, virtuous and honest people who don't fight or quarrel. It really gives me a headache."

Daly heard the funny joke and he laughed.

The two of them completed the meeting politely.

After Louie turned around, he called Sampson to his side and said, "I think you are the Defensive Player of the Year, but when you guard Worthy, you should be realistic."

"Understood!" Sampson's eyes flashed with the light of sudden understanding, "The first to prevent his breakthrough, and the second to interfere with his shooting, if you can't prevent it, you must remind your teammates to double-team, I know!"

"Especially the last one!" Louie pointed to Worthy.

Embarrassingly, Worthy was looking at him.

But Louie didn't notice that Worthy was looking at him, "As long as you feel unstoppable, call it a pinch right away. We don't need to talk to them about man-to-man morality. Victory is justice!"

"Understood!"

Louie slapped Sampson's **** hard: "Come on!"

The opening jump ball, Sampson easily beat Parish.

This scene can be called hot eyes, Parish wearing a Pistons jersey, and Sampson wearing a Celtics jersey, fortunately, Louie did not have much research on NBA history in his previous life, otherwise he would definitely feel awkward.

After the opening, the Pistons first move appeared.

They followed the Lakers' example and let Bird open to flank Thomas.

Since the Lakers' strategy of letting Birds empty has achieved certain results, scouts from each team have reported to the coaching staff in a timely manner.

When many teams play the Celtics, they will scratch Bird like this.

Bird tends to respond with a solid, open 3-pointer.

Once he goes in, the opponent will stop shorting.

However, the Pistons are different, they are more flexible.

Worthy is surprisingly quick, he can flank Thomas, force him to stop the ball, and then run back to Bird quickly. Even with Thomas' passing speed, Bird's release speed didn't allow him to get the ball out before Worthy got there.

"You think it's funny?" Bird asked coldly.

"It's more fun if you miss," Worthy laughed.

The conversation between the two ended here, and Bird took the ball in both hands to test. Whenever Worthy's defense falters, he throws the ball decisively.

In an instant, Worthy stepped back and Bird shot.

"Shh!"

3 to 0

"Is it still fun?" Bird is a **** who only allows him to make fun of others, but not others.

Especially when opponents joke about his shooting, he tends to lose control of his temper.

Worthy was also under orders, and he didn't want to talk to Bird.

The Pistons didn't play the ball decisively in response, and it took a few laps before passing it to Parish to hit Sampson on the back.

Parish is not a rough basketball collar, nor can he be called a brilliant offensive player. He's a well-balanced All-Star big man who can play defense, offense and rebound, but don't expect him to be at the top of his game.

Sampson's defense beautifully obscures his vision.

Parish's turnaround shot and missed the shot.

The Celtics grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Thomas. His counterattack was about to start when the Pistons guard, a white guard Louie was familiar with, fouled Thomas.

"Craig Illo's foul annoys Isiah!"

Johnny Most yells.

Sure enough, Ilo rudely committed a foul, causing Thomas' eyes to reflect blood, and he stared at the unfamiliar white guy.

Ilo? Ilo? Ilo?

When Louie recalled the name, he thought first of the Cavaliers, then of Jordan, and then of "The Shot" of the Red Bull's No. 23 at Ridgefield Coliseum who had pressed the pause button for time.

Sadly, the only one who stalled in the air was Jordan, and the others, especially Ilo, who rushed over to try to block him, were all mortals, and they couldn't defeat gravity.

Louie remembered everything about that person's identity.

However, there is only so much.

Illo, like Sam Poway and Byron Bryan, is remembered by fans for Jordan.

"Who is that?" Louie asked Tomjanovich for some information on Ilo.

Tomjanovich quickly found out. In his research on opponents, no one in the Celtics coaching staff is more serious than him. K.C. Jones is often a peacemaker, a mascot, and plays a role in stability. The role of the locker room.

But Louis has never exploded the locker room, and K.C's role is more reflected when Louis sprays players.

He will persuade Louis in time.

Tomjanovich found Ilo's stats: "He was a third-round pick last year and was drafted by Houston, and Chuck Daly liked his fighting spirit, so Detroit bought him at the trade deadline for cash. , that day, in addition to buying Ilo, they also got Robert Parish."

"What about his characteristics?"

"Tough, aggressive, and a guy who could fill the stats column in college," Tomjanovich said quickly.

Louie looked at the Pistons' position arrangement tonight, and Daly put Ilo at No. 1.

"Coach Daley is planning to stack height and muscles to make up for the lack of talent and athletic ability." Louis put down the document and saw Thomas' anger.

He came to the sidelines, waited for Thomas to dribble the ball, and said, "If you get angry, let it out, don't hold back."

In private, Thomas is a hypocrite who works behind the scenes, but on the court, he never hides his character.

If someone bites him, he will bite back.

Hearing Louie's encouragement, Thomas asked Bird to pick and roll, but instead of going in the direction of the pick-and-roll, he punched Ilo head-on, making Worthy, who was about to attack, too late to react.

Louie found that Ilo's straight-line speed and lateral movement speed were quite fast, which ensured that he would not easily fall out of position when defending.

Before Thomas shot ~www.novelmt.com~, he knocked him to the ground with the strength of his hands and made an emergency stop.

"Beep!"

His hand movement was so obvious that the referee decisively called an offensive foul.

"I have time to kill you!" Thomas said fiercely.

Louie scratched his cheek habitually, which he did when he saw something interesting.

Now, not only is the Celtics unrecognizable because of his arrival, but even the Pistons are unrecognizable.

Worthy + Parrish + Ilo, what is this all about?

Ilo's current combat strength is not enough to start. Daly values ​​his defense, but in a few years, he will be able to become a player who fills the data column like he did in college.

Looking at it this way, the Pistons are also a team that is very likely to rise in the future.

The worst of them is a superstar who is a level better than Worthy.