The Rest, Only Noise

Louis sat there, watching the monster he created indirectly to celebrate the away victory.

Even for them, winning at the Knicks' home is not an easy task.

Bird knew what they were doing, and they were crushing the Knicks.

They made Louie doubt himself and his team for the first time.

Can they really beat the Celtics?

Louie stood up like a walking dead, and K.C. Jones was still waiting for him to shake his hand.

"You're still close, Lu." K.C laughed.

The score, 107 to 99.

It looks like it's only 8 points away, but it's not just those 8 points.

Bird scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in a single game, and his role is far greater than the data.

Sampson had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, and his performance was as exaggerated as his numbers.

On the Knicks side, both internal and external dual cores are unsatisfactory.

Wilson was beaten by Bird and only scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 41%. Ewing's efficiency is normal, with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and he did not lose much to Sampson, but from the scene, Sampson Too many wins.

Dale Ellis led the Knicks with 21 points.

Dr. J is a perfect example. If the victory or defeat of the game cannot be controlled by the strongest player in the team at a critical moment, the team will most likely be destroyed.

Louis shook K.C's hand and didn't want to say anything.

In front of reporters, Louis lost his usual calm conversation.

Commenting on the game, he said succinctly: "Bird and Sampson played better."

Louie is very angry. The biggest limitation as a coach is that even if he makes no mistakes in the game and the tactical plan is perfect, his team will still lose.

The psychology of players is difficult to grasp, and stronger teams with more experience often use psychological warfare to defeat young and strong teams.

That's what Bird did to Wilson.

The locker room was dead, and no one spoke.

Some people are waiting for Louie's Thunder Wrath, some people are wondering how the series will go on, some people are painfully isolated from their teammates, and some people have already decided that they can't win the Celtics.

"Don't put on an expression that it's over, we haven't lost yet." Louis's voice was deep, and he didn't get angry.

Because the time has not yet come, he wants to get angry, but not now.

This is the time when morale is at its lowest, and a knife inserted into everyone's chest will not solve the problem.

"Go back and have a good rest." Louie found the only player in the locker room who didn't look depressed. "Dell, you and I are at the press conference."

On the way, Ellis didn't speak, and Louis didn't look for anything.

In the media interview room, a group of reporters are waiting to make things difficult for Louis.

Especially the media from the New England area, they can't wait to see if Louie's mouth is still that hard.

"LittleLu, after this game, do you still think the Knicks have a chance to win?"

Louis' expression remained unchanged: "Since we haven't been out yet, of course we have a chance to win."

"You have nothing to do with Larry and Ralph, what do you have to do to win?"

"I don't know," Louie said, "but we'll find a way."

Ellis, who always rejected the media thousands of miles away, was the most positive and enthusiastic person for the Knicks tonight.

"I'm very happy, this game shows that the Celtics really treat us as opponents." There was a rare optimism in Ellis, "This loss has allowed them to regain home field advantage. For us, It just means the series is back at the starting line."

These words are usually said by Louis, but he is really not in the mood to be official now.

In this way, letting Ellis come to the press conference was the best thing he did tonight.

Farewell to the media, Louie asked Ellis, "Do you really think the series is back at the starting line?"

"Yes, coach," Ellis asked back, "don't you think so?"

"I do think so, but I'm not as optimistic as you." Louie said helplessly, "Bird completely destroyed Benj on the court, and Patrick is not Sampson's opponent."

"It's going to be fine, coach."

"Whether it's Benj or Patrick," Ellis said. "A few years ago, the Knicks were nothing, and no one could believe we'd be a Celtics rival in a few years. We've come this far. As many people expected, the rest is a gift, we just need to do our best.”

It's hard to imagine that Louie was comforted and encouraged by the most autistic person in the Knicks.

What if he traded Ellis

? So far in the Eastern Conference finals, he is the Knicks' most reliable shooter, ranking second in the team in points per game, second only to Wilson.

Miller is too young, and Hornacek is the biggest threat to the left and right corners, but in this round of the series, the Knicks have not yet had the luxury to let him smoke in the corners and wait for the ball.

So, if Louie trades Ellis, the Knicks are likely to lose a reliable shooter on the perimeter, which is the biggest benefit for the Celtics, who have the league's leading center.

Sampson can sweep the paint as much as he wants.

I still made the right decision...

Louis thought.

In Game 3 of the series, the Knicks basically have no cards left.

The two teams have been entangled for two years, and the lineup is generally stable and knows the bottom line.

The only change is defense.

After the loss of G3, Louis replayed the game afterwards, and felt that he was a little bit led by the Celtics by the nose.

The Knicks built the team on defense, but later he kept switching lineups in order to face the Celtics' offense, subconsciously ignoring the Knicks' biggest reliance.

defense.

Now that the Knicks' morale has hit rock bottom, Louie isn't sure what's going to happen by inciting them to go all-out defense now.

No, "playing chicken blood" is the last resort in every sense. It is a struggle when Qian's skills are exhausted. It must not be done now.

The day after the game, the league announced that Ralph Sampson was elected the 1987-88 regular season MVP.

There is no suspense, Bird's age and back injury are here, and the Celtics are bound to make a handover.

Sampson is at his peak, and he is an all-round center on offense and defense, and he is the most suitable candidate.

Being elected MVP this year can be regarded as a kind of signal. Perhaps from next season, Sampson will replace Bird as the first person in the league.

But he still needs to prove himself.

Defeating the Knicks and leading the team to advance to the finals to win five consecutive championships is the best way to prove yourself.

The Celtics' coaching staff noticed Sampson's high morale, so on May 24, Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, K.C. Jones benched Isiah Thomas for the first time.

They start with Ainge, Weidman, Bird, Laimbeer, and Sampson.

The whole game, they were dominated by the three system, Sampson played at the free throw line and the low post alone, and the others pulled away from the four lines.

Standard one star.

Louis tried all the methods. Ewing defended alone and was blown up; flanked, Sampson passed the ball and let his teammates shoot threes; sometimes, he even avoided passing the ball, and he was sure to play hard with the ball; use.

Throughout the game, he was trying to figure out a way to deal with Sampson.

His teammates worked hard, but Sampson had no solution. Anyone who played had a matchup advantage. In order to limit him, he had to drink one of the bottles of poison that the Celtics had placed on the perimeter. Use flanking to limit Sampson's rampage.

Louie chose Weidman, who had the lowest three-point percentage.

The decision turned out to be wrong, and the Celtics pulled the score at halftime.

In the second half, Louie tried to use a 5-OUT lineup to chase points, putting both Ewing and McHale off the court. As a result, the defense was overwhelmed, and he only recovered a little point symbolically.

In the fourth quarter, Sampson made two consecutive pick-and-roll three-pointers.

The game suspense was knocked out from that time.

The morale of the main players has completely disappeared, and they are like deflated **** that do not know how to resist.

Louie finally couldn't bear it any longer. He replaced the main team angrily. In the last four minutes when the outcome was decided, Hornacek, Cooper, Rodman, Stevens and Sely were the main players, and the audience was tight. Push to the end of the game.

The normal tactics and strategies have lost their effect. The Celtics' victory comes from the crushing of hard power. To win, they must use physical confrontation and defense to suppress.

But he couldn't see any blood in the starters.

When the Knicks' bench went 12-4 in the final four minutes ~www.novelmt.com~ for the Knicks to end the game with a decent 101-112, Louie roared at Ewing, McHale, and Wilson: "You better remember this game! This is your shame. At home, facing the bullying of the **** in Boston, you did not resist, let them dominate the game, and even the substitutes performed better than you in the end. More fighting spirit! I don't know what you're afraid of, they're the defending champions, and you're nothing in the league, you've never won! What the **** are you carrying?"

"If you **** don't want to play anymore, just tell me, there are benches for you to sit on, don't **** with your disgusting attitude on the court to disgust me, disgusting fans!" Louie knew that there was a camera on him.

All he has to do is let the world see him scolding the starter.

Next, the media

The public opinion will help him put pressure on himself. What he has to do is to maintain high pressure in daily training and the following games.

As for 1-3 behind the Celtics? It doesn't matter, from now on, all he has to do is to deprive the **** of their humanity and let them play in the form of beasts. If they can win a game, it's a game. finals.

Louie now knows why his team can't give everything when they already have a good lineup.

Because he is too nostalgic.

At this point, he still sees some Celtics as his friends, so he can't be as hard-hearted as Bird.

Now is the time!

Louie ignored K.C. Jones, who wanted to shake his hand, and passed him by.