The Rest, Only Noise

No one noticed that the Celtics were on the right track with "two coaches."

Off the court, Fitch was praised by the media for his selflessness and willingness to involve young people like Louis in building the team's offense.

But that's all, even if the Celtics win all the way, they not only regain the No. 1 position in the Eastern Conference from the 76ers, but also climb to the No. 1 spot in the league. Not many people care about them.

If it is said that the stadium violence in the late 1970s was hurting the image of the league, and the whites were not interested in the increasingly serious NBA, then since the 1980s, fans' disgust with the league has deepened.

The magician and Byrd did not bring healing to the dead.

When they first came, it happened to be the darkest period in the NBA.

The restricted free agency system allowed players' salaries to increase year after year, and then, the proliferation of exclusives took a major hit to the league's image.

"Broken Mirror" Spencer Haywood (Spencer HaywoodPF/C) is also the first player in history to enter the NBA draft without completing four years of college, but his IQ is not high. He signed a three-year, $350,000 contract when he first entered professional basketball. But this contract is very tricky. For the first three years of the contract, he can get $50,000 a year. The rest will have to wait until he turns 40 at $1,500 a year...

He signed this outrageous contract, and although he won his rights back through a lawsuit, he couldn't change the fact that he had a bad mind. Including his addiction to the Lakers, during the finals last season, he suddenly fainted on the training ground after taking the drug, so he was banned from participating in the remaining games. Holding a grudge, he hired a killer to assassinate Lakers coach Paul Westhead, but at the last juncture he shouted like a director, otherwise he really couldn't imagine what last year's finals would turn out to be.

Hayward is but a microcosm of the widespread loneliness of players.

"Skywalker" Thompson talked about the rumors about him being alone in an interview.

Not only did he not deny it, he also said openly: "What I have done is no worse than the rest of the NBA."

"Sports Illustrated" conducted an anonymous survey, conservatively estimated that the proportion of NBA players involved in unique products reached 75%.

Whether that's true or not, it's almost a fatal blow to the NBA's image.

It is also the origin of "Premium Black Drugs Major League".

So it's not surprising that no one but the Bostonians cares about the Celtics' nirvana-like rebirth.

It's weird that someone pays attention.

Compared with the NBA, on December 8, when the 1980s was about to end his first year, John Lennon, the founder of the "Beatles", was killed by fans at gunpoint in New York, detonating the world.

This month, the Celtics went on a 15-game winning streak.

And ranked first in the league with a record of 31 wins and 6 losses.

Larry Bird's MVP calls overshadowed Dr. J for the first time.

They have lost 2 of the 9 games since then, beating them by the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs, both of which are the top four teams in the Western Conference.

Then, on January 18, 1981, the Celtics played away to the Los Angeles Lakers, the dominant Western Conference.

The basketball world's attention to the game was second to none this season, but CBS didn't broadcast it live.

That night, Louie saw that there was only one live car at the scene for the backup of the game footage.

Such an important game was not televised, only the voice of legendary Lakers announcer Chick Hearn.

This is a good memory, for fans, the commentator is sometimes too loud.

Louie watched the Lakers warm-up, and the names that were familiar or unfamiliar in his era were in front of him.

Skyhook Kareem, "Silk" Jamal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, Norm Nixon and Jim Chones (PF/C).

Abdul-Jabbar's white goggles, indecent beard, and the Mediterranean, who was already bald for the first time, fascinated Louie.

"What are you looking at?" Bird didn't expect Louie to show such a maddening expression to the Lakers.

Louis smiled and asked, "Don't you think it's boring if Ma Ji doesn't fight?"

"Is it none of my business?" Bird said proudly.

Whether Bird's words were sincere or not, Louie didn't know, but he did look like he was bored with the game.

It's a pity that Magician has a knee injury and needs to be sidelined for most of the season. Otherwise, the Lakers' record will be better, and Bird's MVP may not be so stable.

Today, the Celtics' roster is different than ever.

Ralph Sampson, who has been coming off the bench for more than 40 consecutive games, will start tonight.

Plus, he's still the starting No. 5.

The Celtics sent a clear signal to Abdul-Jabbar, "We have a young man who is going to fight you in the ring!"

Putting Sampson one-on-one with the top two centers in the world sounds risky, but in fact, Louie has thought about it.

Abdul-Jabbar doesn't like games where physical contact is too intense, so he won't take the initiative to fight if it's not necessary. Instead of fighting, he may make Sampson play more freely. But Sampson is also difficult to limit his play on the right.

Before the game, Sampson came to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Lakers fans exclaimed.

For the first time, they may have seen a guy who looked longer than Kareem.

What surprised them even more was that the moment the referee threw the ball into the air, Sampson's jump height was far better than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

"Snapped!"

Immediately, Sampson won the ball for the team.

A 1-4 low formation is directly placed on the field.

Sampson was so excited to see Abdul-Jabbar that he just wanted to get the ball and kill him.

"Young people are so arrogant." Louis smiled wryly.

Unexpectedly, Sampson took the ball too much and was actually used by Abdul-Jabbar. This old man didn't care about his identity at all, and he was never ambiguous when he played diving. He sat back and the referee blew the whistle.

Sampson said angrily: "This is not a method that a person like you should use."

"The world of winning and losing is very cruel, you understand, little Nico!" Kareem said grimly.

The current rules are almost designed to allow Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to dominate the game behind his back.

Without backing for five seconds, he could stand up to Sampson from the moment he fell into position.

Even if the Celtics have numb arms to interfere with the pass, he can still resist Sampson while slipping to the low post on the other side, always creating a good passing angle for his teammates.

His hand was probably on Sampson for six or seven seconds before the ball came from the perimeter.

It is true that Abdul-Jabbar does not like confrontation. If he wants to confront, his strength is undoubtedly higher than that of Sampson.

This ball is typical.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was too deep, and Sampson was unable to resist when he got the ball.

Don't even need a skyhook, half-turned, put his weight on Sampson, and easily scored from the top of his head.

"Bloooows!" Chick Hearn exclaimed excitedly~www.novelmt.com~ Kareem scores a layup! "

Louie stood far away with his hands on his hips and asked Sampson, "Ralph, you can't really beat him, can you?"

It's not a shame to fail Kareem.

It's embarrassing to be asked in public by Louis.

Louis is very aware of the psychology of the players. They are all strong and face-saving. Even if the opponent is stronger than himself, he will never admit it publicly on the court.

When they were at a disadvantage, Louis suddenly asked, which was really embarrassing and annoying.

"Give it to me!" Sampson yelled.

"Take it easy!" As soon as Gerald Henderson's ball came out, Sampson was double-teamed by Jabbar Jons.

For a normal center, now I can only receive the ball in my arms and wait for a response.

Sampson did not have the habit of grabbing hands, he showed a different side from the traditional center.

"Unbelievable! Ralph dribbles like a guard!"

This scene shocked even the well-informed Hearn.

Sampson dribbled the ball out of the 3-point line steadily, Jons even followed him all the way, and Bird quickly cut to the basket, raising his hands.

At this moment, Sampson remembered how he cooperated with Bird on weekdays. The passing action was almost instinctive.

He threw the ball with a lob, Bird touched the ball with both hands, but added thrust, and in such a quick and short moment, he used his fingers to dial the ball to Maxwell behind him.

As elegant as poetry, such as the wonderful cooperation of nature, through Bird's divine hand, Maxwell scored a dunk.

In these few seconds, Bill Fitch wants to FUCK and stop.

When Maxwell scored, his anger turned his face into a pig's liver, and he could only shout: "Damn, you played beautifully!"