The Rest, Only Noise

Unlike the 76ers, the Celtics took a break before the Eastern Conference finals.

It only took Bill Fitch a minute to decide that he was going to use the pocket team against the Sixers.

"Although Dr.J's impact is tricky, as long as we can make the pockets airtight, he won't be able to fly even if he has wings." Fitch said heavily, "Remember that, no matter what. , we cannot allow him to dance in the box."

Louie was happy to see Fitch love his pockets so much, but he was worried about Andrew Toney on the Sixers' bench.

"Who will defend Andrew Tony?" Louie asked directly, not hiding.

Fitch was stunned when he heard it, and then smiled: "Don't worry, he can't kill us alone."

Louie was less optimistic than Fitch.

The pocket formation is mainly afraid of two points, the top three points, and the unsolved mid-range singles.

In the future, the Bucks who have studied the pocket array to the extreme, in order to prevent Harden, have come up with a routine of putting Harden's right hand and defending his left hand.

Even so, it's still not very safe.

Tony is a typical mid-range heads-up player.

Since Fitch believed they wouldn't be killed by Tony, Louie couldn't say more, and he took out another data.

For the 76ers, prepare data for a long time.

The 76ers are the top defensive team in the league, but they are not a team that likes to press opponents, force turnovers and play defenses.

They are a team that is very good at reducing opponents' shooting percentages, because they have four players with long hands and feet who can fly to the ground on the defensive end. Air dominance must be theirs.

When all the tactics are ineffective and the players' fighting spirit is important, they can also let go of the air and play rough work with the Celtics.

That's why they are so hard to beat.

Louis originally hoped to use this data to give Fitch some inspiration.

Unexpectedly, this old boy said, "This is why we are determined to use pocket formations on the 76ers! They like to hit the penalty area so much!"

There are several data on this data, namely, the 76ers lead the league in scoring in the restricted area, and they are the league's first in damages at the basket.

However, Fitch ignored several other figures.

The 76ers also ranked first in the league in terms of scoring points in forcing opponents to the basket, and they also ranked first in the league in terms of their defensive intensity in forcing opponents to shoot in the mid-to-long range.

The most frightening statistic is that they scored first in the league after grabbing defensive rebounds.

One of the things the Sixers' high-level numbers reflect in an era of championship-winning defense is that they're a perfect fit for the playoffs.

Their style of play was prepared for the playoffs.

Fitch looked like he was just going to step up and practice pocket formation, and he had no special preparations for anything else.

Louis was a little helpless.

In this way, you can only see tricks and tricks.

The 76ers can't be beaten by a pocket formation alone.

Watching the players start training, Louie thought about another question, is this Celtic team stronger than the original 1981 Celtics team that has not undergone any changes?

In terms of personnel, there are fewer McHale and Parish, and more John Lang, Laimbeer, and Sampson.

However, the Celtics' offensive system limits Lang's performance. Lambir's current combat power can only be regarded as a makeshift starter. Sampson's combat power is not bad, but the confrontation is lacking, and it will take time to grow.

The original Celtics have Parish, who averages nearly 20+10 per game, and McHale, who can already play a role in the sixth man position.

If you look at it this way, at this stage, it should only be similar to the original version of the Celtics, and it may be a little worse to fight a tough battle, but the growth rate is much higher.

Both Laimbeer and Sampson have just started their careers (1), and Lang's firepower needs to be liberated tactically.

In this case, is it enough to beat the 76ers? Louie is not sure.

On the evening of April 21, 1981

Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Boston Garden

The Celtics had an unexpected situation, starting guard Archibald was sidelined due to injury, and Fitch had to replace Gerald Henderson.

The 76ers' starting lineup is relatively fixed, still the same five players from last year.

Dr. J, Dawkins, Caldwell Jones, Cheeks and Lionel Hollins.

They also sat Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones off the court two important players.

Moreover, their starting No. 2, Doug Collins, was out for the season because of a stress fracture, and the 76ers, like the Celtics, were not a complete lineup.

Both sides had a tough start.

The 76ers wanted to confront, and the Celtics placed a pocket formation.

The 76ers, who won the jump ball, shriveled on their first offense and were forced to let Dawkins pull a high shot.

Naturally, there is no such ball.

The Celtics hit the frontcourt, and the 76ers retreated quickly and played tactics slowly. Bird just ran out of the opportunity to attack the basket, and Dr. J followed up like a whirlwind and blocked.

But the Sixers' offense was equally difficult.

The pocket array blocked Dr. J's breakthrough space. He barely made a high shot and missed.

Dawkins grabbed the rebound, and Curranbeer rudely joined the ball with his hands and hit it out of bounds.

Young referee Richard Bavetta (Richard Bavetta) saw this level of contact~www.novelmt.com~ completely unresponsive, and even sent the 76ers out of bounds.

"It really works!" Fitch yelled, "Just like this, whoever dares to leak his pockets, I will kill him!"

Ever since Louie saw Dawkins run to the high post to break the pocket, he's been uneasy.

The 76ers' offense seems to be random, but Dawkins will never go to the high post to shoot. They must have been guarding the Celtics for a long time.

And, they know that high shots are the key to breaking pockets.

Louie looked at the 76ers off the court, and Andrew Tony was sitting there. I wonder if the killer who was almost selected by the Celtics last year, will he wield the butcher's knife tonight?

Louie is worried that the Sixers' offense is getting uglier each time.

They can't seem to find a good way to break the pocket formation.

Instead, it was the Celtics' offense that gradually opened up their hands and feet.

John Lang ran on Bird's cue, stopped abruptly, and caught the ball on the left flank of his college favorite free-throw line.

Pick and roll to keep up!

Louie clenched his fist, which was one of the "L" tactics, and Lang used the pick-and-roll to get out of the perfect neutral and score a jumper.

"!@#%@!…"

"John Lang's shot is just like Sam Jones back then!" Johnny Most directly blew Lang to the horizon.

⑴ In reality, 1980-81 was Laimbeer's first season. After he was drafted in 1979, he went to Europe to play for a year before joining the NBA. In 1981, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game. Don't overestimate the combat power of Ranbir during this period, he only gradually entered the peak period in 8384).