The Rest, Only Noise

April 22, 1981

Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Garden

It's a weird era, so there's going to be a weird playoff schedule.

The Eastern Conference finals series are back-to-back.

That's why Louie insists on getting some sleep, because he can't drag his body out to the garden to watch the second game without sleeping for more than 24 hours. There would only be three results, either, he was mentally sluggish the whole time and dissociated from the game; either he fell asleep at the scene; or he died suddenly.

The 76ers' starting lineup has a change from Game1.

They replaced Caldwell Jones with Super Sixth Man Bobby Jones as the starter.

Both Jones are players that the 76ers rely heavily on on the defensive end, but Black Jones has stronger rim protection, and his attack range is limited to the paint area. White Jones is similar to a sweeper like Garnett. He can protect the rim, but his value is Never in the rim protection area, and can make mid-range jumpers.

His entry into the starting lineup will not only cause trouble for the Celtics' offense, but can become a Celtics' basket-making nightmare along with Dr. J.

The Celtics stuck with the pocket formation that Fitch believed in.

Fitch insists that there is a reason for this. Dr. J is not good at shooting, and he is the core player of the 76ers.

As long as there are pockets on the court, Dr. J's offense will struggle. This series may not see a single Dr. J moment, which is a major morale blow for the 76ers.

However, with the addition of Andrew Toney, the 76ers have gotten rid of their dependence on Dr. J.

At the beginning, Dr. J still stumbled and stumbled. His shooting was not good. Under the influence of the pocket formation, it was extra dazzling, and the efficiency of hitting the basket was not good enough to cause damage.

This is another discovery of Louie. It is also the attack on the basket. Dr. J's belief, or the courage to throw himself out and fight his opponent to the death, is far less firm than Tony's. This is related to his experience.

In terms of honor, he can't make the top ten in history, but he is undoubtedly one of the most important players in the NBA since its birth. He left the peak in the ABA. This league wanted to merge with the NBA in 1972. They were struggling every day. It was Dr. J who provided the commercial value, so that most people in that league could eat and drink. Therefore, the ABA has an unspoken rule for the doctor - no one is allowed to kick him, fall over him, elbow him, hurt him.

In this environment, how much blood is left in him? He's still classy, ​​but that's not what the NBA playoffs are like. Whether you're the Ph.D., Jordan, Magic, or whoever, they'll do anything to stop you from scoring.

Dr. J struggled, but was able to deliver clever passes to activate his teammates' mid-range shots.

What Louis was most worried about began to happen.

Bobby Jones fired continuously at the free throw line. He was the 76ers' leading scorer in the first half of the quarter. He only relied on one-shot shots and bullied Maxwell and Laimbeer.

The 76ers took the lead, and Fitch called a timeout to replace Sampson.

This time without Louie's reminder, Fitch directly told Sampson to pay attention to Bobby Jones's position and stop shooting him. But at the same time, the 76ers replaced the sharpening Andrew Toney.

The killer, who was destined to leave a shadow in the hearts of a generation of Boston fans, had the momentum to swallow up the audience from the moment he appeared.

30 to 22

36 to 25

This is the single-quarter scoring ratio in the first half, and the 76ers are the leading team.

Andrew Toney still likes to get into the paint to trouble the Celtics like a fighter.

A typical Tony bout goes something like this.

He'll pass Carl/Henderson/Randy Smith or any Celtics player standing in front of him without blinking an eye.

He obviously has the ability to make a pull-up jumper, but he doesn't use it. His subjective will drives him to the penalty area, and in front of Laimbeer/Maxwell/Rick Robbie/Sampson, face-to-face pull-up jumper. He has to deliberately adjust the arc of the shot every time to avoid being blocked. Occasionally, he would play with fire and get a volleyball cap by Sampson, but he succeeded more often.

With 20 points in the half and 50% shooting, Tony burned like a fire.

Louie had suggested giving up the integrity of the pocket array and double-teaming Tony in advance.

Fitch refused, believing that Tony couldn't handle the Celtics alone. His belief stemmed from his first victory.

But now the situation is completely different from the first one.

Tony went crazy himself, and led other people.

Bobby Jones, Dawkins, Lightning Cheeks, and Dr. J.

In Fitch's philosophy, in everyone's perception, Dr. J should be the player who will lead the 76ers forward.

But the truth is, it was Andrew Tony who played the role.

In the second half, which is the third quarter, Dr. J felt like a duck to water. The 76ers' offensive and defensive strength rose to the top at the same time, and they played 12 rotating counterattacks in a single quarter.

Irving, who only scored 4 points in the first half, took off countless times in the second half, sent elegant dunks, and scored 14 points in a single quarter.

Every basketball fan knows how unstoppable the Sixers and Dr. J are when they switch offense, and that's exactly what the Sixers want: they want to see Dr. J rush up and play, not in the half court The position was trapped in the Celtic pockets.

Therefore, when Dr. J is rushing around the court, it is often the time when the 76ers widen the point difference.

The third quarter of the game, the 76ers laid the victory.

In the fourth quarter, the 76ers slack off a little, and the Celtics recovered a little point difference, but for the overall situation, it had no effect.

ended.

119 to 99

With a 20-point victory, the Phillies broke through the Garden and won the Celtics' home-court advantage.

In response to Fitch, Cunningham told reporters in Boston: "Is the Liberty Bell still audible? I can hear the whole New England cry."

"Boston Globe" reporter Bob Ryan rhetorically slammed the Celtics' performance, especially coach Bill Fitch: "Almost every timeout, Fitch is behind!"

As a result, Fitch poured his anger on Maxwell, whom he had previously praised so badly.

"He didn't hit any energy!"

"Andrew Tony asks for anything in front of him!"

His approach successfully alienated his relationship with the players, especially when the team failed at the strategic level, as the head coach, instead of taking responsibility, he held the players accountable for the first time.

"He's not going to get anyone's respect." K.C. Jones, also a former player, knew the consequences.

Louie didn't respond and didn't say anything.

He told Fitch how to restrain Tony, but Fitch didn't take it. He also has some suggestions for improving the offense. Even if the defense can't be defended, and the 76ers fight against the offense, there is still a chance of winning. But Fitch suddenly became opinionated.

He can only speak up when Fitch calms down, or when the situation becomes irreversible.

Game2, is the complete defeat of the Celtics.

The next day, Louis went to Auerbach's office to make a summary.

"Andrew Toney had 38 points and we didn't have any focus on his defense."

"The 76ers got more rebounds than we did and increased the tempo of the game a lot."

"They are also more tenacious when competing for fighting spirit."

Louie said solemnly: "We have no chance of winning this game from start to finish."

"How's the video captain doing now?" Auerbach looked indifferent to the series.

Louis smiled coldly, "He is leading everyone to watch the video."

"Do you find it useful?" Auerbach asked wryly.

Louie smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with watching the video of the game and replaying the game, but the key is whether you can find the problem. If you can't, it is a waste of time."

"You have something to say." Auerbach laughed.

"I don't mean anything else, but Coach Fitch seems to be limited by shortcuts," Louie said. "He wants to build an advantage with monotonous tactics, but the Phillies won't let us slaughter."

Auerbach learned from K.C. Jones what Louie was doing on the team, and he was surprised.

Fitch's current defensive formation and offensive tactics are almost all from Louis's ideas. With these fresh offensive and defensive tactics, he led the team to the first record in the league and won everyone's praise~www.novelmt.com~ What about Louis? Little is known about his contribution beyond Fitch's "We have two coaches."

"Do you have a better idea for the current situation?" Auerbach asked softly.

"It can't be considered a good idea, it can only be regarded as a compromise solution." Louie had already told Fitch about this solution, "Andrew's ball-handling threat exceeded our expectations. Players who are following in his footsteps will match up, and then double-team him when he's attacking."

Auerbach frowned and said, "Is this too risky? They made countless mid-range shots last night."

"Because of Coach Fitch's man-to-man strategy, Tony scored 68 points against us in two games at the Garden." Louie laughed at himself, "I always knew he was good, but I really didn't expect him to be so good. Now I'm more and more regretful, why didn't we get him in the first place?"

Auerbach blushed.

"Don't mention the past." Auerbach cleared his throat, "Do you have a plan for how to attack?"

Louie said helplessly: "I've given my plan to Bill."

"How did he say?"

"He didn't think Andrew Tony was worth the trouble.

The ridicule on Louie's face was clearly visible. He was dissatisfied with Fitch for not taking his advice, and he was even more worried that Fitch would continue to indulge Tony's play.

Auerbach could only appease him.

"Since Bill is going to continue hitting the wall, don't stop him. When the fire burns, he will think of you." Auerbach said lightly, "All you have to do is wait."

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