The Rest, Only Noise

It didn't surprise Louie that Miller didn't play.

Let him start, the value is his potential, and his fetters with Wilson's teammates.

Wilson's absence seems to have affected his performance, which is not at all the usual level.

Louie simply replaced Dale Ellis.

Although Ewing's defense was blown up by Sampson, the assist defense covered the penalty area and gave Isiah Thomas two caps in a single quarter.

With Ellis on the court, it became difficult for the Celtics to guard the Knicks.

Ellis is undoubtedly the anti-Kai pioneer in the Knicks. Like Wilson, he has a wonderful performance every time he plays Green Kai.

Seeing Bird defending himself, he moved a lot around the perimeter as if stimulated by something.

In a single quarter, he scored 8 points on 3 of 4 and 2 of 3-pointers.

"Dale Ellis, this guy makes my heart skip a beat every time he gets the ball!" Heinsohn said after Ellis missed his only shot in the first quarter.

Thomas did not seem to have a strong desire to attack, and was blocked by Ewing twice, and the first quarter was zero.

Bird couldn't keep up with Ellis, couldn't get back inside and couldn't guard the Knicks' point guard, and K.C. Jones was embarrassed about his use.

Dennis Rodman's defense against him is tough.

I don't know if it's true that the back injury has not healed, and Bird was very embarrassed by Rodman.

A striker who is slightly shorter than him, but whose dynamic talent wraps him in all directions gives him more trouble than he could imagine.

The Celtics' offense and defense were supported by Sampson alone, scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter.

30 to 26

The Celtics lead the Knicks by 4 points, but if it goes on like this, Sampson will definitely not be able to support it, and the consumption in the interior is too great.

Louie predicted that the Celtics would play short rotations in the second quarter as usual, but wasn't sure if they would replace Isiah Thomas, so there was no rush to switch to the Murder press.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks' lineup became Stockton, Ellis, Wilson, Oakley and Song Tao.

Ewing was beaten badly by Sampson, but his help defense and rebound protection were impeccable.

However, Sampson's crazy offense made him two fouls in a single quarter.

So Louis had to take the risk of Song Tao being targeted to replace Ewing.

Louis has only one requirement for Song Tao, protect the basket, eat the cake, and let the Celtics shoot if they shoot from inside.

The Celtics replaced Bird, Harper and Laimbeer, allowing Thomas and Sampson to continue the second quarter with Danny Ainge, Reggie Jackson and Jim Peterson.

On the second team alone, the quality of the Knicks is still a little higher, and the only weak point is the inside bench.

There is a clear gap between Song Tao and Peterson.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Celtics let Peterson beat Song Tao in the back.

Louie hadn't ordered to flank Peterson, so Song Tao's teammates let him do it himself.

He did a good job, and he didn't jump around.

Peterson couldn't use his body to eat hard, and he couldn't shake Song Tao's defense. In the end, he just dribbled the ball past Song Tao, and was directly interfered with when he wanted to make a layup.

Peterson missed the attack and the rebound was successfully protected by the Knicks.

Stockton instigated a counterattack, and Wilson, who had been holding back for a quarter, wanted to dunk on Bird's head, but the man was resting off the court.

He could only settle for the next best thing, using his body to avoid Lewis' interference and dunk.

28 to 30

Chasing 2 points, it seems not bad?

Can you use lineup depth to get a kick out of it?

Isiah Thomas dribbled to the frontcourt, and Stockton's defense opened a meter and a half.

This is totally not enough! In front of him, Thomas made two "bangs", changed direction to dribble to shred Stockton's defense, and was not afraid of Song Tao's threat to protect the basket, but he even hit Song Tao's body. Cover, and then shoot the ball at will with the strength gained through confrontation.

As soon as the ball is released, the referee blows the whistle again.

This kind of foul belongs to the kind that can be called or not. If the person defending like this is a star player, the referee will probably not call him a foul. But Song Tao is only a small role, and the probability of fouling depends on the referee's mood.

"Damn, you really don't want to make this game a little intense?" Louie shouted. "You want them to see this game with millions of fans watching it in front of the TV?"

"Back off! Littlelu!"

Louis almost walked into the grounds.

He had a heated argument with the referee and was not called for a technical foul because Tomjanovich and Zhao Yuanzheng pulled him away in time.

"Those two bastards! A game with them is a **** piece of shit!" Louie babbled swearing.

The referee ignored Louie's anger, knowing it was part of the pressure.

But here is the Garden, the home court of the Celtics, and a little home whistle is a matter of course. Valley

The reason Paul Mihazak and Strom have such a bad reputation in the NBA is that they both get their way, undisturbed.

After Louis lost his temper, he had to figure out how to deal with the Celtics' offensive.

It seems that the variable is Ellis and Wilson.

Unfortunately, Ellis's affinity conflicts with most off-ball players.

Louie can't expect Ellis and Wilson to suddenly play 1+1>2 in front of the best team in the league. Therefore, the two of them must perform their duties according to their own strengths, which is also Louis' arrangement.

In order to allow Ellis to play freely and Wilson to be unaffected, Louis arranged two and three strong and weak flanks.

Wilson and Oakley are on the weak side, and Ellis is on the strong side with Stockton and Song Tao.

The Celtics used Lewis on Wilson and Angie on Ellis.

That Angie...Louis stood on the sidelines, he could see better than others, Angie's small movements, the trash talk that deliberately made Ellis angry.

Ellis' opportunity didn't come out, and Wilson received the ball on the weak side.

Lewis is one-on-one, and his athleticism is amazing.

Wilson chose Lewis' left-hand side.

This is a problem on the defensive end of Lewis, who is used to blocking the strong side and giving up the weak side.

"This kind of defense is not feasible in front of Benj." Just as Zhao Yuanzheng finished speaking, Wilson, who entered the penalty area, encountered Sampson's help defense.

"good chance!"

Louie saw Oakley unguarded at the free throw line, and Wilson planned the same.

It's part of the tactics, and Wilson's routine with the ball.

When Wilson turned around to pass the ball to Oakley, he saw Lewis who had blocked the ball. This scene shows a lot. The strength of the Celtics is not just the Big Three. The other players are not weak in combat, and cooperate with each other. It is impossible for this defensive rotation to not work hard at ordinary times.

Wilson's ball goes into Lewis's arms.

The Celtics counterattacked 35-28.

"John, take charge of the tactics!" Louie shouted, "Benj, don't be affected, your job is to attack, if Ralph helps defend, you have to find a way to pass the ball to the perimeter and start over!"

That's Stockton's weakness tested by Nelson -- his shot isn't at all prepared for a fleeting open spot.

When the Celtics took this weakness, they were very casual.

They dare to put Stockton in space and force him to shoot.

Obviously Stockton has a 35% outside shooting percentage, but the space the opponent gives Stockton is getting bigger and bigger as the game goes on.

Stockton knew that if he couldn't figure out how to take advantage of the opportunity the Celtics gave him, the offense would become deformed, like a disabled man who had lost his feet and needed a wheelchair to move.

Suddenly, Stockton gave up his restraint and took the vacancy the Celtics gave him.

"boom!"

"Not his rhythm." Louis shook his head.

"Watch out for their counterattack!" Tomjanovich stood up and shouted.

Just being careful doesn't help, not making three points brings long rebounds.

Thomas jumped up and grabbed the rebound~www.readwn.com~Sampson walked down the middle as if he had just come on the court.

The big two, who were responsible for supporting Bird's connection, completed an alley-oop in the Knicks' frontcourt that made the Garden manic.

37 to 28

The difference between the two sides came to 9 points.

Louie sighed, wanting to give Stockton a little more time, but if he misses again, or chooses to give up challenging the Celtics' defense, he's not as valuable on the court as Hornacek.

How to do? Giving players trust is the foundation of coaching. Stockton is a member of the second team this year, two consecutive All-Stars, and the leader of the system. Without him, the Knicks' offensive system will be extremely difficult.

Louis hesitated for more than ten seconds, and then saw that Stockton gave up his shot and didn't deal cards from the outside, but chose a play that didn't seem suitable for him.

-breakthrough!

He decided to use the breakthrough to resolve the immediate dilemma, but he thought the Celtics defense too simplistic.

Sampson's deadly assist defense, covering Stockton's head with one hand, and blocking the possibility of passing the ball to the left bottom corner with the other hand, Ellis did not shake off Ainge, and his ball was passed to Song Tao who failed.

Song Tao took a deep breath, facing the best center in the world, he had a chance to dunk.

Stockton is still able to play his part, creating opportunities in his own right.

However, Song Tao, who was nervous, had an uncontrollable fear of Sampson, so he didn't get up and dunk directly when he received the ball, but put it on the ground and slapped the ball again.

It was the step of putting the ball on the ground, slapping it and jumping up, giving Sampson enough time to react and giving him a big head-on blood cap.

"F***!"

Louie ran to the technical desk and said, "I'm going to pause!"