The Rest, Only Noise

The Celtics played a better offense in the second half than in the first half, and the Lakers lost their ferocious firepower at the start.

Although the Celtics did not continue to use pocket arrays, some methods that proved to work have continued to be used.

For example, step up the defense against Norm Nixon.

When Magic was there, the Lakers had two engines on the court, and the offense was difficult to limit. If there was only one Nixon, the problem would not be so difficult.

Louie's pocket array inspired Bill Fitch.

He put a lot of effort into marking Nixon, pitting four different players back and forth, and succeeded in making the talented white guard lose his spirituality.

The third and fourth quarters, Bird's play is getting better and better.

They managed to smash the Lakers' defense and clinch a sweet victory at the Forum.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was very helpless. He played 41 minutes, made 13 of 25 shots, and scored 32 points and 12 rebounds. Although he was the player with the most points in the game, the Celtics' little monster Ralph Sampson's The performance is equally impressive.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't like the intensity of play, which happened to help Sampson solve the problem of disliking confrontation.

Sampson scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks in the first matchup between Sampson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

It is worth mentioning that Sampson currently leads the league in blocked shots with 3.7 blocks per game.

Behind him is New Jersey's "wild monkey" George Johnson (JohnsonC). This man ranks second in the shot-blocking group with three blocks per game.

Amazingly, Sampson is still on the bench for the Celtics.

Playing the Lakers was his first start.

In college, one of the scouting reports Louie gave him was that "blocks and rebounds are not at the top (still very good.

When he came to the NBA, Sampson's rebounding was just like what Louie's scouting report said. There were many problems, mainly because he didn't like to fight with others, and he didn't like to fight for the position with all his strength. Louis is too familiar with this problem, and he has to move out of Mr. Zhou Qi, and he doesn't like card slots.

Because in the youth team/CBA, his old man can pick melons behind most of the centers even if he doesn't get stuck, and the length of his hands is no solution.

Sampson is tall, long, jumping and thin, and he can't get stuck. For him, it's almost like Ben Simmons who can't shoot three-pointers. .

His current figure has not yet reached the time for hand-to-hand combat, so Louis will not pay attention to his card position problem, but will only say a few words.

When he recovers, he will definitely correct his problems.

Sampson was suave under the camera, thanking his parents, his teammates, the coaching staff, and everyone just not talking about himself.

Still Bill Laimbeer real.

He believes, "I was the number one contributor to this victory, and no one could defend Karim except me."

He is boasting.

Unexpectedly, Abdul-Jabbar would describe him as a clown in front of the media: "He only makes some insane little moves. He thought that would irritate me, but I never took him seriously."

"Then what do you think is the reason for the loss tonight?"

The sensitive Jabaldun glared at the reporter: "You mean to say I'm bragging?"

"No, Karim..."

"Then what do you mean?" Kareem jumped up irritably, "Forget it, I don't **** care about you Shetes!"

His neurotic remarks are like a volcano that may erupt at any time, and it is difficult to communicate with him in a normal way.

Hearing of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's "feat" in front of the media, Louis thought of Dr. J, Magician and others who are very good at dealing with the media at the moment. They already have the prototype of modern star players. In other words, they are the template for the billionaires of the future.

In public, wearing masks, they are humorous, approachable, and always have something nice to say to make you laugh.

There's no one who doesn't like interacting with such nice people.

This role, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had never been able to handle until he retired.

So the media will treat him as a plague god.

And he also regards the media as a thorn in his side. Sensitive, he will raise any question that is not properly worded to the extreme, comparable to a woman's imagination.

The Celtics are on the rise.

It seems unstoppable.

Bird led the MVP projections for the second straight month, and the Celtics had four All-Stars.

They are Bird, Maxwell, Archibald and Sampson.

Moreover, Bird and Sampson are All-Star starters.

Compared to Boston, Philadelphia is more low-key and more solid.

They only had two players on the All-Star roster, but they also swept the East without a hitch.

When the Celtics led the league with a 45-7 record at the end of January, the team that came before them was the 44-10 76ers.

The game is about to start.

Louie made a detailed game plan, including how to limit Dr. J's offense and how to avoid excessive pressure from Dawkins and Caldwell Jones.

To deal with the 76ers who lack the ability to attack, the pocket array seems to be the best choice.

They hardly shoot threes.

This super-running team, which is obviously very unrestrained, but has a very traditional offensive selection, regards three-point shooting as something like a three-pointer at the buzzer in the future.

They were overly cautious when it came to 3-pointers.

It can even be concluded that they are a team without a three-point threat.

There is no three-point threat, and there is a lack of attacking hands. In the face of such a team, the pocket formation is simply the magic weapon for Tianke them.

Even Louis did not expect the effect of the pocket array.

In the first half, Dr. J made 4 of 11 shots and scored only 10 points. His impact attack was completely restrained. The Celtics led by as much as 16 points, and they were about to meet the All-Star with an inspiring victory. weekend.

But in the second half, the 76ers suddenly changed, and they played such a lineup: Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks, Julius Irving, Bobby Jones, Caldwell Jones.

Take Tony out, and that's a team that doesn't have a dead end on the roster.

Sure enough, the 76ers went to confrontation, and the Celtics' offensive was instantly melted away.

Louie tried to get Bird to launch a pass-and-cut game to find flaws, but the Phillies' rough game style prevented them from running their tactics.

Then, "Boston Killer" Andrew Toney, above the free throw line, drew his sharp knife and started killing the Bostonians.

He didn't shoot three-pointers. He completely relied on high-level one-on-one singles. He scored 27 points in the half and 35 points in the whole game. He killed the Celtics by himself.

His basketball shot was **** and ruthless.

Reed Auerbach was there to witness Tony's "Boston Murderer" debut, and he thought about how Louie had admired the player in the first place.

Even Auerbach watched the video and thought Tony was a rare talent.

However, he didn't take any chances and hoped that Tony would fall into a suitable pick with a fluke and then take him down.

As a result, the 76ers got the better of them.

Tony, who was supposed to play for the Celtics, started a career in Philadelphia that terrified Boston.

Seeing him play like this, Louis sighed.

"He was supposed to play for you, Bill," Louie said.

Fitch wanted to hit Tony in the head with the tactical board.

Because Tony will deliberately look at Fitch after every successful attack, as if asking "Are you guys guarding me coach?".

Hearing Louis's emotion, he turned around with a sullen face: "You can only blame Reed for not being decisive enough. If you can get him... ah, forget it!"

Louis looked at the arrogant 76ers, and he believed that this team would become the Celtics' archenemy in the playoffs.

Between them, there is bound to be a battle between dragons and tigers.

Although the Celtics have more stars, the 76ers have a more mature system and lack of attacking ability, which has improved a lot after Tony joined. Coupled with the flank line composed of Irving, Black Jones and White Jones, it is enough to make Any offensive line across the league suffocates.

Even Bird couldn't aim at the rim against this kind of flank with strength, stiffness, height and power.

To deal with this group of people, you must prepare early.

After the game, 76ers coach Billy Cunningham was in high spirits. Like all grassroots players who turned coaches, he would be questioned about his business ability.

The changes in the second half really put Fitch, a typical academy coach, on the bank.

So he was able to gleefully say, "Darryl Dawkins has grown up!"

"Dr.J no longer has to worry about his teammates not following in his footsteps."

"We're so strong, even our sixth man is an All-Star," Cunningham announced excitedly. "We're invincible!"

"unbeatable?"

The 76ers' press conference was next door to the Celtics. Bird had just finished dealing with reporters and was about to leave when he heard Cunningham's words through the wall.

"Really?" Bird asked grimly.

It's a pity that only Louie can answer him: "See you in the playoffs, Larry. They did win with dignity today."

Bird does not deny this.

He hates losing, and even hates all those who pretend to be in front of him.

"Damn, let's see!" After saying that, he kicked over the innocent trash can.