The Rest, Only Noise

3-0, the Celtics were out of the game without a fight.

After the game, Ralph Sampson, who averaged 38 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks per game in this round of the series, expressed his frustration with the team.

"It's not how we lose, it's that we don't know how to win from start to finish," Sampson said blankly. "I averaged 38 points a game, Larry averaged 25 points a game, I don't Think we've played badly, but we're not competitive against New York."

"It wasn't like that four years ago," Sampson said, puzzled. "How did we get here, and what mistakes did we make? What mistakes were avoidable? What mistakes could be made right? When did this all start? That's a mystery to me."

Bird, sharper than Sampson, said: "In the years before he (Louis) left, we were all at our peak, so it looked good. But, after that, New York rose rapidly, and Boston didn't bring in Fresh blood, even Reggie Lewis as a bargaining chip, and New York seems to be getting better and better under that guy's grip. It may or may not be a coincidence, but we should remember, The downturn in Boston started right after Louie left."

Bird may be the first Celtics player to equate the fall of the Celtics with the departure of Louie.

When Louis was interviewed by reporters, he did not talk about the future of the Celtics, and only selectively answered some convenient questions.

Hearing that Bird thought the Celtics were today because they didn't keep him, Louie said modestly, "Larry thinks too much, if I hadn't left, the Celtics wouldn't be better. , because they were an unassailable team at the time. What can I do to them? Will the management listen to me? At the end of the day, there's a good chance they'll have the same problems they have now."

Louie denied it, but not outright.

In this interview, he revealed why he left Boston that year.

There is no say in the operation, the Celtics can not jump out of Auerbach's dictatorship model, which is why.

Now, Auerbach is ready to decentralize, but Louis has already made contributions to other teams, and his successor is not up to his expectations, so he can only let Dave Garvet from outside take advantage of it.

And this transfer of power was originally prepared by Auerbach for Louis.

However, Louis was not willing to stay and wait for so many years.

Bob Ryan, who has always slammed the Louie and the Knicks on the Celtics' standpoint, said in an article in the Boston Globe the next day: "Maybe, someone really should take Reid's The car keys were taken."

The Celtics were swept away, which is a consensus in the industry for a long time, but the internal riots in the Green Army that occurred immediately were unexpected.

But at the same time, the famous Los Angeles riots caught the world's attention, and no one cared what happened to the Celtics.

This is a mass riot that evolved from ";livematters".

The story goes back to Los Angeles in March, when everyone was talking about the day the Iraqi government accepted the terms of the ceasefire and the Gulf War ended. At the slight cost of 146 casualties, the U.S. military achieved a major victory in retaking Kuwait, which hit Iraqi millions of troops in one fell swoop.

Rodney King, a young black man, often made an appointment with his friends to drink together after get off work. After that, the paralysis of alcohol made him drive on California Highway 210, and he did not realize that there happened to be a police car of the California Highway Patrol in front of him. Rodney had been driving at a speed of 115 mph, while the speed limit on California highways was only 65 mph, according to Singer's testimony later in court.

The siren roared and chased after him. Rodney was unaware of the seriousness of his move by drinking alcohol, and he was still racing. At the same time, the police had already set up a net in the process of chasing, helicopters circled in the sky, and more than 20 police cars on the ground were on standby to contain them. Rodney, who was unable to escape, panicked.

However, Jiujin gave him the courage to be reckless. In the face of the police officer's stern warning, he had been overwhelmed by alcohol and did not honestly admit his mistake. He sometimes danced in place, sometimes waved to the helicopter in the air, and twisted his hips. Use indecent gestures to provoke the police. With the warning ineffective, the Los Angeles police began their signature physical exhortation, beating around De Niro and handing him 56 batons, beating him to death begging for mercy.

They did not expect that the process of beating De Niro would be filmed. After the video went viral, it sparked public outrage. Although the police involved were charged, they were acquitted by the court.

Then the day after the Celtics were eliminated by the Knicks, the local black people in Los Angeles were outraged, took to the streets to protest, and took retaliatory actions, which turned from protests to violent conflicts. With fires burning everywhere, the flames blazing, and the smoke billowing, Los Angeles became a "city on fire", paralyzed and chaotic, and the riots spread to 19 states in less than 24 hours.

The riots in Los Angeles caused the Lakers to temporarily change their home court elsewhere, and the smoke quickly spread to other states.

As a traveler from 2021, Louis can't say that this scene is a bit familiar, it should be said that it is exactly the same.

The **** brothers suffered unjust injustices, angry black people took to the streets to protest, and the unscrupulous people at the bottom took the opportunity to buy for zero yuan, and everyone's demands were met.

The impact of this incident on the sports world is extremely bad.

Many stars were forced to speak out.

If you don't take a stand, or are indifferent to this matter, you will be accused and diss.

Louis told his family to try not to go out until the incident subsided.

Meanwhile, other series in the first round are slowly deciding their results.

The Knicks' semifinal opponent was the winner of the Pacers and Pistons.

Louie thought the Pistons with a stronger lineup would win, but he underestimated the strength of Danny Manning.

As Sampson after Sampson, Manning embarked on a similar path to the former, omnipotent offense, and whoever has an advantage.

But he doesn't have the size of Sampson, and he didn't start out on defense the way Sampson did in the early years of his career.

Manning didn't know that defense was the key to determining whether he could reach Sampson's level.

In the semifinals against the Pacers, Louie was very relieved. Manning was good at playing against other teams, but he lost his temper when he met the Knicks.

They have enough reserves at the 4 to keep Manning on fire.

The day before the semifinals, Louie was sitting in his office watching the news from Los Angeles.

All Black Lives Matter stories have a vulgar development (beating, smashing and looting) and a vulgar ending (being suppressed).

The governor of California declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, and more than 4,000 National Guard troops were dispatched into the city to quell the violence.

It's over, no more miracles.

Louis was watching the news when the phone in the office suddenly rang.

Normally no one would call his office during this period because the trading window was closed, so why call since there is no deal to do? It can only be reminiscing.

Louie picked up the phone: "Hello."

"it's me."

Louie will never forget this voice.

"What day is it today? Why did you call me?" Louis knew exactly what the call was about, but he tried to act stupid to the end. "Reed?"

The caller is the Celtics president of basketball operations - Reed Auerbach.

Louis and Auerbach have not spoken on the phone for a long time.

"I just wanted to ask you something~www.readwn.com~ That's great, it looks like both sides have a lot of questions about each other.

"If you have doubts, I may have them too." Louis said directly, "I don't know what your doubts are about me?"

Auerbach joked: "How does it feel to knock out the Celtics three times in four years?"

"I believe that the Lakers dream of experiencing this, but I actually don't feel it. No matter how many times you eliminate you, the thrill will not be stronger than the first time."

This is the biggest difference between competitive sports and piston sports.

Doing Pistons for the first time will cause you to unload early because you are too nervous and inexperienced, and competitive sports are the other way around.

"You really have the right to say that, then..." Auerbach suddenly asked in a deep voice, "To completely defeat the Celtics on the court, and to kick Boston's professional basketball into the abyss through trades off the court, I feel certain all right?"

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