readytorunbook Chapter 549 Burn in pain
Chapter 549 Burn in pain
Chapter 549 Burn in pain
Sampson wanted to hit Ewing with his back, but was flanked by Oakley.
His pass to Lambiel on the perimeter.
Lambiel has a chance to shoot three-pointers, but his outside shooting percentage has declined year by year, which is a performance that conforms to the laws of the times.
KC will certainly not let Lambiel maintain a one-handed three-point threat. In his view, it doesn't matter whether Lambiel shoots three-pointers or not.
Thinking that his three-point shooting rate was unstable, Lambiel simply passed the ball to Thomas under the guise of shooting.
Thomas came in head-on, and he needed to challenge Ewing's defense.
Thomas jumped up directly, and the momentum of the jump made people think that he wanted to dunk Ewing.
In the end, instead of dunking on Ewing's head against his cognition, he used his body to push away Ewing's defense and forced a layup.
Even with his points, Louie still thinks his offense sucks.
too difficult!Louie wants the Celtics to score this hard every possession.
Hornacek dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and was about to settle down when he saw Louis making tactical gestures.
For a while, Ewing and Oakley ran out from the low post.
The two screened for Hornacek at the same time.
The horn cover at the top of the arc is the Knicks' forte.
The Celtics chose not to defend Hornacek's shot or to flank.
Everyone dribbled behind screens, a tactic that stuck with them the entire series and why Stockton was benched.
In the same situation, Hornacek made a decisive shot, but Stockton hesitated.
"boom!"
The shooting in this situation is not in the shooting rhythm that Hornacek and Stockton are used to.
However, the Celtics have to pay the price.
In order to prevent the Knicks pick and roll, Sampson and Lambiel both left the restricted area.Hornacek missed a shot, but it wasn't the Celtics who grabbed the rebound.
Rodman taps the rebound off Bird's head.
He was alone against several Celtic players.
He ignited the ball about five times, and eventually he grabbed the rebound and his teammates were ignited by him.
Ellis yells from the right: "Dennis!"
Rodman rushed the pass.
Ellis received the ball and stabilized his center of gravity. Harper's help defense was in front of him, but he still wanted to make a shot.
"It's a feint!"
It was clear to the bystanders, and Louis could see it at a glance.
Harper was thrown into the air, and Ellis dribbled the ball to the right in an adjusted manner, and then started to shoot.
"Shh!"
"Dale Ellis can't shoot like that!" Heinsohn said anxiously, "He can really break a team with three-pointers!
6 is better than 3
The Knicks started with two goals, both of which were scored by Ellis.
His three-pointer was like a dangling knife, which made the Celtics uneasy.
The Knicks found the feeling of playing before, and the brutal defensive pressure caused Bird and Sampson to fall to the ground repeatedly.
These actions are too rough.
"It's like a street gang!" Heinsohn blasted unhappily. "The Knicks are making basketball ugly!"
Cunningham intentionally steered the topic to Louis: "If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. The Knicks suddenly changed to this style of play, and the coaching staff must have played a key role."
The Celtics star gradually exerted its strength.
Sampson first made a three-point shot after the pick-and-roll, and then hit Ewing with the ball, and scored with a step-back jumper that made Louie roll his eyes. The Celtics were defended until the last second, and Sampson made a strong shot at the buzzer outside the corner three-point line.
"Mr. The Only One scored 8 points in a row! The Celtics took a 4-point lead!"
11 is better than 7
During this period, the Knicks only scored from free throws.
What do these balls mean?
It shows that Sampson is better than Sampson, Sampson has no solution, and Sampson deserves to be the MVP, but it's not that the Knicks are not good at defending. When Bird or other stars have no solution, Louis has never seen it.
When this kind of star takes over, he can only admit defeat.
Fortunately, after a wave, they are only 4 points behind.
Oakley is more than brave, but lacks defense. Now that he has shown his attitude, it is time to improve the quality of defense.
Louie opted to replace Oakley with McHale.
Moreover, Ewing, McHale, and Hornacek should step up their offensive against the Celtics inside.
After McHale returned, he brought what the Knicks needed most.
When the fourth position sweeps and the tactics cannot be opened, it is responsible for holding the ball and singled out the point.
Ewing can also single-handedly play, but his single-playing efficiency is too low when facing Sampson.
"Kevin, leave that vicious dog alone!"
When Lambiel settled on the outside, Louie yelled.
Completely give up defending Lambiel's three-pointers, and use Ewing to protect the basket and McHale and Rodman's high-level sweeps to establish the most powerful defensive system.
McHale can block the gun every time, and Rodman's rotation, supplementary defense, switching and double-teaming may be the best on the team.
In addition, he also has a lot of highlights when defending Bird.
It was difficult for Byrd to kill him in one breath.
Rodman's body and amazing continuous jumping ability, even after Bird shakes him away with a fake move, there is no guarantee that he will not be blocked.
Rodman's intensity, confrontation and defensive pressure are all the best.
When his energy sprayed on Bird, Game3 led the Celtics to implement an anti-full-court press against the Knicks, and Bird was knocked back and forth.
This is not without cost.
Rodman's chances of fouling increased significantly. In less than 7 minutes, Rodman was called for a defensive foul because he intentionally hit Bird's back.
It was his second foul and the Knicks' fifth in the half quarter.
Bird goes to the free throw line.
Heinsohn said dissatisfiedly: "I can't remember how many times Rodman deliberately attacked Larry's back! The players on the Knicks court are like a group of butchers playing basketball without any professional ethics!"
"Larry looked miserable."
Louie never directly asked his players to address Bird's back injury.
But he'd jazz them up with lines like "You've been beaten to pieces by a man with a wound on his back."
It's normal for Rodman to think, "Since Bird has a back injury, why don't I kill him while he's sick?"
After all, Bird's injury was not made by Knicks players.Letting Bird play with injury is not a request of the Knicks, it is his personal behavior.
That's why Louie wants to distance himself from Boston.
If the opponent is a friend, he will not force his players to play desperately. He will consider Bird's injury and give a similar player to match.
However, it was Bird who played at a super high level through his injuries and shattered Wilson's fighting spirit in Game3.
He wanted to kill Knicks, so Louis naturally couldn't sit idly by.
Rodman was replaced, and Louie ignored the eager Wilson and replaced him with another mad dog-Alex Stevens.
"You're here to guard against Larry." Louis said in a deep voice, "Dennis did a good job, don't mess things up, I only care about the result, not the process."
"Yes!"
Wilson's expression darkened, he thought Louis was going to give up on him.
"Benj, pay attention to the game, now is not the time to be downcast."
Louis said with his back turned to him.
"Coach, when can I play?"
"If you still only have the mentality of atonement, and want to go on the court to redeem your mistakes in the past few games, it is better to sit and watch." Louis turned back and said, "I don't need your atonement, and neither do others. This year is only your second year. It is only natural that you can't beat Bird, even if he has an injury on his back. If you feel sorry for this, then you still can't play."
"I need the real you."
"A you who is willing to devote everything to victory, doesn't care about the number of shots you take, is not afraid of any opponent, dares to attack everyone, loves the game wholeheartedly, and pursues victory. That is the biggest shining point I have seen in you." Louis stood in front of Wilson.
"Get yourself back, Benj." Louie said softly, "Only if you are yourself, I will let you return to the game and put the life and death of the series in your hands. Before that, you just need to sit here quietly and watch how your teammates are desperate. That is the advantage you have in the past. You are the most desperate one among us."
Louie took a few minutes to explain to Wilson.
Wilson understood what he said and no longer complained.
He saw Ewing trying his best to match up with Sampson, but there was a gap between the two in hard power, and there was also a gap in their tactical status in the team.
Sampson beat Ewing.
Ewing is already one of the two best defensive centers in the league, and it is still difficult to guard Sampson.
What's even more difficult is that while playing against Sampson, it is also necessary to put the protection of the basket first at all times.
McHale lost his usual smile and was more serious than anyone else. He clashed with Lambiel several times, and the two sides started a wrestling game.
Stevens is not as good as Rodman's help defense, but he is a mad dog who likes to pester endlessly. The last opponent Wilson wants to face in the team confrontation game is Stevens.
With Byrd's current physical condition, it is really troublesome to meet him.
Hornacek acts as a point guard and is mostly a porter.
Initiating tactics mainly depends on Louis' gestures.
He made two [-]-pointers, but missed both.
His biggest role is on the defensive end, posing a challenge to Thomas in the high post.
Ellis was the one supporting the Knicks' offense, making 6 of 4 three-pointers in the first quarter.
The Celtics refused to give him a little space. No matter where he ran, you used a few pick-and-rolls and screens to find opportunities, and the defenders would follow him. The Celtics used aggressive defense strategies when defending him.
He put in a lot of energy every time he caught the ball, but at the same time, he scored 12 points in a single quarter in a terrible state.
Confrontation, fighting, and wrestling, the Knicks greatly limited the Celtics' offense, and everyone was desperate. The ugliest side of basketball happened in the Boston Garden.
Wilson closed his eyes, thinking about his past, countless fragments of memories flashed by.
What the hell is he doing these days?
Ever thought of giving up?That's ridiculous!How can you give up at this time!
Wilson thought about how Thomas bullied him in the All-Star Game his rookie year, how Bird eliminated his team last year, and how he spat in his face not long ago.
How much Coach Lu looked forward to him, and how he completely disappointed him with his actual actions...
Wilson clearly felt that those painful memories that he didn't want to recall, were like a broken sluice at this moment, rushing into his consciousness, and his blood poured straight into his heart.
(End of this chapter)