the rest, only noise

Chapter 1353 The Remnants of the Knicks Dynasty

1997/6/10

Boston, Fleet Center
Two years ago, the Fleet Center was completed and put into use, becoming the home stadium of the Celtics.

As a result, the Celtics got rid of Boston Garden, which Louis cursed countless times.

Unlike the old garden, everything in the Fleet Center looks new, and the facilities invested are the most advanced. The old days of watching football and drinking beer in the old garden, and the smell of animal excrement in the air are gone forever.

Every time Louis came to the Fleet Center, he would mutter: "If the Celtics had such an arena back then, maybe I wouldn't have left. Don't you know that the Old Garden is simply not a place for people to stay, it's almost like a pigsty..."

Carlisle and Budenholzer, who didn't know why, were taken aback and nodded repeatedly.

"How do I remember that you left because New York offered you an annual salary of 200 million?"

When Louis was about to leave that year, Bird and Lambiel went to his house to persuade him, but they still failed to persuade Louis who fell into the eyes of money.

Bird never forgot about it.

He is the best in history, and then Louis, a bastard, actually gave up the opportunity to coach Gout for money?

This summer, Bird, who has retired for four years, will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. At that time, he will have to taunt Louis with this matter.

"Money is of course a very important factor, but the arena is the decisive factor. Compared with MSG, Boston Garden is not an exaggeration to say that it is a heaven, a hell!"

Nelson smiled and said, "Is that an exaggeration? I'm also from Boston. Why don't I feel that way?"

Louis talked with several teaching assistants for nearly 10 minutes about how the old garden was garbage.

Then, I walked into the locker room to emphasize the strategy for tonight.

The approach of the Lakers coaching staff is to keep it as it is.

Because their routines hadn't changed in the previous two games, the Celtics couldn't solve it.

Since the routine is useful, stick to it and stay the same for all changes.

Subsequently, the Lakers entered the Fleet Center.

The moment they stepped into the arena, the hostility of the Bostonians poured into the Lakers players' minds through the boos and trash talking that filled the audience.

"Beat? La!!!"

"Beat? La!!!"

"Beat? La!!!"

Kobe said excitedly: "I've seen this scene on video before!"

"Why are you so excited?" Alice rolled his eyes at him, "It's not a good word!"

Kobe was excited because he felt that Hu Kai's historical grievances had been passed on to him through the audience's trash talk.

What he has to do is to help this Lakers team break the curse that the Celtics imposed on the Lakers.

Louie came to midfield and shook hands with Chuck Daly.

"Coach Lu, we will let you feel the intensity of the real finals tonight."

Daly's words seemed to be a preview of the upcoming game.

Louis knows that the Celtics will only continue to seek changes, because if they keep playing the same way as in the previous two games, they will most likely not win in the end.

However, Louis felt that there was no need for them to change.

Because, like the second game, the situation where Malone and Hill pulled their hips together was an accident, and it was a game that the Celtics had to lose no matter what.

Hill aside, if Malone doesn't get his form back, the result is already doomed.

but……

Louis watched Malone's warm-up activities from a distance.

He was practicing post-up singles under Sampson's defense. With a flick of his hand, he hit his signature right shoulder turnover jumper.

Among other things, this state looks okay.

Louis turned his gaze back to Daly, and he made some disparaging remarks: "Chuck, I really hope you can win this game. I have won many championships. For me, winning the championship is a matter of course, but in addition to winning the championship, I also hope that this process will be exciting. 4-0 is certainly the safest way to win the championship, but I am a man with a style.

Daly knew that Louis was messing with his mentality.

After so many years, everyone in the circle knows what kind of dog Louis is.

He will never be fooled.

Subsequently, the starting players of both sides played.

Since the Lakers routine remains unchanged, and the Celtics are limited by the lineup, it seems that there is no routine to change, and the starting lineup of both sides is still the same as before.

But in terms of play, the Celtics' routines are obviously different from before.

In the previous games, the Celtics always opened up the situation first with Sampson and Malone, and then led the others. Tonight, they let the two big brothers on the inside do the matching and gave Grant Hill infinite trust. No matter what, in short, trust Hill first.

Louie didn't know whether he should be happy for the Lakers or sad for the Celtics.

In this game that the Celtics couldn't afford to lose, they chose to believe in Hill, who had been conclusively confirmed to be able to perform by hugging his thighs, to open up the situation for them.

However, Louis thought about it from Daly's point of view. Although this decision is desperate, isn't this the only change they can make?

The routine around the two giants inside has been tried from beginning to end, but it doesn't work. If you don't want to sit still, you must make a bolder attempt.

And this is the choice of the Celtics.

Hill came up with the first ball, asked Sampson to pick and roll to avoid Wilson's aggressive marking, found Garnett's dislocation, used the league's first explosive power to stop and start, successfully broke through, and scored a layup on Barkley's head.

2 is better than 0
"By the way, that's how it should be! That's Charles Barkley. Due to the tragedy caused by his own defensive problems, Barkley is the best target in professional basketball history. I really don't know why the Celtics didn't make this decision until now!"

Lambiel's partner Kostas hesitated to speak.

Is there a possibility that in the first two games, Hill was so sluggish that he couldn't even beat Barkley?
"Jasmine!" Louis reminded Garnett, "You can let Hill shoot, but don't let him break through!"

"Got it, Sir!"

The Lakers passed the ball to Wilson, and there was a suffocating booing in the Fleet Center.

If you want to say which player in the Knicks dynasty that Boston hates the most, the correct answer should be all members of the 88 Knicks. If you have to divide it into the most hated and the second hated, then the first to bear the brunt is McHale, who looks silly and naive, but he played a black hand. The second is Rodman, who directly fucked Bird until he couldn't even play next season, and finally Wilson.

In the tie-breaker of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals, before Dale Ellis hit the three-pointer that was recorded in history, it was Wilson who used an understatement to hit the mid-range shot, paving the way for the final scene.

Without Wilson's lore, at the last moment, the Celtics would not have let go of Ellis, who had only one foot to exert strength at the time.

But if you look closely, Wilson's blow to the Celtics in that game was far less than Bird's blow to the Knicks. There is only one explanation for why Wilson can be ranked third.

Wilson is the closest remnant of the Knicks dynasty to GOAT in honor.

Wilson, who originally wanted to play tactics, was affected by the boos of the Bostonians, waved people away, and wanted to play singles.

Hill's defense did not bring any pressure, and his every move was completely controlled by Wilson, and his reaction until the final shot was also calculated.

From the viewer's point of view, Hill's defense looks pretty good.

But the impact on Wilson was extremely limited.

"Shh!"

After the goal was scored, the noise in the Fleet Center dropped drastically, but Wilson faced the auditorium and waved his hands to stir up the mood of the fans.

Call, why don't you call?
The fans can fully understand what he means.

As a result, more violent boos and ugly curses sounded from the sidelines.

Wilson smiled and seemed to be enjoying himself.

Hill took the ball again. This time, his pick-and-roll did not take away Wilson, but was double-teamed by the Lakers in advance.

However, he reacted quickly enough to pass the ball to Sampson before being pinched.

The unguarded Sampson made an open shot.

4 is better than 2
"The 36-year-old Ralph is still the most reliable player in the Celtics." Lambiel joked, "I don't know if this is the luck or misfortune of Boston basketball?"

Just after the offense here, Liu Yuqing, who was in charge of serving, suddenly wanted to play a show, and instead of giving the ball to Baros, he sent a long pass to Garnett who was halfway through.

A good idea, but a pity the method doesn't work.

Liu Yuqing's pass was blocked, but it made Hill's one-stop fast break and dunk performance after stealing the serve.

"What are you doing?" Baros asked angrily.

Liu Yuqing was speechless.

Louis' reaction was equally fierce: "Jiang Duo, what kind of pass is this? Do you think this is an All-Star game? Can you keep your focus? Bean doesn't pass like this anymore!"

Kobe:? ? ?
Digression: I don't know much about football. I want to know whether Messi's championship has made him tied with several other world champions, or is it a one-step promotion to the special position?

(End of this chapter)