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Chapter 300 Shaking the Celts, Difficult

Trent Tucker is like a deflated ball: "So, everything last night, was the 'Last Supper'?"

"Not really, we want you to have a good night, it's not about the trade."

Louis didn't give Tucker any more information, but personally notified him of the transaction.

Tucker leaves Louie's office.

This deal was negotiated by De Buschell. The Knicks had no non-sale items except Stockton and Ellis, so the Lakers came to them.

The loss in the finals last season made them realize that the team needs two or three players who can open up space for Magic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the perimeter.

This season, they changed their original high-profile and moved forward calmly.

In this deal with the Knicks, they sent Ronnie Lester (Ronnie Lester) and the 1985 first-round pick.

Tucker can immediately change the Lakers' lack of shooters.

This season, Tucker played the best data of his career under Louis, averaging 12 points per game, scoring 1.8 three-pointers per game, and shooting 38%.

This is a player the Lakers desperately need.

After the transaction, there was a lot of discussion in the New York media.

The last time Walker was traded, it can be regarded as a waste utilization, and the returned Ellis can really play.

What about this time?Tucker has just played the best performance of his career, and the creamy smell of the birthday cake in the locker room has not completely disappeared, and he is sent away?
Moreover, in exchange for Ronnie Lester, who doesn't look like a useful one.

Leicester has been in the league for almost five years, and he was also a promising guard in the early days, but when Louis was a scout, he concluded that this person would not be able to achieve anything in the NBA, his skills were flawed, and his body was not so healthy.

It turned out that it was really his health that was holding Leicester back.

Tucker left New York the day the deal was announced.

Lester, who narrowly passed a half-day medical, met Louie in De Buschel's office.

Seeing his uncomfortable walking posture, Louis knew that this person would not be able to fight for too long.

"We are a team looking for breakthroughs and improvements, so, Ronnie, you don't have to be nervous." De Buschell reassured generously.

Louie had much less communication with him.

It was just introducing each other, and after a few greetings, there was no more text.

The lineup has changed continuously, and the atmosphere in the Knicks' locker room is not as active as before.

The trades in turn made the players feel that no matter how well they played, anyone could be sent away.

With no intention of reassuring, Louie spoke to Stockton and Ellis separately, reassuring them both that he was part of the team's long-term plans.

Others played a wave of three-game losing streak with worry.

The night of the Knicks' three-game losing streak was the last day of 1984.

Louis, who was in it, has not yet realized how special 1984, which is about to become history, is.

Not to mention other industries in the world, as far as basketball is concerned, this is the first year that the NBA has implemented a salary cap, and it has successfully revived some teams that were on the verge of bankruptcy;

The development of cable television and the NBA’s professional performance in last season’s labor negotiations won the appreciation of CBS. Therefore, the 1983-84 season’s NBA became the focus of the TV media, live broadcasting one game after another. Bird and Magic, who coincided with the meeting, led the two teams with the most storylines in the league to the finals, pushing professional basketball to the peak.

Next, the 84 generation entered the league;
And then on the last day of this year, in a corner of the world that Louis didn't know, in a dilapidated old house on the outskirts of Akron, Ohio, a 16-year-old girl named Gloria gave birth to a son, who was later named Lebron Raymond James.

On January 1985, 1, Zhao Yuanzheng returned from a business trip for several months.

He completed 100 scouting reports and had 30 key recommendations.

These reports were placed in Louis' office, and the training atmosphere in the Blue Palace was a little more tense than before.

The panic caused by Walker and Tucker being traded within the team continues to affect the Knicks' preparations.

On the second day of Zhao Yuanzheng's return, Bernard King returned from injury.

Seeing him, Louis remembered his $90.

"Old Jin, this is your first day of working as a freelancer, so you should be more motivated." Louis encouraged in a strange way.

The King of New York didn't know why Louie called him "Old Gold," and if it was a way of showing affection, he would refuse.

To this day, Louie has not thought of what to do with Bernard King.

At first, he wanted to exchange this guy for some equivalent resources, but later on, he found that if there were a few games he wanted to win, this guy would be the guarantee.

Kim and himself didn't deal, but he didn't bring that emotion to the court.

At the beginning of the season, because I couldn't accept that I had to work for nothing for a year, I was passive and slack for a few games, and then recovered.

He is the most threatening player of the Knicks, and he can break the defense of every team in the league when he comes to the state.

If such a person is willing to play as a deputy like Wilkins next to the magician, or Thomas next to Bird, he is definitely a fierce player.

But Louie could see that Bernard King was not one to be content with others.

Therefore, both Louis and the coaching staff need to study how to trade him, who to trade him to, and how to maximize his value.

Before confirming his future, Louis naturally wants to ease the relationship with him. Even if they don't fight each other, they can't be too stiff on the surface.

King himself knows that he can't openly sing against Louis, otherwise it will bring serious consequences to the team and himself-this is a lesson he bought with a year of white labor, which is a whole $90.

The Knicks rested from the last day of 1984 until January 1985, 1 before playing.

The opponent they are waiting for is the Boston Celtics, the overlord of the Eastern District.

The Celtics have had some internal problems recently. Maxwell doesn't want to continue to play as a substitute because he has already practiced a three-pointer in the early 30s.

Louie promised him last season that if his three-pointers are practiced, he will be given a chance to compete with other starters.

Bird can't compete, Thomas and Long are not the same position, Sampson is the league's number one center, and it's normal not to compete, Lambiel, he doesn't think there is any place where he can't compare.

KC Jones is a great guy, he can calm the atmosphere, but he can't handle conflicts.

In tonight's game, the Celtics were obviously affected by the atmosphere in the team, which actually allowed the Knicks to see the dawn of victory.

After the first half, the Celtics only led by 4 points.

Bird felt bad, Thomas started off with a sprained calf, Maxwell and Lambiel did not fight each other, and John Long was blocked.

What allowed the Celtics to take the lead at halftime was Sampson's talent beyond the court.

His evolution is beyond imagination.

This year, he has developed a top-of-the-arc three-pointer with a hit rate of more than 35%. The turnaround jumper and turn back after the low back hit become sharper with the improvement of core strength, killing blood.

What's even more terrifying is that Sampson combined his back-to-basket offense and face-to-basket offense to form an offensive system.

When the Celtics were in chaos, Sampson averaged 24 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4.4 blocks per game, ranking first in the MVP simulation list for a row.

His unprecedented style of play, and the way of dominating the game, was called "Mr. Unique" by the legendary announcer Chick Hearn of the Celtics rival Lakers.

Sampson's evolution today convinced Louis.The plan he made for the other party was correct.

In the first two years, he was a substitute, strengthened his muscles, and then learned the positioning skills, starting from the collar, and then being green leaves beside Bird and Thomas.

These are the foundations of Sampson's transformation. Now he has grown into an unimaginable monster on both offense and defense, which is logical.

In the second half, Dell Ellis's three-pointer gradually broke out.

He was limited to only 9 points by the Celtics in the first half, and he scored 30 points in the second half, 39 points in the game.

However, his offensive firepower is fierce and fierce, and his defense is also very problematic.

After coaching him for so many games, Louie finally knew who Ellis looked like.

Not very good at grabbing rebounds, not very good at supporting teammates, and a master of catch and shoot. Isn't this Michael Reid?

He has less ability to hold the ball than Reid and more selfless heart.

Louis didn't blame Ellis' defense. He had already used his strengths to the extreme. The Knicks lost to the Celtics by 11 points.

桑普森出场37分钟，从第一秒统治到比赛结束，全场80+%命中率狂轰44分23篮板6助攻8盖帽仅有2次失误。

When Louis saw his old partner KC, his face was helpless.

"How did that guy become so strong?" Louis felt that Sampson was a level stronger than last season.

Now Sampson is definitely the number one center in the league, the only one in the league with both offensive and defensive influence.

He is the best defender in the league and one of the top five offensive players in the league. This kind of offensive and defensive attributes is incomparable to the two geniuses Bird and Magic.

"He and Dave (Cowens) trained for a whole summer." KC laughed, "It's all sweat."

Losing because of hard power, Louis has nothing to say.

"Tsk tsk. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have left." Louis made a small joke, and advised, "A player of Ralph's size is very fragile, you have to protect him well."

KC said, "Of course."

The Knicks and Celtics played against each other for the third time this season, and it still ended in failure.

Louis accepted the interview with a heavy heart, and then walked into the player tunnel.

If the goal is to bring down this Celtics, what should we do?

First of all, they have the best pure point guard in active service; they have No.1 in the league; then, there is a 24-year-old and five-month-old No.
"What the hell is this all!!!"

(End of this chapter)