freeallnovels Chapter 254 The Dominance of the First Person
Chapter 254 The Dominance of the First Person
Chapter 254 No.1's Dominance
Chapter 253 No.1's Dominance
Louie prepared five offensive waves for the Lakers.
The first one is to use Bird's containment power and Sampson's explosive power to create shooting opportunities for outside shooters.
The Celtics' perimeter shooters include Bird, Lambiel, who the Lakers regard as a huge threat, John Paxson, who started in the second half, and John Long, who has been the focus of the Lakers.
This past season, Long set the record for three-pointers made in a single season.
His record is 210 three-pointers in a single season, which is close to three goals per night.
Moreover, the hit rate has reached 38%. Although it is incomparable with those monsters who easily hit 40% in the small ball era, it can already be regarded as the league's top shooter.
Compared with other offensive methods, the three-pointer has an obvious disadvantage, and it cannot stand the test in high-intensity games.
The Lakers' defense is strong enough to interfere with Long.
He missed the first goal.
Magic grabs the defensive rebound and Paxson tries to hand-check him.
However, if the speed is not fast enough and the explosive power is not strong enough, it is not easy to even hug people.
The magician was unlucky and easily shook him away. After that, the point of the soldier's front was the core hinterland of the Celtics.
He dribbled the ball and rushed to the basket. Even though Sampson is known for his athletic ability, he couldn't keep up with the counterattack of the magician's striding meteor.
The magician got up and dunked.
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"I want to know how the Celtics can limit Irwin's counterattack, he is too fast!"
Dick Stockton asks a question.
Heinsohn replied like nonsense: "It's very simple, throw the ball in, and this problem can be solved."
How easy it is to throw the ball in.
John Long's second [-]-point attempt, still missed, was defended by Dennis Johnson.
Sampson yelled and rushed to grab the offensive rebound. Outside the paint, he faced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's defense and attacked with the ball.
"Boldly make a shot when the opportunity arises, don't hesitate, it won't count for me!" Louie shouted.
Ranbir asked cheaply: "The media asked me to say the same?"
"As long as you dare to say it, I dare to admit it!" Louie shouted.
What Louis said was not his own realization, but Jiang Xingquan's famous line.
Director Jiang is one of the CBA veterans he respects the most. He brought out the golden generation and defied all opinions to make the young Yao Huang the core of the national team.
If he is the second-generation godfather of basketball in China after Qian Chenghai, he is fully worthy of it.
What Louie said to encourage the players at this time was his lecture during the timeout when the team was 1994 points behind the opponent in the 15 World Championships against Spain.
Louis will never forget what Jiang said.
Especially compared to the Nan people in 2019.
If a player is not playing well, the most important thing is to give credit, especially to those who lack self-confidence.
Know how to prescribe the right medicine, this is the experience of Louis leading the team for a season.
People like Thomas should clean up as soon as they need to.
For a guy like Byrd, if he needs to be scolded, he can scold him hard.
John Long is the most low-key one in the starting lineup. He is also the first player Louis brought to the Celtics, and he has the most trust in Louis.
Louis also thinks highly of him. When Lang can't make a three-pointer, he will only encourage him instead of pouring poisonous chicken soup.
Compared with the first game, the magician's mind is much clearer.
The Celtics gave him space to shoot again, and he stopped shooting and didn't hesitate, let alone just looking for someone to pass the ball.
His breakthrough awareness has been greatly strengthened, even if the opponent lets him shoot, he still has to push hard.
Moreover, as the number of rounds increased, he knew the Celtics' pocket array well, and he could always pass the ball before the pocket tightened.
This time, Lang Mingming had already opened a distance of one and a half meters, the magician let it go and dared to fight.
And after the breakthrough, the three players who seduced the Celtics gathered around him, and he showed a left-hand back pass without looking at people.
Wilkins got the ball on the weak side and scored a jumper.
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The Celtics went step by step, and the beautiful L tactics allowed Lang to appear at the top of the arc.
With Bird's hand holding the ball, he threw it back and helped his teammates cover and block people by the way.
Long's third chance, even if he missed two shots before, the Lakers did not dare to let him shoot.
He has created enough deterrence in himself.
Dennis Johnson gave up Paxson to cover the defense.
Lang counted his steps carefully and did not force himself.
Passing the ball to Paxson who was completely open, this is a beautiful puck assist.
Paxson was not dragged down by his rookie status, he threw the ball as soon as he caught it, huh!
"It's too solid, how can I not like this guy?" Louis said happily.
Tomjanovich nodded and agreed: "Lang is indeed an indispensable member."
Louie's special affection for Lang lies in the fact that he was a player personally selected by Louis before him.Louis Benyi counted on this player to fulfill his scouting dream, and in the end, it really succeeded.
Louie was able to become a scout because of that scout report.
Otherwise, even with Louie's work experience in the 21s and China's top inspection vision in the 10s, trying to find a good player in an era when there are no live college games is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.
Louie's first set of offensive waves, with Lang assisting Paxson to make a three-pointer, officially started and played its due role.
It is undeniable that the Lakers are tenacious enough, and the magician is the key man tonight.
In the third quarter, every attack of the Lakers has him.
If explained in LOL terms, in the third quarter, his participation rate is 100%.
Every time the Lakers score, he is the director behind the scenes.
As far as this section is concerned, he is much more dazzling than Bird.
However, three-pointers are not a long-term solution.
The Celtics made 12 consecutive three-pointers and made 5 of them.
So, after most of the third quarter, Louis made a gesture, and the Celtics changed their style of play and released the second offensive wave.
This offensive wave is a two-person show between Sampson and Maxwell who was replaced.
Louis did not hesitate to replace Lambiel, the helpless high-level fortress of the Lakers, but also Maxwell.
Sampson serves as the main attacker, and Maxwell's task is to cut in from the opposite direction of Sampson's offense after Sampson initiates the offense.
Maxwell's cut is mainly to confuse the Lakers' defense.
If they make up their minds to leave Maxwell alone, Sampson's scoring is no joke.
When he was in college, he was scouted for a proven rainbow fart Niubi-he could play from the [-]st to the [-]th.
That's about as far-fetched as the Pistons scouts in the 2003 draft said Darko Milicic could play guard in the NBA.
What's even more outrageous is that some people believe it.
Louis is not an idiot, he trusts his own judgment.
If you let Sampson hold the ball close to the basket, his ability is enough for him to find a balance between offense and passing.
If the distance is longer, the inherent high center of gravity disadvantage of the big man will add countless unpredictable risks to his dribbling.
Therefore, for Sampson to attack with the ball, Bird, Long, and Paxson, three shooters who make the Lakers' scalp tingle, need to split the top of the arc and open the left and right bottom corners to stop.
If the Lakers don't want to be shot through by the Celtics three-pointers, they have to keep an eye on Sampson and Maxwell.
Because the Celtics have three-point threats on the outside, they can't let go of one of them to ensure that three people protect the basket in the penalty area.
One-on-one, Abdul-Jabbar has no speed advantage, and Wilkins lacks defensive awareness.
The result is obvious, the second wave of offense almost blew up the Lakers.
Sampson and Maxwell scored the Celtics' remaining 13 points in the third quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Celtics 82 to 76, leading the Lakers by 6 points.
The savior of the Lakers tonight, the magician who is determined to recover the loss of Game 1, discovered the biggest Achilles heel of the Celtics.
"Ralph fouled! This is his fourth foul!"
"He may have to control his foul numbers. Although the Celtics are strong inside, they have very few rotations."
Heinsohn inadvertently revealed the biggest hidden danger of the Celtics.
If Maxwell encounters a foul crisis, the Celtics' fourth position will face the embarrassment of lack of rotation; if Lambiel encounters a foul crisis, Sampson will have to play for more than 40 minutes;
Bird is a swing forward who mainly plays the third position. He can solve many problems, but he can't solve the Celtics' defense.
The Magic saw this clearly, and from the fourth quarter onwards, he led the charge.
Within minutes, Sampson was fouled for the fifth time.
The restrained Sampson was replaced by Louie. He let Lambier play five, Maxwell played four, and Bird played three, but this lineup can only protect rebounds, not the basket.
In just a few minutes, Sampson's value was fully reflected.
The Celtics' lead was wiped out, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit Lambir's skyhook 2+1, making the Lakers overtake.
Louie asked for a timeout, brought Sampson back, and gave Bird an order.
Directly abandon the third and fourth sets of offensive waves, and start the fifth set of offensive waves.
The game entered the decisive moment.
The Celtics' fifth offensive wave is a four-point system that has never appeared this season. The shooter is opened and Bird plays low.
The Lakers can expect the Celtics to bury this hand, but they don't know how to defend.
There is Sampson cutting inside, plus three deadly shooters: Long, Paxson, Lambiel.
If we say that in the past three and a half quarters, the Magician was the best in the game.
In the last few minutes, Bird proved that he is the undisputed No.1 in today's league.
He dominated the remaining minutes, giving the Celtics a four-point victory over the Lakers and defending two home courts.
(End of this chapter)