Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 68 Jones' old man tactics!

Lu Feng dropped by to watch the match between the Huskies and Boston University and Jeff Brown's comeback.

The seats of Lu Feng and Byrd were close to each other. In addition to the two, an unexpected person came to the scene, the founder of the Celtics, Cardinal Auerbach!
Auerbach's full name is Arnold Jacob Reed Auerbach. Although Auerbach is called a cardinal, he doesn't often wear red clothes. This nickname comes from Reed in his name. (Red, translated as "red").

Auerbach is most famous, in addition to his single-handedly built the Celtics into a wealthy family, and his iconic "victory cigar".

When Auerbach was still the head coach, every time the team won, he would light a cigar and smoke it.

Cigars were his favorite, and Auerbach, who came to watch the game, also had a lit cigar in his mouth. Lu Feng was separated from him, and he could still smell the pine scent of the lit cigar.

"Jeff is a good boy, Lark, you were roommates with him, right, what do you think of him?"

Before Lu Feng thought of how to greet Auerbach, the other party took the initiative to throw a question first.

"Jeff, he...well, not bad, but his temper is a bit weird."

Auerbach smiled and said, "I like eccentric guys. Russell is like this, and so is Larry. Larry, this kid is very similar to you, isn't he?"

Bird curled his lips and said, "I don't think so, at least I won't be like a savage, knocking people out on the basketball court."

Lu Feng was speechless for a moment. As Jeff Brown's friend, he must be helping him. Lu Feng looked at Bird, smiled and said, "Larry, are you sure it's not just because you can't beat him?"

What is Larry Bird best known for?It's trash talk!What about the second most famous?It was beaten!
As one of the most successful NBA stars in the 80s and 90s, Larry Bird has been beaten countless times because of his various ingenious language arts. Even a well-known old man like Dr. J has beaten him.

In the 80s and 90s, if you never played Bird, you were ashamed to call yourself a star!
Larry Bird glared at Lu Feng and said, "Boy, I hope your basketball will be as good as your mouth in tomorrow's game."

This is the first time the two have spoken to each other. Now that they have entered the NBA, as an opponent, Lu Feng did not show any weakness, and continued: "Russell and Jones told me that they don't like you. You have never won a fight. Put Kai All the faces of the Walters are lost."

Larry Bird: "…"

Auerbach looked at the two and smiled, then asked Lu Feng, "Luck, does that kid really not plan to participate in the draft this year?"

Lu Feng was taken aback. Hearing what Auerbach meant, did the Celtics intend to win Jeff Brown?

But... After the Celtics entered the 80s, they were notoriously unlucky, and the rookies they selected had accidents one after another.

The No. 86 pick in 87, Len Bias, died at home on the second day after the draft because of an overdose of contraband. In [-], Reggie Lewis, a non-lotter pick, finally made it out, but died suddenly of a heart attack. On the training ground.

Lu Feng recalled what he said to Jeff Brown when he asked him...

"My favorite team, of course, is the Celtics! The Lakers? Does anyone like this kind of garbage team?"

After thinking about it, Lu Feng decided to answer the other party.

"Jeff plans to finish college and then participate in the draft. If there is no accident, it should be in the 93 class."

Jeff Brown is a bad guy to the end, and Lu Feng believes that he will live a long life.

In the end, Jeff Brown successfully led the team to defeat Boston University in his comeback battle, ending the Huskies' two-game losing streak.

The next day, at the Boston Garden, the Seattle SuperSonics game against the Boston Celtics was held as scheduled.

At this time, the North Shore Garden Arena had not yet been built, and the Celtics' home arena was still the classic North Shore Garden Arena. The facilities in the arena were outdated and extremely hot.

Although the viewing experience in the home arena was terrible, it still couldn't stop the enthusiastic Celtics fans from coming to watch the game. As soon as the Sonics entered the field, they ushered in countless boos and abuse.

All kinds of discriminatory and insulting words rushed into the ears of the Sonics players, and deafening noises and waves of heat slapped the players' faces.

"Yellow monkey, go back to your country, you are not welcome here!"

"Seattle softies, welcome to Boston Hell, get ready for torture!"

"Damn Ni buddies, Uncle Jason's orchard is still short of a few people, come back with me after the game!"

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All kinds of unbearable curses from Celtics fans failed to affect the mentality of the Sonics players. It's not that they have never been to Boston to play away games, and they have long expected this to happen.

The Celtics fans are notoriously low quality, they even scold their own players, let alone the players of the away team.

There are several different styles of Devils away games in the NBA.

There is a home court like the Lakers, where the championship flag is flying in the air, and the away players will shudder as soon as they enter the field.

There are also devils' home courts formed due to environmental conditions like Denver.

There are also like the Jazz and Pistons, which have outrageous home whistles and double-standard home games.

The home games with the most devils are those with fanatical fans who put pressure on the away team through emotional release.

The Celtics' home court has all three, not to mention the championship banner, the symbol of the glory of the Celtics dynasty, retired jerseys, and championship banners flying over the Boston Garden.

At this time, the Celtics' home whistle can definitely be compared with the Lakers, Jazz, and Pistons.

As for the environment...

Not to mention the sweltering heat in the Boston Garden, there are countless bizarre stories about the Celtics away game.

The hotel fire alarm went off in the middle of the night, there was no air conditioning or water in the away locker room, there were dead snakes, rats, and bugs in the away wardrobe...

Fortunately, in the 90s, the Celtics were no longer as outrageous as before, and the supersonic speed passed a fairly quiet night.

However, before the start of the game, Lu Feng still has one more thing to do, which is to check the floor. The Celtics' home court has repeatedly replaced a certain piece of floor near the midfield, or a few pieces of floor with inelastic ones. On the floor, when the away player dribbles, the basketball does not bounce normally, and the Celtics can take the opportunity to steal it.

What Lu Feng has to do is to check the floor first, stepping on every position.

"Luck, what are you doing, it's 1990 now, don't you think we'll still use that old stuff?"

Seeing Lu Feng checking the floor, Bird walked over and said angrily.

However, even if Bird said so, Lu Feng did not stop his movements. After a few tries, he stepped on a soft floor. He raised his head and looked at Bird with weird eyes.

Bird blushed a little, and then said: "Damn it, Hans came here yesterday, I knew it would happen, obviously he has retired for several years..."

Bird babbled, and turned his head back in awe-inspiring manner.

Lu Feng: "..."

After checking around, Lu Feng found three non-resilient floors. As expected of the Celtics, everything about them is so old-fashioned.

After Lu Feng told his teammates the position of the floor, he said a few words, and the game was about to begin.

Celtics starting five are: Kevin Jamber (PG), Brian Shaw (SG), Reggie Lewis (SF), Larry Bird (PF), Robert Parr Rish (C).

For the Supersonics, all the starters will start the game. The Supersonics used two players to take turns in the first two games, and the game against the Celtics was separated by a day in the middle. There will be no problem with all players playing.

Polynice easily won the jump ball for the Sonics, which is normal, after all, Robert Parish is 37 years old, one of the oldest players in the league.

Do you think he's at the end of his career?

No, no, no, Robert Parish will tell you with his actions that he can still play. In the future, Robert Parish will continue to play until 97 and until he is 43 years old. If he persists for a few more months, He can even hit 44 years old!
Lu Feng got the ball and sprinted straight away without even thinking about it. The six main players of the Celtics team are divided into 6 old and 3 young. The old is very old and the young is very young. Everyone has to play more than 3 minutes.

Most of the Sonics are young people. The oldest Sam Perkins and Harper in the starting lineup are both under 30 years old, which is the peak period in basketball.

The point guard Kevin Jamber defending Lu Feng is a Payton-style point guard with a greatly weakened wingspan.

Payton can also use a pair of long arms to stop Lu Feng from breaking through, but Kevin Jamber can't do it at all. Lu Feng can directly pass him by one step when he changes direction.

After passing Kevin Jamber, Reggie Lewis on one side quickly approached Lu Feng. Reggie Lewis was nearly two meters tall, but he ran inexplicably fast.

But no matter how fast it was, Lu Feng directly hit the ground and passed the ball to Kemp, who was also running fast. The Celtics penalty area was empty, and Kemp turned around and jumped up, folding the buckle 180°!

Kemp's back button made the Celtics home court quiet for a moment, and the Celtics fans were deeply ashamed for this, and then contributed even more unsightly insults.

"You ugly bastard without a father, I'll fuck you XX"

"Fuck, damn nigger, don't be so arrogant..."

"Brother Ni, how long has it been since you took a shower, I can smell your stench from the stands..."

Lu Feng was slightly speechless. The black players of the Celtics did this every time they played at home. Can they bear it?
The Celtics do have a lot of white players, but they are definitely not many. As far as Lu Feng knows, the Warriors have a lot more white players than the Celtics.

Lu Feng looked at Kemp, there was no frustration on this guy's face, on the contrary he was very happy, which made him heave a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was that Kemp's brain is not easy to get on top of, but it seems that the other side's top is limited to the scene On the ground, he doesn't care about things outside the court.

When it was the Celtics' turn to attack, Lu Feng defended Kevin Jamber and let the opponent take two steps. He knew that the opponent did not have a three-pointer and was useless except for a short-range shot. The key is that the opponent's speed is not fast enough. It is more about strength, which Lu Feng is completely worthy of him.

Kevin Jamber didn't care about Lu Feng's defense and trash talk, and passed the ball directly to Reggie Lewis who was in position.

Reggie Lewis is the rookie that the Celtics are currently focusing on training. He was the No. 87 pick in 22 and was only a player at the end of the first round.

In his first season with the Celtics, he averaged only 8 minutes per game and 4.5 points per game.

But in his second season, Bird only played 6 games. After being reimbursed for the season due to surgery, the Celtics tried it out and found that the best starter was Lewis, the last pick in the first round. From then on, Lewis was trained.

After Lewis' possession of the ball increased, he did not disappoint the Celtics' training and improved every year.

Although the boss of the Celtics is still Bird, the real core of the team has long been biased towards Lewis. Bird is usually only responsible for abusing food. At critical moments, Lewis is the one who takes over the ball.

In this game against the Celtics, the Sonics made a small adjustment, allowing Kemp to play the 3rd position and Perkins to play the 4th position.

In fact, it's not just this game. In many future games, the Supersonics' starting lineup will be changed in this way. Lu Feng found that although Kemp is taller, his style of play is actually more like a small forward, while Perkins' style More old-fashioned, obviously more suitable for playing the 4th position.

Although Perkins is a little short in height, with his strength, he can definitely hold 90% of the 4th positions in the league. Kemp can easily grab rebounds when his teammates get stuck by relying on explosiveness and bounce.

Facing Kemp's defense, Lewis dribbled back and forth a few times, but failed to find a breakthrough opportunity, so he had no choice but to pass the ball to Larry Bird.

Bird catches a pass from Lewis, grabs the ball in slow motion, lifts it up, tricks Sam Perkins with his slow shot, and hits the rebound.

But the strange thing is that Bird obviously made the shot, but he didn't feel a little relaxed on his face. On the contrary, Sam Perkins looked in a good mood.

The Celtics scored a goal, and the Supersonics did not directly counterattack with a fast break. This is also the strategy of the Supersonics.

The Sonics Celtics look very familiar with this tactic, because that's what they are!

Before KC Jones came to the Supersonics, he was the head coach of the Celtics for 5 years. During the most glorious seasons of the Magic Birds in 83-87, the Celtics have always been led by him.

In 88, Jones became the vice president of the Celtics. The status of the Celtics was only under Auerbach. After being a vice president for a year, he found that he didn't like sitting in an office. Bach chose to resign and come to the Supersonics after the exchange came back to no avail.

The reason why the Supersonics don't fight fast-attack positions is also very simple, in order to consume Bird.

Sam Perkins can maintain a good efficiency against Bird in singles. He and Bird are similar in weight, and even Perkins is a little heavier, but Perkins is mostly muscle.

Bird, I can only say that I understand everything, the essence of the first generation of NBA pork belly belongs to it.

Bird's defense is notoriously bad. He was a colander before the injury, and it leaked even worse after the injury.

Perkins is about the same height as Bird, but his strength and speed are all stronger than Bird's. His physical fitness is completely crushed, and he hits his back all the way to the outside of the paint.

In the first 8 minutes of the two teams, the Celtics fans saw what it means to be a show of people and ghosts, and only Bird was being beaten.

Sam Perkins singles Bird, Lu Feng misplaces Bird singles, Ron Harper misplaces Bird singles, anyway, the Supersonic's tactics are to be clear, just to name you Bird, have the ability Kyle The special people replaced Bird.

Will the Celtics coach dare to replace Bird?

Of course not. The head coach of the Celtics this year is Chris Ford, another tool man temporarily replaced by Auerbach.

Chris Ford doesn't have the guts to replace Bird. Once he dares to do that, the team owner, Auerbach, Bird and countless Boston fans will not let him go.

After the first quarter, the two teams scored 26:29, with the Celtics leading by 3 points.

The Sonics are 3 points behind in the away game, simply because the Celtics' shooting percentage is too high.

After the Celtics also came up with a tool man coach, they played back to the style of KC Jones' coaching period, because the actual coach of the Celtics on the court is not Chris Ford, but Larry · Bird, he knows what the most suitable tactics for this Celtics.

Counterattack and fast break, pass and cut, pick and roll inside, the Celtics have a rich tactical style.

And the Celtics' shooting rate is really high. Although they lack three-pointers, they are all good at shooting two-pointers.

Although three points behind, but the Sonics will not worry about the game, how to play or how to play.

Isn't it normal to start behind the Celtics?Anyone who beats them will be like this. What this Celtics is best at is being overturned, leading by three quarters, and it is not uncommon to be overtaken in the last quarter.

Grinding the old man's tactics is the best way to deal with the Celtics!

To deal with the Celtics, the Sonics directly gave up all the small guards in the team and rotated them all, which is bound to carry out the defense to the end.

Nate McMillan played point guard before, and the Celtics did not have the small point guard he was most afraid of. In this game, Jones let him play the No. 1 position again.

After 3 quarters of the game, the score on the court came to 70:82 points, and the Celtics led by 12 points.

The Sonics don't feel much about this, because they are in a normal rotation. The last three games of the Devil's five-game streak are the key. Jones needs to ensure that everyone's physical strength is good.

As soon as the last quarter started, the Sonics were on the starting lineup, and the Celtics had only one sixth man, McHale, on the court.

The main players of the Celtics played for 30 minutes, and they needed to rest in the last quarter. Jones knew that the main players of the Celtics had to rest for 4 minutes.It is the best moment for the Supersonics to chase points.

So far in the game, Lu Feng has only played 22 minutes, scoring 15 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists. The other Supersonic starters have played no more than 25 minutes.

As for the Celtics, the starting five all played more than 30 minutes, and the sixth man McHale also played 28 minutes.

"Luck, you only have 4 minutes at most. If the score cannot be brought within 10 points, we will give up this game!"

Lu Feng nodded. He knew what Jones meant. Compared with the Celtics, the Bucks and 76ers were much easier to deal with. It didn't matter if they lost a game to the Celtics.

It's just... 12 minutes and 12 points difference?
The corner of Lu Feng's mouth twitched. Even though the Celtics were often overturned in the last quarter, the 12-point difference seems to be a bit difficult.

After playing, Lu Feng made a mid-range shot as soon as he came. The Celtics substitute was still resting. Bird was lying on the ground joking with his teammates. No one realized the seriousness of the matter...

　Thank you for "stabbing someone to death with a knife", thank you!
　　Bird is poisonous. I just found out that the audit was stuck. This is the first time I have encountered this situation. Damn!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)