There is no perfect defensive formation on the court.

Teams that like to press the line will give up defensive rebounds;

Teams that set up a zone defense are very afraid that the opponent's big man will catch and shoot at the free throw line and miss the two corners;

The "L-S-K" formation like the Trail Blazers, which focuses on high-post defense and defending the penalty area, also has flaws.

Louis didn't point it out directly, just to let the players judge the situation for themselves. Once they discovered the answer, Louis would call a timeout to strengthen their impression.

"Our opponents are very targeted, but I believe you have seen that the short corners on the left and right wings are blind spots in the defense."

Louis emphasized.

Laimbeer, who just made a mistake, said: "They know this, the ball is not easy to pass."

"It shows that you should hone your passing skills. I don't even want to talk about that pass." Louis lazily focused on the short corner area, "If they can also allocate defensive resources to affect us

Passing the ball, it only shows that the offensive pressure we put on it is not strong enough."

Louis specifically said to Bird and Thomas: "Strengthen our long-range offense and push their defense further outside!"

The focus of the attack was arranged, and it was over after a short pause.

"I didn't expect that the L-S-K formation would have such a clever change," Tomjanovich said.

The reason why the Celtics did not attack L-S-K's backdoor before was because the backdoor was not the weakness of the L-S-K formation in the first place.

The L-S-K formation is originally designed to defend the penalty area, and there is no way that the back door will be left wide open and no one will care.

If Ramsey doesn't let his players change formations, the L-S-K formation will be a replica of the pocket formation. It won't pose much of a threat to the Celtics, who have made the most three-pointers so far this season.

Ramsey did not impose a defensive system, but changed the defensive tactical intentions based on the Celtics' characteristics.

From guarding the penalty area to mainly protecting the penalty area, we must also pay attention to controlling the three-point line.

As a result, they are destined to be unable to take care of what is behind them, unless someone can teleport.

Arranging people around to interrupt the Celtics' passing is already the limit.

The Celtics no longer give players like Laimbeer, who lacks the passing ability, the ability to deliver the ball through the defense.

Laimbeer became a kite floating on the outside, and it was impossible for the Blazers' inside line to follow him all the way.

So Thomas took the initiative to pass the ball to him.

Laimbeer suddenly became the Celtics' main offensive point, making 2 of 3 shots in a few minutes.

12 to 7

Celtic reversed the offensive and took the initiative, which surprised Ramsey.

In his opinion, the Celtics only have two three-pointers that need to be taken seriously. One is Bird, who averages 5.4 three-pointers per game and shoots 39%.

The other is John Long, who averaged 4.8 three-pointers per game and shot 40% from the field.

Bird is always in a high position, and the trajectory can be judged;

Lang initially shot from the bottom corner, but in recent seasons he has developed a 45-degree angle on the left and right wings. Under Louis, he also gained a tactical position that was impossible to obtain during the Fitch period. But most of the time, for the sake of the team's space, Long

He will stand in the corner and act as a tool to attract the opponent's attention.

Today, the three-point shot has just been implemented in the NBA for four seasons. It is certainly a headache to have two space points like this, but because their movement trajectories can be predicted, the Blazers can defend and limit their shots.

But now, Laimbeer, who can also shoot three-pointers, but his shooting percentage is only 33%, has made two of the three shots. This has caused more damage to the Blazers' defense than the points difference on paper.

Suddenly there is an extra three-point point, and the athletic ability of the modified L-S-K defensive network on the court is not enough.

Mychal Thompson beat Sampson in the low post.

The two fought fiercely, but Thompson's final approach was to turn around and shoot a fadeaway jumper. He made a serious mistake. Before taking the shot, he did not allow Sampson to fight, which allowed the latter to jump up on the spot and cover his ball.

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Long picked up the ball on the floor and passed it to Thomas.

The latter's defensive counterattack was outstanding.

14 to 7

"Beep!"

This time it was the Blazers' turn to request a timeout.

Bill Shonely, the founding father of the Trail Blazers and home announcer, described the situation truthfully: "The Celtics' strength is undeniable. If you believe the media's evaluation of Little, Ramsey

The doctor will suffer."

"Not enough energy!" Ramsey was very dissatisfied, "We don't have enough energy on the court!"

One of his assistant coaches said: "Maybe he's not athletic enough."

Ramsey looked at his assistant coach. The person speaking was Buky Bukwalter. This man was not only an assistant coach, but also the team's chief scout. He had spotted many players at a glance. He had recently been asking the management like crazy.

Layer recommended Kentucky's Sam Bowie. He claimed that kid would be the second Bill Walton.

Buckwalter knows very well that Ramsey is not easy to fool, but any player linked to Walton will make him lose his mind.

"Jack, maybe we need to improve our defensive quality and find a way to 'put on the brakes' at the same time."

Rick Adelman, another Ramsey assistant, suggested.

"Yes, we must do this!"

Ramsey is good at accepting other people's opinions. If he thinks what other members of the coaching staff say makes sense, he will immediately adopt it.

So, he called out a great name from the bench: "Clyde."

"Glider" Drexler came out.

Ramsey has always regarded Drexler as a power forward, while Buckwalter insisted that he could transform into a swingman. The University of Houston's system affected his development.

Let a flying swingman play power forward? Would any coach really do that?

Ramsey doesn't believe that any coach is so stupid. There must be a reason for Drexler to play power forward. Now he needs this young man to use his physical fitness to strengthen the team's defensive quality.

"Clyde, you have to use your energy. I want you to sweep Boston's perimeter. I don't want to see any of them shoot three-pointers easily. You have to drive them in from outside the three-point line."

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Then, he issued another order: "Our energy and efficiency must be improved! Also remember, give up offensive rebounds, listen, no offensive rebounds! I say it again, no offensive rebounds!"

The Trail Blazers are a special team. Their effective field goal percentage ranks among the best in the league, but at the same time, their opponents' effective field goal percentage also ranks among the best in the league. The problem is that their ability to force opponents to make mistakes ranks high in the league.

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This is a contradictory data, because a high effective field goal percentage shows that your defensive intensity is not strong and causes your opponent to make many mistakes, but it also seems to prove that your defensive intensity is very strong?

The Celtics already know the answer.

The energy that Ramsey emphasizes is the tacit understanding and consistency on the defensive end. He does not like other coaches who like to let players use their personal abilities to play man-to-man. He hopes that in every round of defense, five players will defend one opponent.

Because they were fighting together, facing the Blazers' defense, even if they put little pressure on people, their turnover rate was very high.

But tonight their strategy was reversed, they gave the Celtics a lot of intensity.

Moreover, Ramsey has to give up another advantage of theirs, which is ranked third in the league in offensive rebounds.

Use Drexler's athletic ability to enhance the range of activities of the L-S-K defense, and limit the Celtics' counterattacks at the expense of giving up their own strength, offensive rebounds.

Ramsay posed a difficult problem to Louis.

They do this because they have to compete with the Celtics for tactical quality, chemical reaction, and finishing efficiency after completing the tactics.

Only a truly organized team would dare to pose such a challenge.
Chapter completed!