97 to 80, this is the final score.

The game began to lose suspense when Ralph Sampson cramped. In the fourth quarter, Ewing left the game with six fouls. He frequently fouled Isiah Thomas.

Half a minute later, Dennis Rodman fouled out and left the game.

Then Stevens fouled out and left the game.

The Celtics made 41 free throws in the game. The confrontation given by the Knicks made their muscles tremble. They only made 20 free throws and the free throw shooting rate was less than 50%. This is a true portrayal of this game.

All 13 players on the Knicks' activated roster appeared, and even small players like Brad Rohaus scored a crucial 9 points.

It seems that no player is completely useless under Louis.

The playing time of the 13 players was reasonably distributed. The players who played the most were Wilson and Ewing, both of whom only played 25 minutes.

In this game, the Knicks were engaged in oppressive defense every second. The terrifying intensity forced the Celtics to take advantage of the crazy Dale Ellis on the outside. However, Bird returned to the court after being clotheslined.

The murderous press killed Celtic's hopes.

In the eyes of Bostonians, the Knicks wearing blue jerseys are demons.

Tom Heinsohn denounced the New Yorkers' atrocities on the court: "I think they should stop calling the Knicks and call them the Blue Devils! The New York Blue Devils, this name suits them very well!"

Louis stood up and everyone in the audience booed him.

The Celtics players who once respected him had hatred in their eyes. K.C. Jones, who led him into professional basketball, looked at him like an enemy. Heinsohn, who had been supporting him at CBS, also became a colleague of Cunningham.

party.

Everything related to Boston was abandoned by him.

Does this matter?

Louis asked himself.

Time is the most deceptive, but it can also make you understand that there is nothing in this world that cannot be lost. What leaves is the scenery, what is left is life, and the one who reaches the end is the right person.

"Want a Coke, Lou?" Tomjanovich asked.

"Thanks." Louis stretched, "I've drunk enough today. If I drink any more, my mother will call and scold me."

He stood up and the series wasn't over yet.

Now, they have only briefly escaped the elimination queue, and Celtic still hold two match points.

It's not over yet, far from it.

Louis patted each player on the shoulder and said to them: "Well played!"

He had scolded them very rudely on the training ground in the past two days and also ridiculed them in the midfield locker room for being weak, but they ultimately proved that they were not.

This tough game is the best response.

Louis walked up to K.C. Jones without shaking hands or communicating.

"Don't think it's over," K.C said.

"Of course this is not the end." Louis said, "The debt you owe has not been paid off yet."

He then gave a live interview to CBS.

"You guys seemed to put everything you had into the game." The interviewer with Louie was Todd Allen, his old acquaintance at CBS. "How does it feel to win this game?"

"It's hard for me to tell you how I feel."

"Everyone is waiting for Boston to advance, but I don't want this to happen." Louis said, "I just don't want to."

Allen could see that Louis was emotional.

"Multiple sources are saying that Larry's back injury has recurred. Will this increase your chances of winning the series?"

"Maybe, I won't think about it."

"I don't care about tomorrow, I don't care about Larry, I don't care about Boston, I don't care about what other people think. What will the future hold? Maybe it will become a bouquet of flowers, a shooting star, a wish to create a miracle; no, it may also become a vow

, I have promised many people, but they do not believe it, and I do not intend to get their blessings. We have come here, we have begun the journey, and we must continue to move forward. No matter what happens, we will make it.

Play the next game as if it’s the last one.”

Allen discovered that the circles under Louis' eyes were already red. From the day he left Boston, he was destined to become his former friend's enemy.

Today is the day he breaks up with Boston, and it is also the day the Knicks are reborn.

He was filled with emotions in his heart, but his reason told him that this was not the time to vent his emotions. The journey was not over yet, and the end was still far away.

"Coach Lu, thank you for accepting our interview. To me, this is the best game I have ever seen." Allen said after turning off the mic.

"Thanks."

Louie walks down the aisle and fans still throw things at him.

This time, he avoided it.

The press conference that night became a stage for the Boston media to attack the Knicks.

Two media outlets, led by the Herald and the Globe, constantly pressed the Knicks to answer their vicious attacks on the Celtics during the game, especially when McHale overturned Bird with a clothesline.

Even if they interpreted McHale as a devil, Louis only had one sentence: "In my opinion, it was just an ordinary foul, and the referee also awarded it this way. Many similar fouls in this series were awarded this way.

I don't understand what the difference is. Are you not satisfied because it's the Celtics who are in trouble? What do you think about Bill Laimbeer deliberately stepping on Dell's side? Larry spat in Benj's face.

Why didn't I see you come out to talk?"

"So, you are all bad media with your own position. If you want to criticize us on this matter, you are not qualified. If there are no other problems, let's stop here today."

Now, the Boston media know how their New York counterparts felt when Louis was quarreling with the New York media.

Louis is really the kind of person who likes to take the moral high ground and poke you where it hurts. He doesn't care what the media thinks about him.

"For you, can you do anything as long as you can win the game?"

Some reporters couldn't help but ask.

"Make no mistake, the guy who did it first was Bill Laimbeer, and my players just responded to his standards. I didn't complain when the Boston guys hurt my guys, I thought it was

Rules of the game, under the same circumstances, if a Celtic player is injured, why are you making so much noise?"

"No way, in your eyes, only Celtic players can hurt players from other teams. Players from other teams will be deprived of their qualifications if they dare to fight back, right?" Louis said sarcastically, "

Considering the notorious history of racial discrimination in your area, I think it’s not impossible for you to have this idea, but I’m sorry, I don’t fucking agree with you!”

"Little Lu, don't spit on others!"

"Since you don't want me to slander anyone, I would also like to ask everyone here to save your energy and don't beat me up."

When Louis left the media room with Ewing, 95% of the reporters present were speechless.

They have never seen such an arrogant coach.

No, he is more like a player. The coach is often responsible for putting out the fire. Louis has no intention of putting out the fire. Every word he says has the effect of adding fuel to the fire.

Louis and Ewing walked into the flow channel together.

At the junction of the passages, one leads to the away team's locker room, and the other is to the home team's locker room.

It was here that Louis met several old people.

Reed Auerbach wears brown glasses and looks unhappy.

"You go ahead, Patrick." Louis said.

When Louis faced K.C, he would still feel apologetic, but in front of Auerbach, he had a clear conscience.

Auerbach did give him a boost, but he also repaid him by rebuilding the Celtics and reshaping the team's locker room chemistry in the 1983-84 season and 72 wins and a championship.

"Do you know who you look like now?" Auerbach asked.

Louis asked: "Who?"

"Kareem." Auerbach said solemnly, "You have broken all ties with Boston. You have no friends here anymore, and you will not be as welcome as Kareem in the future."

"Wouldn't that be nice, Reed?"

"Why do you think I left Boston?" A sinister smile gradually appeared on Louis' lips, "The Celtics are a seemingly invincible team. I don't want to stay here to win another game.

A championship with no difficulty. I can make this team or I can break it."

Auerbach said: "You could have done this in 1986. If you traded the second pick to us, the Celtics would collapse immediately."

"Haha~"

Louis smiled and walked past Auerbach. The moment they passed each other, he said, "That would be completely meaningless."

He completely destroyed his connection with this city, leaping high like a beast, trying to strangle Boston's professional basketball.

What impression did he leave on the city in the end?

Does he really have no feelings for this city? Auerbach thinks that is not true. He is not here to stand up for Bird, nor is he here to blame Louis. He just simply wants to say a few words to Louis.

After they finished talking, today's Louis is no longer the little scout who asked for funds from him with a fawning face.

However, the battle is not over yet. If the Knicks want to climb up, they have to get past the Celtics.
Chapter completed!