The rest is just noise

(PS: You are mature book friends, so I don’t need to explain why there are exclamation marks, Wuhuhu)

In seven preseason games, including an exhibition game, the Celtics achieved a complete winning record.

On October 28, the Celtics will usher in the opening game of the new season at home.

Their opponent is the Detroit Pistons.

The night before the opening game, Louis came to Lorraine's apartment as usual.

She prepared an Italian dinner, including a cheesecake called Fontina, which impressed Louis.

It is said that this is not the most authentic. The most authentic Fontina cheese can only be eaten in the Valle d'Aosta region of Italy. People there make it from fresh milk and have an indescribable aroma.

"I feel like I don't need to go so far away, you are enough."

After Louis finished dinner, he and Lorraine went to the top floor of the apartment, where you can enjoy the breeze, and it is also suitable for friends and couples to date - as long as it is not too shabby, you can do more things.

"Now, there are no annoying neighbors or boring language classes," Lorraine kissed Louis' face gently, "It's just you and me..."

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The next day, Louis took the breakfast prepared for him by Lorraine to the Greek Academy for his office work.

He had to prepare early for tonight's game.

A few years ago, the Pistons missed the opportunity to acquire Sampson and Isiah Thomas due to bad trades, and even Laimbeer was intercepted by Louis.

However, after just one bad year, they returned to the playoff ranks.

James Worthy's strength was underestimated by Louis. Perhaps the star-studded Lakers team affected his performance. In the Pistons, he was the core of the team. In his first season, he averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

, is an existence that cannot be ignored.

The Pistons are an interesting team. Most of their statistics are mediocre, but two statistics stand out.

They are one of the best teams at limiting their opponents' free throws, and they are also one of the teams that creates the most free throws.

This is a statistic that reflects their offensive and defensive strength.

The fact that they give their opponents fewer free throws is definitely not because of their good defense, because judging from the data, the Pistons' defense can only be regarded as a mid-level team in the league.

The defense is not good, and the opponent does not take many free throws, which shows that they do not pay enough attention to defense, or in other words, they do not put much intensity on defense.

This is very different from the "killing" piston in Louis' impression.

However, having not played a single game in the new season, what the Pistons are like now remains to be tested in games.

Before Louis went out, he tried on his newly made suit at home.

He was the acting coach before, so he was excused for not wearing a suit. Now that he has been in office for a few months, he can't be excused for not wearing a suit.

"How much did this dress cost?" Li Xuanbing was very concerned about this matter.

The clothes make the difference. In the first game of coaching the Celtics, why don't you come up with a look that kills the whole crowd?

"I made three sets of clothes, which cost about US$2,000."

"Two thousand US dollars!!?" Li Xuanbing cried out in pain, "You really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are! Do you need it?"

"Isn't this my first time buying..." Louis decided to pass the blame, "Our general manager said that I represent the image of the team, and if I don't dress better, my salary will be deducted."

"Is he that old man who wears sunglasses all day long and talks like a god?"

"Yes, it's him!"

"Hmph, that old man smokes cigars all day long and talks so wickedly. I think he will get oral cancer sooner or later!"

Louis didn't expect that Auerbach would suffer so much malice by just throwing the blame.

However, Auerbach and Li Xuanbing will never meet in the foreseeable future, so letting him take the blame is a low-cost, high-return thing.

Lorraine is also at Louis' house, and she will also be at the Garden to watch the game.

Moreover, with Louis' reputation, she can get the best seats.

Louis didn't want her to go to watch the game live, because as he said before, the garden is not a good competition venue, and watching the game there would not be a very interesting experience.

Even if Lorraine insisted on going, he couldn't refuse.

Although Li Xuanbing had a bad impression of Lorraine, she is still Louis' girlfriend. She did a good job on the surface and successfully made Lorraine think that her aunt liked her very much.

That night, the opening game of the 1983-84 season arrived.

This is a special season, and it is also the first season after the salary cap was introduced.

The league is coming out of the predicament where everyone is clamoring to fight. Each team is ensuring that it can survive, and the next thing it needs to change is its own image.

The problem of exclusive products has obviously surpassed stadium violence and become a cancer that must be eradicated.

The league therefore launched a "three strikes and you're out" drug policy. This policy was rare in history. Both labor and management unanimously agreed to implement an unimpeded policy. The league wanted to improve its image and increase its commercial value, but the players had had enough.

He is regarded as a potential "toxic dog".

The strikeout policy is easy to understand. If you are a first-time offender and "surrender" on your own initiative, you can participate in withdrawal treatment paid for by the league (you can still receive a salary). The same goes for second-time offenders. The league arranges withdrawal treatment, but

The team has the right to choose to cut the player and clear his salary space. A third offense will result in a lifetime ban, regardless of whether the player surrenders.

In the end, Michael Ray Richardson, who had the chance to become a generational superstar, became the number one winning bidder of this policy.

This is something that must be remembered. Since the NBA has handled its own labor disputes and has not shut down like the other two major leagues, everyone has become a loser. This has caused CBS executives to increase their support for the NBA.

Attention; the popularity of cable TV has given thousands of American families more channels to watch games; the finalization of the salary cap has allowed small teams to survive; the introduction of drug policies has ended the proliferation of unique products.

Now, the NBA has solved all the troubles that prevented them from taking off. The stage has been set. All it takes is a strong man from the sky to concentrate all the energy and make the world discover that "it turns out that the NBA is really good-looking."

Tonight, excited fans poured into the Boston Garden.

Louis took the initiative to greet today's referee.

There are still only two referees in current NBA games. In previous years, they added a third referee, but after only a few years, the number was reduced to two due to manpower issues.

After all, the league at that time was about to run out of business. Whether the referee could pay attention to the overall situation was not that important. He could just make do with it.

Tonight's referee is a black man named Hue Hollins. He is a rare black top student with a double degree. His first time as a referee was as a referee, and in a few years he won the title of "Like In

"Cruel moments decide games" reputation.

It can probably be understood this way.

If he were the referee, Miller would have been called for a foul when he pushed Jordan away in 1998;

There is also a certain probability that Jordan's game of the century will be messed up;

James' breakthrough shot against the Pacers in 2013 was also likely to be missed.

So Louis hopes that no matter what happens tonight, he will not play at a critical moment and cannot give such people a chance to perform, otherwise it will be too disappointing for the fans, right?

Hollins' assistant and tonight's assistant referee is a white man named Jess Kersey. Unlike Hollins, Kersey has a much better reputation. The games he referees are almost zero.

Comment.

"Little Lu looks much more mature in formal attire than before."

Tonight's game was not broadcast live by CBS, but it was broadcast live by New England's WBZ-TV, a cable TV station that is available in every home in the Massachusetts area.

Everyone is familiar with the person who praised Louie's outfit, and it is Bob Cousy, the best guard in Celtics history.

His partner is Tom Heinsohn, who has retired from the front line for several years.

Louis walked to the middle and saw Chuck Daley, who claimed to only wear custom-made suits and always had his hair slicked back with a sleek slick.

"It's an honor to meet you, Coach Lu." Dailey smiled and said harshly, "We will cause you some trouble tonight."

Louis responded indifferently: "You can never have too much trouble, come on."

The first impression Louis gave Daley was that he was young and frivolous. After all, at his age and not being a player, it was almost impossible to sit in that position.

But he just sat on it.

Daley, like Louis, worked as an assistant coach under Billy Cunningham for four years before becoming the head coach, but he has a rich professional basketball resume, and when he became the head coach, he was already 51 years old.

For a coach, he is considered "very young".

But when you meet someone like Louis... I really don't know whether to be jealous, angry, or lament that people's fates are different?

At least one thing is certain, many coaches, especially those who have worked hard to climb to the position of head coach, do not like Louis.

His age is so dazzling!

Louis came to the team members with a smile and brought Daley's words to him: "Coach Daley said he would create some trouble for us tonight. I hope you'd better not let them cause trouble, otherwise you will be in trouble during tomorrow's training session."

See what real trouble is."