A big win over the Warriors at home + 4 wins and 1 loss in the start, triggering the "passive formation" Rivers is unstoppable

The Bucks, who are missing Antetokounmpo, defeated the Warriors 120-110 at home. Their current record is 4 wins and 1 loss, third in the Eastern Conference.

Most people are hyping up Warriors veteran Leon Rollins, who scored 32 points and 8 assists, but don’t forget about the others.

Cole Anthony, who was given up by the Magic this summer, came on as a substitute with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Hamlet, who once played for the Lakers, scored 10 points for Prince. A.J. Green, the outside cannon who just renewed his contract this year, hit 3 three-pointers and scored 10 rebounds and 2 assists today.

There is no Antetokounmpo, but the frontcourt composed of Myles Turner, Kuzma, and Portis scored a total of 39 points, 20 rebounds, and 9 assists, suffocating the Warriors' duo of Kuminga + Butler who performed well after the start of the game.

With Giannis Antetokounmpo away, everyone is brave, everyone can fight, and everyone is a soldier.

This is also head coach Doc Rivers’ favorite team shape.

Although he has been demonized in China as the "pig-headed coach" and "the man who was reversed in the playoffs", although he has led superstars throughout his career, including but not limited to Tracy McGrady, KG, Ray Allen, Pierce, Paul, Kawhi, Embiid, Antetokounmpo, etc.

But in fact, what Doc Rivers is really good at is leading this kind of grassroots team without superstars, but with all the players working hard.

Compared with leading a strong team to be overturned in the playoffs every year, Coach Rivers can often give people unexpected surprises when he leads the so-called weak teams that are not optimistic.

Leading a strong team can control the stars with prestige, and leading a weak team can achieve results on the court that are higher than expected. This is why the 64-year-old Li has had a job every year since he started coaching in 1999, and has made great achievements all over the world. He has the first win in active service (1166 games).

Lao Li has almost followed this trajectory throughout his career:

Turning waste into treasure in a weak team to create hope→The management saw the light and increased investment→Reinforcing the lineup began to be in a hurry and failed continuously→Being humiliated in the playoffs Reversal and collapse

Doc Rivers, the Eagles' assist leader in history, who had just retired in 1999, took over the coaching reins of the Orlando Magic. At that time, the team had just entered the rebuilding period, and the "Shark-Penny" duo who led the team to the Finals had already left the team.

But the fledgling veteran just relied on a few shots from Armstrong (T-Mac's starting point guard in the Magic and the man with a triple-double), Ron Messer (the one who was caught by Jordan during the Wizards era), and rookie Maggette (an underrated free throw master in the 21st century) to achieve a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Although he did not enter the playoffs, the good image he established as a player allowed him to be named "Coach of the Year" in his first year, surpassing Zen Master, who led the team to 67 wins, and Larry Bird, who ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

The Magic management thought they had found the right man, and began to aggressively expand their team in the 2000 offseason. They also pursued three stars: Duncan, Hill, and Tracy McGrady. Although Shi Fo eventually stayed with the Spurs because his wife could not board the chartered flight, the latter two were recruited to form a super perimeter duo. Together with the best rookie Mike Miller, it seemed that the Magic could do a lot in the Eastern Conference.

As a result, with all the players in place, Lao Li only had 43, 42, and 44 wins in the next three seasons respectively. Although Hill was absent for a long time, those years were clearly the peak of McGrady's career, but a truly strong team was never built around him.

In the first round of the 2003 playoffs, the Pistons came back from a 3-1 lead, and the Magic collapsed. The 03-04 season started with 1 win and 10 losses, and Lao Li was fired for the first time in his life.

But he changed hands and took up a job with the down-and-out wealthy Celtics the next year. Not only was it 18 years since the Celtics won their last championship, but the team with the "Pierce-Walker" twins as the core had limited competitiveness in the Eastern Conference.

So Danny Ainge, the general manager at the time, approached Lao Li to build a high-rise building from the ground.

In the 2004-05 season, after barely 43 wins in the regular season, they were defeated by the Pacers in 7 games in the first round, and the team officially began to rebuild.

Although the record in the next two seasons was mediocre, Lao Li led the "Big AI" Al Jefferson, Rondo, Delonte West, Telfair and other young people to play in a decent manner, and he had the momentum of a new generation of youth.

Ange was actually preparing to save a lot. In the end, during the 2007 offseason, two big trades sent away all the young players except Rondo and Perkins, in exchange for KG and Ray Allen, who were in their late peak years. The Green Army's Big Three became the team.

The Big Three + assistant coach Thibodeau brought Lao Li the only championship in his career so far. However, in the following years, as he aged, his competitiveness declined. They injured Garnett and lost to the Magic in 2009. Then in 2010, they were overturned by the Lakers in the Finals and were defeated by LeBron in 2011 and 2012.

In the end, being eliminated by the Knicks in the first round of the 12-13 season announced the complete end of the era of the Big Three.

But Angie is so good at playing. Not only did he use KG and Pierce, who are almost 80 years old together, to get two first-round picks from the Nets, they later cashed them in for Tatum and Jaylen.

Even used Lao Li as a trading chip to the Clippers, who were hungry for talents, in exchange for a draft pick.

It is extremely rare in NBA history for a coach to be traded, which shows Lao Li's reputation in the circle.

What Lao Li took over when he came to the Clippers was a full-level team with peak players Paul, Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan. Although they continued to set the best record in team history during the regular season, they repeatedly lost in the playoffs.

This involves both the rotation of core injuries and his own mistakes (reversed by the Rockets 1-3 in 2014). But because he was hired by the Clippers with a high salary, and because of his textbook public relations handling of the racial discrimination incident by his old boss Sterling, he became a role model for coaches in the NBA circle, and the new boss Ballmer did not dare to touch him in the slightest..

And Lao Li is not completely lacking in quality.

In the 2018-19 season, when Paul, Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan left the team one after another, he relied on Gallinari, Tobias Harris, rookie Alexander, and the "bench superstar combination" of Lu Wei + Harrell to reach the playoffs.

Then the wealthy Ballmer felt that he was good again. In the 2019 offseason, he began to recruit players, sent away Alexander + 5 first-rotation Paul George, signed Leonard, and became the favorite to win the championship, the first-generation offseason championship.

As a result, his true colors were revealed in the 19-20 season, and he was reversed 1-3 by the Nuggets in the playoffs. This time Ballmer couldn't bear it and finally sent him away.

But what are you doing? Less than 10 days after the Clippers fired him, the 76ers quickly took over and Lao Li took over again.

There is no honeymoon period in the 76ers' three years. They are fooled every year, but Dangdang is different.

Being eliminated by the Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals in the 21-22 season, Simmons was targeted so hard that he lost all his pants and began to deteriorate.

With Harden joining in the 22-23 season, they have little power to fight back against the Heat. Beaten 2-4.

Facing the "strict father" Celtics in the 23-24 season, they were sent away again with a 3-2 lead.

The 76ers are the most pitiful. They suffered losses for three years without even triggering the bonus passive that Lao Li just took over. In the end, they could only be fired in tears.

But Lao Li's popularity in the circle is simply staggering.

In the 23-24 season, the new coach used the Bucks who were not getting along well to invite him, who had retired from home games as a commentator, to come out.

In the end, I thought I had a great combination under the guidance of Giannis Antetokounmpo + Leigh, but in the end, both of them failed in the playoffs. Lao Li once again triggered his passivity and had a back-and-forth match with the Pacers who later reached the Eastern Conference Finals, eventually losing 2-4.

Last season, he and assistant coach Ham won the second mid-season championship with the "double BUFF" superimposed, which was considered another start. As a result, he was taught by the Pacers again in the playoffs, but in terms of on-the-spot command, he was really not good enough in front of Carlisle, who is also an old coach.

The Bucks' operations this season are too weird. In order to sign Turner, they chose to waive Lillard. The strength of other players they recruited was not optimistic. Antetokounmpo had already given up on leaving the team. Before the start of the season, most people were not optimistic about the Bucks in the new season.

As a result, Lao Li brought this team that has suffered many defeats in recent years to a 4-1 loss. Although Antetokounmpo’s "five-level" super and stable performance is here, the team's Cole Anthony, Rollins, A.J. Green and others have indeed made significant progress in Lao Li's hands.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is not here today, and it is a classic example for all the players to fight bravely to defeat the Warriors.

It can only be said that the Lao Li who triggered the "Passive Formation" is a genuine top 15 coach.