the great gatsby

Chapter 113 Rising Momentum!

Knicks possession.

This time it was not Gatsby who held the ball, but Du Hong. Du Hong quickly crossed halftime, and Gatsby landed a three-pointer in the right corner. Gallinari pulled up the pick-and-roll, circled a V-cut to a 45-degree angle and made a hand-off with Duhon before breaking through inside.

Defending Gatsby is George Hill. George Hill was selected by the Spurs with the 2008th pick in the first round of 1. This year is his second season, and he has made rapid progress under the guidance of Popovich.

Hill is 191cm tall and has an outstanding wingspan. He is a dual position. Now he can shoot some fixed-point baskets. His athletic ability is above the average in the league. This physical condition gives him a good foundation for defense. , he can use his long arms to wrap around opponents, whether they are point guards, point guards, or even small forwards.

In the subsequent battle of bravery, George Hill was in the Cavaliers, and he was even allowed to defend Durant. It also speaks to Hill's talent on defense.

Gatsby broke through to the inside, and Hill quickly posted it. He knew that Gatsby's physical fitness was poor, and he wanted to use his body to slow down Gatsby's speed, and then covered him with his long arms. If his teammates were in place in time, Then the Knicks' offense was a failure.

Gatsby did stop, but he took the initiative to make a rhythm change. He paused before Hill posted it, and then made an early change and rushed past Hill's side. With the ball in his arm, Gatsby dribbled the ball in front of him, protected the ball with his body, and Hill fell behind.

Michael Finley, who was defending Gallinari, hurried back to help defend. Gatsby jumped up and threw the ball to Gallinari who was ambushing in the bottom corner. Gallinari jumped up and hit a three-pointer!
71: 68!

The Knicks temporarily lead by 3 points.

Gallinari excitedly ran over to give Gatsby a high-five. Since Gatsby arrived, he had a lot more shots. His father was not very happy. His father hoped that he would be trained as a core player, but Gallinari It is very clear in my heart that with his ability, it is still a little bit reluctant to want to be the core.

So he was not unhappy that Gatsby was called the core of the team, but he took off some burdens and concentrated on being a scorer. In fact, this positioning was correct for him.

Even after Chris Paul and Griffin left the Los Angeles Clippers, when the biggest stars in the team were him and Lu Wei, he existed more as a scorer.

D'Antoni clenched his fist lightly. He was right. As a shooting guard, Gatsby can also help the team score, but this formation must consider defense. Duhon is 185cm tall, and he can only defend point guards, while Gatsby is tall Although it's not too bad, but his weight is bad.

Now Gatsby is defending Ginobili. This is a big test. Ginobili is 198cm tall and weighs 93kg, which is more than 10 kilograms heavier than Gates.

As an extremely smart player, Ginobili saw that it was Gatsby defending him, so he immediately sank to the low post, trying to use his height and weight to attack Gatsby. Although post-ups are not his strong point, but Faced with an opponent who was shorter and thinner than himself, Ginobili believed that he could beat him with his weight.

Seeing Ginobili squeeze in, Gatsby immediately understood Ginobili's plan, so he sank his weight, desperately trying to push Ginobili out.

Ginobili felt the strong force coming from behind and was a little surprised. The player Gazibi looked thin, but he didn't expect that his strength was quite good.

He took it for granted that Gatsby was indeed underweight, but the frequency and weight of his strength exercises were many times that of others. The reason was that he could eliminate the muscle fatigue caused by his strength exercises through the basketball training system.

In this way, other players may practice every three days or every two days, but he can practice three times a day, with no sequelae other than being boring.

After more than a month of training, his weight has increased by about seven or eight kilograms. The important thing is that his core strength has improved very quickly. His body, which he has not trained for many years, has exploded after training. Potential, even the trainers in the team were surprised.

Gatsby pressed against Ginobili hard. Although it looked like he was fighting against Ginobili with all his strength, he did not expect Ginobili to be restrained like this. His strength could only guarantee that he would not be restrained by Ginobili. Billy went directly to the basket, but if Ginobili turned around and broke through, he would be unstoppable, so he wouldn't pin his hopes on that.

Ginobili shouldered Gatsby and knew what was going on. He turned around and squeezed Gatsby. Then he started in three steps and wanted to score with a three-step floater. He got rid of David who came to help defend him in three steps. Li raised his hand and wanted to throw the ball to the basket. His hand suddenly went numb and the basketball fell out of his hands. He directly controlled the basketball by himself.

Ginobili saw that it was Gatsby. Gatsby took advantage of David Lee's defense and followed Ginobili, and cut the ball the moment Ginobili let down his vigilance.

Gatsby initiates a transition and quickly holds the ball across the half court. Hill closely follows Gatsby to prevent him from shooting a chasing three-pointer. Seeing that there is no chance to shoot a three-pointer, Gatsby changes direction in front of him. Passed Hill to the basket, then threw the ball into the air, and David Lee, who was down, soared into the air and dunked successfully!

74: 68!

Gatsby couldn't help screaming, it was so happy!
The Knicks were suppressed by the Spurs for three quarters, unable to get up to speed, and were basically forced by the Spurs to grind down slowly. Although Gatsby was very patient, he couldn't stand the sticky feeling in the mud now.

Popovich immediately called a timeout. He didn't care that the fourth quarter had just started. When he saw that the Knicks were about to start, he immediately stopped the game.

The Knicks led by 6 points.

Popovich spat at Ginobili, and Ginobili had long been used to it. He lowered his head and listened to Popovich's reprimand, but he was thinking in his heart: "This guy Gatsby's defense is not good. As bad as the legend says, I have never seen Parker play so hard in the first three quarters. Although Parker also scored assists, it was much more difficult than other times.

I just played against him, his strength is actually good, and his defense is very smart. After being passed by, he can still find a chance to cut my ball. This kid is really not easy! "

(End of this chapter)