the great gatsby

Chapter 143 I Am A Cancer

The second half begins.

The two sides returned to the field from the starting lineup, and Gatsby noticed that the Hornets' defense had changed. Generally speaking, teams that are not too familiar with the game in the first half of the game were to test the opponent's offensive routines and defensive methods. It was a real game. After understanding in the first half, the Hornets probably also understood the Knicks' offensive focus, so their defense changed.

Jeff Ball's change is to limit Gatsby, the same way most teams respond, limit Gatsby's three-pointers, cut off the connection between Gatsby and his teammates, force Gatsby to the basket, and then Let Emeka Okafor's defensive dominance interfere with Gatsby.

With other Knicks players unable to provide more help to Gatsby, the Knicks' offense stagnated. As long as Gatsby breaks in, the Hornets are like a big net covering Gatsby, allowing Gatsby to Cibi struggled in the big net. After half a quarter, Gatsby only scored 4 points, 3 assists and [-] rebounds, but was forced to make [-] turnovers. D'Antoni replaced Gatsby, and Gatsby responded very depressed. When I got to the bench, I watched the Hornets open the point difference again, this time directly opening the point difference to more than ten points.

At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was 62:74. The Knicks lost by 12 points. Gatsby’s statistics reached 28 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. A triple-double, but Gatsby felt very depressed, he was not used to the feeling of losing.

It's like even if he doesn't have any relationship with his ex-girlfriend, and now he can't remember the name of the blonde girl, but when he thinks of her, he still feels depressed. He sat on the chair and suddenly remembered the girl who robbed him. Girlfriend guy, Justin Timberlake, the guy who not only stole his girlfriend, but also had Britney Spears, Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson, and Cameron Diaz , and Lin Xiluoan, Angelina Jolie, and Katie Holmes, who are called goddess harvesters, is it normal for him to snatch his girlfriend away?
Listening to the loud cheers in the New Orleans Arena, Gatsby felt even more depressed. With the team's configuration, this situation should continue. The first team wins, and then the rotation lineup loses, and the opponent finds defense His way, restricting him, and then losing in the end, the deeper the schedule, the deeper he is understood, the stronger his sense of powerlessness will be.

He can score, assist, and rebound, but when the time comes to decide the game, the opponent will lock him down and leave the game to his teammates to decide. If his teammates rise up, they can win the game by luck. If The Knicks had no choice but to accept the defeat because of the incompetence of their teammates. This feeling of not being able to control the game drove Gatsby crazy. Thinking that such days would last for a whole season, Gatsby felt that there was darkness ahead.

He silently chanted some names in his heart: Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Kevin Durant... You are also because the feeling of struggling in the dark is too painful, so you will bear the infamy The reason why you would rather leave the team that cultivated you than bear the reputation of disloyalty?

In the fourth quarter, Gatsby returned to the field. He shot wildly in the pinch. Since his teammates could not help him, he tried his best. In the fourth quarter, he took 10 shots, 10 of 4 shots, and scored 18 points in a single quarter. But the game was still harvested by the Hornets, and the Knicks suffered a 3-game losing streak for the first time.

Gatsby had 46 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, but the game was still lost. This time, the media no longer discussed Gatsby's outstanding performance. What they discussed was:

Gatsby scored 40+ triple-doubles but still lost the game. Is this player a cancer?
A reporter directly asked D'Antoni at the post-match press conference: "Coach D'Antoni, Gatsby scored 46 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds tonight, and lost the game. Such a player is good for the Knicks." Is it? Some people say he is a cancer, what do you think?"

D'Antoni was furious: "Cancer? Didn't you see that the Knicks are improving under the leadership of Gatsby? He is just a rookie. He makes shots because he has a better chance. He doesn't only score, as long as his teammates He will pass the ball when he has a chance, and he will protect the rebound with his teammates. He has done everything he can do. The loss is only because the opponent is stronger. You can’t deny Gatsby just because we lose. Contribution, Gatsby is a team player more than anyone else, he scores because I need him to score!"

记者讥笑道：“这还不能说明他是个毒瘤吗？如果他砍下46分10助攻10个篮板的数据都不能帮助球队赢球，这样的球员还有什么作用，难道你还能指望他砍下70分20助攻20篮板吗？如果这样才能赢球，那要其他的队友做什么？”

D'Antoni is a little speechless, should he say that our other Knicks players can't do it?
D'Antoni was questioned, and the reporter poured fire on Gatsby who was in a daze.

"Mr. Gatsby . . . Mr. Gatsby!" shouted the reporter.

"Huh?" Gatsby came to his senses.

The reporters looked at Gatsby's confused look and sneered inwardly: We have the headlines for tomorrow's news.

"Mr. Gatsby, what do you think about the fact that you scored 46 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, but you can only get one loss? As well as the many previous games where you scored 30+10 quasi-triple-doubles. Still... After losing the game, some experts said that you only focused on your own data and did not care about the team's victory or defeat, saying that you were..." The reporter was a little uncomfortable talking about it.

"Tumor! Is it cancer?" Gatsby smiled. "It's okay, you can say it as boldly as you can, um... Losing is undoubtedly something that makes me feel very ashamed, I feel very ashamed, but I don't regret cutting so many data, because it was me The result of hard work in the game, when you say that I am a cancer, please take a look at how I help my teammates create opportunities to pass the ball, how I use off-ball movement to tear the opponent's defensive lineup, how I am in the opponent's pinch To shoot to help the team score.

Yes, the loss made me feel very ashamed, but the shame is that we did not beat the opponent, not that we took more shots or scored too many data. If it is because of this that you think I am a cancer, then I I can only admit that you are right, I am a cancer, because I can't help the team win the game when I scored 46 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. "

(End of this chapter)