the great gatsby

Chapter 156 Reasonable Gatsby!

Pause back and the game continues.

Although O'Neal is at a disadvantage on the defensive end, he can also get back points in the offense. Facing David Lee, the 38-year-old O'Neal can still easily ravage him. After a few hits from the low post, O'Neal turned around Gently passing the ball into the basket, David Lee was flushed from the impact, and he couldn't breathe for a while.

12: 8!

Gatsby dribbled the ball through the half court and observed the Cavaliers' defense. Mike Brown's adjustment was to let O'Neal and JJ Hickson switch defenders. O'Neal defended Gallinari, and JJ Hickson defended David Lee. Gatsby felt a little ridiculous. Couldn't Gallinari come up and do a high pick-and-roll for him?
Gatsby directed David Lee to ambush the baseline, and asked Gallinari to step up to do a high pick-and-roll for him. Mike Brown not only swapped defenders, but also asked O'Neal to rush up to cause a big delay. O'Neal's rush was very impressive. Determined, Gatsby's huge body almost obscured Gatsby's sight, but Gatsby was not in a hurry. He took two steps to the side, waited for Gallinari to pass down, and then passed the ball to Gallinari. JJ Hickson quickly returned to defense, Gallinari passed the ball to David Lee, and David Lee made a small throw and hit two points.

14: 8!

At this time, Mike Brown has also seen that as long as O'Neal is on the court, Gatsby will definitely seize this weakness of the Cavaliers to attack, but Mike Brown has no way to make adjustments. Although O'Neal is 38 years old, he still can't To be a substitute, if O'Neal is replaced at this time, Mike Brown will offend O'Neal. He would rather lose the game than offend the team's second star.

Fortunately, O'Neal's rotation time has also come. Mike Brown quickly replaced O'Neal's substitute Brazilian actor Varejao. Entering the second defensive lineup, his personal defensive ability and rebounding ability are outstanding, and his running and defense without hesitation can make the Cavaliers' defensive strength rise to a higher level, leaving a deep impression on many fans because he is good at making offensive fouls Ability, this is why he is known as the Brazilian actor.

As soon as Varejao came on, Gatsby discovered that the Cavaliers' defense had gone up a notch. In fact, twice in a row, James quickly pushed himself into the basket and completed a layup. The person guarding him was Wilson Chandler. , Wilson Chandler is a tall and athletic wing with long arms, good jumping ability and full explosive power. He is a typical blue-collar man. He has the ability to defend small forwards and power forwards, but when facing James' rush, When James got up, he was completely helpless and was knocked around.

14: 12!

Seeing that the Knicks' offense had stalled, D'Antoni quickly called a timeout to make adjustments.

"Gatsby, I need you to create opportunities for your teammates. Next you have to attack Morris. He is shorter than you and not faster than you. His defense is terrible. You have to attack him, Larry. , you have to cut whenever you get a chance, Anthony Parker is an old guy, he is 34 years old, his defense may have been good before, but his speed has slowed down a lot now, you have to attack him and force other people Come over and pinch you, your teammates will have a chance to shoot, come on!" D'Antoni ordered.

"I see, Coach." Gatsby nodded.

"Wilson and Danilo, when you receive Gatsby's pass from the three-point line, you must shoot without hesitation. Only when you open up space can Gatsby have room to break through. David, you Help Gatsby with the pick-and-roll at any time, and immediately go down to catch the ball after the roll! Do you understand?" D'Antoni shouted loudly, he had to do this, because the sound of the scene was too noisy, James twice Long made a layup and detonated the entire Quicken Loans Center.

Back from the game, the Knicks have the ball.

Gatsby holds the ball at the top of the arc, Chandler and Gallinari both open space for the team in the bottom corner, Larry Hughes is ready to cut at 45 degrees at any time, and David Lee mentioned the high post to help Gatsby Ciby blocked a little, and then quickly went down. Gaciby used David Lee's pick-and-roll to get rid of Morris and rushed to the inside. Varejao quickly chased and defended. James and Hickson both shrank to the inside. Cibi threw the ball to Chandler in the corner, and Chandler pulled it up and shot without hesitation.

For a shooter, the more decisive the shot, the more accurate it is, so this is why sometimes it takes too much time to adjust and it is not easy to score. Because Chandler shot without hesitation, the basketball rotated quickly and then went straight. The basket, this is the Knicks' fifth three-pointer, and it is also the second person other than Gatsby to hit a three-pointer-the Knicks started the three-pointer rain in Cleveland, pouring Cleveland people to the heart cold!
17: 12!

"Hey, today's Knicks really exploded from the start, especially Gatsby hit 4 three-pointers and scored 12 points, sent 1 indirect assist to Gallinari and then passed it to David Lee made a small throw at the basket, and the other directly gave Chandler a three-pointer. The Knicks' 17 points in the opening game were all related to Gatsby! Let's not discuss whether Gatsby controls so many possessions. It's still bad, but we have to admit that Gatsby has grown into a well-deserved core of the team!" Yang Yi explained.

Since Gatsby arrived at the Knicks, domestic TV stations have broadcast a lot of Knicks games, especially today against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the No. the match of.

"Hey, what's wrong with this? It must be a good thing. Gatsby plays very reasonably. His way of playing is the right way to play. You see, although he took 4 shots in the opening game, it was a catch. The Cavaliers are playing against the weakness. He seized the weakness that O'Neal could not defend against, which is equivalent to shooting 4 open three-pointers. This kind of opportunity is not available to every team.

The current Knicks can revitalize the entire team only if Gates is able to open up this point first. I think coach D'Antoni must have his reasons for this arrangement, and I also found that the Knicks basically every goal. The ball goes past Gatsby first, which is not a bad thing. "Director Zhang said.

Yang Yi said with a smile: "What Mr. Zhang said is very reasonable. Gatsby's playing is indeed very reasonable. Although he is a rookie, we have never seen him shoot indiscriminately. Every shot he chooses seems to be very reasonable. After careful consideration, I don't see any rookie frizz in him. Instead, he has the feeling of an old fritters who have been in the NBA for many years, but the strange thing is that Gatsby has not played in some of the past ten years. Appearing in high-level competitions, I have to believe that there are geniuses in this world."

(End of this chapter)