the great gatsby

Chapter 170 Solution!

Gatsby covered his face with a towel, listening to D'Antoni's nagging, but his mind was not on D'Antoni's arrangement, he was thinking about some problems.

Now the point where the Knicks launch an offense is with him. When he is restricted, the Knicks' offense will completely stagnate. This reminds him of James Harden when he was in the Houston Rockets. Before Paul went, The Rockets can play a beautiful offense in the regular season.

But in the playoffs, opponents will take turns to consume James Harden, making James Harden exhausted while trying his best on both offensive and defensive ends. When Harden is exhausted, the Houston Rockets will face a collapse.

This is the case with the Knicks now. As long as the opponent restricts him, the Knicks will fall into an embarrassing situation. Gatsby wants Anthony to come as soon as possible. Tumor, poisonous melon, but is he really that unbearable?
No, it's just that times change too fast.

In the small ball era, if a defensive player can prevent his opponent from easily breaking into the penalty area, making a layup or getting a free throw, and preventing him from easily handling the ball outside the three-point line.If he breaks through, he can be forced to go to the middle or to the strong side, forcing him to throw the ball from the middle distance with the lowest scoring efficiency before the double-team arrives. As long as the opponent's mid-range shooting rate is reduced by a few percentage points, he can be The opponent's star has become a cancer.

Such a player is what an expert calls a defensive expert. If he has a 33% shooting three-pointer, then there are a lot of teams waving checks and asking this guy to become a jigsaw puzzle for their team to compete for the championship.

But what era is it now?

This is still the era of breakthrough maniacs Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, offensive kaleidoscope Pierce, Anthony, and even shooting insiders, including Garnett and Nowitzki!
The secret of their becoming a superstar is a deadly mid-range shot-this is also the most criticized point of Anthony in the small ball era.

But in this day and age, that's what makes them superstars!
Defenses in this era are mostly:

——Crazy rotation, unlimited defense changes, so that the opponent can't easily shoot anywhere on the court;

——Put up the iron bucket array, keep an eye on the opponent's three-pointer and then lock the penalty area;
——The goal is to establish a mature defensive system, adopt the method of putting pressure on the ball, and defend against flanking.

Therefore, although the three-pointer and the basket in this era are a more efficient style of play, it is a more difficult style of play. The only way to break the game is-middle distance!

This is how Kobe and Anthony became superstars.

When the game was deadlocked, Kobe Anthony and these stars took positions at the corners of the weak side time and time again, and then used their familiar left and right turn jumpers to throw into mid-range one after another. Well... the score did not open, but you saw Trying to defend the helpless look of the defensive players, the defensive system that these coaches have worked so hard to build cannot give their defensive players a little bit of support.

At the critical moment, these guys got the ball in the middle distance again, the coaches felt the fear of being dominated, and finally, the coach couldn't help it, and shouted at the field: "Team, double-team!"

After the game, the coach can only admit in frustration: that guy completely destroyed our defensive system!
Now the Knicks need such a person who can destroy the opponent's defense from the mid-range at the corner and low post. At this time, the Knicks are most likely to get Anthony.

If Anthony holds the ball at the corner and the team has two ball-holding points, it will not be easy for the Celtics to force Gatsby like this.

But, that's a matter for the future. The most important thing now is to think about how to solve Tony Allen's problem.

What should I do?

Pick and roll breakthrough?
——Tony Allen will squeeze through, and other defenders will squeeze his breakthrough space and cut off his passing lane;
Off the ball?

——It’s really not good. With Tony Allen’s defense, if you hand over the ball, it’s not that simple to catch the ball in a better position. Tony Allen will let yourself know what is like brown sugar defense;

Gatsby opened his eyes, lifted the towel, and said to D'Antoni, "Coach, maybe it's a good idea to arrange a two-man pick-and-roll for me?"

D'Antoni thought for a moment, and said vigorously: "David, you take the first block, and then dismantle it after the block. Tyson, you block the second. This time is for the purpose of blocking, and you must give Gatsby a shot." Space, if that doesn't work, turn around and block again! Gatsby, take action when you have the chance, you can destroy any opponent at 35 feet!"

Knicks possession.

Gatsby received the ball and was entangled by Tony Allen and transported to the top of the arc. David Lee rushed up. Gatsby started to break through to the right wing. With half the body space, Gatsby continued to dribble to the right wing without slowing down. At this time, Chandler's second pick-and-roll was in place, solidly blocking Tony Allen, and Scalabrine stepped on the three-pointer. Line defense, Gatsby just pulls up and shoots!
Three point hit!

Gatsby's three-pointer solved the nearly 3-minute scoring drought for the Knicks and stopped the bleeding for the Knicks!

23:24!The Knicks once again took the lead by one point!
This goal boosted the morale of the Knicks. Back to the defensive end, the Knicks' defense became tougher. Pierce and Garnett broke through hand in hand above the free throw line. Nate, Garnett jumped up and wanted to dunk, but Chandler slapped him down. The future best defensive player showed his fangs!
Chris Duhon picked up the basketball and counterattacked quickly. Gatsby and Wilson Chandler quickly went down the third line. Wilson Chandler cut Pierce away from the middle line. After the ball was passed to the basket, Gatsby chased for a three-pointer against Tony Allen's defense and returned it!

23: 27!

Two three-pointers stopped the Celtics, and Doc Rivers immediately called a timeout. He couldn't let the Knicks start. As we all know, once D'Antoni's team gains momentum, the offense will be like a wave Followed by a wave until the opponent is completely submerged.

"Coach D'Antoni reacted very quickly. When Gatsby was blocked, he used a double pick-and-roll to break the game and hit a wave of 6:0. After a timeout, he stopped the Celtics in two rounds!" Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed.

"Gatsby's decisiveness and murderousness in these two goals are thrilling. After the double pick-and-roll, he decisively shot a three-pointer, and quickly counterattacked with a chasing three-pointer. The two three-pointers left the Celtics at a loss. They could only Stop and make adjustments.

Moreover, the key to the second goal is the Knicks' defense. Chandler, a defensive center tortured by injuries, bloomed his original light. He guarded the basket and blocked Garnett's dunk. The key, this ball is probably the best block in the game! ’ exclaimed Mike Brin.

(End of this chapter)