the great gatsby

Chapter 210 Start with defense!
Horford grabs the rebound and directly dribbles forward. He is known as the blind ball recognizer. He seems to be mediocre in everything, but he can not only rebound and protect the frame, which is what a center can do, but he can also pick and roll, screen, and support these advanced tasks. He is also good at everything, even pushing forward with the ball and defending against small ones. He is a player who is not good at statistics, but can help the team. Some fans who don’t know much about football feel that Horford, a center, does not have dominance in the basket and offense. Not top, rebounding doesn't seem to be dominant, just a role player, but he is the reason why the Hawks can rise.

Horford dribbled the ball to the free throw line, then turned around and hit the ground to pass the ball to Josh Smith who cut in from the wing. Josh Smith dunked in three steps!
0: 6!

The Atlanta Hawks scored a 6:0 at the beginning!

Jeff Van Gundy sighed: "The Knicks will be very difficult next time. The Hawks are a balanced team with impenetrable defense. Gatsby's usual pick-and-roll is difficult to work. If D'Antoni has no other way to deal with it, the Knicks will The offense becomes fragmented, and it's almost impossible to beat the Hawks piecemeal."

D'Antoni called a timeout.

"Gatsby, I think you should attack more. You have to open up first, let the Eagles focus on you, and other people will have a chance." D'Antoni told Gatsby.

Gatsby nodded.

"Others have to make changes in defense and shrink the lineup. The Hawks' offense is mostly empty cuts, and they get opportunities from wing swimming and take fewer three-pointers." D'Antoni said.

Pause back.

Knicks possession.

Gatsby dribbled the ball past half court. This ball must be scored and the scoring drought must be broken. Gatsby waved Bogut forward. Bogut quickly raised the ball. Horford still grabbed it. This time Gatsby did not make a pass. , but wait for Bogut to take Bibby away. Bibby trusts Horford's defense.

Gatsby singled out Horford, and Horford stared at Gatsby calmly to prevent Gatsby from breaking through. Gatsby seemed to be observing the inside defense, but in fact, his attention was still on Horford, and he was watching for any weaknesses in Horford.

"This is the time to test Gatsby. The Eagles have no obvious flaws for him to take advantage of. At this time, he has to stand up and create opportunities. That's why it is said that the playoffs are the stage for superstars. Superstars have to stand up at critical moments. And if he plays, he has a smooth road ahead, if he can't play, then he is a regular season player, and there is no need to wash it, unless one day he proves himself in the playoffs." Mark Jackson said.

Gatsby observed it for a while, and couldn't help but praise that Horford's being called a ball blind recognizer is really not a bragging rights. His defensive skills are excellent, and there is almost no flaw in the air. However, if there is no flaw, he will make a flaw. That's it!

Gatsby started, dribbling from his hips to his left hand to break through. Horford's center of gravity changed. Gatsby immediately turned his hips to the right again. Horford quickly came back. Gatsby changed direction again. This time But Horford couldn't keep up. Gatsby retreated to the three-point line, calmly took a three-pointer, and hit!

Gatsby's first playoff point!
3: 6!

D'Antoni breathed a sigh of relief and just opened the ball. If not, the Knicks would be under increasing pressure. Gatsby's goal was crucial.

It is indeed very important. As soon as Gatsby opened, the Knicks' offense gradually started to work. Gallinari hit a three-pointer, Martin made an open mid-range shot, Bogut made a layup, and Gatsby sent three consecutive shots. assists.

The Eagles' offense is also very smooth. Under Horford's pick-and-roll and cover, their ball is moving. Joe Johnson and Josh Smith supported the Eagles' offense. In half a quarter, the score between the two sides was 17:20. Leading by 3 points.

Both sides rotated, Gatsby played the first quarter, Bogut went off, Tyson Chandler came on, Martin was replaced on Rodriguez, and David Lee replaced Gallinari.

Rodriguez is thinner than Gatsby. Naturally, it is impossible to let him defend the shooting guard. Gatsby can only be used to play the shooting guard. Fortunately, Crawford came on to replace Joe Johnson, and Crawford also A slender defender who weighs only about 90kg and can still defend.

Crawford has a ghostly figure, and dribbles behind his back like a ghost. It is really difficult to defend against Crawford, but Gatsby has a way. Crawford has always played alone, and he basically comes up to grab points. Mainly, and his most famous is Shake-And-Bake, which is a kind of extraordinary created by Crawford. The specific action is to sway the defender by dribbling behind + jumping. This method is difficult to defend. But it is not impossible.

The method Gatsby adopted was not to give Crawford space, sticking to him, laying aside the center, driving Crawford to the flank, and then flanking him with his teammates. Others cut off the passing route. It is difficult to lock down a nerve knife like Crawford, but it is enough to reduce his efficiency.

With the help of Gatsby's teammates, Crawford's efficiency was greatly reduced and he made two turnovers. Gatsby used Crawford's mistakes and missed shots to play a wave of 10:2. Stop the eagle.

"Gatsby played very well. I don't just mean his offense. Of course, his offense is very good. I think he is already top-notch or even close to the top in combing the offense. In 10 minutes, he has sent 5 Counting assists, and a few indirect assists, with him on the court, the Knicks' offense will not be any worse.

What I especially appreciate is his defense, his personal defense is very good, he will not lose his position, and he will not attack easily. His body looks weak, but he is not afraid of confrontation.

More importantly, his defense is too smart. You can see that he defended Crawford in this half of the game. He almost completely dissociated Crawford from the system, although Crawford has always been dissociated from the system. Other than that, but he cut off Crawford from the others, and then trapped Crawford with his teammates, very smart! "

Jeff Van Gundy deserves to be a defensive coach, and he can see at a glance why the Knicks were able to lead during this period.

"Could it be arranged by the coach?" Mark Jackson said.

Van Gundy bared his teeth and said, "Don't you all know D'Antoni? He doesn't dictate much in coaching, and when he is on the court, he is mostly directed by the point guard."

Mark Jackson nodded, it was true.

Gatsby and Tyson Chandler high-fived to celebrate. Gatsby was able to block Crawford with the wing players. The most important reason was that there was Chandler inside, and with Chandler on the inside, he didn’t have to worry about being cut inside. Penetrating through, he and the wing defenders can safely pinch Crawford, it can be said that they can restrain Crawford, Chandler is too important!
(End of this chapter)