the great gatsby

Chapter 234 Lore!

In the next round, the Magic still dropped the ball to Howard. This time the Knicks made a decisive flank attack. Howard is not the reckless man that people think. His coping ability is not top-notch, but his ability to attract flankers is extremely strong. As soon as Gallinari pinched, Howard passed the ball to Lewis who cut in. Lewis made a layup.

The Magic lead again by two points. Gatsby catches the ball and crosses the half court quickly. Bogut blocks it at the logo. Nali, Gallinari made a three-pointer and hit it!
The Knicks lead by one point!
With 40 seconds left, Stan Van Gundy called a timeout.

Pause ends.

The Magic's offense was still initiated from the inside, but this time it was Carter who stood up. Carter wandered the flanks, and then saw the Knicks' opportunity to pinch Howard. An air cut was made. Howard passed the ball in place. The ball was dunked into the basket. This dunk took into account strength and speed. The dunk at the critical moment was worth a thousand dollars. The Amway Center seemed to be boiling!
In 20 seconds, the Knicks fell behind by one point.

Instead of a timeout, Gatsby caught the ball half court and waited for the clock to tick near the logo.

"It's the most critical moment. I have commented on the Knicks many times. At the critical moment, the Knicks rarely call a timeout. Generally speaking, the coach will call a timeout to arrange the offensive tactics at the last attack. This There are advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the offensive team can take the initiative and arrange an offensive tactic, which can ensure that all players on the offensive team can carry out around a tactic, so that the success rate will be much higher.

But there are also disadvantages, because both sides of the timeout have time to arrange, and the defensive side can make some defensive arrangements to make the entire defensive system more targeted, because the most critical shooting points for each team are basically determined. Basically, the ace in the team will be used to make shots, so the defender will make adjustments to the opponent's ace, and it is very likely to successfully defend...Gatsby moved, and activated it when there were only 8 seconds left. It seems that he I don't want to give the Magic the last chance to attack!

Now you can choose two points, or you can choose three points, let's see how Gatsby chooses...Gatsby didn't call the pick and roll, but singled Nelson, Carter threw Martin away and went straight to Gatsby, he wanted Martin to shoot, As long as Gatsby passed the ball to Martin, they had achieved their purpose...

...Oh my god, Gatsby didn't pass the ball, nor did he break through, but took a right step back and directly shot a three-pointer. Regardless of whether there is any problem with this choice, at least there is no interference when he shoots, and Carter hasn't pinched yet. In place, Nelson is only 183cm, while Gatsby is 193cm. With a height of 10cm, Nelson has no way to form effective interference, and Gatsby also added a right step!

God! ! ! ! bang! bang! ! bang! !!
Three-point hit, zero seconds to kill! !
Gatsby didn't give the Magic any chance, not even 0.1 second. He waited until the last second to make a shot, a three-pointer with a right step back under the attack of two people! ! !
my god! ! !Great Gatsby! "Mike Brin's speech rate in the last 20 seconds was like a machine gun, and finally turned into a rapid-fire gun, fast and loud!

There was a loud cheer from the Amway Center, which was made by a few Knicks fans, because the Magic fans were already stunned. Their common expression was that their eyes and mouths were wide-eyed, with disbelief on their faces. Moments later, there was a lot of lamentation in the Amway Center!

Howard was amazed. He had fought against Gatsby before. He knew how powerful this young man was, but it was really amazing to be able to do this. Gatsby today is almost like a god descending from the earth. Carrying the team forward, he scored 44 points, 13 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, and at the most critical moment, he made a three-pointer to kill the team. Judging by his appearance, he definitely pressed the shooting time to the limit At the last second, he was not forced by Nelson, but he did it deliberately, just to prevent the Magic from having any chance. Such a young man is really scary!
However, Howard didn't feel any sense of loss. Firstly, his personality was relatively optimistic. Secondly, even he could see that the strength of the team was higher than that of the Knicks. He doesn't believe that Gatsby will have such a performance in the next game. It is not impossible, but it is very difficult. Not to mention that Stan Van Gundy will come up with more good things to greet Gatsby, Even Gatsby’s performance may not be able to maintain. He played 40 minutes under the intensity of the playoffs and scored 40+10 statistics. Today Gatsby’s statistics are almost all through the pick-and-roll or rushing to the basket. It is created by Xia Shengsheng, which is different from catch and shoot scoring. This scoring method is the most difficult one. He has to constantly break through, get rid of defenders, and even constantly solve the opponent's pincers to create it. Chances are, of course, how difficult this approach is is well known.

Does Gatsby want to replicate this victory in the next game?

almost impossible!
This is a victory that cannot be replicated!

Stan Van Gundy accepted an interview after the game, and he said frankly: "Gatsby is indeed a great opponent. I have never seen such an outstanding young man. He not only scored like a nuisance, but also sent out deadly assists many times. Such an opponent is simply incredible. horrible.

But he can't play like this in the next game, because I already know how to deal with Gatsby. In the next game, we will defend our home court, and then the Dow Knicks' home court will get two victories. Just drop by the Amway Center and grab our series. "

Stan Van Gundy's self-confidence is not regarded as arrogance, because the Knicks are indeed like a prey with its belly exposed. He has exposed his weaknesses. As long as the next game seizes the Knicks' weaknesses and conducts targeted attacks.

D'Antoni's embarrassment during the interview confirmed the reporters' suspicions. D'Antoni's occasional mumblings showed that he was not confident. D'Antoni said: "The reason for shortening the rotation is because we have to target the Magic's weaknesses, because...the Magic's weaknesses It's the defense of their back line and the mismatched defense in the interior, and Gatsby is the one who is best at taking advantage of this flaw of his opponent, so...it's not surprising that he played a little more time today...we will play in the next game Being better prepared, I hope to win the second game so the situation is in our hands."

D'Antoni's words made the reporter think that he was irrational, but instead exposed D'Antoni's weakness, so a strange scene occurred. Spent a lot of pages writing about the Knicks' exposed shortcomings, and then predicted that the Magic would eventually win the series.

(End of this chapter)