the great gatsby

Chapter 237 Weird!

The Knicks started the massacre of Lewis, so Lewis met Bogut and was violently beaten, defending David Lee was also violently beaten, switching defense Tyson Chandler was also violently beaten, switching defense came out Gatsby, Gatsby passed him directly .

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Has Lewis done something outrageous? The entire Knicks are targeting him. Lewis has become a sieve on the court, but Stan Van Gundy can't replace him. Lewis is an important part of the Magic. From a tactical point of view, his three-pointer is the key to opening up the space for the Magic. If there is no three-pointer inside, Howard will be completely lost in the Knicks' muscular jungle, but the Magic has no other players who can replace him. If Ryan Anderson , might as well have Lewis present." Mark Jackson said.

Later, Stan Van Gundy finally couldn't take it anymore, he quickly called a timeout, and then replaced Gortat on the field. Gortat's appearance made the Magic's inside environment worse. Both Bogut and Chandler were pinching Howard. Howard not only has a difficult offense, but even rebounds are difficult to guarantee.

The two sides fell into a defensive battle, and the inside environment of both sides seemed very bad, making it difficult for the outside line to break through, but this was exactly what Gatsby wanted. Once the Magic couldn't play the advantage of the semi-circle tactic, their tactic would be half useless. The Knicks, on the other hand, can rely on Gatsby's pick-and-roll, then hoist the ball into the basket, and use Bogut, David Lee and Chandler's three inside passes to attack, although the efficiency is not high. But as long as it's higher than the Magic.

"It was an ugly game!" Mike Breen said. "The Knicks went up to the three towers to beat Lewis down, and the Magic could only go up to Gortat to protect the inside, so we saw both sides fighting in the inside, the scene was very intense, but the efficiency of both sides was very low, I think the Knicks' strategy Success, directly drag the magic into the quagmire!"

"Roar!" Howard yelled loudly after a rare dunk. Tonight's game disgusted him. Three centers circled around him. No matter which side he attacked, he would encounter two centers. Flanking, even three-person flanking, played three quarters, he only scored 10 points, two of which were scored by the second offense, and only got 8 rebounds, which is unimaginable for him Yes, he once said in an interview: "If I focus on rebounding, then averaging 13 rebounds per game is really easy."

This is actually the case, even under the attack of Bogut, David Lee and Chandler, Howard still grabbed 8 rebounds.

But this is not of much use to the Magic's predicament. Stan Van Gundy's original plan to lead the Knicks by a big score after the third quarter has failed. Not only that, the two sides were barely tied in the third quarter, and the score It was 65:65. No wonder Mike Breen said that the game between the two sides was an 'ugly game'.

In the eyes of the ESPN trio, the game was a bit ugly, even Jeff Van Gundy felt the same way as a defensive coach, but the commentators Yang Yi and Director Zhang on the Chinese side watched it with gusto.

"This game has a flavor of the 90s, with extreme defense and almost no space for offense. The collision of muscles can be clearly heard through distant signals. The protagonists tonight are the centers fighting inside. Howard was one against three. Although he was at a disadvantage, he was worthy of pride.

This game seems very ugly to people today, the rhythm is slow and not smooth, and almost every ball can be scored through hard work. It looks really ugly, but what is reflected in it is It is a battle of wits and courage between the coaches of both sides.

As one of the most gorgeous offensive teams in the league, the Knicks gave up their offense today just to contain the Magic's tactics;
The Magic were targeted by the Knicks, so they could only replace Lewis, who was beaten, and got Gortat to escort Howard.

The goals of both parties are clear. The Knicks would rather give up their advantages and drag the Magic into the quagmire. This is beneficial to them, because the Knicks have obvious flaws. Only by doing so can they win. Chance.

On the other hand, the Magic team was passive. They originally wanted to defeat the Knicks in an upright manner, but Stan Van Gundy was a little caught off guard by the Knicks' strange move, which led to being dragged into the quagmire by the Knicks and unable to get out.

In this way, it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose in tonight's game. Coach D'Antoni made a good move!

——Aren't your Magic team strong inside and then find opportunities for the outside?Then I will pinch your inside line, catch the thief first and catch the king first;

——Aren't you Lewis tearing up space for Howard?Then I will beat you down.

As a result, the Magic's two important offensive points have fallen into a trough, and the game has naturally become what it is now. Director Zhang laughed.

Yang Yi sniffled. The air conditioner in the studio was very loud, and his rhinitis flared up again: "Director Zhang made a lot of sense, but the Knicks didn't pay a price. Their price was to give up their smooth offense. But it’s worth it, the tie with the Magic in three quarters can prove it, as long as the game is dragged to the last moment, the Knicks will have a chance!”

The Knicks stalk the Magic. There is really no good way. They can only let Carter carry the banner of offense, but the play style in this space can only be singles and long-range mid-range shots, which are the least efficient. Way to play, and Carter is not Kobe, in this case his efficiency is not high, not to mention Wilson Chandler's defense is not vegetarian.

Wilson Chandler is the kind of player who is rarely remembered and has no honor, but he can be reused everywhere. Of course, the reason is not only a three-pointer, but also an unobtrusive one. Excellent defense. Although such a person cannot be very brilliant, every team needs such a person. Carter is not comfortable being entangled by him. He barely carries the offense but the efficiency is not high.

On the Knicks side, Gatsby dispatched troops to play a pick-and-roll from time to time, and then sent the ball to the basket. Someone was in charge of blocking Howard's help defense, and someone was in charge of cutting to attract the defense, creating a great situation for the teammates under the basket. The chances of isolation, well, the efficiency is not too high, but the Knicks gradually opened up the score in the fourth quarter-because Gatsby will take advantage of the opportunity of everyone shrinking to take a three-pointer from time to time.

With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, things became very strange. The Magic, which was far superior to the Knicks on paper, was actually pulled away by 10 points!

The trio of ESPN looked at each other in blank dismay, and Yang Yi and Director Zhang had funny expressions.

(End of this chapter)