the great gatsby

Chapter 259 Anxious game!
"So why is Stephenson not as outrageous as the rumors say, he looks very stable and active on the court!" Mark Jackson said.

Jeff Van Gundy shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. Stephenson is still the same Stephenson, but the Knicks have Gatsby, and Stephenson doesn't dare to be arrogant."

Mike Blinch said: "Is it so magical?"

Jeff Van Gundy said with a smile: "Gatsby looks gentle, but he is very competitive. He is like Michael Jordan. He has high demands on his teammates. If Stephenson is still fooling around, he will stay in the Knicks soon. of."

Mike Brin said with a smile: "True leaders can suppress bad boys. This is the great fortune of the Knicks, but the Knicks have been lucky in the past two years. Last year, they signed Gatsby, an undrafted pick, and then unexpectedly The MVP of the regular season has been won, and two second-round picks have been signed this year. Both second-round picks have shown great potential, and they are both immediate combat power. It is really a treasure."

Jeff Van Gundy smiled and said: "You have indeed found a treasure. If you get Gatsby, you will get the throne. You should know that Jeremy Lin and Stephenson are both wanted by Gatsby, right?"

Mark Jackson asked in surprise, "Is there really such a thing?"

Jeff Van Gundy nodded affirmatively: "It's absolutely true!"

"Wow! Gatsby's vision is very good. He selected two potential rookies in the second round." Mark Jackson said.

Mike Brin said with a smile: "It's more than that, plus Andrew Bogut, Tyson Chandler, and Kevin Martin, these people are Gatsby's suggestion to trade, it can be said that the Knicks can have today's strength, most of them All the credit is Gatsby's."

Mark Jackson was amazed.

The game entered the second half, and the Celtics took the lead to play aggressively. They didn't want to let the Knicks, the arch-enemy in the east, easily take away a victory in the North Shore Garden. They are old people, but their blood is still not cold. Refers to their kind.

Gatsby looked at the menacing Garnett and others, turned around and said to his teammates: "Everyone pay attention, I will still push the speed, try to exhaust the strength of several veterans in the third quarter, and then play longer and longer." , the better for us! Get ready."

Both sides are starters.

Even though Gatsby knew that the Celtics would make changes, he didn't expect the Celtics to be so determined.

The Celtics pinched Gatsby, blocked Stoudemire, and put Gallinari and Martin three-pointers. Gallinari and Martin didn't feel good at first, and they didn't hit three-pointers for several rounds. Constantly hitting the second rebound and Garnett and Rondo's mid-range shots after the pick-and-roll, they hit a wave of 15:6, directly chasing the point difference to 1 point!
Gatsby frowned. He didn't expect the Celtics' counterattack to be so strong. These old men really shouldn't be underestimated. Seeing that Martin and Gallinari didn't feel good, D'Antoni quickly replaced Stephenson and Wilson. For Chandler, the Knicks' decline stopped after these two men were added. Wilson Chandler and Stephenson each hit a three-pointer, which made the Celtics dare not let go at will. Cibi didn't dare to attack so unscrupulously.

Gatsby took the opportunity to increase the speed, and the two sides returned to the same scene as the first half. The Celtics tried their best to increase the rhythm, while the Knicks tried their best to increase the rhythm. Both sides' feelings returned to normal. In the third quarter, they continued to alternate the lead. At the end of three quarters, the two sides were tied.

"Tonight's game was really exciting. It was just a regular season, but it felt like a playoff game. The tension in the scene made me feel a little suffocated." Mark Jackson laughed.

Mark Jackson expressed the aspirations of the fans at the scene. After entering the third quarter, the Celtics and the Knicks played a suffocating defense. The offensive and defensive levels of both sides were very high. Even under the high-intensity defense, they still maintained high efficiency.

In the third quarter, Pierce was about to explode. Facing Wilson Chandler, Pierce was like a kaleidoscope of offense, post-up singles, flank pick-and-rolls, right-step shots, and backhand layups at the basket. No, the fans shouted 'the truth! (Truth), Pierce looks like he's back to his prime.

Gatsby did not show any weakness here, and kept doing high pick-and-rolls with Stoudemire. If someone flanked him, he would pass the ball to Stoudemire. If no one flanked him, he would break through or shoot directly. Like Sen Chandler or Stephenson, the Celtics have no way to defend-the threat of Gatsby and Stoudemire is too great!
After three quarters, Gatsby's data is 22 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Gatsby's data basically shows that the Celtics' restrictions on him today have failed.

The game entered the fourth quarter. In the first half, the two sides rotated their lineups. In order to ensure the offense, Doug Reeves put Ray Allen on the court. After playing for 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, Doug Reeves had to play the starting lineup. Take it back to the court, because the Celtics' rotation couldn't stand it anymore, and the Knicks' rotation played very well. It was only when the starting lineup came back that they could stabilize the situation.

D'Antoni was not in a hurry, and waited until the last 5 minutes to make adjustments. This time Gatsby, Kevin Martin, Wilson Chandler, Gallinari and Stoudemire played.

Jeff Van Gundy was surprised: "This is a small lineup. Although Stoudemire can play the center position, his movement speed is actually at the level of a small forward. All the five Knicks players can play fast breaks. Coach D'Antoni has great ambitions, he wants to create another Suns!"

Jeff Van Gundy's guess is generally good, but there is one thing he guessed wrong. This lineup is not what D'Antoni wants to play, but Gatsby proposed. D'Antoni does not necessarily want to play a small lineup. The big lineup is very satisfying, but Gatsby is not satisfied with this. He suggested to D'Antoni that the team must have more tactics so that they can deal with a variety of situations in the playoffs.

Gatsby knows the future development direction of the league, and the team has a small ball master like D'Antoni, and the team's configuration can also play small lineups. If this is the case, why not use such an easy-to-use weapon? It can't be used in regular lineups. When it comes to the situation, playing with a small lineup may change the situation.

In fact, the Knicks' lineup is not extremely small. Compared with the Warriors' dead five, this Knicks team is still relatively large. There are two big men on the inside, Gallinari and Stoudemire. Although they suffer a bit in terms of weight, their height The above is not a disadvantage. Gallinari is 208cm tall and Stoudemire is also 208cm tall. There are two 208cm tall men protecting the frame inside, so they don't suffer much.

Wilson Chandler is 203cm, Kevin Martin is 201cm, and Gatsby is 195cm (he grew 2cm taller in the offseason), five players of about two meters are on the court, and it seems that they do not suffer much.

(End of this chapter)