the great gatsby

Chapter 276 The bull is in trouble!
The Bulls blocked the Knicks for a three-pointer, locked the inside to the basket, and Gatsby tried to let Stoudemire use the mid-range to solve the problem.

Gatsby dribbled the ball past half court, and the three separated. Stoudemire came up for a high pick-and-roll. Luol Deng came directly up to cause a big delay. Stoudemire quickly dismantled, Noah let go of Bogut, and Gibson returned to the basket to help defend. Bogut missed the high throw with his left hand, and Gibson got the rebound. The Bulls successfully defended another round. This was the fourth time the Knicks had successfully defended!
Turning around, Rose advanced quickly and caught the Knicks by surprise. Gibson passed the ball quickly and quickly. Rose passed the ball into Gibson. That's great, hit the second three-pointer of the night!
The Bulls widened the point difference to 8 points, and just 4 minutes later, D'Antoni quickly called a timeout. During this time, the Bulls played a wave of 12:2 climax, directly stopping the Knicks.

Jeff Van Gundy praised: "Wow, Coach Thibodeau's defensive attainments are really very profound. The Bulls' defense is not the same as last season. Last season's defense was good enough, but this season's defense has become even better. Excellent, very disciplined defensively, and the defensive strategy used is just right for the Knicks.

Coach Thibodeau did not let the Knicks open the three-pointer and kept close to the basket. The Knicks' offense is characterized by the basket and the three-pointer. The only mid-range Stoudemire was followed closely, and Bogut and Gallinari were selectively released. , Bogut missed several hurried shots, Gallinari felt bad today, and the Bulls played a wave of defensive counterattacks.

If D'Antoni doesn't come up with some countermeasures today, the Knicks will play very passively today. "

Mike Breen shook his head and said: "This is Gatsby's limitation. When his three-pointers and breakthroughs to the basket are blocked, he will be very passive. Although there are not many teams that can do this, But you can't expect to get away with it in the playoffs, and Gatsby has to do something in the middle distance."

D'Antoni's adjustment is to use Wilson Chandler and Tyson Chandler, hoping to strengthen the defense and have a positive impact on the offensive end.

Gatsby held the ball past half court and beckoned Stoudemire for a high pick-and-roll. Luol Deng did not hesitate and rushed forward to delay. This time Gatsby broke through. Luol Deng was not worried because Rose was following Gatsby. There were teammates waiting under the basket in front of him, preparing to block Gazibi's shot. Gazibi had never cracked this move today.

Gatsby passed Luol Deng, this time he didn't hit the ball, but took a right step from mid-range and shot directly!
"Huh?" D'Antoni was a little surprised.

"Huh? Gatsby was finally forced to take a mid-range shot?" Jeff Van Gundy was a little surprised.

"Whoa!" The basketball passed through the net.

Thibodeau feels a little bad. Since Gatsby entered the league, he has rarely shot from mid-range shots. It hit, which is not a good sign.

The Knicks scored, and the Bulls had no choice but to settle down. In fact, this is the rhythm Thibodeau wants. If you want to defend well, slowing down the rhythm is a good way.

Rose and Noah went straight to the basket for a layup in a pick-and-roll. He felt relatively relaxed when he rushed to Bogut. Although Bogut was in the right position, his footsteps and jumping could not affect Rose, but it was against the springer Tyson Chandler. Le is not so easy. Chandler suffered from illness last season, but after arriving in the Knicks, he only played in the rotation.

Ross cuts in like lightning, Chandler fights and retreats, and opens his arms ready to block the block at any time. Rose throws himself into the air, trying to create a foul on Chandler, but Chandler is not fooled, and directly raises his hands After getting up, Rose still bumped into his arms, and when Rose barely made a shot, he slapped the ball to seal it.

Gatsby picked up the ball and immediately started a transition. Gibson was very fast and intercepted Gatsby in the half court. Rose even rushed back to change defense. After Gatsby and Stoudemire, the two Chandlers were slightly worse in the fast break, Martin was entangled, and Gatsby had no choice but to play.

Gatsby waved his hands to make tactical arrangements, the three opened up, and Stoudemire came up with a high pick-and-roll, exactly the same as the previous round-Gatsby's habit is like this, as long as one tactic is effective, it will make you actively change the defense.

Luol Deng failed to prevent Gatsby at the upper limit, but his goal has also been achieved-to prevent Gatsby from shooting three-pointers!
Gatsby's breakthrough did not go deep, and he hit another mid-range shot. The shot was clearly explained and the rhythm was very good. It was clear at a glance that this was not a temporary choice, but an arrangement.

"Hey, Gatsby hit another mid-range shot. It doesn't seem to be accidental, but a targeted attack. Gatsby's three-pointer was blocked. The best defensive strategy for this kind of defense is a mid-range shot, but Gates The mid-range shot is so much better than ever, last season Gatsby’s mid-range shot rate was too low, he basically didn’t shoot, but this game surprised us again, Gatsby has evolved again!” Wang Meng said with a smile.

Yang Yi nodded: "If these two goals are not fooled, then the Bulls will suffer a big loss tonight. Once Gatsby can even score a mid-range shot, the Bulls' defense will no longer be targeted. Now Let's see if Gatsby can still make the shot.

Defense is about continuity. If the Bulls’ defensive strategy doesn’t work, facing Gatsby who can shoot mid-range and three-pointers at the basket, it will be difficult to temporarily deploy targeted defenses. At that time, coach Thibodeau has only two choices, either let Gatsby shoot all the time, or use conventional defense and let Gatsby shoot three-pointers. "

Coach Thibodeau didn't call a timeout. He was observing. He wanted to see whether Gatsby's mid-range shot was a real skill or an accident.

The Bulls fell to the ground, and Rose chose to challenge the Knicks inside. Although he avoided the block this time, he missed a layup under Chandler's interference.

The Bulls' defense was still very fast. Gatsby passed the ball to Chandler after halftime, then changed direction and passed Rose. He rushed over to find Chandler and broke through with the ball in his hand. Noah collected it under the basket and waited. When Gatsby came in, Gatsby circled around Chandler to cover and landed with his left foot first. Holding the ball in both hands, he took off the moment his right foot landed and took another mid-range shot!

Holding the ball around the screen in the mid-range!

The basketball passed through the net again, making a pleasant sound. Gatsby's shot has a high arc and fast speed. The key is very soft, the rhythm is very good, and the whole shot is very smooth. It can be seen that this is the result of hard work. of!

"The Bull is in big trouble!" Yang Yi said.

Thibodeau decisively called a timeout, defense is the main reason, but now the offense has not opened, this is really terrible!
(End of this chapter)