the great gatsby

Chapter 288 Houston Rockets

The team's joint training tactics D'Antoni has discussed with Gatsby in advance. D'Antoni is very interested in Gatsby's organization of small forwards, and the style of play is not the same as James' organization of small forwards.

James’ style of play is one-star shooting, but Gatsby’s proposal is actually Princeton’s pass-and-cut system. Anthony needs to bear less, but the degree of freedom is higher. The same versatile small forward.

The training did not enter the state so quickly, and Anthony was not yet familiar with the tactics, but the power displayed was already impressive. This was due to Gatsby's powerful ability to attract flanking attacks, and Stoudemire and Billups' flanks were extremely threatening. Great, Anthony can directly rush to the basket and attack the basket, or he can attract pincers and then divide the ball. After 10 minutes of training, Anthony scored 10 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, which made Anthony very excited.

Anthony felt that he played much more easily than when he was in the Nuggets. Not only could the opponent not double-team him, but also had to relax his defense in order to prevent Gatsby, so that he could constantly rush in, or Shooting directly or passing the ball to open teammates, he feels hearty now!

Anthony can't wait to welcome the arrival of the first game in the Knicks, but the next game has to be the day after tomorrow. Taking advantage of these two days, Anthony and his teammates practiced the new tactics well.

Stoudemire was also very happy, because he found that he did not lose possession of the ball with the arrival of Anthony. On the contrary, many opportunities appeared for him. The back door is easily overlooked, and Stoudemire has already seen the possibility of his own data explosion.

Anthony ushered in his first game as a Knicks player. They played against the Houston Rockets at home.

Rick Adelman is very familiar to Chinese fans. He led the Rockets to 22 consecutive victories and is also the eighth coach in NBA history to complete 1000 wins. This is an out-and-out tactical master. The Princeton system can draw on local materials and formulate tactics according to local conditions, treating Princeton as a big framework into which everything can be installed.

However, the Rockets do have no stars this season. Tracy McGrady was sent away last season, and Yao Ming's comeback is far away. They can only rely on Battier, Scola, Brad Miller, Kyle Lowry, Courtney Lee and so on. People are conquering the world.

But even so, the Rockets still cannot be underestimated. Under Adelman's guidance, the Rockets are all soldiers, and if they are not careful, they will open fire to destroy the opponent.

The first game between Anthony and Billups in the Knicks attracted a lot of attention. The Knicks are the target of the league this year. Lupus's trade application was also passed smoothly. This time, the league still arranged a nationwide live broadcast, so that the whole country can see the performance of Anthony and Billups in the Knicks.

All the teams that are interested in the championship are betting on the Knicks, such as Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, etc., and many big-name stars also came to the scene.

McEnroe, the veteran of the American tennis world, has been a loyal fan of the Knicks since more than ten years ago, and he must go to almost every game; I started liking the Knicks in 2004; Needless to say, Spike-Lee, who must come to every game, Gatsby even saw Taylor Swift. She nodded in greeting.

Coach Adelman stood on the sidelines with a gloomy expression. He already felt that his days in the Rockets had begun to count down. The team's big names were sent away, and the reimbursement was reimbursed. The team is already rebuilding, and the next step is to clean up the coach. The group is over, this season is over, and it's time for me to get out.

Gatsby greeted Adelman in the past. He admired the old man quite a lot, and he spoke highly of Adelman.

Game start.

The Rockets' starting lineup is: Battier, Scola, Brad Miller, Kyle Lowry, Courtney Lee;

The Knicks' starting lineup has changed: Gatsby, Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Andrew Bogut.

China also arranged a live broadcast, and Zhang Lili and Xu Jicheng partnered to explain.

"Hey, the Knicks' starting lineup has changed. Billups has become the starting lineup to partner with Gatsby in the backcourt. Billups is 191cm tall and weighs 92kg. He is a strong guard. He does not suffer from playing shooting guard. Billups Although Si is 34 years old, he played the best performance of his career last season, averaging 19.5 points, 5.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals, and shooting 40.8% from three points. .

Xu Jicheng said: "The two partners are indeed very suitable. Both of them are very good defensively, and both of them are very comprehensive offensively. They can play both with the ball and off the ball. It is a seamless connection. The Knicks are so strong. horrible."

Game start.

Bogut jumped the ball over Miller and gave the ball to Gatsby. Gatsby did not dribble and sent it with both hands. Anthony ran to the frontcourt to catch the ball, made a shot to attract the defense, and then sent the ball to the basket. , Stoudemire, who cut in empty, soared into the air and dunked successfully!

3 seconds!
"Hey, the Knicks' offense was too fast, and the Rockets didn't even react!" Zhang Lili was surprised.

The Rockets attack, Gates is faster, he is following Lowry, Scola catches the ball in the high post, others continue to screen without the ball, pass the ball quickly, Courtney Lee gets open on the three-pointer shot, but missed.

Bogut got the rebound, Gatsby handed over the ball to Anthony at halftime, turned around and ran inside, Bogut helped Gatsby cover in the low post on the right wing, Gatsby rushed to the bottom corner, attracting Lowry and Miller Pay attention, Bogut cuts inside, Anthony throws the ball into the air, and Bogut hits the ball into the basket with one hand under the basket!

"Hey, Anthony sent assists in both rounds. He has already got two assists. Neither Gatsby nor Billups had the ball just now. Anthony handled the ball at the top of the arc. Billups With Gatsby running without the ball, is Coach D'Antoni trying to train Anthony to become James?" Zhang Liangli was surprised.

Madison Square Garden was boiling from the very beginning. These two balls were played very smoothly and gorgeously. They both completed alley-oops. The first one can only be said to have hit the Rockets by surprise, and the second one was completely off the ground. The opportunity to run out, two rounds can be seen that Anthony and Billups have been integrated into the Knicks system.

(End of this chapter)