the great gatsby

Chapter 295 This Move Is Deadly!
Although Madison Square Garden is already frenetic enough, there will be no shortage of warm-up activities. After a series of warm-up activities, the game officially begins.

All players from both sides are here tonight, there are no injuries, and no players are absent. At this point in the season, it is the time when the players feel at their peak. It's all running in, and you can basically tell whether it's a dragon or a worm. Some teams should decide to rebuild, rebuild, ruin, and reinforce. Everything is on the right track.

This is the pinnacle battle between the Celtics and the Knicks!
Game start.

The Celtics played: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal.

The Knicks played: Gatsby, Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bogut.

D'Antoni and Doc Rivers on the sidelines both had sullen faces. Tonight's game meant a lot to both sides. The Celtics didn't want the Knicks to cross themselves to set a record, and the Knicks didn't want to let Kay pass him. The Walters broke their own record trip.

D'Antoni mainly focused on reducing pressure on the team. By this time, the team's morale had reached its peak, while Doc Rivers mainly focused on motivation. Facing the momentum of the Knicks, even the Celtics The veteran golfer couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Bogut and Garnett jumped the ball in the middle circle. Bogut passed the ball to Gatsby. Gatsby quickly dribbled the ball across half court and made a fist with his right hand. Bogut lifted the ball from the free throw line to the middle and helped Gatsby pick and roll. O'Neal stepped on the free throw line to defend. Of course he could chase him out, but it was difficult for O'Neal to keep up with Gatsby's breakthrough. Doc Rivers' instruction was to let Rondo chase him first and see how Gatsby's touch was. Then decide on your defensive strategy tonight.

The Knicks gave up the pick-and-roll of Gatsby and Anthony in the middle. One is that the Celtics will use every screen substitution, and the other is that D'Antoni wants to use this trick at a critical moment. Gatsby and Bogut's The pick-and-roll is aimed at O'Neal's inability to defend the pick-and-roll. Once Gatsby opens, the Celtics will face a very difficult form.

O'Neill couldn't make the jump, and Gatsby pulled up his legs and shot a three-pointer. Rondo's pursuit and defense couldn't keep up. Gatsby's shot speed was too fast!
A three-pointer was hit, and Madison Square Garden was boiling. Gatsby’s three-pointer is a magical weapon to arouse the enthusiasm of the home fans. Often the moment Gatsby makes a three-pointer, the audience starts to cheer. Gatsby’s three-pointer So accurate!
The Celtics have the ball, Garnett goes to the free throw line to catch the ball, Ray Allen gallops all over the court, Billups chases, both veterans are of the type who are not old, and they are very energetic, Ray Allen The running is exquisite, and Billups is chasing cleverly.

Gatsby followed Rondo, casually, and Rondo was free to shoot three-pointers if he wanted to. Gatsby looked at the Celtics' movement and was always ready to help his teammates defend. Defense must distinguish priorities. A defense with eyebrows and beards is a bad defense, and the best effect can be achieved only by giving up.

Ray Allen's off-ball movement gave O'Neal a chance to make an air cut. Garnett saw that O'Neal caught Bogut under the basket, and passed the ball over his head to O'Neal. O'Neal forced a foul on Bogut.

O'Neal made two free throws, and the Knicks didn't care. Now the Knicks are rich in inside resources, including Bogut, Chandler, and Stoudemire, and Bogut's control of fouls is also relatively good. Gatsby quickly advanced to In the frontcourt, Bogut went up to pick and roll in the middle. O'Neal remembered Coach Rivers' instructions and stepped on the free throw line to defend. Well, maybe O'Neal is lazy, and Gatsby is not polite. The big meal delivered to the door must be bold Enjoy it, pull up the three-pointer and shoot!

Three points again!

1: 6!

Coach Rivers quickly shouted to O'Neal: "Shaq, guard him!"

The Celtics had the ball, Pierce wandered on the flanks, received a pass from Rondo, and made a tentative shot. Even as he got older, Pierce's skills did not decline with the decline of his body, but became more and more Mellow, Anthony's offense is top-notch, but his defense is not good. He has an attitude, but he needs to accumulate more experience.

3: 6.
Billups dribbled the ball across half court and gave the ball to Gatsby. The Knicks' strategy was very clear. When O'Neal was on the court, Gatsby would hit him until O'Neal was off the court. Gatsby and Bogut Playing the pick-and-roll in the middle again, this time O'Neal went up and grabbed it, Gatsby quickly slapped the ball from his right hand to his left hand, and as soon as he was short, he rushed past O'Neal, Garnett helped defend, Gatsby threw the ball into the sky With a throw, Stoudemire received a dunk!

3: 8!

Celtics possession.

Rondo tried to play a pick-and-roll with Garnett. After switching defenses, Rondo broke through Stoudemire and rushed to the basket. Bogut assisted in the defense. Rondo passed the ball to O'Neal from the basket. Passing Gatsby's fast hand, Gatsby directly copied the ball from O'Neal's hands to launch a transition attack.

Stoudemire and Anthony went down quickly. Gatsby sent the ball with both hands. The ball went straight to Anthony's hands as if equipped with a navigation system. Anthony made a shot from the three-point line, and then hit the ground to Stoudemire who cut in. , Stoudemire dunks!
3: 10!

The Celtics requested a timeout.

Coach Rivers was in a dilemma. O'Neal was an offensive threat on the court, but his defense was hard to keep up with. In the past, O'Neal could put those defenders on pick-and-rolls. At that time, handchecks were available, and there were great restrictions on pick-and-rolls. Now handchecks have been eliminated. It is banned. After the pick-and-roll, it is difficult to keep up with the guards. This requires the center of the new era to be able to defend the pick-and-roll. In fact, even when O’Neal was young, he was not very defensive. Going out is a misplaced opportunity.

Rivers thought about it and decided that he still had to let O'Neal play. With O'Neal's character, if he were to be replaced at this time, he would definitely be dissatisfied. It was not cost-effective to offend O'Neal for a game. He could only hope that Garnett would be there. The inside can provide more energy.

The timeout ended and the two sides returned to the court. Only 3 minutes later, Rivers had to replace O'Neal, because the Knicks played O'Neal at this point. Gatsby scored 12 points and sent 3 assists in the half quarter. Open the point difference to 12 points, the score is 10:22.
Who can replace O'Neal?

Big baby Glen Davis, Davis is very powerful, he is very good at carrying people under the basket, he can rely on his huge body to squeeze the opponent's space, but he is also difficult to defend the pick-and-roll, his lateral speed is faster than O'Neal His strength is limited. As his physical fitness improves, Gatsby's speed is getting faster and faster, and his ability to attack big players has become stronger and stronger. This is the effect of his intentional training. To create space and attract flanking attacks, he must let The opponent's big man has no way to defend and can change the opponent's defense.

Davis was replaced after only 3 minutes, and there was no way for him to switch on Gatsby!
(End of this chapter)