the great gatsby

Chapter 296 This young man is scary!
O'Neal can't guard, Davis can't guard, who else can the Celtics play?
No one can solve the problem, they can only pinch. Coach Rivers replaced O'Neal, and O'Neal can at least fight back on the offensive end.

After the pick-and-roll in the next round, Gatsby found that Bogut was emptied. Both O'Neal and Rondo came to pinch him. Gatsby quickly gave the ball to Bogut. Bogut caught the ball and went to the side. But it missed under the interference of Garnett.

Pierce grabs the rebound and dribbles across the frontcourt, O'Neal grabs the position in the low post, Pierce sends the ball inside, O'Neal turns and lays up.

The Knicks had the ball, and Gatsby dribbled the ball across the half court. This time, Bogut was not allowed to come up. Bogut's downward threat was not enough. When he couldn't attract the defense, the threat of splitting the ball was not big enough, so he beckoned to let Jr. Stoudemire went up, Garnett's pincer attack was very fast, Gates was faster than the ball, after breaking through, he passed the ball to Stoudemire, and Stoudemire dunked with a big stride. After starting, I didn't want to come here to find boredom, so I quickly avoided it.

"The Knicks played the game tonight as if it was a playoff game. Originally, the Knicks most commonly used pick-and-rolls between Anthony and Gatsby in the middle, but they haven't used it until today because Gatsby didn't use it after Pierce switched defenses. Not much of an advantage.

So at the beginning, the pick-and-roll of Bogut and Gatsby was the main focus. Once O'Neal didn't step forward, Gatsby would shoot a three-pointer. So far, Gatsby has hit three three-pointers. If O'Neal switches defenses, Gatsby is determined. Breaking through O'Neal, layups or points, each ball hit the Celtics' weakness.

Coach Rivers' response was not unpleasant. He replaced O'Neal with Davis, but the effect of Davis was not as good as O'Neal. Coach Rivers then used O'Neal again. This time he changed his strategy and directly confronted Gates. The next round, Gatsby changed again. He gave up the pick-and-roll with Bogut, but with Stoudemire. This was the Knicks’ most common move before Anthony came. It’s been a while since I saw it. The pick-and-roll tactics of Tszby and Stoudemire are very powerful. Once the Celtics flank Gatsby, Gatsby can take off with one pass to Stoudemire. Tonight is another pick-and-roll lesson! "Yang Yi laughed.

"The Knicks' pick-and-roll resources are really sufficient. Gatsby and Bogut, Gatsby and Anthony, Gatsby and Stoudemire, Gatsby and Chandler, each match is different. Gatsby Cibit's three-point strike ability, sharp passing and first-class ability to play big shots, just this pick-and-roll opponent is already tired of coping, I can't wait to watch the playoffs, I want to see how the opponent does Restricting the Knicks from so many pick-and-rolls, I guess the Knicks didn't even have to use too many moves in the first and second rounds, and just one move would be enough to defeat most opponents." Zhang Lili continued.

Rivers watched with a sad face as the balance of victory had slipped to the Knicks. He knew that the Knicks hadn't put in much effort yet, and they had a pick-and-roll back and forth, but they couldn't resist even this pick-and-roll. After the game, how those experts will comment on the Celtics is nothing more than that the Celtics are old, and the Eastern hegemony should be out of position and other topics.

He regrets letting Tony Allen go this summer. Gatsby would not be able to attack so easily if Tony Allen was a defensive expert. will be more tenacious.

But Coach Rivers also knows in his heart that this Knicks team has undergone radical changes. They have too many routines to play. This pick-and-roll is just the most common one in their arsenal. The Walters couldn't even resist this move, so why would they covet that O'Brien Cup?
However, although the Celtics can't defend, their offensive Knicks are not very easy to defend. When Anthony and Stoudemire are on the court at the same time, although the Knicks' offense becomes very good, their defense is weak to some extent. It has declined. Although this is something that both D'Antoni and Gatsby can accept, the Celtics are not a weak team. The Celtics were still the finals team last season. Under the desperate efforts of these veterans , The Knicks can't widen the score too much.

At the end of the first half, the score was 62:68. Tonight's Celtics' Big Three were fighting hard. In the first half, the Big Three only rested for less than 5 minutes. Even in such a desperate situation, the Celtics People are still 6 points behind.

Away locker room.

Garnett lowered his head, his jersey was already drenched with sweat. He took off his jersey and wiped it clean with a thick towel. If it was a few years ago, he would still be able to work hard, but after adding a few years, he felt that his legs and feet had slowed down. What's more, when he needed to When he was working hard, he found that the physical strength that he had always been proud of was gradually leaving him.

In the first half, he, Ray Allen and Pierce had gone all out, but they were still 6 points behind the Knicks, barely keeping the suspense, but what to do in the second half, he looked up at Pierce, Pierce was as low as him Head down, even after returning to the locker room for five or six minutes, the sweat on Pierce's forehead is still not dry, his eyes are still firm, but everyone can see the exhaustion, Pierce scored 6 points in the first half , is the highest scorer in the team, but Pierce singles Anthony again and again, the energy consumed is even more astonishing.

Ray Allen looks okay, although Ray Allen has been running, but Ray Allen's physical strength is much better than all of them, and the defensive pressure against Billups is not great, Billups has a strong strength, but the Knicks don't need to bear a lot of offensive responsibilities, so Ray Allen's physical condition is relatively good among the three.

Garnett sighed secretly, the hero will grow old one day, did not expect this day to come so soon, this Garnett has long been mentally prepared, but the Celtics have not been defeated by time, they have already been defeated by their opponents , When the season opened, they also defeated the younger Miami Heat, but now they are facing such a difficult situation against the Knicks.

"Gatsby..." Garnett muttered in a voice he could only hear. "What a wonderful young man!"

Garnett knew that the Celtics' defeat was brought about by the young Knicks. If Anthony and Stoudemire just joined forces, Garnett didn't think the Celtics would lose to them, but Gatsby kept saying Aiming at the Celtics' inside defense, they can't make a fuss, attacking the Celtics' weakness time and time again, forcing them to change their defense, so as to tear apart the defense again and again-this young man is terrible!
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