the great gatsby

Chapter 316 Proud Heart! (Fifth update! Everyone please vote more, recommend monthly tickets!)
Thunder starters: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green, Nenad Kostic, Thabo Sefolosha.

Knicks starters: Gatsby, Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Andrew Bogut.

At the beginning of the game, Bogut and Krstic jumped the ball in the middle circle. Bogut allocated the ball to Gatsby. Gatsby dribbled the ball halfway and found that it was not Westbrook but Sefoloza who was defending him. People who are not Thunder fans may not be familiar with this person, because he is indeed not very well-known, and he is not very good offensively. He can only play fast breaks, has no ball-handling skills, and his shooting is not stable.

It wasn't offense that allowed him to stay in the league, but his defense.

Sefolosha's defense seems crazy, but in fact he is very calm. He can clearly judge the opponent's breakthrough route, and is rarely deceived by the opponent's numerous fake moves. His natural defensive sense allows him to lock the opponent's attack at any time. The passing route forces the opponent's offensive arrows to run repeatedly during the offense, but it is difficult to receive the ball, and it consumes a lot of energy.Sefolosha is not only an excellent individual defensive player, but also can supplement the team's interior defense.

Although Gatsby was not very familiar with this player, he knew that the Thunder could not send an ordinary player to defend him. If this player was not well-known, then he must be an excellent defensive player. Gatsby observed it and confirmed himself Judgment: This is a wing defender with excellent physical condition, both physical and tough, with a height and wingspan that ensure that he can not only defend guards, but also defend small forwards very well!

Gatsby tried to push forward, and sure enough, Sefolosha's defense was impeccable. Such an opponent was not impossible for Gatsby, but it was unnecessary. The opponent was just an unknown player, and he won in singles. There is no reward, if you are intercepted or restricted, you will achieve the opponent's name.

Gatsby signaled Bogut to come up for the pick-and-roll, Bogut blocked Sefolosha, Gatsby pushed close to Bogut, the 213cm Krstic couldn't keep up with Gatsby's footsteps, Durant's defense was quick, With his long arms outstretched, he was ready to cover the defense at any time. Gatsby rushed in and threw the ball to Anthony. Durant stayed away from Anthony in order to help defend, and Anthony caught the ball and shot.

Anthony opened the scoring record for the Knicks.

Westbrook dribbled the ball through the half court, so Gatsby naturally defended him. Billups' defense was also very good, but Gatsby respected the elders and improved himself. Defense is the same as offense. It takes a lot of contact with different types of players to develop excellent skills. Westbrook is one of the most powerful point guards in the league. Defending Westbrook Gatsby feels very interesting.

Of course, sometimes it is unavoidable to be dunked by Westbrook or something, but Gatsby doesn't care about these. In the previous games, Westbrook seemed to fly away from the sky, but after the game is over, the fans will find that Westbrook is still there. Was hanged and beaten by Gatsby.

Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, kicking his feet and trying to rush up, but was blocked by Gatsby three steps at a time. After half court, the speed had been slowed down. Westbrook was panting heavily, his face pale It's ugly. He hates and fears Gatsby. Gatsby doesn't seem to be very tough on defense, but he always feels like a needle hidden in the cotton.

Gatsby's defensive strategy against Westbrook is not to charge him up. After entering the half court, Westbrook's impact power will be reduced by half. After entering the half court position, Gatsby's defense against him is to let him go!

Put three points and prevent breakthroughs!
Before Gatsby defended Westbrook like this, Westbrook shot a three-pointer very unceremoniously. It's not that he couldn't make it, but he didn't dare to shoot when he shot Westbrook. Nothing else, but the shooting percentage was too low.

Even if Westbrook plays better, Gatsby is not afraid, it is better than letting Durant play!

After all, letting Westbrook play is the best way to prevent Durant!
Gatsby has already summed up the way to deal with Westbrook, which is to tease him, seduce him, irritate him, and finally suppress him. This is the turtle-killing rule Gatsby summed up.

In the half quarter, Westbrook scored 12 points, but the Thunder trailed by 12 points. Gatsby's data was 8 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Both the steals and blocks came from Westbrook.

Westbrook made 4 turnovers!
Westbrook made a lot of mistakes, but it didn't stop him from taking a dominant step and roaring after dunks. The fans at home still cheered and applauded Westbrook. They were used to Westbrook's many mistakes and poor shot selection, and they would still cheer for Westbrook. Westbrook is excited by Westbrook's explosive performance. In their view, Westbrook is improving every season and he will eventually grow into a better version of himself.

Gatsby was also smiling after he left the court. It is an honor for the players to have such fans. They didn't think differently because Gatsby is a point guard ten times better than Westbrook, but kept encouraging Westbrook and Gatsby to fight , Even if Gatsby hangs and beats him many times, he will not look down on Westbrook because of this.

During the rotation time, Westbrook led the team to play. It was difficult for Jeremy Lin to defend against Westbrook, but Westbrook had no way to limit Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin's offensive talent was stimulated by Gatsby in advance. Attacking the Thunder's defensive lineup with pick-and-rolls and passes, Jeff Van Gundy commented that Jeremy Lin played Gatsby.

This is a very high evaluation. Gatsby's style of play is very personal. Watching Gatsby play can show Gatsby's ultimate pursuit of space. Arrange teammates to run tactics, everything is to make room for service.

The feeling of teammates being on the court with Gatsby at the same time is: whether it is shooting or breaking through, the space always feels very vast, and it is easy to do the actions you want to do, but it is difficult for the opponent to flank in time.

Jeremy Lin was taught by Gatsby. Although Jeremy Lin’s offensive threat was not as good as Gatsby’s when he was on the court, he was really taught by Gatsby in terms of tactics. Universities are not simple stuff.

But now the Thunder fans feel a little uncomfortable. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Knicks, a Chinese rookie, is much more stable than Westbrook. , Will not break through with your head covered or make a few blind shots.

Westbrook is not as good as Gatsby and they can understand that a monster like Gatsby is rare in NBA history, but even an ordinary rookie is not as good as it is, which makes people feel a little sad. One person broke through and several people succeeded in layups. Westbrook walked up the overlord step, beat his chest and roared, and the applause at the scene seemed not too enthusiastic.

Seeing that the scene was not as lively as usual, Westbrook looked at it inexplicably, and the score of 63:41 stung his proud heart.

(End of this chapter)