the great gatsby

Chapter 337 Gatsby can be a teacher!
The game has just started, and the Celtics can still catch up, but the Knicks' fast break is not easy to defend. The three-point shooters Gatsby, Anthony and Billups stretched too much. Billups Stoudemire and Gatsby's positioning on both sides attracted the Celtics' defensive attention, but Stoudemire's cut in the middle was ignored. Anthony rushed to the basket and passed the ball backhand to Stoudemire who cut in the middle. Sten flew up and dunked successfully!

Coach D'Antoni applauded lightly. The players on the field played the effect he wanted. To deal with the Celtics, he had to play fast. Billups and Gatsby were too threatening on the three-point line, especially Gatsby. Cibi, the Celtics absolutely don't want to let Gatsby have an open shot. The Celtics' defense tonight is aimed at Gatsby.

Coach Doc Rivers knows very well that it would be very dangerous to let others in the Knicks open, but it would be a disaster to let Gatsby open it. In the Eastern Conference finals last season, the Celtics easily defeated the Knicks by a big score. Adams, if it is specific to each game, you will find that the Celtics are not playing easily. The reason is Gatsby. Gatsby played the Celtics in a panic. team, but Doc Rivers still focuses on Gatsby, because Gatsby is too scary!

Half a quarter into the game, Billups and Bogut were replaced, and Kevin Martin and Wilson Chandler were replaced. Billups had to lead the rotation. During this period, D'Antoni directly became a senior. Small, the first is Stoudemire, the fourth is Gatsby, Martin, Wilson and Anthony-D'Antoni has to speed up!
As soon as this lineup comes up, the speed of the Knicks is visible to the naked eye. No matter whether the Celtics score or not, the Knicks will directly push up the speed. They were led to run, and by the end of the first quarter, they were all out of breath, and they didn't dare to rush to grab the frontcourt board later. Play an efficient transition offense.

The Knicks scored 16 fast break points in the first quarter, while the Celtics scored 2 points. The Knicks led by 9 points in one quarter!
"This game is really good. Both sides are fighting for the rhythm, but obviously the Knicks have the upper hand. They are younger. By the end of the first quarter, the Celtics obviously couldn't keep up, but I think Kyle The Celtics will definitely fight back, and no one will doubt the tenacity of the Celtics." Zhang Lili said.

In the first half of the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup to play. Paul Pierce came back after less than 2 minutes of rest, and Garnett came back in 3 minutes. Hard to stand a chance of winning.

Garnett broke out when he came up, and Gallinari was still a little tender. Garnett has rich experience and knows how to deal with young people. Gallinari quickly received two fouls on Garnett's hands and could only let the Chandler went to defend. As soon as Chandler went out, Pierce repeatedly attacked the Knicks' basket in the low post. Pierce and Garnett teamed up to play a wave of 12:4, closing the point difference to 1 point.

D'Antoni quickly called a timeout and changed the starting lineup. After a buffer, the Celtics have adapted to the Knicks' fast break. Si is in trouble!

The Knicks had the ball, and Gatsby caught and dribbled the ball for half court. He didn't play fast, and signaled to go down to play one. Gatsby looked at O'Neal—this was a breakthrough!

So far in the playoffs, the Knicks have not played Gatsby’s pick-and-roll much. In the first round, it was because the Pacers were too weak and there was no need to play that way. Tonight, they played fast at the beginning. Now the Celtics restricted the Knicks. Now is the time to hit the pick-and-roll.

This is the case in the playoffs. Whoever reacts faster and has more tricks can seize more advantages.

Gatsby waved, and Bogut hurried up to block Rondo. Gatsby made a breakthrough around Bogut. O'Neal's footsteps were not bad, at least he followed. Bogut held the ball high, and Gatsby immediately cut the ball and caught the ball with a backhand to avoid Garnett's block and layup!

34: 35!

The Knicks regained the lead!

D'Antoni's face was full of appreciation. The Celtics contained the Knicks' fast break. Before he had time to adjust, Gatsby responded immediately on the court. With such a keen sense, he only saw it on a few people. I have been there, Nash is one, Stockton is one, Chris Paul is one, and Kidd is one, all of them are top point guards.

In the second quarter, the two sides saw each other, and it seemed to be a tie, 45:45. In fact, the Knicks were at a disadvantage in the second quarter, because the Knicks led by 9 points in the first quarter.

But Gatsby was not in a hurry, because the Celtics won points in the second quarter by overdrawing the physical strength of the main force and extending the playing time to achieve the effect, while the Knicks are still playing according to the regular personnel adjustment. So far, Eleven players have been on the field, and the Celtics are in a short rotation of eight.

If the Big Three of the Celtics were young people, it would not be a big problem, but they are now at the end of their peak, and their physical functions have declined. Being on the court for a long time has consumed a lot of their physical strength. As the schedule progresses, their The counterattack ability will become weaker and weaker!
Although Zhang Lili didn't seem to be in a good mood when he was explaining, he was a commentator from a real athlete background, and he could see the situation on the court very clearly.

"The scene is temporarily flat, but the balance of victory has tilted towards the Knicks. Coach Doc Rivers temporarily maintained the score with a reduced rotation, but the deeper the game, the greater the Knicks' advantage will be.

It’s strange to say that when watching coach D’Antoni command in the past, he usually has more trust in the main force, and he has never trusted rotation players and rookies, but watching his games in the past two years is completely different. In key games, they still boldly use new players. I don't know if this is coach D'Antoni's reflection or there are other reasons. " Zhang Lili said.

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "Director Zhang may not know much about it. Last time Yang Yi interviewed coach D'Antoni, he said this: D'Antoni said frankly that his tactical system has changed because of Gatsby. The addition of rotation personnel, or the adjustment of tactics, all have Gatsby’s influence on him. Coach D’Antoni made no secret of Gatsby’s changes to him. In the end, coach D’Antoni said: Gatsby can be a teacher, his tactics His literacy is definitely not inferior to any coach in the league!"

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "This should be true. I have communicated with Gatsby, and the tactical literacy he displayed is indeed very superb. Many of his ideas are very cutting-edge, and most of the ideas in the current league are different. The difference is that he seems to believe in speed and space more, which is very similar to D'Antoni, but he pays more attention to defense, which can be regarded as the best of all players!"

(End of this chapter)