the great gatsby

Chapter 368 Small vs small!

Because of foul troubles, Gatsby's playing time was cut into pieces. Taking advantage of Gatsby's absence, the Mavericks opened the score to 20 points in the first half. The Mavericks fans cheered and celebrated, and most of them watched the live broadcast. Knicks fans are scolding:
—It's too dark, this whistle won't stop until Gatsby is blown down!
——I don’t watch the NBA anymore, I don’t even want to show my face, this stretch is too obvious, Gouri’s Stern!
——Does this bald referee have any grudge against Gatsby?Just catch him calling a foul. If he called a foul like this, the man defending Gatsby would have committed six fouls. Oh, by the way, Gatsby doesn't have a cylinder at all.

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In the locker room of the away game, Gatsby played all games in less than 10 minutes throughout the first half. Gatsby sat on a stool and sank into the water. It was impossible to see what he was thinking. Coach D'Antoni folded his arms and pursed his mouth. Without talking, he has calmed down. The old man who has been in the league for so many years still doesn't know what Stern is thinking, but his arms can't twist his thighs, and now he can't do anything. He can only survive this period of time. Can wait to see if he can get back in the second half-in fact, he has already given up the game, and it is impossible to win under such circumstances, the chances are slim!
That's right, the Knicks did counterattack time and time again in desperation in the past, but the situation is completely different now. With the help of referees, the Mavericks' weakness is no longer their weakness. Just look at the free throws in the first half. You know, the Knicks got a total of 10 free throw opportunities, how many times did the Mavericks have-24 times!
The locker room was unbearably silent, especially the two rookies Jeremy Lin and Stephenson, who held their breaths and dared not make a sound. Wilson Chandler moved the stool around to make some noise in order to relieve the tension.

"Coach," Gatsby called softly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and finally someone spoke.

"Huh?" D'Antoni looked at Gatsby.

Gatsby frowned and said, "I think we need to make a change."

D'Antoni lifted his chin for Gatsby to speak.

Gatsby said: "We also use a small lineup, give up some defense, and increase the rhythm. Don't they want to play fast? Then let's see who is the master of the fast whirlwind. When we fall behind, increase the rhythm and increase the number of rounds. The numbers are in our favor.”

D'Antoni nodded, agreed to Gatsby's proposal, and took out the tactical board to arrange tactics.

The second half begins.

The Mavericks are still starting and returning to the court, and it is still a small lineup. When the Knicks came on, Yang Yi was a little surprised and said: "The Knicks are also on the small lineup. Coach D'Antoni left Chandler and joined another team." A Chandler, Wilson Chandler, Wilson Chandler is good at defense, has a three-point range, can keep up with the rhythm, it's interesting, now it's up to see whose small lineup is more powerful!"

Director Zhang smiled and said: "The Knicks' small lineup has rarely been put out since Stoudemire was injured, because Gallinari's weight makes it difficult to dominate in the paint, but today's lineup should not be a big problem, Gallinari anyway Against Nowitzki, Wilson Chandler can increase the defense on the flanks, and the Mavericks can keep up if they play fast. This is a good move, but Gatsby is still a weakness in this area. He has already Four fouls, there are still two quarters left in the game, if you don’t pay attention you will be sent off.”

The Knicks have the ball, Gatsby holds the ball and directs the movement, Martin runs around the screen to catch the ball, Gatsby passes the ball and goes down to the right wing to catch the ball, Terry is stuck behind Gatsby, Gatsby As soon as he turned around and made a mid-range shot, Terry couldn't prevent him from jumping desperately.

"It's too difficult for Terry to defend against Gatsby's post-up singles. Gatsby is 8cm taller than Terry, and there is a weight gap of 8kg. In addition, Gatsby's post-up singles are too clever. It doesn’t work, it’s light and smooth, and it doesn’t give Terry a chance to use his body in many cases, and it’s over with a touch. The threat of Gatsby’s low singles is the same as that of Nowitzki’s singles, and it’s just as deadly!” Zhang Lili laughed.

Kidd dribbled the ball past half court, the Mavericks ran for half a day, and it was difficult to get out of position. The Knicks' five players were all very fast. Kidd could only let Nowitzki pick and roll and pass back to Novi Ski made a high shot, Gallinari missed the ball, but Nowitzki missed the shot himself, Gatsby grabbed the rebound and launched a conversion fast break, and the other four Knicks ran up.

Gallinari got rid of Nowitzki, and the other four Mavericks had defenders. Gallinari made an empty cut in the middle, forcing Marion to let go of Anthony from the three-point line. Pass, Anthony took the ball and threw it, without any hesitation, the ball scored!

The difference is 15 points!
The Mavericks had the ball, and Nowitzki seemed to have cooled down at halftime. Gallinari missed a mid-range shot in the singles, Anthony protected the rebound, and the Knicks ran again. This time, Gallinari in the corner got a chance. The Italian artillery fired and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner!

The difference is 12 points!
Coach Carlisle immediately called a timeout.

"It's beautiful. Coach D'Antoni's change was very timely. As soon as he came up, he scored 8:0. Coach Carlisle called a timeout to stop the Knicks." Zhang Lili laughed.

"It's really wonderful. Watching the Knicks' fast break, like drinking cold beer on a hot day, the pores of the whole body will open up freely. It seems that a swarm of bees will pass halftime, but an expert can see their running route at a glance. Organized, showing strict discipline in the midst of madness, coach D'Antoni's method of training the fast break is really amazing!" Yang Yi exclaimed.

The game is back on the field.

As soon as Nowitzki came up, he caught the ball and made a layup. The Mavericks were not inferior to the Knicks in discipline, but Gatsby immediately returned a three-pointer to continue to narrow the gap.

In the next round of singles, Nowitzki was flanked by Wilson Chandler and Gallinari. Nowitzki made a pass error and was intercepted by Gatsby. Gatsby hit another three-pointer!
The point difference was forced to close to 8 point!
The fans of the Mavericks broke out in a cold sweat, while Yang Yi commented: "For the Knicks' opponents, a [-]-point difference is never safe. The Knicks' offensive ability is too strong, let alone two full quarters. time.

With Gatsby on the court and without him, the Knicks are definitely two very different teams, Gatsby's containment is too much, with Gatsby on the court, the Mavericks have to focus most of their attention on Gatsby's Even so, Gatsby was still able to hit three-pointers one after another! "

Kidd stood up and hit two three-pointers, barely helping the Mavericks to stop the bleeding. The Knicks were able to stop their crazy scoring momentum. Gatsby minimized the intensity of defense to avoid being called a foul by the referee. After the game, the Mavericks lead the Knicks by six points. Everyone knows that this difference is only a point that can be tied in an instant for the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)