the great gatsby

Chapter 400: Three Advances to the Eastern Conference Finals! (A chapter of [-] words, please vote!)

92: 90!

Celtics possession.

Garnett caught the ball in the low post and singled Gallinari, turning over and hitting a jumper.

92: 92!

Knicks possession.

Just after Gatsby dribbled the ball for half the court, Bradley and Pierce teamed up and surrounded him like a net-high attack!
Gatsby threw the ball, Leonard caught the ball from the three-point line, Gatsby ran up after throwing the ball, rushed to the low post to stop, Thompson ran past him, Gatsby blocked the chasing Ray Allen , Thompson rushed out of the three-point line, Leonard passed the ball, and in a split second, Thompson caught the ball and threw the ball out!
Three points again!

95: 92!

Gatsby couldn't help laughing happily——Buddha, you have finally arrived!
Thompson roared and beat his chest. He was a calm and low-key person with a paralyzed face. If he hadn't been so suppressed to the extreme and played an extremely exciting situation, he would never have lost his composure.

Thompson's second three-pointer in the last 3 minutes!

"This young man has such a big heart!" Bill Simmons exclaimed, referring to Thompson.

"This young man has such a big heart!" D'Antoni exclaimed, referring to Gatsby.

"...Clay, do you want to be me?"

"...Okay, you are now!"

"...Well, just vote, don't worry too much, just vote!"

Thompson looked at the young man who was still smiling in the defense, recalling what the young man said to him in his mind.

"He always seems to be full of confidence, and he is never depressed. He is always smiling. When will he be depressed?" Thompson thought strangely in his heart.

When Thompson was so nervous, he was still thinking about these issues that had nothing to do with the game, but the moment he caught the ball in the next round, he was like a robot. The ball had already left his hand and went straight into the basket.

——The third three-pointer in the last 3 minutes, his 29th point!
98: 92!

The Celtics timed out.

With only 1 minute left, the Celtics are 6 points behind!
"It's hard to believe that at the last moment, Gatsby was so focused on moving without the ball, and Thompson, a rookie, turned out to be the main attack point. When Anthony and Stoudemire were unable to play, Thompson stood up.

Most of the Celtics' energy was on besieging Gatsby, so Thompson also got a lot of shots. It would be fine if Thompson couldn't make a shot, but now that he is so accurate, the Celtics have to change their strategy... ...But, time is running out! "Yang Yi said.

The North Shore Garden became very quiet, 1 points behind in 6 minute, not completely without a chance, but the opponent is the Knicks, and trying to get back in this situation... Difficult!

Coach Dougreeves didn't have time to hurt the spring and autumn. He immediately took out the tactical board and arranged a tactic. The tactic didn't require three or two points.

The game restarts.

Garnett's low-post singles attracted a double attack, and the opportunity appeared to Pierce. Pierce caught the ball in the corner and made a three-pointer!
98: 95!

The North Shore Garden exploded!

Gatsby caught the ball and quickly passed the half court, then slowed down after the half court. He waited for a double attack, but the Celtics did not attack. He smiled, waved his hand to let his opponent go, and half-bent one step. He dribbled the ball to the three-point line in one step, Bradley went up to prevent him from moving forward, Gatsby pulled Bradley's hand away, rushed up suddenly, one step, two steps, suddenly stopped, waited Bradley rushed over his head, and changed direction in front of him to break through the middle!
Pierce had no choice but to let Leonard go to help defend. Gatsby threw the ball to Leonard, ran in along the middle, and ran around Bogut to the bottom corner. Leonard waited and threw the ball. When the pass came, Gatsby jumped up before he could fully turn around, and flicked the ball lightly in the air.

The Boston fans covered their heads with their hands, their faces were shocked, and then they screamed loudly: "NO!!!!"

Three points hit!
101: 95!

It's still 6 points away, but this time the incident is only 18 seconds away.

Coach Rivers called a final timeout and returned to the game again. Pierce stared at Leonard for a three-pointer, Leonard hit the ball, Gallinari grabbed the rebound, was sent to the free throw line, and made two free throws middle.

8 points!
Desperation gripped North Shore Gardens.

Needless to say what happened next, this game was the one with the smallest gap, because in the end the Knicks only won by 5 points, which is naturally incomparable with the previous victory of 20 points, but for Boston fans , there is not much difference between losing by one point and losing by 20 points, they are both losses.

With a big score of 0:3 behind, the situation is over!

In this game, Gatsby scored 34 points, 14 assists, 8 rebounds and 4 steals, a quasi-triple double. In the key three-pointer when Anthony and Stoudemire were not on the court, Gatsby led his teammates to defeat the Bostonians.

In the fourth game, the Celtics could no longer organize a resistance. The Knicks defeated the Celtics cleanly. Well, Anthony was suspended for one game.

The Knicks swept another round, and it was the powerful Celtics in the East that swept. The strength of the Knicks shocked the entire league.

Although the Knicks are number one in the league in the regular season, it is not too surprising that the defending champion is number one in the league. In the regular season, it has reference value, but it is not too great.

The Knicks have lost three starters this year. In the eyes of many people, even if the Knicks do not decline, they will have to retreat, at least to withdraw from the ranks of super teams, but now it seems that the Knicks are still so strong!

All of a sudden, the Knicks' probability of winning the championship soared and became the favorite to win the championship.

热火和魔术队的比赛还没有看到结束的时候，四场比赛之后双方大比分2:2，霍华德几乎是靠着一个人硬捍热火的内线，四场的数据分别是38分14篮板；42分16篮板；32分15篮板；34分17篮板！

Peak Warcraft!

The league's first center!

A man who can replace Gatsby alone!

On May 5, the battle between the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic began.

Gatsby, D'Antoni and others sat together to watch the live broadcast, James and Wade showed their power, James scored 34 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds, Wade scored 32 points, Bosh scored 21 points, the Big Three combined 85 points!
Howard is still brave inside, but facing the crazy Big Three, he is clumsy after all. After all, the Magic team is not as good as the Miami Heat, and the battle of Tianwangshan is lost.

After watching the game, it was not easy for everyone in the Knicks. The Big Three in Miami are naturally very strong, but this year is much stronger than last year. James, who was at a loss in the Eastern Conference finals last year, is now at home. Wade’s push allows James to play all energy of!

Chalmers is more mature than last year, and the newly joined Shane Battier looks mediocre, but his presence has improved the Heat's defense and space, coupled with the improvement of the tacit understanding between the Big Three - this Miami , is not last year's Miami!

After watching the game, Gatsby knew that the Magic had no chance, so he just concentrated on preparing for the game and spending time with his girlfriend Long Xiaoman.

Sure enough, the Miami Heat eliminated the Magic in Game [-].

All the opponents in the Eastern Conference finals have come out, and the situation in the Western Conference has become clear. The Spurs swept the Clippers, and Chris Paul finally retreated before the Western Conference finals. The Lakers were defeated by the Thunder 4:1. Without reinforcements, the Zijin Giants' decline will accelerate because Gasol and Kobe are getting older.

East: Miami Heat VS New York Knicks;
West: Oklahoma City Thunder VS San Antonio Spurs.

The topic of this season is very strong, and the lineup alone makes people look forward to it:

The Big Three of the Eastern Heat played against the Big Three of the Knicks, and the Big Three of the Thunder played against the Spurs GDP!

The luxurious lineup is astonishing, Gatsby, James, Wade, Bosh, Anthony, Duncan, Parker, Stoudemire, Durant, Harden, Westbrook, each name is thundering, and these superstars Fight against each other in the division finals to win a pass!
The matchup in the west is very meaningful. The young Thunder will face the veteran Spurs. It is still unknown whether the youth storm broke through the solid millennium castle, or the storm smashed into pieces in front of the castle.

The matchup in the Eastern Conference is also quite interesting. One team is led by the undrafted team and the other team is led by the chosen sons. The topic of who can make it to the final step in the duel between the grassroots and the elite is even more eye-catching.

The reunion between Anthony and James also attracted more attention. Last season was also the Eastern Conference Finals. Anthony won the championship ring before James. This year James made a comeback and came with a more aggressive posture. ?
The confrontation between Bosh and Stoudemire is also interesting. Nowitzki, Garnett, Stoudemire, and Bosh are all the best power forwards in the league. At this time, when it comes to who is greater, Duncan is ahead , but between Bosh and Stoudemire, who is the better power forward, this has caused a lot of discussion.

Before the start of the Eastern Conference finals, ESPN broke the news that Jeremy Lin has been selected for the 2012 USA Select team and will practice with the US men's basketball team heading to the London Olympics this summer.Gatsby was invited to the American Dream Team to participate in the Olympics.

The news ignited domestic public opinion.

Some netizens stood up and criticized Gatsby:
"A player once vowed to be patriotic. Yes, he is patriotic. After all, he is an American. There is nothing wrong with loving his own country, but if he comes to China to say he loves China, he is willing to give up his American citizenship to join the Chinese team. Just listen to it.

So far, have you seen him take any action?
If you are really patriotic, you should return to China as soon as possible. Although the CBA is not as good as the NBA, it is still developing vigorously. With him joining, it will naturally develop faster. Does he have it?No!

If you are really patriotic, why not give up your American citizenship and take the initiative to apply for Chinese citizenship, so that the domestic Olympic preparatory committee will not have any scruples and will definitely use him. After all, he still has some strength. Does he have it?nor!

From this point of view, what he said was just to please the domestic fans and take the opportunity to make money, no different from other NBA stars.

Hehe, patriotic! "

This netizen still has some influence in the country, and this comment quickly fermented, and there are not a few netizens who support this argument.

Afterwards, the coach of the US team, Mike Krzyzewski, publicly stated that he would invite Gatsby to join the US team, which made such remarks even more popular, and Gatsby's domestic reputation plummeted.

When Li Wanyu told Gatsby the news, Gatsby smiled wryly. He really had no way to respond to this kind of thing. The crux of the matter did not lie with him at all. He was not invited in the country at all, and he did not want to ask for it himself. It's boring, this kind of thing without precedent must be more difficult to do in China.

But if he stands up and says that the country did not invite him, this is to offend people. There is no need for it. He knows whether he loves the country or not. As for what netizens say, he really doesn't care.

The Eastern Conference finals were about to start, and Gatsby could only prepare for the Eastern Conference finals if he encountered such a bad situation. As for these public opinions, it would be fine after a while.

On May 5, the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off at Madison Square Garden.

The semifinals and the finals are treated differently. After entering the Eastern Conference finals again, the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden is different. New York fans have a rare fanatical atmosphere. The fans are especially grateful to Gatsby. Ever since Gatsby Coming to the Knicks, the Knicks have never missed the Eastern Conference Finals!

So when Gatsby entered the arena, there was a uniform sound of "MVP" in the arena. Stoudemire and Anthony couldn't help but looked at each other, and they could both see the unwillingness in each other's eyes.

Yes, no matter how good they are, what's the use? This is Gatsby's team after all, and they are just mercenaries...

Gatsby looked up and looked around for a week, and raised his hands in a hand-cup salute, covering everything in four directions. The big screen broadcast Gatsby's hand-crowding. Audiences who have watched Chinese martial arts movies quickly realized that Gatsby gesture, so he bowed to Gatsby, of course, whether he could do it right was another matter.

If you haven’t seen it, ask the person making the gesture what it means. In fact, the person making the gesture doesn’t quite understand it, so he said vaguely that it means shaking hands, so the fans in the entire arena turned towards Watching Gatsby hand over the scene!

"Hahaha, it's interesting, it's really interesting. I said that in the future, the whole world will know about China's hands-on ceremony. It is very likely that foreign friends and Chinese people will hand-in-hands in foreign affairs activities in the future. A good opportunity to learn about Chinese culture, haha!" Zhang Lili laughed.

Yang Yi also cheered up: "This should be very interesting. With Gatsby's influence in the world, this kind of situation is really possible. I think people who often travel abroad should really understand it. This hands-off ceremony is to prevent international friends from making hand-to-hand bows with us, but we ourselves make a mistake, and it would be ridiculous."

Domestic audiences also cheered up when they saw this scene.

Knicks fans feel that this gesture can become a special greeting gesture among Knicks fans.

(End of this chapter)