the great gatsby

Chapter 403 Janeway strikes back!

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat trailed by 16 points!
22: 38!

Pat Riley also came to the scene, but he didn't sit in front, but hid in the private room. If you want to talk about the viewing experience, it is naturally better in the auditorium of the arena. Both the atmosphere and the viewing experience are worse. Some.Boxes are usually booked by celebrities or wealthy people, and they are more reflected in social attributes. More companies book them as employee benefits. If employees need them, they can come and watch them at any time. There will be situations where it cannot be sold, especially in the face of the company.

Pat Riley has been rolling in the NBA for decades, so naturally he doesn't need to go to watch the game experience. He just comes to the scene and lets the players know that he is here.

At the end of the first quarter, Pat Riley frowned, biting his cigar with squinted eyes, and rubbed his forehead with his hand. He fell behind by 16 points in one quarter, and no one would be satisfied.

He remembered the conflict in the locker room when the Knicks faced the Celtics. At that time, the Knicks were already on the verge of collapse. The Heat were disappointed.

Since the opponent doesn't want to kill himself, they can only go head-to-head. The Heat have made too much preparation under the arrangement of Pat Riley, but no amount of preparation can compare to the changes in the game.

No one thought that Anthony would explode from the beginning, and it was all Gatsby and Anthony's connection. After Anthony went down, the rookie Leonard who replaced him also played an outstanding performance on both offense and defense.

The small forward position was originally the Heat's strength, but today it caught the Knicks by surprise!
Pat Riley would not know that the two small forwards facing James are among the best small forwards in the league now and in the next ten years, and Gatsby who created opportunities for them is now the number one point guard in the league. With Gatsby creating opportunities and their own strength, it's no surprise that they can play such a performance.

James pursed his lips tightly on the bench. His seat was raised, half higher than the others, like a superior king. He had already felt the crisis. He had played against the Knicks for three years. He understood Gatsby's horror too well. Once the rhythm of the game was controlled by Gatsby, today's game would be considered a cancellation.

In the first quarter, Gatsby played a whole quarter. According to their rotation, Gatsby would rest for at least half a quarter, so this period of time is when the Heat took the opportunity to get the score back. If they missed this opportunity, Gatsby would Come back, then the Heat's situation will be even more difficult!

"Coach, let me play with Dwyane later." James said.

Coach Spoelstra, who was on his hips, frowned and said loudly, "Do you want to take advantage of this time to get back the score?"

James nodded.

"Will your playing time be too long?"

"I can't take care of that much anymore. There is time to rest in the midfield. If we lose too many points in the first half, we will not be able to control the game into the second half." James touched his forehead with his big hand.

Coach Spoelstra nodded.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Gatsby was sitting on the bench, and Janeway glanced at each other, seeing the murderous intent in each other's eyes - I hope the Knicks' reaction will be slower!
The Knicks are Anthony, Stoudemire, Scola, Wilson Chandler and Jeremy Lin.

Janeway exploded!
James gouges behind the three-point line on the two wings, and Wade uses the back door to attack the Knicks' weakness. If James does not flank, James directly attacks Anthony. .

Scola has a very good defensive ability, but facing monsters like Wade, he can't keep up with the rhythm at all, and the Knicks' inside line was penetrated!
The Heat played a wave of 14:4, closing the score to 6 points!
Coach D'Antoni quickly replaced Gatsby, Bogut and Thompson, which stopped the bleeding for the Knicks, but the Heat have already fully opened up, and it is not easy to restrict them. The score between the two sides was 64:68.

Back in the locker room, coach D'Antoni blamed himself a little: "It was my mistake during this period that made the good situation go to waste. I should have made adjustments earlier!"

Gatsby smiled and comforted: "Coach, isn't it normal for each other to win and lose on the court? Miami is not an ordinary team, they are not easy to play with, anyway, there is still a whole second half, we can fight back !"

Bogut also said: "That's right, that's James and Wade. If we can easily beat them, either they are pseudo-stars, or we are all superstars."

Everyone laughed, and D'Antoni also smiled. He was still in a hurry after all. In this level of competition, it is too difficult to maintain an advantage, let alone a crushing advantage.

When Coach D'Antoni settled down, his thinking became clear, and he began to let the players take the time to recover their physical strength, eat something that should be eaten, and let the doctor press the button as soon as possible, and then chatted with the players. Focus on playing and focus on the court. As long as you play steadily, Miami will not be the opponent of the Knicks.

The situation with the Heat is roughly the same. Victory is accumulated from little by little advantages. Who is more patient, who has made more preparations, who is more focused, and who is more united, all these will be on the court. It is reflected one by one, and then it depends on whose luck is better. Both strength and luck are factors that affect the game.

The second half begins.

After the trial in the first half, both sides roughly knew the opponent's focus, and both sides also made adjustments. After all, there is not much difference in strength between Miami and New York. Both teams have superstars and their respective bench strengths. Both are very strong, of course the Knicks will be stronger in this respect, coach Spoelstra also knows this, so he narrowed the rotation, let Jane and Way play more time, and the playoffs are also There is nothing wrong with it, especially when the two of James and Wei are young and vigorous, playing for 40 minutes per game is not a big problem.

The strategies of both sides are also similar. They don't allow the opponent to play a fast break, and their own side uses defense to counterattack. Because the counterattacks of both sides are too sharp, so when they are afraid of each other, neither side dares to increase the speed easily.

When both sides are playing position, the styles are obviously different. The Heat’s side is nothing more than James and Wayne looking for opportunities to break through the ball, while the Knicks’ side has too many routines. The three-point tactics and many other tactics were played very smoothly under Gatsby's combing, and the score gradually opened up.

(End of this chapter)