the great gatsby

Chapter 409

With only one point left, the Heat called a timeout and adjusted their offensive strategy. The ball was transferred from James to Wade, and James played without the ball.

Gatsby followed James and did not use physical resistance. He only used the method of going around to cut off the passing route. His steps were fast and his judgment was accurate. Others did not dare to pass the ball to James at will. Chalmers and James picked and rolled. After passing back, it was judged by Gatsby that the steal was scored, and the Knicks led the score.

James was restrained by Gatsby, Wade could only rely on himself, Wade began to break through, Wade was indeed at his peak, Thompson was a good defender, but it was impossible to completely restrain Wade, Wade continued to Through breakthroughs and free throws, the score was barely maintained.

The end of the first half, the two sides 45:45.

The second half begins.

Coach Spoelstra knows that there is no way to beat the Knicks without risky moves. The Heat must first play their own characteristics. What are the characteristics of the Heat? Isn't it just the quick counterattack of James and Wei?

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Heat began to play the offense they wanted-counterattack and speed up!
Jeff Van Gundy sighed: "Coach Spoelstra finally understands what he should do. Targeting the opponent is naturally a good way, but no matter how good the defense is, it is not as good as the offense. Defense is passive after all, and only offense can take the initiative!"

Since the Heat are playing fast, the Knicks will not show weakness, isn't it just fighting offense.

The first half and the second half were completely different styles. In the first half, both sides fought hard to defend and play positions, but in the second half, the situation changed suddenly. Both sides raised their speed, so a magical scene appeared. , The styles are also different. The Heat are more about rushing to the basket to end, while the Knicks are mostly chasing three-pointers.

The two sides fought vigorously until the last 2 minutes before finally slowing down. The scores were still tied, but the fans were very happy to watch. For more than one quarter, the two sides attacked like a tide, one after another. It is really rare to see such a scene in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the last 2 minutes, the two sides finally slowed down and hit the success rate.

The Heat found Wade at the left waist by passing the ball. Wade made a successful shot and the Knicks got the ball. Gatsby broke through Battier and rushed to the basket to send Bogut a lob.

Chalmers dribbled the ball halfway and hit a three-pointer without returning to the defense. Anthony returned a three-pointer.

In the last minute, Wade missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner of the right wing. Gatsby grabbed the rebound and counterattacked for a layup to lead by two points. James rushed to the basket and was blocked by Stoudemire. A super long three-pointer hit, leading by five points, with only 1 seconds left.

The Heat executed a three-point tactic but was disrupted by the Knicks. James missed a three-pointer from the top of the arc. The Heat resorted to a foul tactic and sent Gatsby to the free throw line. Gatsby made two free throws, killing the game!

The two of them combined for 64 points, but they still lost the game.

尼克斯这边安东尼砍下28分，小斯22分，盖慈比砍下26分送出了11个助攻，3个抢断5个篮板。

Gatsby's statistics seem to be not as good as usual, but at the critical moment Gatsby dominated the game!
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Gatsby looked indifferent, and that indifference made even his opponents feel fearful.

The Heat, which lost both wars, was pushed to the top of the public opinion, and people once again brought up the matter of the Heat's Big Three teaming up to discuss, but this time it was not about hatred, but ridicule.

Since the Heat's external publicity is positive and upward, it still seems to confirm that the Heat can win the series. Coach Spoelstra vowed to the referee: "We just lost the away game. This is not the end of the world. We will hit the Knicks at home, we will bring the game back to the beginning, I have confidence in LeBron, they are the best players!"

After the Heat accepted the interview and left, D'Antoni, Gatsby and Anthony from the Knicks came together, and the atmosphere became more relaxed. D'Antoni talked and laughed with the reporters for a long time before starting the interview.

Reporter: "Coach, you led the Knicks to beat the Heat twice. What is your secret?"

D'Antoni smiled: "My secret is to throw the ball in and then defend well. ... OK, I was joking, but it is actually true. We started with defense in both games, and then used our defense. Offense to beat them, defense to win championships!"

Reporter: "The Knicks have already led 2:0, are you already thinking about your opponents in the next round?"

D'Antoni quickly shook his head: "How is it possible? We are only leading temporarily. This is not a 3:0 lead, but a 2:0 lead. There are still many changes. It's hard to say, but we will definitely try to beat them."

The reporter turned to Gatsby: "Mr. Gatsby, you defended LeBron in the second half. May I ask that you asked to defend yourself, or was it arranged by the coach?"

Gatsby laughed and said, "Are you sure I've guarded LeBron? Who in the league dares to say he can guard LeBron." The reporters all laughed. "This matter is my own request. I think I have faster pace and some experience in defense. Try to defend it. If it is effective, it doesn't matter if it doesn't. Anyway, I can't defend it! But it seems to be effective. It's not bad, but I won't guard him in the next game because it's too tiring."

The reporters laughed.

The reporter asked about physical training, and Gatsby replied: "It's true, but my training plan was made by my physical trainer according to my physical condition. You can't imitate it. If you want to do high-intensity training, you must It must be guided by a professional physical trainer, otherwise it will be very easy to get injured.”

"Really?!" The reporters were surprised and...shocked!They are sports journalists, and they are no strangers to fitness. Some of them are even lovers of fitness. They understand fitness more or less. They have seen crazy people who practice once a day, but they practice three times a day... What the hell? Live so desperately!
But the reporters also know that people are different after all, so they didn’t ask too much, but this one must be included in the news. After all, someone has seen the sun at four o’clock in Los Angeles, so it’s not too much to practice three times a day. .

Next, the reporters asked about the situation of the game in detail, and several of them answered patiently. The atmosphere of the press conference was relaxed and pleasant, but it was not so simple for the Heat and their party who returned to Miami...

(End of this chapter)