the great gatsby

Chapter 418 The night of the championship ring. (Sixth update, surprise?)

"Today we are fully armed, with arm guards, knee pads, and braces. We are going to be serious today. This is what we must do!" D'Antoni talked to the interviewing reporters. The Knicks are playing against each other during training.

"...stay confrontational, guys, stay confrontational!"

"...run up, work harder, and keep up with the pace!"

"...Run, back on defense!... Back on defense! Work harder!"

"...speed up, card position!"

"... Squeeze in, get stuck, push the opponent out!"

D'Antoni was blowing his whistle and roaring at the top of his lungs!

"... As a two-peat team, we know that all other teams want to beat us, and we will face many difficulties and dangers, but we have to overcome them all!" Gatsby said at the end of the training camp. .

"... some of us are two-championship winners, some of us joined last year, some of us joined this year, but it doesn't matter, now we're all one and that's Knicks!
Regardless of whether you have participated in our massacre of other teams, when you join the Knicks, you have already suffered the glory of the Knicks, and you have also suffered the hatred that the Knicks brought to people. Our opponents will not be against you. If you have the slightest mercy, they will trample us underfoot, if they have the chance, they will not spare you because you did not participate in our massacre of them, because we are one, we It's the Knicks! ’ Gatsby sneered.

"...They said that we have fallen, we have fallen out of the first group, our glory has come to an end, I want to say, they are wrong! When the season starts, they will find out how strong we are , How strong our fighting spirit is, they will fear us, curse us, and smear us behind our backs, but the only thing they dare not is mock us in front of us!" Gatsby smiled cruelly. .

Coach D'Antoni, who was writing and drawing with a tactical board next to him, actually listened to Gatsby's speech with his ears upright. He sighed in his heart, and there was satisfaction in this sigh: as long as the Knicks still have Gatsby Now, the Knicks will not be a weak team, a wolf will not lead a sheep, even if these rookies are still young, but they will be young wolves, not sheep!
He gave the tactical board to the assistant next to him, and took the lead in applauding. Loud and high-spirited applause rang out in the training hall.

D'Antoni walked in the middle and said loudly: "Think about everything that happened, think about all the challenges we have experienced as a team, think about what we will go through next and what we have accomplished before. We are already part of history. For Let's go, Knicks!"

"Let's go, Knicks!"

……

On October 2012, 10, Madison Square Garden, the opening game of the 30-2012 season was held here, and the opponent was the Thunder from Oklahoma City.

This night is not only the opening game of the new NBA season, but also the Knicks' "ring night" - championship ring night!
Before the game started, there was a huge curtained table in the middle of the court, and NBA commissioner David Stern came to the scene.

"...We have a celebration tonight. Congratulations to the NBA champions, the New York Knicks. They fought tenaciously to win the NBA championship in the 2011-2012 season. They were the best team in the season. I hope you will continue to work hard to build My own dynasty!..." David Stern smiled and distributed the rings to the players who participated in last season's game. Green looked at the shiny championship ring with envy on his face, while the Oklahoma City Thunder players on the opposite side Such as Westbrook and Durant are even more so.

Stern handed the last ring to Gatsby's hand, and whispered to Gatsby: "I hope your journey is more than this!"

Gatsby smiled: "You won't be disappointed, this season's championship is still us!"

Stern smiled kindly.

Gatsby responded with a smile. Stern would not believe this. He said that sentence just to encourage him. The gift, on the other hand, is afraid that the Knicks will be too powerful to hurt the entire league.

"Congratulations to the Knicks. Congratulations to Gatsby. Last season, the Knicks completed the unprecedented playoffs in NBA history and won the championship. They are the most powerful team in history, because they completed what all dynasty teams could not complete. Even if they can't complete the three consecutive championships, I still think they are the greatest team in history. They got the best record in the regular season in the first championship, and then won the playoffs 16:1. The record in the regular season ranked first in the league this season, and they won the championship after entering the playoffs. If Anthony and Stoudemire hadn't left, they would have a high probability of creating a new dynasty team!" Jeff Van Gundy praised the strength of the Knicks And trembled, and sighed because of the Knicks' failure!
Mike Brin also sighed.

After the playing rings are awarded, the opening game officially begins!
Thunder starters: Kevin Durant, Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins, Saposofoloza.

The Knicks' starting lineup made Mike Brin and Jeff Van Gundy a little surprised. Jeff Van Gundy said: "Coach D'Antoni's starting lineup is Gatsby, Thompson, and Bogut. The other two are not Gallinari and Iguodah. Pull, but Leonard and Draymond Green!

Leonard has always been Anthony's substitute, and Green is just a rookie. What is Coach D'Antoni going to do? Iguodala was the leader of the 76ers last season. He put a leader on the bench? "

The camera showed Iguodala. Iguodala was sitting on a stool and communicating with his teammates next to him. He seemed to be imparting his game experience and did not seem to be dissatisfied at all with the substitute.

Bogut and Ibaka jumped the ball in the middle circle. Ibaka's stitching wingspan and fast bounce gave the Thunder a chance to first attack.

Saporosa dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Westbrook. Westbrook and Ibaka set up a pick-and-roll and then kicked the ball for a layup. The speed was so fast that Bogut didn't even have time to reach out.

"Wow! Russell has improved again. The breakthrough after the pick-and-roll is not sloppy. The breakthrough is as precise as a scalpel. It's really beautiful!" Mike Brin praised.

Westbrook gave the Knicks a slap in the face with the first ball.

(End of this chapter)