the great gatsby

Chapter 421 Lost streak
The rotation competition only ended in a tie. D'Antoni continued to deploy troops, Livingston, Dragic, Whiteside and others also played one by one, trying to let everyone get exercise and integrate into the team. Inside the team, Gatsby's concerns about this season also affected D'Antoni.

In the second half of the second quarter, Gatsby came on the court, and Durant also came on the court. To resolve the battle, both Leonard and Green were left empty. Leonard is okay. After all, he is a player who has experienced the finals. Let go of Green more confidently and boldly.

D'Antoni could only replace Green and let Gallinari play to solve this problem. At halftime, the Knicks trailed by 12 points.

The score between the two sides was 62:50, and the Knicks only scored 50 points at halftime. This was unbelievable for the Knicks before, but Gatsby can accept this result. This season will definitely be difficult, but today is even more difficult. Well, this is just the beginning after all. The Thunder's lineup hasn't changed much. Their cooperation is much larger than that of the Knicks. The Knicks have added so many new players, and it takes time to integrate.

In the second half, Gatsby began to take over the game and began to score consecutively. However, the deterioration of the offensive environment reduced his efficiency. Durant was invincible on the Thunder side. Neither Leonard nor Green could limit Durant. Especially, he can only use flanking. Durant has improved after being tempered in the finals.

The score at the end of the game was 112:104, and the Thunder beat the Knicks away.

In this game, the Thunder had five players in double figures, Durant with 32 points, Westbrook with 22 points, Kevin Martin with 14 points, Ibaka with 10 points, and Sefolosha with 10 points.

For the Knicks, Thompson had 16 points, Leonard had 12 points, Iguodala had 11 points, and Gatesby had 31 points, 12 assists and 6 rebounds.

The Knicks lost the opening game at home, which made people see the weakness of the Knicks, so the experts who were not optimistic about the Knicks before the game came forward to criticize the Knicks and Gatsby. The Knicks' dynastic dream has come to naught after forcing away the two heroes who won the championship. This year's Knicks, not to mention the championship, whether they can enter the second round is a question.

On the same day, the Philadelphia 76ers played against the Denver Nuggets at home. The 76ers led by Anthony defeated the Nuggets 81:94. At the post-game press conference, reporters interviewed Anthony.

Reporter: "Cameron, news came from New York that the Knicks lost the game against the Thunder at home. What do you think?"

Anthony glanced at the reporter, he knew what the reporter wanted to hear, he smiled: "I know what you want to hear, but it's really not what you think, I left the Knicks because I wanted to lead the team to win the next championship. Champion, not because Gatsby and I have conflicts, we are brothers, Gatsby is a good guy, we just have different ambitions."

Stoudemire was also asked the same question by reporters on the Bucks side. He was a little displeased: "Don't ask such questions in the future. You just want us to criticize Gatsby, but things are not what you imagined. As stated, I have no personal grievances with Cameron and Gatsby. On the contrary, we are good brothers. We still keep in touch with each other frequently. If Gatsby comes to Milwaukee, I will definitely invite him to dinner. Please stop Discredit Gatsby!"

The Bucks are very good on paper this season. With Jennings, Stoudemire and Monta Ellis, their strength has expanded greatly. They visited the Celtics away from home and defeated them 101:89. Celtic people.

Two parties involved spoke for Gatsby, and the media could only temporarily stop attacking Gatsby, but the prospects of the UI Knicks were bleak.

In the second game, the Knicks played against the Miami Heat at home. The Heat joined Ray Allen and Lewis this season, plus the original Big Three, Chalmers, Battier, Norris Cole, Haslem, Mike Miller With James Jones and others, it can be said that their strength on paper is daunting. In the first game, they faced the Celtics and beat the Celtics by 13 points!
The Knicks lost 12 points against the Miami Heat and suffered a losing streak. The Knicks basically did not lose at home last season, but this season's losing streak at home made people believe that the Knicks have lost this season. Out of the first group, the championship has nothing to do with the Knicks.

"Run up, speed up your pace, keep up, don't let your opponent make a shot easily, and increase your aggression!"

"Possession, push opponent out, turn around, rebound, well done!"

"Speed ​​up the rotation, Kawhi, you should make up for this gap, Tobias, block and protect the rebound, good!"

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There was a lot of criticism outside, but the Knicks were not affected much internally. They were still training in full swing. Both the coach and Gatsby looked confident, and the Knicks management did not put pressure on them. Still considered stable.

But this stability is still temporary. If you continue to lose, who knows what will happen. Winning is the best nutrient for the atmosphere in the locker room. If you keep losing, the atmosphere in the locker room will never get better.

After playing two home games, the Knicks packed up and flew to Philadelphia. They were going to challenge the Philadelphia 76ers on the road. This was also their first game against Anthony as their opponent. The media naturally started to add fuel to the fire, regardless of whether Gatsby or Anthony. Is there any personal grudge, but Anthony's departure from the Knicks has something to do with Gatsby, and no one can deny this.

This time they meet as opponents, and who will lead the team to win this game has different meanings for these two people.

It’s nothing if Gatsby wins, but if Anthony wins, it will be a carnival feast for those media. They will definitely brag that the Knicks are garbage without Anthony. Gatsby’s previous achievements are all because of Anthony, and now Anthony When he arrived in Philadelphia and led a group of blue-collars to defeat the Knicks, it can be seen that Gatsby is trash!

The Knicks and his party arrived in Philadelphia, but Anthony was quite enthusiastic and invited the whole team to his home for dinner. For Anthony, although his time with the Knicks was overshadowed, he was able to win two championships, and everyone worked together Struggling for the championship, even if we are separated now, it is still a happy time when I think about it.

(End of this chapter)