the great gatsby

Chapter 424 Will the Shocking Date Be Too Difficult? (Five thousand chapters!)

Gatsby returned to the court in the second half of the second quarter. After Gatsby returned, the style of the Knicks changed again, from the cooperation of the gears to the willful momentum. With the improvement of strength, his influence on the game is getting bigger and bigger, and his personal style is becoming more and more obvious. As long as he is on the court, he can drive the team to play his style.

His offense alone can drive the entire team's offense, but he rarely does this. Most of the time, he integrates himself into the team and lets his teammates play their roles, instead of being reduced to a shooter. The promotion of newcomers can create obstacles.

But what Gatsby wanted today was to win. He gave full play and showed suffocating power!

——Gatsby catches the ball at the top of the arc, JR Smith desperately blocks it, Gatsby catches JR with one hand and catches the ball with the other. The moment he catches the ball, he takes a tentative step to force JR back, crosses and breaks through JR and rushes to the basket. Changed direction to get rid of Thaddeus Young who was blocking him, and made a three-step layup. Chandler jumped high to block the block, and Gatsby glided to one side and made a reverse basket;

——Gatsby cuts around the baseline and cuts the three-point line, Green passes the ball at the top of the arc, Gatsby takes off the moment he catches the ball, JR rushes to take off, Gatsby jumps high and shoots a three-pointer, JR hits Gatsby Down, the referee's whistle sounded, the shot was fouled, the ball fell into the basket accurately, and a penalty was added for a three-pointer.

——Anthony singled out Leonard, Gatsby suddenly flanked and took out the basketball, launched a counterattack, Holiday and JR flanked Gatsby at the same time, Gatsby dribbled the ball behind the two of them, the basket was already flat, Gats Rather than rushing to the basket for a layup, he chased after the three-point line and made a three-pointer!
Doug Collins quickly called a timeout adjustment.

JR Smith's face was as white as paper, and Gatsby showed a palpitating strength. Facing such a person, he would go out of his way to provoke him?

The atmosphere in the center of Vakovia became oppressive and overwhelmed.

The 76ers are strong this season, and they think they have entered the ranks of the league's strong teams. The Knicks ended in a big defeat against the Thunder and the Heat. The 76ers fans think that the home team can also win a big victory against the Knicks. They will play very anxiously. After all, the Knicks have too many rookies now. One of the two starters is a rookie and the other is a second-year rookie. It shouldn't be too difficult to deal with such a team.

How beautiful the ideal is, how cruel the reality is. Now this scene has broken the dream of the 76ers fans, and the reason for all this is that Gatsby who is like a demon god on the field, they suddenly remembered-this young man, It's two regular season MVPs and two finals MVPs!
Since he entered the league, the Knicks have never missed the Eastern Conference Finals under his leadership. Even in the first season, the Knicks were led by him alone. The dark horse rushed into the Eastern Conference finals, just one person, have they forgotten it?
上半场结束的时候，76人已经落后了22分，盖慈比个人数据是41分10助攻7篮板2盖帽3抢断！

He only played less than 20 minutes!

Not only the fans at the scene were stunned, but also Gatsby's teammates, especially the newcomers. Tobias Harris was dumbfounded. He looked left and right, trying to see something on the faces of other teammates.

Draymond Green has always been grinning, but at this moment he is tightly pursing his lips. Gatsby took many balls from him. He has already got 9 assists tonight, and 6 of them are It was Gatsby, and he knew Gatsby's horrors better than anyone else.

"If this person is my opponent, how should I deal with myself?" Green thought. "Maybe the only way to defend him is to give up defending others recklessly, and the entire team's defensive resources are tilted towards him?"

Iguodala didn't show too much shock. He already knew how terrible Gatsby was. Last season, the 76ers faced the Knicks in the playoffs. It wasn't that scary, but Iguodala could feel that Gatsby wasn't using his full strength, or even—waving!
Even so, he can easily achieve the quasi-triple-double of 30+!

Thinking about it this way, the effect of Gatsby's full strength should be normal, right?

Coach Doug Collins' rock-like resolute face that had remained unchanged for decades also melted a little. The corners of his eyes were twitching constantly, and his unconsciously clenched hands also showed that a turbulent wave had been set off in his heart.

Does he know Gatsby's horror, of course he knows, but it's so scary... so frightening!

Coach D'Antoni has seen Gatsby's more miraculous performance, and he felt that something would happen tonight, but he did not expect it to be Gatsby's big explosion.

He sat in a chair, smiled and said to his brother Dan D'Antoni: "This is just the beginning. In the first two seasons, Gatsby suppressed his desire to attack because the team has Amare and Cameron. , now that both are gone, Gatsby is going to be himself, and this season he will be reminiscent of the terrible, great Gatsby!"

Anthony was silent, he was attacking non-stop, came to the 76ers, he was himself again, he was sticking to the original style of play-give the ball to the best player on the team, let him hold the ball, a pair One singles.

Doug Collins is not D'Antoni after all. The Knicks' current offensive system is actually out of date with the times. It is too advanced, even stronger than the tactical system implemented by coach D'Antoni in the Knicks in the previous life. It adopts the style of play after the rise of the Golden State Warriors in later generations.After all, Coach Collins is a traditional coach. His tactical system coincides with Anthony's persistence, so Anthony returned to one-on-one singles with the ball again.

Can Anthony play singles, of course, this is what Anthony is best at, but the Knicks are best at dealing with this style of play. The Knicks have shockingly abundant defensive resources. Gatsby, Thompson, Leonard, Iguodala, Gallinari, Bogut, which one is not known for his tough defense?
In this case, Anthony wants to use singles to beat the Knicks, it is really whimsical.

Gatsby only played three quarters, because the 76ers collapsed in the fourth quarter and could no longer organize a counterattack. Coach Doug Collins withdrew the main force when he played half a quarter in the fourth quarter and announced his abandonment. The game is over, and the Knicks have won by 28 points.

盖慈比三节砍下56分14助攻11篮板3盖帽4抢断，几乎统治了攻防两端！

Anthony's data is good, he scored 31 points, 4 assists and 8 rebounds, but this performance is still eclipsed in front of Gatsby.

The Knicks won the first victory of the new season, and this victory also temporarily stopped the criticism from the outside world. After all, they won the game, and they also need to take a break. Always complaining about the Knicks is also a bit aesthetically fatigued. Wait until the next time the Knicks lose the ball before spraying.

There are many people who are popular, and the team is more popular.

The Knicks are in New York, the biggest ball market in the league. They were originally the envy of most small ball markets. The Knicks won two championships, made a lot of money, and were the object of resentment by the small ball market. But in the past two years, the Knicks were so powerful that they had no excuse to attack. After a few blind operations, two of the three giants were directly sent out. At this time, when not to scold?

Even though the Knicks won, reporters were still sharp in the postgame press conference.

“请问盖慈比先生，现在尼克斯需要您砍下56分14助攻11篮板3盖帽4抢断这样的数据才能够赢球，请问您是什么感想？”

Gatsby glanced at the reporter with malicious intentions and said with a smile: "I scored the data because the team needs me to do so, because my chances are better, but not because the team needs me to score so many points to win. Even if I don't stand up, there are other teammates who stand up, and our team has many strong teammates."

With a mocking smile on his face, the reporter asked, "Oh, who else can stand up?"

Gatsby was sullen, but he still smiled: "Iguodala, Thompson, Leonard, Bogut, Jamelin, etc., almost everyone can stand up, you can ask this question at the end of the season Me, if you still have the courage then."

The reporters all laughed, not because Gatsby's words were funny, but because they thought Gatsby's words were funny, because in their view, it was unrealistic for these people to stand up at a critical moment.

Gatsby laughed too: "You don't believe me?"

The reporters were smiling, and none of them spoke, but their expressions said everything.

Gatsby said: "Well, starting from the next game, besides me, every game there will be a teammate who will stand up and play the best of his career, do you believe it?"

Still the reporter: "Are you serious?"

Gatsby laughed and said, "Of course, but I won't tell you who will stand out in a certain scene."

The reporter said with a smile: "It's natural, so it's settled. If they can do it, I will apologize to them, to every player who played the best performance of his career, and I will write a player resume for him. On top of the media I work for!"

Gatsby nodded: "Which media are you from, and what's your name?"

The reporter pulled out his press card, pointed to the words on it and said, "Jackie McMullen of ESPN!"

Gatsby nodded. This reporter is still very famous. Jackie McMullen, a senior insider reporter for the Boston Celtics, is quite close to Boston because he is ESPN's resident reporter in Boston. Boston's old enemies are quite hostile, and he has been the most critical of the Knicks recently.

Gatsby said: "Okay, that's it. Of course, there must be chips in the bet. If a player is not able to play the best performance of his career, then I will apologize to you on Twitter, every game!"

Jackie McMullen smiled: "It's a deal!"

Coach D'Antoni tugged on Gatsby's clothes below, with a worried look on his face.

Gatsby shook his head and whispered, "It's all right, I'm sure."

The reporters on the scene were very excited. This was a breaking point, and it was constantly breaking out. Almost every game of the Knicks could become the focus of public opinion. As witnesses, they could also write a lot of articles to attract attention. Traffic, they secretly decided that they must apply to the company to accompany the Knicks, so that they can dig out more inside information.

The bet between Gatsby and Jackie McMullen quickly became the headlines of the day. This news made everyone who followed the NBA very interested. After all, such a bet is really rare, and it is even more related to Gatsby. No.1, Gatsby's bet brought the Knicks, who were already in the limelight, to another level, and everyone hoped to see something different.

Gatsby and D'Antoni returned to the locker room. The Knicks players already knew about the bet. When Gatsby and D'Antoni returned, they all gathered around.

Iguodala said: "Gatsby, you are too unexpected, so we will be surrounded by all the teams, just to make you look bad."

Gatsby knew that Iguodala really cared about him and said with a smile: "If it weren't for this, they would let us go easily. We are two-time championships. As long as they fight us, they will definitely try their best to defeat us. Moreover, They despise you so much, can you bear it?"

Iguodala said with a smile: "The league is a vanity fair, there are all kinds of things to talk about, I don't care, anyway, it has been ups and downs for so many years."

Gatsby shook his head: "You can bear it, but I can't bear it. I know how good you are. I will never let them think that I am the only one in the Knicks!"

The Knicks players were very grateful. Gatsby, the leader, was indeed a very good person. No matter how he behaved or what he did, they admired him deeply.

They didn't know that the departure of Anthony and Stoudemire made Gatsby reflect. He wondered if it was because his excellence covered up their brilliance that they chose to leave. He didn't want the current group of brothers to live in their shadows. Next, if possible, he would try to give them as many exposure opportunities as possible.

Gatsby smiled and said: "Besides, this is your chance to be famous. ESPN's headlines are not easy to get on. As long as you play the best of your career, Jackie McMullen will write your resume, which will let more people know." More fans know about your past, and let more fans remember you, so that when you become famous, you will no longer be unknown people."

Gatsby’s words made young people like Green and Harris feel very excited. Among the Knicks, they are unknown juniors. Green is okay. As a starter, he still has more exposure, but like Harris and Dragic Surprisingly, these people are not well known. Even Knicks fans think of these people as marginal players.

"And I also have a strategy. We can study the opponent's weakness and arrange who will break the career record in that game according to the opponent's weakness. This will make it much easier. In addition, like Tobias, Drummond You guys, your career record is relatively easy to break, you can break through when some weak teams, so as long as the ball is tilted for you, and the whole team creates opportunities for you, breaking the record should not be difficult, right?"

Gatsby laughed.

When Gatsby explained this, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the locker room became relaxed and excited, especially the young people, who were even more excited. This was an opportunity for them to become famous. Help them create opportunities, this kind of opportunity is really too difficult!
D'Antoni secretly admired the Knicks in the unfavorable situation after Anthony and others left and the start of the season. Gatsby used his ability to win the game and restore the morale of the team. Now he is using bets to motivate players. Improve the morale of the team, set up goals, let the players have goals to strive for, and not be afraid that they will not work hard. In this way, the entire team will be revitalized!
Great!

"Dan, who are we playing next?" Gatsby turned to Dan DeAnthony.

"Let me see..." Dan DeAnthony took out the schedule. "Well, our next game is to Orlando to play the Magic. The starters are Afflalo, Vucevic, Moore, Glenn Davis, Redick..."

Gatesbee's eyes lit up: "Redick, that's it. He is a pure three-point shooter. He runs very well off the ball and is very aggressive offensively. But his defense is not good. It doesn't mean that he is not active in defense. , but his physical fitness is not good, his confrontation and athletic ability are at a disadvantage, Clay!"

"I'm here!" Thompson's eyes lit up a little.

Gatsby patted Thompson on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You won't disappoint me, will you?"

Thompson smiled: "As long as I can catch the ball, he is only 193cm, and he can't block me."

Gatsby laughed: "That's good, then we will play around Clay in the end, Dan, what is Clay's best record?"

Dande Anthony checked and said: "In the game against the Jazz last season, the 191cm Devin Harris defended Clay. In that game, Clay hit 6 three-pointers and scored 32 points in the game. His highest scoring record."

Gatsby touched his chin: "32 points, it should be okay, that's it, Clay, just score 40 points in the next game!"

Klay Thompson: ...

Coach D'Antoni quietly pulled Gatsby aside and asked worriedly, "Can Klay score more than 32 points? Will it be too difficult?"

Gatsby wanted to laugh a little. If it was Thompson in 15, 30 points would be his scoring in one quarter. When the Warriors played against the Kings in 15, Thompson exploded in the third quarter. He made all 13 shots in a single quarter, including 9 Three-pointers, 37 points in a single quarter has also become one of the most difficult records in the league to break.

And D'Antoni came to ask him if it would be too difficult?

Gatsby laughed, "You should have asked Clay how long it would take."

(End of this chapter)