the great gatsby

Chapter 425 Attention!

Orlando, Feb. 11.

Because of the bet, the Knicks and his team attached great importance to it, and came to Orlando early to start adaptive training. The Orlando Magic sent Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers this season and announced the start of reconstruction. Vicky, Moore, Glenn Davis, Redick and others, these people are excellent as role players, but no one can carry a team.

It is not a big problem for the Knicks to beat such a team, but it is not easy for a certain player to play the best performance of his career, because it is generally possible for a player to play the best performance of his career with the cooperation of the right time, place and people.

Tonight's Amway Arena is rarely full. Ever since Howard was sent away, the Magic can't even sell season tickets, especially the boxes. The Magic's reconstruction work is not easy to do. It is estimated that it will not start in a few years. Not coming.

But tonight's bet between Knicks Gatsby and ESPN's Jackie McMullen made the fans quite interested. Not to mention their interest, the league is also fueling the flames. There was no live broadcast plan for this game, because Nick Adams is no longer a super team, and the Magic has been reduced to a rebuilding team, but now that there is a bet, everyone wants to see what the story is like.

ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen are discussing the game live.

"Jeff, do you think Jackie can win?" McBrin laughed. Jackie McMullen is their colleague. Although they don't meet many times throughout the year, they know each other.

Jeff Van Gundy laughed like a fox who stole a chicken: "I guess Jackie will suffer a lot, based on what I know about Gatsby, he never does things that are not sure.

From my point of view, this matter is not particularly difficult. It is relatively simple in the early stage. After all, they have a few newcomers. As long as they create opportunities for them in the early stage, they will be able to play better than their previous career best, but it may not be so in the later stage, because After all, the veteran's career best was played at their peak, and they may not be able to break it now.

In my opinion, Jackie had to write a few articles in the early stage, and Gatsby apologized in the later stage, but this matter is not harmful to anyone. Gatsby’s side is to bring the Knicks back into people’s sight. And Jackie is well known by North American fans because of this bet, which is a good thing for him. "

Game start.

The Orlando Magic's starting lineup is still Afflalo, Vucevic, Moore, Glenn Davis, and Redick.

The starters for the Knicks are: Gatsby, Thompson, Leonard, Green and Bogut.

"Mike, who do you think the Knicks will let break his career record?"

"Hmm...Maybe it's Leonard, maybe it's Green, it's hard to say, but Gatsby's own record is definitely not easy to break." McBrin laughed.

Bogut and Vucevic jump ball in the center circle. Vucevic is a rookie in 11 years. Last season, he averaged 16 minutes per game, was able to score 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds. He is a good center. Howard is gone this year. He should Being able to explode the data, Vucevic gave the ball to Efflalo first, relying on his youth.

Affla Rob is two terms higher than Gatsby, and he was the 07th overall pick in the first round of 27. He actually played a shooting guard, but when he and Redick were on the court at the same time, he would switch to a point guard. Dick is focused on running without the ball.

Afflalo is a very good player. He was known for his defense at the beginning, but his offensive talent was gradually discovered. His athletic ability can only be said to be passable, but he has established himself in the league with his high ball quotient and precise shooting. Foot root, in the league is probably the kind of excellent role player, but there is no way to take on the responsibility of the team leader, but he is now the leader of the Magic.

Afflalo has the ball in his hands, but he doesn't dare to take the initiative to attack, because Gatsby is defending him. Gatsby's defensive alliance is well-known. Dare to stab Gatsby in front of him, let alone a second-rate player.

He controlled the ball and commanded the running position. Redick cut around the baseline to the three-point line to catch the ball and shot. He catches the ball and initiates a transition attack. His speed is now top-notch in the league. He crosses the frontcourt in just a few steps. The Magic's defense has not yet settled down. Gatsby sent it with both hands, and the basketball flew away from the three-point line like a cannonball. Two-step Thompson, Thompson hit the ball and hit a three-pointer!

Gatsby told Thompson before the game, don't worry too much, anyway, catch and shoot, this style of play is indeed in line with Thompson's appetite and style of play.

Magic ball right.

Afflalo asked Vucevic to pick and roll and rushed in, evading Leonard's help defense, but was followed into Green's cap!

Gatesby praised secretly in his heart, Green's defense awareness is getting better and better.

Gatsby took the opportunity to grab the rebound and play a transition. Afflalo followed Gatsby. Gatsby dribbled the ball to the three-point line, and a change of direction threw Afflalo away. Amway Center sighed in satisfaction. Sound - watching Gatsby play is really pleasing to the eye.

Gatsby rushed in to attract a pinch attack, flicked his hand and gave the ball to Leonard in the bottom corner, Leonard broke through to attract the defense, then turned his hand and gave the ball to Thompson at a 45-degree angle. Shot hit!

"Good shot, Gatsby's current way of playing is really good. His details are getting better and better, and his movements are getting more and more rounded. This change is very similar to Tim Hardaway. Gatsby's change in the past is similar. Although Deron is effective, he can’t help procrastinating, but as his physical fitness improves, his changes become more and more simple. Like this change, he dribbles the ball with his right hand, pulls his left hand to the right, and speeds up. Afflalo can't react at all." Jeff Van Gundy praised.

"It's really great. Thompson has already hit two three-pointers. Will he be the one to take on the career record tonight?" McBrin guessed.

Jeff Van Gundy thought for a while and said, "Probably not. Let me look at Thompson's career best... He scored 32 points, which is a very remarkable score for a rookie. It may be difficult to break through."

But the Knicks found Thompson again in the next round.

Gatsby and Green had a high pick-and-roll. Gatsby was flanked and passed the ball to Green. After Green broke through, he passed the ball to Bogut. Bogut handed over Thompson at the three-point line and helped Thompson block Redick. Shoot from the start, and hit the three-pointer again!
Thompson scored three dollars in a row and scored 9 points!
9: 0!

Rookie coach Jacqui Vaughn called a timeout.

(End of this chapter)