the great gatsby

Chapter 436 Tobias Harris (5000 chapters)

The defense is protected by Whiteside, the offense is organized by Jeremy Lee, the vitality of Wilson, Gallinari, and Tucker is there, and the Knicks' offense is also very impressive. There is still no way to win points against the Knicks' bench lineup.

When the Knicks' starting lineup came up, the Heat's general trend was over. Gatsby scored 42 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds in the game, leading the Knicks to end the Heat's winning streak and ending the Heat's winning streak. In 26 consecutive victories!

After the game, there was no frustration on the faces of the Heat generals, and they were even a little relaxed.

When Wade was interviewed, he said: "...I can finally sleep with peace of mind. The longer the winning streak, the greater the pressure in my heart. After all, losing to the Knicks is still acceptable. After all, they have such a great player as Gatsby. players.

However, the Knicks are definitely not just Gatsby alone. Their bench depth can even be said to be the highest in the league. See, their defense is almost flawless, unless we have a dominant insider like O'Neal, it is difficult to find their defensive weaknesses-they are still one of the most competitive teams! "

When the Knicks were interviewing, many reporters focused on Whiteside.

Reporter: "Mr. D'Antoni, may I ask why you signed the player Whiteside?"

D'Antoni smiled and said, "You can ask Gatsby about this, it's the player he wants."

The reporters turned their attention to Gatsby.

Gatsby laughed: "Everyone should be able to see White's excellence. He has excellent jumping ability and reaction speed, which makes him very powerful on the defensive end. He has excellent size, strength and potential. He is 7 feet tall. With a 7-foot-7 wingspan, he should have been drafted in the first round if not for his slightly weaker offense.

I am not surprised by his performance, because he has such strength, he will become better and better. When his offensive ability is developed, he will become a top ten center in the league. This is what I said, he only It only takes two years to grow into an astonishing inside behemoth! "

The reporter asked: "But he performed poorly in the Kings, how did you determine that he can play in the Knicks?"

Gatsby spread his hands: "I don't know, but he has this condition enough for me to gamble. The Knicks' system is enough for any capable person to play. White can't attack, so we don't need him to attack. We just need him to focus on rebounding and protecting the rim, as long as he does that well, he's the right guy for our team."

The reporter asked: "Then do you have any ideas for him to take on more responsibilities?"

Gatsby smiled and said, "Then you have to ask the coach."

D'Antoni said with a smile: "He still needs more training, but he will try his best to give him playing time so that he can grow up as soon as possible."

Whiteside's outstanding performance has entered the eyes of many teams, especially the Heat, a team that lacks a center. After the game, Pat Riley called Donnie Walsh and asked for Whiteside.

Donnie Walsh put it bluntly: "...Do I look so stupid? Give you a top rim-protecting center and let him beat us?"

Donnie Walsh's words made Pat Riley half-deadly angry, but there was nothing he could do about it, but he wouldn't do anything like trade a player who threatened him to his rival.

The Knicks defeated the Heat and showed their competitiveness again. Just when they were smug, injuries struck. Leonard was stepped on by Pachulia when he was playing the Eagles, and his left ankle was severely sprained. He must rest for at least two days. In a week's time, the All-Stars may be able to catch up, but they won't be able to play in the previous games.

Only one small forward is definitely not enough. It is impossible for Iguodala to play the whole game alone. The team has the advantage of having more players. Tobias Harris was put on the starting lineup. The starting lineup.

On January 1, the Knicks and his team arrived in Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers away.

Since Paul came to the Clippers, under the leadership of Paul, the Clippers have counterattacked from the bottom of the league and created team history step by step.Turning the Clippers from an underdog to a solid playoff team, he's made his teammates grow, and he, himself, keeps getting better.

Last season was the first year Paul came to the Clippers. He led the team to the playoffs. In the first game against the Grizzlies, in Memphis, he scored an epic 27-point reversal and survived the tiebreaker.It's a pity that in the second round, the immature they were swept away.

The Clippers have made a comeback this season. Their previous record was 32 wins and 13 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference. They belong to the Western Conference powerhouse. The team includes Chris Paul and Griffin, who has gradually entered his peak period. Caron Butler, Jordan Jr., who is about to enter his prime, and Crawford, Matt Barnes, Willie Green, Turiaf and other powerful players, this Clippers is considered to have strength The team that breaks through the West.

The Knicks have now returned to the second place in the Eastern Conference, only behind the Miami Heat, and returned to the league's first group.But the Knicks are not in full shape. The starting small forward Leonard needs to be absent for a while due to injury, and Leonard's injury disrupts the Knicks' rotation. If Iguodala enters the starting lineup, the rotation lineup will be less In this case, Harris was mentioned in the starting lineup.

The Clippers think this is a chance to beat the Knicks, because Harris’ previous averages of 4.9 points, 0.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game are marginal figures. The key to the Knicks!

Staples Center, the Lakers' championship banner, retired jerseys, etc. over the arena were all covered by the Clippers, and the Clippers' own few honors were hung, which looked both funny and sad.

There are quite a few spectators. Paul’s arrival and writer Griffin Jr. have turned Los Angeles into a "city of lobs". The style of the game is gorgeous, and Griffin’s violent lobs have attracted a large number of fans. Of course, there will be so many fans tonight. The audience also has part of the reason for the Knicks-in terms of good looks, the Knicks do their part!

After running in at the beginning of the season, the Knicks have gradually improved, and the previous gorgeous offense has gradually returned. Gatsby is no longer obsessed with playing positions. He decides his style of play according to the situation of the game. Play as fast as you want, in this way, the Knicks' gorgeous offense is naturally revealed, especially when the five small lineups are on the court!
Entering the game as a starter, Tobias Harris was in a dream, replaying the events of the night before.

The day before, the Knicks and his party arrived in Los Angeles. After they settled down, the Knicks did adaptive training. After the training, Harris was called out by Gatsby to talk. Harris was worried at the time, not knowing that Gatsby was going to talk to him. say what.

Harris was born at the University of Tennessee. He performed very well in college, averaging 15 points and 7 rebounds per game. He was selected to the National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Second Team, the Southeastern Conference All-Rookie Second Team, and the Southeastern Conference All-Rookie Team. The league's Rookie of the Year team.

He participated in the draft in 11, was selected by the Bobcats and then traded to the Bucks. In the Bucks, he didn’t get too many opportunities. He averaged only 9 minutes of playing time per game. Then he was traded to the Knicks. He doesn’t belong to that kind A talent who is cultivated as soon as he enters the league, but an average rookie. The team will train you, but they will not give you too much hope. It is a happy event to be able to play one day, and it is nothing if you can’t. pity.

When he knew he was traded to the Knicks, he was ecstatic, because it was possible to get a championship ring in the Knicks, but the Knicks then disintegrated, and he actually didn't have much playing time after entering the new season, but It's much better than in the Bucks, where he gets more attention, especially the guidance from the team leader Gatsby makes him very happy.Gatsby's instructions were very targeted, and he could feel his rapid progress.

It is said that Gatsby asked for him by name, and Gatsby suggested a lot of players on the team. This time Gatsby asked him to go out and talk. Could it be that he has been traded?
He didn't want to leave the Knicks. Although he didn't have many opportunities to play in the Knicks, he could get a lot of exercise. Gatsby returned his company shares, and the shares have gone crazy now. He signed a four-year contract with only 708 1 US dollars, but now his 2000% stake is worth more than [-] million. Following Gatsby, even if he can't make it out, he can still be a rich man in his life-he really doesn't want to leave!

So before Gatsby could speak, he said: "Boss, if I have done something bad, please tell me, I will definitely change, and I will train harder, and I promise not to let you down, but please don't let me down." Trade me!"

Gatsby: ...

Harris panicked even more: "From now on, I will carry your bags and shoes for you. You can ask me to buy coffee and milk tea anytime you want. I am your person. I firmly support everything about you in the team." Decide!"

Gatsby smiled and said, "Okay, that's it. I won't trade you. From now on, you will carry all my belongings, and I will let you go shopping! But I am not talking about trading with you today, you are my Those who want to come, if I want to trade you, why should I give you company shares, it is worth tens of millions or hundreds of millions."

Harris was dumbfounded: "Then what are you going to tell me?"

Gatsby stretched his waist and smiled, "Well... I want you to replace Kawhi in the next game. Come on, I'm very optimistic about you!" Gatsby patted Harris on the shoulder and turned to leave.

Harris: "Huh?" After a while, he jumped up and started the game!The boss is really optimistic about him, and he is more happy about this than when he is in the starting lineup.

These flashed through his mind quickly, and the cheers brought him back to reality. Harris looked at Gatsby's back and smiled. He didn't feel such a harmonious relationship in the locker room in the Bucks. , Here in the Knicks, they are comrades-in-arms, especially Gatsby, just like family members, because family members will not give you tens of millions of shares worth of shares, but Gatsby will, Gatsby is guiding They have no secrets when they speak, and of course, they will not show mercy when scolding them.

Gatsby seldom gets angry, but when he gets angry, it's terrible. Harris has a deep understanding. Last time Nick Young missed the next day's training because he went to a nightclub all night, and Gatsby scolded him bloody. Head, when Nick Yang really listened to it, he bid farewell to the nightclub, even if he went, he was very restrained.

Harris was curious about why Nick Young, an unruly player, was so obedient, so he secretly communicated with him and asked about it.

The Knicks said this: "When we were on other teams, the relationship between the players was colleagues, but Gatsby was different. He really regarded us as brothers. You see, he divided the shares without blinking." When it came out, it wasn't tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, it was tens of millions or hundreds of millions. Don't say anything, I didn't know that it would be able to rise like this beforehand. Could the boss not know, did he pick up his tens of billions of net worth?
He will never lie to us, he will tell us without any secrets, he will care about our life, not just the game, it is from the heart, I can feel it.He called me because I was wrong about it, I was a jerk, but he never gave up on me.He scolded me, I listened willingly, I will not resent him because of this, I only have gratitude, admiration and love for him!

In the future, if the team no longer needs me and trades me out, Gatsby will always be my brother and my friend! "

Hearing such provocative words from the rebellious Nick Young, to be honest, Harris was shocked.

Nick Young was always carefree, as if he didn't care about anything. I didn't expect that he had so many things hidden in his heart, and he also loved Gatsby deeply.

It's... What the hell!

Boss, you trust me, and I will repay your trust!Harris said in his heart.

If Harris is a Chinese, what he probably said is-the king treats me like a gentleman, and I will repay him!

His thoughts flowed, but others were not so clear.At this time, Gatsby was communicating with Paul. At this time, Paul had not reached the time when he was bitter and bitter. Paul entered the league in 05 and stayed in the Hornets for six years. He came to the Clippers last season. Leading the team into the playoffs, although they were eliminated in the second round, Paul felt that this was normal, and this season was the time for them to exert their strength.

At this time, Paul still had a baby face. Although his face was calm, his face was still full of sunshine when he smiled. Gatsby and Paul chatted for a while. After all, they were both star players, so they didn’t necessarily need to talk to each other, but there were still superficial greetings. necessary.

Gatsby is No.1 in today's league, and he is also the number one point guard. Even if Paul is so proud, he said when chatting with his wife in private: "Gatsby is really the number one point guard. I'm not as good as he!"

Men never say that they are inferior to anyone in front of women. If they really say it, it means that this person has completely conquered him.

Of course, Paul would not say such things in front of other people.

Paul really has no way to compare with Gatsby, not to mention honor, not to mention offense, not to talk about defense, even Paul's best assists, there is no way to compare with Gatsby, Paul's peak year was just 11.6 assists, but Gatsby averaged more than 11.6 assists per game, how to compare?
Not to mention Gatsby's historical scoring ability and historical-level shooter, Gatsby has all the advantages of a tall point guard, with a wide field of vision, a big picture, strong confrontation, and the ability to dislocate and defend multiple positions. Paul was out of reach.

But no matter what, Paul thinks he is not as good as Gatsby, but the tougher he becomes in the game, this is Chris Paul's character - he is so competitive!
Game start.

The Clippers starting lineup is: Chris Paul, Willie Green, Caron Butler, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan.

The starting lineup for the Knicks is: Gatsby, Thompson, Green, Bogut, and...Harris!

Seeing the Knicks' starting lineup, Yang Yi was a little surprised: "Hey... the Knicks actually let Harris start. Leonard was injured. Our prediction was that Iguodala would return to the starting lineup. No. Thinking about it or not, but let Tobias Harris, the second-year pick, start on top, ha, is Iguodala so unpopular?"

Director Zhang smiled and said: "Coach D'Antoni just thinks that Iguodala is more effective in leading the team on the bench, and Iguodala's role in the five small lineups cannot be replaced by others. He is not unpopular. , but it is too important to let him start."

The game officially begins.

Jordan and Bogut jumped the ball in the middle circle. Jordan was younger and more energetic and gave the ball to Paul. Paul passed halftime under Gatsby's defense. The Clippers played a pick and roll as soon as they came up. Griffin blocked Gatsby let Paul go around and break through, Green switched to Paul directly, Griffin slid down, Gatsby followed Griffin, Paul threw the ball, Griffin flew into the air, even Gatsby was very Difficult to block, Gatsby saw that Griffin had already taken off, and he didn't want to be in the background, so he turned around and avoided, and Griffin dunked successfully!
Staples cheered, and there were quite a few Clippers fans.

This is the lob city the Clippers have built, with Paul's passing and the athleticism of Griffin and Jordan making it all so easy.

Gatsby didn't care either. He caught the ball quickly and crossed the half court, and a high pick-and-roll came up. Green came up to block Paul, and Griffin also learned to switch directly. It seemed to be eaten.

Griffin and Gatsby entered the NBA in the same year, one was the No. 1 pick and the other was an undrafted pick, but now their status has changed. Gatsby is already No. [-] in the league, while Griffin can only be a player. The fact that the team's second-in-command doesn't have much possession and can only follow Paul's command makes Griffin very uncomfortable!

—Well, that's called jealousy.

(End of this chapter)