the great gatsby

Chapter 438 The Hunter and the Encounter

In life, Gatsby had a gentle temperament and rarely got angry, but once he got into work and stepped onto the basketball court, he inevitably became serious and sometimes seemed a little cold. - Mike D'Antoni.

Gatsby was serious and ruthless on this night.

Griffin hurt Green according to his own will, and let Green walk out of the arena lying down. Gatsby did not roar like an angry lion, but he set many embarrassing traps like a ruthless hunter. His opponent was close to collapse.

The game is back on the field.

Knicks possession.

Gatsby dribbled the ball and called Whiteside. He knew that Whiteside's own offense was always not very good. In order to make him a threat on the court, Gatsby would often practice pick-and-rolls with him and attack independently. It’s not good, but it’s not like you can’t even read and eat cake.

Whiteside went up to block Paul. Although he was tall and long, he was not strong enough, but his frame was astonishingly large. Standing there, he was like a tall wall. Paul couldn't get around it, and Gatsby stuck to Whiteside. De broke through, but did not rush to the basket, but guided Griffin to follow his pace.

Griffin didn't suspect anything, and tried his best to follow Gatsby's footsteps. Gatsby rushed to the reasonable collision zone and threw the ball upwards, but Griffin thought Gatsby was about to layup, and jumped high Griffin wanted to give Gats a big hat, but unexpectedly there was a huge figure looming from behind. Griffin felt an unrivaled force hit him fiercely, and his body could not help but fly out of bounds. , At the same time, the basket slammed loudly. He often does such things and knows what this sound means-he was dunked!

He was detained!
Griffin slammed into the basket frame, which was covered with thick sponge, so it would not cause injury, but Griffin felt that his pride was hit hard. His face was flushed, and he was also flushed by other people, that was excited.He also blushed when he was dunked, it was angry.

He angrily returned to the frontcourt, and he was defended by Gallinari. Gallinari was tough and not afraid of confrontation, but his body was thin after all, with a height of 208cm and a weight of only 102kg. He tried hard to hold Griffin, but After being bumped and bumped by Griffin, Griffin turned around and prepared to dunk - he also wanted to dunk a Knicks player!

Griffin held the ball with both hands, and the terrifying bounce made his head touch the frame. He wanted to slam the ball into the basket to vent his anger.

Whiteside, who was guarding behind, jumped up high, and pressed his right hand to hold the basketball tightly. Griffin wanted to use a sudden force to knock everything over, but found a strong surge, and he couldn't control himself in the air. The body, the basketball dropped his body and leaned back, almost fell to the ground-this is a strong big hat!

Griffin's eyes were so red that they were about to bleed. He had never played such a frustrating game. He was blocked by Green at the beginning, and then he was entangled so much. Green went down, and Whiteside came again. If he is famous, he It's okay to be a good character, but these two are just nobody, and they actually pooped on his head!
When Gatsby got the ball, he didn't rush to play fast break. He could play fast break. The opportunity was good, but he just waited slowly for both sides to be in place.

As usual, Whiteside was called to play a pick-and-roll, and Griffin became vigilant. While guarding against Gatsby, he watched Whiteside carefully, fearing that Gatsby would design another buckle or something. Embarrassing thing, but he forgot that Gatsby was not an ordinary player, Gatsby took a sudden step and suddenly accelerated, Griffin bit Gatsby's footsteps, Gatsby took off and pressed Griffin, Don't let Griffin have a chance to take off, press down with one hand, and dunk the ball hard into the basket with the other-dunk!
"Wow!" All the fans exclaimed.

Gatsby's legs hung over Griffin's head.

Griffin, feeling angrier than ever, pushed Gatsby so hard that he was still hanging on the hoop, Gatsby almost fell off the hoop.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Whiteside pushed Griffin away in the past and took Gatsby down. Griffin didn't give up, clenching his fists and wanted to fight, but was pulled away by Jordan.

The whistle screeched and the referee threw a set of punches, meaning Griffin was ejected!
Two security guards came and stood next to Griffin, signaling Griffin to leave the field. Griffin blushed, clenched his fists tightly, and his muscles tensed like an angry bull. He turned and walked towards the player tunnel, walking He also took off his jersey and threw it on the ground fiercely, and bumped D'Antoni with his shoulder when he passed by D'Antoni.

Poor D'Antoni was old and frail, and was bumped by the strong Griffin. D'Antoni staggered back, stepped on other people's feet and fell down. Fortunately, Jeremy Lin quickly supported him with his eyesight and hands.

The camera happened to capture this scene, and the audience was in an uproar!

Gatsby crossed his hips and looked at this scene coldly. Some people really don't know what to do!
Griffin was expelled from the field, without an inside pillar who could take the initiative to attack, the Clippers had lost the ability to compete with the Knicks, the angry Gatsby did not stop, he opened the scoring mode, in the Staples The arena scored 61 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and defeated the Clippers in the away game!

D'Antoni complained angrily after the game: "...He definitely did it on purpose. He has seen me, but it doesn't matter. Our purpose of coming here has been achieved. We are here to win, not to fight."

D'Antoni didn't go into it, that's his bearing, but Gatsby was not so polite.

"Mike is 62 years old. I can't imagine that someone would do something to a 62-year-old man. He beat Drummond into a concussion. I hung on the basket and he didn't mean to protect me. He even pushed I almost lost my balance and fell, and after being kicked out, I actually attacked a 62-year-old man..." Gatsby shook his head. "When I saw this scene, I found it hard to believe, how could he!"

"OK, fortunately, the Clippers are in the West. If they were in the East, I would make it impossible for them to break through the East. In the future, if Griffin is on the team, I will not let them have a chance to win. I hope he does not come. Come east." Gatsby said at the end of the press conference.

After the game, it was already past 12 o'clock, and it was already one o'clock for bathing. Gatsby returned to the hotel, looked at the busy traffic outside the window, and suddenly felt a little lonely. He wanted to call Long Xiaoman, fearing that she was already asleep. It was inconvenient to disturb, so I sent a text message, and unexpectedly it lit up all of a sudden.Gatsby opened it and saw that it was Long Xiaoman.

"I haven't slept yet." Long Xiaoman said.

Gatsby simply called.

"...I feel a bit in a bad mood tonight. I can't say why, but I suddenly feel that everything I do is meaningless. I won two championships and two regular season MVPs. This is something that many players can't do in their lifetime. It was achieved, but after doing all this, I feel a little meaningless..." Gatsby confided to his girlfriend in a low voice.

"Go out for a drink." Long Xiaoman suddenly said.

Gatsby didn't react immediately: "What?"

Long Xiaoman on the other end of the phone smiled softly and said: "You are just too tired. You haven't had a rest since you entered the league. It's not about your body, but your mind. You always worry about everything. Sometimes I wonder why you, a young man, can't go to parties properly and chat with girls, drink and smoke. You are like a monk, and the only thing in your world seems to be basketball... Go to a bar, find a nightclub, drink some wine, find a girl and relax.”

Gatsby smiled wryly, "I'm not that kind of person."

Long Xiaoman smiled and said: "I know you are not such a person, this is the reason why I am with you. I seem to be optimistic, my family has money, and my father seems to accommodate me in everything, so I will Like a princess, but my childhood was very unhappy. My father was a good entrepreneur, but he was away from home all day, and there seemed to be many women outside. My mother had no worries about food and clothing, but she always It's not happy, she often hides in the toilet and cries, I was very happy before I found out about this.

This is why I came to study abroad when I was a teenager. I couldn't stand my mother always looking like a resentful woman, always crying at every turn, and even entered a nursing home for a while.

My father was always busy, he didn't come home often, he didn't care about me until after my mother passed away, he seemed to be successful, but he didn't seem to be happy either.Gatsby, I don't want that for you, so... go out and have a drink. "

This was the first time Gatsby heard about this. Long Xiaoman was a very open-minded girl who would not cling to him and did not want other girls to be so squeamish. He thought it was because Long Xiaoman had a very happy family. Unexpectedly, she had so much unhappiness while growing up.

Yes, most happy people are naive and squeamish. Only those who have experienced inner suffering can understand and understand the pain of others, so they seem to be open-minded and sensible, and do not cause trouble to others.

Gatsby suddenly feels sorry for Long Xiaoman.

"How about I take a rest for a while, I want to spend more time with you, the team is on the right track now, and we can win without me," Gatsby said.

Long Xiaoman said with a smile: "Now you are tired, and I am not tired. If you want to rest for a while, I support you, but I have a lot of things to do, and I am afraid I will not be able to spare time."

Gatsby smiled apologetically, "It's all my things that keep you busy."

Long Xiaoman said with a smile: "I am very happy to be able to do something for you. I have learned a lot and become very fulfilled. I am very happy doing these things, my dear. Every time I handle something well, I always feel I paid for you again, and I feel very happy with this feeling!"

Gatsby nodded silently, and Long Xiaoman on the other end of the phone seemed to have noticed it: "Okay, listen to me tonight, and go out for a drink."

Gatsby hummed with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Gatsby sat on the sofa and was lost in thought for a while. He suddenly stood up and put on his coat. It was already very cold outside at this time, so he had to wear two more layers.

It's not a good idea to go out alone in the middle of the night, but Gatsby didn't care. He planned to walk around the hotel. This is a wealthy area, and the security is still guaranteed.

Los Angeles is a city that never sleeps. Even in the middle of the night, the city of Los Angeles is still bright and full of traffic. Gatsby walked slowly along the road. There was a light rain just now, and the air was fresh and pleasant, but it was cooler. Gatsby Cibi walked slowly along the avenue, and passed a bar with warm lights on. It is full of books, so it is not appropriate to call it a bar, but it looks like a coffee shop run by Wen Qing.

Gatsby opened the glass door and went in. Naturally, there were not many people in the middle of the night. Those who were willing to go out to drink late at night mostly went to lively nightclubs. Those are good places to release stress. Most people who drink in this place are Kill the time, pass the night when you can't sleep, but don't have to be disturbed by the loud music and those who seek excitement, drink slowly here, or watch the scene on the street, or find a A favorite book, slowly killing time, go home when you feel sleepy, and stay until dawn if you don’t feel sleepy.

Gatsby found a table in the corner and sat down wrapped in his coat. He was quite afraid of the cold and had to be warm even indoors before taking off his coat.

The waiter came over to inquire softly, and Gatsby ordered a large glass of German stout, enough for him to drink for an hour. He didn't usually drink alcohol, so he just hid in the corner and sipped the beer, feeling the beer's warmth. The feeling of explosion in the mouth, and then looking at the gradually cold street outside, the chaotic heart seemed to calm down slowly.

Gatsby worked for about an hour, and when he was about to leave, the glass door was pushed open, bringing in a large gust of air-conditioning, which made Gatsby shiver. The man who came in apologized and Gatsby Cibi said sorry, Gacibi looked up, and saw a young man of Chinese appearance, about 1.8 meters tall, with a handsome face, and there was room for comparison with him.

Gatsby smiled and said it was okay.

The man saw Gatsby's face clearly, and was a little surprised: "Are you Gatsby?"

Gatsby nodded, and the man smiled and said in Mandarin, "I'm also Chinese, an overseas student, why don't I buy you a drink."

Gatsby was in a good mood. The man whispered a few words to the waiter, and soon he brought two glasses of German dark beer. There was a smile in Gatsby's eyes. What a wonderful coincidence.

Some people will become enemies when they meet, and most people will remain strangers, but some people can become lifelong friends when they meet by chance.

(End of this chapter)