the great gatsby

Chapter 451 Some people are afraid, and some people are malicious.

Pause back.

James uses his back as the axis, Wade moves without the ball and attacks with the ball, and Bosh acts as a shooter and firepower point between the corner position and the center back. This is the offensive routine formed by the Heat in this season. 26 consecutive victories, but unfortunately, just like they met the Knicks on the eve of their 27 consecutive victories, tonight they have no way to win in this way.

Jeff Van Gundy's commentary is very sharp: "The Heat encountered difficulties tonight. Their style of play can deal with 28 other teams in the league, but they can't use this style of play against the Knicks. The Knicks have the league's most Good front line defense, LeBron can't use his back to force the Knicks to flank no matter who he faces.

——This is the Knicks' defensive strategy: If you want to play alone, you can play, but if you want to connect your teammates, you won't give it!
Whether LeBron can play, he can play, but the Knicks are not afraid, because their offense is sharper.

Speaking of which, I must talk about the Heat's defensive strategy and how they defend:

The strong side squeezes the space, steals the ball, makes turnovers, forces the opponent's ace to give up the ball, and allows the opponent's role player to fire.

This approach has obvious advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it can crush the opponent's trump card and make mistakes to facilitate counterattack;
The disadvantage is that it will be a big head when encountering teams with excellent ball transfer, more three-point firepower, and offensive rebounds.

Unfortunately, the Knicks happen to be such a team that moves the ball well and is almost the best team in the league at doing this job. Only the Spurs can match them; Height, but their rush to the offensive rebounds is fruitful.

The reason is: None of the Knicks' five players are standing and receiving the ball. They are constantly running and tearing up the Heat's defense. Point shot or slip to the basket for a dunk.As a result, they have no way to allocate energy to control the rebound. Bosh is often pulled to the outside to defend. The person who grabs the rebound inside may be LeBron, Wade, or Battier. No height advantage! ..."

The cigar in Pat Riley's hand had been crushed by him without knowing it, and he took a few puffs of the cigar without the butt without knowing it, his brows were frowned like two trenches of.

Fans in the American Airlines Arena held their heads in their hands and watched the Heat struggling powerlessly. This seemed to be a replica of the Eastern Conference Finals in the past two years. Like a dog with a broken spine.

"Dog, shit! It's dog, shit!" Pat Riley was furious, grabbed an ashtray and threw it on the ground, making a loud noise.

He put together this team with painstaking efforts. In order to form this team, he did not know how many promises he made to the boss. The team paid a lot of money. Everyone has high hopes for this team. , if such a strong lineup can't win at least one championship, the prestige accumulated by Pat Riley over the years will be squandered.

If you can’t beat the Knicks this year, the Heat will disintegrate no matter what. If you lose to the same opponent for three years, LeBron will not stay. Once LeBron leaves, the Heat will disappear The clouds have dispersed, he has overdrawn the potential of the Heat in the next few years, and the team that was formed is about to disintegrate.

When the Heat will rise again, no one knows. Rebuilding the team requires strength and more luck!
After the first quarter, the Knicks led away by 8 points;
After the second quarter, the Knicks extended their lead to 14 points;
After the third quarter, the Knicks extended their lead to 18 points.

Under the leadership of Gatsby, the Knicks were as ruthless as a Terminator. No matter what wave James and Wei led the team to set off, Gatsby would lead his teammates to suppress the wave.

"Ball pass...watch the screen! Run! Box!" Gatsby yelled.

"Step faster! Use your body! ... Kawhi, help! I'll do it!" Green shouted.

Passes, off-ball moves, cuts, screens, catch and shoot...

The Knicks don't pursue individuals. Even though they have the No.1 in the league and may be the number one attacker in history, they still run and pass the ball honestly. Unless they reach the basket, they can't even dunk. It's not very common, but it's this style of play, the way of getting open shots amidst dazzling running positions and fast passes, but it embodies a gorgeous to the extreme charm of the industrial age!

Yang Yi said: "If you claim to be a real fan, then it is impossible for you not to like the Knicks' style of play!"

After entering the fourth quarter, the American Airlines Arena began to appear deathly silence and despair. The American Airlines Arena seemed to become a black hole of despair, dragging all the fans into it and unable to survive.

"Ah!!!" A little fan cried out heartbreakingly, because his beloved team was slaughtered again. In his eyes, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who are as powerful as gods, They made breakthrough shots again and again, but as the Knicks chased and intercepted them, they seemed to have lost their power.

"They are devils! Devils!" A little fan cried out, crying extremely miserably, full of despair that the end of the world is coming.

When young people love something, they will love deeply. They even put this love above their own lives. The Knicks slaughtered the Heat so ruthlessly, which made the young people unbearable to be humiliated.

The cries of the teenagers made the adult fans feel sad. Their love for basketball is no less than these teenagers. After all, they have been fans of this team since they were teenagers. Time flies, but their love has not cooled down!

Some people are sad and some are happy. Madison Square Garden in New York is full of fans watching the live broadcast. The Knicks slaughtered the Heat in an away game, which made the Knicks fans ecstatic. They have endured the pressure for the whole season and can finally release it.

They are worried!
There is no way, two of the original Big Three left, and the rest are young people who have not experienced much trouble. Of course, winning two championships is not bad. No team can last forever. But they are not reconciled!

Obviously a dynasty can be established, but it will collapse in an instant. They haven't had a good taste of this process yet!

They didn't take too much joy in beating the Celts, it was just a dead bone in the grave;
They were not particularly excited about beating the Pacers, it was just a new challenger;
But the meaning of beating the Heat is completely different. This is the biggest enemy of the Knicks. The key is that if you beat the Heat, the Knicks will be able to enter the finals!
Gatsby swayed past Wade, calmly pulled up and hit a jumper, putting the last nail in the coffin.

"Gatsby killed the game!" the DJ yelled.

In fact, there is still half a quarter in the game, but the point difference has reached 25 points. It is said that the game was killed because the Heat gave up and they withdrew their main players.

这场比赛里面，詹姆斯砍下32分10篮板10助攻，韦德砍下19分6篮板5助攻，波什砍下17分2篮板1助攻，安德森砍下16分5篮板，钱莫斯砍下10分1篮板2助攻。

尼克斯这边汤普森砍下18分3篮板，伦纳德砍下16分6篮板，伊戈达拉砍下10分4篮板4助攻，格林拿到8分10助攻10篮板，盖慈比则是砍下38分12助攻8篮板！

"The point difference is huge, but it does not mean strength or weakness. The Heat are strong enough. They are not much weaker than the Knicks. They just met the Knicks who can restrain them. We Chinese say it is a Sheng Ke relationship!" Director Zhang said something.

Is this true, the Heat are really much weaker than the Knicks?

Of course not, the Heat's James, Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen, Lewis, Chalmers, etc., are these people better than the Knicks' Gatsby, Thompson, Leonard, Iguodala, Jeremy Lin, Are Harris, Bogut and others weak?
right?
In a way, they are not only not weak, but also stronger than the Knicks!
As soon as the game ended, James went straight back to the locker room without even saying hello. This is extremely rare for James. He is famous for being stable and mature, and would not do such a thing that is true to his words. If not When he is frustrated to a certain extent, he will never do such a thing.

In the middle of the night, the mansion hidden in the forest still had lights, and the gate welcomed people. James drove into the garage. When he came out, he saw his wife Savannah Brinson leaning on the door and looking at him. James felt his eye sockets heat up, and his voice became a little choked up.

"...Honey, are you still up?" James walked into the bedroom with his wife in his arms.

The 188cm wife leaned on him, she was as petite as a bird clinging to a person, she looked up at her husband: "I'm worried about you!"

The two of them had known each other in high school and fell in love, but it was not officially married until 2010. The two had known each other for more than ten years. James once said: "People like me need a great partner, no matter where I am. No matter the situation, no matter what happens, she will always be by my side. Savannah is such a person, she has always supported me behind my back, and I love her deeply."

James smiled rather reluctantly: "Don't worry about me, I have experienced this countless times, in Cleveland, and in Miami...I..." He paused. "groove!"

His wife carefully wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "Everything is far from hopeless, right?"

"Yes, yes! It's not far away!" James said, looking into the distance. "Savannah, do you think I'm a loser?"

Savannah was surprised: "Why do you think so? You are a superstar, a world-class superstar, and a top five superstar in the NBA. How can you feel that you are a loser?"

James roared like a wounded beast: "I haven't won the championship yet!" His voice was low, but the crying of children still sounded in the room, and his voice startled them.

James' face was a little flustered, and his angry wife hurried in and coaxed him for a while before coming out with two glasses of brandy in his hand.

"I can't drink."

"It's okay, just drink a little, it will make you sleep well."

The two sat on the chairs in front of the swimming pool, clinking glasses and sipping wine little by little, chatting carefully.

"How long has it been since we talked like this?"

"It's been a long time. I haven't been at home for more than half of the year. When I come back, I have to take care of the housework with my children. I rarely have time to sit down and chat with you. Savannah, you have paid too much for this family."

"This home is yours and mine. We are family members. Don't say that...My dear, I want to ask you a question. It's just a hypothesis."

James looked at his wife with a certain look in his eyes.

"...If, this time, like the previous two times, Miami loses...what will we do then?"

James suddenly stood up and walked back and forth by the swimming pool a few times. His face was dark, and there was fear in his eyes. Others would not be able to see it, but Savannah was his bedside person. .

"...I don't know, Savannah..."

"Gatsby is really that strong?" Savannah looked at her husband.

There was fear in James' ever-confident eyes.

"... Savannah, I've never seen such a perfect player, Kobe... Even at his peak, I don't have to be afraid of him, I am not the same type of player as him, he can only rely on his own ability , but I was able to lead the team.

But... Gatsby is different, he is like a god, his character is humble, so he wins over everyone on the team; his offensive ability is comparable to Michael, or even better, because Michael does not have his three-pointers , he can do everything Michael can do; the key is that his organizational skills, sense of smell, and influence on the game on the court are better than anyone I have ever seen... He can control the game on the court!
Savannah, I don't know how to beat him, he seems to be a god-man with no weaknesses! "

"How can there be such a perfect person?"

"Yeah, how can there be such a perfect player?" James murmured.

……

"... Savannah, do you like Los Angeles?"

"……Um?"

"Let's go to Los Angeles!"

"Ah."
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"Hey, good morning, Noah, haha, very good!"

"Wow, Mario, today's hairstyle is very good, maybe it will bring me luck!"

"Allen, wow, your suit is so cool, it fits you very well!"

……

James looked as usual, came to the training hall early in the morning, and greeted his teammates warmly to boost morale.

Pat Riley and Spoelstra stayed up all night in the office, with pale faces and dark circles around their eyes. Haslem opened the door to see two emaciated bosses.

"Who are you?" Haslem was a little stunned.

Pat Riley's eyes were still sharp, and he pointed to the sofa, and Haslem sat down. After Pat Riley said a few words softly, Haslem stood up in horror, opened the door and left in a hurry.

The voice of James guiding and motivating his teammates resounded through the arena...

(End of this chapter)