the great gatsby

Chapter 485 Enjoy it all!
After three quarters, the Warriors still led the Knicks by 8 points. Although Gatsby scored 41 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, he was still behind the score!

Gatsby was excited, but he was also very vigilant. The Golden State Warriors were already strong enough to make him feel threatened. Although there was a truce between Green and Leonard, and this game was the reason for the back-to-back deaths of the Knicks, But the strength of the Warriors is beyond doubt!
In the final quarter of the game, the Knicks' physical crisis became more dangerous. Every time there was a timeout, Thompson and the others took the time to go to the bench to breathe heavily. Their jerseys were already soaked in sweat. Under extreme exhaustion, the sweat was like It was pouring down like a waterfall. In order to maintain their strength, they could only drink energy drinks desperately.

D'Antoni's eyebrows were trembling with heartache: "Why don't you just let it go, don't fight, we accept this game, let's just let it go, it's very easy to get injured if this goes on!"

Now even Thompson disagreed: "We have reached this level, we can't retreat, once we retreat, all our previous efforts will be in vain!" Everyone else chimed in: "Yes, we must win tonight , even if you need to lie down for a few days later, it doesn’t matter.”

D'Antoni couldn't persuade him, so he could only arrange tactics quickly while asking the logistics staff to give the players time to relax their muscles, rotate whenever there was an opportunity, and try to hold on to the situation.

Gatsby also feels tired. This is not an ordinary time. He can have a lot of time to rest, and he may not be required to play with all his strength when he plays. But tonight is different. Others do not have the ability to attack independently. , and every one of them is running with strength, and he can only rely on him to create opportunities.

His non-stop running, non-stop breakthroughs, non-stop shooting and passing, almost drained every trace of physical strength in his body!
"Oh, Gatsby is tired. This is just an ordinary regular season. Why work so hard? Just try your best. What can you do if you get hurt? It's not worth it!" Director Zhang sighed again and again. , I'm afraid that Gatsby will hurt his body because of working too hard.

After the first half of the fourth quarter, D'Antoni replaced the starters, because the score had been stretched to nearly [-] points, and it was meaningless to continue playing.

On the plane that night, all the people fell asleep after getting on the plane, and the sound of snoring one after another could not even cover up the loud sound of the plane starting. One can imagine how tired they were.

In order to give them a better rest, the plane still docked at the airport after arriving in New York. After the players woke up, they were allowed to go home. Gatsby naturally got up early. His body was being repaired by the system. They are still very active, but others are not so lucky. They have to rest for at least two days to recover. Fortunately, the Knicks can still rest for a few days.

This is an unreasonable schedule. After a back-to-back round of death, you have to rest for three or four days in a row. Once the body relaxes, it will be difficult to collapse. At that time, it is easy to get injured when playing high-intensity games.

D'Antoni complained during the breakfast with Gatsby: "...you shouldn't be so persistent. You have always been a person with a long-term vision and the overall situation. Why are you so stubborn this time?"

Gatsby handed over his hand and admitted his mistake: "This time it was really my mistake, I just wanted to see if I could beat the opponent with my own ability, but unexpectedly my teammates also showed their temper, my fault, my fault! "

Gatsby is good at this. He seldom makes mistakes, but when he makes mistakes, he will definitely admit them. He will not be too persistent about things that are not based on principles. It is the correct attitude. If you are still obsessed with mistakes, it is an act of losing face, and that is not what he did.

Only then did D'Antoni smile: "...In the future, the overall situation does not mean that you must listen to us, but you must take everyone's opinions into consideration. A season is so long, there is no need to be obsessed with one city and one place. This is what you told me..."

Gatsby nodded in approval. This is indeed the idea he has always insisted on, but recently he seems to be a little anxious, probably because he is under too much pressure.

At the beginning of this season, he has been tense all the time. The birth of many super teams, the persecution of the Knicks by the league, the incomprehension of fans, and various criticisms from experts have made him unable to truly relax.

These pressures pushed him to carry out reforms within the team, which was a good thing, but at the same time, he subconsciously put too much pressure on himself, eager to show the team to everyone: Look, we are still the strongest. !

So even in the case of back-to-back death and the team's two starters truce, he still wants to rely on a group of teammates who are exhausted to the extreme to defeat the super team Golden State Warriors who are waiting for work!

Gatsby was a little ashamed: "Well, yes, the victory has gone to my head, and it's time for me to wake myself up."

D'Antoni understood very well: "It's not your fault, you put too much pressure on yourself, you know, we are a team, from the company's boss, to the general manager, to the team's coaching staff and other departments ,We are a team.

The Knicks established a dynasty. Some people have made great contributions, while others have made little contributions. This is not due to you alone, and of course it is not your responsibility alone. Therefore, the glory is shared by everyone, and the pressure is also shared by everyone.

You have helped the Knicks sort out such a good situation and team, and it would be nice to let everyone help you bear the pressure in the future. You don’t have to support it alone, that would be too tiring. "

D'Antoni's persuasion was reasonable, and Gatsby was also happy: "Yeah, I've been talking about teamwork, but in fact I'm the one who doesn't work as a team. I think everyone must not like me very much. For example, Downey , although he won two best general managers because of this, he must be unhappy in his heart.

As for the coaching staff, I always believe in myself more, and I always formulate tactics to intervene in you. I think you are also very angry...

Well, in the future, I will earnestly do a good job as a player and not interfere indiscriminately, so that everyone's enthusiasm will be brought into play. "

D'Antoni shook his head: "You are overcorrecting. You believe in the team, but you don't deny your individual genius. You are a genius. Everyone knows that. Geniuses are always paranoid and aloof, but you have avoided these defects.

Even when you are most stubborn, you will take care of everyone's psychological feelings, Gatsby, you are a true leader, just be yourself, and we will help you fill in the gaps in the following things, as long as you do A little better would be nice. "

Gatsby was stunned: "...what?"

"Enjoy it all!" D'Antoni said with a laugh.

(End of this chapter)