the great gatsby

Chapter 512 Evenly matched!

The tempo of the two sides was not fast, and Gatsby knew that Popovich, an old fox, would not give up the tempo easily. They had an advantage inside, and it was impossible to play fast with the Knicks.

The reason why the Knicks' pace is not fast is that Gatsby feels that there is no need to play fast. The Knicks are known for their fast pace in the league, but they have broken away from their dependence on fast pace. Now they don't even use five small lineups.

One is to hide the secret weapon, is the secret weapon that is often used still a secret weapon?

The second is that there is no need at all. With Gatsby and Leonard, two breakthrough masters, no team can restrain them even if they slow down.

The two sides played round after round, and the Spurs played steadily. Whenever they had the opportunity, they would look for Howard. No one could limit Howard inside.

Howard couldn't restrain himself and had no choice but to double attack. Under Popovich's training and the double attack passing skills he had developed in the Magic, he could pass the ball to the three-point line as soon as he was flanked. The Knicks really There is no good way.

But the Spurs can't help the Knicks. The Spurs are strong outside and inside, but they don't have a real small forward. It's good for Green to defend Leonard, but Gatsby's defense with shooting guards and point guards is great. dislocation.

Needless to say, Parker, once he went to defend Gatsby, Gatsby would definitely crush him unceremoniously. Once there was a flank attack, Gatsby's pass was as precise as a scalpel.

Belinelli can't do it either, he can't keep up with Gatsby's footsteps, and his body is too disadvantaged. In the end, Popovich can only let Danny Green defend. Although he suffers, it is better after all, at least alone Defense is still interesting.

Danny Green was mobilized to defend, and Leonard drove away. Belinelli had no way to restrict Leonard, even with someone to help defend.

With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Spurs were stopped.

At this time, the Spurs trailed by 4 points. With Popovich's caution, he would not fall behind too much at the end of the first quarter and enter the second quarter.

The score between the two sides was 24:28.

This score is considered normal. After all, this is the finals, and the scores of both sides cannot be too high, and there are still 2 minutes left.

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Spurs made adjustments mainly on defense. They strengthened the outside line and made a flank attack on Gatsby. The sudden flank attack really achieved results. Gatsby made no mistakes, but Green handled the ball. problem.

He was emptied at the three-point line but didn't shoot. He broke through for a layup and was blocked twice by Howard. The Spurs took the opportunity to achieve two counterattacks, leading the score by 1 point and entering the second quarter.

D'Antoni looked a little anxious and said a few words to Green. Green couldn't hold back his temper: "Fuxx up! My fault, there is something wrong with my handling of the ball! This is how I usually handle the ball!" "

Green's data and evaluation in the past two years are very good, and he feels that he is also one of the giants of the team.

Green said this from time to time, and said that from time to time, which has become the biggest factor of instability for the Knicks.

Except for Ge Cibi, he didn't dare to yell at him, and everyone else let him yell at him all over the place. He didn't expect to hit the head coach in the game this time!

Gatsby raised his head in surprise and looked at the angry Green and D'Antoni, who looked very unhappy. Gatsby stood up.

"Idiot! Apologize to the coach quickly!" Gatsby's eyes were stern. Green felt a little guilty when Gatsby stared at him, but he couldn't let it go. He opened his mouth wide and wanted to say something. Gatsby said coldly: " Apologize!"

Green did not dare to resist Gatsby, lowered his head and said, "Coach, I'm sorry!"

D'Antoni's face improved a little and he nodded.

"Get up and listen to the coach's tactics!" Gatsby hurriedly yelled at the others to get up and surround D'Antoni.

Gatsby stopped the conflict in time and did not let the conflict worsen, but the conflict has already occurred, and it is not known how the media will chew their tongues after the game.

"Hey, what I saw just now, Green seemed to be yelling at Coach D'Antoni, what's going on?" Zhang directed.

"I guess it was D'Antoni who criticized Green for his mishandling of the last two balls. Green felt that he had no problem and was misunderstood, so he couldn't hold back his temper and broke out on the spot.

I saw that Gatsby immediately came out to stop it. The Knicks' current restless factor is Green. His temper is too hot. Except for Gatsby, the other teammates on the team let him bully him. "

Yang Yi laughed.

Director Zhang smiled.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Gatsby played, and he and Iguodala played with Gallinari, Harris and Scola.

On the Spurs side, Ginobili leads Diaw, Mills, Splitter and Danny Green. This bench lineup can be considered strong enough.

This is why Gatsby came up to lead the team in the second quarter after playing the first quarter.

Gatsby dare not underestimate the Spurs' second lineup. These individuals are not weak players.

Ginobili, the Argentine eagle... oh, now it's the vulture, this is a nerve knife, the first monster in the league.

After the game restarted, Ginobili showed that he was not easy to mess with. It was Iguodala who defended him. Iguodala's defense is well known.

But Ginobili is like the incarnation of quicksilver, taking a European step to slide through the crowd, twisting like a snake for a layup, obviously there is no chance, as long as there is space, he can flow in.

Driven by him, the Spurs played a pervasive offense.

Mills, a small guard who is only 183cm tall, did not waste any of Ginobili's opportunities and hit both open opportunities.

Dior's support was wonderful, his big ass hit and hit, if he didn't flank, a turn would be a throw, if it was flanked, his passing was enough to give the Knicks a headache.

Splitter was the team's starting center before Howard's arrival. He relied on his tough defense, and his height of 211cm stood on the basket, which caused a lot of trouble for the Knicks.

The Spurs' ability to reach the finals relies not only on their strong starting lineup, but their bench is also a big reason.

However, the Knicks' substitute lineup is on par with the Spurs. With Gatsby on hand to sort out the offense, the Knicks' offense will not be bad.

Danny Green's defense against Gatsby is effective, but Gatsby's defense is difficult to limit. He constantly breaks through and delivers ammunition to Gallinari, Harris and Scola, but his energy consumption is also high .

Gatsby played a full first quarter, played for about 4 minutes in the second quarter before taking a rest, and had to play again after a 3-minute rest. The Knicks' bench lineup still needs to continue to grow.

After the second quarter, the two sides played evenly, 61:61.

(End of this chapter)