the great gatsby

Chapter 527 Is this an undercover agent?

Game start.

The Clippers' starting lineup is: Blake Griffin, JJ Redick, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and LeBron James.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Jordan Hill, Kobe Bryant, Gatsby, Carlos Boozer, Wesley Johnson.

Jordan Hill and Jordan Jr. jumped the ball in the circle, and Jr. Jordan gave the ball to Paul. Paul's face was stern, and he quickly passed the half court with the ball.

Paul beckoned to Jordan for a pick-and-roll in the middle, and Gatsby squeezed past the defense. Paul wanted to feed the ball to Jordan, who was running down. Gatsby opened his arms and predicted it, deterring Paul from passing the ball easily, and passed it to the wing. Swimming James.

James caught the ball and broke through Wesley, Boozer hurried to help defend, James threw the ball into the sky, Griffin soared into the air, and smashed the ball into the basket heavily.

Gatsby shook his head lightly, the movement was so slight that almost no one could see it, what he thought was: at the small forward position, James is indeed top-notch, and Wesley's defense is very good, but facing James' breakthrough is still unstoppable.

Gatsby held the ball for half court, and according to coach Scott's tactics, he gave the ball to Kobe who was pressing down low, allowing Kobe to single Redick in the low post, and then ran to one side of the three-point line to wait for the ball.

Kobe stunned Redick in the low post, turned around and hit a jumper, and the Staples Center applauded thunderously.

Although Kobe has undergone Achilles tendon repair surgery and his own state has declined seriously, he still has no problem dealing with Redick.

But the next game made the Lakers fans feel a little unbelievable. The two insiders of the Clippers overwhelmed the insiders of the Lakers, especially Griffin, under the escort of Paul and James, beat Boozer to shame. He dunked three times in one quarter.

Gatsby thought this was normal, because Jordan Hill and Boozer were not real centers at all. Boozer was a standard power forward, and Jordan Hill was only 208cm tall.

At this time, Griffin and Jordan have reached their peak, and Hill and Boozer can't stop them at all.

The defense is not good, but the offense should be good, after all, Gatsby is there.

In fact, it is not very good. The tactics that Gatsby and Scott talked about Scott has not practiced at all. He actually plays the same way. He hopes that the Lakers players can hit inside the three-point line. Distance, reduce three-point shots.

In an interview with reporters, he said that a team that relies on three-pointers cannot win the championship.He wants the Lakers to take around 13-15 threes per game.

But in fact, the league averaged 21.5 three-pointers per game last season, and the number one Knicks took as many as 25.2!
The Knicks have won four championships.

Gatsby communicated with Scott in private. In private, Scott was quite easy to talk to, and he still had some consideration for Gatsby's statement, but when it came to training and competitions, he was still stubborn.

Gates was much more mature and patient than before. He didn't refute Scott, but played according to Scott's tactics.

Gatsby played according to Scott's arrangement. Although Gatsby's ability to attract pincers can indeed pass a good ball, the middle distance is originally a low-efficiency style of play. Compared with the Clippers' style of play, it is more efficient. too much.

The Clippers either rely on two insiders to attack at the basket. Jordan mainly eats cakes. Griffin's offensive ability at the basket is amazing and his offensive efficiency is very high.

There are Paul and Redick outside the three-point line, James' three-point shooting rate is not low, and he played a very efficient game.

The Lakers didn't shoot much three-pointers, and the Clippers boldly shrunk, the space was crowded, and it was difficult to break through the pick-and-roll. The whole situation looked very ugly.

After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 6 points. Gatsby and Kobe took a break, and Nick Young and Price played. The Clippers were led by Crawford.

After Gatsby and Kobe went off the court, the scene looked even uglier.

Nick Young is talented, but his talent is mediocre. It’s not too good to let him lead the team to play. Note that he doesn’t know how to connect the team. When the ball comes to him, he usually chooses to attack by himself. The Clippers are targeted. He made 2 turnovers in just 3 minutes, gave the Clippers a wave of 9:0, and opened the score to 15 points.

Scott hurriedly replaced Gatsby, who had only rested for a few minutes, back on the court. As soon as Gatsby came back, he used two three-pointers to close the score within ten. Coach Doug Reeves was very nervous and called out quickly. pause.

There was thunderous applause at the Staples Center, and Gatsby returned to the bench. Scott didn't look very well, and he was very angry that Gatsby didn't play according to his arrangement.

Gatsby didn't notice this. When the Knicks were so far behind, they naturally shot when they had the opportunity, and being able to make shots was the most important thing.

After all, Gatsby is a spoiled player after all. He didn't grow up from scratch like other players. When he set foot in the NBA, although he was unknown at the beginning, he quickly became famous overnight.

D'Antoni treats point guards very favorably. Over time, Gatsby thought that most coaches in the NBA were like this, but he never thought that D'Antoni was actually a different kind of coach.

Coaches like Byron Scott are the mainstream in the NBA-it seems to be full of good words for superstars, but once their authority is touched, they will violently attack.

Kobe quietly nudged Gatsby and gestured with a wink. Gatsby saw Scott's gloomy face and didn't react for a while: "What's the matter?"

"Follow the coach's tactics," Bryant said quietly.

"Is that why?" Gatsby understood it all at once, but he also felt angry in his heart - with this level of tactics and backward thinking, and you still refused to listen to your advice when communicating with you, I had an idea and stepped on it. Your dog's tail is like that, that's all this is for a coach like this!
Game back.

Gatsby followed Coach Scott's instructions meticulously, running, passing, sorting out the offense, and passing the ball to the three-point line to hit the mid-range. After playing for a few minutes, both starters returned. , the Clippers once again had the upper hand, and the Clippers also had a scoring climax, once again stretching the score to 16 points.

Scott called a timeout, but there was nothing new. He signaled to use more pick-and-rolls, and then broke through to attract flankers to give his teammates mid-range shots.

When Gatsby heard this, he secretly looked at Kobe. Kobe looked expressionless, but Kobe saw an expression on Gatsby's face that said, "Isn't this an undercover agent sent by the opponent?"

(End of this chapter)