the great gatsby

Chapter 531 Gorgeousness is the essence!

On November 11, the Lakers met the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at home.

Since the start of the game, the Grizzlies are not as unlucky as the Lakers. They won 5 wins and 1 loss in the first six games, temporarily ranking first in the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies have been one of the top teams in the Western Conference in recent seasons. Although they do not have superstars, their comprehensive strength is extremely strong. The black and white bears stand proudly on the inside, and Mike Conley, Courtney Lee and Tony Allen are on the outside. As the team's sixth man, Carter, Udrih and Koufus are bench bandits who can stand up and play.

This Grizzlies team is known for their strong style. Although they are not particularly good offensively, they have gained a foothold in the league with their strong defense. Although they have not won a championship in recent years, they are also extremely difficult opponents in the playoffs. , No team is willing to challenge the Grizzlies hard, because maybe even if they win a series, they have to take off a layer of skin.

In the pre-match predictions, the experts were not optimistic that the Lakers could beat the Grizzlies, because according to Coach Scott’s tactics, they mainly focused on landing and rarely made three-pointers. For a team like the Grizzlies, such a Tactics are too restrictive.

Although the Lakers have lost four games in a row, the Staples is still full of people. The Lakers will not be able to lose for a while. Even if they are playing like shit now, after the fans yell, they still arrive at the ball on time or even ahead of time for some games Museum, the so-called true fragrance law will only be late, will not be absent.

Grizzlies coach Dave Jogel will not be careless. He has long been overshadowed by Gatsby. Even though the Lakers are bullied like a lagging dog, he still remembers the fear of being ruled by Gatsby. Do you know if Gatsby will explode suddenly?

So he made a lot of arrangements for Gatsby before the game. As for Kobe, he didn't pay much attention to it. After Kobe's return from a ruptured Achilles tendon, his condition was simply not comparable to before, and his efficiency also dropped significantly. If Kobe is willing to play more, that's up to him.

The game officially begins.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup is: Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Courtney Lee, Mike Conley and Tony Allen. This is a lineup that has both offense and defense.

For the Lakers this is: Gatsby, Kobe Bryant, Wesley Johnson, Boozer and Jordan Hill.

Coach Scott did not come to the scene tonight. He said he was sick. Tonight, the Lakers' assistant coach Jim Ain presided over tonight's game. He is a member of the coaching staff of former Lakers coach Pat Riley and Mike Dunleavy , among the assistant coaches, he is also the coach who most agrees with Gatsby's tactics, and he is also the one with the highest status among the assistant coaches. After all, it was Pat Riley who brought him out, and he was one of the heroes of the showtime period.

He has always believed that only gorgeousness is the true temperament of the Lakers, and the tactics proposed by Gatsby just touched his long-dormant heart.

This time when Scott was sick, he took the initiative to stand up and take on the responsibility of coaching, which meant supporting Gatsby and others, but the biggest hope is actually to hope that the Lakers can reproduce their splendor.

The tactics he arranged were all based on the tactics given by Gatsby, and he didn't mean to mix his own ideas at all. He just thought about what kind of effect this Lakers team could play under the leadership of Gatsby.

Xiaojia and Jordan Hill jump the ball in the middle circle. Xiaojia is 216cm tall. Although Jordan Hill bounces well, he is 8cm shorter than Xiaojia. There is no way to compete with Xiaojia. The Bears get their first chance on offense.

Mike Conley is a low-key person, and his style of play is even more low-key than his personality, but his strength is not weak, but when facing Gatsby, he is extremely cautious. As long as Gatsby is close, he will take the lead in protecting the ball and even take action to protect the ball. Pass the ball.

It's not that he's timid, but that all guards in the league know that facing Gatsby, they don't have any luck. Gatsby averages more than three steals per game, and those are not all the balls that are cut off from the pass defense. , Many of them were steals on the spot through pressing.

The scary thing about Gatsby is that he not only has the physical fitness of a small forward, but also has the speed of a point guard. Once the point guard is covered by him, there is no way to compete with him in terms of strength.

Conley passed the ball to Randolph, Randolph moved left and right, and finished with his left hand with a little space. Randolph's move can be regarded as his trump card, and the big killer at the basket is not just talking about it .

Jordan Hill got the ball and immediately jumped out of bounds to serve. Gatsby passed halftime like the wind was flying at his feet. Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed: "It's strange, why are the Lakers so fast? Didn't the Lakers always fall behind in the past? Is this the main position?"

Gatsby went inside after halftime, and he was going to catch the Grizzlies by surprise with his speed. His breakthrough made the Grizzlies' defense chaotic, and Randolph and Gasol hadn't retreated yet.

After Gatsby rushed in, there was no height inside to protect the frame. Gatsby jumped up suddenly, pressing down on Tony Allen and Mike Conley for a dunk!
Gatsby's movements are fast and stretched, not a powerful dunk, but a stretched and elegant dunk that is more like Michael Jordan's. In the eyes of Lakers fans, it is simply gorgeous to the extreme.

Staples is getting hot.

"Too fast! Gatsby didn't slow down to defend the position at all. Instead, he went straight in and directly hit the Grizzlies in a transition attack. Randolph and Gasol hadn't retreated in place yet, and there was no high-level frame protection inside. Gatsby Doing whatever you want!" Jeff Van Gundy praised.

Mike Conley passed the half court with the ball, and the Grizzlies' style of play is mostly grinding. He can grind the opponent to death. They seem to want to force the opponent to carry the muscle with them every round.

This time, the Grizzlies let Xiaojia catch the ball in the high position, and made a hand-off with Conley, and then Xiaojia went down to catch the ball under the basket. hit.

Jordan Hill grabbed the basketball like he was grabbing money again, ran out of bounds and passed the ball to Gatsby. Gatsby took two steps in three steps, rushed to the frontcourt like an arrow off the string, and made another direct breakthrough. Going in, it attracted the attention of several people. Gatsby rushed to the basket and sent the ball to the bottom corner. Kobe appeared in time. The moment he caught the ball, he jumped high and shot!
Tony Allen's reaction was extremely fast, and he rushed forward, but after the jump, Kobe shot quickly. Kobe, who felt his body slipped, consciously accelerated his shot speed. He learned a lot from Gatsby.

Three point hit!

Staples boiled up - it looks good, this is the gorgeous style of play of the Purple and Gold Army, whatever you do, you hit yours, I hit mine.

Jeff Van Gundy's eyes lit up: "Judging from these two rounds, the Lakers' tactics have indeed changed. I don't know if this has something to do with Coach Scott's absence, but now this Lakers team is really showing its potential. The power of Cibi!"

Coach Jogel quickly called a timeout, regardless of whether it was too early to call a timeout in the first two rounds.

(End of this chapter)