the great gatsby

Chapter 551 Suffering is a blessing, do you suffer from a dumb loss?

At the beginning of the second quarter, Harden rested on the bench. Ty Lawson led the Rockets. Ty Lawson's technical characteristics should still hold the ball.

The Lakers have Kobe, Deron, West, Jokic and Wesley Johnson. In the eyes of others, this lineup should not be strong offensively, but strangely, the Lakers still play very smoothly.

However, those with a good vision can see that the Lakers used a pass-and-cut style of play, with Jokic in the low post as the core of the pass, West in the high post, and Deron and Kobe cruising on both sides respectively. The points may not be very strong, but the open three-pointers are very reliable. The Rockets did not dare to flank Jokic in the low post.

Jokic took Harrell hard in the low post. Montrez Harrell is a rookie this year. He looks like 35 years old, but he is actually a little guy born in 94. He is short in height, but his wingspan is good. It is long enough, reaching 224cm, and has excellent athletic ability. It is a typical brutalist insider, but it is useless against Jokic.

Jokic, a fat man, with his big butt pouted, squeezed into the basket while tossing and turning, and then turned around and pressed Harrell with one hand. Harrell couldn't jump up, so his jumping advantage became a joke. Jokic single-handed An underhand layup doesn't look exciting, but it's very practical.

Harrell was beaten several times, and McHale couldn't stand it anymore, so he quickly called for a double attack. As soon as the Rockets double attack, Jokic passed the ball. How smart are the veteran players? After a few passes, it was in the hands of the open man. , either a mid-range shot, a three-pointer, or a direct finish at the basket. After half of the second quarter, the Rockets were already 20 points behind.

At this time, Gatsby has not returned to the field yet!
McHale's face turned red and then turned pale. The game played like this. Is the Rockets too weak? Of course not. As the head coach, he knows that the Lakers are too strong, but what he suffers now is that others are still looking down on the Lakers. Well, they feel that the Lakers' lineup is bad, their collocation is unreasonable, and there are so many problems with aging personnel, this Lakers team cannot be strong.

Since the Lakers are not strong, then the Rockets are too weak. If the Rockets are not too weak, what else could they be?
McHale had to swallow the dumb one.

McHale could swallow it, but Harden couldn't swallow it. In the second half of the second quarter, he went all out. Gatsby followed up and defended. The trick really hit the Lakers' weakness.

The inside players of the Lakers team, whether it is Gasol or Jokic, they are extremely powerful offensively, but one is old and the other is bulky, and the big defense is small, which is really difficult for them, especially when facing Ha A top singles player like this.

Of course Gatsby is not in a hurry, how long can Harden play like this, half a quarter?one period?
And ah, the Rockets' offense today is not bad, but they can't prevent it. Just like this quarter, Harden scored like a rainbow, but the Lakers also scored when he came back. The Rockets can only maintain the score and not be pulled away. That's all, you want to get closer to the point difference?
no way!

At the end of the third quarter, McHale simply put Harden off the court, because the game had lost its suspense, and Gatsby also took a rest after that. The Lakers won the away game by 28 points.

Gatsby scored 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. This data is really not good for him, mainly because Gatsby no longer needs to undertake so many tasks.

Gasol scored a triple-double of 12 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in this game.What is even more surprising is the young man Jokic. His data tonight is 15 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds. The quasi-triple-double data is amazing. If his teammates work harder, it is not impossible to get a triple-double. .

阿尔德里奇砍下18分7篮板，韦斯特砍下8分6篮板，科比砍下17分3助攻2篮板，德隆11分4助攻1篮板。

What the Lakers showed was balance, and Gatsby no longer needed to take care of everything except to break through and create opportunities as an offensive arrow.

The Lakers won the first two games of the season, and it was a big victory, ending the game in three quarters. The strong strength displayed made those opponents who were paying attention to Gatsby wary.

What the Lakers showed -- didn't seem to be out of fashion?
In these two games, the Lakers' three-point shots were higher than the league average, and their field goal percentage was much higher. The main reason is that the Lakers' three-point shots were basically open three-pointers, which resulted in their high enough shooting percentage. .

And the number of three-point shots is more, because the Lakers' inside can attract flankers, and after attracting flankers, the pass is a three-point opportunity, and Gatsby's air cuts and passes are also the reasons for this.

This Lakers team gives everyone a very strange feeling. The Lakers have always been known for their talent, but whether this Lakers team is considered talented or not, it probably counts. There are players like Gatsby and Jordan Hill who are soaring and escaping. , but it doesn’t seem to count, because the others are basically on the floor now, and they can’t even play fast breaks.

But passing and mid-range shots should also be considered talents, right?

Director Zhang said something interesting: "This is not a typical Lakers team, but a team that combines the peak Spurs and the peak Kings. It cooperates with the flow and is very reliable in enforcing discipline, so it has formed A style that is both gorgeous and rigorous. To be honest, I have never seen this style of play before, but it is so beautiful, especially for those fans who like to watch tactical drills, they can be mesmerized by it! "

That's about it.

But if it is to the point of shocking the league, it is far from being able to say that it is just two games, the sample is too small, there is no way to compare, and the Timberwolves are not a strong team, and the Rockets are only a playoff team in the first or second round. , Defeating these two teams, there is not much to be proud of.

On the contrary, there seemed to be some discordant voices coming from the Rockets. It seemed that Harden was dissatisfied with Coach McHale and seemed to be pushing for Coach McHale to step down. This matter attracted a lot of attention. This was just the beginning of the season. Will Coach McHale be the first coach to be dismissed?

This incident is reminiscent of the dismissal of Lakers head coach Scott last season. There are rumors that it was Gatsby who promoted it. Although there is no evidence, a large number of people still believe that Gatsby did it.

Some experts began to worry: the league has reached the point where players can control the coach at will, and this kind of thing will definitely happen more in the future, just like the group of stars in recent years. The power of stars is getting bigger and bigger. It will break the balance of the alliance and make the alliance decline!
Gatsby dismissed such remarks!
(End of this chapter)