the great gatsby

Chapter 564 Battle!

The Staples Center was full of jubilation. The warm atmosphere was in stark contrast to the snowstorm outside. Since the start of the game, the Lakers have won 12 consecutive victories. Even for the Lakers, this record is a very remarkable start.

Coupled with the more than ten days of the Lakers' expedition to the East, the Staples Center has been away from the Lakers for more than ten days, and this time the fans' emotions are particularly high.

Seeing the cheering fans, Westbrook snorted disdainfully. He disdains Gatsby very much. Every time he sees Gatsby, he always wants to overwhelm him, but this matter has never been successful, um... …Maybe last season counts. Last season, the Lakers played poorly and let the Thunder win a few games. But in terms of game performance, Westbrook still has no way to beat Gatsby. In direct matchups, Westbrook is still Get crushed by Gatsby!

The game between the Thunder and the Lakers begins.

Thunder starters: Westbrook, Andre Roberson, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Steven Adams.

The Lakers' starting five: Gatsby, Kobe Bryant, Joe Johnson, Aldridge and Pau Gasol.

Adams and Aldridge jumped the ball in the middle circle. Adams took the lead in passing the ball to Westbrook. When in front of Brook, Westbrook still chose to pass the ball out. After all, he has matured. It doesn't look good if he always gets his head bruised by Gatsby.

Durant was holding the ball at 45 degrees, and Joe Johnson was defending him. Durant was a three-threat, Joe Johnson quickly took a step back, Durant pulled up and shot, and hit a three-pointer steadily.

3: 0.
Staples Center was in awe.

Joe Johnson spread his hands helplessly, Durant's height was too high, and Joe Johnson couldn't interfere at all.

Gatsby dribbled the ball halfway through, Gasol came up to help block it, and hung up Robertson, Adams could only stop Gatsby in front of it, this was a small opportunity to play big, Gatsby broke through inside, Westbrook shrinks and pinches, Gatsby passes the ball to Kobe in the corner, and Kobe pulls up and hits a three-pointer.

3: 3.
The fans stood up, applauded and cheered for Kobe.

The Lakers scored, and Adams immediately took the ball and sent it to Westbrook. Gatsby stopped Westbrook in time and interfered with him rushing up. Westbrook passed the ball to Durant who was halfway through, and Durant rushed Get up and hit the basket with long legs. After all, Gasol and Aldridge slowed down a bit, and Durant burst into the basket and made a strong move.

5: 3.
Gatsby yelled at Joe Johnson, "Don't let him charge up and beat them!"

Joe Johnson raised his hand to show that he understood, and also expressed that the ball was his problem. According to the Lakers' strategy, Joe Johnson should have followed Durant from the beginning. It was in the interests of the Lakers to prevent him from running easily and get off the ground. .

Gatsby found Kobe after halftime, and Kobe played Westbrook in the low post. Kobe immediately turned around and passed Westbrook when he caught the ball. Yes, because Adams was on the inside, Kobe was afraid of taking a risk when he went in, so he hit a turnaround jumper.

5: 5.
Staples exclaimed, this ball is very Kobe, the footsteps are very dreamy, quite like the peak Kobe.

After scoring this goal, Kobe felt very comfortable. This kind of offensive space is unprecedented in his career, and he played so comfortably!
Adams quickly got the ball, and Gatsby stopped Westbrook immediately to prevent him from catching the ball easily. When Westbrook got the ball, Gasol and Aldridge had already settled down, and the Thunder had no choice but to settle down. .

Westbrook took the ball to the frontcourt, Robertson fell to the bottom corner, Adams helped Westbrook pick and roll, Durant ran from the right wing to the left elbow to catch the ball, this time Joe Johnson followed, and Adelaide followed. Flanking, Durant passed the ball to Ibaka who was emptied, and Ibaka went to the basket for a layup, but was slapped by Gasol.

Kobe grabbed the floor ball and handed it to Gatsby for half court. Gasol came to the free throw line to catch the ball. Two steps passed to Kobe, Kobe broke through Westbrook again, Ibaka rushed to help defend, Adams shrunk to help defend the inside, Kobe passed to Gasol, at the same time, Gatsby ran to the left along the baseline After receiving the ball from the side corner, Joe Johnson helped Gatsby block Robertson, and Gatsby made an open three-pointer!

5: 8.
The transfer of the ball is very good, break through the ball, break through and then divide the ball, the ball moves, and the Thunder's defense is cut.

The Thunder's serve was still blocked, and they couldn't play fast break, so they could only play in a low position. This time, Adams was found playing Gasol in the low post. Gasol looked weak, but his defense was resilient. Adams' hook was interfered, and Ah De stuck to Ibaka to protect the rebound.

Gatsby advances to the front court with the ball and gestures to help Alder clear the inside line. Aldridge catches the ball in the low post and singles Ibaka. Ibaka bounces well and is very good at helping to defend and block shots, but his chassis is not stable. It's not easy to guard Adelaide, Adelaide took a few times and then turned around and hit a mid-range shot.

5: 10.
Coach Billy Donovan quickly called a timeout. The Thunder couldn't play the transition attack and was dragged into the offensive line. This was not good for the Thunder. The Lakers were also in good shape, and they were pulled away by 5 points. The Thunder had to make some adjustments.

Game back.

The Thunder had the ball, Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc, Adams went up to the high pick-and-roll, Westbrook used Adams to break through Gasol, Ibacara went to the three-point line, and Adela was sent out, the basket was unguarded, Westbrook made a thunderous dunk!

7: 10.
The Staples Center exclaimed, Westbrook's dunks are simply violent aesthetics, full of talent.

Westbrook stepped on the overlord step on the ground and roared, as if he wanted to vent all the anger in his heart.

Gatsby turned a blind eye and caught the ball quickly past halftime. Robertson came over to pester him. Gatsby passed a pass to Kobe who cut outside. , Gatsby faked a breakthrough, attracted the defense, and made a wide-range pass to Joe Johnson in the right corner.

Johnson pulled up and shot, and Westbrook flew up to block the shot. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. The ball was released, and Westbrook hit Joe Johnson. The whistle sounded. He hit a three-pointer and had to make an extra penalty.

Joe Johnson made an extra free throw and hit a four-pointer!
7: 14.
Westbrook's face turned black, the excitement of the dunk hadn't subsided yet, and the Lakers immediately returned a three-pointer and received a foul as soon as he came back.

(End of this chapter)