the great gatsby

Chapter 583 Who Said The Lakers Can't Be Fast?
Gatsby hit a three-pointer, Durant showed no sign of weakness, and immediately stuck Wesley in the low post to ask for the ball, and made a difficult turnaround jumper.

4: 3.
Gatsby passed halftime quickly. After halftime, he made a sudden start and dribbled past Robertson, who was defending very seriously. He rushed to the basket and pressed Adams for a dunk, which instantly ignited the entire audience.

4: 5!

Westbrook made a quick start and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. Durant followed up, Westbrook threw the ball, and Durant got rid of Wesley's high-altitude dunk.

6: 5!

The rapid offense and defense of the two sides in several rounds made the fans excited. The Lakers are not slow!

Jokic immediately took the ball and served, Gatsby pushed forward quickly, Robertson followed Gatsby conscientiously, Gatsby paused on the three-point line, Jokic came to block it, Gatsby started quickly After passing, Adams came up to help defend, Gatsby made a clean change in front of him, Ibaka shrunk very well, Gatsby threw the ball to the bottom corner, and Kobe settled!

Kobe catches the ball and pulls up a three-pointer and hits it!
6: 8!

Staples boiled up, this is Kobe after all, even though the current style of play is as a role player, it still does not prevent him from being loved by countless fans.

The arrival of Gatsby made Kobe's transformation natural. He no longer has to take on responsibilities that have exceeded his ability. His current style of play has actually increased his efficiency. He has already played the best efficiency of his career. Instead of being criticized for Kobe's transition, they felt happy for Kobe, and they were also very happy, because they could watch Kobe play for a few more years.

It is true to say this, if Kobe plays like this, he will definitely not have a problem playing for a few more years, and the physical consumption of his playing like this is indeed not too great.

Durant immediately retaliated. After passing, he cut the ball in the middle to catch the ball, turned around and made a mid-range shot.

8: 8!

"Hey, Durant has a high desire to attack tonight. He scored eight points in the opening game alone. Is this a comparison with Gates?" Yang Yi was a little surprised.

Westbrook showed a mysterious smile. He knew that Durant was jealous. He was jealous that Scarlett hugged Gatsby. Although Gatsby may not have initiated it, it may have been the goddess's initiative, but jealousy is something that originally It doesn't make sense.

Wesley's face was a bit bitter. Did Durant take gunpowder? He was so hot when he came up. He and Robertson looked at each other and saw the bitterness in each other's eyes. Spontaneously.

The offense and defense of both sides are very fast, almost scoring goals one after another. It is not surprising that the Thunder played such a performance, but the Lakers played so fast, which is rare, and the key is to play. Dedu ran very fast, and Jokic focused on helping Gatsby as a screen, which made Robertson miserable. Jokic's body was too wide, and when Jokic blocked it, Robertson couldn't keep up.

Once Gatsby gets inside, the Thunder will have to shrink, and Wesley and Kobe on the outside will have an opportunity, especially Kobe, who is too good at grasping open opportunities. up!

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Kobe rushed towards Gatsby, jumped into the air and bumped into each other. Kobe smiled very happily, he was having so much fun.

Donovan was sweating slightly. This was something he hadn't expected before. He originally thought that the Lakers would play at a low tempo. When the Lakers and the Thunder met in the regular season, they just played at a slow pace, dragging the Thunder into the battle. Mo, I didn't expect the Lakers to play with the rhythm of the Thunder tonight, playing more vigorously than the Thunder.

The effect of the Lakers playing faster is better than that of the Thunder. The Thunder's sharp weapons are speed and impact. Although the Lakers' speed is not too fast, there is a threat to the basket from Gates, and there are shooters on the outside. The entire space environment is better than the Thunder. It's so much better, but it has a better sense of hierarchy.

The Thunder's space is not good. Except for Durant, everyone else is very poor in three-pointers. This season, Westbrook's three-pointers are only 29.6%. Such a three-pointer percentage is not qualified. The shooting percentage must be at least 33% to be considered qualified, and in recent years, it has to be more than 36% to be considered a qualified level.

Adams is a traditional center and has no three-point ability at all. Ibaka's mid-range is not stable. Robertson's three-pointer is a little better than Westbrook, 31%. Heh, the Thunder's three-point shooting rate makes the Lakers Shrink the defense tighter and tighter.

Although the Thunder's offense was not suppressed by the Lakers, in this case, the efficiency is not high. The Thunder can only work hard on defense, but the Lakers play fast-paced and have good space. Gatsby, a top breakthrough player, is on the court. , The outside shooters almost rained three-pointers.

After the first quarter, the Thunder trailed by 8 points.

Jeff Van Gundy and McBrin looked at each other-who said the Lakers can't play fast?
The fast pace of the Lakers is so fast that they can fly!

Gatsby's powerful puncture, Wesley Johnson and Kobe Bryant's three-line fast break, Jokic and Aldridge's mid-air cuts, the whole cooperation is like flowing water, making people feel like watching the Knicks a few years ago!
"It turns out that the secret weapon has been hidden! I said why the Lakers are so slow. I thought it was because the Lakers couldn't play a fast pace. It turned out that they wanted to show it in the playoffs. Now the Thunder are in trouble. If they use their favorite rhythm They can't beat the Lakers, what will they use to beat the Lakers?" Jeff Van Gundy said.

After the first quarter, Donovan was sweating profusely, his mind went blank, all the preparations before the game were in vain, he was caught off guard, and the entire coaching staff of the Thunder also looked at a loss.

The Thunder's tactics are relatively simple. They have always dealt with all teams in this way. Not to mention, many teams really use this method, even a team like the Spurs can't handle it.

There is also the 73-win Warriors in the previous life. They were defeated 3:1 in the Western Conference Finals and were almost eliminated. If the Golden State Warriors hadn't exploded and Thompson's G6, the Thunder might have won the first place. A championship.

It’s pretty much letting you call with thousands of moves, and I mean to deal with it myself, but now this move is no longer effective, and the defensive strategy prepared before the game is useless. In this flash, Coach Donovan How could it be possible to come up with a way to deal with it on the spot? Such a thing as strategy is a systematic thing, so how could it be possible to come up with it all at once.

Donovan had no choice but to work hard on personnel adjustments. He replaced Robertson and added Waiters and Kanter, two powerful offensive players, hoping to play the role of x factor.

(End of this chapter)