the great gatsby

Chapter 588 Top Hunter!
At the beginning of the third quarter, both starters returned to the field, and the game restarted.

Thunder possession.

Durant moved without the ball, cut in the middle to catch the ball, turned around and made a fallback jumper, opening the point difference to 12 points.

Gatsby crossed the half court with the ball, and the others pulled away. The frontal defender was Robertson. Robertson followed Gatsby closely. His task tonight was very heavy. He had to follow Gatsby closely. No one will come to help him, but Gatsby did not single him, but beckoned, Jokic quickly ran up to help Gatsby block Robertson, and then slid down, the Thunder's unlimited defense changed Adams to Gatsby. .

Gatsby waited for Jokic to pull him down, and then started dribbling the ball from his right hand to his left hand. The ball shot up and broke through the left side. Adams quickly retreated. Gatsby pulled back and moved his right hand towards his left hand. Adams was shocked. Jumping up to block the shot, Gatsby conveniently put the ball away - worship!
Gatsby dribbled back, stepped back and shot a three-pointer!

hit!

Nine points difference!
Staples Center seethed.

Westbrook received the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. The one on defense was Kobe. Westbrook retreated, then accelerated and broke through Kobe and rushed to the basket. Jokic returned to the defense in time, and Westbrook passed to Adams who was passing down. , Adams stepped up and was blocked by Gatsby who was driven to the basket. Aldridge grabbed the rebound and gave Gatsby an assault.

Gatsby received the ball and started. Ibaka and Robertson retreated in time and stopped Gatsby. Gatsby slowed down his rhythm and waited for his teammates to pass halftime before starting to attack. It was still Adams. At the stop, Ibaka was forced to return to the defense, Gatsby gave the ball to Aldridge, and Aldridge made a mid-range shot.

Seven points difference.

Durant got the ball in the low post and singled Wesley. Gatsby flanked him in time and forced Durant to pass to Robertson in the bottom corner. Few broke through the emergency stop and was disturbed to hit the front frame in the middle distance. Gatsby grabbed the rebound and initiated a transition, directly rushing to the basket to finish.

The point difference is 5 points.

Coach Donovan quickly handed over the timeout.

In the third quarter, Gatsby scored 5 points in a row and sent an assist, closing the point difference from 10 points to 5 points, which made Coach Donovan feel threatened.

The timeout didn't change the established strategy, it just re-emphasized the defense.

The game is back.

Durant singles Wesley in the high post, adjusts the rhythm and makes a mid-range shot. This kind of ball depends on Durant's own touch, and it is difficult for Wesley to guard against it.

Gatsby received the ball and advanced, Jokic picked and rolled, Gatsby rushed in in an instant, forcing Durant and Ibaka to recover, Gatsby passed the ball to Kobe while running, and Kobe made a mid-range hit.

The difference is still five points.

Durant is still catching the ball in the high position and preparing to single Wesley. Westbrook passed the ball to Ibaka. Ibaka caught the ball at the free throw line and shot it, but unfortunately hit the front frame. Alder and Jokic fought Adams and Durant under the basket, and Gatsby rushed in. , Grab the rebound before Westbrook.

In the case that the inside lines of both sides are similar, whoever is more active in protecting the rebounds inside will have an advantage on the rebounds.

Gatsby immediately took the ball and went straight to the fast break. This time Gatsby did not break inside and directly chased and hit a three-pointer, directly closing the point difference to 2 points.

Coach Donovan's forehead was already sweating slightly. Gatsby scored 8 points and [-] assists in the third quarter. It seemed that he was about to fully unleash his offensive nature. For such a top hunter, once he made a shot, it would be very easy. It's hard to contain.

He was right to be worried, and then Gatsby kept looking for Adams' misplacement, breaking through, mid-range shots, splitting the ball, stepping back for three-pointers, a series of efficient performances directly overtook the score, and coach Donovan called the next one. Before the timeout, rewrite the score to 75:81!

Instead, the Lakers led by 6 points!
Gatsby's personal score came to 49 points!
And the third quarter was only halfway through.

Coach Donovan began to hesitate - should he stick to the previous defensive strategy? It is difficult to limit Gatsby alone. If Gatsby is allowed to play alone, he must have help to defend when he breaks through to the basket. There is an open space on defense. With Jokic and Aldridge's control at the basket, once Gatsby passes the ball, it will be basically difficult to limit it.

Durant has shown a lack of physical strength. He has been running. On offense, he has taken on the most tasks. On defense, he is constantly sweeping. Gatsby's speed is too fast. Durant must use the fastest Once Gates scores the ball, he has to defend again, which consumes too much energy on him.

However, he is relieved that although he is very tired, Gatsby does not look relaxed, and he is already a little out of breath. Gatsby scored 49 points, which means that he broke through [-] or [-] times. It is conceivable that Gatsby would not even be able to move his feet if it was replaced by other players.

Durant admired it in his heart, he knew how tiring it was to play like this. Although Gatsby looked tired, he hadn't reached the point where he was exhausted.

Sure enough, after the timeout, Gatsby still insisted on playing singles, shooting when he had the opportunity, and passing the ball when he had no opportunity. After passing the ball, he would not stop to rest, but continued to run and tear the defense, looking for the next opportunity to attack.

Robertson had already gone down to rest, and Tony Allen came up to defend. Robertson was already exhausted. Defending Gatsby's running distance and breakthrough is simply not a human job. He can only take turns with Tony Allen. To consume Gatsby.

Tony Allen admired Gatsby. Even under such circumstances, he still couldn't guard against Gatsby. Gatsby seemed to be always full of energy and never seemed tired, but he obviously felt By the time Gatsby's breathing became more and more intense, his breakthrough had become slower, and his resistance was no longer as strong as at the beginning, but he still couldn't defend himself!
"Tsk tsk, isn't it too tiring for Gatsby to play like this? He has been breaking through from the beginning to now. The Thunder used many individuals to defend him, Robertson, Tony Allen, sometimes switching to Adams, Durant, Ibaka has been guarded by him in almost all starts, but no one can guard him. But can his physical strength really last until the end of the game? The Thunder have changed their strategy later. They are using their forward defensive resources. They're strangling Gatsby!" Yang Yi said.

Director Zhang praised: "It's amazing. Gatsby has scored 63 points so far. He is almost breaking through. This is the top hunter. No prey can escape his sharp claws, but it seems that Gatsby has already scored [-] points. Very tired, I don't know how long he can last, the rest of the Lakers should stand up and help him!"

(End of this chapter)