the great gatsby

Chapter 598 Advance to the finals!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the faces of Lakers fans were solemn, some pessimists were already looking depressed, and the Clippers fans were beaming with joy. Judging from their experience, when leading by [-] points, it is difficult to be reversed.

Not to mention these fans, even an expert like Coach Rivers, although there was no joy on his face, his brows and eyes were very relaxed, sitting quietly while chatting with his colleagues about the game.

The people in the private room showed different appearances. Stern was sitting and smiling, Xiao Hua had nothing to do with himself, Jim Buss was restless, Kupchak had a gloomy face, and Jenny Buss had a complicated expression.

With such a huge point difference, no one is optimistic about the Lakers.

Lakers ball rights.

Gatsby held the ball for half court, and just after half court, Kobe beckoned for the ball. Gatsby smiled and passed the ball directly.

Kobe caught the ball and beckoned Jokic to help him with the pick-and-roll. Jokic blocked and Kobe moved inside. Jordan didn't dare to come out. Kobe took one step inside the three-point line and made a mid-range hit!
The Staples Center was elated.

James holds the ball for halftime, Paul responds at the top of the arc, James picks and rolls through Jokic at a 45-degree angle, Jokic looks cumbersome, but in fact the defense is not bad, slowing James down, Gatsby finds the right time Flanking, James passed the ball, and a figure flew by, it was Kobe, and Kobe broke the ball with one hand!
Gates rushed to the frontcourt like flying, and within a few steps, he still passed the center line. Kobe released the ball with both hands, and Gatzby caught the ball in the air, and dribbled forward with only one dribble. Line two steps, just pull up and cast!

Chasing three-point hit!

The Staples Center blew up.

Instantly chased the point difference to ten points!
Doc Rivers jumped up from his chair with a disturbed expression on his face. Only then did he remember Gatsby's horror, and Kobe was not a good person...

Paul pushed forward, making gestures while dribbling. The ball had to be scored. If the ball didn't go in, the Lakers would seize the opportunity to narrow the point difference to less than ten points, and the Clippers would be passive.

James made an air cut along the baseline, and Gatsby directly switched defense to entangle James. James wanted to get in position to catch the ball, but Gatsby went around to defend and struggled for a few seconds. James pushed Gatsby behind him to catch the ball. At that moment, Wesley grabbed the position and attacked, and James could only pass the ball out. Paul looked at the time and saw that there was less than five seconds left. He found space and shot a three-pointer, hitting the front frame. Aldridge grabbed the rebound.

Rivers looked anxious.

Gatsby received the ball and slowly dribbled across the frontcourt. Jokic came up to pick and roll. Gatsby broke through Jordan and went to the basket. James took it back to block the shot. Gatsby stayed in the air and threw the ball outside. Jokic Qi changed hands to Kobe at the three-point line.

Kobe raised the knife and hit a three-pointer!

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle, and Coach Rivers almost rushed into the field.

The Staples Center blew up again. It was only a seven-point difference. There were still 10 minutes to go, and it was just two three-pointers.

Lakers fans became optimistic. They opened their mouths one by one and high-fived each other in celebration. They were all having fun.

The faces of Clippers fans became anxious.

The expressions of the people in the private room changed again, from happy to worried, from worry to happy, still irrelevant, still complex.

Gatsby rushed to Kobe, and the two hit their chests in the air, laughing at each other, happy!
The two killer players were smiling like two two-hundred-pound children at this moment.

This is not over yet.

The game continued, and the Clippers fell into a scoring drought when they came back. At the critical moment, the morale boosted Lakers defense improved. Although they were blown by the referee a few times, it was already the fourth quarter, and the Lakers didn't care anymore.

Gatsby and Kobe on the Lakers side became irresistible. Gatsby broke through deep, and Kobe looked for opportunities to shoot cold arrows from the outside. In the end, the Lakers did not dare to let Kobe go. They could only let Jokic and Wesley go. Jokic and Wesley each have their own tricks, Wesley has a three-pointer, Jokic's mid-range shot and three-pointer are not bad, and the three-pointer rain beat the Clippers out of their minds.

In half a quarter, the [-]-point advantage was gone!

The two sides returned to the same starting line again.

A season of hard work will soon be seen in this half quarter, 6 minutes!
Everyone in the Clippers became tense, but the morale of the Lakers was boosted.

"The change in the situation was really unexpected. Before half a quarter, the Lakers were frustrated. But after this half, the situation has completely turned around. Although the score is tied, everyone on the Clippers seems to have lost their fighting spirit. The Clippers are dangerous. Got it!" Director Zhang said.

"Coach Rivers was careless. He forgot that the Lakers faced two killers against each other. One was the old ball Kobe Bryant and the other was Gatsby who was in the sky. To them, the difference of [-] points was just a few It's just three points." Yang Yi raised his eyebrows.

He was aggrieved watching tonight's game. Under the help of the referee, the Lakers were suppressed for three quarters, and now they finally turned around!
Gatsby, who entered the critical moment, took over the game.

The Clippers went forward one after another, defending Gatsby as if they were eye-catching, but at this time Gatsby had no way to limit it.

The Clippers went from being two points behind, to four points, to five points, to seven points, to ten points!
The referee whistled, and the Lakers won the Game [-], won the Western Conference Finals, and advanced to the Finals!
Gatsby has been in the league for seven years and has advanced to the finals for the fifth time!
The lights of Staples are on for a long time, and no one sleeps in Los Angeles tonight.

After the game, the Clippers had James and Rivers coaches interviewed.

Rivers was forced to do so, and James had a strong sense of business, so he would not leave any bad impression on reporters. However, at the press conference, James could not hide his disappointment. He lost again in the duel with Gatsby. He and Gatsby In the playoffs, none of them were able to win the final victory.

He knows that this will hurt his historical evaluation too much. He is already in his early thirties, and Gatsby has just entered his peak period. It can be predicted that Gatsby will still rule the league in the next ten years. It is said that the era that belongs to him has ended before it even started.

Since Gatsby was born, why bother with James?

Stern sat in the private room without saying a word for a long time. His chosen son lost the battle with Gatsby, and the frustration in his heart was no less than that of James himself.

Jim Bass opened a bottle of red wine and offered a glass to each person. He did not appear to be complacent, but rather sincere: "The alliance belongs to everyone. No matter who wins, it is a good thing for us. The golden age of the alliance has arrived. , Everyone, let's raise our glasses and congratulate each other."

Everyone laughs, but the meaning of the smile is different. Some people are happy and some are sad. This has always been the case.

(End of this chapter)