the great gatsby

Chapter 624 The eighth championship!
Back in the second half, Cole sent out his strongest lineup. Because Barnes was too physically exhausted, Cole asked Paul to play and James to defend Gatsby.

Cole was dumbfounded at this point, Gatsby's weakness in the first half had disappeared, and James, who was so alive in singles, didn't have any physical problems at all!

James wasn't surprised at first, but as the game progressed, James became more and more surprised. It's normal to have physical strength after the half-time break. After ten minutes of rest, he can usually recover part of his physical strength. Towards the end of the fight, Gatsby was getting stronger and stronger, but this was not because Gatsby's stamina was getting stronger, but because of James' own physical exertion.

But Gatsby's style of play in the first half was extremely exhausting, and it was impossible to fully recover in more than ten minutes. Now that the third quarter is about to be over, Gatsby is still alive and well. This is hell Or did Gatsby take some kind of illegal drug?
But it shouldn't be possible. For a superstar of Gatsby's level, if he is found to have taken banned drugs, then Gatsby's accumulated reputation will be completely discounted. For a championship, it is really not worth it. Gatsby Cibi already has seven championships, it is impossible to take such a big risk for one championship, it is not worth it.

Gatsby's outburst helped the Knicks continue to expand the score. A top scorer in history was in his prime and in the best physical condition. There was no way to defend. Cole tried to flank. Gatsby seemed to Staring at the basket, but with his golf quotient, how could he really fall into a solo fight? Thompson, Harris, and Antetokounmpo all broke out!
The Golden State Warriors lost across the board!

Because at least two people must be used to defend Gatsby, they chose to empty Green, but this trick was used by many people as early as a few years ago. Hold the ball at the top, and once he is empty, he will rush to the basket. Once there is a supplementary defense, Green and the big man under the basket can hit the empty catch.

In this lineup, Antetokounmpo is the lob picker. Antetokounmpo has grown into a player that cannot be ignored in the past few years. In fact, he is just because he has a historically rare teammate like Gatsby, which makes him shine. A lot less. Originally, this season, Antetokounmpo should have won his first regular season MVP. His strength is not weaker than that of the previous life. On the contrary, he is more comprehensive in this life.

Antetokounmpo's ability to sneak through the back door has long been familiarized in the past few years, and half of his scoring average is obtained in this way.

The inside line was penetrated, and the outside line was not much better. Gatsby's breakthrough and Antetokounmpo's sneaky backdoor made the inside line all over the place. The attention of the outside line dropped a little, and Klay Thompson exploded!
People in this world don't know how terrible G 6 Thompson is, but opponents in another world are frightened by it. Thompson made three consecutive three-pointers, and instantly opened the gap to 20 points!
In the fourth quarter, Thompson became crazy, and it was Curry who defended him:
Thompson moves without the ball, catches the ball and makes a three-pointer, making a hit;
Antetokounmpo went on a high pick-and-roll, returned the ball to Antetokounmpo, and Antetokounmpo rushed in to attract a pincer attack. Antetokounmpo flicked the ball out. Thompson caught the ball, but he didn't stand still.
Gatsby broke through to the basket. Durant and James both shrank back. Gatsby flicked it to Harris. Harris broke through and then passed the ball to Thompson in the corner. Thompson caught the ball and shot a three-pointer from the corner. Hit again!

middle!Hit again!Hit again!
Only then did the Knicks discover that the Knicks not only had Gatsby with such terrifying scoring explosive power, but now Thompson had to be added. With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Thompson had already hit 9 hits. Three points!
Thompson's volcanic eruption greatly reduced Gatsby's pressure, and Gatsby's defensive pressure decreased. With Gatsby's ability, once the defensive pressure is reduced, what will he do?
So the Golden State Warriors remembered again, the most terrifying thing about this team is Gatsby!

But it was too late. In the last 3 minutes, the Golden State Warriors were already 25 points behind. The Warriors were unable to recover, and the Knicks dragged the game into a tiebreaker!

After the game enters the tiebreaker, it is not surprising who wins or loses.

At this time, everyone knows that the game has entered the final decisive stage, and the last game will determine the championship!

The home game of this game is at the Oracle Center in Oakland. The situation is not good for the Knicks. Everyone knows how difficult it is to play away games in the playoffs, especially in the finals!
The referee, the atmosphere at home, the unfamiliar venue, and the malice that exists all the time, all these are the effects of the away game. No one cheers for the goal, but the opponent's goal is cheering. Playing in this situation, Morale will get worse!

But every championship always comes out of these difficulties.

Although the Knicks players are young, they have all experienced at least three or four or even five finals. In terms of finals experience, these young people are the most abundant people in the league.

After reaching this level, these young people have reached the time to return to their original nature. In the tie-break, they responded calmly, with Gatsby as the core, and set up camp steadily, hitting every ball well, reducing every mistake, and protecting every ball. A rebound, every open shot.

The Golden State Warriors feel the oppression of the Knicks. This group of young people is really strong. Let’s not talk about Gatsby. Everyone knows Gatsby’s strength. Let’s talk about Antetokounmpo, Thompson, and Harris. .

Antetokounmpo's invincible cuts, Thompson's three-pointer, and Harris' versatility. He can shoot, break through, and grab rebounds. The key is the restrictions on James. These people's complements to Gatsby are simply Seamless.

The tiebreaker did not have the dragons and tigers that people imagined. Instead, it showed a trend of comprehensive suppression, but it was not the suppression of the Knicks by the Golden State Warriors as people imagined, but the suppression of the Golden State Warriors by the Knicks, who seemed to be at a disadvantage. !
The Golden State Warriors' All-Star lineup exposed their shortcomings. Because of James, Curry held the ball less, Durant fell into singles, James became hesitant and lost his sharp breakthrough, Griffin became blue-collar, Paul led Substitutes are suppressed.

On the contrary, the Knicks, who were criticized for having too little initiative, under Gatsby's play, everyone played their own role and did what they are best at, but it became more fluent, making people start to reflect, blindly accumulating superstars and talents, Could it be that the correct idea of ​​building a team must be the correct idea of ​​winning the championship?

Not necessarily, look at the Knicks!
If people from another world see it, they will definitely sneer: "Is it because Thompson can't lift a knife, or Antetokounmpo is too floating, or Harris is not tall enough, or Green is not dirty enough, why do you think the Knicks are not as good as the Golden State Warriors? "

But alas, the world didn't see those.

Only Gatsby knew.

Gatsby led the Knicks to defeat the Golden State Warriors!

Knicks Championship!
Gatsby won his eighth championship and eighth fmvp ring!

(End of this chapter)