the great gatsby

Chapter 63 Shock!

"Undrafted 45+11+3+2, the Knicks beat the Jazz away."

"A rising star of Chinese descent shines in the NBA, is his debut the pinnacle?"

"2009 Most Underrated Rookie, Gatsby Target Rookie of the Year?"

Gatsby's big double-double and single-quarter three-point record, 11 three-pointers in a single game, shocked the entire league. At this time, Jennings had not yet scored 55 points in his brilliant rookie performance. Gatsby's performance was better than that of all rookies. Definitely No. 1 in the game, and more importantly, Gatsby’s crazy three-point performance.

The 11 three-pointers are not particularly shocking. Kobe Bryant and Don Marshall are in the lead. Both of them have made 12 three-pointers in a single game. Even JR Smith made 11 three-pointers last season. Another 11 three-pointers is nothing, Gatsby's shocking is his crazy shot selection.

No one has ever played like him, even the famous neuro knife JR Smith and the general Gilbert Arenas are not as crazy as Gatsby. Before Curry, have you ever seen a player who throws after halftime? , Of course, those shots when the shot clock is up do not count.

Not to mention this kind of shooting, even in the past few years, the coaches of the league were still resisting three-pointers, still insisting that every ball should hit the basket and try to reduce three-pointers. How could there be someone like Gatsby? .

Gatsby was also lucky to meet a coach like D'Antoni who is very open-minded and has a high tolerance for his opponents. If he meets a coach like Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, let alone shoot three-pointers like this. It's even possible to be pressed on the bench.

Gatsby's crazy three-pointer caused the league's three-pointers to celebrate, and they all tweeted:

Reggie Miller: God!It's crazy, he subverted the times!

Dell Curry: He may not be the most accurate, but he must be the most confident! @gatsby

Kyle Korver: Is this an April Fool's joke?This game must have been recorded and broadcast, right?How could there be such a crazy three-pointer!

Steve Kerr: Gatsby will definitely bring a three-point trend. I have seen that Gatsby will bring the era of small balls to the NBA.

Ray Allen: He's probably the craziest three-pointer I've ever seen, I never knew the game could be played like this...

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When public opinion was everywhere, the Knicks and his party came to Phoenix. The second game of the Western Conference road trip was to face the Suns with Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire.

Since Steve Nash led the Suns in the 04-05 season, the Suns have maintained a strong competitiveness in the past few seasons. Nash reached the Western Conference Finals in his first season with the Suns. Unfortunately, he met the San Antonio Spurs and was eliminated. The veteran Popovich and GDP combination defeated 4:1.

The following year was the 2005-06 season. Relying on the likes of Sean Marion and Steve Nash, the Suns still got off to a strong start, going 19-10 in the first two months of the season.

Steve Nash of the Suns scored a career-high 18.8 points and once again led the league in assists with 10.5 assists per game, winning the Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive year.

In the playoffs, the Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers all the way to advance to the Western Conference Finals; but when they faced the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, they lost to their opponents with a total score of 2-4 and missed the finals.

2006-07赛季，在季后赛首轮4-1轻松淘汰湖人队，但在对马刺一役中被4-2淘汰，止步于第二轮。

In the 2007-08 season, the Suns achieved a record of 55 wins and 27 losses this season, bringing the team the sixth seed in the West, and met the hated Spurs again in the first round of the playoffs.However, due to the gap in strength, the Suns' revenge plan did not succeed. The team lost to the Spurs 1-4 and was eliminated early.

O'Neal came to the Suns last season, but he didn't match the style of the Suns. The Suns did not enter the playoffs for the first time since Nash's arrival. This is also the first time that O'Neal missed the playoffs since his rookie season.

As far as Gatsby knows, the Suns with Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Jason Richardson, and Grant Hill this season won 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs. Defeated the Portland Trail Blazers; swept the Spurs 4-0 in the second round.But in the Western Conference Finals, they lost to the Lakers 2-4, and regrettably missed the Finals.

Then Stoudemire left the sun and went to the Knicks, and the sun began to rebuild because of this. This was the last glory of the sun, followed by ten years of darkness. Gatsby hadn't recovered from his breath until he was reborn.

Although this is the last glory of the Suns, no one can underestimate the Suns now. The Suns are now recognized as one of the elite teams in the league to win the championship.

Everyone in the Knicks is worried, and D'Antoni is even more worried. This time he returns to his hometown to face the team he once coached and meet his disciples again.But now the Knicks he is coaching are still in the quagmire. Although there are newcomers, the overall condition of the team is not good. He is not optimistic that the team can enter the playoffs this season. The Chinese have a tradition of returning home in glory, and Americans He also has similar feelings. He is now so depressed that he is a little timid about his hometown.

Gatsby was also a little dazed, not out of fear or fear. For him, the team's record is not the most important thing. With such a configuration, he can't achieve good results. It's just a round tour. His mission this season is to level up and fight monsters, try to raise his level, and prepare for the next season.

What he was thinking about was about to face Steve Nash, a legendary point guard. He still remembered that he often watched Suns games in the school cafeteria when he was in high school, and was attracted by Nash's elegant style of play. He and his classmates affectionately call Nash Nana.

For Gatsby, Nash may be the star who has the greatest influence on him. His passing awareness started from watching Nash's games, but his style is still different from Nash. Nash's style is aggressive. Insufficient strength, only take the simple route.

Now that he is about to meet his idol, he is in a rather restless mood. He is excited to meet his idol, but also has the urge to compete with his idol—most of the fans are like this, they may come for a certain star. Obsessed, but once they can stand on the same arena, their first thought is definitely not to express their admiration to their idols, but to beat their idols on the arena.

(End of this chapter)