the great gatsby

Chapter 74 Reborn Defense!
5:3, the Knicks temporarily lead the score.

Fisher wanted to dribble quickly across the half court after receiving the ball, but Gatsby entangled it immediately. Fisher was quite upset when Gatsby robbed him. His body bumped into him, and Gatsby was already prepared, puffing out his chest to take Fisher's impact forcefully.

Fisher's impact was not easy to catch, Gatsby staggered two steps back, Fisher wanted to take the opportunity to pass Gatsby, unexpectedly Gatsby entangled him again immediately, Fisher wanted to repeat the same trick , another shoulder bumped over, Gatsby stretched out his left hand, stabbed Fisher's ball precisely, and then moved sideways to prevent Fisher's impact from hitting it.

Fisher yelled badly in his heart, but he charged forward with all his strength, and there was no way to turn back to control the ball. Gatsby sideways passed Fisher, then quickly started, controlled the ball in his hands, and did not dribble again. , but he immediately pulled it up and shot, and then hit the three-pointer!
When the score reached 8:3, the Lakers were caught off guard as soon as they came up, but Zen Master sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and showed no signs of calling a timeout. This is Zen Master's usual style. Anyway, the players on the field should adjust themselves.

"Gatsby has improved, and his defense reminds me of a guy." Jeff Van Gundy said.

"Wow, it's true. Lao Yu has already been steals twice by Gatsby, and both steals resulted in points." Mark Jackson laughed.

"Who?" McBrin was curious about who Van Gundy was thinking of.

"A player who won the best defensive player position at the point guard position." Van Gundy laughed.

"The Glove - Gary Payton!" McBrin and Mark Jackson said in unison.

"Bingo! It's Gary Payton." Van Gundy confirmed.

Mark Jackson recalled for a while, nodded and said: "That's true. Gary Payton is best at close defense, and then gives fierce steals. Gatsby has indeed shown such potential. These two steals show that Gatsby is very accurate. ability to judge.”

McBrin exclaimed: "Gatsby's offense is extremely sharp, if he also has achievements in defense, he is the embryo of a superstar.

Gary Payton's defense is not only reflected in his single defense, but also the best defensive player level in assist defense. Although I don't know how good Gatsby's ability is in assist defense, but this one-handed defense and steals have given him a lot of attention. Great surprise! "

"This guy is improving so fast! I still remember that when he first started to explain his game, he could only play for less than 10 minutes. It's not that the coach didn't trust him, but his physical strength was not enough to support him to play for a longer time. Now he has been able to rotate normally, and he is full of vitality every moment he is on the court, constantly putting pressure on the opposing players, and even leading the defense.

If the previous defense can only be said to be positive, then his defense now shows great potential. Is this young man going to evolve all his skills in his rookie season?The Knicks really picked up a treasure. I wonder if the Knicks will change his team building strategy? " Van Gundy marveled.

Mark Jackson and McBrin both smiled and said nothing. Who knows the Knicks' amazing operations. In the league, in terms of weird operations, the Knicks are top!

Back to the court, the Lakers have the ball.

Kobe personally went to catch the ball and dribble across the half court. He was not dissatisfied with Fisher, because he had singled out Gatsby, and he knew how fast Gatsby's hands were. The one-on-one fight with Gatsby ended in his victory, but Gatsby's steal made him fearful-both fierce and precise!
Since Fisher doesn't catch the ball, Gatsby will focus on assisting defense. Fisher is neither the vanguard of offense nor the axis of passing the ball, so pressing him is of little significance, as long as some attention is reserved. Just let it go completely.

Kobe dribbled the ball to a 45-degree angle and passed the ball to Gasol, who was stuck in the low post. Gasol made a gesture to play with his back, and he arched a few times. Kobe cut in from the middle, and Gatsby let go of Fisher directly. , running in the direction of Kobe's cut.

Seeing Kobe make an air cut, Gasol immediately passed the ball to the middle. Kobe praised: "Good job!"

Kobe was about to catch the ball and make a layup, when a figure came out of a diagonal stab and directly stole the basketball passed by Gasol, Kobe cursed angrily: "bull-shit!"

Larry Hughes saw the opportunity and turned around and ran to the frontcourt. Gatsby evaded Fisher's interception and sent a long pass to Larry Hughes who was about to come down. Larry Hughes dunked!
Gatsby's third steal!
The score between the two sides is 10:3!

Fisher took the ball and crossed the frontcourt with the help of Gasol's screen, and gave the ball to Kobe after halftime. Kobe made a tentative step at a 45-degree angle. Larry Hughes was forced to take a step back. Kobe was like the first time Breaking through the middle like scoring, Gatsby let go of Fisher again and rushed directly to the middle, blocking Kobe's breakthrough route, and Kobe was forced to pass the ball to Fisher.

Gatsby immediately returned to defense. He did not think about blocking Fisher. He rushed forward sideways to prevent Fisher from shooting a three-pointer and forced Fisher to break through the wing - there was a teammate on the wing. Can help defend.

Fisher took two short steps, and noticed that Chandler was waiting for him inside, so he could only stop. Just as he was about to see if there was a teammate breaking through in the middle, his hands went numb again, and Fisher almost cursed out loud. Come: "Fack!"

It turned out that Gatsby did not give up chasing after being overtaken by Fisher, but quietly followed behind, and when Fisher stopped, he went up and stabbed the basketball in Fisher's hand.

Chandler quickly controlled the ball and handed it to Gatsby.

This steal occurred close to the baseline. The Lakers quickly returned to defense. Seeing that there was no chance to convert, Gatsby slowly dribbled the ball across the frontcourt.

Larry Hughes ran to the axis area under the cover of Chandler, and then cut around Gallinari to the middle. Gatsby made a through pass to Larry Hughes, and Larry Hughes took off and avoided it. Gasol's block, layup.

12: 3!

Phil Jackson finally called a timeout. Fisher's performance today was hard to satisfy. A veteran with meritorious service was actually suppressed by a rookie?

"emmmm! We have seen that not only has Gatsby's ability to defend alone improved by leaps and bounds, but his ability to assist in defense has also increased significantly. His defense seems to have changed, from a defensive vulnerability to a defensive leader.

I haven't heard that the Knicks have a genius in this area. How did Gatsby make such progress? Could it be summed up by himself? If so, then Gatsby is a rookie! "Van Gundy said in surprise.

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Why does Gatsby work so hard? It’s not because he wants to get more money to practice his skills. The old cat works so hard because he wants to trick you into voting for more recommendations, so…let’s give out the votes, lest I beg you Ticket ticket, haha.

(End of this chapter)