the great gatsby

Chapter 75 This World Is Not Fair!
"Gatsby destroyed the Lakers' offense four times in a row, two solo defenses and two assist defenses. He was fierce when he was alone, but smart when he was assisting. He always arrived at the most suitable place at the most suitable time:

The first help defense correctly judged the air cut cooperation between Kobe and Gasol, and jumped out to steal Gasol's pass at the moment of Gasol's pass;
The second help defense correctly judged Kobe's breakthrough line, forced Kobe to pass the ball, and destroyed Kobe's offense, and it was only when he returned to defend Fisher that he could see that Gatsby was a rookie. How sober.

His first choice was to prevent Fisher from shooting a three-pointer, and rush directly in front of Fisher to interfere. Even at this moment, he was still able to clearly make the right choice, blocking Fisher from the middle. The breakthrough route drove Fisher to the wing, because there were teammates on the wing to help defend. " McBrin praised.

In fact, what surprised Coach D'Antoni and his teammates the most was that Gatsby was played by Nash in Phoenix in the last game, and today he showed the potential of DPOY (Defensive Player of the Year). The ups and downs of life are really It's so exciting.

Regardless of Gatsby's sweat, D'Antoni hugged him, and asked Gatsby in a low voice, "Gatsby, why did you become so defensive all of a sudden?"

Gatsby laughed and said, "I've been studying Gary Payton's defense recently. Do you think my defense looks like his?"

D'Antoni's eyes widened: "Studying the video can be done like this?"

"It's not too difficult. The main thing is to judge the opponent's breakthrough route. You just need to memorize some details. The rest is judgment on the spot. My brain is better at these things." Gatsby said lightly.

D'Antoni was stunned by the shock, really the world is so unfair.

The timeout ends and the game restarts.

After the Lakers made adjustments, the offense finally got back on track. Kobe caught the ball in the low post, Gasol distributed the ball in the middle, and constantly used pick-and-rolls to break down the Knicks' defense. The Lakers are the defending champion team. When the offensive talent is fully utilized, it is difficult for the opponent to limit.

After all, defense is a systematic project, and the coordination between teammates is too important. Gatsby limited Fisher to scoreless, but Kobe ravaged Larry Hughes to death.

Watching Kobe's gorgeous post-up play, Gatsby was amazed in his heart: Damn it, is this okay?Damn, can I enter like this?
The Lakers, who had achieved success on offense, also increased their strength on defense. Fisher was robbed three times by Gatsby, and he couldn't get over it, so he also adopted a stalking defense against Gatsby, constantly Use his strong body to force Gatsby to fight him.

Although Gatsby had many ways to bypass Fisher's defense, it still involved his attention. On the other hand, as an organizer, Gatsby also relied on his teammates' movements. The Lakers improved their defense. With the intensity, his teammates couldn't move out of position, and he didn't have much to do. By the end of the first quarter, the Lakers evened the score.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides entered the rotation lineup. After all, the Lakers' bench depth was at the championship level. The Knicks' rotation lineup was completely beaten. By the time the Knicks' main force returned to the court, the score had been pulled by the Lakers. Open to 12 minutes.

Gatsby looked at the score when he came on the court, 34:46. Although he had accepted this setting a long time ago, Gatsby still sighed in his heart. The thickness of the Knicks' rotation is really worrying.

Gatsby came back and significantly increased his personal offense, constantly using high pick-and-rolls, or breakthroughs, or three-pointers, or returning the ball to David Lee.

I have to say that although the pick-and-roll tactic is commonplace, the effect is indeed very good, especially for a point guard like Gatsby who has a three-point threat. The force is on Gatsby, and David Lee, who is down, can only let the players on the defensive side make up the defense.

Gallinari positioned himself in the corner for a three-pointer. Once Artest came over to help defend, Gallinari got the opportunity to receive the pass from David Lee and then shot a three-pointer. Gallinari had a good three-pointer touch today and made consecutive shots. Scored three three-pointers.

David Lee also scored a few shots at the basket, and Gatsby also found a chance to shoot a few three-pointers and hit two of them. The score was gradually recovered in the second quarter. By the end of the second quarter, The Knicks tied the score.

Gatsby had 19 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds and 4 steals in the half.

At the beginning of the second half, Gatsby was surprised to see that Kobe actually came to defend him. Seeing Gatsby's surprised eyes, Kobe smiled: "Boy, you only defended and didn't attack in the morning. Do you want to stay until now?"

Gatsby curled his lips: "No, I just feel that facing your defense, I can't score without the help of others."

"Oh? You mean you can score if someone helps you?" Bryant asked.

Gatsby was dumbfounded: "If someone picks and rolls me and I still can't score, am I too useless?"

Kobe made an unbelievable expression: "You are facing my defense, and you think someone can score for you with a pick-and-roll?"

Gatsby laughed loudly: "Kobe, you are still such a stinky fart! If that's the case, then you can see how I score!"

Kobe made a gesture of invitation.

Knicks possession.

As soon as Gatsby received the ball, Kobe stuck up to him, trying to cover Gatsby with his long arms. Gatsby bent down, put his head against Kobe's waist, to make room for himself, and then walked forward Break through, break through Kobe's long arm encirclement.

Kobe continued to pester Gatsby, but Gatsby had already moved. It was difficult for him to cover Gatsby, so he could only stay in front of Gatsby. David Lee quickly raised Gatsby to make a high screen. The way of squeezing through was close to Gatsby's defense. The moment Gatsby squeezed past Kobe, he suddenly jumped up and shot a three-pointer!
"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle.

"Whoa!" The sound of a basketball breaking through the net rang out.

Kobe looked at the referee in confusion. He really didn't know why the foul was committed. The referee indicated that it was a shooting foul. The three-pointer was valid and an additional penalty was required.

The replay on the big screen came out in time, and Kobe understood at a glance. Gatsby took advantage of the moment when he was trying to squeeze through the pick and roll. He stretched out his long arm and got stuck between David Lee and Gatsby, and also invaded Gatsby's column. Inside the body, Gatsby raised his hand to tangle with his own hand to shoot, which naturally resulted in a foul!
What a cunning boy!Kobe thought indignantly.

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————— Qingming is coming, everyone go to my old book to sweep the grave, [New Lord of the Rings]

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