The Golden Age of Basketball

()(nba has 82 games in a season, and there are playoffs. It is impossible to write every game in detail. If I write like that, readers will be bored to death, so some unimportant games will be mentioned in one stroke. At most, some gimmicks and Let me talk about the historical origin. Important games will still be written seriously.)

In Inglewood, Los Angeles, night fell, and many activities that were not visible during the day overflowed with darkness in the deep night.

Most residents shut their doors tightly on nights like these, enclosing a small, cozy and safe space for a night often rife with drugs, violence and crime.

In a store area outside Inglewood, there was a violent robbery in April this year. A large number of black thugs robbed the stores in this store area. They couldn't help but robbed a lot of cash and damaged some store facilities.

However, more than half a year passed, and the place quickly returned to its original state. The shop was redecorated, but a stronger iron sliding door was installed, and iron railings were installed outside the glass window.

In the evening, the shops here are no longer open, but closed early, so the place is desolate in the evening, which is incompatible with the bustling Los Angeles.

In an electrical appliance store in the store area, Zhengmin Electrical Appliance Store, the lights are still on, and a warm little party is going on here.

"Dad, you'd better stop drinking, you're not in good health..."

"It's okay, I'll drink with Xiaogan, this is red wine, it's okay."

"Control yourself, I don't want to see you in the hospital again."

"Okay, Tina, I'll pay attention. When I first met you, I had a drink with you..."

"Enough! Don't say these things in front of the children, let's eat."

It was a family gathering, and Wang Fuxi's family and Wang Fuxi's boyfriend, Gan Guoyang, were dining around a small table.

After experiencing two games at home, the Portland Trail Blazers started a consecutive road trip. Their first stop was Phoenix, Arizona, where they challenged the Phoenix Suns away.

It was a tough game. The Trail Blazers fought the Suns in three overtimes at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Arena.

In the third overtime, the Blazers relied on Gan Guoyang's consecutive goals and Drexler's key steals, and finally won this hard-won victory with a slight advantage of 140:139 points. Season three winning streak.

In the second game against the Sonics, the Sonics only caused some trouble for the Blazers at the beginning, and soon their defense line collapsed in the Blazers' chaotic offensive, and they were defeated by a big score of 83:119.

In that game, Gan Guoyang's offensive power showed its first edge, and he scored 25 points in the game, and also fulfilled his promise to Drexler before the game.

But when it came to the game against the Suns, Gan Guoyang, who had always been mediocre in regular time, broke out in overtime. In the first overtime, he made a tip-up and successfully dragged the game into the second overtime. In the second overtime, he grabbed the key Offensive rebounds, assists Vandeweghe scored, dragged the game into the third overtime.

Finally, in the third overtime game, Gan Guoyang regained his touch and scored 6 points in a row, sending the Phoenix Suns to hell.

After the trip to Phoenix, the Blazers immediately rushed to Gan Guoyang's familiar city, Los Angeles.

Because the game against Phoenix is ​​on November 11, and the game against the Clippers in Los Angeles will be held on November 1, so on November 11, Gan Guoyang came to the home of the "future mother-in-law" - Zhengmin Electric in Inglewood Shop, have a meet and greet meal.

Wang Fuxi also took leave of absence to rush back to Los Angeles from Spokane. She hadn't seen Gan Guoyang for a while, and it happened that Gan Guoyang was going to stay in Los Angeles for three days, so he decided to come back regardless of his heavy studies.

"Forrest Gump, drink less, you know you have to compete." Wang Fuxi said worriedly.

"It's okay. Since Uncle Wang wants to drink, I'll drink some with him. It won't affect tomorrow's game."

Gan Guoyang basically doesn't drink alcohol, but he is quite open about drinking and entertainment, and he never resists drinking when needed.

It's just that it's impossible for the two of them to drink too much. Gan Guoyang found out that Wang Fuxi's mother, a Jewish Puritan doctor, was quite strict with Wang Fuxi's father.

Gan Guoyang somewhat understood where Wang Fuxi's aggressiveness and domineering personality came from.

The family ate a Chinese meal comfortably on a cold winter night in Los Angeles. All the dishes were cooked by Gan Guoyang himself. However, his skills are subtle and he has learned a lot from Gan Youwei.

This meal also made Wang Fuxi's parents full of praise. Wang Fuxi's father bluntly said that it had been a long time since he had eaten such authentic and unique Chinese food.

It was a pleasant dinner, but it had to end because Gan Guoyang had to rush back to the hotel where the team lived.

"Gump, when will we be together every day?" Wang Fuxi hugged Gan Guoyang under the street lamp and asked softly.

"Soon, after you graduate, we'll get married so we can always be together."

"No, I want to be with you every day. Even if we get married, you will still be traveling around because of the competition." Wang Fuxi said dissatisfiedly thinking of Gan Guoyang's professional characteristics.

"I can't help it. I also hope that the NBA can be concentrated in one city. The United States can build a dedicated basketball-city. If you want to watch the game, you can come to this city." Gan Guoyang said jokingly.

"What can't be done, I can do it! I'm studying sports medicine in college, and I'll apply for the team doctor of your team in the future! Save that Shui Miao whole body around you, I heard she's not married yet ..." Wang Fuxi suddenly revealed his plan.

Gan Guoyang was taken aback when he heard this, but he didn't expect Wang Fuxi to have such thoughts.

This year, Wang Fuxi is in her third year of university, and it is the semester of choosing a major. She chose sports medicine and aspires to become a kinesiology doctor. Her bigger goal is to become Gan Guoyang's personal doctor. Now Gan Guoyang's personal doctor Shui Miao's presence made Wang Fuxi very upset.

"Okay, but then you must at least get a doctorate? Otherwise, you can be a doctor, you can't even be a nurse." Gan Guoyang thought of the issue of education.

"Hmph! I will get a Ph. D.! And I will get a Ph. D. after I marry you, so I won't get married." Wang Fuxi said with a sting in his words.

"Okay, don't think so much, go back quickly. It's not safe here, I have to go back soon, it's always bad to go back too late." Gan Guoyang gently touched Wang Fuxi's head and She said, although Wang Fuxi still wore a peaked cap.

"Kiss me." Wang Fuxi made the last request.

Although Wang Fuxi was not short, Gan Guoyang was too tall. Gan Guoyang carried Wang Fuxi up the road, and walked down by himself, reducing some of the gap.

Gently touching Wang Fuxi's lips, Gan Guoyang felt the icy coldness, and then kissed it hard.

Wang Fuxi hugged Gan Guoyang tightly in the cold wind, hoping to be with him forever.

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On November 11rd, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Center, Gan Guoyang will start his trip to Los Angeles.

It's just that this game is not against the Los Angeles Lakers, the king of the West, but the Clippers who just moved to Los Angeles last season. Their home court was in San Diego before.

The biggest highlight of this game is the Blazers' rookie center, the Chinese Gan Guoyang who played well in the last two games, and the Clippers' center, the former Blazers hero, Bill Wharton.

The glory of this white center has won the highest honors an NBA player can get in the Trail Blazers-the championship, the finals mvp, the regular season mvp, the best defensive team, and the best first team.

He reached the peak of his career in the Trail Blazers, but then quickly fell due to injuries and refused to continue playing for the Trail Blazers, so he was traded to the San Diego Clippers in the 1979-1980 season.

However, being in the Clippers can't change the fact that he has constant injuries. He is no longer that mvp, and he is no longer that omnipotent UCLA-produced center.

Before the game, Walton and Blazers head coach Ramsey embraced warmly. It was Ramsey's coaching that made Walton the most brilliant basketball career.

Gan Guoyang was on the sidelines, feeling a little complicated.

He knows that Ramsey has always wanted to turn Gan Guoyang into the second Bill Walton. During training, Ramsey has always hoped that Gan Guoyang can be like Walton, with excellent offense and pass, and can become the inside operation of the Blazers' offensive and defensive system. axis.

Gan Guoyang is unwilling to do this, he doesn't want to be the second one, he just wants to be the first himself.

Now, Ramsey has given him enough power to choose, so that Gan Guoyang can give full play to his offensive talent.

"I want everyone to see that I am not the second Wharton, but the first Gan Guoyang."

However, I am still in awe of Wharton Gan Guoyang. This tall white man with red hair has thick protection wrapped around his knees, making people feel that his legs may break at any time.

Gan Guoyang didn't have any protective equipment on his body, and he looked like a newcomer, but one day he would be armed with many sports equipment.

The audience watching the game is sparse. This is the first season for the Clippers to Los Angeles, which has been the home of the Lakers before.

In the mid-80s, the NBA's ball market had begun to pick up gradually, especially after Stern came to power, the Yellow-Green War in 1984, and the implementation of some reform measures were slowly pulling the NBA out of the quagmire.

But for an underdog like the Clippers, even in the big city of Los Angeles, it doesn't feel like a home team, but an away game.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of the Clippers, is a very old stadium, and the entire stadium has an atmosphere of the 50s.

The metal fence, the green walls, the naked ceiling, and the slightly dim lighting made Gan Guoyang feel a little uncomfortable all over.

The process of the game was also unremarkable, and the Blazers, who were superior in strength, had the advantage at the beginning.

Wharton is no longer as brave as he used to be, and he hasn't completely got rid of his injuries. Not only can he not support the Clippers' offense and defense, but he can barely complete the basic work.

In sharp contrast to him, Gan Guoyang was very active from the very beginning, and he became the only dynamic element in this dead game.

Competing hard for every rebound, trying hard to block every shot of the opponent, and attacking and defending extremely hard, compared with him, Walton is like an 80-year-old old man.

"Forrest Gump, come on!" "Big Cousin! You deserve one!"

Because there were not many fans in the stadium, the cheers of Wang Fuxi and Gan Guohui could be clearly heard. Gan Guoyang came to Los Angeles to play, and of course they wanted to watch the game.

Besides the two of them, there was actually a Chinese cheering group that gathered in the stands to cheer Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang's performance has begun to attract great attention from Chinese Americans, and he has begun to become a sports hero of Chinese Americans.

Gan Guoyang himself has not realized this, his heart is all on basketball, he rarely cares about other things, and he seldom thinks about the huge impact his appearance will have on the Chinese.

However, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and Wharton was a wounded camel, but it was not dead yet.

Seeing the Clippers being beaten by the Trail Blazers, Walton naturally didn't take into account the friendship of the former owner. Occasionally, he slapped Vandeweghe's left hand on the defensive end and broke through for a layup, and then quickly went straight to the basket.

At 6-foot-11 and 230 pounds, Walton had little to stop him when he charged to the rim.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded.

Gan Guoyang, who was overexcited, tried to block Wharton in defense, but as expected, he fouled. This was his second foul in the first quarter.

There was no way, Gan Guoyang knew that he would definitely be replaced.

"Gan, it's good to be active, but don't work so hard, the game has just begun." Ramsey said to Gan Guoyang who had to sit on the bench.

"I just want to keep my concentration throughout the game." Gan Guoyang said that in college, Bellman told players that they must maintain 1% concentration from the first minute of the game until the end of the game.

"You're wrong Gan, you may be able to maintain focus from start to finish for a few games, but you can't maintain 100% focus for a whole season. Even if you can, then it is a disservice to you. " Ramsey said to Gan Guoyang while watching the situation on the field.

"What does this mean?" Gan Guoyang asked a little strangely.

"If the NCAA game is a 400-meter race, then the NBA game is a 5000-meter long-distance race. In the 400-meter race, you have to maintain a high running speed at all times until the end. Run to the finish line. Unlike the 5000-meter race, in the first 4800 meters, what you need is to find a running speed that is neither too slow nor labor-saving, so that you can get No.200 in the last 1-meter sprint Otherwise, even if you try your best on the way, you will eventually be overtaken by your opponent. Can you understand what I said?" Ramsey continued to explain.

"I... understand a little bit." Gan Guoyang nodded.

Gan Guoyang understood what Ramsey meant. The NBA has 82 games in a season, and there are many back-to-back games, and they have to fly around the United States by plane. This kind of game schedule is a long-distance race.

In comparison, the number of NCAA games is small, the schedule is not intensive, and there is no need to fly around the United States. There is more time to fully prepare for each game in college.

More importantly, in the NCAA regular season, the overall strength of the West Coast League where Gonzaga University is located is very weak. As long as Gan Guoyang works hard in the first half, he can rest in the second half; in the NCAA National Championship, it is all a single game In the knockout round, you will be eliminated if you can't concentrate, so don't take a nap.

Now the NBA is divided into the regular season and the playoffs, and the playoffs also have multiple decisive games. Therefore, in the long season, players must learn to take a nap and learn to focus their energy on more important games.

Now, Gan Guoyang also began to understand why Ramsey only practiced some of the most basic tactical content during summer training, and did not prepare more complex and advanced tactics, because they were not used in the regular season.

In the regular season, you need to run at a steady and labor-saving uniform speed. You need a reasonable and efficient system that can win the games that should be won, and then win the key games. The opponent fights the bayonet.

"So that's how it is." After Gan Guoyang figured it out, he fell on the stool and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that it will take me a long time to adapt to this rhythm."