The Golden Age of Basketball

() The terrible thing about the Lakers is that even if this team doesn't have any tactics, five players play singles one by one. Looking at the NBA, there are not many teams that can compete with it.

The team's main three, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all the No. [-] picks in the draft that year, forming the only combination of the three No. [-] picks in the league.

The starting shooting guard Byron Scott was the fourth pick in the first round in 1983, and Bob McAdoo on the bench was the second pick in 1973, once the regular season mvp; and Jamal Wilk Si, the champion of the Warriors in 75, was also the main small forward of the Lakers before the 84 season.

The Lakers lineup is so strong that it is no wonder that the entire Western Conference is unstoppable, and it also makes the Blazers, who played normally in the opening game, look disheartened.

Ramsey knew that he must not fall behind too much at the beginning of the game against the Lakers, otherwise he would be dragged down by the high tempo of the Lakers later on, and the entire team's will to win would be destroyed.

"Clyde, you replace Paxson on the field, go to the main room Johnson, remember to press Johnson, don't think about destroying his pass, start pressing from the dribble; Gan, perform a circle on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kiki, you should pay attention to Worthy, I am worried that they will attack this point later, Sampson, you should pay attention to help Kiki."

Ramsey mainly made appropriate adjustments to the Blazers' defense, and he decided to continue to use the previous routine on offense. The previous disadvantages of offense were not due to tactical problems, but the players' handling of the ball and the wrong hand. He hoped that the players We can adjust as soon as possible.

The short timeout passed quickly, the two sides returned to the court, the Blazers made substitution adjustments, Drexler replaced Jim Paxson, and the Lakers were still the starting five.

"Come on, Clyde, show the old man a good performance." Gan Guoyang patted Drexler. In this game, Drexler was rarely replaced in the 5th minute. You won't get a chance to play until the end of the festival.

"Leave it to me, and I'll deduct one for you later." Drexler said with a smile. He was also eager to express himself in this game, which was broadcast live across the United States.

The Great Western Forum Arena slowly cooled down, and the two sides once again entered the battle.

The Lakers' defense is still shrinking around the paint, and after seeing Drexler on the court, their defense shrinks even more. They are not worried about Drexler's shooting ability.

Sure enough, Drexler took the ball outside the three-second zone on the right and passed Scott directly, but Rambis made a layup.

This guy Rambis has a pair of black-framed eyes, is white and clean, and has a mustache. He doesn't look like a basketball player playing nba at all, but like a white-collar worker working in an office building.

But it makes sense for him to gain a foothold in the NBA and play for a giant like the Lakers. The most important thing is that he has self-knowledge and knows what he should do and what he can do.

On the defensive end, he knew that he should constantly make up defenses and make up for leaks, and block people. Although his defensive skills and physical fitness are not top-notch, his enthusiasm is definitely top-notch.

Drexler's breakthrough was too impatient, and the ground was too deep, and he came to the bottom line on the right, and Rambis was stuck in a good position, and together with Scott, Drexler was squeezed into the corner inside.

Sampson, who was left open, opened his hand to demand, but Johnson stepped forward to make up the defense in time. Valentine, who was left open, was too far away for Drexler to pass the ball.

As a result, Drexler could only use his crappy shooting posture to make a mid-range shot from the bottom corner. He, who was originally inaccurate in shooting, naturally only hit iron under the interference of the two double-teams.

"Boom!" The ball shot from the bottom line actually hit the front of the basket, and it was quite deflected. From this we can see how unreliable Drexler's shooting was.

"I asked him to adjust his shooting posture and he just refused!" Ramsey off the field got angry when he saw Drexler's mid-range shot.

"Clyde Drexler, he shoots like a monkey jumps up and throws a coconut, and the coconut hits the front of the rim... Oh, Gan grabs that rebound, But Abdul-Jabbar and Rambis surrounded him tightly, and he had nowhere to run!"

Gan Guoyang struggled to grab the offensive rebound, but the 7-foot-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the tightly attached Rambis left him no room to jump and shoot.

"Beep beep!" At this time the referee's whistle sounded, and the referee blew Gan Guoyang's whistle for three seconds.

Gan Guoyang's eyes widened and he looked helpless, but he didn't know what to say. He just came to the NBA and he didn't know how to communicate with the referee.

"Don't put your hands down! Don't put your hands down! Keep holding them up!" Ramsay yelled from the side. After all, Gan Guoyang was still inexperienced and didn't pay attention to many details.

Like taking off the frontcourt board under the basket, it is best not to receive the ball below the chest. Once it is received, it is basically impossible to lift it up.

Gan Guoyang has such a good wingspan, he should hold high and hit high, take off the rebound in the air, and complete the attack directly in the air.

"Hey rookie, your coach has started to preach to you again. You really should study for a few more years in college. Reading more books is not a bad thing." Worthy said to Gan Guoyang when he retreated.

"Don't think that you are an intellectual with your eyes, and manage yourself a fool."

James Worthy is nicknamed Cobra because he has been wearing a pair of sports glasses in the game, which has become a reason for Gan Guoyang to mock him.

Worthy stopped talking, obviously he was a little angry, he thought it's time to show this kid some color.

The Lakers continued to attack, but Gan Guoyang had begun to defend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, while Drexler had been staring at Johnson from the backcourt, slowing down Johnson's advancing speed and making Johnson have to poke. Pass halftime with your ass on your back.

Gan Guoyang showed his outstanding strength in the defense around the front. He seems to be of average stature, but the strength of his back, arms and thighs is quite amazing. According to his talent value, according to Gan Guoyang's own estimation, it should reach 70. At that time, the nba had few opponents.

The 37-year-old Abdul-Jabbar had no good way to face Gan Guoyang's approach. He couldn't even stand firm under the pressure of Gan Guoyang.

But in addition to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers also have another low-post player, and that is Worthy.

Seeing that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the right could not get a position, Worthy inserted from the left and suddenly got stuck in the middle of the three-second zone. His position was deep and accurate, and Vandeweghe couldn't stop him at all.

Johnson's pass was also very timely. A fast and accurate through ball was passed to Worthy. After receiving the ball, Worthy turned over and pressed Vandeweghe for a layup.

Since Worthy is a right-handed player, his turn is left, just to Gan Guoyang's side. When Gan Guoyang sees Worthy trying to make a layup, he wants to block him regardless of whether he rushes up at 21 or [-].

But Worthy's turning speed was extremely fast. When Gan Guoyang took off, Worthy's ball had already been shot, and Gan Guoyang also hit Worthy's hand.

"Beep!" The referee whistled, Gan Guoyang fouled the thug, and Worthy scored a goal and was punished.

"Hey, Gan, come here!" Ramsay saw Gan Guoyang standing there with a depressed face beckoning to him.

Gan Guoyang walked to Ramsay, not knowing what Ramsay was going to tell him.

"In this case, you don't need to reach out. There is no way to stop the opponent from scoring. Why do you have to foul and give the opponent an additional penalty? We can't guarantee that every ball can be defended, so we must ensure that the loss is reduced to At the very least, don’t do things that are not worth the loss.”

Ramsey taught this impatient rookie that Gan Guoyang has very good defensive awareness and skills, good physical fitness and amazing strength.

But his experience is insufficient after all. In the NCAA, facing players who are two grades behind in talent and other aspects, Gan Guoyang can naturally compete for every ball, blocking shots so that opponents dare not enter the three-second zone.

But in the nba, every player is a genius, and some are even more talented and powerful. For example, like Worthy, it is impossible to completely contain him, so you have to be flexible and make the best every time Choose to minimize losses.

Gan Guoyang nodded. He knew that he was really too young. Many of his experience in NCAA were no longer applicable. He didn't feel it in the previous games against a few weak teams. Today, when he played against the strongest team in the Western Conference, Gan Guoyang's weaknesses were one by one. exposed.

"You are doing very well now. You can go to the low position appropriately to enrich our offense." Ramsey continued, what he meant was that Gan Guoyang could try to single-play the opponent.

In the previous games, Gan Guoyang's singles efficiency was quite good. He became more and more confident in his right-handed hook. When he resisted and turned over to hook, as long as the opponent was not particularly tall, he was basically sure.

But today Gan Guoyang is facing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is very tall, and he is a great master of hooks, and he is also the enlightener of Gan Guoyang learning hooks.

So when Gan Guoyang asked for a position in the low post and got the ball, he hesitated for a while, and finally he turned into a face basket with a chic sigma step.

"Oh, Gan gave up the hook duel with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Obviously, if you cast a hook in front of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, any player's shooting percentage will automatically be reduced by half. Gan wants to rely on the footsteps facing the basket to deal with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar." Zeke He En didn't miss any chance to taunt the opposing players.

Gan Guoyang has his own ideas. In his several training confrontations with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he found that it is a very unwise choice to rely on the opponent's back to hit the 7-foot-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with an extremely long wingspan.

In this case, Kareem hardly needs to move. He just needs to straighten his waist and extend his arms, and he will form an insurmountable high wall.

Obviously, confronting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in this way is a typical self-inflicted trap.

If you want to fight Kareem Abdul-Jabbar one-on-one, you must rely on footsteps, strength, or both. After all, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 37 years old and has a slender figure.

Gan Guoyang decided to use the footsteps and impact of the face basket to deal with this aging superstar.

Gan Guoyang's sigma steps are very skilled and smooth. When he turned around, he observed the Lakers' defense and found that there was no one under the basket, but Rambis was eyeing around the three-second zone, ready to defend at any time.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stood in front of Gan Guoyang like a big tree. Obviously, he could no longer defend with all his strength as he did when he was young, and he could only put on airs more.

Gan Guoyang suddenly took the initiative and went straight to the basket from the bottom line on the right. His strides were huge, and he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in one step.

After passing, he didn't stop. He just patted the ball and grabbed the basketball with his right hand. With another step, he had already reached the edge of the three-second zone.

Rambis just reacted at this time and wanted to step forward to defend, but it was too late. Gan Guoyang had already held the ball and flew into the air.

"Bang!" Gan Guoyang split the buckle with one hand, and easily installed the light bulb on the lamp as if climbing a ladder, and he used one hand.

"Oh-my-god (oh, my God), Gan's dunk, which reminds me of Dr. J's dunk in the finals, the same one-step pass, the same take-off from outside the three-second zone, the same one-handed Catch the ball, just as easy and graceful! I can't believe this is a move made by a center forward!"

Zeke Hearn obviously remembered the scene of Dr. J Irving easily smashing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with one hand in the Great Western Forum Arena. That goal made the audience of the entire player stay for a long time.

At this time, the fans in the Great Western Forum Arena were also stunned. They didn't expect this Chinese center to have such an outstanding dunk. Although his take-off speed and height were much worse than Dr. Irving is exactly the same, with the same long arms, the same giant hands, facing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

This nationally broadcast game made the entire United States see Gan Guoyang's dunk. This is Gan Guoyang's second dunk in this game. His fast break self-throw and self-dunk at the beginning of the game was also amazing.

At this time, the TV station concentrated all the close-up shots on Gan Guoyang, and of course his feet. Gan Guoyang was wearing a pair of sneakers with a hook logo, which were Nike.

The boss of Nike, who was watching the game in front of the TV, was already very happy. Gan Guoyang's performance will undoubtedly attract a large number of fans, which will greatly benefit the appreciation of Nike's brand.

However, Gan Guoyang is very calm, dunking has never been his favorite thing, and he developed his own dunking just to test a conjecture about the growth of talent.

Gan Guoyang quickly forgot about the goal and threw himself into defense.

At this time, the Blazers were still 9 points behind the Lakers at 13:4. The first quarter was just halfway through, and 9 points were too few.

The Lakers also didn't score many points. Due to Gan Guoyang's delay and Drexler's entanglement, the Lakers never played a continuous fast break, but their offensive efficiency was quite high.

But the Blazers began to strengthen their defensive strength, and the Lakers' movement appeared sluggish. After several rounds of screens, they still couldn't find a chance.

Johnson handed the ball to Worthy, and Worthy faced Gan Guoyang after a misplaced switch.

"Come on baby, take the ball in my hands." Worthy challenged Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang remained unmoved, and focused on staring at Worthy, knowing that he must not be passed by him.

Worthy's back attack is quite powerful, and his fast break finish ability is extremely strong, but his attack power with the ball is insufficient, so he really has nothing to do against Gan Guoyang single-handedly.

Seeing that 24 seconds were approaching, Worthy suddenly moved laterally, avoiding Gan Guoyang and preparing to take off for a mid-range shot. Gan Guoyang reflexively stretched out his hand to take off to block the shot.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded again, and Gan Guoyang was sentenced to a foul.

Because Worthy's shot was just a fake action, after tricking Gan Guoyang, he leaned directly on Gan Guoyang and made a foul.

Gan Guoyang's attention was too concentrated, and he was too anxious. He was eager to teach Worthy a bad mouth, but he fell into his trap.

Ramsay can only shake his head aside, it seems that this rookie really still has a long way to go.