The Golden Age of Basketball

( ) "Remember, give me the ball."

This is what Gan Guoyang said in Colter's ear.

After scoring 4 consecutive points on Bob McAdoo, the Lakers switched to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to defend Gan Guoyang. He is also a veteran. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a few years older than McAdoo, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is older He was 5 inches tall, and when he stood behind Gan Guoyang again, Gan Guoyang found that his hook didn't seem to work very well.

Moreover, the Lakers did not let Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defend alone. Johnson and Cooper began to harass Gan Guoyang continuously, and even double-teamed him.

This made Gan Guoyang very uncomfortable, and his conduction of the ball was not very good. He was always unable to pass the ball out in time after being double-teamed, which wasted a lot of offensive time.

"Go to the high position! Help your teammates cover!" Ramsey shouted from the side. He hoped that Gan Guoyang could adjust himself quickly.

But Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored three goals in a row on Gan Guoyang's head. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was so agile that Gan Guoyang didn't even have time to take off to block the shot; They are all ready to invest in the next attack.

The score between the two sides was opened up again in the second half of the second quarter. The Blazers originally chased the score to only 6 points, but was suddenly beaten by the Lakers 8:2. point.

Ramsey had no choice but to call a timeout, and asked Gan Guoyang to reduce the low singles and increase the frontcourt rush and cover.

Gan Guoyang listened to what Ramsay said before, and he improved very well, but now his brain is a little hot, and he can't listen to Ramsay's words.

So after coming to the court to serve, he talked to Colter and gave him the ball.

Colter belongs to the "good boy" in Ramsey's eyes. He is an obedient and practical point guard. Otherwise, he would not get so many playing opportunities in his rookie season. He has basically shared the playing time with Valentine.

Ramsey re-appointed Vandeweghe and Sampson, replacing Drexler and Carl, with these two as the focus of attack and regained the points.

So Colter naturally wouldn't listen to Gan Guoyang's words. He ignored Gan Guoyang's position on the edge of the three-second zone and passed the ball to Vandeweghe at the top of the arc.

Mitchell Sampson put up a pick-and-roll with Vandeweghe, but Johnson, who was defending Vandeweghe, and McAdoo, who was defending Sampson, suddenly pinched Vandeweghe, constantly pressing Vandeweghe to the sideline.

Vandeweghe, who was suddenly attacked, was caught off guard. He was already tall and centered, and it was difficult for him to get rid of the entanglement between the two, especially Cooper, whose actions were extremely fierce.

Seeing this, Paxson immediately stepped forward to receive the lead. Vandeweghe barely passed the ball, but the Blazers' offense was completely disrupted. Paxson could only dribble the ball a few times outside the three-point line, and directly pulled up to shoot.

At that time, the three-point line rule had just been implemented in the NBA for five seasons. For almost all NBA players, they had never been in contact with this game since they were young. normal.

Sometimes even if there is a big gap outside the three-point line, outside players are not very willing to shoot three-pointers, and opposing players are too lazy to defend, knowing that they basically can't make shots.

A player like Paxson who shoots very accurately will be blinded from beyond the three-point line, let alone force a shot.

Sure enough, the ball hit the front of the basket, and the Lakers players had already locked their positions, ready to grab the rebound and launch a fast break.

But the rebound of the three-pointer is not easy to grab, because the force is so strong, the ball bounces far, and I don't know where it will crash.

Gan Guoyang was like the red sorghum in the yellow cornfield, poking out very conspicuously, and took off the rebound on the heads of Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

"Gump got the rebound, his hand was like a sucker, but he was surrounded by the Lakers again."

Although Gan Guoyang scored an offensive rebound, the Lakers' defensive players surrounded him again. If he couldn't find a chance, he would only be blown for three seconds like in the first quarter.

This time Gan Guoyang didn't hesitate, he couldn't control so much, and he didn't think about passing the ball, he directly faced the long arms in all directions and went straight to the basket!

"Jabbar blocked Gump's layup! But Gump got another rebound, another layup, Worthy fumbled the ball, the ball fell to the ground, a group of people scrambled! But Gan still picked it up, he Made a feint and made a layup!"

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded, and Kareem was tricked by Gan Guoyang when blocking the block, and hit Gan Guoyang's body for a foul.

And the basketball bounced a few times on the rim, and finally fell into the rim, two points count, plus a penalty!

Gan Guoyang stood on the free throw line, panting heavily, the goal was really difficult to score.

Gan Guoyang's offensive rebound talent value is not too high, but it is not low, reaching 70, which is a very good level.

At the same time, Gan Guoyang also took advantage of his wingspan and strength, and he did not lose points when fighting against a group of opponents.

"Oh my God, I thought of Moses Malone, the same 6-foot-10, fighting tirelessly for the offensive glass in the paint, and all his teammates had to do was throw the ball to the hoop, and the rest was up to him. To Malone. Let's look at Gan, he's unstoppable at the free throw line, hit this one, hit a [-]-pointer."

Not only Zeke Hearn thinks so, but all the Lakers fans in the Great Western Forum saw Gan Guoyang's performance, and couldn't help but think of the 6-foot-10 red monster. He once conquered the Great Western Forum twice and tore the Lakers inside. smash.

"Good job! Continue to attack their inside lanes and grab rebounds!" Ramsey yelled. At this time, the Blazers are in great need of vitality and need a spoiler.

But Gan Guoyang doesn't just want to grab offensive rebounds, he wants to compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the paint!

"I told you, give me the ball!" Gan Guoyang said again in Colter's ear when he returned to defense.

Colter looked at Gan Guoyang, met Gan Guoyang's fierce eyes like tigers and wolves, couldn't help feeling a little palpitated, and subconsciously nodded.

Gan Guoyang has always been the same in the team, but he is not a ball bully, and the relationship with his teammates is relatively harmonious.

Moreover, he always likes to "confront" Ramsey when he talks. The two of them talk to each other, which often makes the conversation in the locker room very interesting.

But at this time, Gan Guoyang slowly revealed his sharp fangs, as if he would stab his teammates if he was not careful.

It was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who was first hurt by Gan Guoyang's fangs.

After scoring three goals in a row, Kareem continued to make a low position on the right side of the basket, and Johnson successfully handed the ball to Kareem.

"Let me deal with him! Don't double-team!" Gan Guoyang yelled while resisting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, signaling his teammates not to help.

This is not only because Gan Guoyang wants to defend Kareem alone, but also because Kareem's ability to transfer the ball is several grades higher than Gan Guoyang's.

Gan Guoyang showed the vigor he had in UCLA and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and began to "take care" of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from head to toe.

This is a knight duel at the basket. Facing the powerful Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gan Guoyang still looks immature just like in UCLA, but he is not afraid. He came to the NBA just to fight these superstars!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar walked the bottom line, but Gan Guoyang stuck to the bottom line, leaving no space.

However, this is just a false move by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's footsteps are extremely solid, and at the same time, his strides are large, and the rhythm of his steps is very strong. It is coordinated with his hook movements in one go.

The bottom line is not good, Kareem turned inward, he took a small step, and turned to his most comfortable angle, ready to shoot!

"Snapped!"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar failed to make a shot, because Gan Guoyang was already familiar with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's rhythm. At the same time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did not protect the ball in his hand, and was slapped away by Gan Guoyang!

The Blazers scrambled under the basket, and Gan Guoyang once again relied on those big hands to firmly control the ball. After all, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an old grader and tall, so it is not easy to bend over.

Gan Guoyang handed the ball to Colter and took a deep look at him at the same time. Colter understood that this was to let him pass the ball to him again.

Sure enough, as soon as Gan Guoyang arrived in the frontcourt, he started to ask for a position. His position was deeper than the previous few times, and his position was more fierce.

Without hesitation, Colter passed the ball directly to Gan Guoyang.

"What is this guy doing?" Ramsay knew that Gan Guoyang was getting hot-headed again, and Colt was still hot with him.

If the inside wants to play singles, enough space must be given, and other players must take the defense away, leaving the inside a weak defensive side to display.

But Ramsey didn't let Gan Guoyang play singles at all. He was still on the strong side, and Sampson was next to him. Gan Guoyang was squeezed to death when he took the ball from the low post on the right side. McAdoo could definitely come forward to cover folder.

However, Gan Guoyang did not give McAdoo a chance to double-team. He caught the ball very deep and used 120% of his strength.

Abdul-Jabbar felt a bit overwhelmed. As soon as Gan Guoyang received the ball, he took Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the axis, turned inside and went directly to the three-second zone, ignoring McAdoo's approaching defense, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long arm, and everything else.

He only has eyes for the basket.

"Bang!" Gan Guoyang dunked vigorously with both hands!

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle pierced the noise on the court again, and the Lakers fouled Gan Guoyang again.

Gan Guoyang looked at his hands. He dunked too hard just now, and his palms hurt.

But he didn't say a word, and walked to the free throw line silently, as if nothing had happened just now.

"It's unbelievable. The Lakers' inside line was once again pierced by Gan. Like a red spear, Gan pierced deeply into the Lakers' three-second zone, causing damage again."

Gan Guoyang made another free throw at the free throw line and made two consecutive three-pointers.

"His free throw, this rookie made us feel like we were playing a playoff game. His toughness and impact instantly injected confrontation into this game!" Zeke Hearn smelled a little difference from these two balls the taste of.

This is just an ordinary regular season that has just started. Both sides are chasing after each other according to the conventional routine, and the Lakers have an obvious advantage.

But the consecutive duels between Gan Guoyang and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, including the Lakers' consecutive fouls, began to make the game more confrontational.

Before Hearn finished speaking, Gan Guoyang blocked McAdoo's turnaround jump shot with a slap on the defensive end, but Kareem picked up an offensive rebound and was about to miss a layup at the basket, but was pulled down by Vandeweghe.

Vandeweghe pressed almost his whole body directly on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's arm, and pressed it down from the air. The ball was naturally a foul.

"What the fuck are you trying to do?" Abdul-Jabbar yelled at Vandeweghe after the referee's whistle, annoyed by Vandeweghe's rough foul.

"Don't try to score easily here, we won't let you score easily!" Although Vandeweghe's defense is not very good, he is also a tough player.

As the current No. [-] star in name, he can't watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar do whatever he wants.

"I can score as many points as I want on you guys, do you think you can stop me?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also got angry and started to confront Vandeweghe.

"Beep, beep, beep!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the referee immediately blew his whistle to separate the two people, preventing the two sides from quarreling into a fight.

At that time, in the NBA, conflicts on the court could not be more common. If there is a disagreement, there may be a big fight. The tragedy that Washington punched Tomjanovich and retired directly is still vivid in my mind.

Fortunately, both sides restrained their emotions, and the game continued, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got to the free throw line.

"Gan did a good job, don't be afraid of him, he is old." Vandeweghe said to Gan Guoyang.

In this game, Vandeweghe's performance in the first half was mediocre, while Gan Guoyang made his own claim to play hard inside, but he received very good results.

Vandeweghe didn't mind this, but instead encouraged Gan Guoyang not to be afraid of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Gan Guoyang nodded, indicating that he would not be afraid, but he was also thinking in his heart, "Although Kareem is old, he is still very, very powerful."

Sure enough, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made two free throws and continued to widen the gap with the Blazers.

"Don't let Gan catch the ball in a deep position, interfere with him, interfere with him!" Back in defense, Pat Riley couldn't sit still on the sidelines, he couldn't let Gan Guoyang catch the ball near the three-second zone so easily .

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has always been at a disadvantage against powerful centers, and Riley did not expect before the game that this Chinese center has such good strength and excellent skills.

After the young and strong man made a mistake in the first quarter, he began to cause big trouble for the Lakers in the second half of the second quarter.

This time, Kareem began to squeeze Gan Guoyang out to prevent him from getting too close to the basket. At the same time, McAdoo also came to the corner to block Gan Guoyang's inward route.

"Give me the ball! Give me the ball!" Gan Guoyang yelled at Colter again.

Colter has never encountered such a player who didn't follow the coach's tactical arrangement on the field and directly called him to give him the ball.

And this guy is still a rookie like himself, and he doesn't seem to ask Johnson for the ball.

Colter still passed the ball to Gan Guoyang, although Gan Guoyang's receiving position is not good, far from the basket, not a good position for inside singles.

After passing the ball, Colter left and went to the top of the arc to cut in. Gan Guoyang's position is not deep, so there will be a lot of space inside, giving outside players the opportunity to cut.

Colter made an empty cut to the basket, but Gan Guoyang didn't pass the ball. Colter looked out and found that Gan Guoyang dribbled the ball and turned around, hooking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's giant palm directly on the baseline!

Colter looked at the basketball in the air, wondering if he should grab an offensive rebound, but two Lakers players had already crowded up next to him in an instant, and it seemed that the offensive rebound was impossible to grab.

"Shh!"

But in the end, there was no offensive rebound and the goal was scored.

A 16-foot big hook, produced by Gan Guoyang.

Colter suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as if his blood was surging upwards. Seeing Gan Guoyang running away after scoring the ball, he couldn't help but want to run forward and cheer.

"This is the NBA, is this the 'just hand him the ball' superstar?"