The Golden Age of Basketball

()(The biggest reader has commented, saying that there are too many games, and I need to enrich the content! This game does have a lot to write, and there are still two chapters left to finish. There are enough to write about the city of Los Angeles and the Lakers, Later, we will prepare to start the Eastern Expedition.)

"Speed ​​up and continue to shrink the defense! Don't worry about that Gan, he can't make too much waves by himself, pay attention to Vandeweghe, he didn't take many shots in the first half, but be careful in the second half, be careful! Worthy, on offense Put some pressure on him; Karim, you still did a great job, but in the second half we will continue to strengthen the quick counterattack and try to drag them down in the third quarter!"

During the intermission, Lakers coach Pat Riley gave his instructions to the players in the locker room, and he demanded that the Blazers be completely crushed in the third quarter.

At this time, Pat Riley was not as smooth as he was later, and his hair was still frizzy. After all, he is just 40 years old now, and he has only been the head coach of the Lakers for 3 years. season.

But this young coach who looks more like a Hollywood movie star and a former Lakers player has a tough coaching philosophy like steel, although the Lakers under his command are dressed in a gorgeous, fast, show-time coat.

In the 80s, there were many fast-paced teams in the NBA. The Lakers were not the fastest team, but they were definitely the most efficient and defensive team.

Many teams didn't die under the impact of the Lakers' frenzied attack, but were exhausted to death because they couldn't keep up with the Lakers' frenzied attack.

The Lakers' offense never comes at the expense of their own defense.

If there is any kind of player that the Lakers or Riley are most afraid of, then it is the kind of spoiler at the basket who can always cause chaos at the basket, take offensive rebounds and score the ball, not only causing the Lakers to lose points, It also made the Lakers lose the opportunity to fight back quickly.

In the past, Moses Malone was the most hated player by the Lakers and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hard work. He used his tireless rim attack and offensive rebounds to grab the Lakers who wanted to run wild and drag him off the horse.

In the first half of the opening regular season, Gan Guoyang seemed to inherit Malone's mantle. In the second quarter, he used powerful aggressiveness at the basket and scored 17 points in a single quarter, three of which caused fouls by the Lakers. The second plus one, the point difference between the two sides was reduced to 7 points at the end of the half.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense did not misfire, Worthy's low post is still efficient, Scott and Cooper's cold arrows are equally sharp, and Johnson still firmly controls the rhythm in the hands of the team.

Although Gan Guoyang's performance was extremely eye-catching, Riley still didn't put this Chinese rookie in his eyes. He had full confidence in the Lakers who had experienced devilish training throughout the summer.

But he was still amazed by the energy and talent of the rookie, who in Palm Springs had come to Lakers training camp without knowing what to do in the summer, and had a fight with McAdoo.

At that time, Riley could see that Gan Guoyang was very talented, but he didn't understand the rhythm of the NBA. The training of the Lakers was more intense than the regular season of the NBA.

It has only been more than a month now, and Gan Guoyang's performance in the first quarter was quite satisfactory, but his childishness was not lost; he did not expect to explode suddenly in the second quarter, causing heavy damage to the Lakers inside.

"This kid will be one of the most terrifying opponents for the Lakers in the future." Riley couldn't help thinking in his heart.

At this time, the "Lakers' most terrifying opponent in the future" in Riley's mind was being sprayed by Ramsey in the locker room.

"If you fucking do this again, like a blind rhinoceros, you don't listen to instructions and go inside, I'll put you on the bench until you get hemorrhoids!" Ramsay blushed and looked annoyed. Se, like an angry bull, is a little out of words, this is the second time he swears because of Gan Guoyang's performance.

Gan Guoyang didn't reply, but sat down in the locker room with his head down, and stretched out his hands cooperatively to scratch his butt.

In fact, Gan Guoyang learned a lot in this game. Almost every time he made a mistake, Ramsey would patiently guide him and tell him what to do.

These experiences and lessons gained from playing against strong teams cannot be brought by usual training and those games against weak teams.

Gan Guoyang also slowly began to feel that Ramsey is indeed a great coach, at least a good guide. With him, Gan Guoyang will avoid many detours.

But in the second half of the second quarter, Gan Guoyang couldn't bear it anymore. He put Ramsey's instructions behind him and continued to work alone with the ball.

Fortunately, he is in excellent form today, and he feels pretty good. He also hit two long-range hooks and succeeded in attacking the basket. Otherwise, the score will definitely be stretched by the Lakers.

"I'm sorry Mr. Ramsay, I will do what I should do, please don't worry." Gan Guoyang said with his head down.

Gan Guoyang's words made Ramsay stunned. He didn't expect that such a thorny head, who is usually not big or small, would be subdued and admit his mistake now. It is really not easy.

On this point, Gan Guoyang was indeed awakened earlier than Drexler, and Drexler would not truly understand Ramsey's teaching and correction to him until many years later.

"Okay, we had a lot of problems in the first half, our defense, our offense, the rhythm was controlled by the Lakers. We didn't hit the quick counterattack, we didn't open the perimeter, we were piecemeal, we were dying Struggling. We need to give ourselves a boost in the second half, I believe the Lakers will definitely speed up, we don’t have to be afraid, we will also speed up, we must keep up with the rhythm of the Lakers in the third quarter, and we must not be dragged down by them!"

Ramsey is different from Gan Guoyang's former coach Bellman. He is not the kind of coach who likes to play slowly, and he also knows that trying to slow down the Lakers is almost a dream. The result can only be dragged to death by the Lakers on a horse.

So he decided to at least withstand the wave of the Lakers in the third quarter, and then make the final decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

"Gan, you have to run and participate in quick counterattacks; but don't be too obsessed with offensive rebounds, remember to retreat quickly, your retreat is more important than the second attack!" Ramsay stared at Gan Guoyang and said, Gan Guoyang clicked nodded.

When Gan Guoyang was there, the Lakers' rapid counterattack was obviously more hindered.

Ramsey still hopes to be able to suppress the rhythm of the Lakers to a certain extent and let go of running completely. It is impossible for the Blazers to run past the Lakers.

"Kiki, Paxson, increase your flanking firepower and leave the free throw line to Sampson." Ramsey is letting Vandeweghe and Sampson get off the baseline quickly, while Sampson is responding in the middle. This is a quick counterattack usual routine.

After everything is arranged, we are waiting for the start of the second half of the game. At this time, the Lakers lead 68:61.

"Let's get back on the court. In the second quarter, the Blazers rookie Gan Guoyang used consecutive goals to narrow the gap between the two sides. I believe that no matter what the result of this game is, he will definitely make headlines after the game. Just on He has scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks in the half, but he has no assists. I don’t know how he will perform in the second half.” Zeke Hearn’s magnetic voice continued Turn the game process into language and spread it all over the United States.

At this time, in some barbershops, small wine, taxis and other places without TVs, fans were listening to the live broadcast of the game on the radio.

The game continued in the second half, and the two sides still played the opening starters, with the Lakers serving and attacking.

Johnson dribbled the ball across the half, Rambis picked and rolled, Johnson made a 45-degree shot from the left, and the ball scored.

With an 8-second offense, a simple pick-and-roll, and a simple mid-range shot, the Lakers took the lead in scoring in the second half, increasing the score to 70.

Johnson's shooting is not very good, but it is reliable enough.His posture is very non-standard, it is a typical shot put with one hand, and the force under his feet is very little, just a little bit.

The shooting speed is not fast, and the accuracy is average, so Johnson is not a good pitcher.

But his mid-range shot is still very threatening, because he is rarely interfered with, because if you interfere with him, you don't know how he will pass the ball to where, and then assist his teammates to score.

Therefore, for Johnson's mid-range shots, opponents often have the feeling of neglecting the other. Sometimes they simply don't make up for the defense.

Returning to the offense, Vandeweghe responded to the Lakers with a mid-range shot. He relied on Gan Guoyang's cover to get to the bottom line and hit a jumper with a pass from Sampson.

Vandeweghe's performance in the first half was mediocre, scoring only 6 points and making 7 of 3 shots. In the second half, the Blazers wanted to recover the score. Vandeweghe, the team's top scorer, had to stand up.

After that, the game was just as Riley and Ramsey designed it, and the two teams began to run back and forth, constantly responding to the opponent's fast offense with fast offense.

Gan Guoyang once again experienced the feeling of practicing turning back and running on the court, but he no longer didn't know what to do like in the first game. He started to play for his teammates and grab rebounds in the offense.

In defense, he will either be the first to retreat to the basket, or delay the Lakers' advance in the middle, and try his best to do the tasks assigned to him by Ramsey.

"The two teams are not like basketball teams, but track and field teams. They are running a switchback endurance race. In this endurance race, the two sides are evenly matched." Zeke Hearn looked at the players on the field. The game felt a little dizzying.

This summer, when the Trail Blazers were rebuilding the team, they hoped to enhance the Trail Blazers' athletic ability and shape the entire Trail Blazers into a team full of vigor and vitality like in 77.

So after playing for about 3 minutes, Ramsey replaced Jim Paxson and put Drexler, the most athletic player on the team, on the field.

Sometimes the guy looks more like a track athlete than a basketball player.

The Lakers also made adjustments, but Riley did not replace any young and strong new force, but sent veteran Jamal Wilkes.

"Oh, Wilkes was substituted, he didn't get a lot of chances in the first half, the veteran seemed to be slowly fading from our sights, Worthy started to pick up his mantle. But the veteran wasn't going to quit easily , His old gun hasn’t rusted yet, he can still shoot bullets to kill the enemy, he took the ball at 45 degrees, adjusted it, and shot! The ball went in, it was still as smooth as silk, and it was still so accurate.”

Wilkes is nicknamed "Silk" because his shooting touch is as smooth as silk, and the whole shooting movement is done in one go, although his shooting posture is rather strange, and the shot point is behind his head, which is more like throwing than throwing.

It's just that the movement of throwing like this makes people feel smoother, just like the Michael Reid of later generations, with extremely fast shots.

Wilkes was the main small forward of the Lakers before 83. He was once the team's second scoring point and the most important outside vitality.

Later, with the arrival of James Worthy and the increase of age, he began to retreat to the second line and became a member of the bench.

He didn't get many chances in the first half, but he started to show his power in the second half. When he has the touch, his catch-and-shoot in the fast break is so deadly.

"Johnson was going for a layup...no he didn't, he bluffed everyone, a no-look-pass, got the ball into Wilkes' hands, Wilkes took it, made it! A 17-foot layup, Yes, his shots are as easy as layups, and his touch is as soft as a snowflake falling on a narrow bamboo leaf!"

Wilkes' touch has really come, and using mid-range shots to solve problems in fast breaks requires absolute confidence in his shooting.

In the eyes of Lakers fans at the Great Western Forum, sometimes Wilkes's jumper is more exciting and beautiful than a fast break dunk.Because when he makes one, the fans know there will be a steady stream of goals coming.

But the Blazers also have an accurate shooter, and his shooting accomplishments are by no means inferior to Wilkes.

"The Blazers didn't stop after losing the point. Drexler took the ball and broke through from the right! But he missed a layup and passed the ball to Vandeweghe on the left in the air. Vandeweghe cheated with a fake move Vilkers, another baseline jumper, goin!"

Vandeweghe also recovered his touch in the second half. His attacking ability with the ball was quite good. With the warmed up touch, neither Wilkes nor Magic Johnson could stop him from scoring from the baseline.

Although Wilkes and Vandeweghe are famous for their accurate shooting, they are by no means shooters who can only shoot, but scorers with comprehensive attack methods.

<, tentative steps, breakthroughs with the ball, retreat steps, small throws, small hooks,

Both of them are the kind of players whose physical fitness is not particularly good, so they need to arm themselves with various weapons.

The duel between the two is like an offensive museum exhibition for perimeter players, with weapons on display one by one, while their teammates are also making the ball for them.

This is also a big difference between the nba and the ncaa. After all, the nba is a commercial league. The outcome of the game is very important, and the performance of the players on the field is equally important.

This kind of feeling that the players in the team are coming, and the players on the opposite side who have the same feeling of coming.

Teammates will also take the initiative to create opportunities for them at this time.

"Vilkes was holding the ball at the top of the key, he hesitated, he looked at his teammates, and he shot it out of the blue! A 20-footer! Goal! It was his 16th point in the third quarter. 10 of 8 shots in three quarters!"

"There are 5 seconds left in the third quarter. 4. The Blazers serve quickly. 3. Valentine dribbles the ball for half court. 2. The ball is in the hands of Vandeweghe! 1. He makes a hasty shot from 25 feet. Goal! Goal! A 15-pointer at the buzzer! Oh my God, Vandeweghe is also hot, and he scored [-] points in the third quarter! The third quarter is over."

The third quarter ended in a high-speed confrontation. The two small forwards scored wildly. The Trail Blazers also relied on Vandeweghe's three-pointer at the buzzer to fix the score at 90:96, trailing by 6 points and entering the fourth quarter.