The Golden Age of Basketball

() Gan Guoyang's block undoubtedly gave the Bulls players a great shock, letting them understand that the Blazers' inside line will not be able to attack wantonly just because they are not high enough.

"If the Bulls had scored that goal, his stone momentum would probably have risen. But Gan's block made the Bulls' counterattack fail, and their counterattack flames were extinguished before they were ignited."

This ball slowed down the offensive and defensive speeds of both sides, and Ramsey's roar at the side also made Drexler stop rushing forward rashly.

The ball returned to Colter's hands again, and the Blazers were going to use a stable position to attack to ensure the advantage in the first half.

After playing more than ten games, Gan Guoyang has slowly adapted to the NBA game divided into four quarters, a total of 48 minutes. At the same time, he also began to slowly understand the different rhythms of each quarter.

Generally speaking, the first quarter is a trial period. Both sides will usually deploy the most conventional lineups, try their respective tactics in a relatively relaxed state, and gradually adjust when problems are revealed.

In the second quarter, the two sides will start working hard to set the tone for the game and turn the whole situation in their favor.

For example, the leading team will gradually slow down the pace, increase the success rate of offense, and selectively grasp the big and let go of the small in defense, maintaining or gradually expanding their advantages.

And the team that is behind and at a disadvantage will generally speed up the pace, strive to disrupt the game, and quickly grab points; in the defense, it will increase the intensity in an all-round way, forcing the opponent to make mistakes, and chasing the score back.

In the third quarter, it is a critical adjustment period. Both sides will make large-scale targeted adjustments during the halftime game according to the halftime game situation.

In the third quarter, whoever adjusts more timely and more targeted will regain the advantage.

The fourth quarter is naturally a decisive battle. The two sides will use all their tricks to make a final fight for victory.

Each of these sections is actually very important. If you make a mistake in any section, you must work harder to reverse the unfavorable situation.

The key reason why the Blazers have achieved such a good record this season is that they, with their strong firepower, can always gain an advantage in the first quarter of this trial period.

Then in the second quarter, set the tone of the game, let the game enter a situation where the opponent is chasing the Blazers, so that the Blazers have the tactical initiative, and the opponent is often forced to make adjustments. The Trailblazers respond to all changes with the same.

In the three games the Trail Blazers lost, two games against the Lakers, they were all overwhelmed by the Lakers at the beginning, and they never led from the beginning to the end.

One is against the Nuggets. The Nuggets are a team with more firepower than the Trail Blazers. Facing the Trail Blazers at home in the plateau, they beat the Blazers down with a stronger offense.

In other games, the Blazers always took the lead in the first quarter; stabilized the lead in the second quarter; inevitably began to bombard indiscriminately in the third quarter to counteract the opponent's counterattack; survived the final in the fourth quarter Struggling, winning.

"Give me a screen!" Coulter passed the ball to Drexler, and Drexler called Gan Guoyang's pick-and-roll from beyond the right three-point line.

But Gan Guoyang knew that if Drexler called for a pick-and-roll directly like this, most of the time it was a fake pick-and-roll.

Sure enough, Gan Guoyang came to the 45-degree three-point line on the right, opening up a channel for Drexler to break through from the middle.

But Drexler didn't go from the middle, but a feint, and broke through directly from the right!

Jordan, who was mainly defending Drexler, was obviously disturbed by Gan Guoyang's stepping forward to cover, and Korzin also froze for a moment, but failed to keep up with the extremely fast Drexler.

At this time, Jordan is going to follow Drexler and he can't keep up. If Korzin goes to defend Drexler, Gan Guoyang will be missed. Drexler makes a pass, and Gan Guoyang is one. Open layup.

This is the great power of the pick and roll.

"Bang!" Drexler didn't pass the ball. How could he miss such a scoring opportunity when he was already sprinting. He jumped directly outside the three-second zone and used a powerful dunk to add two points to the Blazers.

This goal obviously made Jordan a little frustrated. He was rushed to the inside to complete the dunk-this is always what he did.

"Drexler seems to be suffocating in the face of Jordan. In the previous games, he has been put on the bench by Ramsey for several games and only needs very little playing time; in comparison, rookie Jordan has become a The core of the Bulls, playing more than 40 minutes in every game, this should make Drexler very unconvinced."

Because the Blazers have two All-Stars outside, Paxson and Vandeweghe, and Ramsey doesn't like Drexler's style, so Drexler is a bit depressed.

Now facing Jordan, a player who has been compared with him many times, he naturally has to seize the few opportunities to express himself well.

"Great job Clyde, if you make two more like this, I'll treat you to steak tonight." Gan Guoyang and Drexler said when they returned to the defense.

"Then you'd better call now and ask where the best steak is in Chicago."

"Of course it's the steak from the Chicago Bulls." Gan Guoyang said with a smile.

However, Jordan is not a bull at the mercy of others, he will never watch others do whatever they want on him.

At this time, it was no longer Paxson who defended Jordan, but Drexler. The two super rookie guards finally started a head-to-head confrontation.

"I'm going to the left," Jordan said to Drexler, chewing gum.

This was a naked provocation. Drexler ignored Jordan and stared at him closely.

The Bulls are relatively simple tactically. They lack inside offensive ability, but they have a comprehensive shooting guard, and two forwards with excellent physical fitness and strong scoring ability-Walridge and Green.

Therefore, their usual routine is that Jordan relies on his personal ability to break through or move to attract the opponent's defense, the center supports at a high position, and the striker cuts in to the basket.

If the tactics don't work, Jordan will naturally solve the problem alone. This is also the nature of the NBA. The star itself is a kind of tactics.

The main pressure of Gan Guoyang's defense at this time is to bear the Bulls' two strikers. This is a problem that Gan Guoyang often faces in his basketball career.

In this regard, Gan Guoyang has summed up his own set of experience, which is to let the opponent fly in and crawl out, even if it is a foul.

He knew that he didn't have an advantage in height and weight, unlike Eaton or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who stood inside a wall and made people have no desire to rush in.

Therefore, he must use fierce blocks and even fouls to make the opponent afraid of inward impact.

In the first game of the season, Gan Guoyang was still not used to the intensity of the NBA. He often missed the blocks, but his continuous fouls put him in it.

Now, his temper of control is slowly improving, and he will no longer have too many unnecessary fouls, but try to use just the right defense to let the opponent return without success.

"Jordan catches the ball on the right side around the baseline, shakes it, Drexler is tricked, and Jordan goes around Drexler and breaks through the left baseline!"

Jordan's breakthrough is different from other players. His movements are large and graceful, his strength is very full, and his speed is extremely fast.

Gan Guoyang made up for it when Jordan was faltering, and was ready to take off when Jordan made a strong start. When Jordan flew into the air, Gan Guoyang also erected a human wall in the air to stop Jordan.

The two bodies collided heavily, and Gan Guoyang made a mistake. He wanted to cover Jordan too much, and as a result, his arms were pressed down.

Jordan did not forcibly dunk, but shrank in the air, avoiding Gan Guoyang's arm, and then threw the ball up when he was hit and lost his balance.

"Beep!" The referee whistled, and Gan Guoyang made a foul in the air.

But the ball bounced twice on the rim and fell into the net.

"A-great-play! (Great performance!)" The commentator couldn't help shouting, and the Bulls fans also stood up and applauded Jordan's wonderful goal.

"What do you think of this goal?" Jordan turned around and said to Gan Guoyang.

Jordan was hit in the air, but did not fall to the ground.

Because when Jordan broke through, his body was very tight, his core stability was well maintained, and his body was generally not fully stretched.

This is not only good for his movement, but also good for his balance.

Therefore, Jordan can always land steadily after completing difficult breakthrough layups, instead of falling on his back.

Gan Guoyang didn't speak, but he was already thinking about how to return the next ball.

However, when Jordan made a free throw, Ramsey called a timeout. Obviously, he felt that if Gan Guoyang and Drexler were allowed to be so big on the court, the Blazers' offense in the second quarter would be messed up.

Although the two have outstanding talents, they don't have the ability to control the situation. Ramsey is afraid that the two guys will bet on balloons. Although sometimes such a style of play will have a miraculous effect, it is not at this time in the second quarter.

"Go Vandeweghe, Paxson take a rest. Gan, put your experience on defense, ensure the toughness of the defense, and don't give too many opportunities to the opponent's forwards. If Jordan wants to attack, let him go. Leave this to Clyde To solve it. We must control fouls, reduce the number of fouls by the team, and not send the opponent to the free throw line in the second half. Kiki has to bear more offensive power, and Karl gives support to the inside. Our defense line must be further contracted to protect the backcourt. Rebound, reduce turnovers, slow down appropriately."

Ramsey is obviously looking for stability. Shrinking the defense means letting you shoot. If you make a shot, it’s yours. If you don’t make a rebound, it’s mine; Reduce mistakes and don't give the opponent a counterattack.

"Gan, if you attack with the ball indiscriminately, I'll put you back on the bench!" Ramsey still didn't forget to threaten Gan Guoyang at the end, he knew that this guy had always disobeyed orders.

"Okay, I know." Gan Guoyang agreed, but who knows what he is thinking.

After the Blazers replaced Vandeweghe, the offense became a lot monotonous, mainly relying on one or two passes to pass the ball to Vandeweghe and let Vandeweghe solve the problem.

For a team's offense, it is necessary to rely on the individual ability of a star player part of the time, because not every offense can play a wonderful teamwork.

Moreover, the more complicated the coordination, the more prone to mistakes. For a leading team, the most feared thing is to make mistakes and be counterattacked by the opponent.

Vandeweghe's offensive efficiency is not bad. He maintains a strong offensive threat in the two bottom corners. No matter the retreat jumper or the bottom line breakthrough, the Bulls' defense can't resist it.

The Blazers' defense is quite resilient. Although the Bulls can still score goals, the Blazers' defense is not loose because of consecutive conceded balls, especially the backcourt rebounds are well protected.

Gan Guoyang had grabbed 16 rebounds in the first half, all of which were backcourt rebounds.

In this way, the score gap between the two sides has been maintained at about 10 points, which is what Ramsay is willing to see.

But Gan Guoyang didn't feel so good. He only scored 5 points in the half, which was nothing in itself. Ramsey didn't give him the right to fire.

But Kerzin's entanglement and the small moves of the Bulls striker really made him a little unbearable. As long as he got the ball, even if he didn't make an attack, the Bulls players would come forward and harass him repeatedly.

"Gan Guoyang took the ball in a high position. Oh, Korzin stepped up again, and Walrich stepped forward together. Gan Guoyang's ball was a bit slow, he was double-teamed by two people, and the ball was about to be lost!"

Gan Guoyang was not in a good position to catch the ball in the high position, too close to the sideline, and was double-teamed by Wallridge and Kerzin on the flanks. The two entangled Gan Guoyang like wrestlers.

Seeing that the ball was about to be lost, Gan Guoyang wanted to call a timeout, but he couldn't make a move. He decided that his arm was scratched several times.

But the referee's whistle never sounded.

Gan Guoyang resisted the urge to swing his elbow, hugged the ball in his arms, and shook off the entanglement between the two with all his strength.

But Wallridge still put his hand into Gan Guoyang's arms, trying to pull the ball out.

"Beep!" The referee finally blew his whistle, signaling the two to compete for the ball.

Walrich still refused to let go, and waited for Gan Guoyang to let go; Gan Guoyang also did not let go, and the two stood there facing each other.

At this moment, Gan Guoyang's waist suddenly sank, he pushed Wallridge away with his shoulders, and snatched the ball at the same time.

Walrich didn't expect Gan Guoyang to make such a move, and he took several steps back.

"Are you fucking looking for death?" Korzin roared at the side, and he, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help it when he saw Gan Guoyang's movements.

"It's you who is looking for death, what do you want, hairy guy?" Gan Guoyang, who was full of anger, retorted without hesitation.

"Yellow pig whore, you better keep your eyes open, this is Chicago." Wollridge also joined the battle group.

"You're the fucking son of a bitch. I can fix you in minutes. Your mother doesn't even know you." Since Gan Guoyang entered the NBA, he rarely used his trash talk, and today he finally got the chance.

"Beep beep beep!" Seeing that the momentum was wrong, the referee blew his whistle again, separating the two groups of people who were getting more and more angry.

"Keep calm Gan, don't be influenced by others!" Ramsay shouted from the side, he was very worried that Gan Guoyang would lose his mind.

Gan Guoyang looked at Ramsay and nodded, he knew he was calm now.

Because he has already figured it out, there must be [-] ways to tear the Bulls' inside line in the second half.