The Golden Age of Basketball

() "Iceman" scored steadily and relentlessly in the second quarter, so that the Blazers have no way to widen the gap.

Gan Guoyang finally began to carry the Blazers' offensive banner in the second half of the second quarter, and the Spurs immediately asked Gilmore to mark Gan Guoyang.

Gilmore's defense made Gan Guoyang quite uncomfortable. His strong strength and 7-foot-2 height made Gan Guoyang always in a state of being tightly surrounded.

But unlike Sampson, Gan Guoyang has huge energy in the low post, which stems from the strength of his bugs and solid skills.

Whether facing George McGinnis or Darryl Dawkins -- both of whom are the poster child for a powerful big man -- Gilmore rarely feels like he can't hold an opponent in the low post.

And tonight when Gan Guoyang squeezed in from a deep position, Gilmore felt a little untenable.

Such a situation probably only occurs when facing Moses Malone, but now in front of Gilmore is a Chinese rookie who doesn't look particularly strong.

Gan Guoyang's secret about strength is only known to him.

But he has never stopped training in the gym, because he knows that these talents will not come out on their own, and must be unremittingly trained to truly be brought into play.

In strength training, Gan Guoyang pays special attention to the exercises of leg muscles, hip muscles, back muscles and abdominal muscles, or Gan Guoyang pays most attention to the training of lower body strength and core strength.

The training of lower body strength gave him a stable chassis, which allowed him to stand firm in both offense and defense, rock solid.

The practice of core strength makes Gan Guoyang have strong endurance and endurance in non-explosive force confrontation, which makes him like a small bulldozer in the low position, and can push all the way through.

If you switch to the "locomotive" at its peak in the 70s, it is still not a big problem to deal with a small bulldozer, but now he is 35 years old, his weight has increased, but his real strength has decreased, and his muscles have gradually declined.

Gan Guoyang took the ball and chiseled all the way in the low post, scoring 7 points in a row, and even made Gilmore a foul.

When Gan Guoyang took the ball in the low position again, turned over and made a fake move to pass Gilmore, stepped to the basket with one step, and dunked the basket with one hand with his left hand, the timer on the field sounded along with the shouts of the fans, and the first half of the game was over. .

Under the leadership of Gan Guoyang, the Blazers took advantage of the field in the second quarter. Although Gervin's offense was unstoppable, the Spurs were also unable to withstand the Blazers' offensive tide. The Blazers led 61:57 in the first half Spurs 4 points.

During the intermission, Ramsey emphasized how to mark George Gervin. The plan Ramsey gave was to stick to Gervin and prevent Gervin from receiving the ball.

This task was given to Valentine to dislocate him to defend Gervin, and then Paxson could put more energy on offense.

However, after the start of the second half, Ramsey found that his careful arrangements and worries seemed unnecessary, because the Spurs began to collapse in the third quarter.

The key difference between a strong team and an ordinary team is not in the average points scored and lost per game, nor in the strength of the lineup on paper, but in the ability to adjust in the face of emergencies.

For example, the Trail Blazers at this time are already a strong team. When they face situations such as poor shooting feel and unfavorable defense against arrow figures, they can make timely adjustments and get better results.

This reflects the team's potential ability and tactical execution ability, which is also the key to a team's ability to control the current situation in the ever-changing basketball arena.

The Spurs this season, however, no longer have the characteristics of clear division of labor, strong tactical execution, and tenacity that they had two years ago.

Successive defeats have worn down the will of the core players, and the years have passed so that injuries continue to plague them. If the game goes along the track they are familiar with, they can still win the game.

But if the situation changes, or if you are suddenly in a disadvantageous situation, this Spurs can no longer turn things around.

In the third quarter, the Blazers' offense was still fierce, but the Spurs themselves fell into a situation where they felt cold. This is a normal low tide for a team, but the Spurs can't survive this low tide.

Their "life-saving" defense of guarding the center and flanking the flanks finally collapsed completely under the internal and external impact of the Blazers. Paxson, who was liberated defensively, began to practice shooting. ball.

Gan Guoyang, on the other hand, continued to do auxiliary work in obscurity, but saw the gap between the two sides widening, and the game almost lost its suspense.

George Gervin was still holding on, Gilmore was still able to score a few shots around the rim, but the Spurs were generally on the verge of collapse.

In the third quarter, the Blazers relied on a 31:12 offensive shock wave to knock the Spurs to the ground, and then stomped a few times.

Ramsey can finally sit down with peace of mind. Looking at the Spurs who have been aloof in the past few seasons, being beaten like this by the Blazers, Ramsey also feels sympathy.

In the NBA, regardless of the players or the team, there are often 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, there is no strong team that will last forever, and there is no bad team that has always been at the bottom.

Since the Spurs entered the NBA, the glory since the late 70s will finally end in the mid-80s, and Ramsey feels that the glory of this Trail Blazers has just begun.

The fourth quarter of the game was completely reduced to garbage time. The two sides sent substitute players and rookies to kill the rest of the time.

The fans in the Memorial Stadium finally let go of the big rock in their hearts, but began to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.

Gan Guoyang, who scored 13 points and 7 rebounds in the first half, only scored 4 points in the second half. However, he grabbed 10 rebounds. He was also replaced early, enjoying the main treatment and began to rest.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Gan Guoyang took the initiative to play, shook hands and hugged Gilmore.

In this game, Gan Guoyang rarely spat out trash talk. Of course, this does not mean that he is "conscientious", but because facing a player like Gilmore, he really can't speak out.

Although Gilmore's defense was fierce and strong, his movements were well-regulated, without excessive small movements, and he would not spray at the opponent.

On the contrary, when the opposing player falls, Gilmore will take the initiative to help the opponent up, and then pat the opponent friendly.

This guy Gan Guoyang has always been soft but not hard, the more his opponents compete with him, the more energetic he is; on the contrary, against a well-behaved veteran like Gilmore, every time Gan Guoyang scores a goal, he still feels a little bit guilty in his heart.

"I wish you good luck Gan, I believe you will become the best center in this league. I am old, but the next game will be a test for you." Gilmore said to Gan Guoyang, and then patted Gan Guoyang shoulder, and walked slowly back to the locker room.

Looking at Gilmore's tall back, Gan Guoyang remembered what Chamberlain had said to him, that the giants in the NBA are all lonely Goliaths, and no one likes Goliaths.

"At this time, Gilmore must be a little lonely." Although Gan Guoyang didn't know Gilmore well, he could feel from this game that this is a good player with outstanding talent and dedication.

In his career, he has not won an nba championship ring, which has to be said to be a great pity.

"I don't know if I can change his fate after I come here?" Gan Guoyang thought about this question again, but after another thought, he didn't know if he could win the championship, and he still had time to take care of others.

Besides, every nba star hopes that the championship ring in his hand is won by himself with his own sweat, rather than by others.

Next, Gan Guoyang accepted a routine interview with reporters in the locker room to express his views on the game.

"Our team's offense is really good, I'm completely integrated into it, as a part of this machine. In the past, I may have lacked something, such as lube, and the other parts did not bite smoothly; now I feel like I am in the game. I feel great working hard to change, and such a big victory undoubtedly inspires all of us." Gan Guoyang answered the reporter's boring questions with a deadpan expression, although he can renovate every time People use all kinds of rhetoric to express their feelings, but in the final analysis, what they say is bullshit.

Bullshit is often the safest thing to say, and if you want to say something unique, you will often be in big trouble.

At this time, Gan Guoyang was just trying to be a good boy, so it was really not easy for him to say something newsworthy.

"What do you think of the next game? Do you have enough confidence in yourself?" The reporter continued to ask with a camera and a small notebook.

The reporter's question made Gan Guoyang a little confused, what's next?Gan Guoyang has never had the habit of reading the schedule in advance, he likes to keep a sense of mystery.

Gan Guoyang suddenly thought that Gilmore told him just now, "But the next game will be a test for you." Gan Guoyang didn't pay much attention to it, but he didn't know who he was going to face in the next game.

"I don't know, I don't know who I'm going to play against in the next game. For me, it's the same for everyone." Gan Guoyang said indifferently. Anyway, Ramsey will arrange tactics at the pre-match preparation meeting.

And the reporter who asked the question was brightened. Gan Guoyang's words are a good subject to use as an excuse!

Although what Gan Guoyang meant was that he really didn't know who he would fight in the next game, anyway, it was just a regular season game to deal with it.

But what reporters are good at is "Go up when there are difficulties, and go up when there are no difficulties." If Gan Guoyang's words are slightly distorted, it will become "I don't care who the opponent is, I will fuck him if anyone comes." Domineering feeling.

Gan Guoyang, who had suffered a loss before, still doesn't know how deep he is. He has the skills of a reporter. It seems that in the next game, the saliva before the game will be indispensable, and the media will naturally benefit from it.

After the reporter's interview, Gan Guoyang was finally able to relax completely. He could take a good bath and go to the balneotherapy pool for physical therapy for his muscles.

"Hey, Clyde, who are we going to fight in the next game?" Gan Guoyang asked while sitting in the stainless steel bath and relaxing when he saw Drexler putting his feet in the ice.

"You guy, don't you ever read the schedule?" Drexler was extremely speechless about Gan Guoyang's habit.

"Yes, I only care about whether it will rain tomorrow, and I don't worry about who I will compete with. Whether it will rain or not is in the hands of God, and who I compete with and how to win them are in my own hands. Don't worry." Gan Guoyang always has a set of fallacies to support his behavior pattern.

"Okay, let me tell you, the next game is the one I have been waiting for for a long time, and I have been preparing for this game for a long time." Drexler said, taking his foot out of the bucket filled with ice out.

He has to do this every day after training and games to reduce the chance of injury. After all, a forward player like him who runs fast and jumps high is easily injured.

Gan Guoyang was taken aback when he heard this, Drexler's long-awaited game?It's only been a year since he entered the NBA. Could it be that he already has some mortal enemy?

Gan Guoyang thought of Lambiel, and couldn't help feeling angry, but suddenly looked forward to the game against the Pistons.

"The day after tomorrow, the Houston Rockets will visit. I don't know if you are ready." Drexler named a team that Gan Guoyang is very familiar with - the Houston Rockets.

As a Chinese and basketball fan from the 21st century, it is impossible not to know the Houston Rockets.

Especially Gan Guoyang, Yao Ming who made him fall in love with basketball back then was the center of the Houston Rockets.

Until Yao Ming retired, Gan Guoyang was a fan of the Rockets, and on the day Yao Ming retired, Gan Guoyang also traveled to 1981.

Even so, Gan Guoyang still has a different feeling for the Houston Rockets. After coming to the United States, he watched the most games, except for the Lakers and Warriors, which belonged to the Houston Rockets who also owned Moses Malone at the time.

At that time, Gan Guoyang went to watch the Rockets' visit to Oakland to feel the power of Moses Malone on the spot.

After Malone transferred to the 76ers, Gan Guoyang also happened to be obsessed with college basketball and paid less attention to the NBA.

After he entered the NBA, Gan Guoyang was so close to the Houston Rockets, but the Rockets, holding the No. [-] pick, skipped Gan Guoyang and chose another center.

Gan Guoyang's defeated opponent - Akeem Olajuwon.

In this regard, Olajuwon's former teammate Drexler is also brooding. If the Rockets pick Gan Guoyang, then the Blazers will definitely win Olajuwon, so that Drexler can reconcile My friend Olajuwon is now a teammate.

Now it seems that it will take more than ten years for this wish to be realized—if history is not changed.

And Gan Guoyang also seems to be a very good partner. In some aspects, he is more talented than Olajuwon, although in other aspects he is not as good as Akeem.

However, Gan Guoyang will face more than one Olajuwon in the next game.