The Golden Age of Basketball

"The Golden State Warriors will face the Portland Trail Blazers in Oakland tonight. This game will be played at [-] pm, and there are still more than ten minutes before the game starts. I am very happy that we have invited James Brown as a The guest commentator for this game, I am Dick Stockton, the commentator of BS, welcome everyone to watch this game."

The Blazers arrived at the Oakland Coliseum the day after they arrived in Oakland, preparing for Game [-] of their consecutive road trip.

BS broadcast the game, but the game time is at [-] pm, not the prime time, so many viewers may not be able to watch the first half of the game.

No way, the Golden State Warriors' performance this season is as bad as ever. At the beginning of the season, they used a four-game losing streak to sink themselves to the bottom of the rankings.

They lost the No. 1980 pick they acquired in [-], Joe Barry Carroll, in the summer -- he went off to Italy to pan for gold.

They also traded away the team's steady shooting guard last season, Ward Flynn -- who's now on another bad team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Warriors' current number one star is their small forward Purvis Short, a rookie draft pick in 1978 who has grown into a consistent scorer with a deadly mid-range jumper and great rebounding ability.

In the 1985 season, he ushered in the peak of his career, but the Golden State Warriors ranked bottom in the Western Conference after 25 games, and their record in the entire league was only slightly better than the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers.

"With all due respect, this is a team full of old, weak, sick and disabled, especially his inside line. Let's take a look, Mitch Johnson, a rookie in 1974-1975, the year the Warriors won the championship, But Mitch was in Chicago. His peak was spent in Indiana, where he could get 198 data. And his state has been declining since he came to the Warriors. His thin body looks like a corn stalk in an Indiana cornfield . " The commentators of bs have always been merciless in their evaluation of the team. [

"Larry Smith, a 6-foot-8 power forward, is very, very strong, but his height really makes people worry about whether he can see the basket inside. Fortunately, the Blazers are not tall inside -- They finally met someone shorter than them today!"! "The Blazers have always suffered from being too short inside, and the Warriors they met tonight are even shorter than them.

"Jerome Whitehead, a decent 6-foot-10 center, has been hurting his back and his athleticism has been declining. He still has offensive ability and great footwork, but his defense is like air. You Can you imagine a starting center who blocks less than half a game per game?"

"For the Warriors, what hurt them the most this season was the departure of Joe Barry Carroll. Fortunately, he did not go to other nb teams, but to Italy. Because of salary issues, he ran I went to Europe to pan for gold." The financial situation of the Warriors has not been very good, and the salaries of nb players at that time were not as high as they were later, so top picks like Joe Barry Carroll went to other leagues to make money.

"Then is there no suspense in this end-to-end battle? The performance of the Blazers this season can be said to be eye-catching. No one could have imagined that they would play such a good offense. There's some trouble."

"They did run into trouble. There were a lot of problems with their offense in the first two games. The players were not in a good state. I think the Blazers have to solve the problem of reasonable distribution of offensive points. They have too many offensive point options. Sampson, Vandeweghe, Gan, Paxson, and Drexler on the bench. Ramsey wants to pinch them together to maximize their power, but I think sometimes this is counterproductive, if the talent If you can kill your opponent, then you can use your talent.” James Brown also did a lot of preparatory work before commenting, and he also had some views on the problems the Blazers are currently encountering.

"I believe this should be a wonderful game. There is no absolute strong team in the nb, nor is there a completely weak team. Especially in the regular season, everything can happen. You must know that at the beginning of the season, the Warriors Beat the Lakers, it was at the Oakland Coliseum."

"Yes, I believe the Blazers will not take it lightly. They have lost two games in a row. If they lose three games in a row, they will surrender the top spot."

The Blazers are now at the top of the list. The Nuggets are chasing after them. More importantly, the Lakers, who had a bad start, have returned to normal. After defeating the Blazers last time, the Lakers followed up with a wave of seven Streak.

The Lakers currently rank second in the Pacific with a record of 17 wins and 10 losses, only two games away from the Trail Blazers.

After the Blazers experienced a two-game losing streak, there was no problem with the atmosphere in the team, but some conditions did appear in the state.

Vandeweghe's back injury still hasn't been resolved. After returning to Portland, Gan Guoyang asked Shui Miao to give Vandeweghe an examination and treatment. to break time.

No matter how good Shui Miao's medical skills are, he can't make Vandeweghe heal under such circumstances. He has to wait until the end of the season for a complete treatment and recuperation.

Vandeweghe's back injury in these few away games has affected his performance. Although his scoring is no problem, the lack of defense has caused a lot of trouble for the Blazers.

Drexler is still struggling on the bench and wants to get more playing time, but recently his game state is really average, the more he is like this, the less he will be favored by Ramsey.

Both Sampson and Paxson suffered from varying degrees of injuries. Although they were all minor injuries, it was this minor injury that compromised their game status on the court. [

Only Gan Guoyang, he seems to be in good shape, but he seems to have lost the strong desire to attack at the beginning of the season, but obsessed with passing, pick-and-roll, and rebounding.

Now, Gan Guoyang is standing in the familiar Oakland Stadium, waiting for the start of the game.

Gan Guoyang still remembers the scene when he came here for the first time to watch the preseason game. At this time, he finally stood in the center of the arena-but he was an opponent of the Warriors.

Gan Guoyang should watch the most Warriors games, but he has never been a Warriors fan, after all, this team is too bad.

So, he looked across at the Warriors players in yellow jerseys, barely recognizing them.

The only one he is familiar with is the No. 45 of the Warriors, Purvis Short. When Gan Guoyang watched the game, he was still the sixth man of the Warriors. At that time, Short had already averaged 22 points per game.

His extremely graceful and powerful shooting posture left a deep impression on Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang also thought that one day his jumper would be as beautiful and precise as Sauter.

It's just that now, his middle distance is still in retreat, and he doesn't know when he will be able to practice it.

Short has become the head player of the Warriors, a strong firepower at the small forward position, and his mid-range jumper has become more and more proficient, which is another big challenge for the Blazers with weak backcourt defense.

The game started soon, and Gan Guoyang, as a Chinese star who walked out of Chinatown in San Francisco, was treated like a superstar in Oakland.

As soon as he won the ball in the jump ball, there was a huge cheer from the sidelines, as if this was the Blazers' home court.

"There are so many Chinese fans at the scene, you don't know whether they are here to cheer for the Warriors or Gan... The Blazers took the lead to get the ball, the game officially started, Valentine controlled the ball... Vandeweghe was at 45 degrees on the right, Catch and jumper off the screen...Miss the ball, but Gan gets the offensive rebound! . .

On the first ball, Gan Guoyang went straight to the basket after covering for Vandeweghe. Vandeweghe missed the shot, but the basketball fell to his side.

The Warriors' center Whitehead weighed only 220 pounds, and power forward Mitch Johnson weighed only 190 pounds. The two failed to withstand Gan Guoyang, who was like a dirt machine, and he took off the frontcourt board.

"The Warriors want to beat the Trail Blazers. I think they must play a strong enough offense. On defense, with the Warriors' equipment, it is impossible to resist the Trail Blazers. In the few games the Warriors won, the offense played very well. They have really good offensive talent on the perimeter."

After the opening game, the Blazers were still in a mediocre state. After trying a few mid-range shots from the outside, the shooting percentage was not high; the quick offense after several offensive and defensive transitions was not good, it was very chaotic, and there were many mistakes.

On the contrary, Gan Guoyang was in good condition, grabbing 3 offensive rebounds, and all of them were converted into points. The two thin insiders of the Warriors obviously couldn't handle it in front of the weak Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang also played very happily in the first quarter, because this was the first time he encountered an opponent who was as short as himself inside.

在进入nb后，甘国阳已然感觉到6尺10的身高不够用了，遇到对面球队的中锋全是6尺11和7尺多的。

Whenever he faced those superior guys, Gan Guoyang always used his strength and footsteps to deal with them.

The Warriors' weak inside line gave Gan Guoyang a good space to play. According to the Blazers' conventional thinking, the line does not grab offensive rebounds in regular time, but retreats to prevent opponents from counterattacking.

But in this game, Gan Guoyang was keenly aware that his team's touch was not good, and the Warriors' rebound protection in the backcourt was also average, so he began to contribute to the team by rushing to grab offensive rebounds.

"Gan's consecutive offensive rebounds eased the scoring pressure for the Blazers. If it weren't for Gan's offensive rebounds, the Blazers' offense would be even worse. Today they feel really bad at shooting. They couldn't make outside shots. Can’t open it. On the contrary, the Warriors’ offense was very efficient, and the weakness of the Blazers’ poor perimeter defense was greatly exposed.”

"Yes, the Blazers' defensive hole at the forward position is already a big problem for them... Oh, they replaced Drexler, hoping to use him to improve the team's offense and defense."

The Blazers continued the bad state of the last two games. They lacked enthusiasm on the scene, did not handle the details very well, and made some inexplicable mistakes.

Ramsey was extremely depressed about this. With his rich coaching experience, he knew that players' status would have ups and downs, and there would be ups and downs. But he didn't expect that so many players would suddenly enter a low ebb period.

"Speed, where did our speed go! We want to destroy our opponents in the high-speed game rhythm, instead of being dragged to death by the opponent like this now! Everyone must focus on every ball! Feel In a bad situation, strengthen the breakthrough and use other methods to solve the problems you encounter now!" Ramsey called a timeout and yelled at the players with his hoarse voice, trying to boost the morale of the team .

But the Blazers' problem isn't morale, it's the fact that the team has hit a low point, with injuries and fatigue from the road trip making them sleepy.

In the long season, the team will have such problems every once in a while. If it is a weak team, it may be a wave of desperate losing streaks. (In fact, in real history, the Blazers suffered a seven-game losing streak during this period, with 11 losses in 10 games.)

And those strong teams will come up with various adjustments to help the team get out of the difficult period, and even in the difficult period they can win-because they are too strong.

"The Blazers had some trouble, they had too many turnovers in the first quarter, they didn't shoot very well, they didn't have much enthusiasm on the defense; , the Blazers were only 24 points behind at 27:3. Amidst the cheers of the local fans, Gan grabbed 7 rebounds in a single quarter, including 5 offensive rebounds, and scored 12 points, accounting for the team's scoring half of."

At the end of the first quarter, Gan Guoyang was in surprisingly good state on the offensive end. He felt like there was iron on the ball, and he had a magnet on his hand, which could always attract the ball.

He has almost no singles, but relies on the second offense to score points, and the Warriors have nothing to do with him inside.

"I think the Warriors will definitely strengthen the blocking position against Gan in the second quarter. We can't let him easily get a second offensive opportunity like this. This will greatly dampen the team's defensive enthusiasm."

"Yeah, it's frustrating when you're defending hard and the other guy misses a shot and the rebound goes to him and he makes it easy."

But Gan Guoyang didn't intend to keep the Warriors from getting frustrated in the second quarter.

Before the start of the second quarter, Ramsey told Gan Guoyang to "play as in the first quarter". It seemed that the old man had no choice but to let Gan Guoyang go.

The effect of Drexler's impact after he came on the court was also ineffective. He was defended by the Warriors' strong shooting guard Lester Conner, and he was forced to miss mid-range shots several times.

"Gan, if you can't do it, you can come by yourself, and I will pass the ball to you." When playing, the team's point guard Valentine walked to Gan Guoyang and said.