The Golden Age of Basketball

"43 points, 25 rebounds, 43 points, 25 rebounds, will this data continue to increase, will this data continue to increase? There are still 2 minutes until the end of the game, oh, Ramsey replaced Gan Guoyang. Indeed, there is no suspense in the game! And Gan Guoyang's data is also fixed at 43 points and 25 rebounds, plus 4 blocks and 5 assists, gorgeous data, and more importantly, he helped the Portland Trail Blazers in the away game We sealed the victory and avoided a three-game losing streak."

"His performance tonight was absolutely phenomenal. He once again set a rookie scoring record and rebounding record this season. The previous record was also Gan. In the game against the Lakers on November 11, he scored a single game. 4 points. Now he has averaged 39 points, 178 rebounds and 145 blocks per game, becoming a strong contender for the best rookie of the season."

Although Gan Guoyang holds the record for the highest scoring rookie in this class, his average scoring is not high because his scoring fluctuates too much in each game.

Of course, this does not mean that Gan Guoyang's state is also fluctuating, but depends on whether Ramsey decides to use Gan Guoyang as the main attack point.

The Warriors fell under Gan Guoyang's fierce offensive in the third quarter. They paid the price for the strategy of not double-teaming.

The Warriors themselves are not a strong team. Weak teams often play with a breath of air. When the tone is raised, everyone is open, and the defending champion can also be pulled down.

Once that breath is suppressed, it will naturally decline and exhaust, and finally collapse thousands of miles.

The Warriors, who had lost their core players, relied on their advantage at home and the two backcourt guards to support their breath. They were beaten by Gan Guoyang with a combination of punches, so that they lost their enthusiasm for defense and lost their offensive touch.

After that, the other players of the Blazers also slowly recovered their touch, playing more and more openly. [

The so-called difficult to send charcoal in the snow, the icing on the cake is easy. With the collapse of the Warriors' defense, the Blazers players have regained the momentum of the No. [-] in the West. Their waists and backs are no longer sore. It's not difficult.

Gan Guoyang no longer needed strenuous singles, and his teammates carried the banner of offense, completely reversed the situation, and brought down the opponent at the gate of the Warriors.

"You got a lot of shots in the game, and you took most of them, which is rare in previous games. Is this the coach's arrangement?" After the game, Gan Guoyang was Selected as the best player in the game, he was also interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.

"Uh... the low post has always been an important part of our team's tactics, and tonight we struggled a bit on the perimeter, so the interior has to take on more offensive responsibilities. My touch is pretty good, I've learned from the previous game I learned a lesson, played more resolutely and decisively, and gave more help to other players, I feel great." Gan Guoyang thought for a while and said.

"You used an amazing hook in the game, hitting it from 15 feet and beyond, and only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can do it in the entire league. Did you learn the hook from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?"

"Jabbar has undoubtedly given me great inspiration and help. I used to train with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in college. His every move has a very important reference for me. I also learned a lot in the two matches with him. .”

"Okay, thank you Gan, and good luck."

"thanks……"

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The game finally ended with a happy result. The Blazers avoided the bad luck of a three-game losing streak, but the season is still going on. What lies ahead of Gan Guoyang and the Blazers is a long and endless schedule.

"In the future, I will fly around like this every year, flying around, playing games from one place to another, just like a traveling circus. I can't imagine that this kind of life will last more than ten years." Gan Guoyang sat on the plane and flew back. Said on the plane in Portland.

After the game, Gan Guoyang didn't even have time to go back to Gan's Restaurant in Chinatown to say goodbye to his father, and went with the team to the airport to catch the last flight to Portland.

Gan Guoyang thought that such a hasty life had just begun, and it might last for more than ten years, and instantly felt a huge sense of oppression coming from his heart.

"Ten years? Do you think you can stay in this league for more than ten years? If you can score 40 points and 20 rebounds every game, then I think you can stay for 30 years. , then you will say goodbye to this place and this kind of life.” Kenny Karl, who was sitting in the back, heard Gan Guoyang’s words.

Only then did Gan Guoyang realize that any player who can play for more than ten years in the NBA is very capable. [

If you can play for more than 15 years, you are either a star or a top role player.

"I will wear it for 20 years, and then let my hands be covered with rings!" Gan Guoyang said back.

Hearing what Gan Guoyang said, the Blazers players and staff in the cabin laughed, and even Ramsay, who was sitting in the front row, had a smile on his lips.

"Hahaha, Gan, you must be dazzled by this game. I once scored 51 points in a single game, and then won that game. At that time, I thought I was the king of the world! I will win nb The championship, and then returned to West Germany with the championship ring, and was surrounded by a large group of fans asking for my autograph... Then, I was sent to Portland for treatment." Vandeweghe joked after hearing what Gan Guoyang said .

After Vandeweghe finished speaking, the players in the cabin laughed even more happily.

Gan Guoyang looked at Le's teammates who were leaning forward and back together, and his face was a little uncomfortable. He knew that he had accidentally bragged again, but isn't it normal for an NB player to want to win the championship?

And judging from the current momentum of the Blazers, it is not a dream to win the championship, they are number one in the West!

Hearing the team members laughing at Gan Guoyang, Ramsey seemed to be a little bit reluctant. He stood up from the front and said, "Okay, Gan's wish is good. If he can really wear rings on both hands, then I think we Anyway, it will be worn on one hand. And I want to say that the goal of the Blazers is always the championship, and it has been like this since the year I entered nb.”

Ramsey will never forget his 1977, the most beautiful season.

But maybe such a good thing came too early, so that for Ramsey, it would be a failure if he did not win the championship in any subsequent season. He struggled all his life to reproduce the glory of 1977.

It seems that too early success is not a very good thing.

The Blazers players seem to have long been accustomed to Ramsey's routine, and all of them stopped talking.

Gan Guoyang looked around at his teammates, and suddenly realized that in this team that ranked first in the Western Conference, except perhaps Ramsey, no one really had the will to win the championship.

Gan Guoyang still remembers the words "never underestimate the heart of a champion", although this sentence was said ten years later.

If a team does not have the heart of a champion, no matter how well it plays in the regular season, it may not be able to win the final victory.

But now, Gan Guoyang can only keep these things in his heart silently. He doesn't think he can let his teammates be moved instantly by roaring and shooting out of the bastard, and then follow him to fight for the championship.

He can only use his performance to achieve his goal step by step.

After arriving in Portland, the Trail Blazers finally ended this road trip, and the next game they will play against the Kansas Kings at home.

As the opponent of the Blazers in the opening game of this season, the King of Kansas still impressed Gan Guoyang very deeply.

But the Kings are really an underdog, not much better than the Golden State Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors are the last in the Pacific Division, while the Kansas Kings are the tail of the crane in the Central and Western Division of another division in the West. It can be said that they are the two heroes at the bottom of the Western Conference.

In comparison, the King's situation is better than that of the Warriors, and the record is also better.

But the king's lineup structure is very similar to that of the Warriors. The core players are all small forwards, the Warriors are Shorter, and the Kings are Eddie Johnson; there are stable combo guards in the backcourt, and the Warriors are Floyd and Connor. The king is Woodson; and their inside lines are relatively weak and have a certain offensive ability, but they are not tall enough and lack thickness.

This naturally gave Gan Guoyang a chance to wreak havoc, and he was gearing up for another high score before the game.

However, Ramsey didn't give Gan Guoyang too many chances in this game, because the status of other Blazers players began to pick up.

The first is Jim Paxson. After returning to Portland, the team doctor did some treatment for his foot injury. Paxson also felt better on his feet.

In the game, Paxson scored 12 points in the first quarter, swept away the decline of the previous games, and found his aim at the Portland Memorial Arena.

At the same time, Portland's bench has also played a greater role. Ramsey, who was struggling with availability, decided to liberate Ottie Norris from the bench, giving the 6-foot-9 center more playing time. .

Norris did not waste this opportunity, 20 points and 8 rebounds, this is his answer sheet.

As a result, Gan Guoyang was no longer able to fire with scruples like the previous game. He only got 9 shots, hit 6 goals, and scored 15 points efficiently.

The Blazers also won this rare home game and continued to consolidate their No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

After this game, the Blazers are going to play away again.

"How the hell is the schedule arranged? Why are you playing away again?" Gan Guoyang returned to the locker room after the game. After seeing the schedule provided by the staff, he couldn't help shouting.

At present, the Blazers have played 27 games, including 16 away games, reaching 60%, including a long six-game streak and a four-game streak.

And this time there are only two away games, but it may be the most troublesome away game for nb.

Because Portland will go to the southernmost state of Texas in the United States, on the prairies of Texas, to challenge the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets.

Before the Blazers faced the Spurs and Rockets at home consecutively, one win and one loss, one easy and one hard.

Now they are going to the opponent's home court. Sitting in the locker room, Gan Guoyang can already imagine that he will receive a lot of boos and boos there.

Gan Guoyang and Texas also had a grudge for a long time. It didn't count that they defeated the University of Houston in the finals of the n.

Therefore, when Gan Guoyang led a Washington State team to Texas again, it was inevitable that he would not be welcomed by the local fans.

After arriving in San Antonio, the Blazers players experienced the "enthusiasm" of the local fans. When their bus was asked for directions, they were pointed in the opposite direction, thus arriving at the hotel 2 hours late.

The subsequent game against the Spurs also gave the Blazers a blow.

The young and energetic Trail Blazers crushed the older Spurs in the last game, and this time the Spurs, who are waiting for work at home, used their seasoned experience and rich tactics to give the Western Conference the first opportunity to disarm.

The Spurs' top scorer once again seized the loopholes in the Blazers' forward defense and scored 21 points with a high shooting rate of 11 of 31 shots.

More importantly, the Spurs firmly controlled the rebounds. Veteran Gilmore scored 15 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds.

Gan Guoyang, who had been counterattacked by a veteran for two consecutive games before, was once again educated by a superstar veteran.

Although Gilmore is no longer energetic, his judgment on the rebounding point is still accurate, which makes Gan Guoyang's position often useless, and he loses n backcourt rebounds.

In the whole game, the Spurs grabbed 60 rebounds in total, 19 more than the Blazers, which put the Blazers at a huge disadvantage.

In the first quarter, the well-prepared Spurs led the Blazers by 37 points 22:15, and then they led all the way without giving the Blazers any chance.

Neither Mitchell Sampson, who scored 22 points, nor Gan Guoyang, who blocked 5 shots, could turn the tide on their own. They were beaten in the hemisphere arena.

On the drive from San Antonio to Houston, the team fell silent again.

Gan Guoyang sat on the seat, unable to get angry, he really wanted to roar on the bus, scolding his teammates for playing like shit.

But he still held back, he didn't want the changes he made before to be completely overturned because of a failure.

But such ups and downs, being beaten up by his opponent really made Gan Guoyang very depressed, and he had no intention of joking with his teammates at all.

At this time, Gan Guoyang looked at Sampson, who was sitting in front of the bus and had a seat all to himself. As the team's nominal boss, he didn't say anything.

Gan Guoyang no longer has the idea of ​​seizing power, but this does not mean that Gan Guoyang recognizes Sampson's boss status.

If Sampson had the style of the boss, he could consider supporting Sampson, but this often silent man does not seem like a leader.

Gan Guoyang is no longer a straight-minded boy. After Carl's advice, he understands that perhaps he should do something to change the current status quo of power within the team.

"If you want to take something, you must first give it." This old saying flashed in Gan Guoyang's mind.