The Golden Age of Basketball

() "According to the latest news, Paxson will not be able to play in the second half. The specific injury situation will not be determined until a comprehensive inspection after the game, so we will not see Paxson play in this game. Let us wish him Good luck. But this may be good news for the Lakers. Paxson’s offensive and defensive performance in the first half caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers. His performance of 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals is quite comprehensive, even Overwhelmed the magician. And now, we see on the court, the starting shooting guard of the Blazers in the second half has become Clyde Drexler. This talented guy seems to be living in Portland. So wishful, now he has a chance."

Paxson's accidental sprain at the end of the half forced Ramsey to put Drexler in the starting lineup. From the basic inspection point of view, Paxson's leg injury was not serious, but because it was an old injury , so the team doctor did not dare to be careless. This team has suffered enough from injuries.

After Drexler topped the first half, Portland's outside shooting ability obviously plummeted. Drexler's several points in the first half all came from fast break layups. His mid-range shots are really a bit Terrible.

At the same time, Drexler will also face a major test on the defensive end, because he will be on the court to defend Magic Johnson.

The magician is too tall. Although he looks like he is only 6 feet 8 with a hunched back, he is actually 6 feet 9 tall and has a long wingspan. It is too difficult for a small point guard to defend him on the outside. , as if it does not exist.

Therefore, every team basically has to use shooting guards or small forwards to dislocate Johnson.

In the first half, Paxson should have said that his defense was okay, he did his duty, and caused Johnson to make mistakes several times, allowing the Blazers to fight back.

Now, the burden falls on Drexler's shoulders.

"Come on Clyde, maybe the old man will fall in love with letting you start in the future." The Blazers took the lead to serve, and Gan Guoyang patted Drexler on the shoulder and said when he passed by Drexler.

Drexler nodded, thinking so too.

At the beginning of the season, Paxson was unable to play in the first game due to injury, and Drexler was the starter. He was satisfied that he could rely on this game to win the starting position. Unfortunately, Paxson returned from injury in the following games. Seller was still pressed on the bench.

For this reason, Drexler has been striving for more opportunities to perform on the court, and he did not hesitate to have conflicts with Ramsey off the court, claiming to be traded.

At that time, Gan Guoyang and Ramsey were fighting for the ball. The old man was so exhausted that he almost resigned as a coach.

Then Gan Guoyang adjusted himself and got on the right track, while Drexler also played a very eye-catching performance at the end of 84, but the treatment of the two was very different.

Gan Guoyang was the starting center from the beginning. No matter how much trouble he had with the coach, he still started in the end. After he performed well, the starting position became more solid.

And no matter how well Drexler plays, he is still a substitute, because Paxson's performance is not bad.

More importantly, Ramsey's team building idea is that players like Paxson will be the starters, and players like Drexler will be the substitutes.

Fortunately, this unfairness did not affect the friendship between Gan Guoyang and Drexler, because Gan Guoyang knew that Drexler would become a great player in the future, so he was always one hundred people who supported Drexler as the starter .

It’s just that he’s learned how to behave now, he won’t say this in front of all the team members, but encourages Drexler in private, and at the same time pulls Vandeweghe to support Drexler, and it happens that Vandeweghe also appreciates Drake very much sler.

Therefore, Gan Guoyang would speak well of Drexler in front of Ramsey no matter what happened.

It's all right now, I don't know what will happen to Paxson's injury. Although this is bad news, it really gives Drexler a chance.

"The Trail Blazers served and the second half began. The first half ended at 58:62, the Lakers led by 4 points, the Lakers' starting lineup remained unchanged in the second half, and for the Trail Blazers, Drexler replaced the injured Paxson... Let's see, Drexler held the ball in the middle and broke through! He passed the ball out, Valentine received the ball and shot, and the ball scored! The Blazers started the second half, relying on Valentine in 45 A quick shot scored two points, and they made it 60:62, and the difference between the two sides was only two points."

Drexler contributed an assist as soon as he came up. His breakthrough attracted the Lakers' defense and gave Valentine, who was waiting at 45 degrees on the right, a good shooting opportunity.

But the Lakers immediately fought back, and it was James Worthy again, who turned around and shot after getting the ball in the low post on the left.

Worthy's mid-range shooting is not ideal, it is estimated to be at the same level as Gan Guoyang, and his long-range shooting may be worse than Gan Guoyang.

But at a distance of about 10 feet, his turnaround shot is really accurate. As long as he is allowed to get in a good position in the low post, catch the ball, turn around, and shoot the whole set of movements, the shooting rate is really very high.

In other words, Worthy's offense is more dependent on rhythm. Once the rhythm is mastered and the steps are right, it is really unstoppable.

On the other hand, Drexler is actually the same. His jump shots are not effective at the right time because he needs a good shooting rhythm. Once the rhythm is out of order, his adjustment ability is not strong, and the ball will deviate too much.

"Drexler dribbles half court, top of the key, pull up jumper! Oh... misses the basket, hits the board... Gan picks up the offensive rebound, pass out, Drexler Le catch and shoot! Goal!"

Drexler was indeed eager to do some good work. He directly held the ball across the half court to organize the offense. Seeing that the Lakers' defense was shrinking sharply, he made a jumper at the top of the arc.

His jump shot looks uncoordinated, lowering the ball to the waist, then jumping, letting himself fly in the air, keeping his balance with his legs bent, raising his hand, and throwing the ball like a shot put...

This kind of shooting takes a long time to prepare, the rotation is slow, and the arc is flat, which is awkward no matter how you look at it.

Ramsey watched Drexler shoot from the sidelines and had the urge to replace him.

So, the ball didn't even touch the basket. Fortunately, Gan Guoyang got the rebound, and after passing back, Drexler caught the ball and shot again.

"You should change your shooting posture, Clyde." Gan Guoyang said to Drexler when he returned to the defense.

Drexler's shooting posture has been complained about by Ramsey many times, but Drexler just doesn't change it, he firmly believes that the one that suits him is the best.

After hearing what Gan Guoyang said, Drexler just smiled and said nothing. He is very conceited and insists on himself, even if everyone says it is wrong, this may be the reason why he can succeed in the end one.

The Lakers repeated the same trick, James Worthy changed to the right position, Vandeweghe couldn't withstand the squeeze of Worthy's solid bottom plate, and he was firmly blocked behind him.

Johnson decisively passed the ball to Worthy, but this time, Drexler gave up on Johnson to cover Worthy.

Instead of returning the pass, Worthy turned inside and hit a 12-foot jumper before Drexler came up to double-team him.

However, as soon as the ball was shot, it could be seen that it was crooked, and it was obviously biased to the outside. He was still interfered by Drexler.

Gan Guoyang had been waiting under the basket for a long time, and easily accepted the backcourt rebound. The Lakers players did not step forward to fight, but quickly returned to defense.

It seems that the Lakers are also very afraid of the Blazers' fast break. Gan Guoyang saw that there was no chance to pass, so he gave the ball to Drexler to control.

Drexler started to play the role of point guard on the court at this time. In fact, his ability to handle the ball is no worse than other point guards. Among the players on the court, only the magician is better.

However, Drexler seemed to be inspired by the shot just now. After he dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, he saw the Lakers still not stepping forward to stick to the defense, and made a sudden stop jump shot again!

There is actually no big problem with his choice. As long as any player has the ability to shoot, if the opponent dares to let you go, he must make a decisive move to make the opponent pay the price.

It's a pity that since the opponent let you go, they naturally have reasons for letting you go, such as your unstable shooting.

"Boom!" This time Drexler's shot finally touched the basket, but it still missed, and it fell far away. Gan Guoyang couldn't catch it.

Johnson grabbed the backcourt rebound with a long arm, and started the Lakers' fast break with two long legs.

The fans at the scene immediately became restless, knowing that the show-time performance moment was coming.

Johnson did not choose to pass the ball. He first passed Drexler with his skillful dribbling skills, and then near the middle circle, he used a shoulder-shaking fake to shake Vandeweghe into a wooden stake, and then three steps and two Go straight to the basket!

However, Drexler, who was passed by him with one step, did not give up his defense. He followed the magician closely all the time, and he also jumped when the magician took off!

"Drexler gave Johnson a big hat! Johnson fell on the floor out of the sideline, no foul, no foul on this ball! Gan took the ball, the Blazers launched a fast break! Drexler took On the ball, he's running downfield."

The Lakers players hadn't even reacted to the ball yet. Drexler had already run across half court with the ball, and Worthy and Rambis who followed him felt that they couldn't catch up no matter how hard they chased.

And when there were still 15 feet away from the basket, when everyone thought Drexler had to go forward to make a layup, Drexler took off.

"It's-long-hang! Clyde-drexler!" Zekehorn suddenly yelled, and the audience couldn't believe their eyes.

Drexler took off from a huge distance, then hovered and glided impossibly in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket.

All the players were also stunned, including Ramsey, even if the goal counted as ten, I think everyone would not object to it. Drexler was not jumping, but gliding!

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