The Golden Age of Basketball

(I finished this chapter under the harassment of my wife, so it may be a bit rushed. This is a very exciting game in history. I still haven’t started writing it, because it is too exhausting. Let’s save more excitement for the playoffs .)

"Sunny-gump! Slammed on Parrish's head! He didn't let go, as if he was still talking about these things, we saw an angry look on Parrish's face, which is in It's really rare in the game. He must be irritated by Gan. This is Gan's fourth shot in the third quarter. In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, Gan suddenly possessed God. He was like Like a guard, attacking from around the three-point line, he even made a 19-foot mid-range shot. That's not good news for the Celtics."

Most's words were full of anxiety, and the game reached a fever pitch at the end of the third quarter. As the Blazers' offense was repeatedly blocked, Gan Guoyang, as a center, could not receive the pass from his teammates. Start attacking directly with the ball yourself.

The Celtics were unprepared for Gan Guoyang's attack. Robert Parish's height advantage turned into a footstep and speed disadvantage, and he couldn't keep up with Gan Guoyang's footsteps on the outside.

And Gan Guoyang showed everyone his outstanding ball and amazing dribbling skills. Even his head coach Ramsey was lamenting that Gan Guoyang's combination of man and ball is really not like a center forward.

He can start dribbling from outside the three-point line, throw past Robert Parish, turn his face to the basket, roll in two more times, turn over and hook directly; Get up a little bit, and then rush to the basket for a layup; you can also perform one-step passing with the ball in one hand, and dunk with one arm.

No one could figure out why Gan Guoyang, who played like Bill Wharton in the first half, suddenly became Larry Nance in the last 3 minutes of the second half?

But Gan Guoyang did it, and the resentment in his heart was vented out in his roar following that buckle.

Of course Gan Guoyang knows that his ability is based on the "talent" he has acquired, but he also knows that he has such skills because of his continuous practice. [

On the up and down ramps of San Francisco, on the streets of Palo Alto, on the campus of Gonzaga University, he was always running around with that leather ball.

Even when he grew to 6 feet 10 and became a real center, he never let go of these exercises. A player named "Durant" in later generations has always inspired Gan Guoyang to learn more skills——Gan Guoyang crossed In 2011, Durant had grown to 6 feet 11 inches.

"The game is over in the third quarter, tied at 96:96, amazing scoring explosiveness, the game in the third quarter is really exciting, Bird's explosion, McHale's awakening, and Gan's amazing consecutive scoring, let's see Who else will burst out with special energy in this intense game. In the fourth quarter, let us wait and see."

Although the game in the third quarter ended in a tie, the Celtics actually beat the Trail Blazers by 13 points in this quarter. If it weren’t for Gan Guoyang’s explosion in the last 3 minutes, and Larry Bird’s rest, who knows now Will the Celtics lead.

"We performed very well. We can't suppress them forever, but they don't want to knock us down with one punch! Hold on, the substitute players must bite the score, give the main players enough rest time, and be the last Sprint!" Ramsey said to the Blazers' bench.

In fact, the situation on the court in the third quarter still disrupted Ramsey's deployment. According to his plan, the Blazers should enter the fourth quarter with a certain advantage in the third quarter, and it is best to be able to take advantage at the end of the third quarter. The main players replaced the rest and let the substitutes finish the third quarter.

However, McHale's ups and downs in the interior made Ramsey dare not replace Gan Guoyang and Sampson. He knew that McHale must not be completely opened up. If he opened up, the Blazers would almost be finished.

So both Gan Guoyang and Sampson played the third quarter, and now at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he must let these two insiders get a rest.

And can the combination of Kenny Carr and Norris survive?He is very worried. Both of them have a fatal flaw, that is, they are too short. One is 6 feet 10 and the other is 6 feet 9. Can they hold the three-second zone?

He swept his eyes to the end of the bench and saw a figure he had rarely noticed.

"Scheffler, warm up, get ready to play."

Tom Schaeffler, the No. 12 player of the Blazers, averaged no more than two points per game, and the main playing time of each game was concentrated in the "last moment" of the game, provided that there was no suspense in the game.

But now, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the beginning of the fourth quarter will be a time when both sides are very strong. Whoever can control the situation in the fourth quarter will have the advantage of this game.

Schaeffler hesitated for a moment, but took off his jacket, and warmed up for a while on the sidelines, preparing to play as the Blazers' center forward.

"Come on Tom, you have to come back alive, I still need you to be my partner." Gan Guoyang said with a smile when he saw Schaeffler preparing to play. [

Schaeffler just smiled when he heard this, but his smile was a little stiff. Obviously he was a little nervous. As a 30-year-old rookie, he really hadn't seen any big scenes.

Schaeffler, Colter, Cosey, Vandeweghe, and Valentine formed the Blazers' lineup in the fourth quarter, and it was another strange lineup.

They only played an inside line like Schaeffler, and the other players were all outside lines. Vandeweghe could barely play power forward.

The Celtics' insiders are Channing and McHale. If Schaeffler uses it to deal with McHale, I really don't know if it will be enough for McHale to swallow.

"Come on, Schaeffler! You can do it!" Gan Guoyang encouraged Schaeffler loudly.

"The Trail Blazers coach sent their No.12 man, Tom Schaeffler, does this mean to give up early? They sent all their bench managers, and there is still one quarter of the game." Mo Ster did not learn from the lessons learned in the second quarter of the first half, and continued to mock the Blazers' substitution strategy.

But this time Ramsey really didn't have any tricks up his sleeve. He was a dead horse as a living horse doctor, so he hoped that Schaeffler would go up. At least he could last a minute or two in the three-second zone with his height.

"Blazers serve, Coulter, to Drexler, repass, Vandeweghe, catch in the low post, does he want to single McHale? Fake didn't fool McHale, forced shot! Missed... ... Schaeffler got the rebound under the basket, shot! Missed, he was too anxious... Got the rebound again! Layup! Oh, Schaeffler slammed the ball into it. "

The first goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter was actually scored by Schaeffler!It seems that being tall is still beneficial. He occupied a favorable position in the three-second zone, basically didn't jump much, and the ball fell into his hands, resulting in two rebounds and two points.

"Great job Tom!" Gan Guoyang was more excited than anyone else off the court. Schaeffler was training with Gan Guoyang these days, and the two quickly became good friends.

However, two points and two rebounds are Schaeffler's overall statistics, and he will no longer have such a good opportunity to shoot and grab himself.

And in defense, he is not McHale's opponent at all. McHale's beautiful layup after his footsteps completely defeated Schaeffler's confidence.

After 4 minutes, Schaeffler finally completed his task and was replaced by Gan Guoyang. His statistics were two points, two rebounds and two fouls. The score at this time was 106:109, and the Celtics led by three. point.

In the last 8 minutes of the fourth quarter, Gan Guoyang experienced basketball purgatory for the first time in the Boston Garden Plaza. In this cold winter night, he felt that he was about to be out of breath.

With the steaming arena, the huge sound waves, the crazy fans, and the tireless opponents, Gan Guoyang felt as if tens of thousands of tons of boulders were pressing on his head.

"Hold on Gan, hold on, must hold on." Gan Guoyang, who was playing at the devil's home court for the first time, felt that his brain was about to explode, and he repeatedly reminded himself that he must hold on.

"There are still 3 minutes until the end of the game. Hold on, we still lead by one point." At the last moment, the Blazers finally played a tough offense and tough defense, abruptly overtaking the score.

Everyone is sweating, everyone is panting like a cow. This is the toughest game the Blazers have experienced this season, the toughest, and the game that beat the Lakers did not make them so painful.

The Celtics players are also not feeling well, Larry Bird's performance has been like a god, he scored 25 points alone in the second half, and the whole game has scored 41 points, but his opponent's individual performance still has not been able to completely Defeating the Blazers, but making the opponent more and more courageous.

"Drexler's on the ball, he's looking for his shot, he's got to hold it, he's dribbling, he's taking off, he's shooting it... it's in! Oh my God, Drexler's shot In!"

In the last 2 minutes of the game, Drexler made an 18-foot mid-range shot from the outside, which widened the gap between the two sides to 3 points. No one thought that Drexler would choose a direct jump shot, let alone Drexler, who didn't make any mid-range shots in the game, would make such a crucial mid-range shot!

The Celtics immediately called a timeout, while the Trail Blazers stepped forward to hug Drexler one after another. Ramsey had already had something to say, but the performance of Gan Guoyang and Drexler today made him doubt , Did I restrict them too much in the past?

But now, he doesn't have time to reflect on these things. The fierce competition makes him have no time to take care of them. He must carefully arrange the tactics that last less than 2 minutes.

The timeout ended, and the two sides launched a deathmatch for the last 2 minutes.

"Bird holds the ball, breaks through, turns around, and throws with his left hand...The ball is scored! The ball is scored! It also caused Gan's foul! Additional penalty!"

"Gan, got the ball in the low post, he and McHale got misaligned...turned around, got past McHale, dunked with one hand! Called a Parish foul...God, he's going to get a penalty too."

"Bird, double-teamed, pass...he didn't pass, it was a fake...step back jumper...goal! Celtics still trailing by one point."

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"...Gang blocks Bird's layup! Drexler breaks fast! Gan goes up front... Alley-oop! They pass again! 29 seconds to go."

"Bird, got the ball in the low post, turned over and made a fadeaway jumper...Goal! He did it! Going over again, I can't remember how many times this is!"

"Gump, also in the low post, he passes, Drexler cuts! Layup... 2 seconds left, [-] seconds left, oh my god."

Most almost had a heart attack at the last moment, because the scene was so intense, the two sides took the lead alternately, and the score had reached 127:126. The Blazers led by one point in the last two seconds, and the situation was very good.

Two seconds, after two seconds, the Blazers can walk away from Boston with a victory, while maintaining their record of never losing a first-half lead.

Two seconds is fast, but a lot happens in two seconds.

The Celtics' timeout ended, they served from the right line, and the two surrounded Bird, but they couldn't stop Bird from receiving the ball.

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(Bird, fadeaway, Bird made this shot!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!! OH MY GOD!! I can't believe it!! A terrific shot from the corner !! What a magnificent finish!! The throw from the corner!! Byrd did it!!)

ps: This is the true ending of the game, and the last is the original commentary, which is one of Most’s classic commentaries. If you are interested, you can search for this game. At the same time, in Bird’s highlights, Bird faced the two The big fadeaway shot from the left corner is the game-winning shot. )