The Golden Age of Basketball

The second game of the season between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics at the Memorial Coliseum kicks off in prime time at 7 p.m. PT.

The aftermath of the last battle between the two sides has obviously not subsided, so the Trail Blazers who returned to the home court in this game received strong support from the home fans. Standing in the center of the field, Gan Guoyang felt that the fans tonight The enthusiasm is much higher than playing a game like the Utah Jazz.

The noisy environment is a torture and challenge for the away team, but it is a powerful stimulant for the home team.

With the referee throwing the ball into the air, the game started on time in the first quarter. This game was treated as a national broadcast. It should be said that it was the most eye-catching battle between the East and the West after the All-Star Game.

Before the game, Gan Guoyang held back his energy, thinking that no matter what tonight, he would not only complete Ramsey's task, but also avenge his killing by Bird.

Although Gan Guoyang suddenly couldn't move at the last moment, and the series of things that happened later made him still terrified, but Gan Guoyang, who had already decided to go all the way to the dark, couldn't control so much.

From the start of the jump ball, Gan Guoyang was like a small alarm clock that was wound up a little bit, clanging and bouncing on both ends of the court. He is alive and well.

In the first quarter, the Blazers also started from Gan Guoyang on both offensive and defensive ends.

Due to the absence of Vandeweghe, the Blazers lacked an important attack point and defensive attraction point on the outside. Ramsey decided to simplify the entire offensive tactics, giving up a lot of inside cuts and screens in the offensive position, but playing simple The combination of high and low positions makes use of Gan Guoyang's offensive ability in the low position and Sampson's shooting and coping ability in the high position. At the same time, outside players like Paxson, Valentine and Cauchy wait for opportunities to attack independently. [

Such simplification had a surprisingly good effect in the first quarter. Gan Guoyang hit 4 in a row in the opening game and scored 4 points on 3 of 6 shots, forcing the Celtics to attack Gan Guoyang.

Once the Celtics pinched Gan Guoyang, the Blazers did not pass the ball to Gan Guoyang, but let Sampson and Valentine play a duo, and Gan Guoyang and Kexi went all out to grab the offensive rebound.

In the past games, the Blazers have never grabbed the frontcourt but chose to return to the defense immediately, but after Cauchy replaced Vandeweghe, the team's starting athletic ability and defensive intensity increased, but the offensive firepower was obviously lacking. A large piece, so Ramsey requires that he must fight for offensive rebounds to increase the chance of a second attack.

After more than half a season of training and self-expression, Jerome Cosey has now firmly established his position as a substitute. His diligent and diligent style on the court has been affirmed by Ramsey.

In the first quarter, he served as the starter. Although he was on par with Vandeweghe in offense, his active fighting and powerful frontcourt impact gave the Blazers several chances for the second attack.

However, in his defense, he still couldn't contain Bird's scoring.In front of Kexi, Bird seems to be playing with high school students, is he playing with the second-round pick in front of him with various fake moves and back-up tricks?

In the case of the Celtics' poor performance in the first quarter, Bird took over half of the team's scoring.

At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Celtics by 29 points 22:7. 22 points are a bit small for the powerful Celtics.

"You did well Gan. Your touch looks good today. Keep it up. But I still want to tell you that your assists are - 0. Come on." Gan Guoyang played the entire first quarter as the starting center, and He scored 6 points on 5 of 10 shots, plus 5 rebounds and 1 block. According to this rhythm, his statistics in this game will look good again.

But when he returned to the bench excitedly, Ramsey told him that his assist data was 0, none.

"Is that fast-break long pass I just made an assist? The one passed to Clyde?" Gan Guoyang asked Ramsey in disbelief.

"Never mind, Clyde has used fake moves to avoid the two of them. Of course your ball can't be counted as an assist." Ramsey glanced at Gan Guoyang and replied.

"However, you have completed your task well. When the second quarter starts, you can sit on the bench for a while and observe the offense of both sides on the field." Ramsey patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder and said.

In the first quarter, Ramsey assigned Gan Guoyang the task of laying the first shot and attracting the opponent's defense. Once the opponent's defense concentrated in the low position, Gan Guoyang began to play soy sauce and grab rebounds; on the defensive side, Ramsey was more at ease with Gan Guoyang , he can do well.

"Observe again, no wonder those excellent head coaches used to watch the drinking fountains when they were players. It seems that they sat on the bench to observe." Gan Guoyang heard Ramsey's words and thought of some famous coaches now and in the future. It seems that most of them are grown up by ordinary players, and none of those superstars are made to be coaches. [

So, after the start of the second quarter, Gan Guoyang sat next to assistant coach Adelman and began to watch his teammates and the Celtics continue the game.

Ever since Gan Guoyang took time out to watch the game video every day, his understanding of the basketball game has deepened a lot. At the very beginning, he thought that if I threw the ball in and then refused to let the opponent in, then the game would be won.

This kind of understanding of basketball basically stays at the level of "If I score 100 points and my opponent doesn't score 100 points, I win".

And from his enlightenment mentor Bellman, Gan Guoyang began to realize that basketball is not that simple. Bellman used wonderful on-the-spot command and formation to help the team win the victory, which made Gan Guoyang realize the "basketball wisdom" Charm.

After arriving in nb, Gan Guoyang was a little confused by the ever-changing nb arena. Fortunately, practice makes perfect. No matter how stupid a guy is, he will throw him on the court to play for half an hour every night, and he will know what to do on the court. What's more, Gan Guoyang is not stupid at all, he is very smart.

After realizing that Gan Guoyang is a smart and good seedling, Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang to go a step further, not only asking him to know what to do on the court, but also to achieve the level of doing what he wants to do on the court.

Players who can reach this level, one is a superstar, they can change the course of the game as they wish;

Gan Guoyang still doesn't know that Ramsey has such high demands on him. After the start of the second quarter, he sat on the sidelines and began to watch the games on both sides continue.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides were on the bench, but the Blazers had Drexler leading the lineup, while the Celtics brought up Bird, who was replaced in the 8th minute of the first quarter, so that Bird started the second quarter with the bench.

The Celtics took the lead, and Bird, the ambiguous all-rounder, began dribbling half court at point guard, with Drexler guarding him.

Bird's speed is not fast, and there is no rossover, he just dribbles slowly on the outside.

Since McHale and Parish are not on the court, the Celtics' inside offense has little threat, and their positions are also very open, which is a typical 1-4 position, and there is no position below the free throw line. player of.

On the Blazers side, Gan Guoyang was also absent, and Norris, an offensive insider, came off the bench, so the Blazers' three-second zone was also empty.

At this time, Bird, who was bent over, suddenly hit the ground with one hand and passed the ball. The ball went directly to the inner arc of the free throw line at 45 degrees from the right. In this position, Danny cut in from the left with a screen. - Angie!

Angie got rid of Colter's defense and cut in with the cover of his teammates, but he didn't completely get rid of the Blazers' defensive range. Norris and Colter followed up.

Ainge's physical fitness is not outstanding, and he can gain a foothold in the league in addition to his shooting and intelligence, but also because of his solid basic skills. Quickly picked the ball to the basket with a low layup.

Go in! At 24:29, the Celtics scored two points with a simple match.

"Gan, what do you think of this ball?" Adelman, who was sitting next to Gan Guoyang, suddenly asked Gan Guoyang.

Adelman's voice was hoarse and deep. Gan Guoyang was slightly taken aback when he heard it, and then thought for a while and said: "It's a very simple and clear cooperation, but if I'm on the court, Angie will definitely be overwhelmed by me!"

The ball was blocked or went into the basket only by a few millimeters. Norris is shorter than Gan Guoyang, his arms are shorter, and his body is also thick. If Gan Guoyang is on the court, Angie's layup will most likely be missed by Gan Guoyang Slap out the bottom line.

"Then what would you think if I told you that Bird would never pass the ball when you were on the court?" Adelman asked again, his voice was like sand in his throat, with a kind of weariness. serious feeling.

But Gan Guoyang didn't know how to answer Adelman's question. In fact, he didn't believe it. Could it be that Bird had a success rate calculator in his mind, and that kind of attack had a high success rate. ball?That's too amazing.

"Maybe...but I think you should help me figure out how to complete three assists. I think it is harder than letting me hit a three-pointer. I managed to throw one in the All-Star Game." Gan Guoyang has a headache when he thinks about assists. In the past, whether he had an assist or not in the game was just a matter of chance.

"It makes sense for Mr. Ramsey to ask you to observe. Watching tape, sitting on the sidelines and watching the game, and standing on the court, these three feelings are different. Bird is the rhythm master on the court. He is a man who can do whatever he wants. like a magician, but not like a magician. Take a good look at the way he plays, sure, he won't always win, and he won't always be right, but he's amazing, trust me, you It can be done too."

Listening to Adelman's words, Gan Guoyang felt that he half-understood, but no matter what, he thought in his heart, "Nb coaches are fucking fools!"

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