The Golden Age of Basketball

As an emerging team that just entered the league in 1980, the Dallas Mavericks quickly got rid of their ugly appearance and successfully completed their rise by relying on high-quality draft picks for several consecutive years.

After a bitter first season in 1980-1981, the 1981 draft became the Mavericks' Taobao hypermarket.

They first used the precious No. [-] pick to win DePaul University's Mark Aguilar, a short forward with powerful attacking power, and quickly became the number one star of the Mavericks.

Immediately afterwards, they selected Kansas State University's Blackman with the No. 9 pick in the first round. He and Aguili formed a backcourt duo that made the entire league terrified a few years later.

In addition, the Mavericks also picked up a treasure in the second round of the draft that year. They won Joey Vincent with the first overall pick in the second round and the 24th overall pick. Surprisingly, Vincent Center, the second-round "champion pick", averaged 214 points per game in the first season, even higher than Aguilar, the top pick!How could Maverick not feel that he had found a treasure.

These three 1981 rookies quickly grew up and became the core skeleton of the Dallas Mavericks lineup. The 1983-1984 season became the explosive season of this lineup. Into the semi-finals.

It's just that in the semifinals they encountered the Los Angeles Lakers, the fantasy division of the West, and were eliminated without any suspense.

The draft in 1984 was full of talents, and it was recognized as a big year in the draft. The Mavericks knew that their opportunity to strengthen came again, and this time they wanted to supplement the strength of the inside.

But this time the Mavericks miscalculated. They did not reap as much as they did in 1981. After the three destined superstars, Olajuwon, Gan Guoyang and Jordan, were selected away, the Mavericks missed the last inside superstar embryo Instead of Charles Barkley, he chose Jordan's fellow coach, Sam Perkins. [

It's hard to say that the Mavericks' choice was wrong. Sam Perkins' performance in college is worthy of his pick. The first season after coming to the Mavericks should be said to be quite satisfactory, averaging 11 points and 7 rebounds per game in the season , is a qualified insider, but is far from the ideal of the Mavericks.

Compared with last season, the Mavericks' results are not advancing but regressing. Part of the reason is Aguiler's decline in state, and the other part is that the Mavericks let go of the main power forward Pat Cummins in the 84 season. Think Perkins can replace Cummins' position.

As one wished, the Mavericks dropped to sixth place this season. Their opponent is the rising Portland Trail Blazers. The reason why the Trail Blazers can rise is because of the team's rookie, Gan Guoyang.

For the Dallasites, they can only envy and hate silently in their hearts, who made the Blazers play so badly.

Bringing this kind of emotion into the game, the Dallas people naturally wished to tear the Blazers into pieces and let them come in standing and go out lying down.

Therefore, when the Mavericks ended the first half with a 64:55 lead over the Trail Blazers at their home court, the fans of the Mavericks were all happy and crazy. They felt that the Mavericks must be sure to win the game , because no one in the Blazers can limit the offense of Aguili and Blackman.

"Our defense is completely lost! Do you think they lost more than 40 points in the last game, and they will disarm and surrender in this game? No! They won't! They will only perform better" Come and wash away the shame of the last game! If you don’t realize this, then this shame will be on our heads!” During the intermission, Ramsey yelled at the team in the locker room.

The performance of the Blazers in the first half was mediocre. The young players were still affected by the away game. The most direct performance was that the Blazers made an astonishing 13 turnovers in the first half. In the last game in Portland, they There were no more than 9 mistakes.

The direct impact of the high turnover is that the Mavericks' backcourt double-gunned counterattacks and continued to lose points; the deeper impact was that the Blazers' offensive rhythm was disrupted, and their quick counterattacks were completely unable to fight.

Gan Guoyang was also just as Ramsey expected, it was difficult to get another chance to play in the first half. The Mavericks launched a car-to-car battle against Gan Guoyang, dispatching troops in turn to harass Gan Guoyang.

This is completely the treatment of a superstar, but Gan Guoyang's strength has not reached the level of a superstar after all, especially his playoff experience is too little.

In the first quarter, he fell into the defensive trap of the Mavericks. He sat on the bench early to rest because of two consecutive fouls in the card position; In the first 6, there were no free throws, and only 2 points were scored. Compared with the previous game, it was really a double sky.

The Blazers played normally, still being the number one scorer on the outside, Vandeweghe and Sampson on the inside. The two veterans decisively took over the gun when the young players were ups and downs, and kept the point difference within a catchable range. Inside.

But if the Trail Blazers still can't defend against the Mavericks' double guns in the second half, and the offense can't blossom more at the same time, they will have a lot of bad luck in this away game, and Gan Guoyang's phrase "to die for the Dallas people" will also become a joke. .

"Show your courage and completely knock down the Mavericks in front of the Dallas people. I want to tell you that there is nothing more pleasant than knocking down the opponent at the door of the opponent. Now that the Mavericks can play in Porter Lan can do it, then we can also kick their ass in Dallas!" Ramsey made the final mobilization, and Ramsey always knew that the poor performance of the Blazers in the first half was still a matter of state. Tactically, the Blazers No major mistakes. [

The halftime time passed quickly, and the Blazers did not stay in the locker room, but came to the court early. This is because the Mavericks players may still be making tactical arrangements in the locker room.

"Come on the court and feel the 'praise' from the away fans. This will give you strength." As soon as they entered the court, the Blazers players could hear the booing of the fans Voice.

"Hey Gan! You should be a good cook! Or go to work at a gas station! Instead of standing here and playing!" Some fans on the sidelines started yelling at Gan Guoyang, and many fans nearby said All laughed.

When the game reached halftime, not only the players entered the state, but some fans who had drunk a little wine also entered their roles one after another, and began to mentally attack the Blazers players.

Gan Guoyang glanced at the fan sitting behind the technical table, that guy was holding a beer in one hand, and raised his middle finger at Gan Guoyang with the other, with a smile on his face that didn't deserve beating.

Gan Guoyang silently recorded the position of this guy's seat, and at the same time, the Mavericks players re-entered the field, and there was immediately thunderous cheers from the scene. This is the advantage of the home team. No. [-], everyone else is a supporter.

In the second half of the game, amidst the noise, it restarted.

The Trail Blazers took the lead, and they still had a fixed starting lineup. Valentine and Drexler took control of the backcourt. Drexler's performance became more and more stable at the end of the season, including the postseason Both games were excellent.

In this game, Drexler was holding back his energy to perform well, but he was under too much pressure and his performance was mediocre, and it was very difficult for him to face the experienced Blackman on the defensive end.

"Let go and play Clyde!" Gan Guoyang said to Drexler when he stepped forward to cover for Drexler on the first ball at the opening of the second half.

After finishing speaking, Gan Guoyang blocked Blackman in front of him with a solid single block. Drexler saw the gap and quickly rushed in from the left with the ball.

Stop jump shot!

Drexler took the shot 10 feet from the basket.

"Boom!" The goal was missed, and Drexler seemed to be a little impatient.

But the direction of the ball just flew towards Drexler. Drexler took off continuously. His jumping ability was unstoppable, and he took the rebound off Perkins' head.

After getting the offensive rebound, Drexler dribbled the ball and stepped forward. Facing the blocks of two Mavericks players, he still put the ball into the basket and scored two points!

"Well done Clyde!"

"You have to work hard Gan, my score is higher than yours." Drexler said to Gan Guoyang.

Both of them only scored 6 points in the first half, one was 6 for 2, the other was 5 for 2, both of them played poorly.

"But I beat you twice..." Gan Guoyang said with a smile.

However, Drexler was in no mood to reply. He had to closely guard Blackman. Blackman had already scored 18 points in the first half, and he couldn't be allowed to do whatever he wanted.

Blackman was known for his strong offense in college. He once appeared on the cover of Sports Weekly magazine because of the lore shot of Oregon State University. This goal allowed the University of Kansas to reach the top n1981 in 16.

In the Mavericks, Blackman is also a well-deserved second-in-command. He and Aguirile are often not bright in the east and bright in the west, punching the old master to death with random punches. Their offense is too powerful.

This relatively thin guard is proficient in all scoring skills, especially his superb dribbling skills and breakthrough ability. It is difficult for any defender to stop his scoring.

"You can't stop me, you can't stop me, do you understand?" Blackman dribbled from the three-point line while the Mavericks were attacking, and said to Drexler who was defending him.

It was really difficult for Drexler to block him, because Blackman was too fast, and just as he finished speaking, he suddenly dribbled away with a change of direction and Drexler broke through from the left.

Blackman has narrow shoulders and a relatively small frame, and it feels like he's slipped under Drexler's armpit.

Such a player is the most destructive to the opponent's defensive system, because one person can't defend him at all, and someone must come to defend him.

In the first half, due to Gan Guoyang's premature foul, the Blazers were relatively empty inside for a long time. Even if Gan Guoyang played, he didn't dare to make up the defense easily. Once he fouled three times in the half, it would be troublesome.

But in the second half, Gan Guoyang would not let Blackman enter the three-second zone casually.

He blocked the route leading to the basket on the left side at the fastest speed, and at the same time waited for Blackman with open arms. He now knows that when dealing with Blackman, he cannot reach out casually. Blackman's foul-making ability can One by one.

However, Blackman was really fast. As soon as he saw Gan Guoyang blocking him, he immediately slowed down, but before Gan Guoyang posted it, he changed direction again with a feint, and slipped from the left to the bottom line!

Gan Guoyang retracted his arms. He couldn't stop the foul. As soon as he saw that Blackman was still walking towards the baseline, Gan Guoyang took advantage of the trend and pressed towards the baseline, trying to squeeze Blackman to the baseline.

But Blackman was like a loach. Before Gan Guoyang pressed up, he got through the gap, jumped behind the backboard and went straight to the basket!

"Boom!" But Blackman's layup was unsuccessful!The tried and tested breakthrough in the first half was followed by Drexler this time, and a big hat was nailed to the backboard!

Blackman's ball was too unique. He didn't choose to pass the ball, but was successfully defended by Drexler. This defense was not only due to Drexler, but also Gan Guoyang's oppression made Blackman not very good. The shot space and opportunities.

"Ome-on, run!" Drexler couldn't help sending out a block and also got a rebound. He was going to launch a fast break!

The Blazers didn't start their fast break in the first half because they made too many mistakes. Now Drexler slowed down a little during the fast break and began to pay attention to the Mavericks' defense and teammates' running positions.

As a center forward, Gan Guoyang has the same fast-break awareness as a forward. Drexler just started running, and Gan Guoyang has already flown to the frontcourt.

But the Mavericks' insiders Perkins and Bryant also returned to the basket, and it seemed that there was no chance of a fast break.

However, the Mavericks' defense did not take shape, and their positions were still scattered. Drexler saw Gan Guoyang open his hands in the low post on the right to get a position, and knew that this was an opportunity to cooperate.

He quickly passed the ball to Gan Guoyang, who was in the low position. As soon as Gan Guoyang took the ball, he was immediately double-teamed by Perkins and Bryant.

Gan Guoyang didn't want to attack by himself, he passed the ball back to Drexler. At this time, Drexler had already cut to the basket from the middle!

A beautiful two-person cooperation, an outside pass, an outside cut, a low pass inside, Drexler caught the ball and scored two points with an easy layup!

The Blazers scored 4 points in a row in the second half. The score between the two sides was already 64:59, and the gap came to 5 points.

"Beautiful pass!" Drexler and Gan Guoyang celebrated by high-fiving. In this series, the Blazers, the pair of young twin stars, finally began to show the power of being a match.

In the regular season, Drexler played as a substitute most of the time, and actually didn't have much time to play with Gan Guoyang on the court.

The most cooperation between the two on the court is that after Gan Guoyang took off the rebound, he passed a long pass to Drexler to launch a fast break, but this kind of ball is only once or twice a game.

In the second half of the season, as Delexler was promoted to the starting lineup, the cooperation between the two began to increase.

The power of such a combination has finally begun to play out on a superstar stage like the playoffs. In the second game, Gan Guoyang scored a lot of points from his cooperation with Drexler.

Now, in the second half, the exquisite cooperation between the two has once again become the team's point-chasing weapon.

"Press them! Put them on pressure!" the Mavericks' head coach yelled from the sidelines. What he was most afraid of seeing was that the Blazers' offense would regain its sense.

However, the Mavericks are not a strong defensive team. If they want to put pressure on their opponents, they mainly rely on crazy offense.

In this game, they also have the bonus of home court advantage, which is why they were able to force the Blazers to make mistakes again and again in the first half. Now, the young people of the Blazers have recovered, and it seems that it will not be so easy for them to press the Blazers again. .

In the offense, the Mavericks also suffered a major setback. Their top scorer, Aguirile, injured his finger while fighting for rebounds with Vandeweghe in the third quarter and had to go off the court for treatment.

The Mavericks, who lost their generals, finally lost their lead in the first half in the middle of the third quarter. After Gan Guoyang received a pass from Drexler, he broke through the middle and scored a dunk. The Blazers overtook the Mavericks 77:76. point.

"t's-for-you-bby! (This is a baby for you)!" Gan Guoyang, who "holds vengeance", said after passing the technical stage after a dunk, pointing at the fan who taunted him at the beginning of the second half, He could see that the fan's face was flushed with anger.

"Fuk-you! (Grass Nima!)" The drunk fan saw the team being overtaken by the Trail Blazers, and also watched Gan Guoyang's recovery, so he could only point the middle finger at Gan Guoyang.

But this is not over yet, Gan Guoyang didn't score a goal later, so he had to run to the side of the technical table and say "t's-for-you-bby" to the fan

In this game, from the third quarter onwards, Gan Guoyang said 10 sentences "t's-for-you-bby" in front of this poor fan, including 4 free throws.

Under the leadership of Gan Guoyang and Drexler, the Blazers returned to their normal state. Once they regained the lead, they did not give the Mavericks too many opportunities.

Affected by a finger injury, Aguiler's performance in the second half was much worse. He scored 20 points in the first half, but only scored 10 points in the second half. He and Blackman both scored 30 points, but they couldn't stop the Blazers. Away to get this victory.

122:109, a big score of 2:1, the Blazers won the match point with a continuous and easy victory.

Gan Guoyang scored 20 points in the second half and 26 points in the whole game. Although he can't compare with his performance in the second game, it is still good enough.

Ramsey originally thought that Gan Guoyang could only score 15 points in this game, but Gan Guoyang's performance in the first half almost confirmed Ramsey's idea.

The buzzer sounded at the end of the game, and the fans on the scene had almost left, and the ones left were all fans who were willing to accompany the team to face defeat.

Gan Guoyang and his teammates will leave with a victory.

"Hey! t's-for-you!" Gan Guoyang suddenly heard someone talking to him when he walked into the player tunnel. He turned around and found that it was the fan who was competing with him on the sidelines.

And he was holding a picture he drew in his hand. On it, a No. 11 player fell to the ground and was stepped on the ground by another No. 24 player.

Needless to say, No. 11 must refer to Gan Guoyang, and No. 24 is naturally Aguili, but this time Aguili was unable to perform at his full strength due to an unexpected injury.

"Unless you buy a team to play against the Trail Blazers, you will never beat me!" After finishing speaking, Gan Guoyang left. After winning the game, he didn't want to care about the fans.

Gan Guoyang did not expect that this fan who competed with him would actually buy the team later. He was Mark Cuban who started his business in Dallas at the time.

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