The Golden Age of Basketball

On October 10, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors went smoothly at the Memorial Stadium.

This season, the Warriors still give people a lot of expectations on the books. Their former No. [-] pick Barry Carroll returned, and the other players in the main lineup did not move, which is a real reinforcement.

The Warriors did nothing in the trading market, but they still found treasures in the draft, and they signed consecutive players in the free market as reinforcements.

But in the first game, they encountered the Denver Nuggets, the youngest in the Western Conference last season. After many adjustments with the lineup, they played against the Nuggets with extremely high tactical proficiency.

Despite Carroll's eye-catching performance and Mullin's good debut, they still lost to the Nuggets at home by 14 points.

Next, they will go to Portland to challenge the powerful Trail Blazers. Such an opening schedule is really not good for them.

For the Blazers, such a schedule is really easy and pleasant, especially for Gan Guoyang. His highest score in a single game in the regular season last season was achieved when the Warriors played against each other. At that time, the team was in a downturn and Gan Guoyang carried it alone Raise the banner and beat the warriors all over the place.

The Warriors seemed to be stimulated by that game, and tried their best to get back their No. [-] pick, center Carroll, in order not to let insiders like Gan Guoyang wreak havoc in their restricted area.

Carroll had been panning for gold in Italy for a year, so Gan Guoyang had only heard of the former No. [-] pick but had never seen him, let alone played against him on the field.

So before the start of the game, Gan Guoyang took the initiative to shake hands with the No. [-] center who had been "absent" for a year, and Carroll also reached out to touch Gan Guoyang's hand. Without saying anything, he turned around and stood in the middle circle to prepare jump ball.

Gan Guoyang had a hard time with Carroll. Before the game, he had heard that Carroll had a bad reputation, a lazy style, bad relations with the media, and greedy for money. Otherwise, he would not have gone to Europe for money. play ball.

In Europe, a player like Carroll who can average 20 plus 10 per game in the NBA in his prime will naturally make a big splash on the field and help the team win the national league championship. cup".

After returning to the NBA, Carroll chose his old club, the Warriors, and in the first game against the powerful Nuggets, he surrendered a good data of 21 plus 14, which also made him full of confidence in his future prospects in the NBA .

Before the game, Carroll learned that last season Gan Guoyang, a Chinese rookie, had become a big hit in the league, and he scored 43 points and 25 rebounds against the Warriors to shock the league.

Therefore, Carroll also wants to use this battle to prove his importance to the Warriors and the important changes he has brought to the Warriors. Gan Guoyang has become his number one goal.

Gan Guoyang didn't feel anything. He also watched some Carroll's game videos. It should be said that this is a very good inside scorer. He has excellent touch and shooting range. He has gorgeous footwork and is very skilled in various offensive methods. , and even he has a nice big hook.

At the same time, Carroll's defense is also remarkable, especially in his confrontation with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Gan Guoyang found that the effect of this guy's defense against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may be better than that of Moses Malone.

This is entirely due to Carroll's unique physical conditions, solid 7-foot height, extremely long wingspan, and agility, allowing him to interfere with Kareem's hook like Nate Thurmond.

However, Gan Guoyang still has full confidence in dealing with this old champion.

"Get ready, the game is about to start." Rush, the referee of this game, reminded Gan Guoyang and Carroll that he was going to throw the ball to start the game.

As the ball was thrown into the air by the referee, the two centers jumped at the same time, and the game officially began.

Gan Guoyang actually lost to Carroll in the scrimmage, which is enough to show that Carroll is indeed excellent in physical condition, and it also shows that his state is also maintained very well.

The Warriors took the lead in attacking. Their starting lineup was center Barry Carroll, power forward Larry Smith, point guard Floyd, shooting guard Terry Teagle and small forward.

The top scorer of the Warriors, Sauter was unable to enter the team's roster due to injuries. In the game against the Trail Blazers last year, Sauter was injured at the beginning of the game. I don't know if it is because of old injuries this time. he.

Without Sauter, the Warriors naturally focused their offense on Carroll on the inside.

Unlike the last game against the Suns, the Suns were weak on the inside. Gan Guoyang can focus more on defending the outside line, but now he must focus more on Carroll.

The Warriors throw the ball to Carroll on their first possession, and Carroll catches it in the low post on the right, a showdown between the teams' centers.

As soon as the two came into contact with each other, Carroll felt a strong force coming from behind. He held the ball and wanted to squeeze in, but found it difficult.

"This kid is really strong." Carol thought, this is the thought that almost all inside players who have played against Gan Guoyang for the first time will have.

Gan Guoyang resisted Carol like a rock, not giving Carol a chance to squeeze in.

But Carroll did not fight hard, he passed the ball back to the outside to readjust, and then Floyd lobbed the ball in again, and Carroll hooked directly after receiving the ball!

Carroll's hook is also a big hook, but it is not as chic as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Gan Guoyang, and it looks a bit blunt, but the speed is so fast that Gan Guoyang only has time to reach out on tiptoe.

"Shua!" The ball drew a falling arc, and finally fell into the net, the ball scored.

"Yes! Nice-hook! (Okay! Nice hook!)" Carroll looked very excited after scoring a goal. He clenched his fists and shouted, as if demonstrating to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang doesn't care much, his temper is much better now than in his rookie season, and he doesn't care much about some insignificant provocations.

"Do you want to give him back one?" This was Valentine who approached Gan Guoyang and said to him.

"No, play according to the tactics, ignore him, I will teach him a lesson later." After speaking, Gan Guoyang sent the ball to Valentine, ran slowly across the half court, and started to attack.

Gan Guoyang came to a high position to cover the Blazers' perimeter. This season, the Blazers' starting lineup has been adjusted, and Drexler has become the starting shooting guard, so their tactics in positional offense have also changed.

The "c&s" (running, catching and shooting) and air-cut counter-running tactics implemented by Paxson in the past are not suitable for Drexler. This guy's shooting ability is really not good.

But Drexler has excellent breakthrough ability and excellent low-post skills, and he began to exist more as the starting point and breakthrough point of the team's tactics.

Vandeweghe's responsibilities have also changed accordingly. His ratio of inside and outside offense is getting more and more outside. You must know that he played a power forward in the Nuggets, and now he has gradually become a complete small forward.

In addition, a more important tactical starting point is the pick-and-roll between Drexler and Gan Guoyang. This duo who played a huge role in the playoffs has become a pioneer after training in the training camp. The enemy weapon.

Valentine handed the ball to Drexler after halftime, and he began to move away from the defense himself.

After Drexler got the ball, with the help of Gan Guoyang's cover, he went straight to the inside of the Warriors from the middle!

The Warriors players switched defenses in the face of the pick-and-roll between the two, and Carroll went to defend Drexler.

Drexler didn't retreat in the slightest against Carroll's defense. He used his speed to quickly throw off Carroll by a position and directly hit the basket.

Drexler didn't choose the more knee-intensive dunk, but before Carroll's slap came up, he flicked his fingers lightly. The ball spun in the air and passed Carroll's fingertips. fell into the basket.

"Yeah!" A warm cheer erupted in the Memorial Stadium. Drexler's shot was obviously more exciting than a dunk, and it was a beautiful singer-roll.

During the offseason in Houston, Drexler practiced this skill hard, and after the injury, his legs have to be protected, but his hands are not idle, he will hone his hand skills every day .

Last season, he seemed a little blunt in the game, but now he has matured.

However, the Warriors' counterattack came quickly, and it was still Carroll. They didn't stop playing positions, but quickly pushed the ball into the frontcourt while the audience was still cheering.

Carroll was positioned at the corner. Gan Guoyang hesitated after seeing his position. He didn't know whether he should step forward to defend, while the other players of the Blazers were still looking for their opponents.

At this time, Floyd passed the ball to Carroll, and without hesitation, Carroll shot directly from the corner, a 15-foot jumper.

"Shua!" Two points hit again!It seems that Carroll's opening touch is quite good.

And Carroll also smiled all over his face after scoring the goal, and at the same time shook his head helplessly.

Gan Guoyang remained unmoved, continued to serve in the backcourt, and continued to cover for his teammates in the frontcourt and pass the ball.

Ramsey made arrangements before the game. At the beginning of this game, we should play more outside shots and practice more tactics, and strive to further improve the tacit understanding of the players. After all, the Warriors are not a strong team, so they can be used for training.

Gan Guoyang also followed the guidance of the head coach and did his job well in the first quarter. He did not give his best in defense, but "let" Carroll score again and again.

After scoring two goals first, Carroll also hit the iron while the iron was hot, and then scored five more points, one of which still caused Gan Guoyang's foul and made an extra penalty.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides scored 25:23, and the Warriors even led by 2 points.

卡罗尔得到9分4个篮板1次盖帽，而甘国阳只有2分3个篮板，老状元似乎占得了先机。