The Golden Age of Basketball

The Detroit Pistons are one of the earliest teams in the NBA. Even before the NBA League was established, the Pistons had already been established in 1941. Of course, they were still in Fort Wayne at that time.

The name of the Pistons team comes from its founder, Zoellner, an automobile piston manufacturing giant. From the beginning of its establishment to joining the baa (the predecessor of the NBA), the Pistons have always been a strong team at that time. Although they failed to win the championship, they did not. In 55 and 56, he reached the Finals, but lost to the Lakers who were still in Minneapolis at the time.

In 1957, the Pistons moved to the industrial city of Detroit. This relocation was the same as the Rockets' relocation from San Diego to Houston. The name of the team couldn't be more appropriate.

But after coming to Detroit, the performance of the Pistons has not improved. Neither the future mayor of Detroit Dave Bing nor the powerful center Bob Lanier can lead the Pistons even closer to the championship.

It wasn't until 1981 that the Pistons got the first stone in the cornerstone of the team-Isiah Thomas. This inconspicuous little man began to become the soul of the Pistons.

In the next few seasons, the Pistons started all kinds of magic operations in the draft and trading market. In November 1981, they traded from Seattle to Vinnie Johnson, and they had plenty of firepower on the bench; Bill, the inside has a meat shield and a shameless defender; in 11 they changed the coach to Chuck Daly, the team has a brain and a spiritual leader; in 1982 they picked Joe Doo in the draft Mars, with an excellent defender and a stable scorer in the backcourt; in the 1983 trade market, the Pistons got "Beef Guy" Rick Mahon again, and there was a defensive coolie at the power forward position. Form the second general of Hum Ha.

A relatively complete starting lineup plus coaching combination has been formed. What the Pistons currently lack is an all-around inside substitute on the bench, a powerful offensive small forward and an x ​​factor.

Among them, the lack of offensive small forwards made the Pistons unable to catch the opponent in the game against the Trail Blazers at home on February 2 at the Joe Louis Arena (the original home silver top arena was temporarily unavailable due to damage) Attack the weakest link, which greatly reduces the pressure on the Blazers.

Since Drexler was also absent from the game due to a cold (probably infected by Gan Guoyang), Paxson was mentioned as the starter, and Terry Porter continued to be the starting point guard. Valentine has been reimbursed for the season. He will not be able to participate in the remaining games, including the playoffs.

After the opening game, the Pistons at home quickly entered the state. First, Thomas faked past Porter near the free throw line, and then made a forward-leaning jumper, opening the scoring for the team.

After that, the Pistons' power forward Kent Benson made another difficult left-handed hook, which also caused a foul by Mitchell Sampson, and an additional penalty was added. The Pistons started 5:0.

But the Blazers already have the demeanor of a strong team. Although Porter is a rookie player, he has won the essence of the team's offense in the Blazers for most of the season. That is Ramsey's three words "run, run, "run" is to highlight a fast word.

After serving, he quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, and then relied on Gan Guoyang's pick-and-roll to go directly to the basket and change hands for a layup when the Pistons' defense was not in place. At this time, Lambiel was still at the free throw line and had no time Take your seat.

The Pistons are also very fast. Although Daly began to make defensive changes to the team this season, under the league environment at that time, the fast style of offense in the regular season was always more efficient than the slow play. The Pistons who just lost points Immediately a long pass was passed to Thomas.

Thomas hit the frontcourt straight like the wind, and the Blazers players rushed back to the defense, but Joe Dumars had already settled down on the left baseline at this time, and Thomas made an accurate pass to Dumars. In the hands of Mars, Dumars raised the knife and made a 15-foot baseline jumper, 7:2.

"The offense is as fast as a whirlwind. I have to admit that the two teams have many similarities in their offense. The rapid advance, precise wing shots, and timely follow-up inside are simply carved out of the same mold. .” Said the narrator of Detroit’s local TV station.

He was right. In terms of offensive style, the Blazers and the Pistons do have many similarities. Especially in this game, Drexler did not play, and the Blazers started with Paxson. So the similarities between the two That's more.

The two wings in the fast break quickly opened up, and the middle line made a strong breakthrough and the inside line followed up. It is certain that the offensive routines they practiced in training must be similar.

This is also the legacy of the "offensive basketball" of the two teams in the previous seasons. The concept of fast offense and easy scoring has been deeply engraved into the players' game habits.

So from the first quarter, the two sides started a confrontational battle. The hit rate on both sides was extremely high, and the offensive and defensive transition speed was also very fast. As a center, Gan Guoyang had almost no chance to get singles with the ball, but relied on tipping during a fast break. Get two points.

Because of this, he and Lambiel are still at peace, the physical confrontation between the two is not fierce, and Lambiel also pretends to be pure in a daze, coupled with his good face, he is really inhumane Harmful feeling.

The first quarter should be said to have been uneventful. When the Blazers were behind in the opening, they rushed back point by point. In the last attack before the end of the first quarter, Vandeweghe threw wildly from outside the three-point line. After hitting one, the ball naturally bounced out of the basket, but Gan Guoyang had quick eyes and quick hands. Before reaching the point, he took off and overwhelmed Lambiel, and tapped the ball into the basket with his left hand!

Since the ball was a long-range three-point shot, it bounced very high. Gan Guoyang took off with all his strength. After getting the ball in the air, he wanted to dunk the ball in, but there was not enough time, so he could only touch the ball to try to get the ball. go in.

The goal was scored, and the Blazers overtook the score and ended the first quarter with a 35:34 lead. However, Lambiel was overwhelmed by Gan Guoyang and made up a goal. The Prince of Darkness who had been silent for a quarter began to play tricks.

Compared with bouncing, he is basically 0 in front of Gan Guoyang, a yellow race man. Naturally, he can't jump Gan Guoyang, but others are below, Gan Guoyang is in the air, and as soon as Gan Guoyang falls, this guy rises up, his ass arches his back, and wants to Gan Guoyang fell directly from his back.

Gan Guoyang was pushed up by his big butt in the air, and suddenly lost his balance. He was about to fall over his shoulder and was turned over by Ranbir. He subconsciously hugged Ranbir, and the two fell to the ground at the same time. .

"Beep, beep, beep!" The referee's urgent whistle sounded. When the two sides were about to leave the field at the end of the first quarter, the two performed a wrestling show. Immediately, they sprayed each other face to face.

Players from both sides also quickly separated the two. Although the Pistons had many bad boys, Gan Guoyang was definitely not the one to be bullied. The popularity of the players in the league was won by himself. , The whites' league can gradually flourish, most of it depends on his skills, and a small part depends on his relentless determination on the court.

Unlike the general American impression of the Chinese, Gan Guoyang is extremely aggressive on the court. Although he plays cleanly and rarely makes dirty moves, firstly, he talks endlessly about trash, and secondly, he always takes revenge. , just in the way of basketball.What's more, Gan Guoyang's strength is the best in the league, and no one is his opponent.

In many games this season, Gan Guoyang has also had conflicts with others. Generally, after fierce quarrels and slight physical contact, Gan Guoyang will immediately use his performance on the field to slap the opponent in the face. If it is a player who is against him, Gan Guoyang absolutely wanted to blow him up.

Gan Guoyang's roar was more effective than the referee's whistle. He pushed through the crowd and went back to the bench while speaking. Those Pistons bench players who came up and wanted to find trouble felt bored all of a sudden, and they didn't dare to approach Gan Guoyang. For the trouble, the boss Lambiel shrugged, they still have nothing to do.

A conflict that was very likely to erupt just disappeared.

"Gan did a good job, don't be impulsive, and focus on the game." Ramsey also praised Gan Guoyang's behavior of restraining himself and deterring opponents at the same time.

Gan Guoyang knew that Lambiel just wanted to make him angry and acted impulsively. Even if both of them were sent off, the Blazers would still suffer.

Of course, the current league dare not suspend Gan Guoyang at will.

After a small episode, the game quickly restarted. The two sides that were inseparable in the first quarter became more competitive in the second quarter. At this time, we can see the changes that have taken place in the two original offensive teams. The defense can be quite good when necessary.

After the start of the second quarter, both sides missed consecutive shots, and the score remained at 35:34 in the first quarter.

At this time, Gan Guoyang is still standing on the field, and Lambiel's defense against him is getting tighter and tighter. Rick Mahon is always around him. As long as Gan Guoyang catches the ball, he will definitely be double-teamed.

"Give me the ball!" Gan Guoyang yelled at Colter, who came off the bench, and he had already taken his position at the waist.

Colter did not hesitate, and immediately dropped the ball to Gan Guoyang, and Ma Hong also did not hesitate, and immediately came from the upper line to double-team.

But Gan Guoyang reacted very quickly. Ma Hong came from the top line, and Gan Guoyang quickly turned from the bottom line. He used 120% of his strength to squeeze the 260-pound Lambir, grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it hard towards the basket. go down!

"Bang!"

"Take-care-of-your-asshole, bill. (Take-care-of-your-asshole, Bill.)"