The Golden Age of Basketball

According to official statistics this season, Gan Guoyang averaged 27.4 points per game in the regular season, of which 7.4 points came from the first quarter, 3.3 points from the second quarter, 11.7 points from the third quarter, and 5 points from the fourth quarter.

It can be seen from this that the first and third quarters are the main stages for Gan Guoyang to score points, especially in the third quarter, when Gan Guoyang shocked the league's "solar storm", 31 points in a single quarter were achieved in the third quarter. He also defeated the Celtics in one fell swoop.

And the scores in each quarter are not evenly distributed. For example, in the first quarter, Gan Guoyang is good at scoring points 6 minutes before the opening, because at this time both sides are in the warm-up stage, the defense is generally not too targeted, and his physical strength is also very strong. Okay, so Gan Guoyang will seize the time to score points, scoring six or seven points before the first timeout.

Then, at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, Gan Guoyang was mainly in a state of adjustment. At the end of the second quarter and the first half was about to end, Gan Guoyang would explode again.

In the second half, the key to set the tone in the third quarter, Gan Guoyang often exerts his strength in the middle and late stages of this quarter. At this time, the confrontation between the two sides will often become fierce. When Gan Guoyang exerts his power, his strong scoring explosive power will often be displayed in this quarter. vividly.

In the end, Gan Guoyang's scoring will continue until the beginning of the fourth quarter, but in the future, as the game draws to a close, if it enters the garbage time, Gan Guoyang will naturally not get any more points. The natural disadvantages of the player showed up. It is not easy to catch the ball as a center forward.

So Gan Guoyang didn't score too many points in the fourth quarter.

From the distribution of Gan Guoyang's score, we can see the characteristics of the Blazers' game rhythm. In the first half, we pay attention to the beginning and the end, start a good start and close a good end.

In the second half, focus on the combination of boxing attacks between the third and fourth quarters. This period of time is also the team's rotation period, but at this time it is necessary to seize the opportunity and make good use of reasonable formations to explode the advantage into a victory in one fell swoop.

In the playoffs, the targeting of the two sides was significantly strengthened. The Nuggets strangled the Blazers' two strongest scoring points at the beginning of the game. Gan Guoyang and Vandeweghe were originally players who lacked connection with each other. As expected.

In this case, Ramsey's strategy of insisting on Drexler's main attack finally worked, successfully breaking the blockade of the Nuggets and establishing an advantage in the middle of the third quarter.

At this time, the Nuggets ushered in a serious problem they had to face-the constant double-teaming in the first half caused the players' physical strength to suffer a transitional loss.

Doug Mo originally hoped to pinch Gan and Vandeweghe, and the Nuggets could gain a big advantage in one fell swoop, and then rely on the score gap to slowly wear it out. Drexler's outbreak disrupted his plan, and now the Nuggets Jin has no way to stop Gan Guoyang, who has broken free from the shackles, and has completed a fatal blow to them-this is not the failure of Doug Mo's strategy, but the difference in strength between the two sides.

"Gump took off the offensive rebound and made a layup! He also caused a foul by Cooper. His speed is really eye-popping, like lightning."

Gan Guoyang struggled to take off the offensive rebound. After landing, he hit the other side of the basket at a very fast speed and made a layup. Cooper pulled him up, but he didn't pull him down. He was fouled and added a free throw.

From Gan Guoyang's movements, it can be seen that this kid is very energetic. In the first half, apart from grabbing the rebounds as a screen, Gan Guoyang basically didn't do any sprinting or explosive movements, and saved his physical fitness well until the third quarter.

"Nate missed a jumper and the Blazers counterattacked. Gan began to actively seek positions again. Colter lobbed the ball and the Nuggets double-teamed, but Gan still squeezed in with the ball and pressed Cooper to hit a hook! And the first half Compared with the field, Gan was more determined, did not hesitate in the face of double-teams, and attacked with all his strength."

Musberg was only half right. Gan Guoyang was indeed more determined, but the more important reason was that the Nuggets players were a little tired, and the speed of double-teaming slowed down significantly. To play a big hook is to squeeze under the basket and directly hit a small hook, leaving him with nothing to do.

Doug Mo watched Gan Guoyang make an extra free throw and could only stand on the sidelines shaking his head, then looked back at Rasmussen, the "Gan Terminator" who was sitting on the bench. He was staring blankly at the field. At that time, the Nuggets were already 12 points behind the Blazers, and the third quarter was about to end.

Doug Mo thought about it, but he gave up the idea of ​​trying to replace Rasmussen. The young man was beaten by Gan Guoyang in the first game, and his self-confidence was severely hit.

Compared with black players, white players experience fewer setbacks, so sometimes they lack the vigor to compete for power. It is a rare exception for a rich man like Lambiel to compete with a black old man on the court to see who is more hooligan. It is normal for Germany to be born in such poverty.

Keeping Cooper on the court to fight against Gan Guoyang, the Nuggets' inside line tends to collapse, and Gan Guoyang plays more and more smoothly. As long as he gets the ball under the basket, the Nuggets fans will feel tight, knowing that it will be bad.

What's more terrible is that Gan Guoyang fired, and Vandeweghe also came to his senses. Driven by Drexler, the Blazers' strongest firepower trio finally showed their power.

Even if the Nuggets can continue to play smoothly on the offensive end, English can still make difficult jumpers, Leaf can also get to the inside to score points, and Knight is quite powerful in the low post. Lean toward the Blazers.

"Gan was double-teamed by three people with the ball, but he passed the ball to Drexler, and Drexler passed it to Vandeweghe on the right. Vandeweghe clicked, shook English, and broke through. Layup...passed to Gan again, and Gan dunked! Oh ~ perfect cooperation, the Nuggets have already collapsed."

When a team easily plays such a perfect teamwork, the defense is probably in a state of collapse. This collapse comes from psychology, from the sense of powerlessness of hopelessness in victory.

Facing the same 0:2 situation, last year's experience gave the Nuggets confidence, but seeing the score gap getting bigger and bigger, the total score will become 0:3 after losing this game, and the McNichols Center started An atmosphere of desperation spread.

Time is passing by little by little, and the Nuggets have no momentum to come back. Their style of play is too stable, and violent chasing points is not their characteristic, so they can only accept their fate and wait for death.

"Om~"

"The game is over! The Trail Blazers defeated the Denver Nuggets in the away game, making the total score 3:0. They also got the match point in the series and are in sight. It is a pity that the Nuggets failed to repeat last season. The momentum of pulling three rounds, I hope they can fully surround the home court in the next game. Congratulations to the Trail Blazers, half a foot has stepped into the conference finals."

After the victory, the Blazers were still very calm. Gan Guoyang and his teammates shook hands with the Nuggets one after another, and then they all went back to the locker room, leaving only Drexler on the field to accept media interviews. He scored a game-high 33 points, plus 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and was the best player in the game.

Basically, the Blazers will definitely be able to enter the conference finals, but compared with last season, they just completed the task of "not regressing". The real challenge depends on whether they can go further.

So the attention of the Trail Blazers coaching staff began to focus on the semifinals between the Lakers and the Rockets.

The day after the Trail Blazers and Nuggets game ended, the third game between the Lakers and the Rockets started in Houston.

The two sides started the third game with a score of 1:1, so the third game is also considered a "Little Heavenly King Mountain". If the Lakers win, they can regain the home court advantage. Metaphor.

Although the Lakers unexpectedly lost their second home game, they were still full of confidence before the game, and the outside world was generally optimistic about the Lakers. The Lakers even defeated the Celtics at home in 1985 and won the away game. The museum is naturally no problem.

But the difficulty of the game is beyond the imagination of the Lakers players.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is still a stable scoring point on the inside. In the last game, the skyhook, which was severely restricted, was once again an old man talking about being a teenager. He hit the double towers again and again, proving to everyone that he is still the strongest center in the league.

The magician can still send out exquisite assists. He and Worthy are unstoppable in their quick plays. The wonderful passes time after time make the Rockets' tall and tight defense line look full of loopholes.

On the side of the Rockets, the young Olajuwon challenged Kareem's authority. The hard training during the offseason allowed him to make small steps and enrich his offensive methods. In front of him was like paper.

Sampson is slightly inferior in comparison, but what really makes the Rockets and the Lakers trio stand apart is their tall, strong perimeter.

Although they can't block Magician's omnipresent pass, they can block other players' scoring channels-except for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magician, and Worthy. In front of the players, it is difficult to even look up at the basket.

The Lakers, who have always been good at physical strength and are good at running back and forth to kill their opponents, finally couldn't run in front of the young and strong Rockets.

The two sides were in a stalemate for three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers suddenly collapsed. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Worthy and Magician took less than 15 minutes of rest. They were finally exhausted by the Rockets.

The Rockets' main players had less time to rest, but they couldn't hold back the young and strong. The Rockets used a wave of 11:3 to destroy the Lakers, and the 8-point difference was maintained to the midfield. Unexpectedly, the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated.

奥拉朱旺40分12个篮板的表现闪耀全场，盖过了贾巴尔的33分4板6助5盖帽——天勾真的是竭尽全力了。

The Lakers are already in jeopardy.