The Golden Age of Basketball

Gan Guoyang didn't stay on the court for a long time. After playing for 4 minutes in the second quarter, due to a faint pain in his right arm, Gan Guoyang finally got off the court for treatment and never returned to the court.

However, the inspired Trail Blazers, full of momentum, overwhelmed the Houston Rockets with extraordinary performance amid the cheers of more than 2 spectators at home and in the expectation of rushing to the finals.

Drexler became Frazier of the Trail Blazers in this game. After Gan Guoyang left the field, he single-handedly shouldered the offensive burden of the Trail Blazers. Get back all the points you didn't get after being absent.

Vandeweghe also played well. This pitcher who usually plays tepidly played really hard tonight. He tried his best in every attack and every defense.

This is a battle of willpower. The Rockets, who are not in the right place at the right time, finally failed to grasp the advantage brought by Gan Guoyang's injury. They struggled for three quarters, and finally fell to the tide of the Blazers in the fourth quarter. Under the attack, they stood in the noisy Memorial Stadium, like a small boat in the violent waves, isolated and helpless.

This is a feeling of being an enemy of the world, but unfortunately they have lost the courage to be an enemy of the world.

"107 to 89, 18 points advantage, 3 minutes to the end of the game, the Portland Trail Blazers, they are so close to the second Western Conference championship after 1977, from 1977 to 1986, it has been almost ten years Well, how many decades have there been in my life, anyway, seeing the Trail Blazers enter the finals twice in Portland is a perfect experience for me. The Rockets replaced Olajuwon and Sampson, They gave up resistance!"

With more than two minutes left before the end of the game, Bill Fitch replaced the Rockets' main lineup, which meant they gave up the game.

At this time, there was a little episode on the court. Waiters, who was on the bench for Olajuwon, walked to the sidelines and pointed at Olajuwon, meaning that the two exchanged, but Olajuwon remained unmoved and stood on the court. The upper and lower are unwilling to end.

Now Waiters was in a dilemma, standing on the edge of the field and didn't know what to do. The referee blew his whistle when he saw this, and asked Wen Fitch whether to change or not.

Under Fitch's urging, Olajuwon reluctantly left the field. In this game, Olajuwon scored 26 points and 10 rebounds. The veteran Jones did not hesitate to defend, so that Olajuwon failed to make a reversal Qiankun's performance.

Before the series, Olajuwon was determined to defeat Gan Guoyang. He was very close to this step, only one game away.

But since then, his mentality has changed. He has become impetuous. He is not as calm and composed as he was in the previous four games. He is a little impatient.

It can be seen from the shooting percentage that Olajuwon's shooting percentage in the first four games was 50.00%40.00, but dropped to [-]%[-] in the last three games[-], a drop of seven percentage points. His shot selection was not so cautious.

In the fifth game, Gan Guoyang scored 27 points in a single quarter, which made Olajuwon feel very frustrated. In the sixth game, Gan Guoyang hit a key jumper at the last moment, and Olajuwon suffered a fatal blow to his spirit.

In the seventh game, Gan Guoyang returned from an injury and was able to score 6 points in a row. Although he couldn't hold on to the end, these [-] points also took away some of Olajuwon's last fighting spirit, and he fell into resentment and mania. Nearly sent off for two technical fouls.

After leaving the field, Olajuwon wrapped his head with a towel and refused to watch the game on the field, but the cheers of the fans at the scene could still reach his ears, all of which stimulated this stubborn African center .

This genius's road to success is destined to be more bumpy than others, but his future brilliance will be even more dazzling. Sometimes the world is fair.

"Buzz~" The buzzer of the stadium sounded, and the game was over.

The red color bar fell from the sky, all the Blazers players embraced together, and the scene was full of joy. Nine years later, the Blazers once again stood at the top of the Western Conference. They won the highest honor competition with the Boston Celtics. qualifications.

At this time, Gan Guoyang was still in the locker room, and he never dared to return to the court after he was off the field. He didn’t dare to watch games that he couldn’t participate in. He was very afraid that his teammates would suddenly return to the locker room with their heads down. Room, and then say "sorry" to him.

Just when he was fidgeting, he vaguely heard the sound of cheers. Gan Guoyang stood up from his chair, but he didn't dare to go out.

But he didn't come out, someone came to pull him, assistant coach Behrman didn't forget Gan Guoyang in the locker room, ran in and shouted: "Hurry up and celebrate Gan! Everyone is waiting for you!"

After speaking, he dragged Gan Guoyang from the locker room to the court.

When Gan Guoyang came out of the tunnel and returned to the stadium, the Memorial Stadium reached a new stage, and the entire audience shouted "mvp" in unison to welcome their king.

At this time, Wang Fuxi also came down from the stage and hugged Gan Guoyang tightly. Ever since Gan Guoyang was injured, he hadn't focused on the game. If the team's locker room didn't allow outsiders to enter and exit, she would have rushed in. The locker room is over.

The Blazers team had already put on white T-shirts symbolizing the division championship. David Stern came to the scene, took out the silver trophy of the Western Conference championship, and handed it to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the field, holding up the Western Conference Championship trophy, and the scene reached its peak.

"This is a happy ending, but it is also the beginning of another journey. Let's meet again in the finals in June!" Xiao Enli was already too excited, and he was already looking forward to the start of the finals.

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After the on-site celebration, the Blazers team went to the largest hotel in Portland to celebrate with the whole team. Tonight must not be drunk.

This round of the series was ups and downs and thrilling. The Blazers were pushed to the edge of the cliff, but they came back to life. When they saw hope in the life-and-death battle, they were hit by injuries, but the players beat their opponents under the encouragement of the main general. Won the game and completed a shocking reversal of the series.

For every player in the Trail Blazers, this experience is a valuable asset in their player career. After experiencing such a series, they can be said to have completed a transformation as professional players. This transformation comes from the spirit, From the fighting spirit, from the heart.

From this moment on, no matter what they thought about basketball before, now they will have the heart of a champion.

Not every team that enters the finals can win the championship and have the heart of a champion, but if you want to win the championship, you must have this kind of heart. A kind of sublimation.

Their opponents in the final will be extremely powerful, but they are no longer afraid. Their trust in their own strength, trust in other players, and desire for victory will help them fight to the last moment.

Of course, at this moment, it was time to indulge in indulgence. The seven battles exhausted everyone. Physical fatigue was nothing to them. The exhaustion brought about by heavy psychological pressure was the most serious thing.

Everyone was venting to their heart's content, an old alcoholic like Kenny Carr was so drunk, even Vandeweghe, who didn't drink much, was so drunk.

Ramsey also drank a lot. These seven games made him lose a lot of hair on his head. Fortunately, his coaching career has continued, and his championship dream has not yet been shattered.

Gan Guoyang unexpectedly received an amnesty from Wang Fuxi. Wang Fuxi did not come with him, but allowed Gan Guoyang and his teammates to go to the carnival together. It’s okay if she doesn’t come home at night. She went home alone. .

It seems that no matter how stingy a woman is, she also has a generous side, because she can understand the man she loves deeply.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone was almost drunk. The team's rebounder Weinberg decided to take the players to the nightclub to relax. However, coach Ramsey must go back early, and Weinberg can understand, the old man There are more than 60 people, and my wife is still sick, so I should go back earlier.

But Gan Guoyang, the protagonist, wants to go back to the nightclub earlier, so Weinberg can't understand. In his opinion, there is no young person who doesn't like to play, not to mention that now is the time to have fun. A Portland girl who wants to climb into Gan Guoyang's bed every day can form a hundred basketball teams.

But Gan Guoyang still insisted on going back, and called Wang Fuxi to pick him up. In this regard, Weinberg lamented that Chinese men are too conservative, and could only agree to the request of the number one hero.

It's not that Gan Guoyang doesn't want to play, but he is really tired. Almost no one can really understand the shackles he has been carrying for a while-maybe the current Olajuwon can understand.

By the time Wang Fuxi drove Gan Guoyang back home, it was early in the morning, and Gan Guoyang's feet were weak from drinking, so Wang Fuxi had to help a 250-pound giant to walk home.

"Oh, be careful." Gan Guoyang stumbled on his feet and almost fell down. Wang Fuxi supported him with all his strength.

But Gan Guoyang fell into Wang Fuxi's arms all of a sudden, and buried his head among Wang Fuxi's pair of little white rabbits.

"What are you doing! Let's talk when we go back...you are too heavy!" Wang Fuxi blushed and wanted to push Gan Guoyang away, but he heard sobbing from his arms.

"Forrest Gump..." Wang Fuxi couldn't help hugging Gan Guoyang tightly when he heard Gan Guoyang's crying.

Gan Guoyang stood at his door like this, crying in Wang Fuxi's arms for 10 minutes.

Not for joy, not for sadness, just catharsis.

This seems to be a ritual. When he wipes away his tears, he will put aside the sufferings of the past and experience new challenges again.