The Golden Age of Basketball

Gan Guoyang's one pass and one stop, and Drexler's two dunks, all of a sudden broke the tension that enveloped the Blazers players. The two best players in the team began to play a role, and the other players naturally After taking reassurance, I began to concentrate on the game instead of being disturbed by other factors.

Because of the changes in the Blazers' defensive strategy, Gan Guoyang began to roam in a wider range, and the Blazers' defensive chaos became more active. It is the changes that Bellman brought to the Blazers this season, which has subtly affected the entire team.

However, Larry Bird still saw the opportunity. After receiving the ball on the left side, he made a fake move to sway Vandeweghe slightly, and then at a small angle, he leaned forward and made a jumper.

This is the personal ability of the Celtics players. Basketball games are like this. Sometimes personal ability can change the situation of the entire game, including Gan Guoyang.

If you want to compare shooting ability, Vandeweghe is really not inferior to Bird. Bird just scored one on Vandeweghe, and Vandeweghe immediately returned one.

"Gan took the ball, broke through the baseline, passed the ball, and Vandeweghe on the left caught the ball and made a jump shot. Gan played like an outside player. It is difficult to find another player in the league with post-up skills and face-to-basket skills like him. Such a good combination of inside players."

"That's right, I still remember that in his rookie season, his face-to-basket was relatively unfamiliar, and his back-to-basket skills were relatively monotonous. He learned a lot in one season." Two commentators were talking about Gan Guoyang's skills. Indeed, Gan Guoyang's face-to-basket breakthrough has become more and more powerful. It is really difficult for the tall and thin Parish to defend against him.

And this goal really reflects Vandeweghe's running ability. If it's an ordinary striker, seeing Gan Guoyang rushing in like this, he will rush to grab the offensive rebound or wait to return to defense in all likelihood. Vandeweghe It was indeed a clever counter-run to the bottom line on the weak side.

Larry Bird's slow lateral speed is a major flaw in his defense. Gan Guoyang may not be able to pass the ball, but as long as it is passed to Vandeweghe, the result is a proper score.

"Gan's pass is eye-catching. Few big players rush to this position and pass the ball. Usually they only see the basket... Let's see this ball, Parish catches it. Bird's pass, turned around and made a jumper! Parish's turnaround jumper tricked Jones' defense."

The Celtics' offense did not stagnate due to the changes in the Blazers' defense. They adjusted very quickly because they had too many independent scoring points, and all five players on the field could be used as the first offensive launch point.

As the dispatcher of the offense, Bird took over the baton from Dennis Johnson, received the ball in the middle, and after being surrounded by a double, he took two steps outside, and suddenly a pass was handed over to the card and placed in a good position in the hands of Parrish.

Jones was still a little slow to face Parish. Parish turned over with a feint, shaking Jones' center of gravity, and then immediately hit a jumper. The Chief's shooting touch is still very good.

In defense, the Blazers weakened the momentum of the Celtics to a certain extent, but there was still no way to contain the flexible offense of the Celtics. Fortunately, their offense has been greatly improved, and all points have begun to play a role .

"Gan came out to pick and roll Colter, and Colter made a jumper at the top of the arc! Hit, the Celtics did not choose to make up the defense, but let Colter shoot."

The Celtics attach great importance to the protection of the restricted area in defense. Large-scale oppression and rotation are not the strengths of the Celtics' defense. Disturb the opponent's defensive rhythm.

Therefore, a simple jumper like Colter's screen is the best way to deal with the Celtics, which is what Michael Jordan did in the first round.

But Colter is not Michael Jordan. The Trail Blazers started with four players scoring, but Gan Guoyang still did not open. After the first two shots failed, he chose to focus on defense and more on offense. Teammates create opportunities.

In the 8th minute of the game, the score between the two sides was 27:19. The Celtics still led the Blazers by eight points, and the two sides entered the lineup rotation period.

"Gan, rest for a while." Kenny Carr said to Gan Guoyang from the sidelines. Gan Guoyang was a little surprised, he didn't expect Ramsey to replace him so soon.

In the past, the Blazers' fixed rotation was that Gan Guoyang came off the bench in the 8th minute, and then Mitchell Sampson led the team to finish the first quarter, and Gan Guoyang re-entered the game before and in the middle of the second quarter.

But later, the rotation of the lineup changed. Gan Guoyang, who was younger and more physically strong, began to lead the team to the end of the first quarter, and even a few minutes before the second quarter, he would still be on the court. The middle and back of the second quarter.

"Take a good rest and leave the first quarter to your teammates. I don't want the Celtics to consume you." Ramsey said to Gan Guoyang.

Because the Celtics replaced Parish, it was Ramsey's old apprentice Bill Walton, the best sixth man of the season, the greatest white center, if Gan Guoyang still spends time in the first quarter Fighting with Walton, and then going to face McHale on the defensive end, Gan Guoyang will be exhausted in the first half.

For the purpose of protecting the trump card in his hand, Ramsey replaced Gan Guoyang, and then replaced Jim Paxson to replace Coulter, let Drexler hold the ball, and let the team accelerate at the same time.

The negative impact of Gan Guoyang's end on the defensive end to the Blazers is obvious. The Celtics showed the players of the Blazers a subtle and tacit cooperation. McHale and Walton frequently caught the ball in the paint and scored layups. , Jones and Kenny Carr want to stop the two best sixth men, it is not so easy.

However, with the support of Paxson and Drexler, the Blazers still clung to the score with the Celtics. The two are good at rushing and shooting, so that they will not lose in the contest between DJ and Angie.

Paxson even relied on his stronger and taller body to eat Danny Angie alone twice, and caused Angie's foul. Casey Jones had to replace Angie first.

At the end of the first quarter, Paxson also made a buzzer throw, which perfectly fulfilled his duties as a sixth man, and fixed the score at 36:30, with a difference of only 6 points.

In the first quarter of the finals, the Blazers players didn't seem to realize too much difference from the usual game. If they had to say it was different, it was the mood, which was extremely nervous. But after the quarter, this kind of The tension has almost calmed down.

Soon the second quarter began.

Gan Guoyang stood up from the bench, and after resting for 7 or 8 minutes, he was able to fight again with plenty of energy. This time, he must at least break the embarrassment of not scoring in the finals.

It was a matter of time before Gan Guoyang scored in the finals. After waiting for a quarter, the first point came very early.

"Gan came to the corner position, and he held the ball here again. His position was very shallow in this game, and it seemed that he couldn't get it in a place that was too deep... Gan directly shot the hook! The ball went in... a The 17-foot hook, it was Gan's first point of the game, it was incredible."

Dick Stockton hadn't reacted yet, Gan Guoyang looked like he was going to support at the bull's corner, Drexler and Paxson bypassed him respectively, but Gan Guoyang didn't pass the ball, but got up suddenly With a big hook, Bill Wharton, who was facing him, had no time to react, so he could only watch Gan Guoyang hit a long-range hook.

"Oh~" The fans at the scene couldn't help sighing. This hook seems to have brought back bad memories for them. When Gan Guoyang can hit the hook at this distance, it shows that his touch is recovering.

"**!" Larry Bird couldn't help cursing when he saw Gan Guoyang hit the hook. Although Big Bird was arrogant, seeing Gan Guoyang throwing such a ball made his heart skip a beat.

The point difference suddenly became 4 points, but Bird turned around and hit a mid-range jumper, and the point difference became 6 points again.

"As long as you can get in, I can get in." Larry Bird said to Gan Guoyang with great confidence.

Bird is qualified to say this. After Gan Guoyang scored the first point, he immediately made another victory. The 8-minute rest gave him plenty of physical strength. Bill Wharton couldn't stand Gan Guoyang pushing all the way to the basket. Hook hit.

"The Celtics' interference with Gan's ball seems to be less strong than in the first quarter. Of course, the height of Drexler and Paxson on the outside also allows them to feed the ball better... But we see, Bird hit a [-] from the corner!"

Gan Guoyang just made one, and Bird immediately responded with a three-pointer from the bottom corner. Kexi, who had just played, was obviously still a little confused about the finals. Wide open shots from the baseline.

"I said, as long as you can enter, I can enter." Bird did not forget to say to Gan Guoyang.

"Bird is going to start a point war with Gan? Let's see, Gan got the ball on the left side, and he's going to go straight to the hook shot...Bird went up and knocked Gan's ball, no foul! Celtics Three-line fast break, Dennis Johnson, pass to Bird who kept up... Gan blocked Bird's layup from behind! Gan blocked Bird's layup!"

Everything happened too fast. Gan Guoyang just caught the ball on the left side and was about to shoot a hook. He is feeling hot now and needs to hurry up to score more points. However, Bird has a very good sense and made a judgment in advance, knocking out Gan Guoyang's ball .

However, during the fast break, Bird still took it lightly. During the fast break, Gan Guoyang ate a slap in the face, and he was knocked to the ground, but the referee did not call a foul.

"Tell you, if I don't enter, you don't want to enter either." Gan Guoyang looked at Bird who fell on the ground and said.