The Golden Age of Basketball

Unlike the 60s, the Baker League is no longer a high-level league where professional players gather. Although there are street players in Philadelphia gathered here, and the game style is tough, these amateur young people cannot compete with the retired superstars, especially Irving. Two years, let alone a superstar in his prime.

Chamberlain is extremely talented and his physical fitness is unparalleled in the world. He is nearly [-] years old, and he can still call the wind and rain in the amateur arena, and he can also dunk on the opponent's head. This is why he likes to play games so much.

Today, Chamberlain really enjoyed playing, specifically, being abused by Gan Guoyang was very enjoyable. Gan Guoyang did not save face for Lao Zhang, and used his young body and superb skills to beat Chamberlain, who was in his 50s, all over the floor. tooth.

After the game, Chamberlain was finally unhappy and threw the ball away saying that he didn't want to play anymore. At that time, Gan Guoyang had already scored 50 points on Chamberlain's head, no matter how he made the shots, the flanking attacks of others were simply for nothing.

On the contrary, Dr. J still has the strength to fight Gan Guoyang. After all, he just retired, and everyone is playing for fun. Owen can often contribute wonderful dunks, which makes the audience cheer loudly, as if reminiscing about the glory of the past.

Sonny Hill on the side could see that Gan Guoyang was doing his best. Once a player of this level tried his best in the amateur arena, it would not have much impact on the result of the game if the others were replaced by primary school students. He decisively The game was called off, and I didn't want Chamberlain to lose face again.

But Dr. J signaled to Hill that he wanted the game to continue.

"Someone once said, Hammond was on top of me and scored 50 points in the half, but I want to say that's impossible, he can't score 50 points, but now, someone can score in the Baker League half. 50 points." Dr. J said to everyone.

In the game against Joe Hammond, who passed the ball at Locke Park, Destroyer thought he scored 50 points in the half, but Dr. J thought it was impossible. In the end, the duel between the two became a street legend. , is praised by people but no one knows the truth.

Gan Guoyang didn't even know if this was Dr. J's conspiracy. He made himself give his best in the Baker League, and then made Gan Guoyang weak in tomorrow's game.

However, Gan Guoyang's superb streetball skills still conquered all the people present. Everyone at the scene can see that Gan Guoyang is not playing orthodox basketball here, but has a strong street style. He is skilled in dribbling under the crotch Turning around like a top, it is hard to believe that he is a [-]-foot-[-] center.

Of course he didn't score another 70 points in the second half. He still wanted to save Chamberlain some face. In the end, he scored [-] points and led the team to an easy victory.

In the evening, Chamberlain was so angry that he didn't want to have dinner with Gan Guoyang, so he ran to the hotel alone to find a girl to spend the night with him, so Gan Guoyang and Dr. J found a small restaurant for some supper.

Before this game, the friendship between Gan Guoyang and Irving was not too deep. After all, the two were not players of the same generation. When Gan Guoyang had just reached his peak, Dr. J's basketball career was over.

In the few confrontations between the two, there was no grievance between the two. Facing the Philadelphia 76ers, Gan Guoyang had a deeper relationship with Moses Malone and Barkley—of course, he and Barkley were more bickering and angry.

This time, the two were able to sit down to eat something and chat. If Drexler knew about it, he would definitely be jealous of Gan Guoyang. Dr. J has always been Drexler's idol.

As an iconic figure in the NBA for a period of time, Dr. J is different from many black players. He is humble, elegant, and well-spoken. He has never been known for trash talking in the league, but a gentle and humble gentleman.

His dunks on the court also looked elegant and elegant, without the violence of Dominique Wilkins. In the interview after the game, he was the favorite of the media except Magic Johnson. He and the media Always on good terms.

In Philadelphia, Dr. J is also deeply loved. The small restaurant Gan Guoyang came with him is always free for Dr. J.

The two ate the Kansai veal imported from Japan, and chatted about everything, and they would definitely talk about basketball in the end. Gan Guoyang was most interested in the championship, of course.

Dr. J's championship in 1983 was hard-won, and the process was soul-stirring. He only lost one game in three series, creating a historical record for the NBA playoffs.

"Keep the absolute desire for victory. When you and your team reach a certain level, the mental strength will be extremely strong. The desire for victory will make you concentrate all your attention on victory and the championship. In practice, sometimes this is more important than anything else." When Dr. J talked about the 1983 championship, his deepest feelings.

"Sometimes, I'm just too casual and lack motivation, like in 1977, we thought the victory was going to happen, the championship was already in the bag, but it turned out...we were disgraced in Portland. And then year after year, Of course, Moses is very, very important, but I believe that without Moses, we can still win the championship in 1983, and our desire for championships has reached the limit."

"When your hunger for winning and championships goes away, there are times when the team is over, totally over, and we died badly in 1984, by the Nets . . . It’s like jumping off the ground and failing to open the parachute in mid-air. We thought we could open the parachute, and we had Charles, but it didn’t work. Actually, I understand, we didn’t have a parachute at all.”

When Dr. J talked about the champion, his eyes were still bright, but when he thought of the tragic failure in the following year, his expression darkened again.

Gan Guoyang sat there and listened quietly. He was already familiar with the stories of those champions, but hearing the ups and downs of those champions telling him the ups and downs was completely different.

Gan Guoyang believes that this is a transmission of spiritual power. In the eyes of those basketball superstars, Gan Guoyang is no longer a yellow-skinned boy from the other side of the ocean, but a superstar who can inherit the spirit of a champion.

"I believe that I will win the championship this year. Our state is unparalleled." Gan Guoyang said confidently, taking a bite of veal by the way.

"Hahaha, you are now the team with the highest odds of winning the championship, even higher than the Detroit Pistons. But, I bet, in the eyes of many old fans and NBA players, you are not the most powerful team in the championship contender." Dr. J said with a smile.

Gan Guoyang nodded after hearing this. He knew that from the record point of view, the Trail Blazers ranked first in the league, and the team's book strength is strong, but there are still many people who think that the Trail Blazers do not have the temperament of a champion. It comes from people's prejudice against Gan Guoyang, the pioneer core.

In the 1988 season, the Trail Blazers had a better record, and Gan Guoyang's data and performance were even better, but Gan Guoyang still lost to Jordan in the MVP selection. Quite a bit.

It was rumored at the time that the reason why Gan Guoyang failed to get the mvp and fell behind by many votes in the selection was that Gan Guoyang was a yellow man, and the NBA could not accept that their regular season mvp was a yellow-skinned foreigner.

Dr. J looked at Gan Guoyang, and after eating the last piece of meat on the plate, he leaned over and said to Gan Guoyang: "Your team is very strong, and the overall strength is very outstanding, but you still have to perform like an MVP, win an MVP, and show your respect to Gan Guoyang." Everyone proves that you are not only the best team, but the best players."

Up to now, Gan Guoyang’s performance on the rebounds is still stable, and the rebounding champion is basically in the bag, but his scoring performance has declined significantly compared to last year. After 11 games, his average scoring is “only” 24 points, although He already had two 40-plus games and two 30-plus games, but his scoring fluctuated a lot, and he often scored ten or so points in a few shots.

This is related to the overall tactics of the Blazers. What Adelman pursues is the reasonableness of the team's shots and the dispersion of scoring. Besides, several outside players have strong scoring ability. Gan Guoyang is also very happy to share the ball with his teammates.

"Of course, I don't want you to steal shots from your teammates. Your coaches will have their own arrangements. Taking shots is a bad thing. But I'm sure you can play better. Now your playing time is too much. Less, average 34 minutes per game, are you the same age as me? Your games will become more and more difficult in the future, and there will not always be a chance to solve your opponent in three quarters. Play a performance that shocks the league, and you will find that the kind of heart It will follow."

Listening to Dr. J's words, Gan Guoyang thought of his performance in the last dozen games, and he really felt like fishing for three days and drying the net for two days. When his teammates came to feel that he would sneak in, and if his teammates couldn't do it, he would go on top.

This kind of loose and tight state at the beginning of the regular season is acceptable, but as the season progresses and the teams run in well, the strong teams will get more and more into the state. By then, the Blazers will also have their own problems. Disease problems, tactical running-in problems, and schedule problems, the game will definitely become more and more difficult.

In fact, this six-game winning streak is a huge challenge. Gan Guoyang realizes that he should not be confident. Even if the Blazers' strength is indeed higher than other teams, in competitive sports, there is no room for negligence.

"I understand, even if it's just to catch a rabbit, you have to go all out." Gan Guoyang also said after eating the last piece of meat.