The Golden Age of Basketball

() The tail of June 1981 hastily swept by, and the fiery July has arrived.

It was another morning, and the Gan family members and the staff of the restaurant had breakfast in the restaurant as usual.This time, besides the three generations of grandparents of Gan Bingguang, father and son Gan Youwei, Gan Guoyang's cousin, Gan Guohui's mother, Qian Hui also came to the restaurant for dinner.

Although Qian Hui married into the Gan family, and the Gan family also had a restaurant with good business, but unlike the wives in other Chinese families in Chinatown, she did not work as a helper in the Gan's restaurant.Instead, he has a du li job, and it is also a high-status profession in the United States-lawyer.

As for how Gan Guohui, a fat chef, got the heart of a shrewd and capable female lawyer, and how Qian Hui fell in love with this greasy fat man, no one knows for the time being.

Gan Guohui didn't know either, he didn't dare to ask, because he was most afraid of his lawyer mother in this family.

"Mom... I... I finished eating."

"Well, put away the bowl, and then go home and finish the homework I assigned you. I heard that you play video games every day while I'm on a business trip?"

Qian Hui glanced at Gan Guohui, which startled the fat man.

"No! I do my homework every day. Guoyang is here these days, so I go to play basketball with him every day."

"So you're still going to play basketball today?" Before Gan Guohui could ask, Qian Hui already guessed from his son's words that he wanted to play again.

"No...I..." Gan Guohui didn't know what to say after being punctured by his mother. He knew that bargaining with his mother who was a lawyer would lead to death.

"Ah Hui, if Guohui wants to play, let him go. Now he goes to play with Guoyang every day. I think he is doing well. He has lost a lot of weight in the past few days." Gan Bingguang persuaded him from the side. For a powerful daughter-in-law, he also respects her three points.

"Okay, then go play. But you have to make up for the homework you missed!" Qian Hui still wanted to give her father-in-law's face.

Gan Guohui was finally relieved, and signaled Gan Guoyang to eat quickly.

"Ah Hui, are you going to stay for a few days when you come back this time? Are you still busy?" Gan Youtang asked his wife with concern. Qian Hui has been on a business trip for more than a month, and he is also quite worried.

"I will go to Washington in a while, and I will still try to win the Hinckley case."

"Oh, a man who assassinated the president, why should he defend him?" Gan Bingguang complained from the side, and he felt bad for his daughter-in-law who was away on business for so long.

"Assassinate the president?" Gan Youwei was startled when he heard that.

It turned out that the Hinkley mentioned by Qian Hui was John Hinkley, the murderer who assassinated US President Ronald Reagan in March 1981.This case is undoubtedly a high-profile case in the United States. For Qian Hui, getting the right to defend this case will be of great help to her career.

"Dad, don't worry about my affairs..."

"Dad, I'm done eating my cousins! Let's go!"

"Mom, Dad, Grandpa, let's go!"

At this time, Gan Guoyang finished his breakfast, and Gan Guohui couldn't wait to run out with the basketball, leaving the adults to talk about some messy things.

"Hey Guohui, are you so afraid of your mother?" Gan Guoyang asked the fat man on the way.

"It's more than just being afraid! You haven't seen my mother's horror! None of our family is not afraid of her!" Gan Guohui's back shivered when he mentioned his mother.

"Hey, you don't know your blessings because you are in the blessings. I don't have a mother yet." Mentioning his mother, Gan Guoyang looked a little sad.Dang Lei in later generations didn't know who his mother was, but Gan Guoyang's mother ran away with someone in this life.

"Hey, don't be like this, my mother will be your mother in the future! Although she is strict and has a terrible mouth, she has a good heart and a straightforward personality. She is not at all narrow-and-stingy like some women. Narrow). On our side, my mother is called 'Master Qian'!"

"Master Qian?"

"That's right! This shows that my mother is just like a big sister. But you can't say it in front of my mother, or you will die a miserable death!"

The cousins ​​chatted all the way to the old place, the small stadium in Union Square.

Chen Xing was still the same as the first time, already waiting for the two of them there.But this time he brought a basketball over by himself, and he has already practiced there.

Because he realized that if he didn't hurry up to practice, he would be surpassed by Gan Guoyang.

Since the three of them had a bullfight in the square on June 6, the three of them would gather here on time every morning and play basketball together all morning.

It was relatively easy for Chen Xing to beat the two of them on the first day. Although the two cousins ​​are so tall, his agility is better and his physique is stronger. Great progress has been made in all aspects.

After playing for a week, Chen Xing found out that the one-on-one fight with Gan Guohui was passable. Although the fat man was slowly recovering his strength, after all, Gan Guohui couldn't beat him before.

However, it became more and more difficult to fight Gan Guoyang.Not to mention the huge advantage brought by Gan Guoyang's 6-foot-3 (1 meters) height, the key is that his game has improved at an astonishing speed.

At the beginning, he could only shoot, and as long as he was disturbed, his shooting rate would drop greatly.Gan Guoyang is not proficient in basic dribbling, changing directions, breakthroughs, and layups. He can only rely on his height and touch to compete with Chen Xing.

Now, Gan Guoyang is very proficient in dribbling with his right hand. Although the breakthrough effect is not good under strong interference, he watched the fat Gan Guohui play like a model. He also pushed Chen Xing in with his buttocks. Then a turnaround jumper.

That's right, it's a turnaround jump shot. This relatively difficult technical move has become Gan Guoyang's trump card.As long as the touch comes, and with a height of 6 feet 3, Chen Xing is not at all different.

"Hey, Chen Xing! It's so early? You brought the ball to practice. If you bring another ball, there will be as many balls as there are people." Gan Guohui looked at Chen Xing who was shooting. He felt that there were always three people coming. Hit, there are a little too few people.

"How about we go to the beach court in the afternoon?" Chen Xing also felt the same way, so he suggested.

"Will those old blacks fight us?" Gan Guohui felt a little apprehensive at the thought of going to the seaside stadium.

"Why not? Why don't I go fight with them too! It's okay, I have cigarettes on me, and I'll just give them a few packs of cigarettes when I go." Chen Xing got it by relying on the cigarettes in his own convenience store. Opportunity to play with blacks. <! (Fuck the shit!)"

"Okay, stop bragging! You can't even beat me, let's practice again."

"Come here, who is afraid of who!"

The three of them started a bullfight all morning as usual.But this time, it was Gan Guoyang who beat the shit out of Chen Xing and Gan Guohui.

"Fuck! Guoyang, you are too fucking accurate, you can turn around, how can we play with this?" Gan Guohui, who was tired and out of breath, sat down on the ground, looking at Gan Guoyang who still had the strength to shoot there.

"No way, the feeling is coming, and I can't stop it."

"Swipe!" As he said, Gan Guoyang opened his hand and hit a jumper.

"Let's go to the seaside court in the afternoon, we can't stop you anymore, big cousin!" Chen Xing also looked weak at the side, losing his temper when he was hit by Gan Guoyang's turning jumper.

"Okay! Let's go to the beach court!"

Gan Guoyang is full of confidence now.In a week, he felt that he had changed from a beginner to a small achievement.Although playing against Chen Xing is a little bit dependent on his height, Chen Xing's foot is still very stable, and he is also very aggressive in the top. He is trained by playing against black people.

Gan Guoyang's ability to hit jump shots again and again under the uncomfortable situation of being pushed is not simply explained by "good touch".Obviously his game has improved a lot.

More importantly, Gan Guoyang had an idea in his mind, that is, although the nbalive2004 character setting ability did not attach to him that time, he felt that maybe those abilities were his future upper limit!To obtain these abilities, it is necessary to strengthen them through continuous practice.

In other words, what he gained was not ability, but talent.Talent is zero, practice is one.Without practice, no matter how many zeros or zeros there are, but with the practice of this one, this starting point, you can become tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands!

After the bullfight in the morning, the three of them found a McDonald's for a light lunch.

In the McDonald's restaurant, Gan Guoyang was deeply attracted by the basketball game being played on the TV.

"What kind of game is this?" Gan Guoyang looked at the TV, and the picture was a bit blurry, because the size of the TV at that time was relatively small, and it was displayed on a picture tube.

"Eh? Oh, that's a video, it's this year's McDonald's All-American Game!" Gan Guohui replied while eating a hamburger.

"This year's mvp is Aubrey Sherrod? From Wichita High School in Kansas. A shooting guard, about the size of his big cousin, left-handed. He's amazing!" Chen Xing also introduced.

"Sherrod?" Gan Guoyang has never heard of this person. In fact, this Sherrod's NBA career in the future is also an unknown passerby. This high school mvp is already his peak.

At this time, the TV camera gave a close-up of a player, and Gan Guoyang looked at him and felt familiar.He frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly remembered who this famous person was.

"Isn't this Michael Jordan!" It turned out that the man he saw was the future basketball god, the god of basketball, "flying man" Michael Jordan.

"Jordan? Who is Jordan?" Gan Guohui didn't seem to know every player who participated in the game.

"It's that guy from North Carolina. Which high school did he go to? I can't remember. It's not bad, he's a pretty special guard." Chen Xing said lightly from the side.

Gan Guoyang understood at this time that although Jordan made the All-American high school team in high school, he was just an ordinary talented player in the eyes of the public at that time. No one thought that he would achieve such great achievements in the future.

"This guy is going to be great."

Gan Guoyang said these words, and at the same time a small flame ignited in a corner of his heart-the flame of fighting for basketball.

After the three of them had lunch, they took a short break at McDonald's and decided to take the bus to the seaside stadium.

As a coastal city, San Francisco is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has many beaches and seaside parks.There, many street basketball courts have been built, and many San Francisco folk basketball masters will show their outstanding skills here.

The three of Gan Guoyang were going to the seaside golf course at Baker Beach in Nanwan Town, which was also where Chen Xing often went during summer vacation.According to Chen Xing, there are not many masters over there, and they used to be able to fight a little bit.

Soon, they arrived at Baker Beach by bus.

In this hot July, the seaside is much cooler, and the wind blowing from the sea brings bursts of coolness.No wonder most people are willing to play on the seaside course, not only the scenery is good, but also very cool.

Under the leadership of the two, Gan Guoyang came to a field closest to the sea.This is a regular concrete field, with NBA-standard three-second zones, but there is no three-point line either.

The basket is fixed on a semi-circular wooden backboard. American street basketball boards always save wood.The outer ring of the basket is very thick and feels very strong. It is estimated that there are too many people in the United States who can dunk. If it is not reinforced, it will be easily broken.Even the nets are made of metal chains.

The entire venue was surrounded by a circle of barbed wire, like a duel field.

When Gan Guoyang was led into this field by Chen Xing, he had the feeling of a gladiator entering the Roman Colosseum.Those black people who cast strange eyes one after another are beasts who choose people and devour them.

"Hey, Ross, let's see, see, you brought two more yellow boys like you?" At this moment, a tall, thin black man with an afro came forward, and he The Rose in his mouth is Chen Xing's English name.

"Hey, hello Jason, this is my two friends, Brother Gan, and they want to play basketball together."

"Wow, of course, anyone is welcome here, of course I mean capable people. These two look very tall, I hope you are not just showing off." This Jason was very rude, but black people are like that , Don't play tricks, believe in strength is the last word.

"Hello, I'm Gan, cousin." Gan Guoyang didn't know how to introduce his name, so he had to say that he was cousin Gan.Gan Guohui naturally called himself cousin Gan.

"Hi brothers, we are going to play a few three-on-three games, are you interested?"

"Uh... this..." Gan Guohui felt a little guilty when he heard that he was about to play a game. He was not very confident in his own strength.

"No problem!" Gan Guoyang readily agreed, while Chen Xing was still hesitant.

"Okay! Then let me tell you the rules of our field. We use the rules of challenges here. There is a challenger, and each team takes turns to challenge. Whoever gets 10 goals first wins, until one team beats the challenger off the court." , then this team is the champion! If the champion is unbeaten for four consecutive games and successfully defends the competition, then he will be awarded the title of strongest."

Jason chattered a lot, and Gan Guoyang basically understood, in fact, two teams go up to fight, whoever loses goes down, and the other team goes on.This is basically the rule that students play in college.

"Okay, today our champion will be the San Francisco Rippers! They have the most titles, but we have the most here! Are you ready?" This Jason is very good at being a streetball DJ talent.

"Go, don't worry." Gan Guoyang comforted Gan Guohui, who was drooling nervously beside him.

The first challenge game is about to start, and everyone else has given up half of the court to make room for the two teams.

The name "San Francisco Rippers" is really vulgar, but you can see why they are called Rippers from their lineup, because the three are stronger than one.

The tallest of them seems to be 6 feet 4 (1 meters), taller than Gan Guoyang, and with an afro hairstyle (that is a popular hairstyle for African Americans in the 98s and 80s), it feels taller.

What's more, his body shape is much thicker than Gan Guoyang, comparable to the fat man Gan Guohui, but much stronger than Gan Guojing.

It seems that he is a difficult guy to deal with, Gan Guoyang thought that he must face him.

The remaining two are about 6 feet (1 meters) black, wearing shorts, showing thick and powerful thighs, apparently amazing jumping ability.There is also a 8-foot-6 (2) black man, wearing stockings and wearing a pair of Converse, looking very stylish.

The two sides warmed up for a while, and the game began.The challenger serves first.

Chen Xing, as the shortest player who played here most often, naturally took on the burden of point guard.

After receiving the serve, he pushed forward carefully, not taking his shorts too seriously, just staring at him two steps away.

In fact, the three of Gan Guoyang have never really played a game together, so there is no cooperation and tacit understanding.As a point guard, Chen Xing didn't know how to play, so he waved to Gan Guoyang and shouted, "Block!"

In the absence of a fixed tactic, the pick-and-roll is the easiest and best option.

Chen Xing spoke Chinese, which the blacks couldn't understand, but Gan Guoyang immediately stepped up and helped Chen Xing make the ball near the top of the arc.

Chen Xing immediately dribbled the ball forward, the shorts were not tight enough, and he relied on Gan Guoyang's cover to get rid of the defense easily.

And the explosive head knew that if he defended his heart, he would leak a gap, and gave Gan Guoyang, who was going down, a chance, so he didn't pounce.Seeing this, Chen Xing made an easy jumper on the spot, and the ball hit the net hollow, 1:0!

"Strike!" Gan Guoyang stepped forward to high-five Chen Xing, both of them were excited about the success of this cooperation.

Gan Guoyang's team was still serving. This time, the defense of the little shorts was obviously strengthened. The whole person forced up and interfered with Chen Xing's dribble with his hands.

Chen Xing once again called Gan Guoyang's pick-and-roll cover, and Gan Guoyang once again mentioned the top of the arc to help Chen Xing block people.

Because Gan Guoyang is tall, the quality of the cover is not bad. Chen Xing barely got rid of the entanglement of the shorts, but the explosive head came over to defend, and the shorts quickly caught up to form a pinch.

At this time, Gan Guoyang mentioned the outside line, and there was nothing in front of him. This is also the reason why the explosive head came to defend, because he did not go down to the inside line.

Chen Xing understood it, and quickly guided the ball to Gan Guoyang who was ready on the outside. Gan Guoyang made some preparations after receiving the ball, and threw the ball with a complete movement, drawing an arc, "Shua!" The ball was hollow again Into the net, 2:0!

"Wow!" The onlookers couldn't help but gasp in amazement. Although it was a very common shot, the three yellow men were able to rely on their cooperation to beat the champion 2-0 in the opening game. It was quite surprising.

Gan Guoyang and Chen Xing clapped their hands again. It feels great to play with teammates!

However, they were able to score two in a row at the beginning, obviously taking advantage of the opponent's underestimation of the enemy.And the three-on-three game is very dependent on personal strength. Each of the three opponents is taller, stronger, and stronger than Gan Guoyang and the others.

Besides, they are not a temporary team, they have a tacit understanding with each other directly.

Therefore, when they faced up to their opponents and fought seriously, Gan Guoyang's first team couldn't stand it anymore.The pick-and-roll tactic was broken by pressing man-to-man, and Chen Xing couldn't play the ball easily.

When Gan Guoyang faced the personal care of a 6-foot-4 strong man, he was either blocked or barely shot.Not to mention their biggest weakness, Gan Guohui, who can hardly touch the ball and is terribly defended by stockings.

In the face of the opponent's attack, the dribbling of the shorts is extremely proficient, the breakthrough is extremely sharp, and the bounce is amazing. Even if Gan Guoyang barely keeps up with his footsteps, he will be played by his mid-air layup.

Stocking is an excellent outside shooter, wandering around the perimeter looking for a chance to score a goal.

The explosive head is obviously their core. Once the offense is slightly blocked, or the tactics cannot be played out, he will be handed over to the basket for singles.Gan Guoyang's physical fitness is already good, but he still can't compete with him. He often kicks his ass away, and then watches the ball being easily put into the basket.

At 9:4, the Ripper team was about to easily tear their opponents apart. Apart from scoring two goals in the opening game, the Gan Guoyang team only added two points thanks to Chen Xing's breakthrough, and had no other achievements.

Seeing that the game was coming to an end, the Ripper's guard shorts decided to complete a beautiful lore.He interfered with Chen Xing's defensive attention with his dazzling dribble on the outside, and suddenly, with a pull-up jump shot, the ball quickly flew to the basket.

But the ball was shot too hastily and the flight trajectory was too flat. As a result, it hit the front of the basket and went far.Just in time, it bounced near Gan Guohui, and he put the ball in his arms without even jumping, and picked up a rebound.

"Pass the ball!" Gan Guoyang shouted.Playing half court on such a field without a three-point line, the offensive and defensive transition depends on completing three passes before starting a new offense.

Gan Guohui immediately passed the ball to Gan Guoyang, Gan Guoyang passed it to Chen Xing, and Chen Xing passed it back to Gan Guoyang, three passes were completed in one go.After Gan Guoyang received the ball, he pulled up a jumper from the outside, "Crack!" The ball hit the board and entered the frame! 5:9.

There was an obvious element of luck in the goal, but it also allowed Gan Guoyang's team to avoid being a lore and also gained the right to attack.

"There is still a chance, don't give up!" Gan Guoyang saw a glimmer of hope and encouraged the other two.

Gan Guoyang decided to gamble on his hand feeling!

He no longer fights with Afro on the inside, but pulls to the outside.In order to protect the inside line, the explosive head couldn't follow too closely, so Chen Xing immediately passed the ball to Gan Guoyang after making a breakthrough. Board into the box! 6:9!

Gan Guoyang felt that his touch was coming, relying on continuous catch and shoot from the outside, he even scored five goals in a row!The score was equalized, 9:9! <! (What the hell kind of shot is this!)" Jack, the guest dj, said in disbelief on the sidelines, accompanied by more and more onlookers, and cheers after each goal of Gan Guoyang!

And the Ripper team was also a little anxious. They decided to let the stockings defend Gan Guoyang, and they must keep an eye on him.Gan Guohui, the fat man, failed to score a goal and was given up strategically.

Serving again, Gan Guoyang was taken care of by stockings before he moved.And there were obviously small movements of pushing and shoving in his hands.There is no referee in this kind of game, and the judgment depends entirely on the player's consciousness.

At this time, Chen Xing pinned all his hopes on Gan Guoyang, no matter how tight the defense he received, he had to pass the ball to him!After feinting twice, he threw the ball to Gan Guoyang, who was struggling to get rid of the stockings.

Gan Guoyang barely caught the ball and almost lost it, and the stockings pressed hard.And the explosive head also focused on Gan Guoyang, as long as he made an attack, he would desperately come up and give him a big risk.

At this time, Gan Guoyang raised the ball over his head, but suddenly threw it hard, and threw the ball to the bottom line on the left side of the court like a solid ball, where there was Gan Guohui who was unguarded!

Gan Guohui received the ball steadily. He didn't feel nervous, trembling, or swallowing. Instead, he bent his knees, raised the ball, bent his arms, jumped, and shook his wrists in one go. The ball seemed to be stagnant in the air, and everyone held their breath. , looking up at the fatal blow.

"Shua!" There was an incomparably crisp sound of metal friction, the ball went into the net hollow, and the ball went in! 10:9!

"Yeah!" Gan Guohui scored the only goal he scored in this game, but it was an extremely precious goal. He jumped up happily, regardless of the fact that the little vest on his body couldn't keep his fat.

"Ah! Ah!" Gan Guoyang and Chen Xing also rushed over to hug the fat man.It was so dramatic and exciting. They never expected to succeed in the first match at the Seashore Stadium in such a way!

The large crowd of onlookers on the sidelines was also boiling. This was the most exciting and dramatic game they had seen recently. Many people held their heads in their hands, showing incredible expressions.The three guys from the Rippers stood in the middle of the field with their hips crossed, as if reflecting on the defeat.

At this time, a white guy with a guitar on the sidelines began to play and sing a song "newkidintown", because he found out that the team should be new to the stadium, so he used this song to welcome them.He sang very well, and many people sang along with him to welcome the new team.

After the celebration, the game will continue, and the Gan Guoyang team has become the champion.But they had too much luck to win the first game, and the following challenge teams all showed [-] points of concentration. In addition, they consumed a lot of energy last time. Gan Guoyang team quickly lost and lost lost the position of the champion.

However, their first match will go down in legend at the Baker Esplanade for a long time to come.

In this way, the three of them were completely accepted here, and they played here all afternoon.And Gan Guoyang's confidence in his jump shot is getting stronger and stronger. Although he still feels a little dependent on the sky, he feels that it is really unstoppable.

The sun began to sink slowly, and there were fewer and fewer people on the court. The three of Gan Guoyang were also very tired. They played very happily today. They greeted those black golfers and prepared to leave.

"Hey wait a minute! Wait a minute!" A shout from behind interrupted the three of them.

The three of them turned around and saw that it was the white guy who played the guitar and sang "New Kidintown" before.He has long blond hair and looks very artistic.

"Hello, I'm William Bailey. I'm a musician from Los Angeles, and I came to San Francisco to find creative inspiration." He introduced himself first.

"Hi Bailey, what can you do?" Gan Guohui asked.

"Uh, your game just now was really exciting, and it gave me a feeling of excitement. You know, I'm into rock and roll. I want to know, what's the name of your team?"

"Name?" The three of them were stumped. They were a temporary team, and they didn't think of a name at all.

These three people looked at each other, and finally, they focused on Gan Guoyang. It seemed that the other two fully believed in his language skills.

Gan Guoyang thought for a while, and suddenly his mind flashed.

"Our team name is, Gunandrose (Guns and Roses)!"

The name is very clever, gun means gun, and at the same time it sounds very similar to the Chinese character Gan.And rose is Chen Xing's English name, which just includes all three of them, is full of artistic atmosphere, and also represents competition on the field and friendship off the field. It is really a wonderful idea.

"Gunandrose... this... this name is really great, wonderful, perfect, perfect!" Bailey also praised.

"Big cousin, your language proficiency is really shocking! Our name is Gunandrose!" Gan Guohui once again cast his eyes on the ground in admiration.

In this way, Gunandrose became a legend in Baker Esplanade after that.

But what Gan Guoyang didn't expect was that the white boy named William Bailey changed his name to Axl Rose after ri, and formed a band in 1985 called "Gunandrose".

This band became one of the greatest American bands in the [-]s, spreading the name "gun and rose" all over the world.