The Golden Age of Basketball

In the summer of last year, in the training hall, Jim Paxson and Gan Guoyang practiced three-pointers together. At that time, Jim Paxson thought that even a center like Gan Guoyang could shoot three-pointers.

Shooting so well, he is a defender, how can he not be as good as him?

As early as Gan Guoyang's rookie period, Paxson actually thought that Gan Guoyang was not too pleasing to the eye, except because Gan Guoyang had a good relationship with Drexler, and Drexler was competing with him.

In addition to winning the starting position, there is another point that he always feels that a big man like Gan Guoyang stays here every night to practice three-pointers, and practicing long-range shooting is purely useless.

Paxson was a very orthodox shooting guard in college. At that time, he was quite skilled in the basic skills of various shooting guards. This is why he was able to flourish under Ramsey.

Because of this reason, Ramsey likes defenders like him, and even he has a little disdain for outliers like Gan Guoyang and Drexler.

However, with the rapid growth of these two extremely talented young people, especially Gan Guoyang, who grew up at an astonishingly fast rate, while Paxson fell down from injuries again and again,

From the starter to the bench, from the main rotation to the fringe.

However, this also made Paxson's mentality more peaceful. He would no longer conflict with the head coach over the matter of starting -- that was the thing he regretted most in his life.

As a veteran, he has seen more and more shining points in Gan Guoyang, his hard work, his competitiveness, his big heart, and his care and help for his teammates.

It made Paxson change his view of Gan Guoyang.

When Paxson discovered one day that Gan Guoyang had changed from a rookie who could only score in the three-second zone to a center with an attack range extending to the three-point line, the three-pointer had become a thing of the past.

A new weapon that every team is developing for the entire league.

Whenever he sees that Gan Guoyang can use long-range shots to destroy the opponent's defense in the game, change the situation on the field with three-pointers, and even determine the outcome of the game, Paxson is deeply impressed.

I deeply feel that I am too late. If he develops the three-point ability as soon as possible, maybe he can have a more stable position in the Blazers.

It’s not too late to make up for it. Paxson, who has a good shooting foundation, practiced hard for three-pointers in the summer. He practiced a lot of shooting every day and couldn’t hold a knife and fork at night.

But the injury knocked him down again, which undoubtedly hit Paxson greatly, but now, he still has a glimmer of hope. No one wants to see Drexler's injury, but back then

It was Paxson's absence from injury that gave Drexler a chance at the top, and now it's Paxson's turn to claim a spot for himself.

"e-on! paxson!" Gan Guoyang yelled after passing the ball, and then watched Paxson catch the ball and immediately shoot a jumper without any sloppiness.

Brother's head, shot a three-pointer.

"Jim shot!" Because there were two Paxsons on the court, they were still brothers, so Dick Stockton also called them by their first names.

The ball drew an arc, but Gan Guoyang saw that the arc was a little flat, and he was ready to grab a rebound.

However, the ball bounced back and forth twice in the basket, and finally fell into the basket, and Paxson hit a three-pointer.

"For the Blazers' second three-pointer in this game, the second person besides Gan Guoyang finally scored a three-pointer. Otherwise, the only three-pointer for the Blazers in the game turned out to be a center.

, that is incredible. "

After the goal, Paxson stepped forward to high-five Gan Guoyang. The two of them have not been able to complete a cooperation on the field for an unknown amount of time, let alone Paxson's three-pointer.

"This is a good sign for the Blazers. In the first three quarters, they were extremely lacking in outside firepower, and the most important thing for a pitcher is confidence. I think Paxson already has confidence."

Rick Barry, as one of the best pitchers in NBA history, knows the psychology of shooters all too well.

Sure enough, the impact of this three-pointer is beyond the imagination of many people.

When Jim Paxson hit another three-pointer at the same position in the subsequent offense, the Bulls' shrinking defense that lasted for most of the half was finally about to make a change.

In the first half of the game, the Bulls took advantage of Drexler's absence to expand as far as possible to limit the Blazers' outside shots. Porter, the Blazers' number one three-pointer, was defended.

None of the long-range shots made it.

After getting rid of the Blazers' outside shooting feeling, the Bulls began to shrink the defensive line more effortlessly. The more the Blazers shot, the less confident they were, and the more defensive the Bulls became, the more confident they were.

If it weren't for the fact that the overall strength of the Bulls is indeed a bit behind the Blazers, and the Blazers also have a strong defense, the score will be opened in the middle of the third quarter.

Paxson's long-awaited outside attack revitalized the Blazers' offense like timely rain, working everywhere, and the already strong Blazers found the Bulls' iron

After the barrel array had been torn open, they immediately swarmed up.

"Paxson got the ball in the corner again, but he passed the ball to Cosey, who cut inside, and Cosey scored a layup! Assist from Paxson! Very beautiful cooperation. Bulls will call temporarily

Stopped, the Blazers recovered in the fourth quarter, and the players seemed to be recovering. "

After Cosey received a pass from Paxson and made an empty layup, the Trail Blazers slowly opened up the score in the fourth quarter. At 91:83, the point difference between the two sides reached the largest in the game.

With 8 points, Bulls coach Collins could only call a timeout.

To defend this thing, once the opponent finds a hole, it will only be torn apart and the blood will flow more and more. You must stop in time to stop the bleeding.

And Collins really doesn't have many cards in his hand. Scottie Pippen is only a sophomore. He really didn't see much of this iron-blooded defensive formation tonight, which is obviously inappropriate.

The offensive end was a mess, and he was inexperienced defensively. Just now he was defending Jim Paxson, but he missed Cauchy and was picked up by Cauchy and made an empty cut.

Needless to say Horace Grant on the inside, he was asked to defend Gan Guoyang in the first half, but he was beaten so badly that he no longer knew him.

Collins decisively changed Granger to help defense. If Sabonis was not inexperienced and was killed by Jordan when he came up, his inside offense tonight is really not good, otherwise he would have

Relying on the pioneers of the twin towers would not have to work so hard.

Therefore, Collins only has the Jordan card in his hand. After the fourth quarter, Jordan did not attack with all his strength, but played for his teammates. The reason is very simple, because Gan Guo

Yang did not attack with all his strength.

In the three quarters, Jordan has scored 54 points, two points more than Gan Guoyang. The two of them are almost like this. You come and go, I get one point and you get one point. Jordan always leads in personal scoring

A little bit, and Gan Guoyang's team will have to score more points.

Now, Jordan doesn't see the rabbit and doesn't throw the eagle. He is not just competing, but he knows that Gan Guoyang is on par with him in terms of scoring explosiveness.

If it is exhausted, Gan Guoyang will give him a fatal blow from behind, and he must stay strong.

But the problem is that Gan Guoyang has better teammates and a better team than Jordan. Even if Drexler is not there, the Blazers are a better team than the Bulls.

When the Trailblazers began to recover and suppress the Bulls, Jordan couldn't wait any longer. He had to carry the team forward.

And he not only has to contribute offensively, but also restrain Paxson defensively. Paxson's three-pointer in the fourth quarter was too deadly.

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In Building 17 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the sun was already shining in the sky. It had been two hours since the eight o'clock live broadcast, and the game was still going on.

The old man sitting on the sofa suddenly stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, and stood up from the sofa. The guard at the side hurriedly asked: "Chief, don't you watch..."

The old man walked to the window and waved his hand at the guard. The guard immediately knew that he had lost his composure and quickly shut his mouth. He was afraid that the chief would not be able to see him without looking at him, so he lost his temper.

asked out.

"If you want to beat me up, if you sit down, you'll get hurt. If you're afraid of getting dirty, you'll get out of it." The old man said with a smile. He has gone through many heart-stirring experiences in his octogenarian years.

But watching a basketball game made his heart fluctuate, and he didn't expect that a basketball live broadcast in the United States would take so long, and he needed to stand up and move around.

"Hey, why didn't No. 11 score? He was so good before, but now he only passes the ball, and he can see that No. 23 is scoring, and the score is about to catch up."

The guard is much more restless than the old man, and he is also very anxious watching the score changes on the court. He really has never seen such a wonderful and intense basketball game before.

, It is much more exciting than the national team and the National Games.

At this time, the old man who was smoking at the window with his back to the TV said: "If you don't let Xiao Ren, you will have a big conspiracy! (If you can't bear it, you will make a mess!)"