The Golden Age of Basketball

Behind every tough guy, there may be a soft past, such as Gan Guoyang, who is fierce and tough on the basketball court. In his previous life, he was a sick man suffering from heart disease, and he had never even touched a basketball.

The same is true for Karl Malone. In his family, he has a strong mother who runs a grocery store and drives a delivery truck in and out every day. Children with strong mothers always appear weaker. When he was a child, Malone always loved At this time, Ma Long's mother would always say to Ma Long viciously, "Don't cry!"

When Malone entered the NBA and came to Salt Lake City, because he didn't adapt to the environment in Salt Lake City, he secretly called his mother every day to complain, and even wanted to quit the team and go home to drive a truck.

In his first month in Salt Lake City, Karl Malone's phone bill reached $700, which was not a small amount at the time, and these calls were all generated by Malone's calls to his mother.

And on the phone, his mother always encouraged and even scolded him, asking Malone to be strong, just like when Malone was bullied and fell down by his brother on the court when he was a child, his mother would never help him to comfort him, but let him stand up. cry.

In this way, Karl Malone's temperament became more and more resolute like his muscles. He began to get used to the monotonous city of Salt Lake City, and then became as monotonous as the city.

He is like the never-melting snow on the top of Daxue Mountain, he will always guard the basketball court in this city, and use his hard and sharp iron elbow like the tip of the mountain to deal with everyone who tries to invade here.

"What happens when a car hits a parked 18-wheel container truck at full speed? Unfortunately, I am an 18-wheel container truck." I have become an 18-wheel truck. No matter who the opponent is, if he violates this place, he will be punished by him.

During the intermission, Malone looked at the technical statistics. He knew that Porter beat Stockton badly in the first half. Porter was also the engine of the Blazers, allowing the entire Blazers to run ahead of the Jazz.

So, when Porter tried to score over Stockton again in the second half, Malone unceremoniously gave Porter an elbow that didn't look like it was intentional at all, he was stealthy.

But everyone knew that this was intentional. Porter lay on the ground in a daze for a long time, and finally left the field with the support of the team doctor. It is estimated that he would not be able to play in the second half.

Of course Ma Long knew that there was a guy who was not easy to mess with, so when Gan Guoyang rushed towards him and yelled at him, Ma Long avoided him with a face of indifference. There is no such thing as the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Malone.

However, Ma Long still underestimated the horror of Gan Guoyang when he was in a state of anger, just like the scorching sun rising into the sky, even if the accumulated snow that has not melted for 1 years, it will melt and evaporate under its baking. unstoppable.

"I will be in the low post, trust me and give me the ball." Gan Guoyang touched the head of backup point guard Danny Young and told him to pass the ball in.

Danny Yang nodded without saying a word. He could even feel the heat in Gan Guoyang's hands. No matter how powerful Gan Guoyang's pick-and-roll in the high position is, how important the tactical significance is, the low position is Gan Guoyang's truly terrifying absolute field , With the ball in this position, his offensive threat is the greatest.

Although he sent an iron elbow, because there was no obvious foul action, Malone just took a flagrant foul. Danny Young replaced Porter on the free throw line for a free throw, and then the Blazers sent a sideline ball.

Gan Guoyang did not forcefully ask for a position in the low post, but first stepped forward and pretended to be a cover for Danny Young, and then suddenly walked inward, asking for the ball in the front. The chance of the ball is at that moment. If it is later, it will either attack for three seconds, or it will be interfered by double-teaming.

Because of Gan Guoyang's reminder, Danny Yang plugged the ball in time. Before double-teaming, Danny Yang lobbed the ball into Gan Guoyang's hands. At this time, Sabonis had pulled Eaton away from the outside, and only Karl Malone was resisting him inside.

"Fight with me, you're too early!" Gan Guoyang felt Ma Long desperately resisting him from behind, trying to prevent him from turning around.

Although Gan Guoyang has lost weight this season, the proportion of outside offense has increased, and his inside offense has become more and more technical. He rarely uses brute force, but this does not mean that he has no brute force. possible!

After Gan Guoyang received the ball, he dribbled the ball with both hands and pushed his body back suddenly. Ma Long obviously felt that his feet were empty and he couldn't hold it anymore. up.

"Bang!" Gan Guoyang turned over and dunked the ball into the basket through Ma Long!The huge force not only made the basket tremble, but Ma Long was also pushed back several steps by the force of Gan Guoyang's turn, and almost lost his footing.

You know, in 1989, Malone's weight had reached 240 pounds, an out-and-out center weight, but he was ejected by Gan Guoyang.

"Phew, if you were me last year, I can overthrow you." Gan Guoyang said to Ma Long after scoring the goal. Indeed, because of his weight loss this year, it would be difficult for him to feel overwhelmed by Mount Tai. Otherwise, Gan Guoyang in 1988 One ball will definitely knock Malone to the ground.

Gan Guoyang's shot was regarded as a blow to Malone, but it was not Gan Guoyang's inside dunks that really destroyed Malone and the Jazz, because such shots were rare after all, and even if they scored one, it would boost the team's morale. Ku Zhong carefully selected his favorite weapon to cut through the opponent's main artery.

"Go in, go in! Don't get stuck here!" Gan Guoyang commanded his teammates after taking the ball at the bull's corner. At the same time, he held the ball with his left hand and observed his teammates' running positions.

During the defense just now, Gan Guoyang successfully stole the ball from Malone again, and the Blazers got another chance to attack. Gan Guoyang decided to take advantage of this wave to further widen the score and kill the Jazz directly.

At this time, Stockton seemed to see Gan Guoyang's intentions. He felt that Gan Guoyang was pretending to observe his teammates' running positions. His real purpose was not to support, but to attack, so Stockton gave up chasing. Instead of defending against Danny Yang, he turned to Gan Guoyang, trying to double-team him.

But it was too late for Stockton, Gan Guoyang had already received the ball in front of his chest, and then raised his legs and arms on the spot, a 17-foot long-range hook!

The hook was very sudden, and Karl Malone didn't defend it close to him. It was too late for him to react, and with Malone's wingspan, he couldn't reach Gan Guoyang's sky hook with another piece!

Gan Guoyang watched the ball draw an arc in the air, and he knew that the ball must be scored, so he turned around and ran away without saying a word, and went to the backcourt to defend.

"Shua!" The ball really hit the net hollowly. As soon as the ball went in, the fans in the entire Salt Palace Arena were tense. They knew that Gan Guoyang had seldom used such difficult hooks this season. The arena reappeared. Experienced people know what kind of miracles Gan Guoyang used to create in the Boston Garden Arena in this way.

"Post it, post it!" Jerry Sloan was also very anxious at this time. After the start of the third quarter, the Jazz not only did not close the score, but was hit by Gan Guoyang twice in a row. The gap between the two sides widened further.

Of course, the tough Jazz will not give up so easily. Stockton still organizes the team's offense in a leisurely manner. No matter how many points he is behind, he is not impatient and creates the best scoring opportunities for his teammates.

However, the team's most stable scoring point has been firmly targeted by Gan Guoyang. It is difficult for Karl Malone to find an easy scoring opportunity. At this time, his offensive skills and experience are not enough to fight against Gan Guoyang.

The worse problem is that he has to face Gan Guoyang on the defensive end. When a player can guard you, but you can't guard him, this kind of frustration from the heart can make people collapse in severe cases.

Ma Long's spirit and confidence were like the snow on the top of Daxue Mountain melting a little bit. Gan Guoyang began to score on Ma Long's head. He only used hooks. If the Jazz double-teamed him, he would pass the ball and let his teammates score.

But his teammates always pass the ball back to Gan Guoyang. The Blazers players seem to be passing their anger to Gan Guoyang, and then let Gan Guoyang teach Malone a lesson.

"You have two choices, either you are shot to death by me, or you give me an elbow now, there is no third way, come on, elbow me." Gan Guoyang kept scoring, and at the same time he was chasing Ma Long for an elbow.

"Shua!" Gan Guoyang had just finished speaking, and he hit a hook with his left hand at a position of 45 degrees and 15 feet on the right. The Jazz had three people come up to double-team the ball, but they still couldn't stop Gan Guoyang from throwing the ball over Ma Long's head. .

When Gan Guoyang made this difficult goal with his left hand, Karl Malone felt that a part of his heart was broken. He seemed to have returned to the first month when he came to Salt Lake City in 1985, lonely, lonely, unwell, Homesick, at this time, he especially wanted to call her mother, listen to her mother's voice, and listen to his encouragement.

But it's impossible, there is no mother here, there are only unbeatable opponents here.

Malone looked up at the scoreboard, 137:91, the Blazers had beaten the Jazz all over the place, and Gan Guoyang made 22 of 21 shots in the second half and scored 42 points.

Moreover, in the second half, Gan Guoyang didn't make a free throw, and all the points came from shooting, because Malone felt that there was no need to foul from the beginning to the end, and he didn't dare to foul, but Gan Guoyang was at such a long distance. Stunt told the Utahs that there is a price to pay for hurting the Blazers.