The Golden Age of Basketball

When the game ended, Gan Guoyang did not forget to step forward and hug Stockton. Stockton also did not refuse the opponent who beat them to pieces, and also gave Gan Guoyang a big hug, no matter on the field How fierce the fight between the two is, the two off the field will always be the best brothers.

"In the future, you have to tell Carl that I am your best partner, because he is not good enough and will never be good enough." Gan Guoyang said in Stockton's ear.

Stockton looked at Gan Guoyang, and nodded. Karl Malone is also his good partner, and the two may be the best and most compatible partners in the NBA in the future, but Stockton will not deny that Gan Guoyang is An even better player, he and Malone have worked together for several years to get what he is today, and his cooperation with Gan Guoyang seems to be innate. From the moment he stepped into the training hall of Gonzaga University, the first When he participated in a training session, he and Stockton had a tacit understanding, which is why Stockton, as a senior senior, supported Gan Guoyang in the team.

He's the best, the best.

Gan Guoyang chatted with Stockton again, then looked around and found that Karl Malone did not leave the field to go back to the locker room, but covered his head with a towel and sat on the bench with his head bowed.

In the second half, Gan Guoyang dealt a huge blow to Ma Long. Ma Long thought that he could already wrestle with the best insiders in the league. Especially in the All-Star Game, he also stole Gan Guoyang's limelight and won an mvp. This is something Ma Long has never done before. Never thought of it.

But when Gan Guoyang really started to exert his strength, Malone found that there was still a big gap between him and Gan Guoyang. Whether it was offense or defense, Karl Malone felt that he was no different from a role player in front of Gan, and he would cut him down. 40, 50 points, the same can not get points.

Gan Guoyang saw that Malone didn't go over to provoke him anymore. Gan Guoyang knew that this game had taught him enough lessons. At the end of the third quarter, news came from the locker room that Terry Porter's left browbone to the base of his ear was blocked. It was opened and more than a dozen stitches were done, but overall it was fine and would not affect his next game.

Therefore, Gan Guoyang's anger towards Ma Long has also decreased a lot, otherwise it would not be impossible for Gan Guoyang to score 50 points on Ma Long's head in the half.

In an interview after the game, when the reporter asked why Gan Guoyang broke out in the second half, Gan Guoyang said bluntly: "Because Ma Long hurt my teammate, it was a dirty move, and everyone should know what happened to Tom. The tragedy of Janovich, so such actions should be avoided during the game, and the problem of the basketball court should be solved by basketball, so I use my score to tell Malone how to solve this problem."

Gan Guoyang's answer was also recognized by the Trail Blazers. They all said that they wanted to pass the ball to Gan Guoyang in the second half and let him teach Karl Malone a lesson.

In any case, Gan Guoyang is here to vent his anger on Porter, and at the same time, it also made a good start for the Blazers' next consecutive road trips.

After leaving the Utah Plateau, the Blazers quickly flew to the desert of Arizona, Phoenix, where the Suns had long been ready.

The Trail Blazers' schedule in March was quite tough. Throughout the season, the Trail Blazers' games showed a trend of first being easy and then difficult. This trend also allowed the Blazers to make a very good start in the early stage. The team began to encounter various problems, but with the concerted efforts of the team's coaches and players, the team gradually solved these problems, and now they are a better team than at the beginning of the season.

If there is any flaw in the current Blazers lineup, it may be their backcourt defense. Terry Porter and Drexler are an extremely powerful and sharp combination on the offensive end, but Defensively, neither is a great defender.

Earlier, when Drexler was competing with Paxson for the starting lineup, he still worked very hard on defense. Although he didn't have great defensive talent, his physical fitness and positive attitude were there, especially At that time, the Blazers' wing defense was a huge loophole. Drexler often moved from the shooting guard position to the 3rd position to defend the opponent's arrow figure.

And as Drexler became a starter, his offensive tasks became heavier and heavier, and his defensive skills were slowly lost. After all, Adelman's positioning for Drexler was to fast break, grab Points, positional warfare organization, disrupting the situation, and defending tasks, after having Cauchy, the loopholes have been greatly filled.

And Porter is similar to Drexler in terms of responsibilities, except that one has a fast break layup and the other chases and shoots three-pointers. Both of them are good at grabbing points, but both have deficiencies in defense.

Cauchy can make up for the flanks, and can defend the scorers at the second and third positions, but it is impossible to hand over all the guards to Cauchy. In the game lost to the Pistons, the Pistons pierced the Blazers on the back line , As the team's biggest imaginary enemy, the Pistons' backcourt attack power is terrifying.

Against the Suns on March 3, Kevin Johnson tore up the Blazers' backcourt. He made 17 of 23 shots, 12 of 18 free throws and scored 15 points!No one on the back line could stop Kevin Johnson's footsteps. He was so fast that even if Gan Guoyang wiped their ass inside, it would be too late, and he even paid for several fouls.

One Kevin Johnson is not enough, there is Eddie Johnson standing up on the Suns bench, this veteran used precise shooting skills to score 30 points on the Blazers, plus Tom Chambers With a big explosion, they also scored 34 points, and the three teamed up to score 103 points!

Defensive mistakes made Adelman roar on the sidelines again and again, but the Suns had already played well, and the others didn't score much at all. With these three guys alone, this was the first time that the Blazers felt suppressed in terms of firepower , The Suns are indeed a team with a strong offensive tradition.

In the end, the Trail Blazers, who beat the Jazz in Salt Lake City, lost to the explosive Phoenix Suns in the next second game, 129:127, a two-point loss, ending their 10-game winning streak.

Even so, the Blazers still maintain an absolute advantage over the league with a record of 54 wins and 8 losses, and retain the possibility of winning 70 games.

However, the problem of defense at positions 1 and 2 may not be solved for the Blazers this season. After all, there is no absolutely perfect team, just as there is no absolutely perfect player.

Contrary to the weakness of the backcourt defense, the Blazers' frontcourt defensive ability has been somewhat overflowing, especially after Sabonis has become more and more enlightened and the inside protection is getting better and better. -Williams is the leader of the reserve force, and Kevin Duckworth, Steven Johnson, Richard Anderson and other powerful strikers are the reserve force for the Blazers' frontcourt defense, which has become so strong that all insiders in the league are frightened the point.

Olajuwon is the biggest victim of the Blazers' frontcourt iron barrel. In many games against the Blazers this season, Olajuwon has always performed mediocrely and has never had a chance to be completely released. Olajuwon has suffered a lot from the frontline group against Gan Guoyang, and he has to do his best to deal with Gan Guoyang when he returns to the defensive end. It's no wonder that he performed well.

On March 3th, the Trail Blazers, who had ended their winning streak, moved to Houston. The strength of the last game brought the Blazers back to the starting point of victory again. Facing the Rockets, which had been fragmented and had a disorganized lineup, they were no longer as brave as they used to be. The Blazers did not give the Rockets any chance. They maintained their lead from the beginning of the game. Gan Guoyang led a group of "thugs" under his command to completely contain the helpless Olajuwon. Olajuwon only scored 18 points and made 18 shots. Only 17 hits, rebounds and blocked shots are mediocre.

As soon as the game was over, Olajuwon, who had always had a good relationship with Gan Guoyang, didn't shake hands with Gan Guoyang. Only then will he extend his hand to Gan Guoyang again.