The Golden Age of Basketball

After the victory, Gan Guoyang stood on the sidelines and greeted the worship of all his teammates. Buck Williams was the first to rush up and gave Gan Guoyang "two punches". Then Sabonis gave Gan Guoyang a big bear hug. Other players, The staff and coaches of the team also came over to give Gan Guoyang a high five.

Only Adelman walked to Gan Guoyang and said lightly: "In the future, don't shoot three-pointers casually, and catch the ball more steadily."

After speaking, Adelman patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder, but Gan Guoyang could clearly see that Adelman was holding back his smile with a sullen face, and he was trying to control himself not to lose his composure.

Gan Guoyang said with a smile: "I know the head of state, but I won't tell me these words until the Western Conference Finals."

After Gan Guoyang finished speaking, Adelman finally did not hold back, and a smile appeared on his face. But to be honest, Adelman did have a heart attack and was almost scared by Gan Guoyang. All made Adelman's blood pressure rise, and Adelman thought to himself that if he sat in the position of coach for a few more years, his life would definitely be short.

Gan Guoyang, the biggest contributor to the victory in this game, scored 30 points. Although 30 points are not particularly outstanding for a player of Gan Guoyang's level, he scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the fourth quarter In the first quarter, he made all his shots without missing a single shot. He even sent several key passes to help his teammates score, and sent key blocks to defend the basket.

The other players of the Trail Blazers performed generally. The only bright spot is Jim Paxson. He played the fourth quarter and became the key figure in the victory. The key three-point shooting has given the Blazers a huge help. It is really a family with an old man, like a treasure.

"You played very well in the reversal tonight. How did you decide to shoot that three-pointer at the last moment? After all, it takes a lot of courage."

"Oh, my teammates gave me courage, because I believe that even if I don't score, they will definitely grab offensive rebounds. Of course, the most important thing is that I firmly believe that I can make that shot. I knew in a split second that the ball must have been scored, that I must have scored, that I was ready to go back to defense."

Gan Guoyang was very excited when he was interviewed by reporters. Most of the Blazers games this season were crushing victories. The Trail Blazers have won a big victory all the way. The Trail Blazers' reversal victory in this game is also of great significance. On the one hand, it reminds the Trail Blazers players that there is no room for slack in the playoffs, and they will fall if they are not careful. Into the realm of no return.

In this game, the Suns are in chaos at the end. If the Blazers meet the powerful Lakers or Pistons, there will be very little hope of a comeback.

On the other hand, the victory of the game means that the Blazers have stepped into the Western Conference Finals. 3:0 means that it is only a matter of time before they eliminate the Suns. The Suns are basically fighting for honor.

Since the playoffs in 1985, after Gan Guoyang joined the NBA, excluding the reimbursed 1987 season, the Blazers have at least been able to enter the division finals every year, which is enough to show that Gan Guoyang has greatly improved the Trail Blazers. The regular season award selection has nothing to do with the playoffs, but Gan Guoyang's regular season mvp is basically a certainty, and Gan Guoyang will soon get his first regular season mvp in his life.

Of course, it's still too early to say this, there is only one step away from promotion, but this step still needs to be taken.

After winning this crucial battle, the Blazers, whose momentum reached its peak, quickly started the team's high-intensity training on the second day after the game. Now their goal is to end the series in Phoenix, because in another venue , The Los Angeles Lakers also lead the Utah Jazz 3:0, and the sweep is imminent, so the Blazers need time to prepare.

In this day's training, the atmosphere in the Trail Blazers team was quite good. The confrontation between the two sides was fierce. Gan Guoyang talked trash all the way during the training, scolding all the players who did not perform well in the previous game, and then accompanied them to practice together .

This kind of Portland Trail Blazers is terrifying. They gather around Gan Guoyang like an army. They don’t have any complaints about the commander’s request. They play when they are in good form and adjust when they are not. In training, although he had problems with his knees, his hands could still move, so he kept practicing passing and catching the ball on the sidelines.

There is no doubt that this big reversal has sublimated the spirit of the Blazers. Now, no matter what kind of adversity, they will not give up until the last moment of the game; similarly, no matter what advantages they have, the Blazers He will also be careful and guard the advantage until the end of the game.

On the contrary, the Phoenix Suns exhausted all their efforts in the third game. They were not as strong as the Trail Blazers. The Suns, who played a dominant position in one breath, attracted more than 2 fans at home. Losing the game amid the sound of cheering, the damage to the players is huge.

The third day the Trail Blazers came to Phoenix, and the fourth game continued. The situation in this game was completely different from the third game. Although the fans at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Stadium were still as enthusiastic as the sun in the desert, they also knew in their hearts , the sun's way is not long.

The game was as expected. At the beginning, the Suns could still rely on the remaining momentum and the Blazers gritted their teeth, but in the middle of the second quarter, the Blazers opened the score in one fell swoop with the joint performance of Gan Guoyang and Drexler. Now the sun's confidence is completely gone, and all that awaits them is death.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 119:96. The Trail Blazers defeated the Phoenix Suns by 23 points in the away game, and defeated their opponents with a total score of 4:0 to enter the Western Conference Finals.

This time Gan Guoyang and Drexler jointly dominated the game. The two scored 77 points and got 31 rebounds. Drexler even got a triple-double. After the game, he returned to the locker room. There was a simple little celebration, the staff took out the beer from Portland from the freezer, and all the players were drinking in the locker room.

Of course, the victory in this series is not a breakthrough victory. For the Blazers, only the championship is the only goal, and this is their fourth time in five years. Played two of the previous three against old friends, the Los Angeles Lakers.

When the Blazers returned to Portland the next day, the family took a day off, and in the evening, news came from Salt Lake City that the Los Angeles Lakers also beat the Utah Jazz in an away game, eliminating their opponents with a total score of 4:0 , reached the division finals seven times in eight years (if it weren't for the arrival of Gan Guoyang, the Lakers would have reached the division finals in 86, so they would have reached the division finals for eight consecutive years.)

From the disastrous defeat in 1985, to the passing by in 1986, to the regrettable defeat in 1988, for the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers were a mountain they could never get around. In fact, after 1986 , Some people think that if the Lakers entered the Western Conference Finals that year, then with the strength of the Trail Blazers, they would not be able to pass the Lakers and enter the Finals.

It's just that the Rockets restrained the Lakers, and the Blazers happened to restrain the Rockets, so the Blazers escaped the Lakers by chance and were able to enter the finals against the Celtics.

Of course, Blazers fans and players have 1 reasons to refute this statement, but the real powerful counterattack is to really play another series with the Lakers, and really defeat this Western Conference giant. Only the Blazers can truly ascend to the throne of the West.

Of course, "any reactionary will not automatically withdraw from the stage of history", not to mention that the Los Angeles Lakers are still at their peak, especially their core Magic Johnson, who is on the road to the peak. Under the circumstances, he shared most of the scoring tasks, and he also had to strengthen the offensive organization. He really grabbed his eyebrows and beard and played an mvp-level season. If Gan Guoyang hadn't been under pressure, the second regular season mvp in his life would be a certainty .

In the regular season, the performance of the Lakers fluctuated, mainly due to the complete aging of the inside and the injury problems of the players. But in the playoffs, the Lakers immediately proved that they are still the most terrifying team in the West, just like the Trail Blazers. They easily advanced to the conference finals with two sweeps.

And unlike the Trail Blazers in danger, the Lakers were extremely stable throughout the process, and the opponent did not struggle at all, which is enough to show that the Lakers are in the best state. They want to use this last chance to give Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a final chance before he retires. A championship ring.

The confrontation between the new and old overlords is imminent. Whether the Lakers will continue to maintain their dominance over the West, or the Blazers will overthrow the "tyranny" and establish a new dynasty, this is the battle.