The Golden Age of Basketball

"Tonight we were pinned down, totally pinned down, we didn't play as good an offense as we did in the first two games, our rhythm was broken, we struggled the whole game, we kept fixing things, and then we showed up again. We had a new problem and it went on until the last minute and we couldn't play Trail Blazers basketball, which couldn't have been worse."

At the press conference after the game, Adelman commented on the team's performance in the third game, which basically summed up the predicament the Blazers faced in the game. Adelman was mentally prepared for such a situation, but When the real results came out, there was inevitably helplessness and frustration in his tone.

The same is true for Gan Guoyang. His performance in this game is actually quite good, but his teammates' performance has been greatly curbed, and it is impossible for him to score more than 50 points in every game to turn the tide.

甘国阳心里清楚，2：0以后，第三场比赛是一个分水岭，3：0和2：1完全是两个世界，3：0意味着冠军到手，2：1则表明还有无限可能。

In the history of the nba finals, there is an example of a 0:2 comeback. As of 1989, that is, the finals in 1977, the protagonist at that time was the Portland Trail Blazers.

甘国阳作为经历过后世历史的穿越人士，他当然知道2005年的总决赛，活塞在0：2落后的情况下和马刺拼到了第七场，紧接着2006年热火就完成了0：2落后情形下的超级大逆转。

The Blazers didn't want history to happen 17 years in advance, nor did they want the miracle of 12 years ago to be retaliated against them. After the game, in the locker room, the whole team made repeated summaries.

This is a habit that the Blazers have developed since the first game of the season. It is necessary to summarize after the game, summarize the mistakes made by the team in the game, and how to improve in the next game. The data analysis of the team The division will also post the data of the two teams in a conspicuous place for the players to compare, to stimulate those players who are not performing well.

"Ms. Jerome, you let Rodman get 18 points? What kind of player is Rodman? In addition to rebounding, fouling, and defense, what other offensive methods do you think he has? Dunk? Layup under the basket? And Yes? Dear Jerome, no more! He has no offensive means, and you let him score 18 points! And he is playing around!" Adelman and Gan Guoyang were sent out to deal with the press conference, The assistant coach Bellman closed the door and taught other players.

After staying in the Trail Blazers for several years, Bellman has become an indispensable figure in the coaching staff of the team. Came into the Trail Blazers cautiously, and scolded players just like he did in Palo Alto High School.

Cauchy became Bellman's first firepower target. Cauchy's role in the team is still very critical, and it can be said that Cauchy is a barometer of the state of the Blazers. When Cauchy is in good condition, it shows that the entire The team is in good shape and running well; if Cauchy is in poor shape, then the overall state of the Blazers is definitely not much better.

The reason is simple. On the offensive end, Cauchy's autonomy is not strong, and he relies heavily on his teammates' assists and overall tactical cooperation. Therefore, Cauchy's good condition indicates that the Blazers' offensive end is running smoothly; on the defensive end, Cauchy is the number one outside gate. If there is a problem with the state, then the Blazers' perimeter defense will most likely be torn.

This is the difference between a role player like him and Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and his output contribution is very stable, but because of this, the performance of such a role player can often be the winner.

In the third match against Rodman, Cauchy was humiliated by Rodman, a cunning little fox, and Rodman completely controlled his playing emotions, so it's no wonder he could play well.

"Ms. Avidas, Edwards threw four balls over your head, yes, four. You defended against him one by one, and then he hit consecutive shots! Look, look The beard on Edwards’ face looks old enough to be your grandfather, so you let him score easily?” At this time, Behrman also turned on the video and tuned to the second half of the third quarter, when James Edwards Zizi played and became the main offensive point inside. He scored three goals in a row from Sabonis, extinguishing the Blazers' hope of catching up.

These few balls Bellman can be said to be very impressive, and he specially tuned them out for Sabonis to watch, which made Sabonis flushed and ashamed. The position is also comprehensively at a disadvantage. Lambiel's experience, cunning and dirtyness are fully displayed. It can be said that apart from failing to catch Gan Guoyang in scoring, Lambiel has defeated all the other insiders of the Blazers alone.

"Ms. Barker, your offensive rebounds are 0, 0, 0, 0, and your back rebounds are 1, 1, 1, 1. I think you should learn computers and do binary calculations." Bill's victim, Lambiel grabbed 22 rebounds tonight, including 21 backcourt rebounds, protecting the Pistons under the basket.

In comparison, although Gan Guoyang grabbed 15 rebounds, other players contributed too little. Dennis Rodman also scored 11 rebounds. The huge gap in rebounds between the two sides tonight was also a disastrous defeat for the Blazers one of the reasons.

"Ms. Porter, I suspect that your brain was broken after being elbowed by that guy Lambir. After you come back on the court, you should continue to attack the opponent instead of hurting your own ball with repeated mistakes. team!" Behrman's firepower quickly spread to Terry Porter. After being elbowed by Lambert tonight, Porter has been playing in a daze. He only scored 11 points and 3 assists. 7 turnovers.

In fact, in this game, Chuck Daly made a very important decision, that is, where should the defensive focus be placed? In the backcourt, Daly did not choose to block Drexler, but chose to strangle Terry Porter, because he keenly observed that in the key games of the playoffs, Porter's role is better than that of Drake. Schiller is even more important.

In the first game of the finals, it was Porter's consecutive three-pointers that opened up the situation for the Blazers, gaining an advantage in one fell swoop and winning the victory. After realizing this, the Pistons are very familiar with outside players. a wealth of experience.

So in the game, the main defender of Porter became Joe Dumars, and Rick Mahon and Bill Lambiel of the inside line came up to serve at any time, and the two had carefully studied Porter's ball path. Knowing that Porter's ability to break through with his left hand is very strong, he deliberately set up an ambush on his left hand side, and suddenly came on his breakthrough route. After Porter was hit a few times, he felt no offense at all.

And Drexler's life is not easy. He is a player who needs the support of the team very much. Without the support of his teammates, he is like a glider without the wind. He scored 18 points in the game, which was tepid and did not change the situation decisively.

Bellman was in full swing in the locker room. Combining data, video, and analysis, he scolded the Blazers players. The Blazers players also knew that their performance was really poor, so they could only lower their heads in the sweltering heat and change clothes. In the room to endure the discipline of the side of hell.

After scolding for more than 20 minutes, Adelman and Gan Guoyang returned to the locker room. As soon as Gan Guoyang opened the door, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. He felt that there was an atmosphere of going to the grave during the Qingming Festival in the locker room. He knew that everyone would definitely be scolded. Yes, because in the past in Palo Alto and Gonzaga, the team was often abused by Bellman like this.

Gan Guoyang saw that his teammates looked a little sluggish, and knew it was time to cheer everyone up. "Come on girls, we've got 82 wins this season, 69 regular season games, 13 playoff games, that's an amazing win, if someone told me they got 82 wins in one season, My jaw would drop. But is it enough? Not enough, 82 games is not enough, even if that number is as many games as some teams play in a season, but we are still short of two wins, just two Tonight I have to face those reporters again, holding a microphone in front of me and asking me why we lost. I also want to know why we lost? But now, I don’t want to Got it, because, I just want to know, the next game, how should we win, in Detroit, win at the Palace of Auburn Hills! I don’t want to lose two games in a row, both sides return to the same starting line and then play Tianwangshan in Detroit, never! If we are stronger, we should win, anytime, anywhere, against any opponent!"

Throughout the playoffs, the Blazers only lost two games. They never had a losing streak, and they refused to lose. For a strong team, losing is also inevitable. There is no undefeated team. But how to solve problems after losing, boost morale, and reinvest in the next game to win, instead of being dominated by the opponent and losing in a row, is a must-have condition for a champion.

Just like in Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, everyone thought the Blazers would lose, and some even thought they should give up Game [-] and go back to play Tianwangshan at home, but Gan Guoyang disagreed, and he desperately wanted to win Game [-] because he You know, you can't let failure become a habit, and always let the experience of failure be transformed into the motivation for victory immediately.

Therefore, the fourth game will become a battle of life and death for the Blazers.