The Golden Age of Basketball

In mid-June 1989, the waves in Beijing finally began to calm down. Of course, in the international community, the sanctions against China had just begun.

But in the United States, in the nba, Gan Guoyang suffered less and less criticism, and his criticism gradually became smaller, because Gan Guoyang and his pioneers were getting closer and closer to the championship.

After an unexpected one-point victory over the Pistons in Game [-], the Portland Trail Blazers won the championship point, and they are only one step away from the championship.

On June 6th, the Trail Blazers had a chance to be crowned in Detroit, but they were desperately resisted by the Pistons. The desperate Pistons burst out with huge energy, and the decisive battle with the Trail Blazers went to the last moment. Rodman missed the lore in the fourth game , and this time Joe Dumars hit a key three-pointer, helping the Pistons beat the Pistons by three points at home 16:113, and continued to retain the hope of winning the championship.

However, due to the 2-3-2 format, all the last two games will be played in Portland. In Lan's two games, they both lost cleanly, and there was not much room for resistance.

Therefore, the championship is almost certain, and on the issue of Gan Guoyang's "political correctness", the league also spoke after the fourth game. On behalf of the NBA official, Stern said that sports should not be related to politics. Gan Guoyang's various accusations are excessive. In a democratic and free country, one should not criticize a person's political stance at will, let alone that he is not an American.

Stern's remarks are of course just words, but the timing of his speech is really interesting. When Gan Guoyang was at the cusp, neither Stern nor the league stood up to speak out, and in the fourth game At the end, the Blazers won the championship point, and when the championship was bound to be won, Stern and the league stood up.

It has to be said that this is a business alliance. Just as Gan Guoyang thought, if he and the Blazers fail to win the championship, then all the dirty water and slander will be poured on him. On the contrary, as long as he can win the championship , then, "there will always be defense lawyers".

At this time, Stern is Gan Guoyang's free royal lawyer. The NBA president must pave the way for the new king who is about to be crowned, and clean up all the stains and garbage.

However, Gan Guoyang really wants to ascend to the throne, and he is still short of the last game. In the nba, if the game is not over, everything is possible. If the Blazers cannot win the championship at home in the sixth game, the series will be dragged to the seventh game , it is really difficult to say who will win the game.

Therefore, facing the upcoming champion, Gan Guoyang and the Blazers must make a final sprint. They must not relax at all, otherwise everything may be lost.

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In the early morning of June 6, Gan Guoyang woke up from his sleep. He looked at the clock, and it was already eight o'clock in the morning. Tossing and turning excitedly.

Therefore, he got up three hours later than usual, and Wang Fuxi was already up by this time.

A steaming hot breakfast has been prepared on the table in the dining room, including soy milk, pancakes and eggs. Of course, it is not Wang Fuxi who makes these, but Gan Youwei, Gan Guoyang's father.

Yesterday, Gan Youwei and other members of Gan’s Restaurant came to Portland to watch the Trail Blazers’ championship game. However, Gan Youtang was afraid that too many people would affect Gan Guoyang’s rest, so everyone except Gan Youwei stayed in Portland. At the Portland Hotel.

Gan Youwei hadn't cooked a delicious breakfast for his son for a long time, so although today's breakfast was simple, he was very attentive.

"Dad, where's Fuxi?"

"Fuxi drove to the supermarket. I want to make you a delicious meal at noon. I gave him the list of the ingredients I want to buy." Gan Youwei obviously wanted to make some contributions to Gan Guoyang's championship, so he asked his son The daughter-in-law went to buy food.

Wang Fuxi came back soon, and Gan Guoyang was about to go out at this time. Although the team canceled the morning training today, Gan Guoyang still had to go to the arena to practice for peace of mind.

"Gump, don't forget what day it is today." Wang Fuxi said to Gan Guoyang while tidying up Gan Guoyang after he came back.

Gan Guoyang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that today, June 6, is Father's Day.

So Gan Guoyang gave Gan Youwei who was washing the dishes a big hug. Gan Youwei was still a little puzzled, and only then did he smile heartily when he heard his son's "Happy Father's Day".

Feng Guangyao and Feng Peiyu also got up. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gan Guoyang did not run to the training center, but asked them to take him there. The two of them were very quiet along the way, and Feng Guangyao, who was always noisy, didn't say much.

When Gan Guoyang asked when getting out of the car, Feng Guangyao said: "I'm afraid to disturb your mood, you have a competition tonight."

After entering the training center, Gan Guoyang realized that he was late. This may be the first time he was late for training since he entered the league. All the Blazers players in the training hall have arrived and are doing shooting training or simple coordination exercises.

Everyone seemed a little excited and a little nervous, and everyone didn't talk much, as if everyone had something on their minds.

The training in the morning ended quickly, because Adelman didn't come at all. Bellman organized a confrontation practice for a while, and then dismissed everyone. Before leaving, Bellman patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder and returned without saying anything. home.

Gan Guoyang remembers that before the 1984 NCAA Finals, Bellman was like this too.

After the training, Gan Guoyang did not go home immediately, but asked Feng Peiyu to drive the car to Portland Hospital, where he went to Shui Miao.

Shui Miao has settled down in Portland, leading a simple and ordinary life, and she and Wang Fuxi are still colleagues. Every time Gan Guoyang goes to the Portland Hospital to look for Shui Miao, Wang Fuxi will personally accompany him.

But today Wang Fuxi rested, and Gan Guoyang made an appointment with Shui Miao in advance, and he wanted to do some relaxation therapy here.

In Shui Miao's office, Gan Guoyang was lying on the treatment chair as usual to receive Shui Miao's meticulous treatment. Neither of them said a word. Shui Miao knew that the moment Wang Fuxi entered Portland Hospital, Some things are just not possible anymore.

After the treatment, Gan Guoyang put on his clothes and said goodbye to Shui Miao.

"I am leaving."

"Waiting for you."

When Gan Guoyang came home, it happened that Gan Youwei cooked a table of authentic Huaiyang cuisine. Gan Guoyang satiated his appetite and had a good meal. For him, there was nothing more delicious than his father's cooking.

After the meal, Gan Guoyang took a good night's sleep. The whole of Portland seems to be very quiet today. I'm afraid it will disturb Gan Guoyang's rest and affect his performance at night.

After waking up, Gan Guoyang went to the training hall by car again. In the afternoon, Adelman came to organize the training. With Adelman, everyone seemed to relax a little. The training content of Adelman was also very simple, that is, to shoot and practice. Tactics, at such a moment, excessive training is no longer necessary.

The training ended at four o'clock in the afternoon. Gan Guoyang did not go home again, but went to the Memorial Stadium ahead of time. When he arrived at the stadium, he found that the stadium was crowded with fans waiting, and half of the traffic in Portland The police were all deployed to maintain order near the Memorial Stadium.

When Gan Guoyang's car appeared near the Memorial Stadium, the fans at the scene went into a frenzy. They didn't expect that Gan Guoyang would come so early. Everyone rushed up and knocked on Gan Guoyang's car window frantically, making Gan Guoyang experience a zombie siege The feeling, although everyone is cheering towards him.

With the help of the police, Gan Guoyang came to the parking lot with difficulty and entered the gymnasium. He was the first to reach the locker room. He changed into his training clothes early and was going to do some simple warm-ups in the gymnasium.

All the arena staff were smiling at Gan Guoyang, and Gan Guoyang nodded back one by one. He was like the king of this arena.

Gan Guoyang came to the court, there was no one there, Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the court with the ball, he was recalling, recalling the 1982 high school finals, recalling the 1984 NCAA finals, recalling the 1985 Western Conference semifinals, recalling 1986 The finals, recalling the 1988 Western Conference finals, recalling all the games this year, recalling the crazy and enthusiastic cheers of all the fans in this stadium.

When I opened my eyes, the surroundings were still peaceful, with no one around, but in another three hours, everything would be different.