The Golden Age of Basketball

() At 14:8, Ewing used a powerful gliding dunk to widen the difference between the two teams to six points again.

The score gap is not that big, but the situation on the court shows signs of one-sidedness; Gonzaga's offense has no rules and can only rely on the personal ability and simple cooperation of Gan Guoyang and Stockton to score points. Completely blocked by Georgetown's steel defense.

Gonzaga's 8 points all came from these two people.

As for Georgetown, after coach Thompson made adjustments to make full use of the team's advantages in personal ability, the offensive thinking became clearer and clearer. abilities will be brought into play.

One side is the two cores that have been split, and the other side is the collective in full bloom. It is obvious who is better on both sides. In the opening 7 minutes, the balance gradually tilted toward Georgetown.

However, even a quarter of the game time has not been completed, so it is too early to say anything.

After being scored by Georgetown for a fast attack, Stockton started to organize the team's offense again. There was never any emotional fluctuation on the face of this small point guard. No matter what happened, he was so calm and composed.

Bellman had already rearranged during the timeout, requiring a combination of high and low positions, not playing low positions exclusively, and not giving up the inside line and only playing high positions.

In fact, Gonzaga's two previous offenses proved that Bellman's adjustment was correct, but Matthews missed the shot, which took a hit on the team's morale.

This time Gan Guoyang once again mentioned the high position as a screen for Stockton. His screen quality is the highest in the team. Every time he and Stockton pick and roll, they can always provide opportunities for Gonzaga's offense.

Sure enough, with the help of Gan Guoyang's high-quality screen at the top of the arc, Stockton cut to the inside line from the edge of the three-second zone on the right, but instead of going to the basket, he turned outward, so that he made a circle and then returned to the top of the arc.

At this time, after Gan Guoyang made a screen at the top of the arc, he sank to the edge of the three-second zone on the left and made a screen for Anderson on the left. front!

The front of the basket in the three-second zone should be said to be the penalty area in the opponent's half-court penalty area. This is the biggest threat to the basket, the easiest to shoot, and the most accessible pass. It can be said to be the Achilles' heel of the opponent's defense.

Gonzaga's players can continuously enter the dead spot of Georgetown's defense, which shows that they have good coordination and tactics. Unfortunately, sometimes tactics cannot make up for the lack of personal ability.

Anderson successfully cut into the front of the basket in the three-second zone. Stockton's pass was also very timely. The ball passed between the two defenders and passed to Anderson.

But Anderson is not Gan Guoyang. When he jumped up after receiving the ball and was about to go straight to the basket, a big hand rushed towards him.

Although Anderson is 6 feet 9 tall, he was also a center forward before Gan Guoyang came, but his jumping is relatively average.And he was a little impatient for the layup this time, because he was afraid of being blown up for three seconds in the three-second zone, and he was also afraid that the ball would be directly smashed by the opponent when he got the ball.

So he got angry and wanted to make a layup, but he didn't notice that there was a monster named Ewing under the basket.

"Boom!" Ewing slapped the ball out!

But by coincidence, the ball just fell into Claremont's hands. As soon as Claremont got the ball, he didn't care about 21, and took a step to the edge of the three-second zone, trying to break the scoring shortage with a throw .

But the result was the same as Anderson, he was also too impatient and underestimated Ewing's reaction speed.

Seeing that there were still people coming forward, Ewing rushed forward without making any adjustments after landing, jumped up again, and slapped the basketball flying in the air.

"Boom!" The ball was blown away again!

Ewing blocks twice in a row!It was his third block in the first half!

But before the fans had time to applaud Ewing's performance, the basketball had already fallen into the hands of the Georgetown players, and another quick counterattack.

Gonzaga's players returned to the defense at full speed, but it was Stockton who reached the basket first, and he had no choice but to use a foul to pull down the opponent's player and send the opponent to the free throw line.

"Very good! Very good!" Ewing high-fived his teammates, cheering for their tough defense and sharp counterattack.

The momentum of the entire George Town suddenly rose, and on the contrary, Gonzaga, who ran out of tactics and opportunities, but failed to score because of his personal ability, was even more demoralized.

Behrman shook his head from the sidelines. The tactics had already been played out, but he had nothing to do if the players couldn't score.

"Hold on to Anderson, don't be discouraged." Gan Guoyang and Anderson beside him said.

Anderson nodded and continued to stare at the basket, waiting for the opponent's free throw.

NCAA's free throws are very characteristic. If the player fails to make the first free throw, there will be no second chance for free throws, and the two sides will directly grab rebounds.

Of course, this is before the fouls have accumulated to 10 times. After 10 times, there are two free throws and one free throw.

Both Gan Guoyang and Anderson were waiting for the opponent to miss a free throw to grab a rebound, so Stockton's foul was worth it.

But the basic skills of the Georgetown players are very solid, and both goals were steadily scored. 16:8, the point difference was widened to 8 points.

After the timeout, Georgetown has scored 8 points in a row. Although Gonzaga had a chance, only Gan Guoyang scored 2 points. Other opportunities were either missed or missed.

"John, give me the ball." Gan Guoyang said softly when serving from the baseline.

Gan Guoyang understands that when the morale of the team is low, he must stand up again, otherwise it will only get worse.

But Gan Guoyang did not go to the low position to fight Ewing hand-to-hand, but continued to wander in the outer position.

He has learned the previous lesson and knows that if he asks for the ball in the low post again, he will definitely be double-teamed, and if he divides the ball, his teammates are not in good condition, and it will be useless if he divides the ball.

So he caught Stockton's pass from the outside position, facing the basket instead of his back to the basket, which made it more difficult for the opponent to double-team.

Gan Guoyang played on the street for a long time in the past, and his dribbling skills are quite good, but he doesn't use it very much in regular games.

Therefore, his face-to-basket attack is also quite good. Facing Ewing, he made two tentative steps first, and then suddenly shook his shoulders, and Ewing's attention was instantly distracted.

Gan Guoyang took this opportunity to lower his head and break through the middle, hitting the front area of ​​the Georgetown basket again!

After all, Gan Guoyang is shorter, has a lower center of gravity, and is faster and more flexible; while Ewing has a higher center of gravity, especially his two long legs, which make his center of gravity higher than the average 7-footer.

In addition, Ewing didn't prepare for Gan Guoyang's attack. He was not well prepared, and Gan Guoyang passed him clean!

But Ewing was only the first line of defense. Georgetown's basket was already heavily guarded, and the two forwards all went alone to the basket to prevent Gan Guoyang's attack.

Gan Guoyang rushed upwards with all his strength, but he also had a sense of proportion, knowing that the opponent would make an offensive foul, so he twisted his body and passed the small forward Williams who was standing straight in the three-second zone, avoiding the attack. His foul trap.

When Gan Guoyang took off for a layup, the opponent's power forward Martin collided with Gan Guoyang in the air.

In order to avoid Williams, Gan Guoyang had already slowed down, his take-off was not sufficient, and he had to knock Martin away, so he couldn't dunk, but threw the ball to the basket based on his feeling.

The ball spins twice over the hoop...and falls out.

Gan Guoyang took off and grabbed the rebound in six hands!

Gan Guoyang felt as if he was being squeezed in the flesh, but he still struggled to take off and layup again!

But he was too disturbed, and the ball still hit the basket's neck.

But Gan Guoyang occupied the best position, how could he let go of the scoring opportunity he got, no matter what, he took off again and grabbed the rebound!

At this moment, he still thought of a jump shot, but it was almost impossible, because the three opponents surrounded him like an iron bucket in the center.

If he can't handle the ball quickly, he will be blown for three seconds!

"Fuck!" Gan Guoyang roared angrily, pushed his elbows away from the body that kept pushing him, and then squeezed back with his butt, finally opening up a space.

At this time, Gan Guoyang is like the overlord of Chu, with the power to pull the mountain and the world!There were almost three people hanging on his body, and his arm was also held by his opponent, but he still jumped up!

"Bang!"

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle came with a crisp sound, and the basket was still creaking.

Gan Guoyang shot and grabbed himself at the basket, even if the opponent fouled, it didn't stop him from dunking the ball into the basket!

"Ah!!" Gan Guoyang vented his anger with a roar.

Georgetown’s fierce physical confrontation and ubiquitous double-teaming made Gan Guoyang suffocated, and his teammates’ abnormal performance made him very depressed. Now he finally uses his performance to fight back against the opponent, and he also wants to use this to inspire own teammates.

"Big cousin! Well done!" Just as Gan Guoyang stood at the free throw line and was about to make a free throw, a familiar voice faintly came from the auditorium on the left.

After Gan Guoyang dunked this shocking dunk, the scene was full of joy. Anyway, the fans didn't have a home team, and they cheered for whoever played well. The scene was noisy.

But Gan Guoyang still heard familiar voices and familiar Chinese from the noisy voices.

He turned his head, and sure enough, he saw the familiar banner in the auditorium to the west - "Gan's Restaurant", it was Gan Guohui.

This time the fat man brought the flag to the Great Western Forum, and he was waiting for such an opportunity for him to wave the flag to cheer Gan Guoyang and advertise the restaurant by the way.

Gan Guoyang calmed down when he heard Gan Guohui's cheering voice. This familiar voice dispelled his anger and allowed him to enter the game more calmly.

However, when Gan Guoyang made a free throw, he found that the palm of his right hand hurt a little, probably because he hit the basket too hard when dunking.

He endured the pain and finished the free throw, and immediately signaled to Behrman that there was something wrong with his hand.

Bellman immediately asked the referee for a short timeout. If there was a problem with Gan Guoyang's hand, the game would be over.

"Gan, are you okay?" The team doctor immediately came up and asked, his tone extremely urgent.

"There should be no problem, it seems that there was some contusion when dunking." Gan Guoyang said.

The team doctor hurriedly helped Gan Guoyang do some simple examination and treatment, and found that there was nothing serious, except that the muscles in the palm were slightly contused.

"Gan, is there any problem?" Bellman was also very anxious.

"It's okay, I can continue to play, leave the ball to me." Gan Guoyang looked at Behrman with burning eyes, and at the same time looked at other players.

"We have to get through this period, so give me the ball, get through the first half and we'll have another chance in the second half."

Although Gan Guoyang's words seemed very arrogant, everyone understood that at this time, other points could not be opened. Only by handing the ball to the point they are most confident can they survive this period of time.

They have time to make adjustments in the midfield. As long as the half-time difference is not too big, they definitely have a chance.

"Okay, everyone pay attention when defending. We changed to a 1-3-1 zone defense, and we can no longer let them play singles easily. As for the offense, I will leave it to Forrest Gump."

At the end of the timeout, Gonzaga was still 11 points behind at 16:5.

After Gonzaga adjusted his defensive strategy, Georgetown's striker's low-post singles tactics lost their effect, because the two positions of the waist are just in the position where the 1-3-1 defense is most likely to be flanked, and there is basically no way to easily play singles .

But this also gave Georgetown players a lot of shooting space, and Bellman can only bet that Georgetown's hand feel is not too good.

But Wingate came up and gave Bellman a blow. He received the ball from Ewing at 45 degrees on the left and made a jumper with an emergency stop.

Georgetown's five starting players are all good mid-range shots. Even center Ewing's mid-range shot is his regular scoring method. This is one of the scary things about Georgetown.

There is no way for Gan Guoyang to lose points like this. He has to get these points back in the offense.

After coming to the frontcourt, Gan Guoyang did not face the basket to break through again. He has found that this method is too strenuous, and the opponent will not allow Gonzaga's players to easily enter the penalty area in the penalty area.

He came to the familiar low position on the right, squeezed Ewing away, and once again assumed a singles posture.

This time it was Ricardo Williams who replaced Matthews to feed him. Matthews was not in good condition, and Ricardo fed Gan Guoyang more tacitly.

As soon as Gan Guoyang got the ball, other Georgetown players still resolutely double-teamed.

But Gan Guoyang didn't pass the ball, and he didn't hesitate. He dribbled the ball hard before the double-team came up, and then made a head for himself to gain room for action.

At the same time, before adjusting the pace, he turned over and half-hooked!

Gan Guoyang did not use the skyhook, because although the skyhook has a high hit rate and ignores defense, but the preparation moves are large and the frequency of movements is slow, so he shot towards the basket with a more crisp half-hook!

"Shua!" Before Ewing had time to take off and block the shot, the ball went into the basket. At 13:18, there was still a gap of five points.

"It's already 9 points." Gan Guoyang said to Ewing after scoring. The latter said that he would not let Gan Guoyang score more than 9 points, but now the first half is only halfway through, and Gan Guoyang has already scored [-] points.

In the second half of the first half, the two sides changed their attitude of fighting to the death and never letting you score at the beginning, and the offense began to improve.

Georgetown's mid-range pitcher feels pretty good, but Gonzaga resolutely implements the zone defense, with a posture of "you shoot me if you have the ability".

At the same time, Gonzaga almost completely relied on Gan Guoyang on the offensive end. From the 12th minute to the 18th minute of the first half, Gan Guoyang, who had an injured right hand, scored 4 hooks in a row. The Western Forum is back.

Before the end of the first half, when Gan Guoyang grabbed the long offensive rebound from the corner and hit a 15-foot hook before the whistle, the cheers of the entire Great Western Forum reached its peak!

"sky-hook!"

"sky-hook!"

"sky-hook!"

Shouts of "Skyhook" filled the arena. At the end of halftime, the Gonzaga Bulldogs trailed the Georgetown Hoyas by 25 points 30:5. Among them, Gan Guoyang scored 17 points alone, making those who thought he won every game. No less than ten people were all surprised.

"Seventeen—seven." Gan Guoyang said to Ewing when he was off the court.

Ewing scored 7 points in the first half and played normally, but he failed to restrain Gan Guoyang at all.

Gan Guoyang is like a fiery sun, scorching the city of steel and melting it with his own power.