The Golden Age of Basketball

() The night sky in Seattle is like other cities in the United States. The lights in the city illuminate the sky, and paint a faint halo of light under the huge black screen.

However, in Seattle, which has a higher latitude and fresh air, you can see a lot of stars at night. These stars from the distant and deep universe, when their light reaches the earth, there are only a few twinkling lights left.

The bright starry sky and the bright city complement each other. The Space Tower in Seattle is like the flying saucer command center in a sci-fi movie.

In fact, the signal of an extremely fierce game was transmitted to all parts of the United States through the space tower, which made the mood of the fans in front of the TV and radio fluctuate with the changing situation on the field.

At this time, in the flickering but fixed starry sky, a moving light spot appeared, it moved down slowly, and a red light flashed on one side.

"The flight from Los Angeles to Seattle is about to arrive. Passengers, please get ready to get off the plane, fasten your seat belts, check your luggage, and don't miss anything. I hope our service will satisfy you, North American Airlines..."

This is a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Seattle. The plane has arrived at Seattle Airport and is about to land.

Although not flying across time zones, the long flight still put many passengers into a dream, and now they are waking up and getting ready to disembark.

When the plane landed safely, the first person who came out of the disembarkation aisle was a tall girl with an excellent figure, wearing a pink peaked cap, blue and white jeans with beautiful lines, and a navy blue se sportswear.

The word "gonzaga" is printed on the sportswear, but the word "gump" is printed on the back, which means fool.

The girl was in a hurry, she came out of the aisle with a large canvas bag on her back, trotted all the way out of the airport, and when she arrived at the taxi stand, she found that there were very few taxis waiting there.

"What's the matter? Did all the taxi drivers in the city stop working to watch the game?" the girl whispered.

Fortunately, there were still a few taxis for business. When they saw customers coming out of the airport exit, they all honked their horns to signal that they could leave.

The girl ran to the car closest to him, opened the door, and got in as fast as she could.

"You want……"

"The Dome!"

The driver was an uncle black driver. Before he could ask the guest where he was going, the guest had already told the destination impatiently.

"The Dome, it's okay, but it's too late to watch the game now, it's almost nine o'clock." The ncaa finals started at 7:30 pm Pacific time, and now it's 9 o'clock, the second half of the game Already started.

It takes at least 40 minutes for a taxi to drive from the airport to the stadium.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can catch up, it doesn't matter even if you catch one last look." The girl said.

"Oh, good. You are wearing Gonzaga's sportswear. Are you a student of Gonzaga?" The driver uncle noticed the girl's clothes.

"Yes." The girl nodded.

"I thought you were a model, you are really tall. I have also driven some models before, oh they are so thin, you seem to be better." The black uncle said with a smile, the taxi driver always Synonymous with chatty.

"I'm not a model, just an ordinary student."

"Oh, you don't seem to be white, but... Chinese? Or Ri himself? Ri himself doesn't seem to be a girl as tall as you." The black uncle discovered that the girl wearing a pink peaked cap was a yellow race.

"I'm Chinese, from Los Angeles." The girl replied.

"Los Angeles? My God, did you come so far just to watch a quarter-final game?" The black uncle was surprised.

"Yes, because my boyfriend is playing tonight," the girl said, with a gleam in her eyes.

"Wow, your boyfriend? It's so fucking fucked up... Sorry for the swearing, but I don't know much about basketball, but I heard that there is a Chinese kid who is very, very good. He brought Gonzaga Entered the finals, is he the 'boyfriend' you mentioned?" The black uncle really meddles in a lot of things.

The girl didn't speak, but nodded lightly. Seeing that she admitted it, the black uncle seemed unwilling to say more, so he didn't continue the topic.

This girl is naturally Wang Fuxi.

According to the original plan, she was going to Seattle with Gonzaga's fans to watch Gonzaga's semi-finals and finals, but something happened at Wang Fuxi's home.

Her family's electrical store in Inglewood was robbed at gunpoint by several black men. Most of the property in the store was looted, and some products were also damaged.

Wang Fuxi's father was shot and wounded by one of the robbers who were overly nervous. Fortunately, the injury was only minor and nothing serious.

Hearing this news, Gan Guoyang naturally asked Wang Fuxi to go home to accompany his father first, and then go to Seattle to watch the game if possible.

When Wang Fuxi returned to Los Angeles and saw his father safe and sound in the hospital where his mother worked, the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

In the next few days, she was filial and accompanied her father in the hospital until the day of the finals. Wang Fuxi's father also asked Fuxi to go to Seattle to watch Gan Guoyang's competition.

Wang Fuxi was moved by his father's understanding, but the airline didn't appreciate it. The flight from Los Angeles to Seattle was delayed for 5 hours due to a mechanical failure.

The plane that was originally expected to arrive in the afternoon did not arrive until [-]:[-] pm. At this time, the game had already entered the second half, so Wang Fuxi was in such a hurry.

For Wang Fuxi, Gan Guoyang's arrival seemed like a miracle that suddenly appeared in her life. She never thought that there would be such a man in her life.

She used to admire him because of his superb golf skills, but also because of his deep eyes and dull appearance.

And in contact with him, she found that this man is like a deep well, the ancient well is calm, but sweet and delicious; Xi was deeply intoxicated.

Finally on that night, she gave her all to him, and it was the happiest and most fulfilling night of her life.

Although the two rarely had the opportunity to experience that kind of happiness again because of the school transfer turmoil and basketball training, the relationship between the two never cooled down.

In the end, she also went to the cold Spokane, in order to find the warmth in her heart.

Wang Fuxi also loves basketball, but she prefers to see Gan Guoyang's focused expression and eyes in the game, just like when she stood naked in front of him that night.

She knew it was love, although sharing this kind of love with a basketball made Wang Fuxi feel resentful sometimes, especially when Gan Guoyang played in other states for more than a week.

But he still silently supported Gan Guoyang and called him every day.

She firmly believes that in Gan Guoyang's heart, her position must be irreplaceable, definitely.

No matter how far the distance is, nothing can stop their love.

"By the way, can you turn on the radio? I want to hear about the game." Wang Fuxi suddenly thought that there was a broadcast to listen to the final, so he hurriedly said to the black uncle.

"Okay, actually I don't usually listen to basketball games, I only listen to Seattle Seahawks games; otherwise, I would have run home to watch TV instead of waiting for business here." The black uncle said and turned on the radio in the car , tuned to the Seattle local sports channel.

Immediately Blackburn's sonorous voice and fluent live commentary came over the radio.

"Blackburn, this guy's commentary is really good, but it's a pity that he doesn't comment much on NFL games anymore. It's a pity."

"...Oh my god, Gan fouled, only 2 minutes into the second half, Gonzaga University's number one star, their No. 11 player Gan has already fouled twice, one defensive foul and one offensive foul, so he has already fouled three times! The situation is a bit delicate, although Gonzaga is still leading by 5 points, but Gonzaga's coach has to put their top ace back on the bench and replace the backup center Love..."

As soon as he turned on the radio, Wang Fuxi's heart tightened instantly due to the commentary on it. Although he knew that Gonzaga was leading the score, Gan Guoyang fouled consecutively and had to rest. Really big bad news.

"In this way, the ball returned to Houston's hands. It was Houston's top scorer Michael Young who caused Gan's offensive foul. He used a two-plus-one in the offense just now. Foul... Let's see, it's Michael Young again, with a one-block cooperation with Olajuwon, Ruff was attracted to the perimeter, his attention was taken away by Olajuwon, Michael Young was flanked, and it was very difficult Tough, he shoots, straight up jumper, hits the board! Goes in! Michael Young, who played like a dead gun in the first half, reloaded the clip in the second half!"

After the start of the second half, Michael Young, the top scorer of the Houston Cougars, began to recover. Relying on his outstanding personal ability, he scored 5 points in a row, narrowing the 8-point gap in the half to 3 points.

"Let's see how Gonzaga will respond. Their number one strength has been blown off the court by the referee. They have no reliable scoring points. The outside line is constantly moving the ball, their running and transfer. It's still so smooth, and they are very, very patient. I am so patient that I am almost falling asleep, and the Puma defensive player seems to be falling asleep too... Matthews has a chance on the left side. He feinted and didn't Shooting, he chose to shoot inward... oh, Olajuwon, rewarded him with a big pot! This is like playing volleyball, a beautiful smash, we can see Olajuwon shaking his head, as if Say 'don't come next time'."

Although Gonzaga, who has lost his strongest point, plays very patiently and slows down his pace, patience does not mean that he can score in exchange. They still lack players with strong singles ability.

According to Behrman's original plan, in the second half, he would use a slow pace to fight against the opponent. On defense, Gan Guoyang didn't have to worry too much, while on offense, he patiently looked for opportunities.

However, the referee's two foul whistles made Bellman's plan fall through within 1 minute, and he had to make adjustments again, but the players' touch was not as good as in the first half.

And Houston's Olajuwon on the inside is simply a shot-blocking machine without Gan Guoyang's restraint. When he is in front of him, the Gonzaga player is obviously not firm enough when shooting.

"... Young's breakthrough, attracted the attention of three people, but they ignored Olajuwon who was plugging in, caught the ball, dunked! Oh my God, I can feel the basket in the commentary box. Akira, no one can stop him, no one. If there is one, that person is also sitting on the bench."

Gonzaga's defense is obviously a little overwhelmed. Young's breakthrough and shooting sense are starting to come back. Anderson on the inside must help Claremont defend, and Love's defensive awareness is obviously not good. He missed Olajuwon. Let him have an easy scoring opportunity.

"Olajuwon's show didn't seem to be over, Gonzaga's serve was intercepted by him! He didn't choose to shoot, he passed the ball to Young on the outside! Michael Young shot 45 degrees to the left, hit! Hit! Go-ahead! Go-ahead! Only 4 minutes into the second half, the Houston Panthers relied on the outstanding performance of Michael Young and Olajuwon to overtake the score! 45:46! They overtook by one point!"

Blackburn's voice on the radio was particularly harsh in Wang Fuxi's ears. She did not expect Gonzaga to be overtaken just after she heard the game, and Gan Guoyang had to rest because of a foul.

Wang Fuxi was so angry that he turned off the radio switch forcefully, unwilling to listen any more.

"It's normal for the situation on the court to go up and down. Calm down, girl, and have confidence in the team you support." The black uncle taught Wang Fuxi, who looked angry, like an old fan.

"Forrest Gump must be in a hurry to let the coach send him on the field, but what if he fouls again?"

At this time, in the student apartment of the New York University Stern School of Business at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York, which is separated from Seattle in the east and west, there are also a group of fans watching the NCAA battle on TV.

"How's the score?" someone asked.

"Hey, Lee? Why are you here too? I don't remember that you used to watch basketball, and you didn't go to school games."

"I just want to see how good a player with yellow skin and black hair like me is." Lee said.

"Haha, indeed, he is very good, surprisingly good; but in the second half he was trapped in fouls, and Gonzaga was dangerous."

"is it?"

Lee looked at the TV with his head. Although he didn't understand basketball, he could still tell which one was Chinese among the players on the court, which was really easy to recognize.

"I saw him, he seemed to be playing."

"Oh my god, is he crazy? He's fouled three times, and the devil can see that if he gets sent off, Gonzaga will be finished."

"No, I believe him. This is a wise and knowledgeable man. He must know what he is doing in his heart."

"Come on Lee, it's as if you know him."

"I think I do know him..."

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In Salt Lake City on the Utah Plateau, the Utah Jazz players were also watching the game in the lounge of the training hall. Although the NBA was suspended for one day because of this game, they still had to train.

In the evening, it is natural to watch this much-anticipated battle in front of the TV.

"Gonzaga is in trouble, Eaton. I heard that the yellow-skinned boy used to belong to UCLA, but later defected to Gonzaga."

"Yes, but, I think, this guy is great, and I don't like UCLA." Eaton said slowly, he always speaks slowly, and the same is true of playing.

"This guy is on the field! I think he's going to commit 5 today... Oh, beautiful mid-range shot, who the fuck is that No. 12."

Eaton also saw that it was Gonzaga's Stockton who made a mid-range shot with the help of Gan Guoyang's cover, stabilizing Gonzaga's situation, and at the same time leading the score again.

"I know, he's John, I've seen him." Eaton said again slowly.

"This guy is as slow as you talk, Eaton," someone said, and the players laughed.

"But I think he is a good player, and maybe he is very suitable for us." Eaton said again.

While speaking, Stockton helped Claremont double-team Yang, broke the ball, launched a quick counterattack, and made a direct layup!

"Yeah, he's really good," said the assistant coach who watched the game with the players.

His expression looked serious and focused, obviously observing the situation on the field carefully.

"Look, Mr. Sloan thinks the same as me."

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Barbeque patrons on Folsom Road in San Francisco were in for a disappointment when Big Nette's Grill closed early and posted a close sign.

However, the barbecue restaurant does not seem to be peaceful, and the sound of people talking and talking can still be heard inside.

"Block him, cover him! Oh, ****! Why didn't A-Gump just slap this African boy! He made a layup again. If it was me, I would have covered him so long ago that his mother didn't even know him." He's... Another plate of beef, Nate."

"The money I earn in a day is not enough for you alone... Forrest Gump has fouled three times, and he can no longer act rashly. Have you forgotten that you used to be afraid of being sent off and didn't want to defend with all your strength."

"You slander me Nate again. I only do this during the regular season, and no one can stop me when I'm attacking. I can score more points by staying on the court, and it's also for the good of the team."

"Forrest Gump has done a great job. I have never seen a player who has improved so fast. That Olajuwon is also very good, and his progress is amazing, but these two guys are not Americans. .”

"I have absorbed all the talents of the native American center,... Good shot! Forrest Gump's dunk! This dude's dunk doesn't look like a fucking center! It's so fucking beautiful!"

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Unable to bear the torment in his heart, Wang Fuxi turned on the radio in the car.

"Forrest Gump's dunk! It's amazing! After receiving a pass from Stockton, he broke through the middle and dunked on Olajuwon's head! A gliding dunk! I predict this will be the best in this finals Brilliant goal!"

Hearing this, Wang Fuxi was also excited. A-Gump finally played and dunked!

"Mr. Driver, how long will it take to arrive? Why didn't you move?" Wang Fuxi asked impatiently.

"There seems to be an accident ahead. We have to wait for the police to deal with it, so we should listen to the radio."

Recently, Wang Fuxi can say that everything is not going well, and he can only hope that the most important thing will go well.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Dome was extremely tense. After the Cougars relied on Michael Young's shot to overtake, Gan Guoyang returned to the court.

He controlled his fouls well and led Gonzaga into a tough tug of war with Houston.

Houston relied on Michael Young's breakthrough and pass, and Olajuwon's stable performance, to keep the score approaching.

Gonzaga relied on the duo of Gan Guoyang and Stockton for support.

The temperature of the dome seems to be much higher due to the heat emitted by the players running. The players and spectators are all sweating profusely, and the whole venue is a little foggy.

But no one wanted to leave, and even those who wanted to go to the bathroom were trying to hold back, because there was only one minute left in the game, and Gonzaga still led Houston by one point 1:67.

Coach Lewis in Houston called a timeout and arranged for this key attack.

"Focus and focus! In the last minute, keep up with the opponent's footsteps even if you are exhausted! Gan, guard the inside line, don't rush out easily, pay attention to protecting the backcourt rebounds, and don't give the opponent a second chance! Shrink our defense, shrink If they can make long shots, then we can only accept our fate, but we must not let them break through to the inside, especially Michael Young!" Bellman roared loudly.

The awakening of Michael Young in the second half caused Gonzaga huge problems, and Bellman knew he had to be careful.

"嗡~" The sound of the buzzer heralds the arrival of the final battle.

Houston has no timeout at this point, and Gonzaga has one final timeout.

Houston served from the outside, and Gonzaga's defense was so tight that they almost couldn't serve the ball!

Olajuwon hurriedly pulled out to respond, his teammates passed the ball to Olajuwon, and the jumping Olajuwon received the ball, protecting the basketball to prevent Gonzaga players from taking it away.

Michael Young also came to him, took the ball from Olajuwon, and broke through directly from the right 45 degrees inward!

Gan Guoyang is waiting for him inside!

The two took off at the same time, but Gan Guoyang didn't dare to press down because he had already fouled four times.

Gan Guoyang stretched out his arms with all his strength to interfere with Yang's offensive line. Yang could only use a high throw to avoid Gan Guoyang's block.

"Boom!" The ball hit the basket and missed!

But Olajuwon, who rushed up from the inside, jumped high, touched the basketball with his right hand, and dialed the ball to his teammates on the outside.

"Franklin got the ball, took a step in, and shot it 12 feet to the left! The ball hit the front of the basket! But, Olajuwon got the offensive rebound again, unwilling to make a big move for fear of fouling .Olajuwon's fadeaway jumper, the ball...turned around and went in! Goed in! 68:67, Houston overtook again! Less than 5 seconds from the end of the game, Gonzaga called a timeout, God Now, this game is really... slap."

Wang Fuxi turned off the radio at once, thinking that the taxi had already arrived at the Dome.

"Here you are, don't need to look for it!" Wang Fuxi took out a piece of money from his wallet and threw it to the black uncle, and immediately opened the car door and rushed towards the gate of the Dome.

"Hey... you gave less money..."

Wang Fuxi has already run into the arena.

She took out the tickets she had bought earlier, and went straight to the center of the stadium under the surprised eyes of the ticket inspectors, "It's so late to watch the game?"

When Wang Fuxi rushed to the stands from the passage, he saw players from both sides standing on the field, and Gonzaga, who was wearing a navy uniform, was about to serve.

The score on the scorer was 67:68 with 5.4 seconds left in the game.

"Forrest Gump! Forrest Gump!" Wang Fuxi yelled loudly from the stands, but at this moment the whole stadium was shouting slogans, how could Gan Guoyang hear Wang Fuxi's voice.

What's more, in Gan Guoyang's mind, he could no longer hear any sound.

He only thinks about the basket, he only thinks about basketball, he only thinks about the last shot.

"Beep!" The referee blew the serve whistle, the last 4 seconds of the ncaa finals!

Anderson and Gan Guoyang made a double screen for Matthews and Stockton!But Claremont didn't pass the ball!

Matthews ran to the bottom line on the right, while Stockton ran to the left with the help of Gan Guoyang's cover.

The player marking Stockton has been thrown away, Stockton is free, and Claremont passes the ball to Stockton!

Stockton catches the ball at the left corner! 5.4.

Olajuwon, Franklin and Michael Young all rushed forward, and they will not let the tragedy of Georgetown's lore happen to them again. 5.

Stockton had no chance, but the stakes of the two screens were still there, and Claremont, who was serving, also used the double screen to run to the right 45 degrees! 4.

Stockton, who was double-teamed, passed the ball to Gan Guoyang. At this time, Gan Guoyang was in front of the free throw line! 3.

Claremont, who ran to the right, ran back, turned to the left, and passed Gan Guoyang's side, but Stockton had already cut to the inside, and Gan Guoyang had two chances to pass the ball! 2.

Olajuwon followed Stockton to the inside, and Young and Franklin saw Claremont stretched out his hand to catch the ball from Gan Guoyang, and they went to block it. 1.

But Claremont didn't have the ball in his hands.

The ball is still in Gan Guoyang's hands.

Gan Guoyang only had the basket in his eyes, and there was silence in his mind, as cold and silent as the wilderness on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

He never gave up on recovering his mid-range shooting ability.

In the warm-up before the start of the game, he made all ten free throws.

No one knows that he still has a mid-range shot, including Olajuwon.

The last 1 seconds.

Shot!

0.

"Forrest Gump! Forrest Gump!"

In Gan Guoyang's mind, he heard Wang Fuxi's voice, yes, it was Wang Fuxi's voice calling him.

"Fuxi!" Gan Guoyang roared in response.

He looked around, trying to find Wang Fuxi's figure, but there were people all around him.

Gan Guoyang was already in the sea of ​​people.

"Gan, what do you think, is this last shot a tactic arranged by the coach, or is it a temporary decision by you? Why didn't you show the ability to shoot mid-range in other games?"

"I don't know...Fuxi...I don't know..."

"Fuxi!"

"Will you enter the NBA? Or continue to fight for consecutive championships in the NCAA? And Gonzaga is undefeated in this NCAA game, creating another undefeated myth, then you..."

"I won't stay in ncaa anymore, no more, I want to pursue a bigger ideal... Fuxi!"

Gan Guoyang saw the pink peaked cap in the crowd, he hurriedly squeezed away those fans who were like a zombie siege, and rushed towards the pink cap.

"Fuxi!"

"Forrest Gump!"

Wang Fuxi had seen Gan Guoyang a long time ago, but lost her way in the rushing crowd, but she knew that Gan Guoyang was in the field, so she squeezed desperately inside.

"Forrest Gump!"

Gan Guoyang finally took Wang Fuxi's hand.

The two embraced tightly, and Wang Fuxi didn't care about Gan Guoyang's sweat all over his body. She just wanted to hug him tightly and embrace the hero in her heart.

"Forrest Gump, I love you, I love you."

"Me too."

(End of the fourth volume, end of ncaa chapter)