The Golden Age of Basketball

On April 4, several other matchups also came to fruition. The Houston Rockets, second in the West, beat the Sacramento Kings by 18:107 at home by 87 points and got off to a good start.

Akeem Olajuwon made 24 of 14 shots and scored a game-high 29 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. He was the star of the game. Olajuwon's performance after the game was unanimously praised by the media , In terms of statistics, he is almost the same as Gan Guoyang, except for one more rebound, but he led the team to victory, and it was a big victory.

The Lakers ranked second in the West in terms of record, and ranked third in the West due to divisional rules, so they had to face tough bones like the Utah Jazz in the first round.

But the Lakers proved with their performance that the playoffs are the real stage for the strong. The Jazz's twin towers have become too cumbersome in front of the Lakers' powerful offensive lineup, and their efficient defense against the Rockets' twin towers has disappeared. Although there was no super performance in the audience, the full blooming of the Lakers outside made the Jazz completely unable to hold their heads up.

134:95, the Lakers kicked off their title defense with a sweep at the Great Western Forum. Eight of their team scored in double figures, and only one played more than 30 minutes. Magic Johnson scored 18. assists, and Byron Scott scored a team-high 24 points.

The victory of the two Western Conference powerhouses made the Trail Blazers and Gan Guoyang more questionable. The Lakers and Rockets showed a crushing situation in the game. Judging from the game scene, these two series are likely to be in the Three games are over.

The gap between the strong and weak teams in the 80s is still relatively large. For a team that aspires to compete for the championship, wasting too much time in the first round is really an insult to the demeanor of a strong team.

For example, in the 1984 playoffs, the Trail Blazers, who ranked third in the regular season, were eliminated by the Suns, which directly led to a major change in the team. It was labeled as a "pseudo-strong team" until Gan Guoyang arrived and reached the division finals in the playoffs in 85. This label was torn off.

Judging from the situation in the Eastern Conference round series, the Philadelphia 76ers also encountered a similar situation. In the first game on the 18th, they lost 94:95 to the Washington Wizards by one point, and fell behind 0:1 in the series. .

The 1983ers, who only lost one game in the entire playoffs in 76, showed their old age in this game. Dr. J Irving made 16 of 4 shots in the game, only 20.00% of five shots, and scored a poor 11 points.

Of course, the most important reason for their loss was Moses Malone's injury. He was injured in the game against the Bucks at the end of the season and was reimbursed for the season. This was a heavy blow to the 76ers, who were already old What's more, they also lost the inside pillar, and they have completely withdrawn from the championship.

The old opponent of the 76ers, the feud Bucks, ushered in the best time for revenge. In the first game against the Nets, the Bucks easily tore apart their opponents at home 119:107. For them, solving the battle in three games is not a problem , What they have to pray is that the 76ers can pass the first round, so that the Bucks can avenge their revenge in the semifinals and wash away the shame of being eliminated by the 76ers in the playoffs four times.

In the two-day game, it can be said that apart from the game between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, there were no other upsets. Although the 76ers lost to the Bullets was surprising, it was reasonable, after all, they were old and injured.

As a result, the Blazers received more and more verbal criticism. Gan Guoyang looked at the various doubts about the Blazers in the newspapers, thinking that if there was the Internet at that time, the team and him would have been hacked to pieces, "Gan Hei" went everywhere, " "Tuohei" crawled all over the world.

Fortunately, the fans in Portland still gave the team great tolerance and support. Before the start of the second game on the 19th, many fans arrived at the gate of the Memorial Stadium early to cheer for the development.

It's only one game, it's too early to cry about the end of the world, and they have enough confidence in this team.

On the night of the 19th, before the start of the game, Gan Guoyang got a message in the locker room. In another game, the Boston Celtics played against the Chicago Bulls at home. The regular time was over, and the Celtics and the Bulls fought 106 : 106 tie, at this time Jordan has scored 54 points.

Gan Guoyang's heart trembled, and then he remembered that in Jordan's playoffs, he had scored 63 points. It was in the game against the Celtics. Gan Guoyang knew that tonight would be Jordan's miracle night!

A strong desire stimulated Gan Guoyang like an electric current, and all the strength in his body seemed to be mobilized. Obviously, he didn't want Jordan to be the only beauty. He not only wanted to win tonight's game, he also wanted to create a miracle .

The players of the San Antonio Spurs did not realize their danger before the game. Many players were still immersed in the joy of winning the last game. Anyway, at least the two games in San Antonio must be finished. The players seemed very relaxed. Going home with a win is enough.

The Blazers, on the other hand, put all their energy into it. Everyone's face was very serious. The loss in the first game made them completely sober, and there was no room for loss in this game.

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"Dear viewers, here is a news for everyone. On another field, in the Boston Garden Square, Michael Jordan scored 63 points in the game! Although they still lost the game, the second-year Jordan has created a miracle , Facing the powerful Celtics, scored the second 60 points in the history of the NBA playoffs, which Chamberlain never did!" During the game, the TV commentary began to show Jordan's great 63 points. Games are over, and the entire league is in shock.

"It's unbelievable. In Boston Garden Square, I bet if Russell was on the team, he would never allow anyone to score like this. But I don't think even if Russell was still playing, he might not be able to prevent Jordan from scoring so many points. , He’s terrible.” Guest commentator Tom Heinthorn said with emotion that Chamberlain faced the Celtics in the regular season, although he had everything he wanted, but in the playoffs, he could no longer reproduce his horror in the regular season.

"But let's go back to this game, Gan Guoyang... got the backcourt rebound, Blazers fast break, Drexler missed a layup, Gan Guoyang made a dunk! Oh my god, two rebounds and one score, Let's see, Gan Guoyang has scored 19 points, and 22 rebounds! There are 2 minutes before the end of the first half, and Gan Guoyang has already got... the 23rd rebound! Gervin missed a shot, and Gan Guoyang seemed A vacuum cleaner!"

After the start of the game, Gan Guoyang showed amazing control** on both ends of the offense and defense. He spared no effort to grab every rebound. He had 23 rebounds in the half, including 8 offensive rebounds. All the rebounds were converted into points.

The old Jill Moore seemed to have exhausted his energy in the last game. He couldn't withstand Gan Guoyang's impact at all. He lost consecutive rebounds in the backcourt, which made the Spurs' defense useless. "Locomotive" also paid for it. He committed three fouls and went to the bench to rest in advance.

At the end of the half, the Blazers had already led the Spurs by 63 points 45:18. The players seemed to vent all their anger from the previous game on the Spurs.

"Gan, a piece of news. Jordan scored 63 points in the game against the Celtics. Of course they lost." During the intermission, the team trainer in the locker room told Gan Guoyang the news. Gan Guoyang had already had a mentality Ready, so just nodded.

The other players were obviously shocked when they heard it just now, including the head coach Ramsey, who looked surprised, but then he looked at Gan Guoyang who was sitting there without saying a word, and suddenly realized that Gan Guoyang was very Possibly breaking another playoff record.

"Gan, in the second half, work hard and don't lose to that guy." Ramsay walked up to Gan Guoyang and patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder. Gan Guoyang was a little surprised when he heard Ramsay's words, because Ramsay always valued victory. Pay attention to the personal data of the players.

"Don't replace me, I will have plenty of time to rest after I die."

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In the fourth quarter of the game, the Spurs did not completely lose hope of winning after falling behind by a big score as people predicted. Although the classic car of the Spurs was run over by the Trail Blazers tank, it was still able to run. George Gerrard Wen can still score continuously on the offensive end, clinging to the score.

But a team that is behind wants to counterattack. Controlling rebounds is an extremely important part. Only by controlling the rebounds in the backcourt can they play a fast offense and earn points. Only by rushing to grab the rebounds in the frontcourt can they win in chaos. Hitting one's own opponents and chasing after them is very tiring.

However, in the second half, Gan Guoyang continued to be like a rebounding vacuum cleaner, receiving all the balls that fell out of the basket into his arms, and in the fourth quarter, his singles also began to explode, and Jill Moore, who had fought with him for three quarters, finally I can't stand it anymore.

"Gan turned around and squeezed Jill Moore away, and dunked hard with both hands! The Spurs called a timeout, and Jill Moore couldn't stop Gan. The 38-year-old veteran, I can see that he is tired. Gan is like a bulldog tonight. With Jill Moore, 36 points, 38 rebounds, and five minutes to go, the Spurs trailed by 5."

36 points and 38 rebounds, these are Gan Guoyang's data at this time. Double thirty in the playoffs is shocking enough, but compared with Jordan's 63 points, it is not enough.

So, when the timeout was over, Gan Guoyang continued to play, got another backcourt rebound, and after a successful tip-up in the fast break, 40 rebounds!The audience finally couldn't sit still and stood up one after another, because Gan Guoyang's rebound was only one step away from the NBA record.

It was the "Big Dipper" Wilt Chamberlain who created the rebound record in the playoffs. His 41 rebounds in the playoffs were almost the rebounds of a team in the entire game. But Gan Guoyang is very close to this record.

"40 rebounds! Is this a miracle night? There are 4 minutes to the end of the game. It seems that they will not play overtime. Let's see if Gan has a chance to break Chamberlain's record... Gervin missed the jumper , Gan pushed the opponent and grabbed a rebound! No.40 a rebound!"

When Gan Guoyang scored the No.40 rebound, the audience was boiling, and they witnessed the second miracle of the night.

Only Gan Guoyang at this time knew that his body was a little out of control. In fact, from the fourth quarter on, he was almost relying on instinct to grab rebounds. The high confrontation in the three quarters and the repeated jumps made him exhausted.

But he is not down yet, he still has unfinished mission.

"Drexler, Sampson screens, Drexler jumper, hasty shot...But, Gan gets the offensive rebound! I feel like he knows where every ball goes, he doesn't pass it, 7-foot hook... hit! 40 points, 42 rebounds! 40 points, 42 rebounds! God just finished playing in Boston and went to the west coast immediately, wearing the No. 11 jersey for the Blazers! A new playoff record!"

The Memorial Gymnasium was filled with jubilation. Gan Guoyang stood in the middle of the field with his hands raised high. His clothes were already soaked in sweat and his hair was all stuck to his forehead.

Ramsey called a timeout. He knew that Gan Guoyang had completed his mission, the Blazers had secured the victory, and it was time for him to rest.

Tom Heinsohn looked at the fiery scene, paused for a while and said: "Tonight, the sun god illuminates the night sky. This moment will be recorded in history forever."