The Golden Age of Basketball

The biggest trouble Wilkins encountered was that he wanted to have an offensive duel with Gan Guoyang, but found that his touch was not so good. Jerome Cosey was effective in consuming him.

And soon, Adelman sent Sabonis, Gan Guoyang came to the power forward position, he expanded his defensive range, and began to focus on assisting Wilkins, which made Wilkins' offense dumb.

At this time, Wilkins exposed his biggest shortcoming, that is, he has no way to help the team through other methods. When he can't score, his role on the court is no different from that of an ordinary small forward.

Average defense, average passing, average rebounding, he doesn't have the ability to switch and adjust himself. In the final analysis, he is a fierce charge. When his spear breaks, he loses his direction and doesn't know where to go.

Moses Malone, on the other hand, began to play the role of a veteran after Sabonis came on the court. Although Sabonis was unusually tall and strong, he lacked defensive experience, and his footwork and stance were not flexible enough. Malone cheated five free throws in a row, including one 2 plus 1.

"He is full of feints, I always block him subconsciously, and he is very strong, I think it is a bit difficult to push him." Sabonis, who was teased by Malone three times, complained to Gan Guoyang, who sat on the bench. When I watched Gan Guoyang lock Ma Long tightly, I thought this slow old man was nothing more than that, and Gan Guoyang's painstaking training yesterday was all in vain.

He didn't know that when he actually went to the field to fight, he realized that this slow-looking old man was still so scary to him. His rich offensive experience made Sabonis tease like a circus monkey.

"Pay attention to your position and predict in advance. Do you think you can stick close to Moses and keep up with him? Don't jump around, use your height advantage, raise your arms, don't press down, don't think about blocking shots." Gan Guoyang Remind Sabonis.

Under the FIBA ​​basketball system, Sabonis played zone defense for the Soviet team or CSKA Moscow. As the core of the zone defense, he stood in the three-second zone like swatting a fly.

But in the NBA, he has to face the opponent's center one-on-one. In the Olympics, he didn't have an advantage in defending the young David Robinson. Now facing the old and spicy Moses Malone, it is only natural that he suffers.

Gan Guoyang has always taught Sabonis everything, especially defensive skills. Gan Guoyang knows that defense is the foundation for an insider to gain a foothold in the NBA.

"Go and solve Malone yourself, I won't help you defend, no matter how badly you fight, I won't help you either." Gan Guoyang then said to Sabonis.

At this time, the game has entered the fourth quarter, and the Blazers have always maintained a lead of more than 15 points. Gan Guoyang has scored 31 points and 22 rebounds, a large double-double.

The Eagles were struggling for the last time, and Moses Malone was able to beat Sabonis. In the next half of the game, he made consecutive shots, including a turnaround jumper and the signature "Guanyin sitting on the lotus-plucking green onions on dry land". There was a feeling of prime time.

Sabonis is also miserable enough. He was completely blown away by Malone. Gan Guoyang did not help Sabonis from the beginning to the end, but every time Malone scored a goal, Gan Guoyang would immediately return the point difference on the offensive end. Time was being slowed down. Slowly wears out.

In the end, the Blazers won another relatively easy victory, which was not expected by the Blazers players before the game. They thought they would encounter a tough battle in Atlanta.

The Atlanta fans are disappointed now. Before the start of the season, the Atlanta people also had high hopes for the Eagles, because they caught big fish in a row in the free market.

But these big fish seem to be a little unacceptable. As the leader of the team, Wilkins did not glue these veterans together, and Moses Malone is not a player who is good at uniting his teammates. Playing for his life to support his family.

In tonight's game, although Moses Malone abused Sabonis a little in the final stage, showing a trace of the sharpness of the past, he suffered a complete defeat in the direct dialogue with Gan Guoyang, showing his old age.

Reggie Troyce has always been incompatible with Wilkins' style of play since he came to the Hawks. The relationship between the two on and off the court is also average, and there is not enough chemical reaction. Besides, Troyce is getting older , Like Ma Long, he is also in a period of decline.

Once the veterans in the decline period do not have enough mental motivation, they will fall into the state of doing odd jobs, earning pensions and milk powder money. On the contrary, Buck Williams, although his data has shrunk after coming to the Trail Blazers , but became extremely active because of the hope of winning the championship. He integrated very well with the team and became Gan Guoyang's right-hand man inside.

After the game, the audience left the field disappointed. Gan Guoyang, who scored 37 points and 24 rebounds, walked to Moses Malone and hugged him.

"I'm very happy to meet you, Moses. I hope I can teach the juniors at your age." Gan Guoyang and Ma Long have always had a good relationship. Teammates are cold.

But for Gan Guoyang, the two have similar tastes. Ma Long likes Gan Guoyang's arrogance and fierce and tenacious style of play on the court, but tonight, Gan Guoyang didn't become fierce at all, and Ma Long couldn't hold on.

"Come on, it will be your time soon." Ma Long also gave Gan Guoyang a big bear hug, and said to Gan Guoyang with a vague Virginia accent, and then left with his back bowed and his head bowed.

Looking at Ma Long's back, Gan Guoyang understood that his era was over.

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With the power of 16 consecutive victories, the Blazers moved to New Jersey, the penultimate stop of their six-game winning streak, where the Nets became the next blocker.

This is the second time Buck Williams has faced his former owner this season. In the last game against the Nets, Williams showed his power and played well to help the Blazers tear through the Nets. In fact, he has no nostalgia for the Nets.

But in the opening ceremony, when Buck Williams appeared at the Brenda Barry Stadium in New Jersey and the live DJ shouted "buck", the audience still burst into warm applause and cheers from the fans.

After all, Williams has fought for the New Jersey people on this field for 7 years. It should be said that 7 years is the most golden time of a player. The Bucks dedicated his youth and strength to the Nets. He deserves The applause and cheers.

I don't know if the enthusiasm of the fans has affected Williams. In this game, Williams' performance was quite "moderate". He didn't seem to be at his best on both ends of the offense and defense.

This gave Sabonis more playing time. Unlike the last game against Moses Malone, which was beaten in disgrace, Sabonis mainly faced the Nets' No. [-] pick center Joe Barry Carroll in this game.

After Carroll was traded from the Warriors to the Rockets and his cooperation with Olajuwon was not so pleasant, he moved to the Nets this season and became the main center here.

Years of wandering and injuries have gradually drained Carroll's talent. He is no longer the favorite of the sky when he entered the league, but has become an ordinary inside scorer. Sometimes when he is in good form, He can still score 20 or 30 points, but he can no longer change a game.

Sabonis learned the lessons of the last game. On the way to New Jersey, he watched the video of the Nets game with Gan Guoyang and Karp, studied Carroll’s offensive characteristics, and listened carefully to Gan Guoyang’s opinions. When facing Carroll, Sabonis played well, first of all, he didn't get into foul trouble, and then his strong, tall body, and defensive style that never took fake moves made Carroll helpless.

The Nets, which were originally bleak, surrendered after facing the powerful Trail Blazers and fighting hard at home for a whole game.

Gan Guoyang once again shined brilliantly in this game, continuing his good form since the game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He made 19 of 15 shots in the game, and his shooting percentage reached more than 70.00%. At 39 points, he scored 35 points in four consecutive games.

And he once again got 21 rebounds. In the season, his average rebounds per game has reached 18.5, far ahead of No.2. The rebounding champion has undoubtedly been included in Gan Guoyang's bag.

In the ensuing selection of the best of the week and best of the month in the nba, Gan Guoyang also relied on his undisputed personal performance and team record, and was elected two best at the same time. His photo was also printed on the most influential The cover of the sports magazine Sports Illustrated.

This is the fifth time that Gan Guoyang's photos have been published in "Sports Illustrated". The first time was when he entered the ncaa finals, he was photographed with Olajuwon; When he was selected, that time, Jordan was on the pictorial with him; the third time, when Gan Guoyang led the Portland Trail Blazers to the finals, that time it really belonged to his cover; the fourth time, It was his comeback in 1988. When he played the best of the month in January and scored 1 points in a single game, the photo of him dunking two people under the basket was once again on the pictorial.

Being on the cover of a pictorial once a year is already a high praise, but this year Gan Guoyang obviously won't be satisfied with just one. He knows that as long as he gets the trophy in June, he will definitely be on the headlines again.

"My goal is to be on the cover of 'Time Magazine'!" Gan Guoyang said while joking with his teammates, although everyone didn't think it was a joke.

And just when Gan Guoyang and the Blazers were full of ambitions, at their next stop, which was also the last match of the six-linked team, Indiana, an old acquaintance was training hard in the gymnasium when he saw Gan Guoyang's boundless scenery. Prepare to give this would-be mvp a fatal blow.