In mid-June 1989, the waves in Beijing finally began to slowly subside, and of course, in the international community, sanctions against China had only just begun.

In the United States, in the NBA, Gan Guoyang has suffered less and less criticism, and the voice of criticism of him has gradually become smaller, because Gan Guoyang and his trail blazers are getting closer and closer to the championship.

After a surprise one-point win over the Pistons in Game 4, the Portland Trail Blazers earned a championship point and were one step away from a championship.

On June 16th, the Trail Blazers had a chance to be crowned in Detroit, but they were desperately resisted by the Pistons, and the desperate Pistons burst out with huge energy, and the Trail Blazers duel to the last minute, the fourth game Rodman missed the kill, and this time Joe Dumas hit a key three-pointer to help the Pistons at home 113:110, the three-point advantage narrowly beat the Pistons, and continued to retain the hope of winning the championship.

However, due to the 2-3-2 format, the last two games will all be played in Portland, and it is almost impossible for the Pistons to win two games in a row in Portland, because they have lost the previous two games in Portland and there is 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 end of the fourth game, Stern said on behalf of the NBA official that sports should not be related to politics, and all kinds of accusations against Gan Guoyang before are excessive, in a democratic and free country, one should not attack a person's political position at will, not to mention that he is not an American.

Stern's words are of course righteous words, but the timing of his speech is really funny, when Gan Guoyang was on the cusp, Stern and the league did not stand up to speak, and at the end of the fourth game, the Trail Blazers got the championship point, and when the championship was inevitable, Stern and the league stood up.

I have to say that this is a business alliance, as Gan Guoyang himself thinks, if he and the Trail Blazers can't win the championship, then all the dirty water and slander will be splashed on him, on the contrary, as long as he can win the championship, then, "the defense lawyer will always have it".

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

It's just that Gan Guoyang really wants to get on the throne, and there is still one last game left, in the NBA, the game is not over, everything is possible, if the sixth game of the Trail Blazers can't win the championship at home, drag the series to the seventh game, then it's really difficult to say who will die.

Therefore, in the face of the upcoming championship, Gan Guoyang and the Trailblazers must make the final sprint, they must not relax in the slightest, otherwise everything may be doomed.

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In the early morning of June 18, Gan Guoyang woke up from his sleep, he looked at the clock, it was already eight o'clock in the morning, he couldn't sleep all night last night, as long as the thought of being able to lift the championship trophy in the Memorial Stadium, he tossed and turned excitedly.

Therefore, he got up three hours later than usual, and Wang Fuxi had already gotten up at this time.

A steaming breakfast of soy milk, pancakes and eggs was already prepared on the table in the restaurant, and of course, it was not Wang Fuxi who did this, but Gan Guoyang's father, Gan Youwei.

Yesterday, Gan Youwei and the rest of Gan's restaurant came to Portland to watch the Trail Blazers' championship battle, but Gan Youtang was afraid that too many people would affect Gan Guoyang's rest, so except for Gan Youwei, everyone else stayed at the Portland Hotel.

Gan Youwei hasn't made a delicious breakfast for his son for a long time, so although today's breakfast is simple, it is very attentive.

"Dad, where's Fuxi?"

"Fuxi drove to the supermarket, and I want to cook you a delicious meal at noon, so I gave him a bill for the ingredients I wanted to buy." Gan Youwei obviously wanted to make some contributions to Gan Guoyang's victory, so he asked his daughter-in-law to buy ingredients.

Wang Fuxi came back soon, at this time Gan Guoyang was preparing to go out, although the team canceled the morning training today, but Gan Guoyang still had to go to the stadium to practice to feel at ease.

"Forrest Gump, don't forget what day it is." After Wang Fuxi came back, he said to Gan Guoyang while cleaning up for Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that today, June 18th, is Father's Day.

So, Gan Guoyang gave Gan Youwei, who was washing dishes, a big hug, Gan Youwei was still a little inexplicable, and then he laughed 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 the two to send him over, both of them were quiet along the way, and Feng Guangyao, who had always been noisy, did not talk much.

When Gan Guoyang got out of the car, he asked, and Feng Guangyao said, "I'm afraid of disturbing your mood, you have to compete at night." ”

After entering the training center, Gan Guoyang realized that he was late, which may be the first time he was late for training since entering the league, and the players of the Trailblazers in the training hall have arrived, and they are shooting drills, or simple cooperation exercises.

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

The morning training 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, didn't say anything, and went home.

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

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

Shui Miao has settled down in Portland and lives a simple, ordinary life, and she and Wang Fuxi are still colleagues, every time Gan Guoyang goes to Portland Hospital to find Shui Miao, Wang Fuxi will personally accompany her.

However, Wang Fuxi rested today, and Gan Guoyang made an appointment with Shui Miao in advance, and he wanted to do a relaxation treatment here.

In Shui Miao's office, Gan Guoyang was lying on the treatment chair as usual to receive this Shui Miao's meticulous treatment, the two of them didn't say a word, Shui Miao knew that the moment Wang Fuxi entered the Portland Hospital, there were some things that would no longer be possible.

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

"I'm leaving."

"Waiting for you."

When Gan Guoyang came home, it happened that Gan Youwei had cooked a table of food, authentic Huaiyang cuisine, Gan Guoyang let go of his appetite and ate a good meal, for him, there was nothing more delicious than the dishes made by his father.

After eating, Gan Guoyang slept well, and the whole Portland seemed to be very quiet today, for fear that it would make Gan Guoyang rest and affect his performance at night.

After waking up, Gan Guoyang took the car to the training hall again, and in the afternoon Adelman came to the scene to organize training, with Adelman there, everyone seemed to be relaxed, and Adelman's training content is also very simple, that is, shooting, practicing tactics, at such a moment, there is no need for over-intensity training.

The training ended at 4 p.m., Gan Guoyang did not go home, but went to the Memorial Stadium in advance, and when he arrived at the Gymnasium, he found that the surrounding area of the Stadium was already crowded with waiting fans, and half of the traffic police in Portland were all arranged to maintain order near the Memorial Stadium.

When Gan Guoyang's car appeared near the memorial gymnasium, the fans at the scene fell into a frenzy, they didn't expect Gan Guoyang to come so early, everyone rushed up, and banged on Gan Guoyang's car window frantically, so that Gan Guoyang experienced the feeling of a zombie siege, although everyone was cheering for him.

With the help of the police, Gan Guoyang still made it to the parking lot with difficulty and entered the gymnasium, he was the first to arrive at the locker room, he changed into his training clothes early, and prepared to go to the gymnasium to do some simple warm-ups.

All the staff of the stadium were smiling at Gan Guoyang, and Gan Guoyang nodded in return one by one, he was like the king of this stadium.

Gan Guoyang came to the court, it was empty, Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the court with the ball, he was reminiscing, recalling the 1982 high school finals, recalling the 1984 NCAA finals, recalling the 1985 Western Conference semifinals, recalling the 1986 finals, recalling the 1988 Western Conference finals, recalling all the games this year, recalling the crazy and enthusiastic shouts of all the fans in this gymnasium.

When I opened my eyes, there was still silence around me, no one was there, but in another three hours, everything would be different.