The Trail Blazers' performance in the first quarter can be described as a loose game, and they are good at fast-paced offense, they have no sharp counterattacks at all, but like old cattle dragging broken cars, they are tired behind the Pistons players.

The Pistons, who had rested for four days, were full of energy, running like a small motor from the guard to the center.

Vanderwich was the only one who was relatively normal for the entire Trail Blazers, who propped up the Trail Blazers' offense in the first quarter, relying on his individual solo 12 points, more than half of the team's score - the Trail Blazers only scored 20 points in the first quarter, shooting only 30 percent.

However, at the end of the first quarter, when the Pistons began to pack Vanderwic, the Trail Blazers' offense was completely paralyzed, and the players couldn't run tactically, and the singles didn't feel good, so they could only rub the score little by little.

On the contrary, the Pistons, under the leadership of Isaiah Thomas, had an unusually smooth offense, and Valentin couldn't limit Thomas's play at all, Thomas's individual offense and tandem team grabbed it, scoring 10 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, leading the Pistons to a 33-20 lead over the Trail Blazers by 13 points.

Gan Guoyang played extremely depressed in the first quarter, and never went inside in the No. 40 offense called Ranbir, just stayed outside and threw a mid-range shot.

If Gan Guoyang pulls out the defense, the forbidden area without his protection will become Thomas's own place to come and go freely; If Gan Guoyang doesn't pull out to defend, Ranbier can really get in if he throws outside!

To deal with Ranbial, Gan had to move widely in the area between the three-second zone and the three-point line, which made him expend more energy on the defensive end.

To make matters worse, Gan Guoyang committed two more fouls in the first quarter and had to leave the game early.

In addition to the first few games of the season, Gan Guoyang was prone to impulsiveness in defense, which led to premature fouls, and in the later games, Gan Guoyang became more and more aware of how to control his movements, greatly reducing his unnecessary fouls.

However, in this game, his two fouls did not come from defense, but from offense, and all this naturally goes to Ranbir.

At the beginning, Gan Guoyang's unintentional push was infinitely exaggerated by Lambir's acting skills, and as a result, the referee blew Gan Guoyang for an offensive foul.

In the eighth minute, Gan Guoyang won the ball in the attack, and a Sigma stepped to the basket to break through directly from the front, but Ranbir fell to the ground again on the edge of the three-second zone, and the referee blew the whistle again, and sentenced Gan Guoyang to hit people with the ball.

Gan Guoyang was depressed, he felt that his movements were no different from the usual game, and today because of the fatigue of the journey, his strength was a little smaller, why did he hit people with the ball here?

Gan Guoyang looked at Lambir, who got up from the ground with an innocent face, and for the first time had the urge to rush forward and punch his beautiful face.

After Gan Guoyang went off the court, the interior defense of the Trailblazers was even more unwatchable, and Sampson guarded the interior line alone, often taking care of one and losing the other.

"I know everybody's tired, but this is the NBA game and I'm sure every one of you has been through this, but we still have to pull ourselves together! Trailing by 12 points in the first quarter wasn't a good start, and the first quarter wasn't a good sign for us in all of the games we won in the first quarter. Ramsey didn't yell at the players at the first quarter break, he knew everyone was tired, so he was more encouraging.

'Every player has to step up at this time, especially our substitutes, and it's up to you to attack the opponent at this time. Ramsey decided that since the main players were not in good shape, then they would send in substitutes, who would have more physical strength and maybe work wonders when they came on the pitch.

"Gan, don't be influenced by your opponent, no matter what they say or do, you just play your game well, if you are impulsive or frustrated, then their goal has been achieved." Ramsey did not forget to comfort Gan Guoyang and asked him not to be provoked by his opponent.

Gan Guoyang nodded, but he still couldn't swallow this breath in his heart.

It has always been Gan Guoyang who stimulates his opponent with words and suppresses them with performance, he has never been tricked by his opponent like this, and he still remembers the "GoodBye-Fish" (goodbye rookie) that Ranbir said when he passed by him when he was off the court.

Obviously, Ranbir deliberately made a foul, and at the same time used words to stimulate Gan Guoyang to make him lose his cool.

Gan Guoyang did not hear of Ranbir's name in later life, he only knew that the piston had a "smiling assassin" Thomas, but he didn't know that the piston also had a "dark prince" Ranbir.

Of course, in the 1984-1985 season, Ranbir had not really made a name for himself.

Two seasons ago, he was a 65th pick who was drafted to stay at the "softass" center of the "millennium-rotten" Cavaliers — because he only likes to shoot from the outside.

White players like him, who can't run fast, can't jump high, and don't have any special talent, are the least appreciated group in the NBA, and after being drafted by the Cavaliers, he ran to Europe for two years and did well.

This rich second-generation gangster found that playing basketball was still quite good, so he returned to the United States, returned to the NBA, and of course in the NBA he was beaten back to his original form, becoming a white center who can only shoot in the long range, scoring 7 or 8 points per game, and grabbing a lot of rebounds.

Finally, in the 1981-1982 season, he was swapped to Detroit, an industrial city as cold as steel, where he finally had a new lease on life.

His metamorphosis came in the 1982-1983 season, when he made it to the All-Star level, a season ago that no one else could have imagined, and even he thought it was incredible.

In the 1982-1983 season, he was named an All-Star again, and since then he has officially become a star player in the NBA, the interior defensive pillar of the Detroit Pistons.

But obviously, Ranbir did not have the slightest sense of being a star, and from the beginning of the 1982-1983 season, this handsome white man began to show his sharp fangs, and many centers began to notice how unpleasant this seemingly harmless white man was when he played.

Fake falls, small moves, pushing, trash talk, these are slowly starting to become small tricks in Ranbill's arsenal, and other teams will also remind their players at the preparation meeting to be careful of Ranbir.

It's just that the Pistons' results at that time were relatively average, especially in the playoffs, and Ranbill's tricks did not arouse the mass audience.

At that time, Gan Guoyang was still training frantically at Gunzaga University, and he would not pay attention to the white center of the central team.

It just so happened that Ramsey didn't have time to have a preparatory meeting before this game, so naturally no one reminded Gan Guoyang to be careful of the dangerous person of the Pistons - Sampson could have reminded him, but Sampson didn't, and the two rarely communicated outside the court.

So, in the first quarter, Gan Guoyang became a victim of Ranbir, he was not the first, and certainly not the last.

"We all forgot to tell you, this guy Ranbir is one of the most shameless insiders in the league, and of course there are a lot of shameless players here, and you have to learn to fight them until one day you become a shameless person too." Kenny Carr and Gan Guoyang, who were sitting next to Gan Guoyang, said.

Kenny Carr, the longest-serving player of the entire Trail Blazers, was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the sixth pick in the first round of the 1977 draft to become a member of the Purple and Gold.

At that time, he was a good assistant next to Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles, and because of this, when the Trail Blazers were fighting against the Lakers, and when Gan Guoyang was against Abdul-Jabbar, Karl could always come up with some ideas.

Coincidentally, Carl went on to spend a few more seasons with the Cavaliers and Pistons, meaning he and Ranbir were teammates for several years.

In fact, in the 1981 deal, he was traded to Detroit along with Ranbier, only to be traded to the Trail Blazers a year later, where he stabilized.

Therefore, Carl couldn't know much about Ranbir, and when he saw Gan Guoyang's depressed face, he naturally wanted to teach him as a veteran.

"I've never seen such a nasty guy, and although I like to spew trash talk, I'll beat my opponent with a basketball instead of a machia like him!" Gan Guoyang listened to Carl's words, but he was still angry.

Carl is the big brother of the entire team, and the players listen to him except for the coach, and he is a true locker room leader.

What he most often does is take the young players of the team to the bar for drinks after the game, and although Gan rarely goes with him, Karl likes this unique Chinese kid.

Hearing Gan Guoyang's complaints, Carl said again: "Yes, he is engaged in conspiracy and trickery, he just likes to play these crooked ways, but he does not break the law or violate the law." There are just a few guys in the league who like to mess with these things, and when we go to Boston, you'll understand. ”

"Karl, get ready to play and replace Sampson." This is Sampson, who was standing in front, beckoning to the bench.

After the start of the second quarter, Ramsey replaced Cauchy, Drexler, Norris and other substitutes, the main force only left Sampson and Paxson, the relatively abundant energy of the benches injected some vitality into the Trail Blazers, at the beginning of the second quarter, they maintained the integrity of the defense, and the offensive feel began to slowly pick up, and finally did not be pulled away by the Pistons.

The Pistons also sent a bench lineup, with Ranbier and Thomas both resting, and their offensive energy was much less all of a sudden.

The Trail Blazers are slowly eating away at the Pistons' advantage, and the Pistons' defense is worthy of being the first few bad in the league, especially after Ranbir is off the court, the protection of backcourt rebounds is much worse, which also shows that Ranbir actually has two brushes.

When Carl heard Ramsay's words, he immediately took off his coat and stood on the sidelines waiting to play.

After a defensive foul by the Trail Blazers, Karl came on to replace Sampson, who has not been given a break due to a foul by Gan Guoyang.

After Sampson sat next to Gan Guoyang, the bench was much quieter, and the two ignored each other and had nothing to say.

After Karl came on the court, the Trail Blazers' interior height dropped again, which meant that the Trail Blazers had to play fast and must make up for the lack of defense with offense.

Like a young bull, Drexler was given plenty of playing time in this game, and he stayed on the court after coming on midway through the first quarter.

His sharp backcourt rebounds effectively protected the Trail Blazers' undersized interior line, while the Pistons were caught off guard by a quick offense.

Soon, under Drexler's outburst, the Trail Blazers finally chased the score to 40:42 in the sixth minute of the second quarter, only two points behind the Pistons.

Pistons coach Chuck Daley had to call a timeout, and he had to switch to the main lineup to suppress the Trail Blazers' fierce counterattack.

"We played very well, we must pay attention to the transition and connection between attack and defense, and not give the opponent a chance to breathe. I know we're all tired, but if we play like that, the opponent will be tired, they don't defend very well and we can play more efficiently. 'Ramsey didn't have any specific tactics in place, he knows that sometimes tactics don't always work and the motivation and concentration of the players has a bigger impact on the game.

This is also the difference between the NBA and the NCAA, where the NCAA has enough time for players to play the tactical routine, while the NBA does not.

"Gan, pay attention to backcourt rebounds after you get on the court, backcourt rebounds, this is the most important ammunition for our quick counterattack!" Ramsey reminded Gan that backcourt rebounding is the lifeblood of a fast-attacking team like the Trail Blazers.

"Okay, I got it." Gan Guoyang said that he knew, but when he saw that on the bench of the Pistons, Ranbir also stood up and took off his coat, and his brain heated up.

"This guy, I must teach him a lesson." Gan Guoyang is not a person who has never suffered losses on the basketball court, but who is it that makes him suffer?

Enlightenment teacher Thurmond, Big Beidou Chamberlain, Tiangou Jabbar, Ewing and Olajuwon, that's all, Gan Guoyang later found the field, but what is Ranbier?

Gan Guoyang had to and pee on Lambir's head, otherwise he wouldn't be able to swallow this breath.

"Good morning, baby." It's good to die, Ranbir smiled and greeted Gan Guoyang after he came on the field, which made Gan Guoyang feel even more angry.

"I'll make you happy and enjoy the baby." Of course, Gan Guoyang will not show weakness.

After a timeout, the Pistons went on offense, and Thomas returned to control the Pistons' offense.

Unlike Magic, Thomas is a small point guard at 6-foot-1, he doesn't have a wide field of vision like the tall Magic, but his strong breakout ability makes the defense have to compress the defense.

And his exquisite kung fu makes the audience amazed, and at the same time, he often makes the opponent look at the ball and sigh.

The Trail Blazers' rookie point guard Colter had to face Thomas again after being taught a lesson by Davis in the last game, which was really pitiful.

Thomas cut directly diagonally into the basket from the middle after a cross dribble, and this time Ranbir did not pull to the outside, so Gan Guoyang, who was in the three-second zone, naturally stepped forward to make up for the defense.

Facing Gan Guoyang who pounced on him, Thomas was very calm, he jumped directly against Gan Guoyang, but did not attack the basket, but passed the ball with a low hand in the air, and handed the ball to Ranbir under the basket from behind Gan Guoyang!

If Ranbir was a super physical black man, he might be a violent dunk, but he was a white center with almost zero bounce, and just when he was about to jump with the ball, Gan Guoyang, who was defending Thomas, had already turned around and knocked the ball out of Ranbier's hand with an accurate cut.

No fouls!

Gan Guoyang grabbed the ball, without any pause, and prepared to dribble directly in the backcourt to launch a fast attack!

But as soon as he took a step, he found that his body seemed to be pulled by something, and his legs were moving forward, but his body was falling backwards.

"Bang!" "Beep!"

The referee's whistle blew, and Gan Guoyang fell heavily to the ground.

"I fouled? I just lightly interfered with him! He's faking a fall! How could he fall so easily? Gan Guoyang, who was lying on the ground, heard a familiar voice in his ears.

He couldn't bear it anymore, and despite the pain in his body, he jumped up from the ground and punched the culprit!