"Welcome to the Great Western Forum, another night of great ball games that will be with us, and tonight's game is going to be a great one, with our guests coming all the way from Oregon to Portland! Prior to this game, they had won seven in a row, an astonishing result, meaning they are unbeaten in the new season. But tonight in Los Angeles, I don't think they're going to have it easy. ”

Zike Hearn's voice is still loud and high-pitched, and as the voice of the Lakers, he will continue to work here and watch the rise and fall of the team.

Of course, the past two seasons have been painful for the Lakers, in 1987, facing the Boston Celtics with Len Baias, a deep and healthy lineup, the Lakers who had been fighting for a season were defeated by Bird in the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, and finally lost the championship 2:4.

In 1988, the Celtics suffered a large number of injuries, Len Baias struggled to hold up, the Green Empire was overthrown by the Detroit Pistons, and the Lakers lost the opportunity to take revenge on the Celtics in the Finals.

The Pistons, who gathered nine athletes, did not waste the opportunity, with a 3-2 lead, in the sixth game at the Great Western Forum Arena, Isiah Thomas staged a miracle of 25 points in the fourth quarter, and then Bill Ranbir successfully blocked Abdul-Jabbar's key offense, and Dennis Rodman got the backcourt rebound and announced the death of the Lakers.

Losing two championships in a row, the Los Angeles Lakers are in a very delicate situation, and the Lakers' players also feel that in the end, the god of luck always seems to be not on their side.

In 1987, before Bird made that magic shot, Magic Johnson had just hit McHale with a small hook on the head that everyone didn't expect, but it couldn't stop Bird from slashing his throat.

In 88, when Thomas was injured in one leg, he hit 25 points in a row, and Abdul-Jabbar's key ball was interfered with by Ranbill, and the Lakers players thought it was a foul, and the fouler was still the notorious Ranbill, but the referee hesitated and still didn't blow the whistle.

As the so-called one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, the Lakers, who failed to win the championship in two years, came to the third year, and their state did not look so good.

Abdul-Jabbar announced before the start of the season that he would retire after playing this season, and the 42-year-old veteran is already the oldest player in league history, but even so, he has been able to produce consistent output on the interior and occasionally break out.

However, with his hair gone, his contribution has become smaller and smaller, and the team's scoring burden has been placed more on a group of outside players such as Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Byron Scott.

Magic Johnson officially became the absolute core of the Lakers, and he began to gradually enter the golden age of point guard, winning his first regular season MVP in 1987.

However, even the Magic, who has always been competitive and arrogant, knows that in the West, the Trail Blazers have been so strong this year that it will be a difficult task to stop the Trail Blazers at home.

In the first seven games, the Trail Blazers not only maintained a total victory, but also outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points per game, and there was no shortage of strong teams like the Nuggets, but the Trail Blazers with a deep lineup did not give their opponents any chance, and the battle that could be resolved in the first half would not drag on to the third quarter.

Gan Guoyang, the core of the Trail Blazers, performed well, averaging 23 points, 16 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2 blocks per game while playing only 35 minutes, shooting 63 percent from the field, the most in the league.

Obviously, Gan Guoyang's scoring is decreasing, because the team has a lot of scoring points, and Gan Guoyang's assist statistics have also increased from 1.7 last year to 2.5 times, which can be said to be a great improvement, he plays more and more freely in the game, and his control and reading ability have reached a new level.

Johnson, a champion and point guard, understands this, and he knows that Gan Guoyang has stepped into the realm of "The-Field".

"Hey Gan, how many assists are you going to get tonight?" During the warm-up, Johnson stepped forward to chat with Gan Guoyang, and the relationship between the two has always been good, although they are opponents of each other, they appreciate each other very much.

"You've got a few steals, I've got a few assists, but I bet you can't get my ball." In terms of verbal battles, Gan Guoyang never lags behind.

"Hahaha, keep it up, you're really great." Johnson smiled, did not quarrel with Gan Guoyang, but praised Gan Guoyang a few words.

This is Magic Johnson, if it is replaced by Larry Bird, he can quarrel with Gan Guoyang for a whole game on this topic.

In addition to Magic Johnson, there are also many people on the sidelines who are greeting Gan Guoyang, the first of which is Chamberlain Zhang Dashuai, who is wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket, he now claims to be Gan Guoyang's number one fan, and the two have indeed known each other for a long time, and they have endless words together.

There is also an even bigger name Gan Guoyang fan on the sidelines, that is, Michael Jackson, the pop music superstar who has become popular all over the world.

At this time, Michael Jackson was still black, wearing a black coat with red trim, indicating that he was a supporter of the Trail Blazers.

"Are you alright, Michael, your skin?" Gan Guoyang leaned into Michael Jackson's ear from the sidelines and asked.

Recently, Michael Jackson has begun to have vitiligo, which only a very few people know, Gan Guoyang is one of them, before Michael Jackson was busy with global concerts, Gan Guoyang was busy with competitions, and the two have not been in touch for a while.

Therefore, as soon as Gan Guoyang saw Michael Jackson, he cared about his body.

"Thank you, I'm fine, I'm your fan tonight, brave the world's condemnation, come on." Michael Jackson always seemed optimistic.

Of course, with his friend Michael Jackson cheering him on, there was an old rival who blocked him, and Jack Nicholson sat in his fixed position as usual, sneering at Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang lazily ignored the Lakers' hardcore, gave Nicholson a look of contempt and walked away, the warm-up was over, and the game was about to start soon.

"The spotlight has been on the players, the show is about to begin, Abdul-Jabbar, who entered the league in 1969, was in the center circle and Gan jumped the ball, when Abdul-Jabbar entered the league, Gan was just five years old, he should have been in China at that time, and he didn't even know what the NBA was."

In fact, if you think about it seriously, the real Gan Guoyang has not been born yet, but he has truly integrated into this time and space, wearing tight shorts on the bright yellow wooden floor, competing with Abdul-Jabbar for the ball in the air.

"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the basketball, the Lakers, and the game started." The 42-year-old Abdul-Jabbar unexpectedly touched the ball first, and the Lakers got the offense.

"Can't you even jump Jabbar? Are you 42 or 24, Gan? Where would Nicholson let go of such an opportunity, and immediately stood up and shouted towards Gan Guoyang.

“Fuck-you-ass！ (you!) Gan Guoyang threw a foul word at Nicholson, he had long been used to this kind of verbal fight.

"The Lakers pulled away, Abdul-Jabbar got the ball in the low post on the left side, and he was going to play Gan alone."

The Lakers' opening strategy is obvious, taking advantage of Abdul-Jabbar's physical strength just coming on the court, hurry up and play a few insides, and it would be even better if he could make a foul on Gan Guoyang.

Abdul-Jabbar is old and his physical fitness has declined across the board, but he will not get shorter, and his skills have reached the point of perfection.

He received the ball on the left side, protected his ball well, and did not let Gan Guoyang take out his ball, and after observing it left and right, he leaned away from Gan Guoyang, and then slid and shot with his right hand hook!

"Abdul-Jabbar hook hands! The ball is in! The ball spun around the basket twice, but it still entered the basket safely. ”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the first goal first, a rhythm that all Lakers fans and Lakers opponents are all familiar with, and the only question is whether Abdul-Jabbar's performance can last the whole game.

However, Nicholson became even more arrogant, and Gan Guoyang was unmoved by Nicholson's provocation and threw himself into the counterattack.

After the team's main control was changed to Terry Porter and the head coach was Adelman, the Trail Blazers' offensive power at the point guard position increased dramatically, and the Lakers had to send players to defend Porter, and Riley knew that Porter's shooting on the outside was much more terrifying than that of Delexler.

However, there is bad news for the Lakers in this game, their main shooting guard, Michael Cooper, the number one outside gate, missed the game due to injury and was replaced by Byron Scott, and the Lakers' outside defense is bound to be stretched.

Magic Johnson naturally can't defend Porter, his task is to deal with Cauchy, Adelman gave the team a clear task in the first quarter, to speed up the tempo, go all out to hit the inside, and create pressure on Abdul-Jabbar.

Porter passed the ball to Cossey, who took the ball past Johnson in one step, met Abdul-Jabbar, and dunked directly! A powerful and heavy clasp. Cauchy started the ball very quickly, grabbed a small gap in the Lakers' defense, and then relied on Gan Guoyang's cover to directly hit the inside.

Abdul-Jabbar is old and has always been dodging this kind of ball, and the Lakers' other interior lineman, AC Green, was stuck behind by Buck Williams, and Cosey was unimpeded in front of him and scored a dunk.

In last year's slam dunk contest, Cauchy participated, and Gan Guoyang came to guide again, but this time Cauchy failed to compete with Jordan and ranked second.

Abdul-Jabbar was humiliated on the defensive end, but came back and hit another hook shot on Gan's head, this time on the right side and with a left-handed shot.

Lian is quite old, and he can still eat, Abdul-Jabbar proved with his actions that he is still the powerful hook on the offensive end.

However, Gan Guoyang's counterattack will soon come.