Although Gan Guoyang was optimistic about the Rockets in the semifinals, but in the first game, the Lakers maintained the suppression of the Rockets throughout the game, and when they were leading in the first half, they played an 11-0 climax in the third quarter to pull the score away, so the Rockets had no longer the power to resist.

Abdul-Jabbar, who thought he would be beaten by the Rockets' twin towers before the game, scored a game-high 31 points, and Magic Johnson even sent 26 points and 18 assists to shine all over the court; Although Olajuwon played an all-round performance of 28 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, the performance of the outside players was too weak and was played by the magic alone between applause.

After watching the game between the Lakers and the Rockets, Gan Guoyang wanted to put all his mind on the competition with the Nuggets, and when he watched the game, the Nuggets team had already arrived in Portland by plane and had a pre-game joint practice.

In a post-training interview, Inglish said the team was ready, losing 4-3 to the Trail Blazers last season, and this playoffs were clearly holding their breath for revenge, and the semifinals were a good match.

Gan Guoyang saw an interview about Inglish in the newspaper, and he still attached more importance to it, because Inglish was indeed a supergod in the playoffs last season, including the regular season, every time Inglish met the Trail Blazers, he would score 30 or 40 points.

In a game of this calibre like the playoffs, once you can't withstand the bombardment of the opponent's superstar at a certain time, the damage to the team's defensive confidence and offensive rhythm is very serious, and Inglish has such ability in the attack.

For the Trail Blazers, it is impossible to expect Van Dewig to defend against Inglish on the defensive end, and can only hope that Van Dewich can explode back on the offensive end, and the balance between the two sides may be better.

But the basketball game is not a simple addition and subtraction, and it doesn't mean that Vanderwich can offset Inglish's role by scoring the same number of points as Inglish on the offensive end, and the Trail Blazers need to be better prepared to deal with the Nuggets' revenge.

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"Facing the Nuggets again in the semifinals this year, do you think the quality of the two sides has changed, and how will your competition be different from last year?" Before the game, Trail Blazers head coach Ramsey was interviewed by a reporter from CBS TV.

"We didn't really change much on both sides of the lineup, we played against each other a lot in the regular season, and we knew each other a lot in the playoffs last season. But we're going to set it up for what we're going to do, and I think you'll see that in the game. Ramsey, in line with the principle of tactical secrecy, went around twice with the reporter and did not say anything about the key content.

From the starting point of view, the starting list of the Trail Blazers has not changed, or the most stable starting lineup of Colt, Gan Guoyang, Drexler, Sampson, Vanderwich, after all, from the comparison of the book strength of the two sides, the Trail Blazers are in an advantage, as long as they do not change, it is the best way to deal with it at present.

The Nuggets made a change, their starting center did not use Wayne Cooper or Rasmanson, who was rumored to be used against Gan Guoyang, but put white center Danny Shays in the starting lineup and directly opposite Gan Guoyang on the court.

Danny Shays is known for his father being an early star player in the NBA, Dolph Shays, a 6-foot-7 white power forward known to fans for his hands-behind shooting position, who led the Syracuse Nation (the predecessor of the Philadelphia 76ers) to the NBA championship in 1955.

The son of a former superstar player, Danny Shayce surpassed his father by 6-foot-11 in height and failed to achieve what his father did in basketball. After entering the NBA in 1981, he first played for the Utah Jazz, and was traded to the Denver Nuggets the following year, and he had a good performance in the 83 and 84 seasons, averaging 12+7 per game.

But injuries in the '84-85 season kept him on the injury list for most of the time, and his stats plummeted, and he didn't get much of a chance in the playoffs.

He has returned from injury this season, his performance has improved, and he has played well in the first round of the playoffs against the Mavericks, and his two-white interior combination with Rasmanson has given the Nuggets hope of closing the hole inside.

"The Nuggets put Shayce in the starting position, he had a single-game 20+10 performance against the Mavericks in the last round, although the Nuggets' stats are not valuable, but at least this is the playoffs, I don't know if his starters can cause some trouble for the Trail Blazers and Gan." Gan Guoyang just listened to the commentary of Stockton and Heinsohn yesterday, and he will be explained by these two people tonight.

"Personally, I don't think Shais will cause much trouble for Gan on the defensive end, and with Gan's current form on the offensive end, I don't think anyone in the West can cause him too much trouble except for Olajuwon. But on the offensive end, I think Shays, including Rasmanson, is going to be upset. Because we know that in the face of the Nuggets' strong outside offense, Gan will definitely have to assist the outside players to defend, so that there will be holes on the inside, and Shays and Rasmanson will get some scoring opportunities, and if they can take it, it will be a big problem for the Trail Blazers. ”

Haiyin Thorne's concern is not unreasonable, for the Trail Blazers defense that relies on Gan Guoyang's defense, if there are two points on the inside that often miss success, it will be a very annoying thing for the entire Trail Blazers' defense.

Sure enough, when the game started, although Gan Guoyang was cheered by the fans in the audience, he received Deluxler's pass in the opening court and scored a strong dunk in the air, and after running back to the halfcourt, he angrily gave Calvin Knight a big hat, turned around and hit an inside hook shot, and scored four points in a row in the opening game.

But soon, the Nuggets began to play a smooth and sharp offense, repeatedly and patiently passing the ball, and got multiple easy scoring opportunities.

The worst thing is that Danny Shays got two open layups under the basket in a row, because Gan Guoyang almost expanded his range to near the three-point line in order to disrupt the Nuggets' passing lane.

"Inglish catches the ball and rolls over and shoots, although his scoring methods are so monotonous, but it is so effective, the Trail Blazers still can't find a way to deal with him, and the early wrap does not seem to be a good strategy."

In order to deal with Inglish, the Trail Blazers asked Colter to pack Inglish in advance, but the problem is that Colt and Vanderwig's packages really lack oppression, and the Nuggets' passing is too smooth, and no matter how skilled the Trail Blazers' rotation defense is, it will inevitably have loopholes.

The Trail Blazers called a timeout, and at 14:17, the Trail Blazers' offense was already playing very well, but the Nuggets' offense was even better, and it seemed that the Nuggets were very well prepared. Shays scored six points in the opening game, all easy-balls under the basket, and it seems that this starting adjustment of the Nuggets has had some effect. ”

Ramsey does have a bit of a headache for the situation on the court, if Gan Guoyang is allowed to defend Shais alone, then the Nuggets' goal will be achieved, take a blue-collar worker and directly redeem the opponent's defensive core on the offensive end, how can you not make money?

If Gan Guoyang is not allowed to pay attention to the interior defense, it is not a way to let Shays or Rasmussen open up, and letting the opponent get too many easy-ball points in the first two quarters is not good for the bayonets in the second two quarters.

As a result, Ramsey made a decisive substitution, replacing Mitchell Sampson, who looked more chicken off the court, with the old center Caldiwell Jones, and putting Gan Guoyang in the position of power forward.

Caldiwell Jones is tall and experienced, making it a solid option to keep him on the top 20 minutes inside, and Jones couldn't be more comfortable with a player like Shays, who basically relies on pick-up for scoring, because he's the kind of player he is.

Sure enough, after the game restarted, Jones liberated Gan Guoyang's pressure on the defensive end, Gan Guoyang handed over the three-second zone to Jones, and then he himself was as active as a small forward to fill the position and assist in defense, which affected the Nuggets' passing line, and more importantly, because Jones stared at Shays on the inside, the Nuggets' ball could not be passed inside at all, and could only be guided around the perimeter, and the offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

On the other hand, on the Trailblazers' side, because Gan Guoyang has become a big forward, it is simply for nothing to let Knight go to the opposite position of Gan Guoyang.

"Gan holds the ball and hits a jump shot directly, on Knight's head, Knight is indeed too short, and it is indeed a little difficult for him to defend Gan."

Gan Guoyang used a jump shot that he was not particularly good at on the offensive end to help the Trail Blazers overtake the score.

"Who's guarding me, who's who? Why can't I see? After scoring consecutive goals, Gan Guoyang had already made 5 of 5 shots in the first quarter, and throwing two mid-range shots on the head of the 6-foot-6 Knight made him look a little "carried away".

"You'd better not be too smug boy and keep your mouth clean." Knight has always had a good temper, but when he encountered a "cheap" mouth like Gan Guoyang, he couldn't help but get angry, and stepped forward to warn Gan Guoyang.

"Who's talking to me, who's who? I advised him to be careful when he spoke, otherwise he would not know what was going on if he accidentally stepped on him. Of course, Gan Guoyang was cheap to the end, and sprayed at Knight for a while.

At this moment, Fat-Leaf broke through directly from the right side with the ball, Colter was not the opponent of the old-timer in terms of strength, Leaf was using his back against Colter to run in, and then suddenly turned around and walked from the baseline to the basket.

Gan Guoyang did not go up to help defend, but opened his arms, covered the middle, did not give the Nuggets players a chance to cut inside, and let Leaf rush to the basket, Jones was waiting for him inside.

Leaf, who originally wanted to break through the ball, saw that Gan Guoyang was not fooled to make up for it, so he could only make a layup, but he missed the layup under the interference of Jones.

Gan Guoyang grabbed the best position and easily got the backcourt rebound, Drexler was ready outside the three-point line, and as soon as Gan Guoyang took the ball and turned around, he could see that Drexler had rushed to the front.

"Gan's long pass, Drexler catches the ball, glides and dunks! The Trail Blazers overtook the score! "Drexler's dunk is always the best ignition at the Memorial Stadium, and the fans are jubilant.

Seeing the reversal of momentum, the Nuggets immediately called a timeout.

As soon as the first quarter of the game began, the two sides began to intrigue in the lineup.