"Beep!"

"The referee's whistle went again, I can't even remember how many times the second quarter was blown, the referee blew McGregory for a defensive foul, and the Trail Blazers served on the sidelines." Shaunley was frustrated by the frequent whistles in the second half of the second quarter.

Since there were some skirmishes between Mitchell Sampson and Ralph Sampson, the action between the two sides began to get bigger, and the referees were merciless, blowing and punishing, so the game began to fall apart in the second half of the second quarter.

This is actually a disadvantage for the Trail Blazers, because the Trail Blazers are not a team that is good at disrupting battles, their offense is relaxed, and the combination of singles and team cooperation is very good, and they can tear through any defensive line.

The Rockets are clearly undermining the Trail Blazers' offensive feel with increasing physical confrontation and appropriate fouls, and several times the Trail Blazers have just run out of tactics before being fouled by the Rockets to start all over again, and after a few times in a row, the players' tactical enthusiasm will definitely be hit.

Drexler received the ball and was caught by the Rockets, and Gan came up to answer it...... Nice through ball, but Ralph Sampson blocked Drexler's layup! Rockets fast break, Olajuwon, jumper near the free throw line! The ball went in...... Olajuwon's jumper hits. ”

Olajuwon's ball is a typical card not according to the routine, just after Drexler was caught in the left corner, Gan Guoyang on the right side immediately raised to the top of the arc to answer him, Drexler passed the ball back to Gan Guoyang, taking advantage of the defender's attention shift, immediately cut into the three-second zone, this move is a common cooperation between the two, Gan Guoyang will understand the ball straight into it, it is a very beautiful pass.

But Ralph Sampson came up to make up for the defense, and Drexler did not choose to dunk because he was more fierce to get rid of the defender, and he was not fully prepared for the jump, and the layup was slapped by Ralph Sampson.

In the fast attack, Gan Guoyang returned to the basket to defend as quickly as possible, but Olajuwon received the ball at the free throw line.

This is Olajuwon's individual ability, a shot that is not very paced, he hesitates after receiving the ball, but he still relies on superior body control to make a dry shot.

Olajuwon's shots are not numerous, and the rhythm is not good, but he can always control the balance of his body with the core strength of his waist and abdomen, and then shoot the ball with a slightly awkward but very soft posture.

In addition to Olajuwon, the other four Rockets starters have this ability, and that's the strength of the Rockets - they have the capital to disrupt the battle.

That's why the Rockets keep fouling, they want to muddy the waters, bring the game into a chaotic rhythm, and it's best to smooth the Trail Blazers into the ditch, which the Lakers can't climb out of anyway.

"Pull away, pull away! We need space! Ramsey shouted "Space" from the sidelines, asking the players to run more and open up more space, and only when the space comes out can the tactics work.

But with the twin towers, the space is so easy to pull apart.

Due to the existence of the Rocket's twin towers on the inside, the defensive players on the outside are particularly oppressive, and they are not afraid of the opponent breaking through to the inside, and the two big fly swatters inside are vertical, and they can press the defense as much as they want.

Drexler broke through twice, and finally passed out, Cauchy wanted to feed Gan Guoyang the ball on the outside, but Olajuwon actually launched a defense around Gan Guoyang, with Cauchy's passing skills, he really didn't dare to hang the pass.

At this time, Gan Guoyang played in the second half of the second quarter, and he didn't score as many rebounds as he did - he had grabbed 11 rebounds, but his score was only a pitiful 6 points, and Olajuwon had already scored 15 points.

In addition to the reasons for the Trailblazers' offensive focus, Olajuwon's sparing effort to go around the front and defend against the top also made Gan Guoyang not get too many opportunities to shoot.

“Fuck！” Gan Guoyang was annoyed by Olajuwon's gummy-like wrapping forward, and the arms of the two were twisted together, Gan Guoyang finally couldn't help but shake off Olajuwon's wrapped arms and scolded angrily.

Fortunately, the referee took a look, and Gan Guoyang's movements were not too big, so he was merciful.

Olajuwon did not react, but continued to press the defense, making Gan Guoyang angry and even losing his mind, which is exactly what he wanted to see - it was Gan Guoyang who made him lose his mind before.

In terms of strength, Gan Guoyang is better than Olajuwon, but the strength, skill, and weight of the basket are indispensable, and the gap between Olajuwon and Gan Guoyang in these aspects is minimal, and the most important thing is that his belief in wanting to beat Gan Guoyang makes him more focused.

Cauchy had to force his shot, the ball didn't go in, and Sampson got the rebound...... Rockets are breaking fast again! ”

On the court, blind dick playing is also contagious, especially for young players like Cauchy who don't have much experience and don't have rich offensive means, watching the Rockets rush in and out, he also wanted to perform, but McGregory locked the breakthrough route, passed and couldn't pass out, and the time was almost up, so he had to force his shot.

Any team likes this kind of quick counterattack after grabbing a backcourt rebound, which is definitely a good opportunity to score points, and the Rockets are no exception, and what is even more terrifying is that their front guards are often two interior lines.

Olajuwon dribbled and passed to Sampson, who was following up from the middle, and Sampson dunked...... It was covered from behind by Gan! Gan won the ball, dribbled himself from the second half, dribbled behind to avoid Red's steal, and went forward bravely, dunking vigorously with both hands! ”

"Bang!"

"Beep!"

With Gan Guoyang's shocking angry dunk, the referee's whistle sounded, and Olajuwon, as the last line of defense under the basket, fouled Gan Guoyang's dunk.

At this time, the technical table on the sidelines raised a sign, and Olajuwon had already committed three fouls.

Obviously, Gan Guoyang has already gained momentum in this ball, and Olajuwon, who has two fouls on his back, can actually avoid letting Gan Guoyang dunk to score these two points, but the strong desire to defeat Gan Guoyang made him choose to block this dunk in the jump.

However, Gan Guoyang jumped very well, and used both hands to dunk for the sake of safety, avoiding Olajuwon's hand in the air.

Olajuwon, who had been playing passionately and sensibly in the first half, finally had to rest early because of a foul, but this small defensive foul could have an impact on the course of the game.

On the other hand, for the Trailblazers, Gan Guoyang's goal greatly boosted morale, and Gan Guoyang also clenched his fists and roared after the goal, and the dull field suddenly became restless again.

chased Sampson's block before, in fact, there was a suspicion of fouling, Gan Guoyang caught up from behind, and his body had pressed Ralph Sampson, but Gan Guoyang's hands were very clean, after all, it was at home, so the referee didn't blow it.

With Gan Guoyang hitting a free throw to hit a three-point success, the Trail Blazers finally curbed the momentum of the Rockets' chasing points, and when the score was forced to close to one point left, it stretched to four points.

The four-point gap is a very important safety gap psychologically, and with this gap, the Trail Blazers can maintain their advantage over the Rockets mentally.

Lost Olajuwon's Rockets interior and replaced him with Jim Peterson.

In front of Gan Guoyang, Jim Peterson immediately turned white and soft, and Gan Guoyang's advantage in the opposite position was fully revealed.

"Gan gets the ball on the right side, Ralph Sampson comes up to wrap it, Gan transfers the ball to Drexler, Drexler breaks through the ball, Mitchell Sampson catches the ball, and hits a corner jumper!"

Once the Rockets are missing Olajuwon, the defense line will soon have holes, and Ralph Sampson must come to help defend Gan Guoyang, otherwise Peterson will be in vain to defend Gan Guoyang.

What's more terrible is that Mitchell Sampson is in good shape this game, and Ralph Sampson really can't defend Gan Guoyang, this time the defense took a little risk to help defend it, and was thrown into one by Mitchell Sampson, Mitchell has scored 13 points in the first half, the second highest score for the Trail Blazers.

"Peterson misses a jumper, Ralph Sampson gets the rebound, remembers the jumper, but Mitchell Sampson knocks his ball off! The ball was stabbed into the hands of McGregory on the outside, and McGregory made a three-point shot! The ball missed, and Gan got the backcourt rebound, and the first half of the game was over. ”

When the second quarter ended, the Trail Blazers maintained a four-point lead at 54-50, and Gan Guoyang finally grabbed a backcourt rebound to raise his half-court rebounds to 13, while he scored only 10 points.

However, judging from the results, Ramsey's strategy in the first half achieved a certain degree of success, Gan Guoyang fought hard to defend, Sampson attacked and pressed, Drexler dispatched, Van Dewic scored, and Cauchy made trouble, except for Cauchy because of experience problems, the net of his own team trouble, the other players basically played as expected.

Of course, Gan Guoyang found that it doesn't seem so simple to defend Olajuwon alone, the regular season and the playoffs are indeed completely different, sometimes Gan Guoyang can take care of Sampson in the regular season, but he feels that his energy is not enough in the playoffs, and Olajuwon is definitely a big killer in the playoffs.

Fortunately, Gan Guoyang let Olajuwon break three times early, otherwise with Olajuwon at the end of the first half, it is still a question whether the Trail Blazers can withstand the Rockets' counterattack.

At the same time, Ramsey also realized that simply letting Gan Guoyang and Olajuwon on the defensive end is not worth the loss, and he must be allowed to put more pressure on Olajuwon on the offensive end at the same time, and to give Gan Guoyang the tactics of running and receiving the ball, it depends on the performance of Gan Guoyang on the offensive end in the second half.

The third quarter has always been the one Gan Guoyang is best at.