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On February 12, after the 1985 All-Star Game, the NBA was rekindled.

The Portland Trail Blazers have been in the best shape after nearly a week of rest, and for them, there are two important tasks for them after the All-Star break, the first is to try to regain the No. 1 spot in the West while consolidating the No. 2 record in the West.

The second is to further tap into the team's potential and try to get the chemistry of the whole team into the best shape before the playoffs.

And in the first game after the All-Star break, the schedule gave the Trail Blazers a big test, as they faced the defending champion Boston Celtics at home.

It was perhaps the most high-profile game since the All-Star break, and the last game at Boston Garden Square was earth-shattering, and Bird's ultra-difficult stunner became an inevitable classic in NBA history, and it was a perfect game for Celtics fans and other NBA fans.

But for the Trail Blazers players and fans, losing this high-profile game with such an ending is really more unacceptable than a big rout.

Now two weeks have passed since the last game, and the regrouped Trail Blazers have a chance to get their revenge in this game.

"For the Trail Blazers, they have good news and bad news. The good news is that they are playing at home today, and the Trail Blazers' home record this season is the top of the league; The bad news is that the Trail Blazers' leading scorer, Kiki Vanderwicki, will miss the game due to a shoulder injury, which is a huge loss for the Trail Blazers, a team that relies on offensive firepower, and Vandewig can contribute 25 points per game, and his presence is important for the Trail Blazers' tactics. At the Portland Memorial Coliseum, the TV announcer began to gush on pre-game analysis again.

Similarly, in the Trail Blazers' locker room, Ramsey is also analyzing and arranging the players before the game, especially how he should arrange the lineup to defend against the strong Boston Celtics without Vanderwic.

Vanderwig was still a relatively minor injury when he played the All-Star Game, and Ramsey, as the coach of the Trail Blazers in the All-Star Game, did not let his big man play too much, but just let him go through the motions.

However, after returning to the team, Gan Guoyang's personal doctor, Shui Miao, gave Van Deveich a suggestion, hoping that he could receive more stable treatment and completely solve his shoulder problem, so as to prevent accidents in the playoffs.

This suggestion was agreed by Van Dewig himself and the team, and the current record of the Trail Blazers is not too much pressure, and giving Van Devic a little time to recuperate is also to avoid leaving hidden dangers for more important games.

"Cauchy, you can't defend Bird, but you have to remember to try to push him to score and force him to shoot, even if he makes 10 shots, then you can't let him fake and pass to someone who has a better chance when he takes the 11th shot. It's important to keep that in mind and cut off the link between their players, you're the most important link. I know it's a heavy task and almost impossible to accomplish, but you still have to do it with all your might. Ramsey held a small notebook in his hand and pointed at Jerome Cothy and said that Cosey will replace Van der Veric in the starting line-up for this game.

"The Celtics are very strong in every point and everybody knows that they can play game-winning basketball even if they don't have the tactics, but we're not worse than them, we were just one shot away from them in the last game. But on the basketball court, the difference between a ball is life and death, survival and destruction. The Celtics are our best litmus test, and there's a lot to learn from them. Play with energy and strive for every goal so that we can have a chance to win and always put ourselves in a lower position to climb! Ramsey finished his pre-match dressing room presentation, which was enough to show that he took the game very seriously.

After he finished speaking, the players left the dressing room and prepared to go on the pitch for a warm-up activity.

At this time, Ramsey grabbed Gan Guoyang, who was walking last, asked Gan Guoyang to lean down and said to him: "Be yourself in defense, but you have to study hard in attack, but don't learn from Bird, it is enough for you to learn Parrish well." ”

After saying that, Ramsey took the small notebook and walked away.

Gan Guoyang was confused when he heard this, he knew before the game that he was going to play Celtic, and in order to complete Ramsey's three assists, he began to spend time in the video room watching the video again.

He watched not only the Trail Blazers, but also the Celtics and Lakers.

After carefully watching the Celtics' footage, he did find some doorways, first of all, he finally understood why the Celtics didn't need an orthodox point guard who combed the offense, whether it was Angie or Johnson, although they both possessed the ball for half the court, their duties on the court were more like shooting guards.

That's because Bird, a 6-foot-9 forward, often plays the role of offensive playmaker on the court, as long as the ball is in Bird's hands, more defensive attention will be attracted, and Bird's superb passing vision and passing skills can always bring better scoring opportunities for teammates.

What Gan Guoyang doesn't understand is that his scoring ability is also quite strong, and his passing skills are not bad, but why is it always difficult to find opportunities for teammates? Gan Guoyang's most assists are still long passes in the backcourt, this kind of long passes in the backcourt is that everyone can see who has a chance to score, and the difficulty lies in whether he can pass the ball to his hand.

For Gan Guoyang, it is not a problem to pass the ball to his hand, the question is who to pass the ball to.

Now, Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang not to learn from Bird, but to learn Parrish well, Gan Guoyang thought: "Could it be that you look down on me?" What's so great about Parish? ”

Gan Guoyang thought so in his heart, but he really didn't look down on Parish, he learned in the last game, this inconspicuous No. 00 center, as long as he is on the court, the Celtics defense will not have a big hole, and the offense will always have a point that must be taken care of, and no one can ignore his existence.

But Gan Guoyang also knows that looking through Robert Parrish's statistical table, his average number of assists per game this season is only 1.6, and Gan Guoyang is struggling for the last 2, what does Ramsey mean by letting him learn Parish?

However, after arriving on the court, Gan Guoyang's attention was quickly attracted by another person, that is, a big man holding a big microphone on the sidelines, where he forced the back of an endless stream to the camera lens.

Gan Guoyang warmed up while probing his head to look at the big man, he always felt that he was very familiar with the back of the big man.

And when the big man seemed to finish the TV station speech and turned his head, Gan Guoyang saw clearly that this big man in a suit and leather shoes was the famous owner of the Boston Celtics, the famous Lord of the Rings in the NBA, Bill Russell, and there was another tall white man standing next to him.

During the All-Star Game, Bill Russell explained and analyzed the live game as a guest on the sidelines, Gan Guoyang saw Russell at the time, but because there were too many stars around him at that time, Gan Guoyang, as a small character, really didn't dare to step forward and get close to the Celtics' old-timers.

He didn't expect that Russell didn't show up on the sidelines in the last game in Boston, but this time he came to Portland.

"Hey Bill, that kid is looking at you and laughing, sometimes I think this guy is a fool." The person next to Russell saw Gan Guoyang looking this way, and at the same time grinned brightly.

"Everyone is a fool in your eyes...... I've seen him a long time ago, he's a good seedling, a rare genius, and if he is coached well, he will definitely have a part in the future of the league. Russell also saw Gan Guoyang, so he beckoned to Gan Guoyang and motioned for him to come over.

"Good seedlings...... I have never been able to understand the emotions of you big men, and I never thought that Chinese would play basketball, and I thought they were just cooking better food. "The guy next to Russell was speaking very harshly.

The first time he saw Russell waving at him, Gan Guoyang immediately ran to the sidelines with the ball, and the first time he saw Russell was when he went to McClaude Middle School in Auckland to play a friendly game, and he had the honor to talk to Russell who returned to his alma mater after the game.

At that time, Russell told him the same reason, but Gan Guoyang didn't understand, and after going back, Thurmond reasoned with him again, but he still didn't understand.

Until today, Gan Guoyang has comprehended many things, but he still doesn't dare to say that he fully understands what Russell said.

"You're so Gan, it's been a long time. Oh no, I've seen you in Indianapolis, but there were too many people on the sidelines, and I didn't want to go to the parties that Stern was doing, so I didn't have a chance to say hello to you. ”

"Yes Mr. Russell, I didn't expect you to be here in Portland, I thought you would be there when I played in Boston." Gan Guoyang shook hands with Russell and said.

"Oh no, I'm a Boston player, but to be honest, I don't like it at all, no black people like it, trust me." Russell said, shaking his head.

Racial discrimination in Boston is so severe that even as Boston's basketball hero, Russell suffers no less injustice than the average black man.

"I don't like it either, the wooden floors look like they haven't been washed with a mop in hundreds of years." The white reporter on the side also said.

"Ha, this is my partner, you should know him Gan, Mr. Rick Barry, the former Finals MVP, the king of urinals, hahaha~" Russell introduced that it was Rick Barry, the 1975 Finals MVP, the Golden State Warriors' star who was known for his vitriol, who was engaged in courtside commentary with Russell.

On the sidelines, Russell spent a short time discussing his views on basketball with Gan Guoyang, but this short conversation gave Gan Guoyang a lot of inspiration.

Russell has two sentences that Gan Guoyang firmly remembers in his heart, one is "the block is not only to block the opponent's shot, but to make the opponent dare not shoot"; The second is that "a good pass doesn't have to be an assist, but can change the situation on the field." ”

Russell said that if you can do both, then it's true "good-play."

Good-play, Gan Guoyang began to recognize the word for the first time.