Gan Guoyang's steady play in the second quarter allowed the Trail Blazers to stabilize the situation on the court, and they withstood the 76ers' strong counterattack, and Cunningham had to call a timeout to reorganize the 76ers' offense and defense.

A third of the way into the second quarter, with all the main players from both sides on the court, the first half of the game has entered the closing stage, and it is time to set the tone.

Ramsay and Cunningham were very cautious and attentive to this, carefully arranging their line-up for the 100 seconds of the long timeout.

"Pay attention to the speed of retreat, you must pay attention to retreat, even if you foul, you have to stop the 76ers' fast attack, we don't have many fouls, you're welcome! Sampson, you go to defend Moses, let Gan go more to help defend and control the middle, continue to make offers to Moses, and give up the defense of mid-range shots. Don't grind with the 76ers, play fast, we still have to be fast, we must build enough advantage in the first half!! Ramsay shouted loudly.

In his many battles with the 76ers, Ramsey has summed up his own set of experiences.

He insisted that in a game against a team like the 76ers with fierce defense and fierce counterattacks, he must not grind the position and slow down the pace because he is afraid of the 76ers' defense and counterattack, but must bring up the speed, improve the offensive speed and efficiency, and not give the 76ers a chance to play to their advantages.

In fact, the 76ers lost their first three Finals games by teams that had better and faster offense, rather than dying on strong defense.

Of course, Cunningham is not unaware of this, and he naturally has his own way of coping with it.

But who will die on both sides ultimately depends on the player's performance.

"The timeout ended, the game continued, the Trail Blazers continued to hold a six-point lead, and Gan's back-to-back goals wiped out the 76ers' comeback, and the 76ers had to find a way to stop Gan's offense."

"Gan's performance was really beyond my expectations, I've seen a lot of games in the past, and this yellow-skinned guy is very talented, and his scoring ability and rebounding control are amazing. But his stability is also worrying, and while there may be reasons for the way Ramsay uses it, Gan's immaturity is also an important factor. But in this game, Gan showed steadiness and intelligence, which made me feel his maturity and progress. ”

"In fact he has been improving, but in 1985 all his improvement was concentrated in this game. Let's move on to the game as the Trail Blazers serve in the backcourt. Valentine was back on the pitch, and he quickly pushed through the half, willing to ask for the ball in the low post...... Air Cutting ...... Layup, ball in! Valentine's layup, after he passed the ball to Gan, he immediately cut inward, Gan made a concise pass, Valentine received the ball and went straight to the basket! ”

As soon as the timeout ended and the game began, Gan Guoyang added two more points to the Trail Blazers with a beautiful strategy in the low post.

A very simple tactical coordination, Gan Guoyang asked for the ball in a relatively shallow position, the passer Valentin cut inside from the middle immediately after passing, Gan Guoyang passed the ball to a master, and Valentin went straight to the basket after receiving the ball.

This is also the effect that Ramsey hopes to play, taking advantage of the fact that the 76ers' defense has not yet focused, using this simple small tactic to steal points, once the state of both sides comes up after a few rounds, this kind of ball cannot be played.

"Focus! Focus! Don't put the middle lane, the middle lane! Don't let them pass the ball easily! Cunningham yelled on the sidelines, and sometimes he was a little helpless, the 76ers were really starting to age, and there was no way to maintain the intensity as in the early 80s.

But the 76ers aren't all old guys, Charles Barkley is still on the court, and this time, he will have a direct conversation with Gan Guoyang.

Although Mitchell Sampson suffers in strength and weight, he has a lot of experience in single defense after all, and he has been an opponent with Moses for many years, so he is not afraid to defend one-on-one.

In order to protect Gan Guoyang from fouling again, Ramsey turned to Gan Guoyang to defend Barkley, and by the way, to protect the team's penalty area.

Barkley didn't want to give Gan Guoyang more jīng power to take care of other things, he had already started to ask for the ball in the low post on the right side, and wanted to single Gan Guoyang.

“e-on，big-guy，try-you-best-to-love！ (Come on fatty, love hard!) Gan Guoyang was holding Barkley and teasing her with trash talk.

When he defended against Ma Long, Gan Guoyang was still relatively restrained, but now he will not be so polite when he changes his defense to Barkley, a rookie from the same class as him.

Although Barkley in his rookie year is muddy, he is still simple-minded, a little brother who follows his big brother, is conscientious and learns from his example.

Although Moses Malone is a monster beast with five big and three coarse strength, he has always been taciturn, likes to solve problems with practical actions, and does not like to pay lip service.

And Dr. J Owen is a humble gentleman, he has always been a model player on and off the court, even if he fights with Bird, it is Bird's stinky mouth that hurts people first.

So Barkley didn't learn anything from these two bigwigs, he was tortured once with the Celtics, but he didn't expect to be forced by this rookie of the same year, a Chinese player, in Portland.

Barkley was furious all of a sudden, he didn't talk back, and after receiving Cheeks' pass, he didn't care about 3721, he must single one on Gan Guoyang.

But he found that his almost invincible ass magic skills from college to the NBA, there was nothing he could do in the face of Gan Guoyang's old tree roots.

No matter how desperately he arched back, Gan Guoyang just didn't move.

"This fat man is still worse than Moses Malone." Gan Guoyang thought while resisting the sāo disturbance of the fat man's buttocks that he had actually tried his best.

Barkley arched back for a long time, almost an inch of land, and suddenly he was a little anxious, and he didn't care about his teammates' shouts for the ball to pass, and was ready to force a turn after a few dribbles.

"Beep!" It's the referee's whistle.

Barkley turned...... fouled, he used his elbow to push Gan, this elbow swing is really obvious, there is no way for him to push Gan. ”

Barkley subconsciously used his elbow to hug Gan Guoyang away when he couldn't stand Gan Guoyang, the ball was naturally a foul, and Gan Guoyang also ate an elbow from the fat man, and his ribs hurt.

Gan Guoyang is also a little angry now, if you can't stand me, forget it, and even use your elbow to push me?

Barkley saw that he had fouled, and threw the ball back to defend in frustration, but Gan Guoyang didn't want to let go of the fat man, he followed Barkley and began to babble in his ear.

"Cowards use such indiscriminate tricks, I'll teach you what low-post singles are later, if you score, don't cry and go back to your mother."

"Fuck you, I met you earlier, and I would have fucking knocked out all your teeth!" Barkley finally couldn't help but start fighting back.

"I'm waiting for you at home, but I'm afraid you won't even be able to beat my doorman's kitten." and Gan Guoyang are more trash talking, and now Barkley is a little more tender.

But on the basketball court, you still have to rely on real goals to compete.

"Gan continues to ask for the ball in the low post, this time for Barkley to defend Gan! It's a '84 rookie fight. Everyone pulled away to watch them single! ”

The players on both sides obviously realized that the two little guys should be riveted, and simply let them have a one-on-one knight duel.

However, Gan Guoyang's singles skills are obviously more proficient than Barkley's, and he doesn't want to be deep, and he doesn't desperately squeeze in, but tries his back while dribbling and adjusting.

Gan Guoyang is looking for his own rhythm of shots, and it is obvious that he wants to use his own heavenly hook.

The biggest flaw of Tiangou is that the preparation action is long, the speed is relatively slow, and it is more dependent on rhythm, and the advantage is that the anti-interference ability is strong when shooting.

So once the attacking player has done the preparation and found the rhythm, then it doesn't matter who is defending him or how he is defending.

"Gan dribbles to adjust, turn over, hook hands, ball in! Ball in! Ball in! The commentator used three "he-gets-it" in a row to express his excitement, even though it was a simple hook goal.

And the audience was also boiling, they knew that in this rookie showdown, Gan Guoyang won a complete victory.

Ramsey also shook his head while standing on the sidelines, he couldn't help it, the players didn't play as he said at all, but they continued to expand their advantage, and he naturally couldn't say anything.

The gap between the two sides widened to 10 points, and Gan Guoyang's pass and hook showed that his performance in the second quarter was continuing.

However, Dr. J. Irving immediately went on offense, relying on an 18-foot mid-range jumper to close the score gap for the 76ers.

Although Owen's mid-to-long-range is not a nirvana, the Trailblazers are indeed a little too lax to put him in three steps and two meters like this, and Owen's mid-range casting is also very lethal.

In the remainder of the second quarter, the two sides began to tug at 8 and 10 points, and the Trail Blazers once widened the maximum point difference to 13 points, but the 76ers still stubbornly narrowed the score gap to 9 points.

Both sides ended the first half with a score of 66-57, and the Trail Blazers cemented their advantage in the first half, and the game went into halftime.

"Great job, Gan, if you've been so good, then I think you have a chance to be the rookie of the season." Walking in the players' tunnel, Ramsey said to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang handed over a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, and if he continues to play like this, he can expect 30 plus 20 in the whole game.

It's not his best half-court stats, but his scoring and rebounding always seem so just right, like timely rain, always affects the situation on the court.

It's an important difference between really understanding and controlling the game and playing with your eyes closed, and it's also a gap between a player and a mediocre player.

"I just want to win, and better if we can win the championship so maybe I can get a Finals MVP and put it at home." Gan Guoyang began to jokingly again.

Ramsey is now more and more tolerant of Gan Guoyang's jokes, and if Gan Guoyang says that he is the strongest player on the planet one day, Ramsey will only laugh it off.

But Ramsey listened to Gan Guoyang's words this time, but felt that maybe this team really had to start to have the temperament of a champion division, and Gan Guoyang was the key to bringing this momentum.

Of course, the Trail Blazers are only beginning to have this temperament, and Ramsey, who has won a championship, knows that this team still has a lot of difficulties to overcome, at least he will not dare to take the second half of the game lightly.

The 9-point advantage is not safe at all, and an experienced team like the 76ers has experienced too much of a 9-point turnaround. Therefore, at halftime, Ramsey still carefully arranged the tactical arrangements for the second half.

"Beware of Moses Malone and the 76ers' inside outbursts, be sure to control the foul, control the foul! Continuing to maintain control of the backcourt rebounds will be key in the third quarter. Ramsey kept emphasizing.

In the last game against the 76ers, it was in the third quarter that Moses Malone overturned the interior alone, and was pulled away and finally lost the game.

Ramsey didn't want the Trail Blazers to flip in the third quarter again.

However, the good news for the Trail Blazers is that Moses Malone has already committed three fouls in the first half, and if he picks up a fourth foul in the third quarter, that threat will be wiped out of the Trail Blazers' roster.

"The Trail Blazers' steady offense and tenacious defense show us that it's not luck but strength that they've gotten to where they are today. Of course, the game is not over yet, the second half of the game is about to begin, let's see if the Trail Blazers can withstand the 76ers' counterattack. ”

"The third quarter is going to be a crucial game and both sides will definitely give their best in this quarter, and this will be the one that will decide the whole game, so let's see how both sides respond."

The 20-minute halftime passed quickly, and the TV station cut back to the game after showing enough commercials.

"The game continued, the Trail Blazers served first, and there were no changes to the lineups on both sides and the start of the first quarter... Valentine... Gan Guoyang dribbled directly and broke through... Foul! Moses Malone's foul! Malone had tried his best to dodge, but Gan was rushing towards him, causing Malone to foul. ”

At the beginning of the second half, no one thought that Moses Malone, who had committed three fouls on his back, was extremely cautious and would never foul easily.

However, after Gan Guoyang ran past half court, he suddenly caught the ball near the three-point shot and rushed in, Moses Malone subconsciously made up for it, but immediately hid to the side.

But Gan Guoyang hit Ma Long with an explosives bag, anyway, he only fouled twice, if he blows a ball and hits someone, he will pull it down, if he earns Ma Long a foul, it will be worth it!

Gan Guoyang bet right, Ma Long still couldn't dodge and was blown foul, although Gan Guoyang didn't score, his goal had been achieved.

"The 76ers replaced Moses Malone, and the whole stadium was cheering, which is a huge loss for the 76ers, they have one less weapon to fight back."

"The 76ers are very, very difficult."

A foul made the game a big deal.