Chapter 474: Momentum Like a Rainbow
Two years later, Gan Guoyang and his pioneers stood on the battlefield of the finals for the second time, in the finals of 1986, Gan Guoyang was like a meteor on the highest stage, extremely dazzling but flying across the sky, falling due to injury.
That year, the Trail Blazers broke the Celtics' unbeaten home game under the leadership of Gan Guoyang, won the first game in an upset, and then lost four games in a row, that is to say, they were defeated by the Celtics in all three games at the Memorial Coliseum, the third of which was the closest score, when Drexler picked up the burden and scored 37 points in a single game, but the Trail Blazers, who had no backbone, still lost the first game at home with a disadvantage of 94:97 and a three-point disadvantage, and then they fell thousands of miles and watched the Green Shirts reach the top directly on the road.
Therefore, this game can be said to be Gan Guoyang's first time playing the finals at home, recalling his feelings after he was found out of injury reimbursement after the game in 1986, until now he can't let go, and then he sat in front of the TV and watched his team be ravaged by the Celtics and lose the championship, he directly smashed the TV.
Now, after 87 years of recuperation, 88 years of setbacks, and 89 years of big and small things since the playoffs, Gan Guoyang stood on this field, looking up at the only championship flag on the top of the hall, and his heart was surging for a while.
Gan Guoyang couldn't help but think of what Bill Wharton once said to him, "Study like you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow." ”
These are the words that Bill Wharton's teacher John Wooden gave to Bill Wharton, and Wharton later told Gan Guoyang to listen, and Gan Guoyang is the out-and-out executor of this sentence, on his path to the ultimate, he has never stopped learning, nor is he ready to stop learning, just as he will die tomorrow.
And all this he has done is not just as simple as "winning a championship", what he wants is not only to get the euphoria of the first time and the honor and money that comes with it, but also to prove himself, to prove the meaning of his existence in this time and space, to prove that he can get back what he has lost, and to prove that those who have questioned, criticized, and attacked him are all wrong.
Just as Gan Guoyang was lost in his own contemplation, Isiah Thomas walked over with the ball, his face as sweet as ever, and his big eyes, which looked harmless to humans and animals.
When any player of the Pistons walks towards others, other players will subconsciously raise their vigilance, even if the game has not started yet, Gan Guoyang is no exception, he jumped out of his own thinking and looked at Thomas who walked over.
Thomas walked up to Gan Guoyang, the smile on his face became stronger, he stretched out his hand and said to Gan Guoyang with a smile: "As an nBa player, I support you unconditionally, sports should not be involved in politics, play well, don't be distracted, this will be the only time I support you." ”
Gan Guoyang was obviously a little surprised by what Thomas said, but he still stretched out his hand, the two shook hands gently, and then quickly returned to their respective halves, perhaps Thomas, who had experienced similar things, was indeed more able to understand Gan Guoyang's situation and mood at this time, and could also give him more understanding.
However, one yard is one yard, whether it is Gan Guoyang or Thomas, he will not show mercy to the opponent's subordinates on the field because of this handshake, Thomas needless to say is known as the "smiling assassin", under his smile is hidden a heart that kills the enemy, and Gan Guoyang is determined and never shows the slightest mercy to his opponent.
"Dear listeners, I'm Bill Seanley, today is June 5, 1989, and now I'm at the Portland Memorial Coliseum to give you the live commentary of the 1989 nBa Finals, and I'm very sorry that I haven't had a commentary on the Finals in two years, but now, it's time to join me in enjoying the performance that the Trail Blazers brought to us on the Finals stage."
Bill Shanley has begun to broadcast live, and at this time the players on the field also began the entrance ceremony, compared with 1986, the finals entrance ceremony at this time has become much more fancy, after a brief introduction to the away team players, the lights are out, only one light hits the field, illuminating the Portland Trail Blazers players who entered, in the high-pitched tone of the scene dJ, the Trail Blazers first five tigers have appeared, when the last player Gan Guoyang came to the court, dJ's voice reached the highest, Once again, the home fans gave the city hero a round of applause and cheers.
"Detroit Pistons' center Bill Lambier, power forward Rick Mahon, small forward Dennis Rodman, shooting guard Joe Dumas, point guard Isiah Thomas, Trail Blazers, center Sabonis, power forward Gan, small forward Jerome Cothey, shooting guard Drexler, point guard Terry Porter, tonight's referees are Jace Cosey, Jack Madden and Jack O'Daniel. Okay, the players on both sides are ready and the game is about to begin! ”
The finals are finally about to begin, the two teams have been fighting for a season, and this will be the final series of life and death, the fallen can only start all over again, and only those who survive will reach the finish line alone.
The referee threw the ball into the air, and Sabonis and Ranbier jumped at the same time, and although it was really boring to bounce between the two white men, Sabonis was the first to touch the ball with his taller height and better jumping.
"The ball of the Trail Blazers, Gan got the ball, he passed to Terry Porter, Porter ran wildly with the ball, and shot directly from beyond the three-point line!"
The players on both sides are not ready, Terry Porter has already taken the ball and hit a three-pointer from the outside, and even Shaunley, who has commented countless Trail Blazers games, is still a little unprepared for a pull-up three-point like Porter.
However, Porter's offensive means are already part of the normal offensive means of the Trail Blazers, every player of the Trail Blazers, there is no one who does not play hard in training, Porter's shooting talent is actually average, when he first entered the Trail Blazers, he was ridiculed by Gan Guoyang for not shooting 20 times a day - five times less than Drexler.
Drexler is still in a hurry to shoot because of his all-around route, and Porter knows that his other talents can't catch up with the glider, so he frantically practices shooting, especially three-point shooting.
After Adelman took over, Porter's hard shooting efforts finally came to fruition, becoming the Trail Blazers' strongest shooting point on the outside, and a pull-up three-pointer like this in the transition between offense and defense was his unique skill.
"Huh!" Porter's three-point line arc was not big, but it was extremely fast, and the ball flew into the net from the center of the basket, and the Trail Blazers put in the first shot! 3:o!
In this ball, Isiah Thomas, who defended Porter, had already sealed his hand to Porter's face, but he still couldn't prevent Porter from shooting.
"Yay!" The atmosphere of the Memorial Stadium reached the first point at the beginning, and after the Trail Blazers eliminated the Lakers, the Porters were always looking forward to the Finals, and a three-pointer made them applaud.
"Terry Porter's three-pointer, the Trail Blazers took the lead, let's see the Detroit Pistons' counterattack, Isiah Thomas controlled the ball, broke through the middle, but the middle was blocked by Gan very deadly, passed back to Ranbill, Ranbir covered Dumas, Dumas went around the baseline to catch the ball and hit it, Joe Dumas's 18-foot jumper."
The Pistons are a very balanced team on the offensive end, with strong individual scoring ability in the backcourt, and although the interior players are dominated by blue-collar violent men, if the opponent dares to relax their guard on the defensive end, they will also use goals to make you look good, so how to defend the Pistons is a big problem that all teams have to face, and they are too balanced.
"Porter took the ball and turned his back to Thomas outside the three-point line, squeezed in, Gan came out to cover, but Porter didn't go inside, he passed the ball to Gan, Gan singled Rick Mahon, but Gan passed the ball to Sabonis in the high post, Sabonis immediately passed to the baseline, Porter received the ball, Porter made a three-point shot on the baseline!"
Terry Porter threw three points again, this ball he passed to Gan Guoyang on the left side, and slipped directly from the bottom line to the bottom corner of the back, and then Gan Guoyang, Sabonis, and Porter formed a big triangle, Sabonis used his keen observation ability to show Porter's opportunity on the baseline, clever passing, Porter received the ball and shot three points again, the ball hit the basket, and finally fell into the net, the second three-point!
6:2!
The Pistons definitely didn't expect that the offensive focus of the Trail Blazers in the opening game would fall on Terry Porter, and Dennis Rodman, the defensive gate on the outside of the Pistons, has been focusing his attention on Gan Guoyang, and he can make up for Gan Guoyang at any time, which can miss Porter, Thomas suffers all in height and strength, he is good at stalking and sticking defense, but once the defensive running is not timely, he is **.
Porter's three-point shot just hit, the Pistons players were obviously a little confused, but Rick Mahon was cut off by Jerome Cauchy on the outside, Cauchy immediately passed the ball to the outside and ran over to catch the ball, this time Thomas began to entangle him, Porter transferred the ball to the middle again, Drexler received the ball, the ball did not touch his hands, Drexler immediately transferred the ball to the left side 45 degrees, it was Gan Guoyang who kept up!
"Gan catches the ball outside the three-point line!"
Gan Guoyang's shooting arc is different from Porter's fast and straight, Gan Guoyang's shot is extremely fast, but the arc is very high, so every time his ball flies to the basket, it can always make the audience's eyes stare at the air for a long time.
"Gan's three points...... He threw it! Gan made this three-pointer, the Trail Blazers' third three-pointer after the opening! ”
In the midst of the huge cheers, Gan Guoyang raised his right hand high to make a three-point mark, Portland Trail Blazers, momentum like a rainbow.