Chapter 349: A New Challenge

Gan Guoyang did not stay on the court for long, playing four minutes in the second quarter, due to a faint pain in his right arm, Gan Guoyang finally went off the court to receive treatment, and never returned to the court.

However, the inspired Trail Blazers, with a rainbow of momentum, beat the Houston Rockets with extraordinary performance in the cheers of more than 20,000 spectators at home and in the expectation of rushing to the finals.

Drexler became the Trail Blazers' Fraser in this game, and after Gan Guoyang went off the court, he shouldered the offensive burden of the Trail Blazers, and in Shaunley's words, Drexler wanted to get back all the points that he missed in the first two games.

Vanderwig also played well, the pitcher, who usually played tepidly, really fought hard tonight, every offense, every defense did his best.

This is a battle of willpower, the Rockets, who do not have an advantage in time and place, finally failed to grasp the advantage brought by Gan Guoyang's injury, and struggled to support the three quarters of the game, and finally fell under the tide of attack of the Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter, they stood in the noisy Memorial Stadium, like a small boat in the raging waves, isolated.

It's a taste of being an enemy of the world, but it's a pity that they've lost the courage to be an enemy of the world.

"107-89, 18 points, three minutes to go, the Portland Trail Blazers, they're so close to a second Western Conference championship since 1977, it's been almost a decade from 1977 to 1986, how many decades in my life, anyway to see the Trail Blazers in Portland go to the Finals twice is the perfect experience for me. The Rockets replaced Olajuwon and Sampson, and they gave up resistance! ”

With just over two minutes left before the end of the game, Bill Feige replaced the Rockets' main lineup, meaning they gave up the game.

At this time, there was a little episode on the field, Vitesse, who came on as a substitute for Olajuwon, walked to the sidelines and pointed at Olajuwon, meaning that the two were exchanged, but Olajuwon was unmoved and stood on the field and was unwilling to get off the field.

At this time, Vitesse was in a dilemma, standing on the edge of the field and not knowing what to do, and the referee also whistled when he saw this, and Wen Feiqi did not change the person in the end.

At the urging of Feige, Olajuwon reluctantly got off the court, and Olajuwon got 26 points and 10 rebounds in this game.

Ahead of the series, Olajuwon was determined to beat Gan, and he was so close that he was just one game away.

But since then, his mentality has changed, he has begun to be impetuous, not as calm and composed as in the first four games, he is a little impatient.

As can be seen from the shooting percentage, Olajuwon's shooting rate in the first four games was 53 percent, and the last three games fell to 46 percent, a drop of 7 percentage points, and his shot selection is not so cautious.

In the fifth game, Gan Guoyang scored 27 points in a single quarter, which made Olajuwon feel very frustrated, and in the sixth game, Gan Guoyang hit a key jump shot at the last moment, and Olajuwon's heart was fatally hit.

In the seventh game, Gan Guoyang returned from injury and was able to score 6 points in a row on the inside, although he couldn't support the end later, but these six points also knocked out the last of Olajuwon's fighting spirit, and he fell into resentment and mania, and was almost sent off the court with two technical fouls.

After the game, Olajuwon wrapped his head in a towel and did not watch the game, but the cheers of the fans could still reach his ears, all of which stimulated the stubborn African centre-forward.

The genius's path to success is destined to be more bumpy than others, but his future glory will be doubly dazzling, and the world is sometimes fair.

"Buzz~" The buzzer on the pitch sounded, and the game was over.

The red color bar fell from the sky, and all the Trail Blazers players hugged each other, and the scene was jubilant, and after nine years, the Trail Blazers were once again at the top of the West, and they qualified to compete with the Boston Celtics for the top honor.

At this time, Gan Guoyang was still in the locker room, and he never dared to return to the field after the game, and he didn't dare to watch the game that he couldn't participate in, he was afraid that his teammates would suddenly return to the locker room in frustration, and then say "Sorry" to him.

Just when he was restless, he faintly heard the sound of cheers, Gan Guoyang got up from the chair, but he didn't dare to go out.

But he didn't come out, someone came to pull him, assistant coach Bellman did not forget Gan Guoyang in the locker room, ran in and shouted: "Go and celebrate, Gan!" Everyone is waiting for you! ”

After speaking, he pulled Gan Guoyang from the locker room and ran to the court.

When Gan Guoyang came out of the tunnel and returned to the court, the Memorial Stadium reached a new climax, and the entire audience shouted "MVP" in unison to greet their king.

At this time, Wang Fuxi also came down from the stage and hugged Gan Guoyang tightly, since Gan Guoyang was injured, his mind was not on the game, if it weren't for the team's locker room not allowing outsiders to enter and exit, she would have rushed into the locker room a long time ago.

The entire Trail Blazers team had already put on the white T-shirts that symbolized the division championship, and David Stern came to the scene, took out the silver trophy of the Western Conference championship, and handed it to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the field and lifted the Western Championship trophy high, and the scene also reached its climax.

"It's a happy ending, but it's also the beginning of another journey, and we'll see you again in June!" Sean Lee was already too excited to help himself, and he was already looking forward to the start of the finals.

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After the on-site celebration, the whole Trail Blazers team went to the largest hotel in Portland to celebrate as a team, and tonight was bound to be a drunken event.

This round of the series, ups and downs, thrilling, the Trail Blazers were pushed to the edge of the cliff, but they came back to life, and when they saw hope in the life and death battle, they suffered injuries again, but the players were inspired by the main general, slashed their opponents, won the game, and completed the shocking reversal of the series.

For every player of the Trail Blazers, this experience is a valuable asset in their career, and after such a series, as professional players, they can be said to have completed a transformation, which comes from the spirit, from the fighting spirit, and from the heart.

From this moment on, no matter how they looked at basketball before, now they will have the heart of a champion.

Not every team that enters the finals can win the championship and have the heart of the championship, but if you want to win the championship, you must have such a heart, which is a kind of sublimation of the soul after the outbreak in a desperate situation and the rest of your life.

Their opponents in the final will be extremely strong, but they will no longer be afraid, and their trust in their own strength, their trust in the rest of their players, and their desire to win will help them fight until the very end.

Of course, at this moment, it is the time to indulge in indulgence, the seven great wars have exhausted everyone, physical fatigue is nothing to them, and the exhaustion caused by psychological stress is the most fatal.

Everyone was venting to their heart's content, and old drunkards like Kenny Carr were even more drunk, and even Van Dewych, who didn't drink much, was dizzy.

Ramsey didn't miss a lot of drink, and the seven games left him with a lot of hair on his head, but thankfully, his coaching career continued and his championship dreams were not shattered.

Gan Guoyang unexpectedly got Wang Fuxi's amnesty, Wang Fuxi did not come with him, but allowed Gan Guoyang and his teammates to go to the carnival together, and it was no problem if she didn't go home at night, she went home by herself first.

It seems that no matter how stingy a woman is, she also has a generous side, because she can understand the man she loves deeply.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was almost drunk, and the team's rebounding Weinberg decided to take the players to the nightclub to relax, but coach Ramsey must have to go back early, Weinberg can also understand that the old man is in his sixties, and his wife is still sick, so he should go back early.

But Gan Guoyang, the protagonist, wants to go back early and not go to the nightclub, Weinberg can't understand, in his opinion, how can young people not like to play, not to mention that now is the time to have fun, a multi-gold sports star like Gan Guoyang, a Portland girl who wants to climb Gan Guoyang's bed every day, can form a hundred basketball teams.

But Gan Guoyang still insisted on going back, and called home and asked Wang Fuxi to drive to pick him up.

It's not that Gan Guoyang doesn't want to play, but he's really a little tired, and almost no one can really understand the shackles he's been carrying for a while - maybe the current Olajuwon can understand.

By the time Wang Fuxi drove Gan Guoyang home, it was already early in the morning, and Gan Guoyang was a little weak from drinking, so Wang Fuxi had to help a two-hundred-and-fifty-pound giant to go home.

"Oh, be careful." Gan Guoyang almost fell down with garlic at his feet, but Wang Fuxi supported him hard.

And Gan Guoyang fell into Wang Fuxi's arms all of a sudden, burying his head in Wang Fuxi's pair of little white rabbits.

"What are you doing! Let's talk about it when we go back...... You're too heavy! Wang Fuxi blushed and wanted to push Gan Guoyang away, but heard the sobbing sound from his arms.

"Forrest Gump...... Wang Fuxi couldn't help hugging him tightly when he heard Gan Guoyang's crying.

Gan Guoyang stood at his door like this, crying in Wang Fuxi's arms for ten minutes.

Not because of joy, not because of sadness, just a catharsis.

It's like a ritual when he wipes away his tears, and he leaves behind the tribulations of the past and goes through a new one.