The referee threw the ball into the air, and the 1986 NBA Finals finally kicked off in front of thousands of spectators.

Gan Guoyang struggled past Parrish on the jump ball, touched the ball first, and flicked the ball into Colter's hand, and the Trail Blazers had their first offensive opportunity.

Colter was visibly nervous when he got the ball, holding it for a second before he began to dribble across half court for the Trail Blazers' first offense.

"Gan asked for the ball under the basket, the first offense of the Trail Blazers, Colter passed the ball to Gan, and Gan turned and hooked his hands...... missed, and Gan's first shot was unsuccessful. ”

Gan Guoyang completed his first shot of the Finals in the low post on the right side, but the ball brushed around the basket and fell out, and Kevin McHale got the rebound in the backcourt.

"Gan's hook in the Western Conference Finals was shocking, but now he's got some injuries to his right hand that definitely affects his play. At the moment, his left hand has not reached the point of being superb, which is good news for the Celtic and Parish. "Commentator Tom Heinsohn, as a veteran player of the Celtics, has a tendency to speak for itself.

Gan Guoyang missed the first shot, and the Celtics began to launch a counterattack amid the cheers of the fans in the stadium, and such cheering noise would continue throughout the game.

Larry Bird tried to play on the left, but Van Dewic made a resolute move forward, and Van Dewick's defense has been a big problem, but when it comes to the Finals, he will have to give it his all.

Fortunately, the opposing Bird is a typical technical stream and stream of consciousness player, and Vanderwicki's defensive awareness is actually not bad, but it is not particularly bad in his body.

Dennis Johnson made several unsuccessful attempts to feed Bird, so he suddenly picked up speed with the ball and broke through from the middle to the inside.

"DJ's Breakout, Throw...... Miss! But McHale made a layup in the back! The Celtics got the first point of the game with a goal from McHale. ”

Kevin McHale scored a goal and grabbed a rebound in the first offensive and defensive rounds.

For McHale, this Finals is also his breakthrough journey, and he will once again face his senior brother Sampson, whose mental state will have a direct impact on his performance.

In this year's playoffs, McHale's performance has reached his peak, he is invincible in the low post, as long as he gets the ball in the waist position, basically more than 60% of the time, McHale is going to score.

And no matter who the defender is, McHale can use his nimble footwork to take the pain of the opponent - except for Mitchell Sampson.

"Gan was in the low post again, this time he was on the left, Colter's pass...... It's broken! Dennis Johnson cuts off Colter's pass, Celtic's fast break! McHale received the ball in the middle and pressed Sampson to shoot...... Playing the board...... The ball went in, stumbled into the basket! ”

The Trail Blazers made an offensive error, Gan Guoyang's passing line to receive the ball in the low post was recognized, and Colt's pass was too low, and it was knocked out by Johnson, and the Celtics counterattacked.

McHale scored two more points, he received the ball in the middle, Mitchell Sampson's defense was already in place, and McHale did not let him break through, and the shot was also very uncomfortable, but the ball bounced on the basket a few times and still fell into the basket.

0:4, Celtic's opening morale was high.

It can also be seen from this defense that the Celtics' defensive arrangement of Gan Guoyang is targeted, and they have learned lessons from the failure of the Rockets, one is not to let Gan Guoyang shoot, and the other is not to let Gan Guoyang easily receive the ball.

Let Gan Guoyang throw away, the consequence is that you want to die, and at the same time, as long as he can catch the ball, it is useless for a few people behind him to wrap up.

Therefore, the Celtics are trying their best to intercept the Trail Blazers' passing line to Gan Guoyang and strangle everything in the cradle.

"Get out there! Opened! Ramsey was watching a little anxiously from the sidelines, although the game had just begun, the performance of the Trail Blazers players on the court was obviously a little uneasy, like Colter and Drexler were a little overwhelmed on the outside.

In comparison, the old fritter Dennis Johnson and the cunning Angie are much more aged, and the two are constantly watching and wandering from the outside, and they can be on the Trail Blazers' passing lane at any time to cut the ball.

After the Trail Blazers players pulled away, Gan Guoyang no longer asked for the ball in the low post, but raised the high post, handing the left low post to Mitchell Sampson.

In the first three rounds of the game, Sampson has gradually lost the status of the team's internal assistant attacker, and the low-post offense was basically covered by Gan Guoyang, and Sampson mentioned more high-post mid-range shots and leaks.

But when it comes to the finals, change is the main theme of the game, as a head coach with experience in the finals, Ramsey, who has directed a 0:2 reversal, knows how the game changes, and he predicted before the game that the Celtics would definitely make targeted defensive arrangements for Gan Guoyang.

Judging from the Trail Blazers' inexperience on the outside, it is not a particularly good choice to open up from the outside, and it is not reliable to pin your hopes on Vanderwig's long-range shooting.

"Sampson got the ball, McHale defended very well, Sampson didn't have a chance to shoot, he had the ball out, Colt passed in again, Sampson turned and passed McHale...... McHale was fouled while Sampson was shooting. ”

Although Sampson's turn was not fast enough, he was very resolute, using his body to squeeze away McHale from the baseline, and actively seeking physical contact when shooting, causing McHale's foul.

"Sampson is experienced, he caused McHale to foul and go to the free throw line...... The first penalty went in...... The second free throw, still scored, the first score of the Trail Blazers, relied on a free throw from Mitchell Sampson. ”

Sampson's free throws stabilized the morale of the Trail Blazers and slightly suppressed the Celtics' arrogance.

Over the next five minutes, Mitchell Sampson was the main point of attack for the Trail Blazers, scoring seven points on 2-of-3 shooting and 3-of-3 free throws.

But the Trail Blazers scored just nine points as a team, and with the exception of Mitchell Sampson, only Colter hit a two-pointer, and no one else was able to score.

Under the tight defense of the Celtics, Gan Guoyang only got two shots, and missed both hooks.

The Celtics' two-guard strategy of pinching the passing route worked well, and the inexperienced Trail Blazers guard line became a little timid, regardless of boldly feeding Gan Guoyang.

In contrast, the Celtics played more freely, and Angie and Dennis Johnson on the outside played very aggressively, and repeated breakthroughs put a lot of pressure on the Trail Blazers, because the Celtics' outside shots were really accurate, which made the Trail Blazers never dare to shrink the defense easily.

Gan Guoyang received a defensive foul in the first quarter, which made him dare not defend with all his strength easily, and these two old slippers are very good at making fouls.

"Anji, go out to the three-point line! missed, Bird grabbed the rebound in the front court, and Bird's back pass! Parish makes a layup! Bird's pass, so beautiful! At 18:9, the score gap came to 9 points, and the Trail Blazers were about to call a timeout. ”

Angie missed a three-point shot that bounced too far and the Trail Blazers players couldn't get the rebound, and Bird stabbed the ball in a diagonal stab to grab the ball.

When he got the ball, he was still facing away from the basket, and suddenly a two-handed pass behind his head flew into the hands of Robert Parish in the three-second zone.

Gan Guoyang and the rest of the players focused on the strong side of Bird's ball, missing Parrish on the weak side, and the Chiefs scored an easy layup.

The ball had nothing to do with tactics and simply highlighted Larry Bird's superb passing sense and the tacit cooperation between the Celtic players.

Ramsey immediately called a timeout to give the players some pointers.

"Catch the ball in a more outside position, don't ask for the ball too deep anymore, play more with Drexler and Colter. Colter, Clyde, both of you have to be more resolute in your passing, don't hesitate too much, don't worry about mistakes, be resolute. Also, our defense in the middle is too weak, and it is too easy for Johnson and Aangie to come in, or the old way, block the middle, let go of the wing, Sampson, you get off the court, Jones, you play, let Gan go to the power forward position. ”

Ramsey responded to the situation on the court by taking the medicine as prescribed, and the medicine he grabbed was not a new drug, but an old medicine commonly used by the pioneers.

In the opening game, the Trail Blazers used the most conservative and simple man-to-man defense, and the effect did not seem to be good, so Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang to play power forward on the defensive end, and Jones to play center, blocking the Celtics' two-guard mid-lane breakthrough route and driving them to the side.

At the same time, in the offense, the Celtics' frontcourt is too tall and the arms are too long, it is difficult for Gan Guoyang to receive the ball in a deep position, and Colt is too short, and it is easy to interfere with the pass to Gan Guoyang.

In the last round, the Rockets were overconfident in the ability of the twin towers to defend and supplement the defense, which led to the key fifth and sixth games being broken through by Gan Guoyang's explosion, and the Celtics didn't want to make the same mistake again.

So, Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang to take the ball outside, and after getting the ball, he started to play tactical offense with his teammates, otherwise it would hurt too much if he couldn't catch the ball.

"The timeout is over, the two sides are back on the court, the Trail Blazers and Celtics are much more immature on the court, there is no such ease as the Green Shirts, they have a feeling of not being able to open...... Okay, the Trail Blazers served the ball from the sideline, Gan ran to the three-point line to catch the ball, and after getting the ball, he started to push inside from near the three-point line, and it was difficult for Parish to withstand him...... turned his back and went straight to the basket, passed the ball to Drexler who was inserted, and Drexler dunked! ”

A nice dunk from Drexler, and finally a third player scored.

Gan Guoyang gave full play to his advantage in strength, Parrish was like a big bamboo pole and couldn't carry Gan Guoyang at all, Gan Guoyang pressed the chief from a 20-foot position to 10 feet, and suddenly turned around, and Parrish was left behind.

Bird and McHale both stepped forward to make up for the defense, Gan Guoyang made a pass in the air, and Drexler, who was inserted, received the ball and dunked directly, as fast as wind and thunder, 18:11.

Dennis Johnson...... was stealed by Gan, Drexler fast-break, another dunk! In 20 seconds, the Trail Blazers chased four points in a row. ”

The last dunk was still unfinished, when Dennis Johnson was breaking through, Gan Guoyang, who was inserted, suddenly reached out and fished out Johnson's ball, and Drexler dunked again.

One offense and one defense, the Trail Blazers finally began to adapt to the rhythm of the Finals.