On April 18, the other sets of matchups also had results, and the Houston Rockets, who were second in the West, beat the Sacramento Kings by 107-87, 20 points at home, and made a good start.

Akim Olajuwon scored a game-high 29 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks on 14-of-24 shooting, which can be called the star of the game, and Olajuwon's performance after the game was also unanimously praised by the media.

The Lakers are second in the West in terms of record and third in the West because of the division rules, so they have to face the Utah Jazz in the first round.

But the Lakers proved with their performance that the playoffs are the real stage for the strong, the Jazz's twin towers have become too cumbersome in front of the Lakers' powerful offensive lineup, and the efficient defense against the Rockets' twin towers is nowhere to be seen.

At 134:95, the Lakers kicked off their title defense with a wild sweep at the Great Western Forum Arena, with eight of them scoring in double figures, only one of whom played more than 30 minutes, Magic Johnson had 18 assists, and Byron Scott had a team-high 24 points.

The victory of the top two in the West has made the Trail Blazers and Gan Guoyang more questioned, and the Lakers and Rockets have shown a crushing momentum in the game, and judging from the scene of the game, the two series are likely to end in three games.

In the 80s, the gap between the strong and weak teams was still relatively large, and for the team aiming to compete for the championship, wasting too much time in the first round is really insulting to the demeanor of the strong team.

Like in the playoffs in 1984, the Trail Blazers, who ranked third in the regular season, were eliminated by the Suns, which directly led to a major change in the team, and the Trail Blazers were ridiculed many times after that, and were properly labeled as a "pseudo-strong team", until Gan Guoyang arrived and rushed to the division finals in the playoffs in 85, this label was torn off.

Judging from the situation of the Eastern Conference series, the Philadelphia 76ers also suffered a similar situation, they lost to the Washington Wizards by 94-95 in the first game of the 18th, and the series fell behind 0-1.

The 76ers, who lost only one game in the entire playoffs in 1983, showed their old age in this game, and Dr. J. Irving shot 4-of-16 from the field, shooting only 25 percent from the field, scoring a measly 11 points.

Of course, the most important reason for their loss was the injury of Moses Malone, who was injured in the game against the Bucks at the end of the season, which was a heavy blow to the 76ers, who had lost their interior pillar and completely withdrew from the championship contention.

The old opponent of the 76ers, the feuding Bucks, ushered in the best time for revenge, facing the Nets in the first game, the Bucks easily tore the opponent 119-107 at home, for them, three games to solve the battle is not a problem, what they have to pray is that the 76ers can rush through the first round, so that the Bucks can take revenge in the semifinals and wash away the shame of being eliminated by the 76ers in the playoffs four times.

In the two-day game, it can be said that there are no other upsets except for the game between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, and although the 76ers' loss to the bullets is surprising, it is also reasonable, after all, they are old and injured.

As a result, the pioneers were subjected to more and more verbal criticism, Gan Guoyang looked at the various doubts of the pioneers in the newspaper, thinking that if there was an Internet at that time, the team and him would definitely be hacked.

Thankfully, Portland's fans were very tolerant and supportive, and many fans arrived at the entrance of the Memorial Coliseum early before the start of Game 2 on the 19th to cheer for the pioneers.

It's only one game, it's too early to cry about the end of the world, and they have enough confidence in this team.

On the evening of the 19th, before the game began, Gan Guoyang got a message in the locker room, another game, the Boston Celtics at home against the Chicago Bulls, the regular time has ended, the Celtics and the Bulls are tied 106:106, at this time Jordan has scored 54 points.

Gan Guoyang's heart was excited, and then he remembered that in Jordan's playoffs, he once scored 63 points, and it was in the game against the Celtics that Gan Guoyang knew that tonight would be Jordan's miracle night!

A strong desire stimulated Gan Guoyang like an electric current, and the power of his whole body seemed to be activated, obviously, he didn't want Jordan to be beautiful alone, he not only wanted to win tonight's game, he also wanted to create miracles.

The San Antonio Spurs players didn't realise their danger before the game, and many players were still basking in the joy of winning the last game, but at the very least, the two games in San Antonio were definitely going to be played anyway, and the players seemed relaxed and went home with a win that was enough.

The Trailblazers, on the other hand, worked hard, everyone's faces were very serious, and the loss in the first game made them completely sober up, and this one can no longer afford to lose.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to announce that on another field, in Boston Garden Square, Michael Jordan scored 63 points in the game! Although they still lost the game, the sophomore Jordan had already done a miracle, facing the mighty Celtics and scoring the second 60 points in NBA playoff history, something that Chamberlain had never done! "During the game, the TV commentary began to interject Jordan's great 63 points, and the game was over and the whole league was shocked.

"It's incredible, in Boston Garden Square, I bet that if Russell was on the team, he would never allow anyone to score like that. But I think even if Russell was still playing, he probably wouldn't have been able to organize Jordan to score so many points, he was terrible. Commentator Tom Hayinthorne lamented that although Chamberlain faced the Celtics in the regular season, he could not reproduce his terrible regular season in the playoffs.

"But let's get back to this game, Gan Guoyang... got a backcourt rebound, the Trail Blazers broke fast, Drexler didn't score a layup, and Gan Guoyang made up for the dunk! Oh my God, two rebounds scored at once, let's see, Gan Guoyang has scored 19 points, and, 22 rebounds! There are still 2 minutes left before the end of the first half, and Gan Guoyang has already won the ...... 23rd rebound! Gewen misses the shot, Gan Guoyang is like a vacuum cleaner! ”

After the start of the game, Gan Guoyang showed an amazing desire to control on both offensive and defensive ends, he spared no effort to grab every rebound, and he had 23 rebounds in the half, including 8 frontcourt rebounds, and these 8 frontcourt rebounds were all turned into points.

The aging Gil Moore seemed to have run out of energy in the last game, he couldn't withstand the impact of Gan Guoyang at all, and the continuous loss of rebounds in the backcourt made the Spurs' defense useless, and the "Locomotive" also paid three fouls for this and went to rest on the bench early.

At halftime, the Trail Blazers had led the Spurs by 18 points, 63-45, and the players seemed to be venting all their frustration from the previous game on the Spurs.

"Gan, the news, Jordan scored 63 points against the Celtics, and of course they lost." At halftime, the trainer of the team in the locker room told Gan Guoyang the news, and Gan Guoyang had already been mentally prepared, so he just nodded.

The other players were obviously shocked when they heard it, including head coach Ramsey, who looked surprised, but then he looked at Gan Guoyang, who was sitting there without saying a word, and suddenly realized that Gan Guoyang was likely to break another playoff record.

"Gan, in the second half, work hard and don't lose to that guy." Ramsey walked up to Gan Guoyang and patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder, Gan Guoyang was a little surprised when he heard Ramsey's words, because Ramsey has always valued the victory and not the personal data of the players.

"Don't replace me, I will have time to rest after I die."

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In the fourth quarter of the game, the Spurs did not fall behind by as much as people predicted, and completely lost the hope of winning, although the Spurs were run over by the Trail Blazers tank, but they could still run, and George Gervin could still score on the offensive end and bite the score.

But a backward team wants to fight back, controlling the rebound is an extremely important part, the backcourt rebounding control can play a fast offensive to score points, the frontcourt rebound rush to grab, you can win in chaos, otherwise you can play with the opponent who is ahead of you at a glance, and chase hard behind the butt, which is very tiring.

However, in the second half, Gan Guoyang continued to be like a rebounding vacuum cleaner, receiving all the balls that collapsed out of the basket into his arms, and his singles began to explode in the fourth quarter, and Jill Moore, who had fought with him for three quarters, finally couldn't hold on.

Gan turned his back and squeezed Jill Moore away, and slammed the dunk with both hands! The Spurs called a timeout, Gil Moore couldn't stop Gan, the 38-year-old veteran, it could be seen that he was tired, Gan was consuming Jill Moore like a bulldog tonight, 36 points, 38 rebounds, 5 minutes to go before the end of the game, the Spurs trailed by 14 points. ”

36 points, 38 rebounds, this is Gan Guoyang's data at this time, the playoffs double thirty is shocking enough, but compared with Jordan's 63 points, it is not enough.

Therefore, when the timeout ended, Gan Guoyang continued to play, once again won the backcourt rebound, and after the successful rebound in the fast break, 40 rebounds! The audience finally began to sit still and stood up one after another, because Gan Guoyang's rebounding was only one step away from the NBA record.

It was Wilt Chamberlain who set the playoff rebounding record, his 41 rebounds in the playoffs, almost the rebounds of a team in the whole game, but Gan Guoyang is extremely close to this record.

"40 rebounds! Was it a night of miracles? With four minutes to go, it looked like they would have a hard time to see if Gan had a chance to break Oxlade-Chamberlain's record...... Gervin missed a jumper, and Gan pushed the opponent away to grab the rebound! Forty-first rebound! ”

When Gan Guoyang scored the 41st rebound, the whole court was boiling, and they witnessed the second miracle of the night.

Only Gan Guoyang at this time knew that his body was already a little disobedient, in fact, since the fourth quarter, he has almost relied on instinct to grab rebounds, and the high confrontation in the third quarter has exhausted him from jumping again and again.

But he hasn't fallen yet, he still has an unfinished mission.

"Drexler, Sampson covered, Drexler jumper, shot in a hurry...... However, Gan grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt! I feel like he knows where every ball goes, he doesn't pass, he has a hook from 7 feet...... Hit! 40 points, 42 rebounds! 40 points, 42 rebounds! God had just finished playing in Boston and immediately rushed to the West Coast to put on the Trail Blazers' No. 11 jersey! A new playoff record! ”

The memorial gymnasium was jubilant, Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the court with his hands raised, sweat had already soaked his clothes, and his hair was all on his forehead, he was really tired, and the confrontation on the inside line was not comparable to the outside shooting.

Ramsey called a timeout, knowing that Gan Guoyang had completed his mission, the Trail Blazers had sealed the win, and it was time for him to rest.

Tom Heinsohn looked at the scene like fire, paused for a moment and said: "Tonight, the sun god lit up the night sky, and this moment will forever be recorded in history." ”