At the end of April, Portland has begun to have a hint of summer, the temperature has begun to rise gradually, and the number of clothes on people's bodies is also decreasing, although it is located in the high latitudes, the overall location is similar to the northeast of China, but Portland because of the warm Pacific Ocean, so when New York at the same latitude is affected by the cold Atlantic Ocean and is still snowing, Portlanders have begun to enjoy the warmth of the sun in advance.

The official start of the NBA playoffs has plunged Portland and the entire Oregon region into madness, no way, Oregonians only have such a baby team, and supporting the Trail Blazers is their only choice, not to mention that this year's Trail Blazers are gaining momentum.

Equaling the best record in history, creating the best start in history, the number one star MVP is certain, the best coach will also be included in Adelman's bag, the best team must also have multiple seats for Trail Blazers players, and the Trail Blazers' home court is also full throughout the season - in fact, since Gan Guoyang came to Portland, even in the season he was reimbursed, the Trail Blazers were still full of home seats in the regular season.

If anyone comes to Portland at this time, they can see things related to the Portland Trail Blazers all over the city, posters put up everywhere, banners put up in various neighborhoods, and a huge promotional screen for the Trail Blazers outside the Memorial Coliseum, red and black are the main colors of the city.

It was also undoubtedly a pressure on the visiting Golden State Warriors, and when Don Nelson flew to Portland with his players, he looked at the ubiquitous Trail Blazers posters and couldn't help but mutter, "Red, black, red, black, it's hell here...... Thankfully, we've brought a shiny golden yellow to bring some light here. ”

Don Nelson's words made the Warriors' players smile, but soon they fell silent, although Nelson said before the game that he was more optimistic about the series, and claimed to have found a way to restrain the Trail Blazers, especially Gan Guoyang, but the Warriors' players are not as confident as Frankenstein, maybe Portland is really their hell, and their little light will soon be drowned in blood and darkness.

Compared with the Warriors' players, the atmosphere in the Trail Blazers team is much more relaxed, in the pre-game training, Adelman did not increase the amount of the whole team, but just did some simple tactical cooperation exercises, so that the players are familiar with the hands, after all, they have also rested for several days, and not playing for a few days may have a bad impact on high-level players.

But the players of the Trail Blazers are still quite serious on the court, no one dares to be hippie and smile not to train well, Gan Guoyang maintained a strong aggressiveness and aggression throughout the training, and constantly shouted to remind his teammates to run and make up for defense, obviously Gan Guoyang's attitude towards the game is very serious.

"Okay, okay, let's take a break, there will be a pre-game media interview in a while, everyone prepare, wipe your sweat, and make you look more photogenic." Adelman saw that under the leadership of Gan Guoyang, the players all started to look like they were really swords, and immediately clapped their hands to stop the training, looking at Gan Guoyang with a look of going all out, Adelman was afraid that this guy would have some minor injuries in the game, which would be terrible.

"There are times when you should be a little bit more relaxed, in the first round, don't put so much pressure on your teammates, and of course I know you did the right thing." Adelman pulled Gan Guoyang aside and said to him, now Adelman and Gan Guoyang should pay attention to their own wording when they speak, even if they give him advice, they don't forget to praise him later.

"I understand, but I think we need to be less ruthless, and in order to prepare for the tough battle ahead, we have to pick up our spirits now, otherwise it will be too late. Even if a lion pounces on a rabbit, he has to give it his all. Gan Guoyang said while drinking water.

Adelman had no choice but to nod, if Pat Riley was Gan Guoyang's head coach, he would definitely hold Gan Guoyang's hand tightly to show his understanding after listening to Gan Guoyang's words, Riley is such an iron-blooded faction, while Adelman is relatively gentler, and he also pays more attention to adjusting the mentality of the players and letting them relax and play.

It didn't take long for the media to interview time, and now the NBA has increased the number of training interviews for each team to two, both in the morning and afternoon, and the time is relatively long, and the players must comply with the regulations to participate in the interview, just like the post-game interview, if you don't participate, you will be punished, and Gan Guoyang has also been fined a lot of money for this.

Today, he was honestly interviewed, a reporter from "Sports Illustrated", and in the training hall, he began to ask Gan Guoyang some questions, and Gan Guoyang answered truthfully.

"Don Nelson said before the game that he had found a way to deal with the Trail Blazers and against you, what do you think of his statement?" After chatting for a while, the reporter finally began to release a hot potato for Gan Guoyang to pick up, generally for this situation, during the regular season, Gan Guoyang would perfunctory, prevaricate, and say a few high-sounding obedient words, and send the reporter away.

But this time it was different, after Gan Guoyang heard it, he said directly: "Let him use any tricks, if the warriors can stand and walk out of Portland, then I will lie down and go to Oakland." ”

As soon as Gan Guoyang's words came out, it quickly caused a lot of turmoil in the media, which was a naked provocation, although Don Nelson's words were also provocative, but they were relatively normal voices, saying that finding a way to deal with the other party did not mean that they would definitely win; And Gan Guoyang said that he would not let the Warriors go out of Portland standing, otherwise he would lie down and go to Oakland, this is a swear curse, this is the media's favorite news content, no matter what the final result is, people always like to hear.

Of course, there must be more people who hope that Gan Guoyang will be slapped in the face, after all, although Gan Guoyang is popular, there are still 24 other teams in the league, and fans of other teams are of course on the opposite side of Gan Guoyang and the Trailblazers at this moment.

"Gan, can you say that? Don't be caught by those media, you feel good. After the interview, Culp, the trainer who was with Gan Guoyang, asked Gan Guoyang.

"Don't worry, then I'm motivated to give those guys some color in the first round, or I'm afraid I'll lose my spirits." Gan Guoyang said with an indifferent look.

But Culp knew that Gan Guoyang must be joking, he didn't see that Gan Guoyang looked like he couldn't play spirits, because of the coming of the game, Gan Guoyang was particularly excited today.

This excitement lasted until the next day's game, Culp stood on the sidelines and watched Gan Guoyang warm up and could feel it, Gan Guoyang's hormone secretion must have exceeded the standard, it is estimated that it is similar to the situation of ten big beauties in front of him, and he has dunked many times in a row during the warm-up, which is rare in the past.

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"Dear Portland fans, I'm Bill Shanley, and I'm sitting at Memorial Stadium to bring you the 1989 NBA Playoffs game, and tonight the playoffs will be in full swing, the Portland Trail Blazers host the Golden State Warriors, it's the first game in the West vs. the eighth in the West, but the Trail Blazers won't let up in the slightest!"

Sean Lee sat on the sidelines again and engaged in his commentary work, although he said that the Trail Blazers would never relax at all, but he clearly saw Gan Guoyang, who was standing in the middle of the field warming up, smiling at him, looking very relaxed, and Shaunley also smiled.

In the past five years, Sean Guoli commented every game Gan Guoyang participated in, Gan Guoyang could not hear Sean Li's voice on the field, but when watching the off-field video, Gan Guoyang also liked to open the commentary recording of Sean Li to watch, and he was also used to Sean Li's passionate voice.

The relationship between the two off the field is also very good, Sean Li is a die-hard fan of the Trailblazers, and a die-hard fan of Gan Guoyang, and he never spared his praise for Gan Guoyang.

The game will soon begin, and a big drama will open at the bustling Memorial Stadium, where the first appetizing scene will be played between the Trailblazers and the Warriors.

Before the opening ceremony, Gan Guoyang suddenly walked to the Warriors' bench, came to Don Nelson's side, and shook hands with Don Nelson.

But with Gan Guoyang's character, of course, he won't just shake Nelson's hand, and at the same time, he looked at the Warriors' bench, stretched out his hand to greet them, and said, "Welcome to Portland, I wish you all a good time, you won't come again." ”

After speaking, Gan Guoyang walked away, leaving only a stunned warrior substitute and a blue-faced Nelson.

The playoffs have begun, and Gan Guoyang is finally going to tear off the skin of his camouflage and be desperate for victory.