In the days that Gan Guoyang waited for the finals, none felt longer than the finals in 1986.

Since the Trail Blazers and Rockets have played seven games, the first Finals game is scheduled for May 28, and the Trail Blazers have four days to rest and prepare, while the Celtics have been resting for almost a week at this time.

However, these five days made Gan Guoyang feel particularly difficult, the seven battles did not make him tired, and he recovered with one ten hours of adequate sleep.

Then the next morning, he woke up from his sleep as usual, put on his tracksuit, nibbled on bread in his mouth, and went out for training at the training center.

In Gan Guoyang's view, everything is as usual, the journey of the season is not over, and the most important battle is coming.

But in the eyes of the Portland people, the Trail Blazers have completed their mission this season ahead of schedule, and regardless of the outcome of the Finals, Gan Guoyang is already a hero in Portland.

Therefore, Gan Guoyang's running to the training hall this morning was quite unsmooth, and he met too many enthusiastic citizens along the way, whether it was a student who rode to school, an office worker who drove to work, or an uncle and aunt who walked to the supermarket to shop, as long as he saw Gan Guoyang, he would come forward and hug Gan Guoyang, and some students would ask for autographs.

After all, Gan Guoyang's height and appearance make him too recognizable, and a 6-foot-10 Chinese can't hide himself no matter what.

"Come on, Gan! Give Bostonians a little color! The taxi drivers on the road also rolled down their windows and shouted at Gan Guoyang.

The twists and turns of the road made Gan Guoyang unable to run to the training hall in one breath, he spent nearly an hour on the road, and when he arrived at the training hall, he found that at the door of the training hall, a group of fans had gathered early, pulling slogans supporting the pioneers and Gan Guoyang, waiting for the arrival of the players.

In a rare come, Gan didn't make it to the gym first, but his presence stirred up emotions among the fans, with some even singing "Southern-nights," Campbell's song for the Trail Blazers after they won the championship in 1977.

The frenzy of Portland fans still greatly surprised Gan Guoyang's expectations, this is not over, after Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers players finished the morning training at noon, the number of fans at the door of the training hall did not decrease but increased, and everyone began to have a basketball party here!

At this time, Weinberg's phone call came to the training center, and he heard that there were more and more fans at the entrance of the training hall, so he decided to hold a large meeting in the square of the memorial stadium, which can be regarded as the practice of the upcoming expedition of the Blazers.

As a result, the Trail Blazers' afternoon training was canceled, and the players drove to the Memorial Coliseum after dinner, and the Trail Blazers staff also made announcements to the whole city through radio broadcasts.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining in Portland, the temperature was not too low, and today was not the weekend, but many enthusiastic fans gathered at the entrance of the Memorial Coliseum to participate in this temporary meeting.

At the meeting, Coach Ramsey and Gan Guoyang thanked the fans on behalf of the coaching staff and players respectively, and then promised the fans that they would do their best to bring the championship trophy back to Portland.

The fans gave the Trail Blazers the biggest cheer to the live "Southern Nights", and in two days, Portland's only concern will be on the East Coast.

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"The Portland fans are so passionate, but the Bostonians are just as passionate, but they're not going to cheer us on, and I'm afraid we're in trouble."

After the rally, Gan Guoyang and Ram Zi were in the same car, and the two were going to the hospital together, Ram Zi went to see his wife, and Gan Guoyang decided to go to Shui Miao for a physiotherapy of his right arm, hoping to solve the problem of strain as much as possible.

After last night's game, Gan Guoyang's right arm injury was further relieved, he slept at night, and went to the training hall in the morning to do some simple training, but he can't shoot yet.

"Boston is notoriously crazy, but we don't have to be afraid, if the Lakers can win in Boston, then we can win in Boston...... Although it is indeed a bit difficult. “

Ramsey is not a coach who likes to talk about frustration, but this year's Celtics are really too strong, they only lost one game in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and their edge is close to the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers, and now some Boston media and fans have thought that the Celtics will sweep the Trail Blazers 4-0, so that they will replicate the 76ers' miracle of Fo, Fi, Fo in 1983 (the 76ers, who were first in the East that year, had a first-round bye and only played three rounds in the playoffs)

And they will also surpass 76ers in wins, becoming the team with the highest playoff win percentage.

Gan Guoyang's concern about Ramsey can also be understood, the Celtics are indeed invincible, although the Trail Blazers doubled the Celtics in the regular season, the playoffs are two worlds after all, and the Finals is a new world.

The Celtics have reached the Finals for the third year in a row, and they just suffered a humiliating defeat last year, and the desire for revenge is extremely strong.

Gan Guoyang thought of this, both a little worried, but more excited, he couldn't wait to taste the finals.

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After receiving physiotherapy at Shui Miao's place in the afternoon, the pain in Gan Guoyang's right arm was greatly relieved, and when he returned home by car, he found that a guest had arrived at home - it was his agent, David Falck.

Since the beginning of the playoffs, Falke has rarely come to harass Gan Guoyang, because Gan Guoyang has made it clear that he will put aside all business matters during the playoffs and he will concentrate on the game.

Now, seeing that Gan Guoyang has reached the finals, Falke must not be able to sit still, he must come to see Gan Guoyang, he didn't even make a phone call, he flew directly to Portland, anyway, it is not the first time he has made a surprise attack like this, now as long as he does not make arrangements for Gan Guoyang casually, he is not surprised by his sudden attack on Gan Guoyang.

After the meeting, Falck went straight to the point, telling Gan Guoyang that his business value had increased by at least five times.

"Now it's not just sporting goods companies that will ask you to advertise, sports drinks, cars, televisions, puffed foods, and even house humidifiers may ask you to endorse their products. That's the beauty of the Finals, even if you haven't played a game yet, or you're going to be shaved by the Celtics, it doesn't matter, the Finals are different from the playoffs. ”

"Hey, hey, don't say that, David, before the game started, you cursed us for being shaved by the Celtics, I don't like to hear it." Gan Guoyang shook his head and said with a smile when he heard Falke's words.

"It's not like I'm saying it, everybody says it, and I think every other state in the country is going to think the Celtics are going to win — oh no, people in California don't think so. The point is simply that they will win in a few games, and they are mostly leaning towards four. ”

Falke was telling the truth, and no matter how much Portland fans rejoiced in the Trail Blazers' victory, the rest of the neutral fans would have argued that the Trail Blazers weren't a match for the Celtics, no matter how you look at it.

"Well, if we can drag the game to the fifth, even if we win, give us the O'Brien Trophy." Gan Guoyang joked self-deprecatingly.

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business, first of all, the issue of advertising, I brought a list, you can choose the following in the offseason......" Falke took out a stack of papers from his briefcase and handed it to Gan Guoyang.

"Well, I don't want to see it, I'll leave it to you, the season isn't over yet, I don't want to be distracted by these things. I trust you and will give me a good choice. Gan Guoyang didn't go to see it, he didn't want to be distracted.

“………… Well, trust me, I think you're a good guy...... One more thing, a director in Hollywood called me and he said he wanted to invite you to invest in making a movie. It's the director who went back to the future, Robert Zemeckis...... How did you meet him? This guy is said to have a lot of potential......

"Think about how I knew you, Mr. Falck. I believe in Zemeckis' potential as much as you believe in mine. I'll consider working with him, but I still want to say that it's not the time yet, so I'll leave it to you. ”

Although Gan Guoyang was trying his best to get rid of Falke's absolute control over him before, after experiencing the turmoil in the police station, Gan Guoyang understood that Falke was still on his side, and he was indeed very capable and trustworthy, so Gan Guoyang now handed over the affairs to Falke, but he had to ask Gan Guoyang's consent in person.

"Well, I don't know what film I can work with you, a sports film?"

"Who knows, maybe it's a cartoon?" Gan Guoyang said casually, he didn't know that he really cooperated with Zemeckis on a cartoon in the future.

Falke came and went in a hurry, politely declined Wang Fuxi's invitation to stay him for dinner, left Gan Guoyang's house, and went back to his lair to continue working, leaving Gan Guoyang alone to do experiments and taste Wang Fuxi's new dishes.

"Forrest Gump, is the whole wheat bread I made delicious?"

"Well, it's not bad, it's a bit of bread...... Well? But why is there stuffing in it? What the hell is this? “