Before 1986, the only people in NBA history who could come back from a 3-1 deficit were the Celtics in 1968, the Los Angeles Lakers in 1970, the Washington Bullets in 1979 and the Celtics in 1981.

If the 0:3 backward is the immediate execution of the death penalty, then 1:3 is the death penalty with a two-year reprieve, whether this suspended sentence can be reversed into acquittal in the end, depends on the team's strength, willpower and luck.

Compared with the Trail Blazers, the Bucks in the East have been executed, and in the fourth Eastern Conference Finals in Milwaukee on May 18, the Boston Celtics did not give the Bucks any chance, and the Bucks resisted slightly in the first three quarters, and the Celtics beat the Bucks 32:16 in the fourth quarter, completely crushing the opponent.

Bird scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 10-of-17 shooting, leading the Celtics to a 4-0 sweep of the Bucks and reaching the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year.

In the eyes of the Celtics, the Lakers are undoubtedly the opponent they want to meet the most, but the Lakers missed the front and were killed in the semifinals, judging from the current situation in the Western Conference finals, the Rockets will be very likely to reach the Finals, if this result, the two teams will continue to be the front line since 1981.

On May 19, Larry Bird waited for the Western Conference Finals at a Boston fan club that was a friend of his and witnessed Magic Johnson's rookie journey to the championship back in the 1980 Finals.

At that time, the Celtics were eliminated by the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Finals were not broadcast live in the United States, so Bird could only watch the game on private TV at this club.

Now, Bird is still used to coming here and having a little drink and bragging with his friends while watching other players play on the field and thinking about what kind of trash talk to use against them if he encounters them on the field.

In fact, in his heart, Larry Bird still wants to meet the Trail Blazers, and this season's Celtics can be described as infinitely beautiful, with the best record in team history, three consecutive MVPs, the best sixth man, the best coach, and the best home record in NBA history - 41-1.

That loss was due to the Trail Blazers, or more precisely, to Gan Guoyang, who destroyed the Garden Square with a solar storm in the third quarter, and Bird clearly remembers that Gan Guoyang would not hesitate to roll over and hook his hands whenever he got the ball within 15 feet of the basket.

At the beginning, he scored 4 goals in a row, and the Celtic players didn't care too much.

Then, on the fifth, sixth, and seventh balls, the Celtics players found that they seemed to be a little unable to keep an eye on, and Robert Parrish went all out, almost sticking to Gan Guoyang's face, but he still couldn't stop Gan Guoyang from scoring.

Casey Jones called a timeout, and the package was Gan Guoyang, and Bird was the main packager, although his single defense was average, he had a good grasp of the timing of the package, and he had enough power and quick shots.

But when he really played, it still didn't work, Gan Guoyang didn't give Bird a chance to come up and wrap up at all, he didn't even think about getting the ball, he just turned over and hooked, and the ball could really go in.

When there is such a point on the opposite side, no matter how you defend it, it doesn't matter how strong your side is, just like a sharp blade and armor, as long as the blade is sharp enough, your armor is hard everywhere and useless, people can stab you with a point, and they can stab you.

31 points in a single quarter, this is a miracle this season, but also a big stain on the Celtics, since this game, Bird knows that Gan Guoyang has extraordinary ability, his strength and feel are amazing, but sometimes he can't perfectly combine, use these abilities, which takes time to polish and precipitate.

Unconsciously, Bird also thought of Jordan, these two people are really treasures in 1984, plus Olajuwon, who has driven Gan Guoyang to a desperate situation, and Barkley, who almost met him in the Eastern Conference finals, is really terrifying.

Bird thought as he looked at his somewhat deformed middle finger of his right hand, which had been injured before entering the NBA, and after surgery, it was now swollen like a carrot, completely deformed, and did not look like a normal person's hand.

If his fingers hadn't turned out like this, maybe his shooting would have been better, maybe he wouldn't have played so badly in the Finals last year.

After a moment of thought, the club's television set began to play CBS's familiar music, the rough opening animation made with a simple computer in the eighties, which meant that the game was about to begin, Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, in Portland, the Trail Blazers on the edge of the cliff, and the Rockets one step away from the Finals.

For the opening reporters, the commentator commented, Larry Bird was not interested, he reminded his friends to turn off the sound of the TV, as an NBA player, when watching NBA games, the commentator is completely redundant.

The game started sharply at 7:30 PT, and by that time it was already 10:30 p.m. in Boston, and Bird thought he wouldn't watch it if the game lost suspense too soon.

In fact, his idea is that if the Rockets lead the Trail Blazers by a large score, and the Trail Blazers have no hope of turning the tables, then he will lose interest in this game, and he will do his best to prepare for the Finals.

Drexler's continued absence has stretched the Trail Blazers in terms of lineup, and the effect of starting Cauchy in the last game was not good, and his offense was too average, resulting in excessive offensive pressure on Gan Guoyang and Vanderwicki.

So this time Ramsey sent Jim Paxson, hoping that the reliable shooting guard can share the pressure between the two in scoring.

In the first four games, both sides basically figured out each other's routines, and the game between the players felt familiar.

In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers began to play a positional battle on the offensive end, and Vanderwich began to appear in the low post many times to attack, and with his weight and technique, it was really not easy for McGree to defend him in the first quarter when he was full of energy.

The Rockets continued to maintain the routine of the first two games, continuing to deal with Gan Guoyang in the front and back covers, putting Mitchell Sampson to pick up leaks and scoring, one-on-one defense on the outside, and using personal ability to deal with opponents.

In the attack, Olajuwon and Sampson's cooperation in the high and low positions became more and more handy, and the small cooperation between the two played quite well.

Bird watched Olajuwon pass the ball to Sampson from the left with a back pass, and Ralph Sampson caught the ball and dunked, and couldn't help but wonder how Celtic would respond if they faced such a combination.

"McHale is a lot quicker than Mitchell Sampson, and Ralph can't get the ball." Bird thought to himself.

In the first half, both sides played unhurriedly, the Trail Blazers looked like they were saving for the second half, while the Rockets looked like they were on a three-game winning streak, and the players had a feel for how to deal with the Trail Blazers.

The first half ended quickly, the Rockets 59:53, a 6-point advantage into the second half, without Drexler's Trailblazers, the offensive end was still lame, and there was at least 8 points in the first half.

Gan Guoyang behaved more like a blue-collar in the first half, shooting 3 of 4, scoring 7 points and 10 rebounds, every shot is cautious, and he only attacks with absolute certainty, and more he is still a transitioner.

Bird looked at this posture and always felt that the Trail Blazers were worse, they didn't play momentum at all, and how could they win the game if they didn't play momentum at the beginning? How can the situation be reversed?

However, seeing that the difference of 6 points is not large, Bird still decided to continue watching, but there is still half a ball.

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"The third quarter of the game is about to begin, the life and death of the Trail Blazers will be decided in these twenty minutes, the Rockets now have the advantage on the court, they play with a full lineup, in comparison, the Trail Blazers are a little disorganized, Valentin is injured and reimbursed, Drexler is injured and absent, which is a huge damage to the offensive organization of the Trail Blazers."

At the game, CBS TV commentator Dick Stockton expressed his concern about the Trail Blazers, the difference of 6 points is indeed not big, but the momentum is indeed on the Rockets' side.

Fans on the sidelines also had mixed feelings, with many standing and watching, as if that would give the Trail Blazers more motivation.

Gan Guoyang looked at the sidelines, searched for a while, and saw the pink cap, it was Wang Fuxi, she rushed to Portland yesterday, and she would rather skip class than watch him play.

"The game started in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers attacked, the first offense of the second half...... Gan started to get in the position, in the low position on the right side, Colter hesitated, but still hoisted the ball over, Gan, top it, turn over and hook hands! hit, dodging Olajuwon's block. Let's take a look at the slow motion, grazing Olajuwon's fingertips, it was too dangerous, and Gan fired the first shot of the second half of the Trail Blazers. ”

At this point, the Rockets' players didn't realize that a half of the game that made them want to cry had begun.

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"Fucking in! Turn on the sound of the TV! I want to hear the sound! "In the Boston club, Larry Bird was a little overwhelmed.

Gan Guoyang has scored 9 goals in a row.

It's all hook hands after catching the ball on the right side, and there are almost no extra movements.

No matter who defends, no matter whether there is anyone to make up for the defense, whether the teammates run or not, whether there is a pinch shot, no matter how far away from the basket, no matter what the angle, as long as Gan Guoyang receives the ball, there is only one choice, open the defender, and shoot with a big hook.

There was only one result, the goal went in.

During this period, the Rockets called two timeouts and changed their defensive strategy twice, but it didn't work.

Bird watched Gan Guoyang score one goal after another, and thought of the third quarter in Garden Square that day, he wanted to hear the sound, listen to the sound of the scene, anyway, that day in Boston Garden Square was a dead silence.

The Memorial Stadium is of course different, and it has sunk into madness here.

"Gan got the ball on the right side again, and I think Bill Feige's hand must be shaking, and Gan feints to shake a little! Olajuwon flew up...... There was a foul, but the ball went in! Gan deceived Olajuwon, and the hook hit caused Olajuwon's foul at the same time! Hit three points! Scored 10 goals in a row at the same time! O my God! ”

After the goal, Gan Guoyang had no expression on his face, as calm as a statue, and after the goal, he silently high-fived his teammates, and then stood on the free throw line.

At the moment, his mind was empty, and all his attention was focused on the basketball, not only to isolate the influence of the fan noise, but also to the defender, his only mind was the ball and the basket.

If grabbing 40 rebounds is the product of physical strength and strong technology, then scoring 27 points in a row is not simply a matter of technique and physical strength, it is a realm problem.

Every player will enter this unstoppable realm in a certain game, but even if some people are unstoppable, it is among primary and secondary school students, and some superstars are on the highest stage, such as Michael Jordan in the first round, such as Gan Guoyang now.

Larry Bird looks at the cold-faced killer on TV, and unlike himself, Bird likes to use all kinds of tricks, including jump shots, passes, elusive breaks, all kinds of weird layups, throws, and trash talk to break up opponents.

Gan Guoyang is like this sometimes, scoring goals, and then chattering trash talk.

But as early as when he first came to the United States, when he just started playing, Gan Guoyang liked to use the same trick to stab the opponent continuously, letting the opponent know that I just want to attack like this, and you just can't prevent it.

Tonight, he did it again, quietly, killing the Rockets in the third quarter.

With such scoring explosiveness, Gan Guoyang is a well-deserved king of single quarters.