(The readers of the biggest cards have commented, saying that there are too many games and want me to enrich the content!) There is indeed a lot to write in this game, and there are still two chapters left to finish. There are enough to write about the city of Los Angeles and the Lakers, and then we are ready to start the crusade. ）

"Speed up and keep shrinking the defense! Don't worry about that Gan, he can't make too many waves by himself, pay attention to Van de Vicki, he didn't shoot much in the first half, but be careful in the second half, be careful! Worthy, put him under a little pressure on offense; Karim, you're still doing a great job, but in the second half we need to continue to strengthen the quick counterattack and try to bring them down in the third quarter! ”

At halftime, Lakers head coach Pat Riley was in the locker room giving his instructions to the players to completely crush the Trail Blazers in the third quarter.

At this time, Pat Riley was not as smooth as he was later, and his hair still had a hint of fluffy, after all, he was just 40 years old now, and he had only been the head coach of the Lakers for three seasons.

But this young coach, who looks more like a Hollywood movie star, is a former Lakers player with a steely coaching philosophy, although the Lakers under his command are dressed in a flamboyant, fast, sho-time coat.

There were a lot of fast-paced teams in the NBA in the 80s, and the Lakers weren't the fastest, but they were definitely the most efficient and defensive team.

Many teams did not die under the offensive impact of the Lakers' mad cháo, but because they couldn't keep up with the Lakers' crazy cháo, they were exhausted to death.

The Lakers' offense never comes at the expense of their defense.

If there is any kind of player that the Lakers or Riley fear the most, it is the kind of spoiler under the basket who can always cause chaos under the basket, take the frontcourt rebound and score the ball, which not only makes the Lakers lose points, but also makes the Lakers lose the opportunity to play a quick counterattack.

In the past, Moses Malone was the Lakers' most hated player and Abdul-Jabbar's bitter opponent, and he used tireless basket shocks and frontcourt rebounds to pull the Lakers who wanted to run wild, dragging them down.

And in the first half of the regular season, Gan Guoyang seemed to inherit the mantle of Malone, he used a tough basket to invade xìng in the second quarter, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, three of which caused fouls by the Lakers, two twos and one, and single-handedly narrowed the gap between the two sides to 7 points at halftime.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense is not dumb, Worthy's low post is still efficient, Scott and Cooper's cold arrows are equally sharp, and Johnson is still firmly in control of the team.

Although Gan Guoyang's performance is extremely eye-catching, Riley has not yet taken this Chinese rookie into account, and he has full confidence in the Lakers who have experienced devilish training all summer.

But he was still amazed by the energy and talent of the newcomer, who somehow ran to Lakers training camp in Palm Springs in the summer and had a fight with McAdoo.

At that time, Riley could see that Gan Guoyang was very talented, but he didn't understand the rhythm of the NBA, and the Lakers' training was even more intense than the NBA regular season.

It's only been more than a month now, and Gan Guoyang's performance in the first quarter is decent, but his childishness has not been taken off; Unexpectedly, the second quarter suddenly broke out, dealing a heavy blow to the Lakers' interior line.

"This kid will be one of the Lakers' most formidable opponents in the future." Riley couldn't help but think in his heart.

At this time, Riley's "Lakers' most fearsome opponent in the future" was being sprayed by Ramsey in the locker room.

"If you fucking do this again, like a blind rhinoceros and drill inside without following the command, I'll hold you on the bench until you have hemorrhoids!" Ramsay's face was flushed, his face was sullen, like an angry bull, and his words were a little unscrupulous, and this was the second time that he burst into foul language because of Gan Guoyang's performance.

Gan Guoyang didn't reply, but sat in the locker room with his head down, and reached out and scratched his butt cooperatively.

In fact, Gan Guoyang learned a lot in this game, and almost every time he made a mistake, Ramsey would patiently guide him on the side and tell him what to do.

These lessons learned from playing against strong teams are not brought about by regular training and those against weak teams.

Gan Guoyang also slowly began to feel that Ramsey is indeed a great coach, at least a good guide, and he will take a lot of detours with him in Gan Guoyang.

It's just that in the second half of the second quarter, Gan Guoyang couldn't bear it anymore, put Ramsey's instructions behind him, and kept doing it alone with the ball.

Fortunately, he was in excellent condition today, felt quite good, hit two long-range hooks, and successfully attacked the basket, otherwise the score would definitely be pulled bigger by the Lakers.

"I'm sorry Mr. Ramsay, I'll do what I have to do, please don't worry." Gan Guoyang lowered his head and said.

Gan Guoyang's words also made Ramsey stunned, he didn't expect that this prickly head, who is usually neither big nor small, is now convinced and admits his mistake, which is really not easy.

In this regard, Gan Guoyang did realize it earlier than Drexler, and it would take many years for Drexler to truly understand Ramsay's teachings and corrections to him.

"Well, we had a lot of problems in the first half, our defense, our offense, the Lakers controlled the tempo. None of our quick counter-attacks came out, the outside line didn't open, we were battling piecemeal, we were dying. In the second half, we need to give ourselves a boost, I believe the Lakers will definitely speed up, we don't have to be afraid, we will also speed up, we must keep up with the pace of the Lakers in the third quarter, and we must not be dragged down by them! ”

Ramsey is different from Gan Guoyang's former coach Bellman, he is not the kind of coach who likes to play at a slow pace, and he also knows that it is almost a dream to slow down the Lakers, and the result can only be dragged alive by the Lakers on horses.

So he decided to at least withstand the Lakers' wave in the third quarter, and then make the final battle in the fourth quarter.

"Gan, you also have to run up and participate in quick counterattacks; But don't get too obsessed with rebounding in the frontcourt, remember to retreat quickly, your defense is more important than the second offense! Ramsey stared at Gan Guoyang and said, Gan Guoyang nodded.

With Gan Guoyang in his presence, the Lakers' rapid counterattack was obviously more hindered.

Ramsey still hopes to be able to suppress the rhythm of the Lakers to a certain extent, and completely let go of running, and it is impossible for the Trail Blazers to run past the Lakers.

"KiKi, Paxson, step up your flank firepower and leave the free-throw line to Sampson." Ramsey is letting Van Dewicki and Sampson go down the line quickly, while Sampson receives in the middle, which is the usual routine for quick counter-attacks.

After everything was laid out, we waited for the start of the second half of the game, at which point the Lakers led 68-61.

"Let's get back on the court, in the second quarter, Trail Blazers newcomer Gan Guoyang closed the gap with consecutive goals, and I believe that no matter what the outcome of this game is, he will definitely make the headlines after the game. In the first half alone, he had 22 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, although he didn't have an assist. I don't know how he will behave in the second half. Zike Hearn's magnetic voice continues to translate the game into words and across the country.

At this time, in some barber parlors, small bars, taxis and other places where there are no televisions, fans are watching the live broadcast of the game on the radio.

The second half of the game continued, and the two sides still sent the opening starters, and the Lakers served to attack.

Johnson dribbled across the halfcourt, Lambis blocked, Johnson shot 45 degrees on the left side, and the ball went in.

With an 8-second offense, a simple pick-and-roll, and an unpretentious mid-range shot, the Lakers scored first in the second half to increase the score to 70.

Johnson's shooting isn't very outstanding, but it's reliable enough. His posture is very non-standard, a typical one-handed shot put, and the power of his feet is very little, just a little light.

The shooting speed is not fast, and the accuracy is average, so Johnson is not a sè pitcher.

But his mid-range shot is still very dangerous because he is rarely interfered with, because if you interfere with him, you don't know how he will pass the ball and then assist his teammates to score.

Therefore, for Johnson's mid-range shot, the opponent often has the feeling of taking care of one or the other, and sometimes he simply does not deliberately make up for the defense, and it is up to him whether he can enter or not.

Back on offense, Vanderwig responded with a mid-range shot from the Lakers, who relied on Gan Guoyang's cover to the baseline and hit a jump shot from Sampson's pass.

Van Dewig had a mediocre first half, scoring just six points and shooting 3-of-7, and in the second half, the Trail Blazers wanted to recover the score, and Van Dewic, the team's leading scorer, had to step up.

After that, the game was as Riley and Ramsey had designed, with the two teams starting to run back and forth, constantly responding to their opponents' quick attacks with quick attacks.

Gan Guoyang once again experienced the feeling of practicing switchback and running on the court, but he no longer knew what to do like he did in the first game, and he began to make balls for his teammates and grab rebounds in the offense.

Defensively, he was either the first to retreat to the basket or delayed the Lakers' advance halfway through, trying to do the task that Ramsey assigned him.

"The two teams don't look like basketball, they are track and field, and they're having a switchback endurance run where they're evenly matched." Zike Hearn was a little dazzled as he watched the game on the field.

This summer, when the Trail Blazers rebuilt their team, they wanted to enhance the Trail Blazers' athleticism and shape the entire Trail Blazers into the energetic team they were in '77.

So after about 3 minutes of play, Ramsey replaced Jim Paxson and brought on Drexler, the most athletic player on the team.

Sometimes the guy looks more like a track and field athlete than a basketball player.

The Lakers also made adjustments, but Riley did not replace any young and strong new force, but sent in veteran Jamal Wilkes.

'Oh, Wilkes was substituted, he didn't get much chance in the first half, the veteran seemed to be slowly disappearing from our sight and Worthy was starting to pick up his mantle. But this veteran will not quit easily, his old gun is not rusty yet, he can also shoot bullets to kill the enemy, he takes the ball at 45 degrees, adjusts it, and shoots! The ball went in, still silky smooth, still so accurate. ”

Wilkes is nicknamed "Silk" because his shooting feels as smooth as silk, and the whole shooting action is done in one go, although his shooting posture is strange, and the shot is in the back of his head, which is more like throwing out than throwing.

It's just that the action of throwing like this makes people feel smoother, just like Michael Reed in later generations, who shoots extremely fast.

Wilkes was the Lakers' main small forward until '83, and at one point was the team's second-leading scorer and most importantly outside energy.

Later, with the arrival of James Worthy and the increase in age, he began to take a back seat and become a member of the bench.

He didn't get many chances in the first half, but he started to play in the second half, and when he had the touch, his catch-and-shoot on the fast break was so deadly.

"Johnson is ready for a layup... No, he didn't, he fooled everyone, a No-look-pass, passed the ball to Wilkes, Wilkes shot, the ball went in! A 17-foot layup, yes, his shot is as easy as a layup, and his hand feels soft like a snowflake falling on a narrow bamboo leaf! ”

Wilkes' touch really came, and he used mid-range shots to solve problems in the fast break, which requires absolute confidence in his shots.

In the eyes of Lakers fans at the Great Western Forum, Wilkes' jumper is sometimes more colorful and beautiful than a fast-break dunk. Because when he scores one, the fans know that there will be a steady stream of goals coming from behind.

But the Trail Blazers also have a shooter who shoots accurately, and his shooting skills are by no means inferior to Wilkes.

"The Trail Blazers didn't stop after losing points, and Drexler broke through from the right side with the ball! But he didn't make a layup and got the ball in the air to Vanderwig on the left. Vanderwirk deceived Wilkes with a feint and hit a jumper on the baseline again, and the ball went in! ”

Vanderwich also found his touch in the second half, his ability to attack with the ball was quite sè, and with the warm touch, neither Wilkes nor Magic Johnson could stop him from scoring from the baseline.

Wilkes and Vanderwich are known for their accurate shooting, but they are by no means shooters who can only shoot, but scorers with all-round offensive means.

The third quarter became a battlefield for Wilkes and Vanderwicki, who began to show the small forward's various scoring methods, catch-and-shoot, tentative step, ball-holding break, step-back, small throw, small hook,

Both are the kind of players who are not particularly physical, so they need to arm themselves with a variety of weapons.

The duel between the two is like an offensive museum exhibit for outside players, displaying weapons one by one, while their teammates make the ball for them.

This is also a big difference between the NBA and the NCAA, the NBA is a commercial league after all, and the outcome of the game is important, and the performance of the players on the court is equally important.

Like this, the players in the team have a feeling, and the players on the opposite side who also have a feeling, the two start to come and go, you go in one and I go in, which is one of the most favorite content of fans.

Teammates will also take the initiative to create opportunities for them at this time.

Wilkes was holding the ball at the top of the arc, he hesitated, he looked at his team-mates, and he suddenly made a shot! A 20-foot shot! The ball is in! It was his 16th point in the third quarter, and he shot 8-of-10 from the field in the third quarter! ”

"There were 5 seconds left in the third quarter, 4, the Trail Blazers served quickly, 3, Valentin dribbled past half court, 2, the ball went to Vanderwig! 1, he made a hasty shot from 25 feet, and the ball went in! The ball is in! A buzzer-beating three-pointer! Oh my, Van Dejć was just as hot, and he scored 15 points in the third quarter! The third quarter ended. ”

The third quarter ended in a high-speed matchup, with the two small forwards scoring frantically, and the Trail Blazers also relied on Vanderwig's buzzer-beating three-pointer to freeze the score at 90:96, trailing by six points into the fourth quarter.