(The NBA has 82 games a season, and there are playoffs, so it's impossible to write in great detail, and readers will be annoyed if I write like that, so some unimportant games will be brushed aside, and at most some gimmicks and historical origins will be mentioned.) Important games will still be written seriously. ）

In Inglewood, Los Angeles, night falls, and many of the things that don't see the light in the white rì overflow with the darkness in the deep night.

Most residents close their doors tightly on nights like these, creating a small and welcoming and safe space to spend nights often filled with drugs, violence and crime.

In a store area outside Inglewood, there was a violent robbery in April this year, when a large number of black mobs looted the shops in the area, and they could not help but steal large amounts of cash and destroy some store facilities.

However, more than half a year later, the place was quickly restored to its original state, and the shop was renovated, but a stronger iron sliding door has been installed, and iron railings have been installed outside the glass windows.

In the evenings, shops close early, so it's a desolate evening, out of place with bustling Los Angeles.

In an electrical appliance spot in the store area, in the Zhengmin electrical appliance store, the lights are still on, and a warm little party is going on here.

"Dad, you better stop drinking, you're not in good health......"

"It's okay, I'll drink some with Xiao Gan, it's red wine, it's okay."

"Control your own people, I don't want to see you in the hospital again."

"OK, Tina, I'll take notice. I think when I first met you, I drank with you......"

"Enough! Don't say these big or small things in front of your children, let's eat. ”

This is a family gathering, and eating around a small table is Wang Fuxi's family and Wang Fuxi's boyfriend, Gan Guoyang.

After two games at home, the Portland Trail Blazers embarked on back-to-back road trips, starting with Phoenix, Arizona, taking on the Phoenix Suns on the road.

It was a hard-fought game with the Trail Blazers playing a hard-fought three-overtime game against the Suns at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Arena, home of the Suns.

In the third overtime, the Trail Blazers relied on Gan Guoyang's consecutive goals and Drexler's key steals to finally win this hard-won victory with a narrow advantage of 140:139, and also achieved three consecutive wins in the opening season.

In the second game against the SuperSonics, the SuperSonics only caused some problems for the Trail Blazers in the opening game, and soon their defense collapsed in the Trail Blazers' offensive and lost 83-119.

In that game, Gan Guoyang's attack power began to show its edge, scoring 25 points in the whole game, and also fulfilled his promise to Drexler before the game.

And in the game with the Suns, Gan Guoyang, who has been performing average in regular time, broke out in overtime, and in the first overtime, he made a basket and successfully dragged the game into the second overtime, and in the second overtime, he grabbed a key frontcourt rebound, assisted Vanderwig to score, and dragged the game into the third overtime.

Finally in the third overtime, Gan Guoyang regained his touch and scored 6 points in a row, sending the Phoenix Suns to hell.

After the end of the trip to Phoenix, the Pioneers immediately rushed to Gan Guoyang's familiar city, Los Angeles.

Because the game with Phoenix is on November 1, and the game against the Clippers in Los Angeles will be played on November 3, so on November 2, Gan Guoyang came to the home of the "future mother-in-law" - Inglewood's Zhengmin Appliance Store for a meeting dinner.

Wang Fuxi also took leave to rush back to Los Angeles from Spokane, she hadn't seen Gan Guoyang for a while, and it happened that Gan Guoyang was going to stay in Los Angeles for three days, so she had to come back despite her heavy studies.

"Forrest Gump, you should drink less, you know that you still have to compete." Wang Fuxi said worriedly.

"It's okay, since Uncle Wang wants to drink, I'll accompany him to drink some, it won't affect tomorrow's game."

Gan Guoyang usually doesn't drink alcohol, but he is quite open to drinking and entertainment, and he never resists drinking when needed.

It's just that it's impossible for these two people to drink more, and Gan Guoyang found that Wang Fuxi's mother, a Jewish Puritan doctor, was quite strict with Wang Fuxi's father.

Gan Guoyang somewhat understands where the pungency and domineering in Wang Fuxi's xìng came from.

The family ate a Chinese meal comfortably on a cold winter night in Los Angeles, all the dishes were made by Gan Guoyang himself, as the seventh generation of Gan family cuisine, although he chose to play basketball instead of doing his job, but the ability to cook was learned a lot from Gan Youwei.

This meal also made Wang Fuxi's parents full of praise, and Wang Fuxi's father bluntly said that it had been a long time since he had eaten such authentic and unique Chinese food.

A pleasant dinner had to end because Gan Guoyang had to rush back to the hotel where the team lived.

"Forrest Gump, when will we be together every day?" Wang Fuxi hugged Gan Guoyang under the street lamp and asked softly.

"Soon, after you graduate, we'll get married, and we'll be together forever."

"No, I'm going to be with you every day. Even if we get married, you'll still be running around because of the competition. Wang Fuxi thought of Gan Guoyang's profession and said dissatisfiedly.

"There's no way, I also hope that the NBA can be concentrated in one city, and the United States can build a dedicated basketball-city, and if you want to watch the game, you can come to this city." Gan Guoyang said jokingly.

"What can't be helped, I have a way! I studied sports medicine in college, and I'm going to apply for a job as a team doctor for your team! Save it, let that Shui Miao go around you as a whole, I heard that she is not married yet......" Wang Fuxi suddenly said his plan.

Gan Guoyang was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect Wang Fuxi to have such thoughts.

This year, Wang Fuxi is in her third year of college, and it is the semester to choose a major, and she chose sports medicine, determined to become a kinesiology doctor, and her bigger goal is to become Gan Guoyang's personal doctor.

"Okay, okay, but then you'll have to at least get a Ph.D., right? Otherwise, you can't even be a nurse as a doctor. Gan Guoyang thought about the issue of academic qualifications.

"Humph! I'll read the PhD! And I'm going to do my PhD after I marry you, so I won't get married. Wang Fuxi said with a thorn in his words.

"Okay, don't think about it so much, let's go back quickly. It's not safe here, and I'm going to go back soon, it's always bad to go back too late. Gan Guoyang gently touched Wang Fuxi's head and said to her, although Wang Fuxi was still wearing a peaked cap.

"Kiss me." Wang Fuxi made one last request.

Although Wang Fuxi is not short, Gan Guoyang is too tall, Gan Guoyang hugged Wang Fuxi to Lu Yan, walked below by himself, and reduced some gaps.

Gently touching Wang Fuxi's lips, Gan Guoyang felt the slightest coldness, and then kissed it hard.

Wang Fuxi hugged Gan Guoyang tightly in the cold wind, only hoping to be with him forever.

…………

On November 3rd, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Center, Gan Guoyang was about to begin his trip to Los Angeles.

It's just that this game is not against the Los Angeles Lakers, the kings of the West, but the Clippers, who just moved to Los Angeles last season, and their home court was in San Diego.

The biggest attraction of this game is the Trail Blazers' rookie center, the Chinese Gan Guoyang who played in the last two games, and the Clippers' center, the former Trail Blazers hero, Bill Wharton.

The glory of the white center has won the highest honors an NBA player can get with the Trail Blazers - championship, Finals MVP, regular season MVP, All-Defensive Team, All-Team First Team.

He reached the peak of his career with the Trail Blazers, but then quickly fell due to injury and refused to continue playing for the Trail Blazers, so he was traded to the San Diego Clippers for the 1979-1980 season.

However, arriving at the Clippers can't change the fact that he is constantly injured, he is no longer the MVP, and he is no longer the all-powerful UCLA center.

Before the game, Wharton and Trail Blazers' head coach Ramsey embraced enthusiastically, and it was Ramsey's coaching that allowed Wharton to reach the glory of his basketball career.

Gan Guoyang was on the side, and his mood was a little complicated.

He knows that Ramsey has always wanted to turn Gan Guoyang into a second Bill Wharton, and in training, Ramsey has always hoped that Gan Guoyang can be like Wharton, who is good at offense and passing, and can become the interior axis of the Trail Blazers' offensive and defensive system.

Gan Guoyang didn't want to do this, he didn't want to be the second person, he just wanted to be the first himself.

Now, Ramsey has given him enough choice power to allow Gan Guoyang to give full play to his offensive talent.

"I want everyone to see that I am not the second Wharton, I am the first Gan Guoyang."

However, there is still a lot of awe in Wharton's heart, this tall white man with red hair, with thick protection wrapped around his knees, makes people feel that his legs will be broken at any time.

Gan Guoyang does not have any protective equipment on his body, and he looks like a newcomer, but one day he will also be armed with many sports equipment.

The crowd was sparsely lala, and it was the Clippers' first season in Los Angeles, which had previously been the home of the Lakers.

In the mid-80s, the NBA market had begun to gradually recover, especially after Stern took office, the 1984 yellow-green war, and the implementation of some reform measures, were slowly pulling the NBA out of the quagmire.

But a weak team like the Clippers, even if they come to the big city of Los Angeles, it doesn't feel like a home team, but like an away game.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of the Clippers, is a very old stadium with a '50s vibe.

The metal fence, the green walls, the bare ceiling, and the slightly dim lighting made Gan Guoyang a little uncomfortable.

The course of the game was also unremarkable, and the Trail Blazers, who had the advantage in strength, took the advantage from the start.

Wharton is no longer the brave man he used to be, and he hasn't completely gotten rid of injuries, not only can't support the Clippers' offense and defense, but he can barely complete even the basics.

In stark contrast to him, Gan Guoyang was very active from the start, and he became the only energetic element of this lifeless match.

Fighting hard for every rebound, trying to block every shot of the opponent, and working extremely offense and defense, compared to him, Walton is like an 80-year-old man.

"Forrest Gump, come on!" "Big cousin! You're deducting one! ”

Because there are not many fans in the stadium, the cheering of Wang Fuxi and Gan Guohui is clearly audible, Gan Guoyang came to Los Angeles to play, of course they want to watch the game.

In addition to the two of them, there was actually a Chinese cheering group, which gathered in the stands to cheer for Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang's performance has begun to attract great attention from Chinese people across the country, and he has begun to become a sports hero for Chinese Americans.

Gan Guoyang himself did not realize this, his heart was all on basketball, he cared little about other things, and he rarely thought about how much impact his appearance would have on the Chinese.

However, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and Wharton was a wounded camel, but he was not dead.

Seeing that the Clippers were being pressed and beaten by the Trail Blazers, Wharton naturally did not care about the old friendship, and occasionally showed his grandeur, slapped Vanderwicki's left hand on the defensive end and broke through to the basket, and then rushed straight to the basket.

Wharton, who is 6-foot-11 and weighs 230 pounds, has little to stop him when he rushes to the basket.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle blows.

Gan Guoyang, who was overly excited, tried to stop Wharton in defense, but as expected, he was fouled, which was his second foul in the first quarter.

There was no way, Gan Guoyang knew that he would definitely be replaced.

"Gan, it's good to be positive, but don't work so hard, the game has just begun." Ramsey said to Gan Guoyang, who had to sit on the bench.

"I just want to stay focused all over the floor." At university, Bellman told his players that they had to stay 100 percent focused from the first minute of the game until the end of the game, Gan said.

"You're wrong, you might be able to stay focused from start to finish in a couple of games, but you can't stay 100 per cent focused throughout the season. Even if you could, it would be a disservice to you. Ramsey said to Gan Guoyang while paying attention to the situation on the field.

"What does that mean?" Gan Guoyang was a little strange, so he asked.

"If the NCAA is a 400-meter race, then the NBA is a 5,000-meter race. In the 400-meter race, you have to run at a high speed at all times and know that you will run to the finish line with all your might. The 5,000m race is different, in the first 4,800m, you need to find a running speed that is not too slow, but at the same time effortless, so that you can finish first in the final 200m sprint. Otherwise, even if you try your best along the way, you will eventually be overtaken by your opponent. Can you understand what I'm saying? Ramsey continued.

"I ...... Some get it. Gan Guoyang nodded.

Ramsey's meaning Gan Guoyang somewhat understood, the NBA has 82 games a season, and there are many back-to-back games, and you have to fly around the United States by plane, such a schedule is a long-distance race.

In contrast, the NCAA has fewer games, a less dense schedule, and no need to fly around the country, giving college more time to fully prepare for each game.

What's more, in the NCAA regular season, the overall strength of the West Coast League, where Gonzaga University is located, is very weak, and Gan Guoyang can rest in the second half as long as he exerts his strength in the first half; When it comes to the NCAA national tournament, it's all a single knockout game, and you can be eliminated if you don't pay attention, so don't take a nap.

Now that the NBA is divided into regular season and playoffs, and the playoffs are also multiple game ties, players have to learn to nap and learn to put jīng power into more important games during the long season.

At this time, Gan Guoyang also began to understand why during summer training, Ramsey only practiced some of the most basic tactical content, instead of preparing more complex and advanced tactics, because the regular season was not used at all.

The regular season is a smooth and labor-saving run at a constant speed, and a reasonable and efficient system is needed to be able to win the games that should be won, and then gnaw the key games, so that in the playoffs, the guy at the bottom of the box will be taken out and fight with the opponent with bayonets.

"I see." After Gan Guoyang figured it out, he fell onto the stool and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks like it's going to take a long time for me to get used to that."