The second game of the season between the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics, played at Memorial Coliseum, kicked off at 7 p.m. PT in prime time.

The aftermath of the last big game between the two sides has obviously not subsided, so the Trail Blazers who returned home for this game have strong support from the home fans, and Gan Guoyang stood in the middle of the court and felt that the enthusiasm of the fans tonight was much higher than in a game like playing the Utah Jazz.

The noisy environment is a torture and challenge for the away team, but it is a powerful stimulant for the home team.

As the referee threw the ball into the air, the first quarter of the game started on time, and the game was treated by the national live broadcast, which should be said to be the most eye-catching battle between East and West after the All-Star break.

Gan Guoyang had been holding back his energy before the game, thinking that tonight would not only complete Ramsay's mission, but also avenge the last blow by Bird.

Although at the last moment, Gan Guoyang suddenly couldn't move, and a series of things that happened later made him feel uneasy until now, but Gan Guoyang, who had already decided to go all the way to the black, couldn't care so much.

Starting from the jump ball, Gan Guoyang was like a little alarm clock that had clockwork, bouncing endlessly at both ends of the court, and it seemed that the rush of the All-Star Game not only did not toss away too much of his energy, but made him lively.

In the first quarter, the Trailblazers also started from Gan Guoyang at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Due to the absence of Vanderwicz, the Trail Blazers lacked an important point of attack and defensive attraction on the outside, Ramsey decided to simplify the entire offensive tactics, giving up a lot of inside cutting and covering in the positional offense, and instead playing a simple high-low post cooperation, giving full play to Gan Guoyang's offensive ability in the low post and Sampson's shooting and response ability in the high post, while outside players like Paxson, Valentin and Corcy are waiting for opportunities to attack independently.

This simplification had an unexpected effect in the first quarter, when Gan Guoyang opened with four consecutive shots and scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting, forcing the Celtics to pinch Gan Guoyang.

Once the Celtics hit Gan Guoyang, the Trail Blazers did not pass the ball to Gan Guoyang, but let Sampson and Valentin play a two-man turn, and Gan Guoyang and Cauchy rushed to the front court for rebounds.

In the past games, the Trail Blazers have always chosen to defend for the first time instead of grabbing the frontcourt board, but after Corsey replaced Vanderwicz, the team's starting athleticism increased and the defensive intensity increased, but the offensive firepower point was obviously missing a large piece, so Ramsey asked for the frontcourt rebounds to increase the chance of secondary offense.

After more than half a season of training and self-expression, Jerome Cauchy is now firmly on the bench, and his diligent style on the field has been recognized by Ramsey.

In the first quarter, he was the starter, and although he could not be compared to Vanderwich in the offense, his aggressive scrambling and powerful frontcourt board impact gave the Trail Blazers several opportunities to attack twice.

However, in defence, he still couldn't contain Bird's scoring. Cauchy and Bird are like playing ball with high school students, whether they are using various feints and back tricks to play the second-round show in front of him.

With the entire Celtics playing poorly in the first quarter, Bird took half of the team's scores.

At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Celtics by 7 points at 29:22, and 22 points was a bit less for the firepower of the Celtics.

"Well done, you looked good today, keep it up, but I'll tell you that your assists are 0. Keep it up. Gan Guoyang played the first quarter as the starting center, and scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting, plus 5 rebounds and 1 block.

But when he returned to the bench in high spirits, Ramsey told him that he had 0 assists and none of them.

"Isn't that fast-break long pass I just made an assist? The one that passed to Clyde? Gan Guoyang asked Ramsey with an incredulous expression.

"No, Clyde has dodged two people with feints, and of course your ball can't be counted as an assist." Ramsey glanced at Gan Guoyang and replied.

"You've done a good job, though, and you'll sit on the bench for a while at the start of the second quarter and watch the offense on both sides of the court." Ramsey patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder and said.

In the first quarter, Ramsey assigned Gan Guoyang the task of playing the first shot of the opening game to attract the opponent's defense, once the opponent's defense was concentrated in the low post, Gan Guoyang began to play soy sauce to grab rebounds; Defensively, Ramsey is still more at ease with Gan Guoyang, and he can do what he should do.

"It's no wonder that those good managers used to be players who watched the water cooler, and it seems that they just sat on the bench and observed." When Gan Guoyang heard Ramsey's words, he thought of some famous coaches now and in the future, most of them seem to have grown up as ordinary players, and none of those superstars are the material for coaching.

So, after the start of the second quarter of the game, Gan Guoyang sat next to assistant coach Adelman and began to watch his teammates and the Celtics continue to play.

Since Gan Guoyang took time out to watch the game video every day, his understanding of the basketball game has been much deeper, and he first thought that I threw the ball in, and then did not let the opponent in, so that the game would be won.

This understanding of basketball basically stays at the level of "I score more than 100 points, and my opponent doesn't score more than 100, and I win".

And with his enlightenment mentor Bellman, Gan Guoyang began to realize that basketball is not so simple, and Bellman used wonderful on-the-spot command and platoon again and again to help the team win, which made Gan Guoyang realize the charm of "basketball wisdom".

After arriving in the NBA, the ever-changing NBA arena made Gan Guoyang a little confused, fortunately, practice makes perfect, no matter how stupid the guy throws him on the court every night to play for half an hour, he will also know what to do on the court, not to mention, Gan Guoyang is not stupid at all, he is very smart.

After realizing that Gan Guoyang is a smart and good seedling, Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang to go further, not only to know what he should do on the field, but also to achieve the realm of doing whatever he wants on the field.

The players who can reach this level are superstars who can change the course of the game as they please; The other is the lack of brains, but as long as the coach uses it well, it may really work wonders.

Gan Guoyang didn't know that Ramsey was so demanding of him, and after the start of the second quarter, he sat on the sidelines and began to watch the game continue on both sides.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides were bench lineups, but the Trail Blazers had Drexler to press, while the Celtics got Bird, who was substituted in the eighth minute of the first quarter, and let Bird start the second quarter with the bench lineup.

The Celtics were the first to serve, and Bird, an all-rounder in an ambiguous position, began to act as a point guard to dribble across the halfcourt, and it was Drexler who defended him.

Bird wasn't fast, he wasn't crossover, he was just slow and dribbling on the outside.

With McHale and Parish not on the floor, the Celtics have little threat from the inside, and their positioning is very open, typical 1-4 positions, with no players below the free throw line.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Gan Guoyang was not there, and it was Norris, an offensive interior lineman, who came on the bench, so the Trail Blazers' three-second zone was also empty.

At this time, the bent Bird suddenly made a one-handed pass, and the ball passed directly to the inside arc of the free throw line from the right side at 45 degrees, and in this position, there was Danny Angie who cut in from the left side with a screen!

Angie got rid of Colt's defense and relied on his teammates' cover to cut in, but he didn't completely get out of the range of the Trail Blazers' defense, with Norris and Colter both following up.

Angie's physicality is not outstanding, and what has allowed him to establish himself in the league is not only his shooting and intelligence, but also his solid basic skills, he did not hesitate to receive the ball, risked being covered, and picked the ball to the basket with a low-handed layup as fast as he could.

Ball in! At 24:29, the Celtics scored two points with a simple match.

"Gan, what do you think of this ball?" Adelman, who was sitting next to Gan Guoyang, suddenly asked Gan Guoyang.

Adelman's voice was hoarse and low, Gan Guoyang was slightly stunned when he heard it, and then thought for a while and said: "It's a very simple and clear cooperation, but if I'm on the field, Anji will definitely be covered by me!" ”

This ball is covered or put into the basket only in a millimeter, Norris is shorter than Gan Guoyang, his arms are shorter, and his body is also stout, if Gan Guoyang is on the court, Anji's layup will be slapped out of the bottom line by Gan Guoyang.

"And what would you think if I told you that Bird wouldn't have passed the ball at all if you were on the field?" Adelman asked again, his voice like sand in his throat, a feeling of severe wear.

But Gan Guoyang didn't know how to answer Adelman's question, in fact, he didn't believe it, could it be that Bird had a success rate calculator in his head, and that kind of offense had a high success rate, so he passed the ball according to this offensive routine? That's too godly, isn't it?

"Maybe...... But I think you'd better help me figure out how to get three assists, which I think is harder than getting me out there and shooting a three-pointer, and I threw one in the All-Star Game. Gan Guoyang had a headache when he thought of assists, whether he had assists in the previous games or not was all fate, and fate couldn't stop it, but fate couldn't stop it, it was really sad.

"It makes sense for Mr. Ramsay to let you observe, watching the video, sitting on the sidelines watching the game and being on the pitch, those three feelings are different. Bird is a master of rhythm on the pitch, he is a man who can do whatever he wants, just like a magician, but not quite like a magician. Take a good look at the way he plays, of course, he doesn't always win and he doesn't always get right, but he's amazing and trust me, you can do it too. ”

Gan Guoyang listened to Adelman's words and felt a little understandable, but no matter what, he thought to himself, "NBA coaches are fools!" ”