"There were 2.8 seconds left until the end of the race, yes, 2.8 seconds, I could take a puff of cigarette, I could say a word, I could tie my shoelaces. Now, the Lakers have 2.8 seconds left to execute their last offense, 126:125, a one-point gap, 2.8 seconds, and the entire Great Western Forum arena is waiting for this miracle to happen... Who will the Lakers let make the final shot? Abdul-Jabbar? Magician? Worthy? Or Cooper? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wasn't in great form today, as he was limited by Gan, scoring just 11 points on 5-of-14 shooting and only getting one free throw. Gan was like a big pair of pincers, pinching the sky hook out of the three-second zone, preventing him from getting close to the basket. The Magic continued his MVP-caliber streak with 22 points, 16 assists and 4 rebounds, and Worthy was equally good with 30 points and 10 rebounds...... Well, I know, every time against a team against the Trail Blazers, their small forward is going to play phenomenally. (PS: I really didn't make it up, looking at the real game records, the small forward of the team playing against the Trail Blazers will always have a super strong play.) So who will carry out this final attack? ”

CBS TV host Dick Stockton was in front of the TV to set the stage for the final 2.8 seconds of the game, and everyone, including the fans at the Great Western Forum Arena, thought what would happen in those 2.8 seconds, because this is Los Angeles, it's Hollywood, and it's the Los Angeles Lakers standing on the court.

The Lakers vs. Trail Blazers game on Jan. 8 was, as expected, a dog-tooth battle from the start.

The difference between the two sides in the first half was never more than five points, and when one side showed the slightest signs of momentum, the other side immediately made adjustments and calmed the situation.

Gan Guoyang, who has recently killed all sides on the offensive end, was strangled by the Lakers on the inside, and the three rotated and clamped, as long as Lambis and Cooper were on the court, they never forgot to come forward to harass Gan Guoyang, which made Gan Guoyang's offense difficult.

The rest of the Trail Blazers players were quite good, and Vanderwicki, although his defense was as bad as ever, he played a perfect first half, shooting 8-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 20 points at halftime.

That allowed the Trail Blazers to maintain an even match with the Lakers in the first half.

But in the third quarter, Van De Verky could no longer take what he wanted, he was completely locked up, and Drexler was also dealt with, the Lakers unswervingly let him shoot, and Drexler reciprocated with constant iron.

In the third quarter, the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 36-17, almost completely crushing the Trail Blazers.

The two sides are already the strongest contenders for the Western Conference championship this season, and the Lakers needless to say, the Trail Blazers have jumped to 30-8 after a wave of consecutive wins, second only to the Lakers' 28-5 record, and third in the West because of the division standings.

Both Pat Riley and Magic Johnson have ranked the Trail Blazers as their strongest competitors this season.

Just when everyone felt that the game was not in suspense, and the Lakers led by 22 points into the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers launched a shocking counterattack.

They started with defense first, and Gan Guoyang, who was a mess on the offensive end tonight, didn't try his unreliable mid-range shot like Drexler, he began to think about finding a sheepdog on the pasture, and put all his energy on protecting his own half.

From the basket to the top of the arc outside the three-point line, Gan Guoyang began a wide range of defense, he tirelessly pinched and supplemented, especially against Magic Johnson, his height and arm span still played a role, and three of Magic's four turnovers in this game came in the fourth quarter.

Effective defense can lead to sharp counter-attacks, and Ramsey replaced Cauchy, Colt and Porter again in the fourth quarter, and their impact was not possessed by Paxson and Van der Veric.

Gan Guoyang's steals, blocks, and backcourt rebounds sent plenty of ammunition to the Black Cavalry in the frontcourt, and the crazy Trail Blazers fast break swept through the final quarter of the Great Western Forum.

Pat Riley had hoped that Abdul-Jabbar would rely on singles to stabilize the situation in the final game, but Gan Guoyang and Kenny Carr did not hesitate to wrap Abdul-Jabbar, and once Abdul-Jabbar missed, Abdul-Jabbar, who was increasingly sluggish in the Trail Blazers' counterattack, had no time to defend the basket.

By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers had hit a 20-3 super shockwave, and the roaring Riley could only replace Abdul-Jabbar for the offseason-added interior Maurice Lucas.

I have to admit that in the face of the old owner, the team that has left the most glorious mark on himself, Maurice Lucas's performance can be called undercover.

As soon as he got on the court, one of his mistakes gave the Trail Blazers a chance to fight back, and this time Gan Guoyang caught up with a dunk in the fast break, narrowing the score gap to 3 points, and the 22-point gap was immediately filled.

Immediately after Lucas made another mistake, a foul on the defensive end of his game, allowing Gan Guoyang to hit a three-point success, and as Gan Guoyang added a free throw, the two sides were tied!

After that, the two sides started to see each other again, Jim Paxson shot a golden mid-range with 2.8 seconds left in the game, which was his only goal of the game, but gave the Trail Blazers a 126-125 lead over the Lakers!

So, everyone began to wait for the Lakers' final attack, the last one that could change everything.

"At the end of the timeout, the players on both sides returned to the court, no one expected this game to be so intense, we all thought the third quarter was over, but the Trail Blazers played a super shockwave of 53:20, and the 53 points in a single quarter is also the record for a single quarter of a game this season, the highest single quarter scoring game in NBA history was created by the Buffalo Braves in Boston in 1972, and the Braves scored 58 points in the fourth quarter of that game. Let's decide the final attack on the outcome of this game! ”

All the fans in the arena stood up, they were all expecting a miracle to happen, and Abdul-Jabbar was back on the court, and Abdul-Jabbar's ability to make key shots was perhaps the strongest center in the entire NBA history.

The Trail Blazers were also on full alert, with Van de Veric and Paxson both substituted, Jerome Cauchy staring at Magic Johnson, and leaving Drexler to guard Worthy.

Rambis, who serves from the outside, is the least offensive threat of any starter.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew and the ball was in the hands of Rambis, who had five seconds to make his choice.

Pat Riley set up two tactics at the timeout, one with Worthy and Johnson switching screens, one going down the middle and one going down from 45 degrees, while Abdul-Jabbar raised the horns.

Worthy who cuts inside is a decoy, and the Magic who goes to the middle is the main one, and he will break through directly from the middle after receiving the ball, or make a layup or throw.

There was also an ambush in the bottom right corner, and if the Magic was quick enough, he passed to Cooper, who had a chance to shoot in the final 0.1 seconds.

That's option one, provided that Worthy's bait and Abdul-Jabbar's pick-and-roll at the horn position work.

If Abdul-Jabbar's cover doesn't work, meaning the Trail Blazers don't switch guards, Cauchy will definitely have to pass between Abdul-Jabbar and Gan so that Rambis can pass directly to Abdul-Jabbar, who can catch the ball in this position and get a hook shot, even though it's 18 feet away from the basket.

Abdul-Jabbar did exactly that in the 1979 opener against the San Diego Clippers, an 18-foot long-range hook sent the Clippers into hell, and rookie Magic Johnson hugged Abdul-Jabbar like a cheerful fawn and laughed and yelled, leaving the old Abdul-Jabbar confused, "It's only the first game, the season is still long."

Now, after all these years, the Magician is still as passionate about the game as a cheerful fawn, and Abdul-Jabbar, much older, is able to hit such a difficult long-range hook.

"2.8 seconds, that's a lot of time." Abdul-Jabbar thought to himself.

“Five~Four~Three…… （5、4、3…… The referee whispered in his ear as he pressed Rambis to make a decision.

Worthy has already gone down, Drexler followed, and Abdul-Jabbar gave the magician a cover, Gan Guoyang gave Cauchy a gap, and Cauchy passed between Abdul-Jabbar and Gan Guoyang to follow the anti-magician!

"It's now!" Lambis spotted this node, this is when Gan Guoyang's defense against Jabbar is the weakest, and Abdul-Jabbar has already asked Lambis for the ball.

Without hesitation, Lambis threw the ball at Abdul-Jabbar, and he could already see the graceful posture of the Sky Hook in the air and the perfect sound of the ball as it went into the basket......

But everything is ruined by the shadow behind it.

Rambis didn't expect Gan Guoyang to be so fast.

Gan Guoyang, who had just made his debut for Cauchy, pounced forward like a cheetah and stabbed the ball from behind before Abdul-Jabbar received the ball!

"Gan knocked the ball off! Gan knocked the ball off! Gan fell to the ground and threw the ball in his arms! Gan fell to the ground and threw the ball in his arms! Perfect defense, the game is over, the Trail Blazers win, it's over, perfect defense. ”

Perfect defense, without any suspicion of fouls, Gan Guoyang's cut ball was clean.

With the sound of the buzzer, the game ended, and Gan Guoyang was still lying on the ground with the ball, and all the Trail Blazers players rushed forward to press Gan Guoyang under him to celebrate, an exciting victory.

Even for the Trail Blazers players who have recently won on a winning streak to the point of wanting to vomit, it is enough to be happy to be able to beat the Purple and Gold in this way on the Lakers' home court.

In particular, the super comeback in the fourth quarter, and the way to win, relying on defense, is a sign of the maturity of a strong team.

After the game, many reporters asked why Gan Guoyang's last steal was so fast, and when it was related to the game in 1979, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said an intriguing sentence.

"It's not because I'm fast, it's that the years have slowed me down."