(ps: The real 1984 NCAA Finals should be held on March 25, because of the mistake and omission of the initial time, you can only make the mistake later, forgive me.) ）

Seattle, the largest city in Washington state and the largest city on the northwest coast.

In this close proximity to snowy Canada, it is surrounded by huge, winding shorelines of glacial lakes and eroded bays.

So it's not really close to the sea, but rather to the Pacific Ocean by Peget Bay and Puget Sound, and the whole city is located like a belt between Peget Bay and Lake Washington.

The entire Seattle region is located in a valley between the tall Casquet Mountains and the Olympos Mountains, with many lakes and seas, and it is a typical marine climate, with rainy days all year round.

But because of the Olympos Mountains, the storm from the Pacific Ocean was blocked by the tall mountains and disappeared, so the rain in Seattle was always gentle and soft, and there were never major storms.

This climate makes this high-latitude city in the north very livable, and the abundant rain also nourishes the growth of green plants, and this city surrounded by green sè is also known as the "Emerald City". ”

Emerald green is the most beautiful face in the city, and the NBA team Seattle SuperSonics and the famous Starbucks coffee here use this green sè as their main tone, one galloping on the NBA battlefield, and the other is famous in the world.

On April 5th ~ 6th, 1984, and April 10th, the NCAA Final Four and Finals will be held in this beautiful city.

The terrain of the entire United States, Alaska and Hawaii, which is isolated from the sea, is a square shape, but the most developed and hot areas of basketball in the United States are located in the four corners.

The northeast corner of the United States, Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia and New York in Pennsylvania were the basketball triangles of the Atlantic in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and it was always the mecca of basketball, whether it was NBA or street basketball.

In the corresponding southwest corner, California is the state with the most teams in the NBA and the state that produces the most NBA players, where the Los Angeles Lakers dominate basketball throughout the West.

In the undeveloped southeast corner, hot Florida, the South Coast in the 80s was still out of the NBA, but Orlando and Miami, two vibrant emerging cities, are destined to deal a fatal blow to the cold and dignified Northeast Triangle in the future.

The Northwest of Washington State, a peaceful and peaceful region, where the people put their spare passion and heat into sports, Portland and Seattle, the Northwest duo, won the championship in 1977 and 1979 respectively, and the Portland Mania in 1977 and the Emerald Green counterattack in 1978-1979 made the whole United States experience the fanaticism from Washington State.

Now, the exciting NCAA-Finals and Finals will be played here, with the NBA taking a day off and basketball fans across the United States will be glued to their televisions to watch the annual basketball extravaganza.

Until then, the four teams that make it to the Final Four, the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Houston Pumagars, Virginia Cavaliers and Kentucky Wildcats, will battle it out for tickets to the top of the world.

On the cover of the new issue of the famous American magazine "Sports Illustrated", there are no four teams, but only two photos of the players.

One of them is naturally the main center of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Chinese center who defeated Patrick Ewing in the 16-8 match, Gan Guoyang.

In the nearly half a year from November 1983 to April 1984, this originally unknown Chinese boy became a hot new star in American basketball by relying on one jīng color performance after another.

Although Gan Guoyang was already well-known as early as when he was in high school in California, he was not taken seriously because of his skin problems, and was even despised by some people.

But gold will always shine, and after a year of dormancy, Gan Guoyang, a piece of real gold that has been painstakingly polished and carved, finally burst out with brilliant light.

There is no longer a media to make a fuss about his skin, and there are no more racists who are belittled under the banner of racial superiority and inferiority, on the contrary, all kinds of sports newspapers and magazines that can be seen on the market are describing this Chinese center who almost fell from the sky in a tone of praise and amazement.

They call it the "Yellow Sè Miracle".

However, after the creator of the Huang Sè miracle came to the green sè Emerald City, he was unusually low-key and silent, and he could not find the interview content about Gan Guoyang in the major media.

Because Gan Guoyang knew at this time that concentrating on playing the next game was the right way, Bellman also sternly refused the interview requests of many reporters.

Moreover, Gan Guoyang, whose maturity has long exceeded his physical age, understands that the current praise of him by the major media is just an appearance, and Gonzaga has not yet won the championship, as long as there is a little mistake in the next semi-finals, those who have fallen into the well will definitely appear one after another, pouring more intense doubts and criticisms on Gan Guoyang.

For Gan Guoyang, who is accustomed to seeing the ups and downs of the basketball public opinion circle on the Internet in later generations, the higher he holds it, the harder he falls, he knows better than any college student of the same age.

After coming to Seattle on April 3, Gan Guoyang stayed in the hotel with peace of mind, although he really wanted to take a walk around the beautiful city of Seattle, but the reporters who appeared at the door of the hotel discouraged him.

The rest of the time, I was on a bus with the team to the Dome in Seattle for training.

The Seattle Dome, also known as the Kingdom, is named after its large, curved roof that sits like a large bird's egg on a circular bird's nest.

Before the opening of the famous Key Arena, the dome saw the Seattle SuperSonics go through the ups and downs of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1976 onwards, and it was here that the SuperSonics took revenge on the Washington Bullets in 1979.

On April 5, the day of the rì competition, Gan Guoyang and the Gonzaga Bulldogs team once again came to the Dome Arena to do the final adaptation training before the semifinals.

By the time the team arrived at the arena, it had already started to rain.

Gonzaga's players got out of the car and were about to take the elevator from the underground car park to the arena when the elevator doors opened.

A group of people came down from the elevator car, and Gan Guoyang looked at a group of players wearing blue sè jerseys with the words "Kentucky" printed on their chests.

is a player from the University of Kentucky.

It's a narrow encounter, and Gunzaga University's opponent tonight is the Kentucky Wildcats, with the Wildcats getting into training in the morning and Gunzaga in the afternoon.

The Gonzaga Bulldog came a little early, so he met his opponent at the elevator entrance.

However, the players on both sides were very friendly, and there was no scene of "enemies meeting each other", saying hello to each other, and Bellman also exchanged pleasantries with the other team's coach Joe Hall.

The two sides passed by, and Gan Guoyang also noticed the tallest and most conspicuous person in the other party's crowd, he looked almost as tall as Chamberlain, but he was much thinner.

Gan Guoyang knew that this guy must be the player he was going to face tonight.

Gan Guoyang didn't know that the fate of the two would be completely changed because of this game.

The night soon fell, and the rain in Seattle not only did not get less, but it didn't cool the enthusiasm of Seattle fans for basketball, and the Dome was filled with spectators early.

Since the final-four has been reached, major television stations across the country have begun to broadcast the game.

The broadcast seats in the stadium were already full of program hosts and commentators from various TV stations, and there were also many reporters from news media reporting on the field, and many photographers had already ambushed in all corners to seize the best shooting positions.

The atmosphere is no different from an official NBA game, and this is just a semi-final.

In the VIP seats of the court, there are also some NBA coaches or owners, and this kind of game is a good time for them to choose their favorite players.

"Gan, they're fucking tall." Williams, who was doing stretching exercises for Gan Guoyang off the court, said.

Gan Guoyang thought about it for a while, and when he met the players from Kentucky in the elevator at noon, his first feeling was that these guys were really tall.

The Kentucky Wildcats are a veritable powerhouse, having won four NCAA championships before that, second only to UCLA in terms of championships.

And this year they are also extremely strong, the shortest point guard in the starting lineup is also 6 feet 5 inches (1.95 meters), and the interior line has two twin towers of more than 2.10 meters, which can be described as proud in terms of height.

When players on both sides take to the court, they will find that Gonzaga Bulldogs are a head shorter than each other in each position, from center forward to point guard.

Gan Guoyang's height of 6-foot-10 can't even compare to the height of the opponent's power forward.

Height is very important in basketball, especially on the inside, but if the basketball game was about height, Chamberlain wouldn't have had two championships compared to Russell's 11.

The enthusiasm of the crowd in the arena is starting to reach its peak, and the game is about to begin.

Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats, and the "cat and dog war" is on the verge of breaking out.

As the referee tossed the ball into the air and the crowd cheered, the first semifinal of the 1984 NCAA National began at the Seattle Dome.

As expected, Gan Guoyang, the little prince of the scrum, won the ball again when facing the opponent's 7-foot-1 No. 31 player, and he never let go of any chance to win.

However, unlike the previous competition, the Gonzaga Bulldog, who has always been good at playing at a slow pace, must play fast against the wildcats, who have an absolute advantage in height.

So Stockton pushed forward quickly after getting the ball, and the rest of Gunzaga's players also moved quickly through the half, and at the same time, they were very open, with the other three running to the side except Gan Guoyang.

And Gan Guoyang is like a sharp knife straight into the inner line.

Kentucky clearly didn't expect Gonzaga to advance so quickly in the opening game, their defensive formation was clearly a bit messy, and the players were busy looking for opponents.

Stockton seized the opportunity and a lob pass went straight into Gan Guoyang's hands.

But the twin towers of Kentucky quickly pounced, one of them was 6-foot-11 tall, and the other was No. 31 who was 7-foot-1 tall, and the two giants quickly formed a big net that covered the sky in the three-second zone, trying to completely cover Gan Guoyang, who barely received the ball.

But Gan Guoyang seemed to be ready to force a layup, only to see his whole body lift up, making a gesture to get up.

The twin towers bounced up like cats that had been stepped on by their tails, ready to block the Chinese center in the air.

But Gan Guoyang didn't jump at all, this was his feint!

Because the two of them jumped, they gave Gan Guoyang space to make moves, only to see him turn around one by one, break away from the big net of the two, and come to the other side of the basket, this time he really jumped!

"Bang!" A thunderous one-handed clasp, at this time the Kentucky Twin Towers had just landed.

“Tin-Fools。” Gan Guoyang honestly and unceremoniously said after scoring that the twin towers are Tin-Toers, and Tin-Fools are naturally double stupid.

Since the NCAA tournament, Gan Guoyang has not been able to match in trash talk, which is a world away from his big mouth in high school against Gary Payton and Reggie Miller.

He was originally looking forward to a double battle of jīng god and physical strength with the trash talk king in North Carolina, but he didn't expect that No. 23 had already folded early in the 16-8 game.

Now, he can only use the twin towers of Kentucky to practice his anger and vent his anger.

The Kentucky Wildcats are a team that relies heavily on frontcourt forwards, and their top three scorers are their center, power forward, and small forward.

Gonzaga, on the other hand, is relatively weak forward, and they rely more on the guard line and shooting touch.

However, in the original historical script, Patrick Ewing in 1984 single-handedly handled the frontcourt trident of Kentucky, and now, Gan Guoyang, who got Ewing, naturally no longer talked about facing Kentucky's little wildcat.

"Bang!" Gan Guoyang fanned off a 5-foot small throw from small forward Kenny Walker in defense.

However, the rebound was picked up by the opponent's center Marvin Tepin, who didn't look at it and wanted to go straight to the basket, "Bang! "Gan Guoyang is another cap.

The 6-foot-11 Teping weighed 240 pounds, and he originally thought that he could break through Gan Guoyang's defense by relying on his weight impact and bounce, but he didn't expect that he was completely suppressed by this No. 11, so he could only eat hot pot.

However, the other players of Gonzaga did not know if it was bad luck or oil on their hands, and the ball fell to the ground and rolled three times and two times, and then ran into the hands of the Kentucky players, and the whole basket was a mess.

And the tallest player in Kentucky is also the tallest No. 31 on the court - because of his weight, he played as a power forward and got the ball in the chaos.

Under the basket, he has to dunk directly when he gets the ball, and this kind of dunk is simply easy for him.

However, as soon as he bent his knees and raised his hand, he noticed that his arm seemed to have hit something, and then the referee's whistle came.

"Beep!" The referee's finger pointed to number 31, and he was still at a loss.

When he noticed Gan Guoyang who fell to the ground, he realized that his elbow was pushing against the other party's body, but he didn't have any strength at all?

However, the referee's whistle has sounded, and the content of the penalty will not be changed, and the audience on the sidelines also gave applause to the defense of Jīng Cai.

"Ho, this kid looks very cunning, like a veteran ruffian who has played in the NBA for ten years." In the VIP box on the top floor of the dome, a middle-aged white man with rimless glasses and a mild-mannered appearance said.

"Yes, his maturity is astonishing, and to be honest, although I am his agent, he has always been very careful to protect his own rights and interests, like a scheming fox." The other man chimed in.

"But I think I have to take a second look, after all, he is a Chinese, and the risk is too great. Of course, it would be great if he could indeed negotiate with Nike. ”

"There will basically be no problems on Nike's side, Mr. Buffett has solved their funding problems, it depends on when this kid will participate in the draft."

"It's better this year, it's a big year, a lot of talent, maybe the best year in NBA history."

"I'll try to convince him, his coach, and his father."

Little did Gan Guoyang know that a conversation somewhere on the pitch would determine his future.

Of course, Gan's future is more in his own hands, and he used two blocks and a foul in defense to break Kentucky's frontcourt trident and pay the price of a hard slam on the floor.

One hapless reporter was hit by the 230-pound Gan Guoyang, and the camera under the basket has always been the most dangerous place.

But this reporter was also lucky, Gan Guoyang's defensive shots under the basket were all filmed by him.

These photos will make the front page headlines of tomorrow's sports newspapers: the omnipotent No. 11 and the inactive No. 31.

Kentucky's No. 31 was the original 1984 No. 1 pick, Sam Bowe, who was drafted by the Trail Blazers but ended up doing nothing because of injury; For this, the Trail Blazers even missed Michael Jordan.

Now, this cat and dog war, because of the appearance of Gan Guoyang, will change the fate of these two people.