On October 27, the Trail Blazers and Warriors game was successfully played at the Memorial Coliseum.

The Warriors still have a lot of expectations on their books this season, and the return of their former No. 1 pick Barry Carroll and the rest of the main roster have not moved, which is a real reinforcement.

The Warriors didn't do much in the trade market, but they still found a treasure in the draft and signed players in the free agency market as reinforcements.

But in the first game, they met last season's Denver-Nuggets, the third old in the West, and the lineup has gone through many run-ins and tactical proficiency against the Nuggets, and the newly patched Warriors are obviously unable to parry.

Despite Carroll's impressive performance and Mullin's good debut, they lost to the Nuggets by 14 points at home.

Next up is their trip to Portland to challenge the formidable Trail Blazers, and this season schedule is really not good for them.

For the Trail Blazers, such a schedule is indeed easy and pleasant, especially for Gan Guoyang, whose highest score in a single game in the regular season last season was achieved by the Warriors when they played each other, when the whole team was in a slump, and Gan Guoyang single-handedly carried the banner and beat the Warriors all over the ground.

The Warriors also seemed to be stimulated by that game, and did their best to get back their top center, Carroll, in order to stop letting an interior player like Gan Guoyang wreak havoc in their restricted area.

Carol has been playing gold panning in Italy for a year, so Gan Guoyang has only heard of the former champion show and has never seen him, let alone played against him on the field.

So before the game began, Gan Guoyang took the initiative to shake hands with the champion center who had been "absent" for a year, and Carol also reached out and touched Gan Guoyang's hand, and without saying anything, he turned around and stood in the middle circle to jump the ball.

Gan Guoyang was stunned by Carol, he had also heard before the game that Carol had a bad reputation, a lazy style, a bad relationship with the media, and a greedy for money, otherwise he would not have gone to Europe to play for money.

In Europe, a player like Carroll, who averaged 20 plus 10 per game in the NBA in his playing year, naturally killed all sides on the court and successfully helped the team win the national league championship, plus the European basketball "Krach Cup".

After returning to the NBA, Carroll chose his old club, the Warriors, and handed over a good 21-14 in the first game against the mighty Nuggets, which also gave him confidence in his future prospects in the NBA.

Before the game, Carroll learned that Gan Guoyang, a Chinese rookie, had become popular in the league last season, and scored 43 points and 25 rebounds on the head of the Warriors to shock the league.

Therefore, Carroll also wants to use this battle to prove his importance to the Warriors and the important changes he has brought to the Warriors, Gan Guoyang has become his number one target.

Gan Guoyang didn't feel anything, he also watched some Carroll's game videos, it should be said that this is a very good inside scorer, he has an excellent feel and range, his feet are gorgeous, he is very skilled in various offensive methods, and even he has a very good big hook.

At the same time, Carroll's defense is also remarkable, especially in his confrontation with Abdul-Jabbar, Gan Guoyang found that the effect of defending Abdul-Jabbar may be better than Moses Malone.

This is all due to Carroll's unique physical condition, solid 7-foot height, extremely long arm span, and agile skills, which allows him to interfere with Abdul-Jabbar's hook like Nate Thurmond.

However, Gan Guoyang still has full confidence in dealing with this old champion in his heart.

"Ready, the game is about to begin." The referee of the game, Rush, reminded Gan Guoyang and Carroll that he was ready to throw the ball to start the game.

As the ball was thrown into the air by the referee, the two center forwards jumped at the same time, and the game officially began.

Gan Guoyang lost to Carol in the scrum, which is enough to show that Carroll is indeed excellent in physical condition, and it also shows that he is in good shape.

The Warriors spearheaded the offense, starting with center Barry Carroll, power forward Larry Smith, point guard Floyd, shooting guard Terry Teagh, and small forward.

The Warriors' leading scorer, Saut was unable to make the team due to injuries, and in last year's game against the Trail Blazers, Saut was injured in the opening game, and I don't know if it was an old injury that affected him this time.

In Sauter's absence, the Warriors naturally focused their offense on Carroll on the inside.

Unlike the last game against the Suns, the Suns' interior line can be called weak, Gan Guoyang can focus more on the outside line to help defend, and now he must pay more attention to Carroll.

The Warriors first offense passed the ball to Carroll, who received the ball in the low post on the right side, and it was a matchup between the team's centers.

As soon as the two came into contact with each other, Carroll felt a strong force coming from behind him, and he held the ball and wanted to squeeze it inside, but found it a little difficult.

"This kid has a lot of strength." Carroll thought that this is the idea that almost all interior players who play against Gan Guoyang for the first time will have.

Gan Guoyang resisted Carol like a rock, not giving Carol a chance to squeeze in.

But Carroll didn't resist, he passed the ball back to the outside line to readjust, and then Floyd hoisted the ball back in, and Carroll hooked directly after receiving the ball!

Carol's hook hand is also a big hook hand, but it is not as chic as Jabbar and Gan Guoyang, it looks a little stiff, but the speed is very fast, and Gan Guoyang only has time to tiptoe and stretch out.

"Huh!" The ball arcs down and eventually falls into the net, and the ball goes in.

“yes！ nice-hook！ (Okay!) Nice hook hands! Carroll looked excited after scoring the goal, clenched his fist hard and shouted, as if demonstrating to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang doesn't care, his temper is much better now than in his rookie season, and he doesn't care much about some inconsequential provocations.

"Do you want to give him back?" This is Valentin came to Gan Guoyang's side and said to him.

"No, fight according to tactics, ignore him, I'll teach him a lesson later." After speaking, Gan Guoyang sent the ball to Valentine, slowly ran through the half of the court, and began to attack.

Gan Guoyang came to the high post to cover the outside of the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers' starting lineup was adjusted this season, with Drexler becoming the starting point guard, so their tactics in positional offense have also changed.

The "C&S" (run-and-catch-and-shoot) tactics executed by Paxson in the past and the air-cut and back-to-the-basket didn't suit Drexler, and his shooting ability really didn't work.

But Drexler has excellent breakaway ability and excellent low post skills, and he is starting to play more of the team's tactical serve and break points.

Vanderwicki's responsibilities have changed accordingly, and he has become more and more out-of-the-box in terms of the proportion of inside and outside offense, knowing that at the Nuggets he played power forward, and now he has gradually become a complete small forward.

In addition, a more important tactical development is the blocking and dismantling of Drexler and Gan Guoyang, which has played a huge role in the playoffs, and has become a weapon for the Trail Blazers after training camp.

Valentin handed the ball to Les Luxler after half-time and he started to run and take away the defence.

After Drexler got the ball, he used Gan Guoyang's cover to go straight into the Warriors' interior from the middle!

The Warriors switched defenses in the face of two pick-and-rolls, and Carroll went to defend Drexler.

Drexler didn't retreat from Carroll's defense, and he used his speed to quickly shake off Carroll's position and hit the basket directly.

Instead of opting for a more knee-draining dunk, Drexler flicked the ball in the air with a flick of his fingers before Carroll's slap came up, and the ball swirled in the air, past Carroll's fingertips, and gently into the basket.

"Yay!" There was a roar of cheers in the memorial stadium, and Drexler's shot was clearly a few points better than a dunk, a beautiful singer-roll.

In Houston in the offseason, Drexler practiced the art hard, and after the injury, his leg had to be protected, but his hands were not idle, and he would hone his hand skills every day.

The fingertip pick-and-basket that seemed a bit stiff in the game last season has now matured.

However, the Warriors' counterattack came quickly, and it was still Carroll, who did not stop playing the position, but quickly advanced the ball to the front court while the audience was still cheering.

Carroll was in the corner position, Gan Guoyang was slightly hesitant after seeing his position, he didn't know whether to step forward to defend, and the other players of the Trail Blazers were still looking for their respective opponents.

At this time, Floyd passed the ball to Carroll, who did not hesitate at all, and shot directly at the corner position with a 15-foot jumper.

"Huh!" Two points and another hit! It seems that Carroll has a pretty good opening hand.

And Carol was also smiling after scoring the goal, and at the same time shook his head a little helplessly.

Gan Guoyang was still unmoved, continued to serve in the backcourt, and continued to cover his teammates in the front court and make passing transitions.

Before the game, Ramsey arranged that at the beginning of this game, he should play more outside lines, practice more tactics, and strive to further improve the tacit understanding of the players, after all, the Warriors are not a strong team, and they can be used to practice a practice.

Gan Guoyang also followed the guidance of the head coach, did a good job in the first quarter, and he did not exert his full strength in defense, but "let Carroll score again and again".

After scoring the first two goals, Carroll also struck while the iron was hot, and scored five more points later, one of which still caused Gan Guoyang's foul and hit the free throw.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 25:23, and the Warriors even led by two or two points.

Carroll got 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, while Gan Guoyang only had 2 points and 3 rebounds, and the old champion seemed to have the advantage.

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