"Why were you in that position at the end of the game? It's not a place where a center forward should stand, is that the tactic of Coach Adelman? Or do you just feel like you should be standing there? ”

"Well, it's not a tactic, of course Coach Adelman has a set-up strategy, I should go around the baseline to the left low post after serving, that's the first option of the tactic, but this tactic was ruined by the Lakers, so Porter executed the second option, broke through the middle and split the ball, but Clyde missed. I saw Sabonis and I thought he's going to get this rebound, he's got a good nose for rebounds, so I stepped out of the three-point line and I believed he saw me, and eventually he pulled the ball out and I hit that shot. ”

This is the question and answer of the reporter after the game when asking Gan Guoyang about his last shot, Gan Guoyang's last three-point kill can be said to be full of air pressure, and the entire Great Western Forum Arena fell into a dead silence, leaving only the Trail Blazers players to rush to Gan Guoyang and hug him.

But from a tactical point of view, no one would have thought that a center would stand outside the bottom corner three-point line at the last moment, receive the frontcourt rebound that was played by his teammates, and then hit a three-point shot to kill the opponent.

However, Gan Guoyang knows that although there is a lot of luck in this ball, there is inevitability in any accident, this ball Riley relied on Green and Cooper to successfully block Gan Guoyang's attempt to ask for it in the low post, and at the same time Riley bet that Drexler's mid-range shot would not go in, because Drexler's mid-range shooting rate was miserable tonight.

In fact, it's not just Drexler's mid-range shooting that is miserable, Gan Guoyang before shooting the last three-pointer, two mid-range two-point shots, and one three-point shot, tonight's scoring is all in the interior fight, and the extremely fierce physical confrontation makes it difficult for his muscles to hit the mid-to-long-range jumper.

At the moment when Drexler shot, Gan Guoyang realized that the ball was estimated to be in, the arc was too flat, and at the same time it was on the right, but Gan Guoyang did not rush to grab the frontcourt rebound, he was also betting, he saw that everyone in the Lakers was piled up under the basket, and he bet that Sabonis could grab the ball, because Sabonis also knew Drexler's shooting path.

Sure enough, the ball flew to the right side of the front of the basket, a very flat route, Sabonis just took advantage of the situation to push the ball to the right, Gan Guoyang was already ready outside the three-point line, received the ball, adjusted slightly, and hit it.

"I have the impression that the last time I saw a center shoot was Bill Lambir, who do you think is better than him?" The reporter suddenly asked this question again, indeed, in the current league, the center shoots three points outside, mainly Gan Guoyang and Ranbir, the two wonders, and Ranbier also staged a magical performance of three-point killing opponents in the game.

"Ranbier? He's got more three-point skills than Sabonis, and then he'll be able to compete with me. Gan Guoyang said to reporters, full of disdain, Sabonis's three-point level is also very good, the Trail Blazers will shoot three points on both inside, but at that time, the three-point tactics were not popular, otherwise other teams would suffer.

Anyway, after several seasons of tempering, Ranbier has become a complete public enemy, and Gan Guoyang teased him that everyone has no opinion, but then a reporter raised a sensitive question.

"After you succeeded, no, it should be said that before, you seemed to point at Riley and said something, can you tell me what you talked to Riley?" The reporters were really poisonous, and Gan Guoyang finally said to Riley, "Who-is-MVP?" Except for a few Lakers players on the sidelines and Riley himself, others must not be able to hear it, and at that time, the vast majority of people's attention was on the ball, and it was difficult for anyone to pay attention to Gan Guoyang and Riley talking without watching the video afterwards.

Besides, it's arrogant to run and talk to the opposing coach before the ball goes in, and only Larry Bird has done this kind of thing in the past, he said it before he shot, and he said it after he finished it.

Gan Guoyang hesitated slightly, he knew that it was okay to say that sentence on the field, it was purely trash talk to Riley, and it would undoubtedly give people the truth when he said it off the court, so Gan Guoyang said: "I said to him at the time, 'It's over for a drink'!"

The reporters at the scene also laughed when they heard Gan Guoyang's answer, of course everyone knew that Gan Guoyang was joking, and then no matter how the reporter asked Gan Guoyang, he did not answer this question positively, and Gan Guoyang also began to play haha when he asked other questions, everyone understood that this great god began to be impatient, and the pioneer staff who accompanied Gan Guoyang to the press conference also ended the post-game interview in a timely manner.

Subsequently, Gan Guoyang left the Great Western Forum Arena and got on the team's bus, when he got on the bus, he felt that everyone on the bus was in good spirits, as if such an extremely difficult game had washed away everyone's slump.

"My guys, I can go to Hollywood tonight to have some fun, and based on my performance today, can I put a handprint on the Walk of Fame?" Gan Guoyang made a joke after getting in the car.

His teammates laughed when they heard this, and Danny Young, who was sitting in the back, said, "I bet you're on Hollywood's blacklist, and the next time you go to Hollywood, you're going to have to bring sunglasses and a hat." ”

Gan Guoyang has a good relationship with some Hollywood filmmakers, he invests in a movie every year, and this year's Raiders of the Lost Ark 3 that he participated in investing in has been completed, and it will soon be released in North America, but in the past two days, Gan Guoyang is undoubtedly the public enemy of Los Angeles, and he beat the Los Angeles team in two consecutive games, which may also create a history.

"We'll go back to Portland in the evening, and when we get there, we get some rest, start training tomorrow morning, have games tomorrow night, and don't wander around." Adelman came out at this time to "spoil the fun", and the Trail Blazers will fly back to Portland immediately tonight, because they still have games to play tomorrow, and it will be back-to-back games.

Having said that, Adelman finally agreed to postpone tomorrow's training session until noon under the "encirclement" of the whole team, but he also affirmed that everyone could go early if they wanted.

As a result, when Adelman returned to Portland and went to the training center early in the morning, he found that all the players had arrived at the arena and started basic training on the field, which was the most active training for Adelman since January.

Adelman understands that the victory against the Lakers means a lot, and it was not just a comeback, but the Trail Blazers' performance in the second half was a return to self-confidence.

In the second half of January, although they only lost 4 games, but the opponent's targeted tactics and difficulties on the field made the players' self-confidence a small problem, against some weaker teams, the Trail Blazers can no longer chop melons and vegetables as they did at the beginning of the season, and the players are beginning to wonder if they have been seen through, do they need to change their style of play?

Adelman withstood the pressure and insisted on not changing his tactical play, but if yesterday's game against the Lakers was lost, and it was a big rout of the first half, then the change was inevitable, and no one knows what kind of damage such a change would bring to the Trail Blazers.

Gan Guoyang finally saved the team, he saved not only a game, but also saved the team's confidence, in the second half the Trailblazers insisted on their own tactics under his leadership, but the intensity was doubled, not impatient and the Lakers bit by point, every time it came to a critical moment, Gan Guoyang could stand up with a goal or defense to stabilize the situation, and then chase points with his teammates, until the final dedication.

This kind of tough battle is very important to improve the cohesion and self-confidence of a team, there are many strong teams that can make great progress at the beginning of the season, but halfway through the season, there will be all kinds of problems, and finally lose the momentum of the start.

As an inexperienced head coach, Adelman is good enough to stick to his tactics and not be easily shaken, but he has not yet learned how to get the team through such a psychological dilemma, and he is also at a disadvantage in the fight with Riley, but Gan Guoyang has helped the team with his persistence and leadership, as well as his outstanding personal performance.

Los Angeles battle, the Trail Blazers managed to survive.

Adelman looked at the players who were training seriously on the court, his heart was suddenly full of pride, he recalled the moment when Gan Guoyang hit the kill, a shock brought by basketball and victory, stirred in his chest, he not only shouted at the players: "Assemble! Time-to-fight！ (Assemble!) It's time to fight! ）”

Adelman's reaction was indeed a bit slow.