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Volume One A New Beginning Chapter 453 Caught Off guard

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    "This is the Arizona Veterans Memorial Stadium. What is about to begin here is the third game of the Western Conference semifinals of the 1989 playoffs. Tonight will be a crucial game for the Suns. They are behind 0:2.  The glimmer of hope is still going to be a desperate situation, it depends on the performance of this game. Now, the Suns players are starting to enter!" On May 13, the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns will soon play their third game in a packed house.  At the beginning of the Arizona Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Blazers, as the away team, completed the entrance ceremony in a cold atmosphere. This is Phoenix, not Oakland. Even when Gan Guoyang came on the court, there was no cheer at all, but a lot of boos.  When the Suns players began to enter the stadium, huge cheers erupted from the scene. At the same time, every fan at the scene had a white towel in his hand. More than 20,000 spectators in the audience were all waving white towels. The scene looked quite spectacular.  Gan Guoyang stood on the field, but he didn't think it was spectacular. He was thinking silently: "Are they surrendering to us?" Gan Guoyang wanted to think about it in his heart, but the Suns had no intention of surrendering. In the first two games, the Suns  Portland was beaten quite badly. Their offensive power, which was second in the league, was not used at all. Instead, they were suppressed defensively by the Blazers, who were the best in the league. After returning to the home court, they relied on the momentum and momentum of the home court.  Advantage, the Suns are bound to launch a desperate counterattack.  "Gan stood near the center circle and looked quite comfortable. Now he is at ease at the power forward position. This position can indeed better display his power. He has overwhelmed the Suns in both attack and defense range.  It's a big pain. Judging from his regular performance, he may also be the best defensive player. "The commentator tonight is Dick Stockton, and CBS TV still occupies the main spot in NBA broadcasts.  share.  If Gan Guoyang wins the best defensive player and then the MVP, he will become the second athlete to win both the regular season MVP and the best defensive player. The last one was Michael Jordan last year.  The game officially started in the scrimmage. Mark West once again touched the ball from Duckworth, and Kevin Johnson quickly grabbed the ball before Terry Porter and controlled the ball. The Suns  The team gets the ball and they are about to launch their first attack.  "Johnson handed the ball to Hornacek, and Hornacek was directing the offense. He handed the ball back to Johnson. Johnson and Tom Chambers set a pick-and-roll. Johnson passed the ball to Tom Chambers.  The Trail Blazers' defense was misaligned! Chambers made a layup with his left hand! The referee's whistle sounded, and it caused Gan's foul! "The Suns' first goal came quickly.  He and Tom Chambers cooperated in a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line on the right side. The pick-and-roll cooperation was quite good this time, which directly caused a mismatch defense. Terry Porter went to guard Chambers, but Gan Guoyang didn't have time to do so.  Switching defenses with Porter, Chambers directly broke through the middle with the ball, relying on Porter to make a throw with his left hand.  Gan Guoyang wanted to step forward to interfere with Chambers, but he squeezed Chambers's body during defense. The referee decisively called a foul. Although Gan Guoyang stepped forward to explain to the referee, it was of no use. You can only recognize Phoenix's home court.  Chambers scored a very important goal. Not only did he succeed in hitting a three-pointer, but he also caused a foul on Gan Guoyang. You must know that Chambers was completely defeated against Gan Guoyang in the first two games. He was defeated one-on-one.  It was successful, but the defense was eaten alive by Gan Guoyang. With a back hook, Chambers had no idea.  Now, Chambers scored a goal and drew a foul just at the beginning of the game, which is obviously a good sign for the Suns.  The fans at the scene also waved the white towels in their hands crazily, and Chambers made a steady free throw at the free throw line.  Back to the offense, Terry Porter carefully protected the ball across half court. He used his back to stare at Kevin Johnson and then lobbed the ball from outside the three-pointer to Gan Guoyang, who was already ready in the low post.  "In this game, the Suns started to let Mark West defend Gan. Gan held the ball, walked to the middle, and chose a hook with his left hand. The ball missed! Rebound! Hornacek got the ball and passed it to him before falling.  Kevin Johnson, the Suns' counterattack! "Gan Guoyang was a little anxious about this goal. Although Mark West was a big talker and claimed before the game that this game must be won at home, West's defensive skills were still the same.  Yes, at least his ability to defend against backs is much better than that of Chambers. He blocked the bottom line very hard and let Gan Guoyang go to the middle. Gan Guoyang chose a left-handed hook that was not the most sure, but the ball missed the basket.  Mark West immediately blocked Gan Guoyang. He didn't try to grab the rebound, so he blocked Gan Guoyang. As a result, Hornacek came out from the side and got the rebound.  With this attack and defense, Gan Guoyang knew in his heart that compared with the previous two games, the Suns' performance was much better.The preparations were very sufficient. They had just finished a life-or-death battle with the SuperSonics in the first two away games, so the Suns were not well prepared and followed the usual routine. As a result, they were beaten badly by the Trail Blazers who had made targeted arrangements.  This time it¡¯s back to a must-win situation, and it¡¯s home court, so the Suns are naturally more prepared.  "Kevin Johnson passed a long pass to the frontcourt. Tom Chambers took the ball. Facing Cosey, he made a fake move and hit a rebound shot! The ball went in!" The Suns' counterattack came very well.  Soon, it was Tom Chambers again. Because he no longer had to defend Gan Guoyang, he had the opportunity to participate in the fast break. He took the lead on this shot. Duckworth couldn't keep up with him, so Kexi had to defend it.  he.  But Cosey was not tall enough. Chambers used a cross-step fake move 10 feet away from the basket to shake off Cosey, then leaned forward and hit the rebound. Although the goal was quite reluctant, it was a solid two points.  Got it.  The cheers at the scene were louder. The Suns started with a strong momentum, but the Trail Blazers were obviously a little confused. The shot just now was a typical situation where a team with high inside numbers is chased and beaten by a fast team.  This is what Adelman is trying to avoid.  Now, the Blazers need to carefully consider whether they want to continue to play for Gan Guoyang, because if Gan Guoyang fails to score, Tom Chambers will go down quickly, and Duckworth will not be able to keep up. The other players who follow up are too tall.  If it's not enough, it's likely that it won't be able to cover Chambers, and Chambers will seize the opportunity. The Suns' success this year is inseparable from Chambers' tactical value.  "Gan asked for the ball on the left this time. He wanted to continue to play in the low post. Drexler passed the ball to Gan across the half court. Gan dribbled and turned around and shot with his left hand! West fouled and the referee's whistle sounded.  " This time it was West's turn to complain. He felt that there was no foul on his ball, but the referee thought that he hit Gan Guoyang's arm.  Gan Guoyang was about to go to the free throw line. At this time, he was also a little anxious, because he felt that the Suns' defense against him was very targeted. Just two goals, the first one was on the right side, and Mark West blocked the bottom line.  Let him go to the line. When the second ball is on the right side, he lets go of the baseline and lets him go. The result is that Gan Guoyang used his left hand to handle the ball for both goals.  Logically speaking, Gan Guoyang¡¯s left hand is almost the same as his right hand. In the past, he could score more than 20 points in a game by shooting exclusively with his left hand, but now it is the playoffs, and no matter how flexible his left hand is, it is still worse than his right hand.  Gan Guoyang felt that his touch in this game might not be as good as in the previous two games. The touch is like an old aunt. There are always a few days in a month that make you uncomfortable, and naturally there will be a few offensive games.  Not good. In the five games of the playoffs so far, Gan Guoyang's touch has been amazing, but now he feels something is not good.  "Gan's first free throw missed, the ball fell out." Gan Guoyang's first free throw missed. The shouts from the audience hurt his eardrums. It seems that his offensive touch is indeed not very good.  good.  Gan Guoyang still hit the second free throw, 5:1, the Trail Blazers got the first point of the game, a free throw from Gan Guoyang.  "Keep the inside line, leave it to me outside, don't let them rush for rebounds." Gan Guoyang ordered Duckworth when he returned to defense, and Duckworth nodded. If there was anything the Trail Blazers didn't do well in the first two games,  In other words, it is the protection of backcourt rebounds. Because Gan Guoyang roamed a lot to cover the defense, Duckworth inside did not have as strong backcourt rebound control as Gan Guoyang, and the Suns robbed a lot of offensive rebounds.  But this time, the Suns' offense was different from the previous two games. Kevin Johnson once again engaged Tom Chambers in a pick-and-roll outside the right three-point line. However, after the pick-and-roll was completed, Porter and Gan Guoyang switched positions in a timely manner.  There was no gap or mismatch, and Johnson did not pass the ball to Chambers, but passed the ball to Tyrone Corbin in the middle.  Corbin received the ball without pausing. At this time, Hornacek had already circled 45 degrees from the baseline to the left. Corbin passed the ball to Hornacek. Hornacek received the ball and made a jump shot directly. The ball hit the ball steadily.  , as accurate as a layup.  7:1, the Suns beat the Trail Blazers 7:1 in the opening game. Their offense was very effective. The reason is very simple. Tom Chambers and Kevin Johnson played pick-and-rolls in a very small position on the right, constraining Gan Guoyang.  This point makes it impossible for him to interfere with other players on a large scale.  In the first two games, Kevin Johnson and Chambers used to pick and roll in the middle. Gan Guoyang could switch to both sides at any time. Now they have made a change. No matter how fast Gan Guoyang rotates, he cannot run from the right to the left to interfere with Horner.  Secked.  The Suns, who were well prepared, caught the Trail Blazers off guard at the start.
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