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Volume 1: A New Beginning Chapter 468: Withstand the Pressure

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    The Trail Blazers took an 11:2 lead at the beginning. The Lakers' strategy of focusing on Worthy did not work. Worthy made 0 of 3 shots under Gan Guoyang's one-on-one defense, and also suffered a big block from Gan Guoyang.  When the Cobras faced Gan Guoyang, their singles success rate was less than 30%, which is enough to prove that Gan Guoyang deserves the title of best defensive player this season.  The biggest problem facing Riley now is that the Lakers' interior offense is quite weak. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can no longer score more than 30 points in a single game in the Finals like he did three years ago. Worthy is restrained by Gan Guoyang. Such a positional offensive system of the Lakers  It was destroyed. Although Riley believed that Worthy could not be contained for the whole game, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar still had the ability to score continuously - he just needed enough preparation time, but the scoring problem urgently needs to be solved.  Riley has only one choice, rely on Magic. Riley has never been a master of tactics. He is an expert in squeezing players' talents. Magic Johnson has played to the extreme in his hands. Magic has developed his own three-point shooting this season.  Relying on his height advantage, he can often shoot cold arrows from the outside and deal fatal blows to opponents; and in many games, Magic has performed miraculous performances of ultra-long-range buzzer-beating three-pointers.  "Magic, we need you to attack. Jim Paxson is not your opponent. Attack boldly and put some pressure on their back line. Let's ignore him inside. We need speed, we need scoring, we need to find  Return to our rhythm, this game should belong to us, don't give them a chance, I hope that the current backwardness will be our final backwardness in this game." Pat Riley is not only a coach, but also an excellent speaker.  Home, his speeches to players before, during and after games are as meticulously prepared as his impeccably combed hair.  And Johnson was a little dissatisfied with Riley's words. After all, after the two had worked together for so many years, the early intimacy and obedience had long since disappeared. The Magician was a successful superstar, and Riley was a star with both fame and fortune.  Coach, of course, the Lakers in this era are missing two championship trophies. They failed in the Finals for two consecutive years. Magic lags behind Larry Bird in terms of the number of championships and MVPs. This gives him a great advantage.  Big motivation to compete for the crown this season.  Therefore, although Magic has long been tired of Riley's set of motivational methods, especially the methods he used in the third game that made Magic feel disgusted, he still nodded. No matter what, now he is  It¡¯s time to pick up the team and move forward.  "The timeout is over, the Lakers need to adjust. Their offense is in trouble. Worthy can't open this point at all, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is no longer old enough to shoulder the offensive burden. Duckworth spared no effort in defending him.  They don¡¯t have the attitude of respecting the elderly.¡± ¡°Jabbar¡¯s condition has indeed deteriorated greatly, but I think he will still be able to help the Lakers. The only two points the Lakers have now are from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar¡¯s dunk. In the Lakers, he  The desire for the championship may be stronger than others. "As a former Celtics player, Tom Heinsohn expressed his understanding of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Four championships may be enough for some players, after all.  Many players never win a championship, but for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the losses in 1987 and 1988 were unacceptable. In 1989, the last year of his career, he had to fight for his fifth championship trophy.  "Magic Johnson beat Jim Paxson with his backpassed the ball behind his back! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar caught the ball and succeeded in a layup! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the Lakers' second goal!" The Lakers' first attack back from the end, Magic directly  Holding the ball from outside the left three-point line, he started to back up Paxson and squeeze in. Under such circumstances, other Blazers players must pay attention to Magic. Magic's post-up singles ability is the best in the league.  He is second to none among the defenders. His size advantage is too great, and Jim Paxson is not good at defense.  But what's even more terrifying for Magic is his defense. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did not force himself into the low post. He knew that he could not defeat Duckworth with his own physical strength. In order to maintain his condition in the past two years, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been losing weight.  At the same time, resistance ability also plummets with age.  So Kareem Abdul-Jabbar very cleverly used AC Green's screen to suddenly go around to the left. Johnson's pass was very timely, as if it was calculated. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received the ball and succeeded in a layup with his left hand. Duckworth didn't even have time.  Jump interference.  Soon, the Blazers' defense began to be tested by Magic's big butt. Every time, he used his back to launch an attack. If the Blazers' defense was loose or there was an opportunity for teammates to move, Magic's ball would always be the first.  It was immediately passed that if the Trail Blazers insisted on one-on-one defense without changing formations or double-teaming, then Magic would steadily attack Paxson alone. With this move alone, the Lakers scored eight points in a row.  On the Trail Blazers side, the Lakers areThe defensive end launched their signature oppressive perimeter defense, and the Blazers' offense, which was originally four-on-five on the offensive end, became increasingly difficult. Porter was completely locked up. Fortunately, the remaining Gan Guoyang was still available to the Lakers.  He has no choice, his offensive feel is surprisingly good.  "Gan and Paxson's pick-and-roll, Paxson hit the ground and passed the ball to Gan The ball was not passed well, but Gan still controlled the ball! Direct jump shot! Hit the ball off the board! Wow! A difficult off-board shot,  The ball was almost broken! At 31:25, Gan scored 17 points in this quarter. The first quarter was over, and the Trail Blazers led the Lakers by six points. "Gan Guoyang ended the first quarter with a difficult rebound shot.  In this quarter of the game, in addition to Gan Guoyang, the Trail Blazers scored 7 points, Duckworth scored two points, Paxson scored three points, and Richard Anderson, who came off the bench, scored two points. Basically,  Except for Gan Guoyang and Porter, the other players only scored one goal and then lost their ability to score.  During the break between the first and second quarters, Adelman and Gan Guoyang had some small disputes. Adelman hoped that Gan Guoyang, who had played the entire first quarter, could rest off the court for a while, but Gan Guoyang insisted on staying on the court.  , and said that he did not want to stay on the bench for a minute.  "You need to rest, because there are heavier tasks for you to complete later! And I hope you can listen to the coach's arrangements and believe that your teammates can complete their work! Sit down, Gan, and I will let you do it when needed.  You play." Adelman insisted on his opinion. Usually, Adelman would listen to Gan Guoyang when he asked to stay on the court, but this time Adelman did not let Gan Guoyang stay on the court. As a coach, he needs to be in control.  Good rotation, especially with so few cards in hand.  At this time, Behrman also pulled the corner of Gan Guoyang's clothes and motioned him to sit down and rest. Gan Guoyang looked at Behrman and suppressed the urge to play. He felt really good in the first quarter and made consecutive shots.  , Gan Guoyang also hopes to continue this feeling and score more points for the team, because others really can't score points.  Adelman actually knows that it is risky to put his only ace off the court at this time. If the Lakers rely on this gap to turn over in the second quarter, it will be difficult for the Blazers to hit the ball, but for the third quarter  , In the fourth quarter, Adelman also had to let Gan Guoyang rest, and the game on the field could only be left to other players.  "The second quarter started, and the Blazers were stretched thin. Gan was replaced, Sabonis came on, Brands also replaced Duckworth, and there were no changes in the backcourt players." In this game, Porter and Parker  The pressure on Sen is destined to be huge. The backup point guard Danny Young is too short. After coming on the court, the defensive holes are even bigger, and there is no way to compete with Magic and Scott.  After Gan Guoyang left the field, Worthy was instantly liberated. Because Magic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were also resting off the court, the Lakers' offensive focus returned to Worthy. At this time, Blans, who was defending Worthy, could not contain him at all.  "Worthy caught the ball in the middle and passed by Brans with a fake move! He succeeded in picking up the basket!" Worthy showed off his special skill again, attacking as fast as a cobra, and Brans didn't react at all.  Worthy passed him cleanly, 31:27, and the score difference was only four points.  Then on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers immediately came to a standstill. After Michael Cooper came on the court, the pressure on the perimeter became even stronger. The Lakers' first gate on the perimeter locked Porter tightly, and Porter could only pass the ball to  Paxson, Paxson broke through from the right baseline and missed a throw. The rebound was caught by Scott, and the Lakers launched a fast break.  "Scott passed the ball to Worthy. Worthy held the ball quickly and dunked!" Worthy released all the pressure he had suffered in the first quarter. His dunk was as fast as lightning, following the defensive Mark Bryant.  There was no time to jump.  31:29, only two points left.  Gan Guoyang could not sit still on the bench, but Adelman still signaled Gan Guoyang to hold on. The Lakers fans at the scene began to become restless again. They could smell the Lakers' counterattack moment coming.  But Sabonis suddenly stood up.  "Sabonis gave Porter a pick-and-roll, Porter passed back to Sabonis, and Sabonis made a jumper from beyond the three-point line! Hit! Sabonis hit a three-pointer! A three-pointer that no one expected!" Gan Guoyang saw  Sabonis couldn't help but stand up and applaud when he made this three-pointer. This three-pointer was so crucial. At 34:29, the point difference became 5 points again. Two points and five points are really completely different differences.  Immediately, Michael Cooper missed a mid-range shot on the offensive end. Sabonis got the backcourt rebound and then passed the ball directly to the frontcourt. Blans had already run past the center line, received the ball and went straight to the basket.  ??Brans is not completely useless. Anyone who can play in the NBA has two skills. Facing James Worthy who is chasing him, Blans cleverly uses the time difference.A three-step slow layup escaped Worthy's block and succeeded in a layup from the left!  36:29, the point difference was one point larger than the end of the first quarter.  Now, Gan Guoyang finally sat down and could rest for a while.
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