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Volume 1: A New Beginning Chapter 478: Close at Hand

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    The first victory came quite smoothly. Although the Trail Blazers encountered a counterattack by the Pistons in the second quarter, the loophole was quickly blocked with Gan Guoyang's appearance, and the Pistons had no way to take Gan Guoyang and double-team him in advance.  For an inside player like Gan Guoyang, the traces of illegal defense are too obvious. In one-on-one defense, Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahon have nothing to do against Gan Guoyang.  Daly also tried to use Dennis Rodman to pester Gan Guoyang. This had worked in the regular season, but obviously Gan Guoyang had already had a way to deal with it in the finals. Rodman was beaten to disgrace by Gan Guoyang.  Gan Guoyang did not come into contact with Rodman at all, but directly received the ball and took action immediately, whether in the interior or in the mid-range. The result was that whether Gan Guoyang scored or not depended on his own touch. It made no difference whether Rodman defended or not.  However, in the fourth quarter, Daly tried again by asking John Salley to guard Gan Guoyang, and the effect was good. However, the overall situation was determined by that time. The Pistons could no longer do anything and could only watch the Trail Blazers win from home.  Walked away with a victory.  In this game, the Pistons' loss was obviously due to lack of preparation, or Chuck Daly was a little overconfident. He believed that with the strength of the Pistons, they had a chance to fight until the last minute, because the Pistons' key ball  Their ability is better than that of the Trail Blazers. They have more experience and their attack points are more dispersed and balanced. Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars are both big-hearted players, but the only one the Trail Blazers can really rely on at critical moments is Gan Guoyang.  , Gan Guoyang's key ball ability is also very strong, but as an inside player, he has a natural flaw, that is, it is difficult to catch the ball.  But Daly still misjudged Gan Guoyang's ability to take away the opponent in a wave in the third quarter. His powerful scoring power, his ability to control the field on the defensive end, and the combination of Drexler, Porter, Sabonis and other strong players, let him  The situation was instantly unbalanced, and Chuck Daly now realized why the Lakers, who had been so inseparable from the Pistons last season, would lose to the Trail Blazers 1:4 this season. If Riley hadn't played tricks, the result would have been very disastrous.  Maybe 4:0, the Blazers' offensive power is really terrifying.  As for the Trail Blazers, Adelman is very satisfied with the team's performance. It should be said that heading into the finals, the Trail Blazers are already at 100%. Especially after crossing the Lakers, the players have overcome their psychological problems.  After a season of running-in and a season of ups and downs, the Blazers' lineup finally reached its peak, and the chemical reaction and tacit understanding between the players reached their optimal level.  However, no one dared to relax. After the first game, early the next morning, all the Trail Blazers players came to the training hall early for training. No one relaxed, and Adelman also arrived earlier than usual.  For an hour, he acted like a tyrant in training, yelling at every player who made a mistake, but none of the players who were yelled at complained at all.  After training in the evening, no one went to bars or nightclubs. They all went home early to rest and get ready for the second game of the finals tomorrow.  Gan Guoyang also returned home early and did not choose to practice more. After returning home, the first thing he did was to take out the phone book, find a number, pick up the phone and dial a number.  "Hello, I'm Michael Jordan, please say." "It's me, Gan." Gan Guoyang's call was to Jordan. Even before the start of the conference finals, the two often talked on the phone and said on the phone  They wanted to compete in the finals, but the Bulls, who had created miracles in the first two rounds, finally fell at the feet of the Pistons again. Michael Jordan could only sit at home and watch Gan Guoyang show off his power in the finals.  When Jordan heard Gan Guoyang calling, he first sarcastically asked Gan Guoyang if he was here to show off to him. Gan Guoyang understood Jordan's thoughts. He knew that Jordan must be feeling very uncomfortable when he saw his outstanding performance in the finals.  Gan Guoyang has experienced this feeling himself. He was reimbursed in 1986 and lost in the Western Conference finals in 1988. He could only watch TV at home. He was deeply touched by it.  "Okay Michael, I just want to ask you some questions. When you played against the Pistons, you also won the first game and the third game, but then why did you lose three games in a row? Of course, I  I don¡¯t want to laugh at you, I don¡¯t have that need, I just want to understand, what is the strength of the Pistons?¡± When Gan Guoyang mentioned the Eastern Conference finals, Jordan was a little angry. At that time, they led 2:1, especially in the third place.  In this game, the Bulls were still behind by more than ten points in the fourth quarter, but under the leadership of Jordan, the Bulls closed the score little by little. Finally, relying on Jordan's key rebound jumper at the last moment, they won 99:97.  piston.  It¡¯s just that at the back, the Pistons seemed to have an idea. They played three games in a row without giving the Bulls a chance.  "Emotions, let me tell you a key issue, emotions, they play with emotions.Hands, if you fall into the emotional trap they designed, then you don't have to do anything, there is nothing.  Of course, I'm speaking lightly now, but actually trying to endure them during a game is really hard.  Of course, you played great in the first game, and you were good, but that was because your teammates were better, and your home fans were so crazy that they overwhelmed those guys in Detroit.  " Jordan's words are his own personal experience. Gan Guoyang has also heard about the Pistons' ability to stir up the opponent's emotions and ultimately prevent the opponent from performing at a normal level. However, this is the first time the two teams have met in the playoffs. The Pistons in the regular season  Obviously not so calculating. Moreover, Jordan also said that the madness of the home fans and the Pistons' own lack of preparation also kept their momentum suppressed by the Trail Blazers. Laimbeer, Ma Hong and others tried to disrupt the Trail Blazers with small actions and malicious fouls.  "I understand that we will not be provoked so easily. I am a civilized and polite gentleman player.  "Gan Guoyang said to Jordan with a smile. "If you are civilized and polite, then Ranbir is a fucking model citizen!  Maybe he can even run for president!  "The two chatted on the phone for a long time, until Wang Fuxi came over and held Gan Guoyang's ears and asked him to go back to the room to take a shower and sleep. "" In the second game, the Blazers, facing a formidable enemy, continued to win at the Memorial Stadium  Facing the Pistons, the fans were still as crazy, and Shaunley's commentary was still so passionate. As soon as they stepped into the arena, Gan Guoyang and his teammates felt that they had huge motivation. Even the All-Star team on the opposite side  They were also confident of knocking down their opponents. The process of the game was exactly the same as the first game. The Pistons tried to suppress the Trail Blazers in the opening, but their offensive touch was not that good. Gan Guoyang still firmly controlled the backcourt rebounds and became the winner.  The engine of the Blazers' fast break. In the first quarter, the Blazers went crazy again. This time it was Drexler who was crazy. Joe Dumars could limit Drexler's performance in the positional battle.  But once entering a fast attack, Dumars' legs and feet could not keep up with the glider, not to mention Drexler has always been a "first quarter superstar". With the support of Gan Guoyang's backcourt rebounds, Drexler made his first goal.  After scoring 14 points in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers once again led the Pistons by a large margin. As a result, the Pistons entered into the rhythm of "digging holes and filling holes". With the experience of dealing with the Pistons after taking the lead in the last game, Adelman continued.  The strategy of the last game was that Gan Guoyang took more rest in the second quarter and came on as a substitute, preferring to let the Pistons recover some points, and then Gan Guoyang came on again to put pressure on the Pistons. Only this time, Daly started to use two long-term players, Sally and Rodman.  Gan Guoyang suffered a lot when he was defended by players with good hands and flexibility. Gan Guoyang was not afraid of thick and heavy players like Laimbeer and Ma Hong, but they were spider men with long hands. Gan Guoyang has always been more annoying. However, Gan Guoyang still adjusted in time.  He made full use of his strength, asked for the ball in a deeper position, and scored in a more vigorous way. The game became more and more intense, but the Trail Blazers maintained a lead of more than 10 points until the fourth quarter, and the Pistons launched.  In the final counterattack, they once closed the score to only 3 points, but Terry Porter and Paxson's three-pointers at the critical moment completely ruined the Pistons' hope of comeback, and the Trail Blazers finally won another victory at home.  Just like this, the score was 2:0, and the championship seemed to be close at hand.
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