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Volume 1 A New Beginning Chapter 480 Refuse to Lose in a Row

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    "Tonight we were suppressed, completely suppressed. We didn't play as well as we did in the first two games. Our rhythm was shattered. We struggled throughout the game, constantly solving problems, and then they appeared again.  New problems arose, and this situation continued until the last moment. We were never able to play Trail Blazers-style basketball, which couldn¡¯t be worse.¡± At the post-game press conference, Adelman commented on the team¡¯s performance in the third quarter.  The performance in each game basically summarized the dilemma faced by the Blazers in the game. Adelman was mentally prepared for such a situation, but when the actual results came out, his tone was inevitably filled with helplessness and frustration.  The same is true for Gan Guoyang. His performance in this game is actually quite outstanding, but the performance of his teammates has been greatly curbed. It is impossible for him to score more than 50 points in every game to turn the tide.  Gan Guoyang knew in his heart that after 2:0, the third game was a watershed. 3:0 and 2:1 were completely different worlds. 3:0 meant that the championship was won, and 2:1 showed that there were endless possibilities.  In the history of the NBA Finals, the only example of a comeback from a 0:2 deficit was as of 1989, that is, the 1977 Finals, when the protagonists were the Portland Trail Blazers.  As a time traveler who has experienced later generations of history, Gan Guoyang certainly knows that in the 2005 Finals, the Pistons and the Spurs fought to the seventh game with a 0:2 deficit. Then in 2006, the Heat completed a 0:2 deficit.  A huge reversal.  The Trail Blazers didn¡¯t want history to happen 17 years in advance, nor did they want the miracle of 12 years ago to happen to them retaliation. After the game, in the locker room, the whole team made repeated summaries.  This is a habit that the Blazers have developed since the first game of the season. They need to conduct a post-game summary, summarize the mistakes the team made in the game, and how to improve in the next game, and analyze the team's data.  The division will also post the data of the two teams in a conspicuous place for players to compare, to stimulate those players who are not performing well.  "Ms. Jerome, you allowed Rodman to score 18 points? What kind of player is Rodman? In addition to rebounding, fouling, and defense, what other offensive methods do you think he has? Dunk? Layup under the basket? Also  "Dear Jerome, no more! He has no offensive means, and you let him get 18 points!" Adelman and Gan Guoyang were sent out to deal with the press conference.  Assistant coach Bellman taught other players a lesson behind closed doors.  After staying with the Trail Blazers for several years, Bellman has become an indispensable figure in the team's coaching staff. He is Adelman's top think tank and can also take on some of the head coach's duties. Now he has long since lost his strength.  He was as cautious when he joined the Trail Blazers and scolded players as he was in Palo Alto High School.  Cauchy became Bellman's first firepower target. Cauchy's role in the team is still very critical, and it can be said that Cauchy is the barometer of the Blazers' status. When Cauchy is in good shape, it means that the entire team is in good shape.  The team is in good condition and running well; if Kexi is in poor condition, the Blazers' overall condition will definitely not be much better.  The reason is very simple. On the offensive end, Kesi is not very independent and relies heavily on teammates' assists and overall tactical cooperation. Therefore, Kesi's good condition means that the Blazers' offensive end is running smoothly; on the defensive end, Kesi is the number one outside shooter. If Kesi  If there is a problem with the state, then the Blazers' perimeter defense will most likely be torn apart.  This is the difference between role players like him and Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang has always been as stable as a mountain and his output contribution is very stable, but because of this, the performance of role players like this can often become the winner.  In the third game against Rodman, Cosey was disgraced by Rodman, a cunning little fox, and his emotions during the game were completely controlled by Rodman. It¡¯s amazing that he can play well like this.  "Ms. Arvidas, Edwards threw four balls over your head, yes, four. You dealt with him one by one, and then he hit consecutive shots! Look, look.  The beard on Edwards' face looks old enough to be your grandfather, so you let him score easily?" At this time, Bellman also turned on the video and tuned to the second half of the third quarter, when James Edwards  Zi came on the court and became the main attacking point inside. He scored three goals from Sabonis, extinguishing the Blazers' hope of catching up.  It can be said that Behrman was deeply impressed by these few goals. He specially called them out for Sabonis to watch, which made Sabonis blush and look ashamed. Sabonis was not only bullied by Edwards tonight, but also faced off against Bill Laimbeer.  The middle position was also at a disadvantage overall. Laimbeer's experience, cunning and dirty play were fully demonstrated. It can be said that except for failing to stop Gan Guoyang in scoring, Laimbeer defeated all the other insiders of the Trail Blazers.  "Ms. Buck, your offensive rebounds are 0, 0, 0, 0, and your backcourt rebounds are 1, 1, 1, 1. I think you should learn computers and do binary calculations." Buck -Williams was also a victim of Laimbeer. Laimbeer grabbed 22 rebounds tonight, including 21 backcourt rebounds, protecting the Pistons' basket without leaks.  In comparison, although Gan Guoyang grabbed 15 rebounds, other players contributed too little. Dennis Rodman also scored 11 rebounds. The huge gap in rebounds between the two sides tonight was also a disastrous defeat for the Blazers.  One of the reasons.  "Ms. Porter, I suspect that your brain was damaged after being elbowed by that guy Laimbeer. After you come back on the court, you should continue to attack the opponent instead of hurting your own ball with repeated mistakes.  Team!" Bellman's firepower soon spread to Terry Porter. After being elbowed by Laimbeer tonight, Porter has been playing in a daze. He only scored 11 points and 3 assists, but his performance was astonishing.  7 turnovers.  In fact, in this game, Chuck Daly had a very important decision, which was where to focus the defense. Daly realized that blocking Gan Guoyang had long been proven to have no future and was a pure waste of troops.  In the backcourt, Daly did not choose to block Drexler, but chose to strangle Terry Porter because he keenly observed that in key playoff games, Porter played a more important role than Drake.  Sler is even more important.  In the first game of the Finals, it was Porter's consecutive three-pointers that opened up the situation for the Trail Blazers and gained the advantage in one fell swoop to win. After realizing this, the Pistons are very familiar with dealing with outside ball-carrying players. They have already accumulated experience with Jordan.  A wealth of experience.  Therefore, the person who mainly defended Porter during the game became Joe Dumars, while Rick Mahon and Bill Laimbeer on the inside came up to serve him at any time, and the two of them carefully studied Porter's ball path.  Knowing that Porter's ability to break through with his left hand is very strong, I deliberately set up an ambush on his left hand side and randomly attacked his breakthrough route. After Porter was hit several times, he felt completely useless in offense.  And Drexler's life is not easy either. He is a player who needs team support very much. Without the support of his teammates, he is like a glider without the wind. He has no way to glide in the sky and will just keep falling. He  He scored 18 points in the game, which was tepid and had no decisive change in the situation.  Bellman was full of firepower in the locker room. He used data, video, and analysis to scold the Blazers players. The Blazers players also knew that their performance was really poor, so they could only lower their heads and change clothes in the sweltering heat.  In the room, he endured the discipline of the hell side.  After cursing for more than 20 minutes, Adelman and Gan Guoyang returned to the locker room. As soon as Gan Guoyang opened the door, he felt something was wrong. He felt that there was an atmosphere of Tomb Sweeping Day in the locker room. He knew that everyone would be in trouble.  He was scolded, because in the past in Palo Alto and Gonzaga, the team was often scolded by Bellman like this.  Gan Guoyang looked at his teammates who were a little depressed and knew it was time to cheer everyone up.  "Cheer up girls, we've had 82 wins this season, 69 regular season games, 13 playoff games, that's an amazing win, if someone told me they had 82 wins in a season,  My jaw dropped. But is it enough? Not even 82 games. Even if that number is as many as some teams play in a season, we are still short of two wins. Just two.  Tonight, I had to face those reporters again, holding a microphone in front of me and asking me why we lost. I also wanted to know, why did we lose? But now, I no longer want to.  I know, because I just want to know how we can win the next game, in Detroit, at the Palace of Auburn Hills! I don¡¯t want to lose two games in a row, return to the same starting line, and then play King Mountain in Detroit, no way!  If we are stronger, we should win, at any time, anywhere, against any opponent!¡± Throughout the playoffs, the Trail Blazers only lost two games. They never lost in a row and refused to do so!  Losing streak, for a strong team, losing is also inevitable. There is no eternal undefeated team, but how to solve the problem after losing, boost morale, and re-enter the next game to win, instead of  Being given the upper hand by your opponent and losing consecutive battles is a must-have condition for a championship team.  Just like the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals, everyone thought that the Trail Blazers would lose. Some even thought that they should voluntarily give up the fourth game and return to home to play Tianwangshan. However, Gan Guoyang disagreed. He desperately wanted to win the fourth game because he  Know that failure cannot become a habit, and the experience of failure should always be immediately transformed into motivation for victory.  Therefore, the fourth game will become a life and death battle for the Trail Blazers.
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