[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1077":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1444594,1896,"Chapter 1077 - 21 Hope_4","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1077",1077,"\u003Cp>Faced with the double team, he didn’t even jump, just threw the ball directly, it bounced off the backboard into the hoop, also causing a defensive foul by Mu Lin—Mu Lin had grabbed his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makes the extra free throw, Gan Guoyang immediately gets into defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he delays Stockton’s advance in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he returns to the Three Second Zone to guard David Robinson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he blocks Charles Barkley’s baseline reverse layup after receiving the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After controlling the ball, he passes it to Hu Weidong on the fast break counterattack, Hu Weidong charges towards the basket like light cavalry and dunks successfully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lineup of the Dream Team lacks the ability to retreat defensively, Gan Guoyang capitalizes on this and launches a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, they’ve caught up 5 points. Under Gan Guoyang’s leadership, China Team plays extremely tenaciously, and Gan Guoyang remains calm and composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever the Dream Team thinks they have opened up a sufficient lead, he always immediately returns the favor with a counterattack, recovering several points in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He perfectly controls the rhythm of the game, no matter what kind of lineup adjustments Beelman makes, he can immediately respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that Jiang Xingquan’s timeout in the second half mainly serves to let Gan Guoyang rest for a while and catch his breath; he couldn’t offer any other guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Gan Guoyang’s game; he knows how to play, understands the opponent’s situation, and also knows his teammates’ condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the game time dwindles, with five minutes left until the end, the score is 82:66, China Team trailing by 16 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xingquan calls another timeout, makes personnel adjustments, and also lets Gan Guoyang drink some water and catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang looks very fatigued, having played for 35 minutes without resting for even a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mental and physical effort both pushed to the limit; he’s done everything he could, yet China Team is still trailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his eyes lack disappointment, instead filled with the flame of battle. As he prepares to re-enter the game after drinking water, he continues to encourage his teammates: \"Alright, the final five minutes, it’s time to sprint, it’s the last fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still able to sprint, still able to make the final fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s already scored 40 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, and made 5 blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an unparalleled state of perfection, he has brought China Team to the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, can he still erupt? Can he still sprint? Is this so incredible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, every member of the China Team bursts with full fighting spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having reached this point, even if they were asked to carry a pack of dynamite to demolish a bunker, they wouldn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their stamina has long reached the limit, Jiang Xingquan has used every available player, anyway, it all feels the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are only two requirements for those entering the game: first, not to make careless mistakes, and second, safely pass the ball to Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the game against the Dream Team, the Chinese players really understood what the gap felt like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, they also realized how to play under a huge gap and what the right way to play is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use your brain, have discipline, understand strategy, know how to judge, and moreover, have courage and resilience; these are ways to narrow the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, carry hope for victory; at this moment, they even believe that one day they can truly defeat the Dream Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>China Team inbounds the ball from the backcourt, Gan Guoyang receives the pass from Shan Tao, and dribbles towards the frontcourt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dream Team’s five players are posed for defense, Jordan, Malone, Pippen, Ewing, and Stockton—this is Beelman’s final lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group strong in both offense and defense, probably the Dream Team’s truly toughest and most balanced lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They resemble an impossibly towering, strong, intimidating giant standing in front of the hoop, with no one capable of passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gan Guoyang is like Don Quixote, riding a thin horse, wielding a long spear, charging forward with hope and desire for victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"At no time should one abandon dreams and hopes for victory; if you give up, your life ends early.\"—Gan Guoyang]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————Excerpt from \"The Story of Ah Gan\" published in 2025, written by Wu Zhixiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Olympic Special Volume \"Dream of Barcelona\" completed.)\u003C\u002Fp>",727,"2026-06-06T01:41:49.959Z",1,"novelbin.me","0a101b9e0d33ca4687771fc940a412c3c7982668497882b218c51948d603b780","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1078","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1076",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]