[{"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-1106":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},1444523,1896,"Chapter 1106 - 7 Single Quarter 34 Points_4","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1106",1106,"\u003Cp>Mu Lin quickly hit a three-pointer, breaking the ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On defense, the Warriors stick to basic one-on-one man defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nielsen doesn’t want complex defenses to drain the players’ energy on offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang received the ball at the top of the arc, hit a mid-range jump shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shooting touch at the start is quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike previous games, Gan Guoyang didn’t start by making plays for his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he’s holding the ball more and launching attacks himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seems to be more immersed in his own world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not concerned with how the opponents play, nor is he very interested in what his teammates are doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through the first quarter, Spreewell found an opportunity in the offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He received the ball in the middle, made a step-through move, and charged toward the basket from the front, challenging Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to dunk over Ah Gan, executing an alley-oop dunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreewell observed that Ah Gan’s attention was somewhat scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were fixed on Lister on the other side, a great chance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreewell leapt up like an agile leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ah Gan, from the front, snuffed Spreewell’s attempt with a huge block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A solid block, the ball was directly seized by Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreewell felt like he hit a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost balance in the air and fell heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped the referee would call a foul, but there was none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The referee followed the Trail Blazers’ fast break to the other end of the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Gan passed the ball to Petrović.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović made a high-arching assist, and Gan Guoyang scored with a two-handed alley-oop dunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the Trail Blazers’ offense ended, Spreewell had just gotten up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arm felt slightly numb, what a terrifying block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s attention wasn’t even on me; why is he so fast...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreewell couldn’t understand, but Ah Gan was already back guarding the Three Second Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This 6’10\" yellow giant, no wonder Mu Lin said, \"He’ll make you fearfully hesitate in the Three Second Zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight, your primary goal is to overcome this fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Spreewell, eager to make a name for himself, did not heed the advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like young rookies entering society for the first time, always turning a deaf ear to the words of the older generation, their minds filled with fantasies of fame and success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until reality smacks them hard, those words resurface, reminding them how best to reject them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin dribbled into the inside, not fast, not explosive, but with a great rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a timing difference to dodge Ah Gan’s defense, a left-hand floater scored two points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreewell learned something from this score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes speed and explosiveness aren’t everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the brutal block, the two teams played relatively calmly in the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang scored 10 points in the quarter, shooting 5 out of 6, showing his great form tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mu Lin felt good on offense too, scoring 12 points to keep the Warriors close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the first quarter, the score was 30:31, with the Warriors leading by one point due to Hardaway’s free throws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the break, Beelman wanted Gan Guoyang to sit a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang shook his head and said, \"No, let me go back soon; my hand is quite hot tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonny, I want to reduce your playing time again this season.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might as well let me retire. Don’t reduce my time any further, I won’t accept it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Beelman took over, he’s been working hard to protect Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His playing time has been reduced again and again, from prime times as the Cow King to now still considered okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Beelman is ready to continue reducing time to protect Gan Guoyang, Gan Guoyang disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He demanded that his playing time be fixed at 40 minutes, not a minute less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here to play basketball, not to stay healthy,\" Gan Guoyang left his motto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice, after the second quarter started, Gan Guoyang returned to the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don Nelson instructed Tai Long Xi’er and Chris Gatlin to pay attention to enclosing Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consume him, disrupt his shots, he feels good on offense tonight, a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having played against Gan Guoyang for many years, Nielsen smelled something in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang returned with the backups of the substitutes to continue the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Chris Gatlin with a headband guarding him, said: \"Watch your head, I won’t be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors’ substitute center Chris Gatlin injured his head in an accident in 1985.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slipped and fell while washing a car on a cargo truck bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head hit the ground, causing severe trauma to the skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To protect the skull’s safety, doctors installed a stainless steel plate on Gatlin’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the shape of his head looks somewhat weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top of his skull is slightly pointed, if injured again, it can be life-threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, such severe trauma did not dampen his passion for basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gatlin is very active in the game, nicknamed \"Exciter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare kill me, Ah Gan!\" Gatlin showed no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang glanced once at this guy, never heard such a request before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Gan Guoyang started to aggressively pound in the low post in the second quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many Warriors surrounded him, he would turn in the low post and attack fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more turning and jump shots, all were inside pushes, relying on force to struggle to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gatlin was hit five times by Gan Guoyang, including a 2+1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he was hit and collapsed a bit, asking during Gan Guoyang’s free throws:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Gan, stop it, my head hurts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your head hurts, let Old Tang substitute you out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",960,"2026-06-06T01:41:50.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","57bb7a16d492452505fecc9c06a347ece5f16306e8d7f61b82e436a69c238f37","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1107","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1105",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]