[{"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-1108":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},1444525,1896,"Chapter 1108 - 8 The Lost Gan vs Joe","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1108",1108,"\u003Cp>Before the game, Beelman was worried that the Warriors’ strong backcourt offense might destroy the Trail Blazers’ fragile perimeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact is, from the first half, Chris Mullin played extremely well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hardaway also scored 11 points, and the Warriors’ offense was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Don Nelson arrived, he gave the Warriors more offensive freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team’s low post offense was greatly reduced, with more emphasis on breakthroughs and shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was useless, Gan Guoyang used a 34-point quarter to dismantle the Warriors’ defense in the first half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers led the Warriors by 21 points at halftime, singlehandedly dismantling the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During halftime in the locker room, teammates lined up to give Gan Guoyang high-fives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>points in the half, this scoring efficiency and speed is absolutely terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović exploded last game but only scored 44, Ah Gan did it in two quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Petrović realized that Ah Gan was still so unreachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made his early season ambition to win MVP seem laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ah Gan was 38, maybe he would withdraw from the MVP race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is, by then Petrović would also be 38.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Guoyang, who set a new record, didn’t look particularly happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just smiled faintly a few times, then sat in his spot chewing gum non-stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chewing gum can help someone relax; it seemed that a 21-point lead couldn’t ease him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second half, Gan Guoyang and his teammates returned to the court to cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large number of Chinese fans wearing Trail Blazers No. 11 jerseys came to watch the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the game started, a young Chinese fan wearing a baseball cap ran to the sideline to ask Gan Guoyang for an autograph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the security arrived, Gan Guoyang quickly signed his name on the fan’s T-shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, thank you, Ah Gan!\" the young man shouted as security took him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation happens every time they play in San Francisco, and it cannot be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fans can’t wait to have close contact with their idol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the game ends, opportunities are scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang glanced and found that the young man was quite handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a little thin and a bit dark-skinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years later, a Chinese-American actor named Daniel Wu became well-known in China, becoming synonymous with \"handsome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an unabashed basketball fan who said more than once, \"In my youth, I was a fan of Ah Gan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m in Oakland, I support the Warriors, but when the Trail Blazers came, we all supported Ah Gan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was because of Ah Gan that I decided to attend the University of Oregon to conveniently watch Trail Blazers games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gan Guoyang didn’t have a deep impression of this later, as there were too many young people asking for his autograph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Guoyang also encouraged this young man, \"Your handsomeness is not beneath mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentators and fans on site were anticipating whether Ah Gan could break his own regular season scoring record of 81 points tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the defensive intensity of Nielsen’s Warriors, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Warriors players obviously didn’t want Ah Gan to set such a record over their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chris Mullin knew you shouldn’t provoke Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving Ah Gan full intensity could anger him to score 100 points, it’s not impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mullin and Ah Gan were old acquaintances, frequently training together during the Olympic selection camps back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the 1992 Olympics, they stayed in the same hotel, with Mullin next door to Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mullin knew Forrest Gump’s Law, praising Ah Gan worked better than trash-talking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mullin sensed that Ah Gan’s aura today was a bit off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard compliments might not have the desired effect, possibly producing the opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scratching his face, Mullin decided to try a different approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the game, Mullin seized a moment to chat with Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonny, I’ve started drinking again recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Didn’t the doctors tell you to quit long ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but I can’t help it. How about having a drink together tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good, you can’t do this, Chris.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t help it, Sonny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mullin had been troubled by alcohol issues for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As early as his college days, he was known far and wide for his drinking problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the league, his drinking habits persisted intermittently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Mullin’s friends knew he was plagued by alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alcohol is different from drugs; it’s legal, easily accessible, with less immediate harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because of this, alcohol often poses a deeper and more concealed threat to NBA players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bobby Berman beside Gan Guoyang was once deeply mired in alcoholism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Bernard King, who in his early career was notorious as a drunk and a troublemaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They made tremendous efforts to come out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As friends, Gan Guoyang often supervised them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Mullin say he was drinking again, the kind-hearted Ah Gan became concerned once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to take this seriously, Chris, control your drinking habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many years has it been, and you still haven’t had enough? Do you want to drink yourself to death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mullin shook his head, saying, \"I’ve had enough long ago, but... I can’t stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mullin wasn’t entirely making it up; he indeed had a recent urge to start drinking again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, life often felt like a roller coaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always swayed between sobriety and inebriation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he resolved to quit drinking, he would start intense training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As crazy as Ah Gan and Jordan, it brought him into a good state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after some time, he felt a lack of motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life seemed to become overly monotonous or, in other words, too clear-headed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t the type to enjoy wandering around the colorful world aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>",963,"2026-06-06T01:41:50.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","11c9c4ae162256a0a6c0489ba0d6fa2af1603f283797dc54a5ee5d37711842b9","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1109","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1107",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]