[{"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-1109":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},1444526,1896,"Chapter 1109 - 8 The Lost Gan vs Joe_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1109",1109,"\u003Cp>At this moment, alcohol was the good thing that led him to another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling of being drunk all day relaxed him, made him not think about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would immerse himself in this feeling until everything became terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he decided to quit drinking and make a change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This back and forth had cycled many times within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed that this season, he was already on the verge of being intoxicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang made a three-pointer, followed by a big block on Lister’s layup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After grabbing the defensive rebound, he initiated a fast break, distributing the ball to Ali on the wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali caught the ball, faked a shot, then drove along the baseline to the basket, but missed the layup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang grabbed the offensive rebound but didn’t rush to lay it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the ball out, reorganized the offense, and slowed down the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the third quarter already halfway through, the Trail Blazers were still leading the Warriors by 19 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Mu Lin’s \"sob story\" tactics, Gan Guoyang wasn’t so focused on scoring anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found an outlet for his emotions in caring about his friend’s health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The just-made three-pointer was his first field goal of the third quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors fans could rest assured, Ah Gan wasn’t obsessed with breaking the scoring record tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the timeout, Chris Mullin warned Spreewell, \"Don’t do anything to provoke Ah Gan, I just managed to calm him down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight is just a regular game, scoring 34 points in a single quarter is enough, we don’t need another 82 or 83 points performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreewell felt discontent with others, but he respected Mu Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Gan Guoyang’s 34 points in a single quarter during the first half had quite an impact on him mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly feel that Ah Gan was more than a notch above everyone else on the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he found his rhythm, defending him felt like it didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He played however he wanted, and resisting was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don Nelson also agreed with Mu Lin’s method, though it seemed a bit weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, this is the regular season, and avoiding the edge of an overpowering superstar is the right thing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the subsequent game, Gan Guoyang gradually calmed down; he only focused on defense and organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He constantly created opportunities for his teammates, passed the ball, grabbed rebounds, and chatted with Mu Lin occasionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin initially just wanted to gain some sympathy, but he realized Ah Gan really cared about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the fourth quarter was nearing the end and the win-loss had lost suspense, Mu Lin spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonny, I am indeed on the verge of alcoholism, but I haven’t been drinking lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said so to distract you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, not to win the game, just... didn’t want to lose too miserably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang put his hands on his hips and smiled: \"I know, I knew it when you started talking to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praising me, or chatting with me to distract me, rather than saying trash talk to provoke me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you have a good attitude, I won’t go all out to score, 50 points are already plenty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang scored only 6 points in the second half, with a total of 50 points, 21 rebounds, and 13 assists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his stats without going all out, enough to easily crush the Warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin didn’t expect everything to be under Ah Gan’s control from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In retrospect, when it comes to psychological maneuvers, who could be his match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Demon King who controls people’s hearts knows every team inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my concern for you is real, Chris. You really shouldn’t drink anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know... it’s just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin was momentarily touched; over the years, not many people genuinely cared about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered when he first joined the Warriors, there were quite a few players in the team who rejected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn’t pass the ball to Mu Lin, \"freezing\" him out, because he was white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to drinking problems, many people doubted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The NBA didn’t promote him much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The league’s attitude towards him was far different from Larry Bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he wasn’t a good role model, much less a beacon for white people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many times Mu Lin considered going back to New York to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He missed home, even though New York was cold and San Francisco was warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This summer, he almost got involved in a three-way trade between the Warriors, Knicks, and Heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors would have signed and traded, sending him to New York, Ewing would go to Miami, and the Warriors would get enough rebuilding resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the trade fell through due to an appeal from the Knicks, and Mu Lin lost the chance to go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, after Nielsen took over coaching the Warriors, Mu Lin felt his situation improved a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nielsen brought a more relaxed system, putting more emphasis on offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors also beefed up their talent and potential; everything seemed fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin had performed well in the first few matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, tonight in front of the Trail Blazers, who were short-staffed, the Warriors were no match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors couldn’t even find a player to slightly impede Ah Gan’s strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only option was for Mu Lin to \"plead\" and finally save face a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game ended with the score frozen at 124:110, the Trail Blazers won easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin took the initiative to hug Ah Gan, and they agreed that when the Warriors play in Portland, Gan Guoyang would treat him to a Coke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Mu Lin had a thought in his heart that in the future, instead of going to New York, going to Portland to find Ah Gan might not be bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning the game made Gan Guoyang feel a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Gan Guoyang didn’t have time to visit the hospital again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to follow the team on a flight back to Portland overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would host a back-to-back game against the New York Knicks tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mike Dunleavy became the new coach of the Knicks this new season.\u003C\u002Fp>",1037,"2026-06-06T01:41:50.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","ffb5451e5a9da9da53f85381070ac7fbc7dd549f1126b1defd75ee38418183fc","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1110","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1108",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]