[{"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-1113":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},1444530,1896,"Chapter 1113 - 9 Trouble","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1113",1113,"\u003Cp>After returning to Portland, Gan Guoyang felt uneasy in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in Portland, flying all over America, while his father was in San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although living with his uncle’s family, there was ultimately no one around for personal care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suggested finding someone to marry again, but Gan Youwei firmly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One has to know, the line of elderly women in Chinatown wanting a twilight romance with Gan Youwei could stretch to the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those much younger than Gan Guoyang were equally willing to be Ah Gan’s stepmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Youwei wouldn’t even consider it. Whoever brought it up at home, he’d get upset with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one, he was loyal to his past affections and didn’t seek anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For another, like Gan Bingguang, he didn’t want to trouble his child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine what kind of jokes a big star like Gan Guoyang would draw in the entertainment-driven America with a stepmother younger than himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, as Gan Guoyang kept winning championships, he accumulated immense popularity and fame, thus also offending many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, fans in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington all \"despise\" Ah Gan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Gan’s Restaurant in the Tenderloin District, there were almost daily reporters lurking, hoping to dig up some scoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his son, Gan Youwei would undoubtedly \"keep himself clean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he were dashing and flirtatious, an older man pursuing a younger woman, in American society it would matter little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’d be little more than newspapers, TV, and talk shows making jokes, nothing illegal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Youwei wouldn’t do it; he was never that kind of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was focused on running the restaurant and cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent years, his largest hobby outside of work was watching basketball games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially uninterested and clueless about basketball, he began subscribing to sports magazines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every issue of Sports Illustrated, especially those with his son on the cover, he’d display prominently in the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subscribed to paid channels like ESPN and CBS and watched the games daily without fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his spare time, he’d go to nearby high schools to watch students play, learning the ins and outs of basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did this so that every time he called his son or visited Portland, he’d have topics to chat about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides his own son, his favorite player was Chris Mullin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Lin often came to Gan’s Restaurant to eat, and he loved the Sweet and Sour Pork made by Gan Youwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He enjoyed his life in San Francisco, closing the restaurant every two months to visit his grandchildren in Portland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, no matter how often Gan Guoyang hoped his father would stay with them for extended periods in Portland, Gan Youwei never agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t leave behind the restaurant he had run for over ten years and didn’t want to inconvenience his son and daughter-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what surprised Gan Guoyang was that shortly after returning to Portland, Gan Youwei called him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guoyang, I want to stay at your place for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure! How long do you want to stay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know, how long can I stay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay as long as you want. But what about the restaurant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, would the restaurant really be unable to run without me? If the Portland Trail Blazers don’t have you, they might not win a championship, but they still have to play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, someone will always manage the restaurant. You’re tired, it’s perfect for you to come here. I’m not at ease with you staying in San Francisco anyway, your grandchildren miss you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his father finally willing to live with him, the weight on Gan Guoyang’s heart was lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in December, Gan Guoyang could focus all his energy on the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Gan Guoyang, the Trail Blazers suffered defeats in Chicago and Cleveland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers, lacking an inside advantage in both games, lost quite decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offense was still okay, with Petrović and the returning Porter and Lewis providing firepower during the regular season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the defensive end, without Ah Gan’s rim protection and defensive rebounds, the experience was vastly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ah Gan was there, his teammates didn’t worry about defense; they just concentrated on their matchups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Help defense, rebounds, Ah Gan did it flawlessly. If the opponent missed, they quickly launched a fast break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, without Gan Guoyang and Sabonis, the inside had two rookies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Help defense was late, rebounds were lost, players were left unguarded, leaving holes in the Trail Blazers’ three-second zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the defense faltered, it soon affected the offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fewer counterattacks, fewer fast breaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an unstable defense, the offense naturally struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two consecutive losses, the Trail Blazers returned to Portland for a good rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a two-day break, Gan Guoyang returned to play against the Bucks on December 8th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Rose Garden Arena, the game itself held no suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bucks were no longer the iron-willed defensive team of the 80s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Don Nelson left, the Bucks gradually fell apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ricky Pierce traded and Jack Sikma retired, the Bucks became a bottom-feeder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the summer of 1991, the Bucks signed Moses Malone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-dominant king of offensive rebounds had become a journeyman mercenary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As age sapped his explosiveness and energy, Malone’s playing style lost its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His form and performance declined year by year, from a 25+15 superstar to a 20+10 solid star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last season, he’d already regressed to a 15+9 role player, still contributing to the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this season, Moses Malone suffered from a herniated disc during the October training camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring it for a while, he couldn’t continue and had to undergo surgery in November.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the surgery, he would miss most of the season’s games.\u003C\u002Fp>",956,"2026-06-06T01:41:50.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","e7905a330cfb184c0baf07b0b1edccb66cfee781c67be872241cfbe083c3f51c","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1114","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1112",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]