[{"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-1127":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},1444544,1896,"Chapter 1127 - 12: See Me Die!_5","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1127",1127,"\u003Cp>At this moment, Gan Guoyang started calling for the ball in the low post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal was crowding Gan Guoyang from behind, like a towering wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is really massive, like a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pushing and shoving of minor movements, both felt the other’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang didn’t engage in a direct battle, catching the ball from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning with a Sigma Step, facing the basket, he feigned a shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal stepped up to block the shooting lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang dribbled, spun, and took the baseline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move was completed in one swoop, extremely fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because O’Neal stepped forward, he couldn’t follow through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang accelerated along the baseline, forcing away the Magic player who came to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hand, he slammed the ball into the hoop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And O’Neal’s hand barely missed the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a step slower, and O’Neal would’ve blocked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, that was fast, almost got me blocked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this round, Gan Guoyang started revealing his fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal felt a stronger sense of embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought the TV camera would repeatedly replay these two plays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clumsiness compared to Ah Gan’s agility, damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time on offense, O’Neal began actively demanding the ball in the low post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sikels’ pass was interfered with by Porter, nearly intercepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal had to run out to control the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was almost at the three-point line, but he didn’t pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already planned his attack route:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Break facing the basket, feign going down the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stick close to the defender, spin, get near the basket, and attempt a close shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he squeezed close enough, he could directly slam dunk with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once given space to charge inside, no one could stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried this move time and again, so he started dribbling inward from the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing 7’1\", he maneuvered with agile dribbles, changed direction, and turned guarding the ball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the ball was gone from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment he lifted the ball, Gan Guoyang swiftly reached out, poking the ball away from O’Neal’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang not only had overall strength but also powerful finger strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with O’Neal holding the ball tightly with both hands, Gan Guoyang knocked it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis came over, intercepted the ball, and the Trail Blazers counterattacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter made a long pass to Lewis, Lewis dashed to the basket and scored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good breakthrough, but pay attention to ball protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang continued to provide guidance, O’Neal started feeling irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, usually with this move, if not a hundred percent, seventy to eighty percent of the time opponents couldn’t stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why couldn’t he even get the shot off this time? The ball got knocked away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clearly squeezed him out, created space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal refused to believe it, continuing to call for the ball on the left low post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got the ball smoothly, but Porter came for the double team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple double-team, yet O’Neal had no answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only retreat, jump up to pass to Torbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Torbert didn’t receive well, could only make a hurried shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Missed, Sabonis grabbed the rebound again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slow down, Sabonis! Let me play in the low post!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang called off the counterattack, wanting to play in the low post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal knew it, this was a demonstration tailored for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, O’Neal seemed to understand, Ah Gan wasn’t planning to let him off tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His praises and humility were just basic courtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he disdained to oppress rookies like Ewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he aimed to do was to thoroughly defeat him with skills and experience on the basketball court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the NBA. Once you become opponents, only one can walk away with victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal immediately realized, shedding the halo of idol worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admire later, after the mutual praises post-game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the court, showing true ability matters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, O’Neal countered: \"Want to be my teacher? You’re the second pick, and I’m the first pick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang smiled, thinking this guy has caught on and started getting serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes it all the more interesting. He enjoys seeing opponents ignite their fighting spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the process of extinguishing that fire of resolve is quite fascinating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly on the left low post, Gan Guoyang got the ball, paused a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was waiting for the Magic to come for the blitz, and indeed Sikels came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang didn’t fluster like O’Neal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the ball single-handedly to avoid distraction, he calmly passed the ball to the top of the arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis caught it, quickly passing it to Porter under the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter went through the back door, caught it effortlessly, and scored!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Princeton tactic rendered the Magic’s low-post double-team ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stark contrast between the two plays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same low-post double-team, Gan Guoyang remained calm, easily resolved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas O’Neal visibly panicked, resulting in rushed offense and a miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Gan Guoyang showcased another move in the low post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking facing the basket, feigning a middle hook shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tricking O’Neal, he easily evaded with McHale’s signature step move, cutting inside for a successful lay-up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal lacked a solid defensive backup at the power forward, leaving him quite embarrassed against Gan Guoyang in the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But O’Neal hadn’t realized yet, this was just the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s normal to be schooled by Ah Gan in several rounds at certain moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ewing could teach O’Neal a lesson in many rounds during a match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neal could retaliate, even shaming Ewing at times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No game is entirely one-sided between stars; they can always regain some ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang’s difference lies in his torture and teaching, which are prolonged and enduring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Systematic, planned, progressively deep, premeditated, combining mind and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the alarm of a morning drill waking you up, you think it’ll be done by lunchtime. No worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the drilling could last a month, persisting late into the night, tormenting you into a nerve-wracked state.\u003C\u002Fp>",984,"2026-06-06T01:41:50.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","a225cf6ada4e72fd2a5fd382289917f063bed43f851c314903aa38efb3f7b489","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1128","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1126",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]