[{"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-1152":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},1444670,1896,"Chapter 1152 - 18: The Fighter Is No More_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1152",1152,"\u003Cp>Otherwise, relying solely on Porter and Curry, the Trail Blazers’ backcourt might not be able to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the beginning of the season, Porter was sidelined due to injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only two guards, the Trail Blazers were struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, it was Gan Guoyang who stepped up and took on many of the guard responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Beelman seemed to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be, are we going to train Ah Gan again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are we going to have Ah Gan participate more in organizing from the outside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in last year’s finals, Gan Guoyang completed a transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became a true court-free man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when he opens up, it’s really as he wishes without breaking any rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plays as he wants to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can dribble and fast break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can also take the ball on the outside to initiate offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can even act as a spot-up shooter, playing well from the corners and the 45-degree angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, most of the time, Beelman still needs Gan Guoyang to hold the line inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is his foundation, and it’s also the foundation of the Trail Blazers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean to have Ah Gan play more on the outside? Although he assists a lot and his dribbling is no problem, if we keep having him handle the ball and do everything, it’s quite a lot of pressure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>West, however, shook his head and said, \"With the current style of play, having Ah Gan is fine. No need to let Ah Gan take on a heavier burden. Recruiting Bernard King was actually Ah Gan’s idea, he recommended it. I just want him to be a bit happier and have more friends to talk with on the team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you’re worried Bernard might become a locker room bomb, and his role on the court is a question. But Bobby, you know, at this time you can’t sign any good players. Getting someone who can make Ah Gan feel at ease is the biggest success, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, Bernard really longs for a championship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out West was not thinking about a tactical issue but a psychological one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman looked at the training ground where Gan Guoyang was practicing three-pointers with Bernard King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were chatting happily, enjoying their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang is mostly serious during training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiles rarely appear on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Beelman nodded in agreement with West’s statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approaching the playoffs, Ah Gan’s mental and physical state is the most important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going for four consecutive championships, honestly, everyone’s unsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman himself has prepared a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, he didn’t keep mentioning the championship, only hoping to do his best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the Trail Blazers, apart from core players like Gan Guoyang, Petrović, Lewis, and Sabonis aiming for the championship, everyone else was prepared for failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, reaching this stage, standing still is already legendary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing and spurring oneself further is not something a typical person can accomplish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman is a typical gambler, not a winning fanatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When losing desperately, he’ll go all-in, hoping for a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the situation is great, he remains very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some exchanges, he understood Jerry West’s deeper meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bernard King can add to the team’s will to win championships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he can make Ah Gan happy, play more comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is indeed a very good signing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, an old ginger is hotter, Jerry West has more experience in unity building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, West suffered losses at the Lakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 1986 season, he let go of the team-favorite Bob McAdoo and signed Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the state and power at that time, Lucas was better and more excellent than McAdoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lucas didn’t get along with the entire Lakers, especially with Magic Johnson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone missed McAdoo more and was unwilling to cooperate with Lucas, leading to a team rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the Lakers were knocked out by the Rockets in the semifinals, losing the chance to defend their title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, West sent off the less significant Mark Bryant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He signed Ah Gan’s friend, mainly to please the star player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this respect, West is not like the chubby Klaus, who specifically picked fights with Jordan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever Jordan liked, he sent them away—of course, it also had to do with Jordan’s poor judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On February 27, the Trail Blazers hosted the Atlanta Hawks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the absence of Petrović, Dell Curry replaced him in the starting lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To deal with a scoring deficit with one less offensive point, Gan Guoyang decided: I’ll fill in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time facing the Hawks, Gan Guoyang always delivers amazing stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a psychological inertia and advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In both the Eastern and Western Conferences, there’s one team that’s a stats machine for Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the East, it’s the Hawks, in the West, it’s the Nuggets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this game, Gan Guoyang exploded once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finished with 44 points and grabbed 28 rebounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dominated the offensive and defensive ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that Dominique Wilkins clashed with Gan Guoyang at the start of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Gan Guoyang didn’t pay attention, but Wilkins started hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scored 15 points in the first quarter, helping the Hawks lead by the end of the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers’ perimeter defense has really been lackluster this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his excellent touch, Wilkins got excited and attacked the basket in the second quarter, dunking over Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fired up Gan Guoyang, who gradually started to gain momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the ball a lot for one-on-one offense, starting from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hawks’ defense was soon shattered, resorting to numerous fouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang was unstoppable from the free-throw line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he took more free throws, his touch heated up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third quarter, Gan Guoyang’s three-pointer burst, hitting 4 out of 4 threes in the quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, on the defensive end, Gan Guoyang kept collecting defensive rebounds, while attacking, he grabbed various offensive rebounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He overwhelmed the Hawks on the boards.\u003C\u002Fp>",998,"2026-06-06T01:41:51.304Z",1,"novelbin.me","009a6d6eef029b112b8ca65a5f4d1ad2450b09e6ba2039ea54b6ad640f38b9e1","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1302","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1301",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]