[{"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-1162":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},1444690,1896,"Chapter 1162 - 20: An Imperfect Ending","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1162",1162,"\u003Cp>For these years, Jordan has always held a conservative attitude towards the three-point shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he scored 5 points in a three-point contest and was mocked by All-America, he never buried himself in practicing threes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan has had his own system of play since he was young, in which the three-point shot is of the least importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in his growth process, whether it was elementary school, middle school, or college, there was no three-point line on the basketball court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in all his practices, there was no training for three-pointers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For guards to score more efficiently, the main practice was various breakthroughs, layups, and mid-to-short-range jump shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long shots were only done when necessary, even after entering the NBA, three-pointers were considered heretical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the direction of the league changed, and three-pointers became more important, Jordan’s style had already formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The form of the shot, the timing of the release, is different for two-pointers and three-pointers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this doesn’t mean Jordan’s three-pointer is worthless, without any practice at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, Jordan’s three-point shooting has been the best of his career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most attempts per game (3 times), the most made shots (1.1), and the highest shooting percentage (36%).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This all indicates that Jordan has put effort into three-pointers, absolutely not giving up on this area because he wasn’t good at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to Gan Guoyang, his three-pointer seems much weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, Gan Guoyang is already the league’s top three-point shooter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most three-point attempts (5.8 times), the most made shots (2.5), and the highest shooting percentage (43%).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the high number of three-point attempts increased his offensive instability, making some games seem like he’s shooting bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lowered Gan Guoyang’s previously terrifyingly high shooting percentage, increasing the fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it further enriched the Trail Blazers’ offensive layers, opened up space, and made some games easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Jordan, Gan Guoyang has crossed over, fully aware of the importance of three-pointers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he started playing basketball, he has been diligently practicing long-distance threes without interruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shoots every day, never falling behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His high-arc, no-backboard shooting style has been maintained from high school to today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except when he receives the ball under the basket and goes for a layup using the backboard, any other distance shots he won’t use the backboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gives Gan Guoyang an advantage of full distance and full range in his shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is surprisingly strong, theoretically, as soon as he crosses the half-court line, it’s all within his shooting range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without crossing half-court, he has a certain confidence in his full-court long-range shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, Gan Guoyang has made four mid-court ultra-long-distance three-pointers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than the rest of the league players combined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of \"foresight\" is something Jordan doesn’t have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s also one of the reasons why Jordan has always lagged behind Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the intermission, Jordan was discussing the three-point shooting issue with assistant coach Bach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I further improve my three-point shooting? A three-pointer is only worth one more point, but if you shoot a lot, it can be really scary. I bet in some games against Portland, if all of Ah Gan’s threes were twos, he would have lost at least half of those games!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three-pointers are indeed a good thing, but it can only be gradual. This season, you’ve shot very well, your career best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Gan is historically the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our primary enemy is still ourselves, believe in yourself, Michael.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second quarter began, and Jordan was resting on the bench while Pippen led the second unit to catch up on points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang was also sitting on the bench, sipping Gatorade and chatting with Lewis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their conversation also focused on three-pointers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang believed that Lewis needed to further develop his long-range shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your three-point shooting is worse than Jordan’s,\" Gan Guoyang criticized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis sighed, thinking that Jordan’s three-point shooting wasn’t bad this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lewis himself, he averaged less than 1 attempt per game, with a 25% success rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This indicated that his shots were all desperate attempts, either when out of options or completely open shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting one by chance in four games, such a hit count and hit rate was equivalent to having no three-point shot at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m trying, but some old habits are just hard to change, Sonny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Petrovic’s sharpness and edge, Lewis had always been gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even somewhat overly gentle, lacking an edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of physical fitness, in some aspects, he could compare to Jordan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his playing style, he had many traces of a classic forward, while also moving towards a modern forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since signing a big contract with the Trail Blazers, he has been playing diligently, advancing step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Working on defense, diligently researching offensive skills, balancing family issues, and living a simple life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gan Guoyang always had higher expectations for him, hoping he would be more aggressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis respected Gan Guoyang a lot, as Gan Guoyang helped him a great deal with his mother’s issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they lived quite harmoniously in Portland, allowing Lewis to focus on basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should enter the three-point contest next year, to give you some practice motivation,\" Gan Guoyang suddenly suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three-point contest? I... I’m afraid I’m not good enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis didn’t expect Gan Guoyang to ask him to participate in the three-point contest, feeling a bit timid about something he wasn’t good at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was a slam dunk contest, Lewis would have been more confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you afraid of? Michael has participated, and he only scored 5 points! You’re not going to score fewer than 5, right? With him at the bottom, you really don’t need to worry about losing face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang used Jordan as a shield again, and Lewis hesitantly nodded, considering this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>",969,"2026-06-06T01:41:51.304Z",1,"novelbin.me","64c9dbdf30eb7d52364ac03b6831288774805479a854f61d9d91bbb2f6d12ea5","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1312","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1311",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]