[{"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-1201":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},1444818,1896,"Chapter 1201 - 28: I Am Charles Barkley","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1201",1201,"\u003Cp>In the first quarter, both sides had quite high shooting efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers had the upper hand, and Gan Guoyang quietly scored 16 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying quietly, because most of Gan Guoyang’s points came from shooting after catching the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only once in a one-on-one play did he use a hook shot to bully Barkley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such scoring efficiency makes the Suns uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley scored 6 points, had 4 rebounds, and 3 assists in the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His playing style was the same as in the first match, choosing attacks selectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, he organized, passed to teammates, and created opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley didn’t impulsively go head-to-head with Ah Gan in offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that in terms of offensive efficiency, he couldn’t compete with Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire league, only Michael Jordan can challenge Ah Gan in high-efficiency shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Barkley lost his head and insisted on holding the ball and blasting against Ah Gan, the result would definitely be the Suns losing by a bigger margin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Suns by 6 points, 36:30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scoring 36 points in a single quarter is quite terrifying offensive power, and Gan Guoyang was resting in the last minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this trump card, Beelman became increasingly cautious in its use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want the Suns to force another foul on Gan Guoyang in the final moments of the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two fouls on his back, Gan Guoyang would be in trouble; he carries such a heavy burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the critical stage of the playoffs, Beelman subbed in veteran Wayne Cooper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experience at this time is very important, PJ Brown and Davis are still a bit tender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cooper really guarded the last minute, not letting the Suns further reduce the point gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 6-point lead gives the Trail Blazers some room for error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the break, Calvin continuously massaged Porter’s calf to make him more comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Beelman needs to control Porter’s playing time to around 20 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the second game is crucial, the series may need to go seven games; players’ health must be considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter can be absent against the Supersonics, but if he misses the game against the Suns again, the situation would be very critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with the finals after the Suns, not expecting Porter to heal, at least shouldn’t worsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the start of the second quarter, Porter continued to rest on the bench, and Beelman replaced him with Curry and veteran Bernard King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman’s requirement for veterans like Cooper and King, who are 35 years old, is just to hold for one to two minutes, just transition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Suns’ side, John Salley was subbed in, receiving a pass from Sebalos in the lane for a layup but missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cooper interfered desperately, pushing the ball out of bounds, still the Suns’ possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief clash between the second backup units, unrelated to tactics or strategy, focused purely on players’ on-the-spot performances and willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Suns are younger, with no veterans over 35 on their team, and Kurt Rambis already retired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Salley, the Suns’ interior also features Oliver Miller, a 22-year-old rookie with a height of 6 feet 9 but an astonishing 7-foot-7 wingspan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the concept of 7-foot-7? It’s 2 meters 31, the same height as the NBA’s tallest player, Manute Bol; such a physical attribute is jaw-dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Oliver Miller faces a predicament similar to the team’s leader Charles Barkley in the past: He eats too much, growing too fat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In college, people speculated that his weight should be between 280 pounds and 335 pounds, which is terrifying for a 6-foot-9 player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for an interior player like Oliver Miller, who is short and very fat, the reason he attracted college and NBA attention is largely thanks to Barkley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley’s success made college coaches and NBA managers wonder upon encountering such heavyweights, \"Could this be the next Charles Barkley?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, this type of short stout interior player often got eliminated during the transition from high school to college—Ah Gan’s bodyguard Quentin Stephens was one; if he had waited a bit for Barkley’s rise before playing, perhaps he’d have had better treatment, entering better colleges and maybe even breaking into the NBA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his rookie season, Oliver Miller controlled his weight and became an important interior substitute for the Suns in the playoffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He performed significantly better in the playoffs than in the regular season, his scoring increased, and leveraging his wingspan, he contributed an average of a team-high 2.5 blocks, as well as 5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All major stats have risen comprehensively, a true little Barkley, together with Richard Dumass, became an undeniable force on the Suns’ bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Salley’s ball was disrupted, the Suns attacked the lane again, Oliver Miller received the ball, turned, pushed away Wayne Cooper, and scored with a left-hand layup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Suns’ young players perform vividly in this game, NBC TV Station’s commentary criticized, arguing Beelman was too conservative in his player usage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Westphal can use rookies like Oliver Miller and Richard Dumass and uses them well. Beelman dares to use only Wayne Cooper and Bernard King; they’re leaving NBA after this season, truly new sending off the old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year indeed is the last season for Cooper and Bernard King, Beelman truly showed his conservative side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he is not really a completely conservative person; he is just very conflicted, trying to maintain the advantage steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once the situation reached a truly urgent, turn-around moment, Beelman would make a gamble, revealing his gambler’s mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this happens rarely in Beelman’s coaching career because he has Ah Gan as a safety valve.\u003C\u002Fp>",950,"2026-06-06T01:41:51.875Z",1,"novelbin.me","2feb2c76bf8e71b182e40b926d85f72668028d8b8fdf0787efe892027c7e8141","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1202","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1050",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]