[{"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-1203":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},1444820,1896,"Chapter 1203 - 28: I Am Charles Barkley_3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1203",1203,"\u003Cp>Instead, his sneak attack block stopped Gan Guoyang’s score, prompting a Suns counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley charged down the center, received the pass, and slammed it home with both hands! They’ve caught up by 5 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley isn’t the best three-point shooter, nor an excellent shot blocker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when needed, he can contribute to the team in various ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of Barkley makes Gan Guoyang even more focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disregards the recent block and continues to drive into the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing three Suns players trying to stop him, he jumps in the air and passes the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis receives it and immediately scores with a single-handed fast dunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game becomes gradually tense; Sabonis almost blocked Barkley’s shot while defending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball fell short, hitting the front rim, and Suns players scrambled fiercely, but it ultimately went out of bounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The referee awarded the ball to the Suns, Gan Guoyang spread his hands to the referee and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might be the first time tonight the Suns have benefited in an offensive rebound battle, extremely tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley received the ball, found no opportunity, passed it to the center to Kevin Johnson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Johnson changed direction, dribbled through and attempted a floater, but was blocked by Ah Gan rushing over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the momentum, Gan Guoyang sprinted directly to the frontcourt, caught the pass and scored with a fast break dunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Gan Guoyang has scored 26 points, leading the team to extend the lead back to 9 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Barkley was running back, he felt a bit discouraged, but only for a moment, as he quickly engaged in the offense again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Trail Blazers changed their defensive strategy against Barkley, no longer allowing Sabonis to guard him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they let Gan Guoyang and Sabonis alternate defending Barkley, applying different pressures to disrupt his rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley, who was originally quite smooth, started facing some troubles now as he missed another forced shot attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the Suns fought hard for the rebound. They needed to secure possession and prevent Trail Blazers’ fast breaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers’ fast breaks are overwhelming tonight; the Suns are struggling to cope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They managed to snatch another offensive rebound, taking the ball from Ah Gan was like snatching food from the tiger’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the outside, Richard Dumass received the ball, directly charging at the basket, jumping up like a spring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jump was really high, really fast, with first-class bounce speed, but lacks power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, his dunk was blocked again by Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re scrambling under the basket again, and the Trail Blazers regained control of the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the Trail Blazers did not rush to counterattack; they slowed down the pace for efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still using the strategy of passing the ball to Ah Gan, Gan Guoyang received it at the low right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suns double-teamed, Gan Guoyang passed, another pass, caught the ball, quickly turned and leaned forward for a shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scored again, Gan Guoyang’s shooting accuracy tonight is terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Suns fans should feel fortunate, as Gan Guoyang’s shooting accuracy has left the Suns only trailing by 11 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Suns indeed played well, Barkley stood out again, same right low post, single-handed against Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Barkley chose to back off, avoiding Ah Gan’s block, shooting a right-handed floater!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice, the shooting motion was slow, but the floater was relatively quick, all just to avoid Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unconventional move, yet it went in! The gap shrinks back to single digits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley has already scored 17 points, undeniably impactful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd went wild cheering for Barkley and the Suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Guoyang quickly used his defensive draw to pass to Terry Porter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter caught the ball and scored with a mid-range shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Porter acts as a spot-up shooter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Organizing and ball-handling tasks mostly go to Petrović and Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Gan Guoyang blocked Kevin Johnson’s layup under the basket again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, he’s not just scoring wildly, but also defending fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a counterattack, Petrović and Gan Guoyang screened, penetrated the basket, and bank-shoot scored close, again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a 13-point lead now, Paul Westphal stood up, knowing there’s trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Suns are overwhelmed on both offense and defense by Ah Gan, unable to defend and getting big blocks on attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, Charles Barkley played well, but it wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, his good performance further stimulated Gan Guoyang’s concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these few possessions, Suns players visibly hesitated when facing Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin Johnson looked good while breaking through, but seemed soft at the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Westphal did not call a timeout, he continued to trust his players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Dan Majerle drew Lewis’ foul on a break, made two free throws to relieve the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after, the Suns stopped the Trail Blazers’ attack as An Ji hit a crucial three from the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came from Barkley’s support, the Suns fought resiliently; they don’t want to go into halftime trailing by double digits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the visiting Trail Blazers looked to widen the lead as much as possible, increasing tolerance for mistakes in the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final 2 minutes, Suns began a half-court press, pushing the Trail Blazers’ ball-handler further out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang came out to assist, received the ball and sent a direct pass into the paint; Sabonis received it and attacked the basket swiftly, scoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suns were gambling, they then opened up their formation again in offense, luring Gan Guoyang away from the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley in the left low post, leveraging his strength and footwork, spun and drove the baseline to shake off Sabonis, scoring with a layup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief quiet moment, Barkley stood up again, becoming the team’s pillar on offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis drove strongly into the paint, but his pass to the outside led to a turnover, Kevin Johnson stole it!\u003C\u002Fp>",973,"2026-06-06T01:41:51.875Z",1,"novelbin.me","07ebc893b6e864a79c74f834b1c3f3544fc8f71d89126200334e64648e15d640","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1204","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1202",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]