[{"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-1208":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},1444825,1896,"Chapter 1208 - 29: Unstoppable Gan_3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1208",1208,"\u003Cp>The ball returned once again to the Trail Blazers, with Gan Guoyang firmly in control, and the Trail Blazers were in no rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game was firmly in their hands, and time was running out for the Suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 90s, three-pointers were generally mediocre, and trailing by a dozen points in the final minutes was a chasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Barkley was unwilling to give up, directing his teammates to defend against the Trail Blazers’ offense and launching another counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley charged ahead, received the ball, and forcefully drove to the basket, going for a layup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result, however, was Lewis poking the ball away from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley gestured to the referee that it was a foul on the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the referee didn’t call it, instead, the Trail Blazers launched a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang cut down the middle, receiving a pass from Sabonis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A two-handed dunk! It’s good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this shot, Gan Guoyang scored his 46th point of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, his stats were 46 points, 22 rebounds, 12 assists, and 11 blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An all-around performance, an all-around set of stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shot practically shattered the Suns’ hopes of a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley stood with his hands on his hips, sweat pouring down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the clock, only two minutes left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley still didn’t give up, taking a shot from the outside for three, but it missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With stamina waning, such gamble shots were purely reliant on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Suns fans finally lost heart, losing the second game as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Barkley’s performance was worthy of his MVP trophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the MVP was merely a threshold to challenge Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Suns gave up their resistance, and both teams ran down the final seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final score settled at 110:101, with the Trail Blazers securing a 9-point away victory to even the series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang achieved the first quadruple-double in NBA playoff history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he himself said, he was at the peak of his career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Charles Barkley, dejected after the loss, returned to the locker room, avoiding reporters and locking himself in the treatment room to cool his burning knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Barkley scored 42 points, with 15 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 7 assists, an equally astounding performance, but still a notch below Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in terms of stats, efficiency, or court performance, he met the challenge but not the winning standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game was intense and spectacular, but Barkley knew that throughout the game, the Suns never truly got close to the Trail Blazers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their best chance at a comeback was when Gan Guoyang’s shooting was off in the third quarter, but they missed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lack of sharpness was one factor, and on the other hand, the Suns simply couldn’t break through the Trail Blazers’ defense with a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Gan’s touch may have been off, but just look at his blocks tonight, his defense tonight, it’d be no exaggeration to call it impenetrable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>blocks, is this something a human can achieve? Can a human produce these stats?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley pondered a series of questions, detail issues, technical issues, stamina issues, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was intently reviewing the game, unaware that Paul Westphal had entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charles!\" Westphal called out, snapping Barkley back to reality, \"The ice is melting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley looked down at the ice in the tub, indeed it was nearly all melted, he’d been soaking for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax Charles, you played amazingly tonight, we’re tied 1-1, back to square one. Heading to Portland, we’ll take the away game and the series.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paul Westphal comforted Barkley, urging him to look forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, Westphal wasn’t wrong, the series was just beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the performances in the first two games, the Suns were qualified to arm wrestle with the Trail Blazers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Suns held the home-court advantage, and it wasn’t decided yet who would win, Barkley need not be discouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley nodded, neither denying Westphal’s words nor agreeing with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, he told Westphal: \"Against Ah Gan, every game has to be an all-out win effort, don’t assume you can win back in the next match, much less assume winning in Portland. I know him, he... he won’t give up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Westphal pondered Barkley’s words, acknowledging Barkley wasn’t the type to back down after one loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did he mean by that? Would Ah Gan keep getting quadruple-doubles? Would the next games be tougher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Westphal didn’t see it that way; he thought, going off their second game’s performance, the Trail Blazers already struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley said no more, adjusted his mindset, and went out to face the reporters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discussing his and Gan Guoyang’s incredible performances tonight, Barkley jokingly said: \"I am the best basketball player on Earth. Ah Gan? Ah Gan is from Mars, how else could he get a quadruple-double? Is that a humanly possible statline?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quadruple-doubles have happened in the NBA, previously achieved by Ah Gan’s mentor Nate-Sermonde, and Hakeem Olajuwon with block quadruple-doubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irving Robertson also once achieved a steal quadruple-double, but those were in the regular season; in the playoffs’ intensity and competition, Gan Guoyang was the first with a quadruple-double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western Conference Finals were tied 1-1, with the Trail Blazers and Suns back to square one, reclaiming home-court advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, everyone thought the Bulls would even the series like the Trail Blazers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, the Miami Heat claimed another win at home, leading the Bulls 2:0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this clash, Michael Jordan scored 36 points, but Hakeem Olajuwon, with 30 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals, led the Heat to a 98:94 home victory over the Bulls.\u003C\u002Fp>",940,"2026-06-06T01:41:51.875Z",1,"novelbin.me","c0650082c600d00235f615b9f2185910d523abc6e4a55cf105346a250c94b8ef","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1209","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1207",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]