[{"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-1229":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},1444846,1896,"Chapter 1229 - 33: The Long Season (Part 3)","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1229",1229,"\u003Cp>This is sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, no one knows better than Mason how ruthless Gan’s measures are to counter brutal basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massacre of the 1990 Finals is still vivid in memory, and Mason doesn’t want to be the next Isiah Thomas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mason toned down his actions, but the confrontation between the two sides remained intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became so intense that both sides forgot whether they were playing basketball or wrestling at one point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the first timeout, Lewis said on the bench, \"Is this a basketball game? They’re hugging my waist all the time and trying to trip me up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman said, \"You can hug their waist too and trip them up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m doing that, but I almost forgot how to shoot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excessive physical confrontation can make the offense feel sluggish, exactly the result the Heat want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Heat’s bench, Riley squatted on one leg, drawing tactics on the board nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was red and neck thick, eager to personally get on the court and battle with the Trail Blazers players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Choke them, choke them! We need to establish the tone of the entire game right from the start!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley made a choking gesture, indicating to choke the Trail Blazers’ offense and their players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Eastern Conference Finals, that’s how the Heat dealt with Jordan, wearing down Jordan and the Bulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intends to use the same tactics against the Trail Blazers, or rather, to torment the Trail Blazers, which is just beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley has his own basketball theory; he believes that in intense games, the most crucial thing is not tactics but stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a team is exhausted at crucial moments in a game, their teamwork and spiritual power disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believes that basketball, especially under the NBA format, is a competition of endurance and fatigue resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the game reaches the 40-minute mark, fatigue affects everyone, and tactics, game modes, and synergy will collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everything collapses, players must have enough judgment to react on the spot; without stamina, they can’t make correct judgments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Riley particularly likes fatigue training, forcing players to continue high-intensity simulated confrontational exercises when exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fatigue makes cowards of us all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Riley’s most frequent saying to players, and the Heat’s training has always been the toughest in the league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is now, and will be for a long, long time in the future, all because of Pat Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Riley seemed to play Showtime offense basketball with the Lakers, and extreme defense with the Heat, but the core principle of both is the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use crazy offense or defense to drain the opponent’s stamina, make them fatigued, make mistakes, and eventually lose the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strategy was very successful in the Western Conference until Riley encountered Gan Guoyang, the unprecedented stamina monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Riley’s impression, Gan showed signs of fatigue only once, in the 1985 Western Conference Finals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took on too much and ultimately the Trail Blazers lost to the Lakers, who won the championship that year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the guy was like a nuclear-powered mule, never showing fatigue, always energetic, playing the fourth quarter as easily as the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, Riley both hates Gan and highly appreciates and wants him. Is there any player more fitting to his basketball philosophy than Gan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the timeout, the Heat’s momentum became even more aggressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley made a substitution, bringing in Steve Smith for Drexler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is his regular playoff substitution strategy, pulling Drexler out early and letting him lead the second unit at the end of the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smith is also a guard adept at low-post play, and the Heat played very straightforward, even somewhat rigid, offensively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three-pronged approach, low post, inside to outside pass, outside to inside pass, over and over, aiming to score efficiently and then scramble back to solid defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such intense physical confrontation, the match became quite ugly, scoring only reached double digits halfway through the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Miami Arena finally filled up, and Heat fans began waving towels in frenzy, cheering and shouting loudly to boost the home team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is our style of play, well done, well done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heat gradually gained the upper hand in the first quarter, but only led the Trail Blazers by 3 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>17:20, both sides scored very low, Olajuwon and Gan showed a tit-for-tat situation in the first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers were generally in a passive position, often quickly falling into passivity in this playoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, they’ve only been playing decently, lacking highlights, unable to find clear weaknesses in their opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang wasn’t eager to attack repeatedly from the low post, now wasn’t the time, he had to be patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olajuwon was no longer the Olajuwon from 9 years ago; he was clever, tough, skillful, with firm will and determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Guoyang was also no longer the Gan Guoyang from 9 years ago; he became extremely powerful and cunning, experienced, with ample patience, countless prey fell at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olajuwon knew well in his heart, Gan is much more cunning and fearsome than Jordan, and he was fully prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the rest between quarters, Beelman’s mind gradually cleared up, he sensed the Heat’s tactical intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, at the start of the second quarter, he replaced Gan Guoyang, bringing in PJ Brown and Davis, young players to grapple with the Heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offensive focus shifted to Petrović on the outside—he, like Drexler, rested in the middle of the first quarter and started the second leading the second unit.\u003C\u002Fp>",923,"2026-06-06T01:41:51.875Z",1,"novelbin.me","b246b27dc48c9da99d962291de9ad318064fb4f1a7694fdcd859b9009a7ee350","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1230","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1228",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]