[{"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-1434":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},1445001,1896,"Chapter 1434 - 45: The Ball Arrives_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1434",1434,"\u003Cp>Stockton’s defense has completely disrupted Van Exel’s shooting rhythm tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebound bounced far away, Hornersek grabbed the ball and pushed for a fast break, once again giving it to Stockton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stockton again flawlessly passed the ball to Malone under the basket. Malone went up for the layup, only to have it blocked by Gan Guoyang following up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malone couldn’t understand why his shot got blocked; he clearly had made space and position for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ostertag grabbed the offensive rebound, went up again, and Gan Guoyang turned and blocked him again, making it two consecutive blocks, but the ball was still in the Jazz’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get the ball, control the ball!\" Gan Guoyang shouted while he stood inside to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball ended up in Stockton’s hands, and with swift accuracy, he took a shot and made it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jazz’s shooting accuracy tonight is surprisingly high, especially against the Trail Blazers’ tight defense, their perimeter shooting rhythm is exceptionally well adjusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This undoubtedly owes much to Stockton’s passing and control of pace, allowing his teammates very comfortable shot opportunities, and his own shooting form is excellent too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The point gap extends from 1 point to 6 in an instant, Gan Guoyang receives the ball in the low post, the Jazz double-team him, Gan Guoyang turns against three defenders and misses the shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he swiftly cuts into the basket, lightly tips the ball before Malone can secure the rebound, and scores two points while adding a rebound to his tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malone resentfully pounded the ball, sometimes he just couldn’t comprehend why Ah Gan always seemed to be elusive, if not as both offensive and defensive player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements are truly baffling; even watching the footage it’s hard to decipher how he makes his early movement judgments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this point, the Trail Blazers’ coach Bird understands Gan Guoyang better, as he too plays the game with the same elusive style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all about anticipation; the brain perceives the game’s scenario, utilizes accumulated experiences, adds a bit of inspiration as catalyst, and in a very short time bursts forth an impulse, commanding the body to run to certain spots awaiting specific game events to unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling is quite wondrous; many people can accumulate experiences, but that catalyst of inspiration is extremely rare; nobody can manufacture it if they don’t possess it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of situation occurs in many sports, such as chess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In chess, calculating power is naturally essential, but what people often refer to as \"chess sense\" often forms the dividing line between a master and a grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because calculating power ultimately has its limit, in the chaotic section which calculating power cannot reach, ’chess sense’ comes as a beacon light to guide direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, at the start of a chess game, a seemingly purposeless and seemingly useless move turns out to be pivotal during the endgame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s because, at the beginning, can the chess player calculation reach the point of such consequences? Not necessarily; with various twists happening during the lengthy game, it is almost impossible to foresee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the brain’s experience and chess sense will analyze and guide, leading him to lay a move which perceives to have a positive influence on the overall game situation, ultimately proving his judgment right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same applies to basketball games, where certain players can always appear in unbelievable positions at particular moments, make unexpected choices, thereby altering the situation on the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bird, Ah Gan, Jordan, these players at the summit of basketball sports have that ability, whereas Malone lacks just that tiny bit of inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the offensive end, Malone performed his coordinating duties methodically, just like in the first half, handing control of the game back to Stockton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stockton indeed has that inspiration, what limits him is his physical quality and personal ability; encountering Ah Gan often sparks his inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dribbled continuously between the three-second zone and three-point line, suddenly with a bizarre cut-through breakthrough, attracting the Trail Blazers’ defense, and used a rare behind-the-back pass to find Ostertag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ostertag caught the ball and went for the dunk, only to be fouled disruptively by PJ Brown, sent to the free-throw line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pass was extremely stealthy and bizarre, forcing Brown into committing the foul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ostertag made one of two free throws, Gan Guoyang grabbed the rebound, and Stockton came to disrupt and deny Gan Guoyang from launching a quick counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang protected the ball, returning to a positional battle, performing a high pick-and-roll, Van Exel held the ball for breakthrough, but Stockton poked it away from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An exquisite steal, the Jazz team counterattacked, with Stockton delivering a long pass upfront, Brian Russell caught it and dunked successfully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Exel is almost hammered both offensively and defensively by Stockton tonight, growing increasingly restless as he seeks a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gan Guoyang calls for low post positioning, reminding him to stay calm, Gan Guoyang received the ball in the low post, executing a give-and-go cut with Van Exel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Exel finally cut into the basket, scored 2 points with a layup, slightly calming his irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confrontation level in the third quarter between the two teams has risen a notch compared to the first half, not much trash talking, no outside techniques, both teams immersed deeply in the basketball battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the first official timeout, both teams were locked at 74:79, Jazz leading by 5 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both teams have been scoring rapidly, hitting over a hundred points for the whole game is definite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the timeout, Stockton didn’t stop his instructions, telling his teammates: \"Ah Gan is definitely going to attack fiercely next, withstand it, make sure to withstand it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stockton understands his old friend too well, he senses Ah Gan is about to enter scoring mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stockton also realizes, knowing the attack is coming won’t help, there is no way to halt Ah Gan’s scoring.\u003C\u002Fp>",980,"2026-06-06T01:41:56.049Z",1,"novelbin.me","4506e92802efea2dfde084cac3247f8bb08814c6334ff0f5c3ff881e8b44d10c","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1435","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1433",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]