[{"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-1754":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},1445171,1896,"Chapter 1754 - 45: Offending Ah Gan (Part 3)","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1754",1754,"\u003Cp>In the NBA, the highest level in the League, there’s never been any standard shooting posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those highly skilled shooters each have their own unique release characteristics, even quirks, according to their physical condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Gan Guoyang’s straight-arm wrist shot, generally, people can’t use it at all. It’s stable, but it requires too much strength, unique to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other so-called straight-arm shots mainly rely on arm strength. Like Gan Guoyang’s shot, which mainly uses wrist power, maybe only O’Neal can do it, but O’Neal is not accurate at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there’s the very standard and beautiful shooting posture of Bucks guard Ray Allen. Many people call him \"textbook style\" because of his shooting accuracy and beautiful posture, but that’s a huge misconception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ray Allen’s shooting posture is a textbook, then this textbook is undoubtedly a failure, because Ray Allen’s shooting posture is also too difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray Allen’s jump shot first lets him jump into the air, then without using any support from the lower body, purely relying on upper body strength to throw the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shooting method requires high levels of leg, waist, abdomen, and upper body strength, along with good balance, which is difficult for common people to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, when Ray Allen takes a shot, the left hand has a very noticeable ball-pushing motion, which from a teaching perspective is completely unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it fits Ray Allen’s shooting habit; if he’s accurate, that’s all that matters. Others can’t learn it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowitzki clearly understands this; he won’t try to learn Gan Guoyang’s shooting posture, but the rhythm and speed Gan Guoyang mentioned are what he needs to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a focused state, Nowitzki is trying to push himself to his best condition, using keen sense and observation to actively confront Gan Guoyang’s defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Nowitzki’s three-pointer, Gan Guoyang praises him with words, but secretly curses, \"Damn, still let him score, I need to get back at him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offending Ah Gan, this guy is guaranteed to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, it was clearly agreed to keep shooting middle-range, but at the last possession of the third quarter, Gan Guoyang called for the ball in the low post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using power to press into the interior, he squeezes Nowitzki, does a foot shift, and directly dunks with both hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dunk was like thunder, knocking Nowitzki down like a broken kite, falling heavily to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowitzki rubs his chest and stands up; now he knows, Ah Gan is petty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third quarter ended quickly, with the Trail Blazers leading by 9 points entering the final quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang asked Little Spo how many mid-range shots he’d made tonight; Little Spo said: \"11, scoring 37 points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four more to go. Rick, let me rest a bit less in the fourth quarter, I’ll go crush them, and enter garbage time early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mavericks, such a team without defense and relying on mutual attacks, Gan Guoyang is confident he can crush them in a small portion of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, resting for two minutes, Gan Guoyang enters early in the fourth quarter, and Nielsen sees this and sends Nowitzki back on to \"suffer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fourth quarter, Gan Guoyang is truly relentless, at 100%, catching the ball to aggressively attack Nowitzki, not showcasing tricks, but using his body along with his shooting to score continuously over Nowitzki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After colliding, a slight smile, jump shot, and two points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these plays, Gan Guoyang scored in four out of five possessions, leading the Trail Blazers with a 10-2 run, expanding the lead to 17 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the Mavericks start double-teaming, but it doesn’t work. Gan Guoyang’s shooting speed is extremely fast, Nowitzki’s passive defense can’t slow Gan Guoyang down even a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mavericks called a timeout, Nielsen noticed Nowitzki was struggling badly, his stamina seriously exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the three-pointer at the end of the third quarter, Nowitzki missed both attempts early in the fourth quarter badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s clear the contest with Ah Gan consumed too much energy, and without resting for a few minutes in the fourth quarter, he was sent back to play, and Nowitzki’s body is signaling warnings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s no choice, he has to tough it out; Nowitzki is fighting hard, anyway, he’s already finished 15 mid-range shots, and he’s unrestrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting dominated by Ah Gan is very normal, he must strive to score a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the timeout, Nowitzki goes back on the court, grabs an offensive rebound on offense, trying for a putback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gan Guoyang comes from the side to block the layup, sending it flying with a big swat, \"How many blocks have I eaten today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowitzki finally begins to feel tormented, as Gan Guoyang tells him: \"You know why you got that offensive rebound? Because I wanted to block you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Ah Gan deliberately give up the offensive rebound just to block my putback?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were someone else, Nowitzki might not believe it, but Ah Gan, he truly might do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This play makes Nowitzki lose the fighting spirit completely; he can only console himself, at least he learned something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the game, he really can’t go on, without the will to fight, the gap in all aspects between both sides is indeed big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even scarier, Nowitzki realizes that this season’s Ah Gan is not at his peak, but at 36 going downhill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of days did those who fought against Ah Gan in the late ’80s and early ’90s have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Gan Guoyang’s defensive blocks all went to Nowitzki; against others, he set no defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then on offense, he unleashed, 15 mid-range shots, along with breakthroughs and free throws, to score 48 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Trail Blazers 121:105, with a 16-point advantage, won big at home against the Mavericks, achieving an anticipated victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the game ended, Nowitzki left the court with his head down, not even saying goodbye, covering his face with his jersey as he headed to the locker room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang saw this and told Nielsen: \"Nellie, your player was a bit impolite, I gave free lessons for the whole game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nielsen dryly laughed: \"Thank you, Sonny. But... you were a bit harsh, 48 points, almost all scored on Dirk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang said: \"I was already restraining myself; I kept smiling at him, you know? I rarely smile during games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Gan Guoyang gave Nielsen a bright smile, making Nielsen feel a chill down his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, it would be better if you didn’t smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",1079,"2026-06-06T01:42:07.224Z",1,"novelbin.me","09dba370db855a990d04d6b6d1ed4ab5bb69f50e407714ee639bcfd40058f82b","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1755","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1753",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]