[{"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-1944":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},1445311,1896,"Chapter 1944 23: Celebration Party_3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1944",1944,"\u003Cp>They didn't know that this was a gift Gan Guoyang intentionally gave them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe, however, was furious, saying: \"Is this how you play basketball? Is this how you taught me to play?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You tell me to stay calm, and I'm calm, but then you turn around and start making chaotic shots, and they all go in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang replied: \"Did you forget that I taught you that being double-teamed is the best time to shoot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe thought about it and realized Ah Gan did teach him that. When you're hot, you have to take forced shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's the difference between a double team and an open shot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe immediately got fired up and took a forced shot on the offensive end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"bang,\" it missed, and Gan Guoyang grabbed the rebound, with the Glory Team launching a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to stay calm; you are not me, Kobe, you are not me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The counterattack was unsuccessful, as Big Ben and Little O'Neal got back on defense very quickly, blocking Gerald Wallace's layup attempt with a two-man block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anderson grabbed the ball and countered, passing to Kobe, who charged hard at Gan Guoyang, causing Gan Guoyang's foul, sending Kobe to the free-throw line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made both free throws, and after scoring, Kobe said, \"I'm not you, but I will surpass you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, as I've said, first catch up to Michael.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after saying this, Gan Guoyang caught the ball for the sixth time at the left baseline corner, with Kobe quickly coming over to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang turned around, forced into a corner, did a series of fake moves, adjusted his posture, and forcibly took a fadeaway shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe leaped hard to block but still couldn't reach; the release point was too high, and the ball flew high towards the hoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, an absolutely despairing arc, and damn, it was a three-pointer, as Gan Guoyang had just stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish!\" It went in again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the desperate double-team, Gan Guoyang hit a high-difficulty fadeaway three-pointer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king of the third quarter, a gift to Portland fans, his spectacular consecutive scoring performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this shot widened the gap even further for the Glory Team, the on-site fans kept cheering non-stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hit the Blazers players hard; after all, whose home court is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rick Carlisle could only call a timeout, not because he thought of a way to deal with Ah Gan, but because he had no choice and had to call a timeout to break Gan Guoyang's offensive rhythm and cool him down a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe hung his head and left the court, full of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Gan, that liar, he lies all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told me to stay calm in the first half, and in the second half, he started exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking about retirement, once he came back, twice he came back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking again at the on-site fans, celebrating like it's a festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Kobe looked up and saw the 11 championship banners hanging at the top of the Rose Garden, 10 of which were won by Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the big screen in the venue, taking advantage of the timeout, started playing a short commemorative video of Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's said this video has more than a dozen segments; there's simply too much footage to edit, and they play a segment whenever there's a break, whenever there's a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain-like pressure, like the hand of The Buddha, pressed down on Kobe from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed softly, \"Shit,\" and had no choice but to lower his head and listen to Carlisle's tactical arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they approached re-entry, Carlisle said to Kobe: \"Do what you need to do, don't compete with Ah Gan. You can't surpass him, but you can defeat him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe nodded, thinking Carlisle had also endured a lot of damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 2000 Olympic Games loss drew heavy criticism on Carlisle, and he once thought of quitting his position as the Blazers' head coach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Bird who insisted on keeping him, with the players' support, that he stayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing the 2001 West Finals, another wave of pressure came, but he still made it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe thought to himself, I do need to stay calm, do what I need to do, and just win the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Ah Gan, let him perform for his Portland fans however he wants; they can build their bonds with each other, and it's none of my business, I don't want to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning, a calm Kobe came back online, again breaking the defense with a drive and passing to Reed in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Glory Team was defending with a zone defense, providing an opportunity in the corner as Reed caught the ball and quickly shot, hitting a three-pointer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when the Blazers players thought Gan Guoyang would run to the corner again to catch the ball, alert and ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang moved to the top of the arc, in a high, far-out position, setting a screen for Arenas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the screen, he cut out wide, positioning himself three steps behind the three-point line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arenas passed back, and Gan Guoyang caught it, launching a super long-range three-pointer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blazers players weren't prepared at all, as Little O'Neal was still standing at the top of the arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball flew over his head straight to the hoop, going through the net with a swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A super long three-pointer, and Gan Guoyang raised his arms high; the venue had turned into a joyous ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe was about to go mad with anger; what kind of play is this? You're just playing chaotically like this? Is this how you teach me to play basketball?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This game is just a party between you and the Trail Blazers fans; we're just the clowns supporting the act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang's touch was scorching hot, and the timeout period hadn't cooled him down at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the arena he's most familiar with, the hoop he's most familiar with, his place, how could he easily cool down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kobe still tried to compete, forcing a three-pointer, but it missed; shooting with a negative mindset is hard to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang grabbed the rebound, and at this time, the Trail Blazers were on high alert against him, resulting in him making a long pass straight down to the basket, where Gerald Wallace caught and laid it in, also drawing a foul on Big Ben, going to the free-throw line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blazers actually played quite well, but Ah Gan's fiery touch and the emotional betrayal from the on-site fans broke them down.\u003C\u002Fp>",1101,"2026-06-06T01:42:08.816Z",1,"novelbin.me","97514d75368a7ae3c77547585356f710d30cf5553a9ed0955f94d59244f7eab3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1945","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1943",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]