[{"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-686":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},1444103,1896,"Chapter 686 - 58: Teammate_4","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-686",686,"\u003Cp>This time, Gan Guoyang let the ball go, otherwise Jordan would have had an extra 2+1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The score reached 94:95, the Bulls took a 1-point lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović tried to save face with a three-pointer, but his shot missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the basket, Gan Guoyang grabbed an offensive rebound, turned around with the ball, and scored with a two-handed reverse dunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>96:95, the Trail Blazers regained the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers stuck to one-on-one defense against Jordan, but in the final stage, it was Ah Gan who was defending him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan couldn’t defend Ah Gan one-on-one, but Ah Gan could pull out to defend Jordan on the outside—although the effect wasn’t particularly good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Jordan’s explosiveness is very strong, he isn’t Bird, he isn’t Magic Johnson; speed and explosiveness are his great advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no choice, other than Ah Gan, there wasn’t a better option, and the two engaged in a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Chicago Stadium erupted, Jordan dribbled the ball, watching the clock, less than 1 minute left in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang lowered his center to guard against Jordan’s breakthrough, but after dribbling for two seconds, Jordan suddenly took a mid-range jump shot—tonight Jordan’s mid-range was very accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball swished through the net, a precise hit, 96:97, the Bulls took the lead again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chicago Stadium exploded, a simple mid-range shot, but it thrilled the fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that shot, not only did the Bulls take the lead, but Jordan also scored his 50th point of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scoring 50 points over Ah Gan was very significant for Jordan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, even Pippen, who was begrudging inside, looked at Jordan with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really impressive, for many players facing Ah Gan, there’s a lot of pressure shooting the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Pippen himself wouldn’t dare to play one-on-one against Ah Gan, highly likely to be blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trail Blazers didn’t call a timeout, Beelman also left the game to the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović stayed in the game, now controlling the ball he used his speed to break through Jordan’s defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving all the way to the basket, drawing the defense, he passed to Sabonis cutting into the middle lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis, like a setter in volleyball, lightly touched the ball, tossing it to the sprinting Gan Guoyang on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang caught the ball, jumped up, and managed a one-handed slam dunk over Horace Grant! 98:97!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis as usual, could magically pass, giving a very beautiful assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang scored his 40th point of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scoring only 5 points in the first half, he erupted for 35 points in the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phil Jackson also didn’t call a timeout, completely leaving it to the players to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers players all knew the ball would go to Jordan, but no one could stop him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving on the left, with a hard drive, facing the defense of four Trail Blazers players, Jordan in mid-air leaned back and dodged, avoiding Ah Gan’s block, shot the ball, and it went in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan was extremely excited after scoring, energetically waving his arms, 98:99, the Bulls again led by 1 point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t get carried away, immediately retreated on defense, leaving the Trail Blazers just 8 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan knew, Ah Gan had the ability to end the game, he didn’t want to be defeated at Chicago Stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman still had two timeouts in hand, still didn’t call them, still left it to the players, not giving the Bulls a chance to set up the last defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usually calm Phil Jackson finally couldn’t sit still, stood by the court shouting defensive directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was on tenterhooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inbound play, the Bulls defending full court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter quickly crossed half-court, using Sabonis’s screen to shake off the defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once past half-court, the Bulls started pressing, began double-teaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely no mistakes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter passed the ball to Sabonis for the transition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Sabonis’s large hands like suction cups, and his tower-like height, allowed him to keep control of the ball, preventing any mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis turned his head, everyone knew he was looking for Ah Gan, and all the Bulls players’ attention was on Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang stood near the three-point line, ready to attack once he received the ball, Jordan, Pippen, Grant, all eyes were on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Sabonis suddenly sent a direct pass to the basket, to the cutting Petrović’s hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović dodged Jordan’s defense, found a gap under the Bulls’ basket, successfully received Sabonis’s pass, and scored a layup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant of scoring, the game-ending buzzer sounded, the score settled at 100:99, the Trail Blazers with a 1-point advantage defeated the Bulls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chicago Bulls were suddenly defeated, killed by the connection between Sabonis and Petrović, something no one expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scoring, Trail Blazers players cheered, hugged, and left the court, leaving the Bulls players and Jordan to taste the bitterness of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost again, lost to the Trail Blazers, lost to Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan stood on the court, hands on hips, engulfed by negative emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, someone wrapped an arm around Jordan’s shoulders, departing with him from the soon dispersing crowd in the stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Pippen, he said to Jordan: \"We will win eventually, they just got lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan looked at Pippen, nodded, patted his shoulder, and the two walked side by side back to the locker room.\u003C\u002Fp>",890,"2026-06-06T01:41:36.635Z",1,"novelbin.me","59bbd9177334134e6e5285ce9b550e6bcf6e0fcc65290f57c7b7027b67e196e3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-687","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-685",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]