[{"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-763":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},1444180,1896,"Chapter 763 - 12 Borrowing Your Auspicious Words_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-763",763,"\u003Cp>In the counterattack, Kenny Smith passes the ball to the wing to Floyd, and Floyd’s jump shot hits the mark, giving the Rockets a 68:65 lead over the Trail Blazers by 3 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bobby Berman calls for a timeout, signals for Gan Guoyang to get in, replacing Sabonis, partnering up with Mychal Thompson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonny, we’re behind now, it’s up to you,\" Beelman pats Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang nods. In the sprint phase of the fourth quarter, he’s back to his most familiar position as the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hakeem Olajuwon also returns to the court. Don Chaney knows the decisive moment of the game has arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing the Princeton Offense for more than three quarters, the Trail Blazers return to their most familiar style following the timeout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang, positioned on the left block, holds off Olajuwon, receives the ball, turns around, shakes Olajuwon off, steps inside, and goes up for the layup drawing a foul from Olajuwon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Olajuwon, Gan plays smarter. Simple, brute-force shots or hooks could fail, while free-throws can help regain the shooting touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Gan Guoyang has only scored 15 points so far, much less than his usual scoring, no wonder the Trail Blazers and Rockets are so close in score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both free-throws hit, 68:67, the gap narrows down to 1 point again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olajuwon receives the ball in the same position, back to the basket, engaged in a one-on-one Knight battle with Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olajuwon struggles with one aspect of playing against Gan - the lack of strength advantage. Without the best positioning, he can’t budge forward when backing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Olajuwon can only turn and step out, taking a difficult hook shot from a farther position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball bounces twice on the rim, but in the end, it falls out with Thompson grabbing the defensive rebound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers launch a fast break, with Gan Guoyang charging ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović accelerates too hard and stumbles near the midline, falling down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he falls, he passes the ball to Gan Guoyang, who has rushed under the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang catches the ball and scores with a two-handed dunk! The Trail Blazers take the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olajuwon at the top of the key catches the ball, after a fake move he drives to the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thompson comes to help on defense, both box Olajuwon in, who then passes to Larry Smith cutting to the baseline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Smith’s layup is blocked by Gan Guoyang from behind, and the Trail Blazers regain possession of the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang doesn’t rush to counterattack, as Petrović slowly brings the ball past half court, Gan Guoyang pushing against Olajuwon towards the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrović passes to Thompson, and Thompson makes a direct pass to Gan Guoyang under the basket, who has already completely overwhelmed Olajuwon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching the ball and turning around, an easy layup scores!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang leads a 6:0 run against the Rockets, with the Trail Blazers comfortably flipping the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don Chaney calls for a timeout, the home crowd erupts in cheers. If only they had played like this earlier, wouldn’t that have been it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the Trail Blazers and Ah Gan they know, with an unparalleled successful rate in low post offense, a high scoring efficiency and tough half-court defense in key moments, capable of reversing the situation on the court in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this combination of punches, even Bobby Berman himself is shaken. With such tactics, why bother with Princeton?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the timeout, the Rockets return to the court, still relying on Olajuwon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it comes to the critical moments of the fourth quarter, Olajuwon is flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He misses a turn-around jump shot and a Sigma Step jump shot behind the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers secure the rebound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first three quarters, Olajuwon has already taken on a heavy shooting load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has an injury on his leg, wrapped with a thick bandage around his left thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to the fourth quarter, when the effort is needed, he no longer has the energy to exert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gan Guoyang, who has preserved a ton of energy in the first three quarters, is in great shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He receives the ball from Porter at the top of the key, hits a mid-range jump shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then in the counterattack, he pulls off a spectacular behind-the-head pass to Reggie Lewis who has caught up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis slams it home, as the Trail Blazers with sharp offense pierce through the Rockets’ defense in the latter half of the fourth quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Rockets do not give up the resistance, Kenny Smith hits a three-pointer, then Olajuwon finally stops Gan on one offensive attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still on the low post attack, after continuous turn-arounds with no opportunity, the ball is passed out to the perimeter, Floyd’s three-pointer misses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olajuwon desperately grabs the offensive rebound, facing a double team he passes to Mike Woodson cutting under the basket, and Woodson finishes with a layup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The margin is kept around 5 points, with the Rockets playing fiercely and resiliently, creating opportunities through defense and active scrambles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final two minutes of the game, the Rockets start to double team Gan Guoyang, and Gan unusually turns the ball over during the pass attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kenny Smith counters again, but this time his layup is blocked by Reggie Lewis with a big hat from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Larry Smith, following up, grabs the offensive rebound and the Rockets still hold the offensive possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball is passed out to the perimeter, and Mike Woodson hits a crucial three-pointer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three-point shooting, increasing in frequency and importance on the NBA court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, outside players in the NBA dare to take three-point shots at critical moments, and when they hit, they indeed make a significant difference in low-scoring, tight defensive games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The score closes in at 82:84, with the Rockets only trailing by 2 points now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when the home crowd thought Gan Guoyang would stand out to deliver the final strike, Gan Guoyang, holding the ball at the high post, suddenly makes a very sudden pass under the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis catches the ball but doesn’t go for the layup, avoids the defense, and passes the ball to the corner. Porter receives the ball, feints with a fake move, drives in, then passes it to Petrović at 45 degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>",1049,"2026-06-06T01:41:38.168Z",1,"novelbin.me","87ba6ae1b1b07ab5bcb4e1dc021f03b15b88ec1ce5ba59f1f29a72733b93347a","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-764","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-762",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]