[{"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-805":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},1444372,1896,"Chapter 805 - 25: The Twilight of the Hero_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-805",805,"\u003Cp>And Ford was surprised to see Beelman become an NBA head coach, and even more surprised at his rapid achievement of winning the Coach of the Year and the NBA Championship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After both sides made substitutions, the situation changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Bird left the court, the Celtics’ offensive end leaned more towards the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divac and Kevin McHale started a series of low-post cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divac improved this year as well, his low-post offensive ability greatly enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also has an advantage – his sense of positioning under the basket is very good, he always appears in the right place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Sabonis engaged in an all-around confrontation both high and low, and because of his defense, flaws appeared in the operation of the Trail Blazers’ Princeton System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice the set offenses ended with forced outside shots, which is not the right way to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the offensive end, Divac made a beautiful no-look behind-the-back pass, assisting Gamble for a cutting layup to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Divac and Kevin McHale played a high-low pass game, McHale caught the ball and turned around for a jump shot, dodging Ah Gan’s block to score two points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The score was once close to 74:76, with the Trail Blazers leading by only 2 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Hornacek was successful in stealing the ball on defense, this was his second steal from Porter tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the counter-attack, Hornacek didn’t hesitate, he pushed the ball up with speed and stopped abruptly for a jump shot that hit the mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celtics tied the score in the middle of the third quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this tie only lasted for one round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after that, Gan Guoyang forcefully posted up McHale down low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He relied on pure strength to push under the basket and turned around for a one-handed dunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McHale has the height and wingspan that is not inferior to Gan Guoyang, but there’s too big a gap in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang didn’t play tricks, just powerfully overpowered with a one-arm dunk that sent you off the baseline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McHale tried to respond, but this time Gan Guoyang fiercely blocked his position under the basket, not giving McHale a chance to receive the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end the ball was passed to Divac, Divac took a close-range shot that didn’t go in, and Gan Guoyang grabbed the defensive rebound with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After catching the ball, Gan Guoyang dribbled the ball himself across the half-court, and by the three-point line, no defender could threaten him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accelerated, driving straight down the middle into the three-second zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once such a big center charges up, it’s certain that no one can stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hornacek reached for the steal, but Gan Guoyang protected the ball and avoided it, jumping for another one-handed dunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consecutive dunks seemed to be telling the Celtics, you could catch up only because I wasn’t putting in my full effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I put in effort, I can turn the situation around any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making those two baskets, Gan Guoyang settled down again, creating opportunities for his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter, facing Hornacek, forced a breakthrough layup that was disrupted and missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the counterattack for the Celtics, Hornacek received a pass from Brian Shaw, his three-pointer shot scored!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celtics once again closed the gap to 1 point, the power of a clutch shooter made one’s blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hornacek’s performance in the second half was much better than that of the first half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After coming to the Celtics, Hornacek performed even more outstandingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chris Ford really liked this sharpshooting, low-key but tough white guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Divac’s greenness, Hornacek is already quite a mature near-All-Star player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After coming to the Celtics, his shooting rights increased significantly, so his scoring data soared from around 13 points during his Trail Blazers period to 18 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is very popular with the Boston fans, and his relationship and coordination with veterans like Bird and McHale were very good, while he remained as low-key as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time returning to Portland, some fans held up a banner that read \"We miss you, Jeff\"; his popularity in Portland was equally high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the halftime break, the Trail Blazers held a small championship ring presentation ceremony for Hornacek and Divac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divac only stayed for one year, so including him was somewhat of a token gesture; not doing so would seem rather petty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, the main event was for Hornacek, who came to the Trail Blazers as a second-round pick in 1986, at that time he wasn’t even sure if he could survive in the NBA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he made it through Gan Guoyang’s grueling rookie camp, improving bit by bit, and found his spot in the talented Trail Blazers’ outside lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four seasons, not long but not short either, he earned 3 championship rings, and from the regular season to the playoffs, even to the Finals, he had many highlight performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hornacek thought he would retire in Portland, thought he would win more rings here, assisting Ah Gan until retirement alongside Terry Porter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the NBA is very realistic and very cruel, during the 1990 Finals, Hornacek’s performance fell below expectations, and Jerry West was sure he couldn’t match Michael Jordan, coupled with the national issues with Petrović and Divac, he was included in the trade list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are still tender moments between fans and players, Portland fans showed appreciation for Hornacek’s four seasons of effort and gave him the warmest applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hornacek tearfully waved in appreciation towards the fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, tenderness aside, in the second half, Hornacek’s performance rebounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hitting a three-pointer to close the gap to 1 point, Porter immediately responded with a color, receiving a pass from Sabonis, taking a high pick and directly shooting a three-pointer, hitting it as well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides began an offensive showdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers went into a rotation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Chris Ford subbed Bird back in, looking to seize a timing advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelman continued to make precise timed substitutions, bringing Peterlovic and Davis into the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers went from dominating the Celtics to being evenly matched.\u003C\u002Fp>",1020,"2026-06-06T01:41:38.369Z",1,"novelbin.me","f2019806814049ef8d1a04d23c96742746f675c80b6ffd68bb72d5a4bf2dac38","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-806","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-804",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]