[{"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-832":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},1444399,1896,"Chapter 832 - 34 Really Want to Win_3","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-832",832,"\u003Cp>After the timeout, the Bulls’ strategy indeed took effect; Gan Guoyang was met with the most rigorous double-teaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis repeatedly found opportunities in the high and low post, and Gan Guoyang would pass the ball to Sabonis in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it seemed like the Bulls’ defense had a gap, but the moment the ball was passed to Sabonis, the gap disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their defensive rotation was incredibly fast, with timely help and switching, and Buck-Williams’s capacity to defend bigger players was underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was much shorter than Sabonis and not as strong, his defensive skills were excellent, solid, and he was adept at fronting and physical confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabonis didn’t gain much advantage against Buck in the post, managing to score two baskets, while also having two misses and one turnover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 40% success rate was already considered a very qualified defensive result in the eyes of the Bulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Jordan finally began to exert his strength, not going for the ball but continues the off-ball entanglement with Reggie Lewis, seizing the chance to shoot immediately, without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan scored consecutively and, amidst the huge cheers from the United Center fans, he made a steal at the mid-court line, aiming for a classic fast-break dunk, only for the ball to be knocked out of bounds by Reggie Lewis’s chase-down block from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An excellent defensive chase-down; if the Bulls had scored this, the game would be tied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that Lewis really put in every effort to guard Jordan tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the highest level of competition in the League, with every possession leaving people breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Bulls’ side out, Jordan received the ball and drove to the basket, facing Ah Gan’s defense, he distributed the ball to the cutting Pippen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pippen, receiving the ball and ready to dunk, but incredibly, Ah Gan landed, turned, and jumped again, blocking Pippen’s layup in mid-air—Kossie’s block support was also indispensable, otherwise, Pippen would have dunked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xie Te, it’s another two-on-one defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jackson spat out from the sidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang had many such two-on-one plays this season; it was simply unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this was the result of talent combined with hard training; Gan Guoyang’s response time under the basket was very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the opponent’s pass, he could immediately readjust, landing and jumping a second time, his body control in the League is unmatched—only Jordan comes close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time Jordan lands smoothly after high confrontation and various moves to score, rarely flying out of bounds, showing he has excellent control of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After blocking Pippen’s shot, Gan Guoyang kept control of the ball and passed it to Porter, with both teams executing several high-quality offensive and defensive plays, making scoring very difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang and Jordan did not rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Gan Guoyang was to rest with about two minutes left in the first quarter, but tonight he didn’t want to rest for too long, insisting on playing the entire first quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Trail Blazers’ side, Ah Gan didn’t rest, so Jackson did not dare let Jordan rest; both sides were committed to fighting from start to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last 20 seconds of the first quarter, Jordan had the ball, facing Lewis on the perimeter, Jordan was dribbling the ball to run down the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the score was 22:21, the Trail Blazers still led the Bulls by one point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bulls’ defensive strategy was effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan had the chance to help his team take the lead as the first quarter came to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just 5 seconds left, Jordan made his move, using sheer speed and explosiveness to get past Lewis!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving into the lane and facing Ah Gan, with ample space to jump, he was fearless, dodging Ah Gan’s block in mid-air, and with a left-handed layup, he sent the ball into the basket!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scores! The Bulls took the lead at the end of the first quarter, 22:23, leaving the Trail Blazers just one second on the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The United Center erupted in cheer; the Bulls had turned the situation around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gan Guoyang signaled his teammates to inbound the ball, and Mychal Thompson intuitively understood, immediately passing the ball to Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang took the ball and took a big step forward, releasing a super-long shot before the lights came on— he was even at a distance from the mid-court line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball flew towards the basket like a cannonball, the end-of-quarter lights came on mid-trajectory, and the ball then bounced off the backboard and into the net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The referee raised three fingers high, declaring the basket valid, and it was a three-pointer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>25:23, the Trail Blazers took the lead again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan, hands on hips, watched Ah Gan and thought, this guy really wants to win tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much does he not want to be beaten by me twice?\u003C\u002Fp>",811,"2026-06-06T01:41:38.369Z",1,"novelbin.me","86bec287ad578bee93f2ba491bcc2f19fc7ec9cba18163a67989ee4fe925bfa6","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-833","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-831",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]