"Go to get the ball in the low post, turn over and hook it up! The ball is in!"

"Jordan dribbled at the top of the arc and made a breakthrough! Jump shot, the ball entered!"

"Gan Jiji broke through the middle and made a layup with his right hand, causing Korzin's foul and free throw."

"Jordan broke through the baseline and dunked with one hand! It was lightning too fast to cover his ears, and the Blazers' defense did not react at all."

"Gan take the ball, double-team, Gan pass the ball, and Gan gets the ball again. Gan turns around at the bottom line and successfully counter-basketball! It can't be stopped."

"Jordan is not willing to be outdone. He held the ball on the left, turned over and jumped into the ball, and the ball entered! The two staged an exciting scoring battle in the third quarter!"

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Bulls became more and more intense in the third quarter. Under the commentator's explanation, this game seemed to be no longer a contest between the two teams, but a one-on-one match between Gan Guoyang and Jordan.

When the two men scored consecutively at the beginning of the third quarter, the coaches of both teams acquiesced to pass the ball to the two and asked them to solve the problem.

The NBA is a business league that advocates personal heroism. Sometimes, the showdown between stars is even more important than the team's victory or defeat.

"Oh my God, Gan has scored 18 points in the third quarter, and Jordan scored 20 points! I can't believe that both of them feel hot! The Trail Blazers' outside line cannot stop Jordan's pace, and the Bulls' double-team cannot stop Gan's goal. This is the most exciting personal showdown so far this season, and the two rookies are performing this showdown!"

When Jordan hit a jump shot again at the free throw line, Ramsey finally couldn't sit still and called a timeout to the referee. At this time, the Trail Blazers led the Bulls by 9 points at 81:72, and there were 2 minutes left before the end of the third quarter.

"Gan, you performed very well, but we can't always rely on you to score. We need overall strength to defeat our opponents. Our defensive aggressiveness is not enough, giving Jordan too many opportunities. When we attack, we want to continue the offense, we need to blossom in full!" Ramsey signaled Gan Guoyang to sit down. It seemed that he was going to replace Gan Guoyang and let him rest.

The center is different from the defender. Jordan can pass the half of the ball from the backcourt and then launch an attack on the outside.

But Gan Guoyang cannot. He must first get a position in the inside line and fight with the Bulls' inside line. After getting the position, he needs the ball, and then he has to endure the opponent's double-team. After going through a lot of hardships, he can put the ball into the basket.

It was also a loss that Gan Guoyang felt hot in the third quarter. He threw several balls that were about to make mistakes with a long-distance hook, otherwise he would be hit by his opponent to counterattack.

Ramsey also knew that Gan Guoyang's difference should be at its limit, and he could not be allowed to do so alone anymore. The Trail Blazers have the advantage in overall strength, and it is not wise to keep Gan Guoyang singles.

Ramsey originally meant to train Gan Guoyang's ability to handle balls on the court, but he didn't expect that he would actually play with Jordan.

So Ramsey took it naturally and let him and Jordan have a Cavaliers showdown on the court, which would be beneficial to Gan Guoyang's self-confidence.

However, the coach's first responsibility is to lead the team to win. Although the Trail Blazers played like this in the third quarter, they maintained the score advantage, but did not achieve their due tactical goals.

The Trail Blazers' team's offense did not start, and the counterattack speed did not increase due to the attack on Gan Guoyang.

Although the Bulls could not defend against Gan Guoyang, Gan Guoyang was unable to break the Bulls' defense line, and the Bulls could still organize effective defense.

This is also Gan Guoyang's current shortcomings. He cannot break down the opponent's defense like some superstars in the league, and force his opponent to change his defensive strategy.

For example, Magic Johnson, whose rhythmic personal offense and unexpected passes once completely broke the Blazers' defense.

If Gan Guoyang continues to play like this, the shooting rate will definitely drop in the fourth quarter. By then, the Bulls will become more powerful and the Trail Blazers may not be able to withstand it.

"Carl, there is Cauchy, you can replace KiKi, you can defend Jordan; Paxson, you should focus on the offense. We should combine internally and externally, focus on the two points of Paxson and Sampson, and make double screens at low posts. Cauchy should do a good job of back defense and don't grab rebounds." Ramsey held the tactical board to guide the players to play well in the last two minutes.

He replaced Jerome Cauchy, one of the five rookies this year. Cauchy didn't get many chances in previous games, but his performance was quite satisfactory.

This small forward from Longwood University, a third-rate school similar to the Gonzaga University in the past, has a strong body and outstanding physical fitness.

Of course, his skills are rough as much as his body, and he does not have much offensive ability. His main offensive means are layups, picking up bargains, and dunks. In the NBA confrontation, his independent offensive ability can be ignored.

However, like many low-coupon rookies that are valued by coaches, he has a positive game attitude, is willing to defend, and strives to do every detail of the game.

Since the Blazers embarked on their away journey, Ramsey has gradually increased Cauchy's playing time, because continuous away games will be very fatigued, and he needs to give the team's main players more rest to prevent major injuries.

"The game continued, the Bulls bit the score in the third quarter, but the Trail Blazers also rely on Gan to maintain the advantage of the score; now Ramsey replaced Gan and Jordan continued to stay on the court."

"Yes, the Trail Blazers have a clear advantage in lineup depth. They don't need to put their hopes on a rookie center, although his performance is really outstanding; in comparison, the Bulls really don't have too many cards, they have to rely on Jordan."

Crouch is right. Compared with the Trail Blazers, the Bulls' lineup is indeed average. Wallridge has the ability to average 20 points per game. However, today, facing the Trail Blazers, who have always been known for their weak defense at the small forward, Wallridge did not perform as well as he should.

Perhaps he put too much energy into defense, and he kept double-teaming Gan Guoyang, but in vain, and even sent Gan Guoyang to the free throw line twice.

When the Trail Blazers replaced Gan Guoyang, the Trail Blazers' offense accelerated again.

At low post, Sampson made a screen for Paxson, who circled from the baseline, went from the basket to 45 degrees on the right, received a pass from Cort and shot at the 20-eat position.

"Swish!" The ball entered, a beautiful long shot.

Although Paxson was a bit badly beaten by Jordan in defense today, he still maintained efficient offense, which is why Ramsey put him on the court.

The Bulls' defense obviously did not adjust, and their players were still crowded in low posts - this was a sequelae left by Gan Guoyang when he was on the court just now.

Paxson turned to a low post cover and threw away the defense and was able to score easily.

On the other hand, Jordan's shooting percentage began to decline, and his continuous shooting in the entire third quarter affected his physical strength.

More importantly, Jerome Cauchy was standing in front of him at this time.

Of course, Cauchy couldn't completely lock Jordan, but compared to Paxson, Cauchy was faster, and compared to Drexler, Cauchy was stronger and taller.

And at this time he was full of energy, and he had only one task on the court, that was to defend Jordan.

"Bang!" Jordan stopped and jumped after breaking through the middle, and the ball hit the front of the basket.

He was disturbed by Cauchy, and Jordan could feel his touch getting colder.

The result of Jordan's failure to make a shot was that he was hit by the Trail Blazers.

Sampson took the rebound, Corte made a quick push and passed the ball to Paxson, who had reached the bottom corner.

Facing Jordan who was running to make up for defense, Paxson did not hesitate after receiving the ball and directly jumped from 16 feet out.

"Swish!" The ball entered, a steady two points.

At this time, other Bulls players also began to come forward to help Jordan.

Langeri's tactics are very clear, pulling the inside away allows Jordan to break through or shoot, cutting in the front line to catch the ball and layup or scrambling for the frontcourt rebounds.

As the second scoring point besides Jordan, Wallridge's breakthrough layup after receiving the ball is his specialty.

Wallridge is strong and runs well and jumps well. He looks like a football running back with a basketball.

The Trail Blazers' inside line is not known for its weight, so naturally it cannot stop Waldridge.

Wallridge received a pass from Jordan, made a layup from the left, and successfully made a layup with his left hand.

Jordan added another assist to himself.

After that, both sides had two attacks, but neither scored. At the end of the third quarter, the score was frozen at 85:74. The Trail Blazers entered the last quarter with an 11-point lead.

At this time, in the audience at the Chicago Arena, two people in suits were discussing something.

"This year's rookies are really interesting. It's really worth it to come here to watch the game. The two of them almost saved the two places' football markets." One of them said.

"Yes, maybe I'm really lucky." The mustache with glasses next to him responded, not saying much.

"I never thought a Chinese could play in the NBA before, and he could play so well."

"So too, but don't underestimate the love of Chinese for basketball."

"What do you think of this game?"

"It's wonderful, but I'm still optimistic about the Trail Blazers. They are really strong overall."

"I hope the Bulls can win, rely on Jordan at home and win the game alone, and there is nothing more exciting than this."

The other person did not speak, but watched the game on the court, and the fourth quarter had already begun.

If Gan Guoyang saw this person, he should have recognized that the beard wearing glasses was NBA president David Stern.

After Stern became the president of the NBA, he made a decision that every game day, he would choose a game across the United States to watch it on the spot to show his importance to NBA games.

He also implemented this move well. Today he chose to go to Chicago to watch this role model - the Tanhua War.

Stern was indeed lucky. In 1984, he officially took charge of the NBA's first full season, and such a group of outstanding young people entered the league. These young people may bring incredible glory to the NBA in the future.

But on the other hand, this group of young people is also lucky because they met Stern, and his series of actions are dragging the NBA out of the mud, scrubbing it clean, and shining it again.

Stern looked at Gan Guoyang and Jordan, who had already begun to shine with superstar brilliance on the court, and didn't know what they were thinking about.

The game on the field continues.

The Bulls wanted to seize the opportunity at the beginning of the fourth quarter and strive to rely on continuous offense to get the score close, otherwise they would continue to have a tug-of-war and would only lose the game.

Ramsey seemed to have anticipated this and began to shrink the defense line to the greatest extent. With Gan Guoyang's absence, he relied on shrinking the defense line to protect the inside line.

Jordan's mid-range distance was still inaccurate, and other Bulls players were also unable to give the Trail Blazers a 15-foot distance.

The Bulls missed three consecutive attacks, while the Trail Blazers, who contracted their defense, held the backcourt rebounds firmly in their hands three times.

However, only the Trail Blazers, who were present at Paxson and Sampson, also missed three consecutive attacks in the offense. Jordan began to defend Paxson, and Sampson felt average throughout the game. Facing the Bulls' resolute double-team, his two attacks ended in failure.

And Cauchy doesn't have to say anything, and Cort and Carl also have no ability to break the deadlock.

After experiencing the score battle in the third quarter, neither side suddenly seemed to be able to score points in the fourth quarter.

It was Jordan, after getting the backcourt rebound, he took advantage of the fact that the Trail Blazers' defense was not formed and broke through the basket in one-stop!

Cauchy was unable to defend, so he had to foul and sent Jordan to the free throw line.

Seeing that the time was coming, Ramsey was about to replace the main force to make the last blow, replace Sampson, replace Gan Guoyang, replace Cauchy, and replace Van dervich.

"I bet you won't score this goal because you're tired." Gan Guoyang didn't calm down as soon as he came on the court, and said to Jordan who was standing on the free throw line.

At this time, Jordan's shooting level was not yet perfect, and he was indeed a little tired. He has not ended since the second half.

Langeri had no choice. Without Jordan on the field, the Bulls would only be further extended.

"Bang!" Jordan's free throw was obviously not in a sufficient arc, and it was too smooth and hit the front of the basket.
To be continued...