Entering the last month of 1984 and December, the NBA game has been around for more than a month.

During the offseason, many teams have made personnel adjustments, and the entry of the 84 Golden Generation Rookies has been strengthened or weakened.

But most people still believe that the situation in the east and west will not change much in the 1985 season.

In the East, defending champion Boston Celtics retained the core lineup of last season's championship and added veteran Ray Williams to the back line. He averaged 20 points and 6 assists per game in his peak season, and the Celtics' strength has been further enhanced.

One month after the start of the new season, they easily climbed to the top of the league with a record of 15 wins and 1 loss in the first 16 games, showing all teams the strength of the Green Empire.

The former ruler of the East, the Philadelphia 76ers, after experiencing a tragic defeat of being eliminated in the first round in 1984, won the short power forward of Auburn University and the famous "Jazz" Charles Barkley in the draft.

At the same time, all the core lineups of the 1983 championship year were retained. Although Moses Malone and Irving were declining year by year, they still had the ability to average 20 points per game, and the team still had the ability to win the championship.

In the first month of the game, they also achieved excellent results of 12 wins and 4 losses, tightly grasping the Celtics ahead and not relaxing.

Another green team, the Milwaukee Bucks, who had been struggling to catch up with the Celtics and the Sixers in the East, was depreciated after Bob Rannial retired after the 1984 season.

Their 11 wins and 7 losses in the first month can only be said to be unsatisfactory. The inside hole brought by Rannier's retirement still makes the Bucks a little uncomfortable.

But the team's core character Moncliff began to gradually reach his peak. He won the best defensive player in two seasons 82-83 and 83-84.

Based on him and Marquis Johnson, Terry Cummins was added to the offseason, and the Bucks, which are all soldiers, still retain their strong combat power.

Therefore, it seems that the situation of the Three Kingdoms in the Eastern Conference will not change much in 1985, and Jordan's arrival is not enough to completely change the image of the Chicago Bulls Eastern Fish Basketball.

Several other teams in the Eastern Conference either kept rotting or were troubled by injuries and became the cash machines of strong teams.

Only the Detroit Pistons, a team that seems to be struggling in the middle of the Eastern Conference, has a talented point guard here, but he is a little short; there is also a white center who always plays a few evil ways, plus a few outside attackers who can only attack but not defend.

No one noticed that they were walking step by step on the road to overthrow the old dynasty.

Compared with the three strong men's unchanging east, the situation in the west seems to be more subtle.

The Houston Rockets used the No. 1 pick to sign city hero Hakeem Olajuwon, and the double towers formed by him and Ralph Sampson made the entire league feel a huge threat.

In November, two first- and second-year rookies have begun to show their powerful power. After losing Moses Malone, the Rockets rely on these two giant towers to win 12 of 18 games, showing unlimited potential.

The Los Angeles Lakers still look invincible, especially since they won the No. 1 pick in 1982 and chose James Worcy. The stupid deal from the Cavaliers' boss may have continued the Lakers' dominance in the West for five years.

After losing the extremely important finals in 1984, the Lakers spent the entire offseason training in Palm Springs. Everyone in the team was holding their breath to complete the revenge of the Celtics in the new season.

However, the Lakers' performance after the start of the new season was indeed shocking. They lost five of the first eight games and once fell to the bottom of the West.

After that, they quickly adjusted and won the game. They finally scored 12 wins and 6 losses before December, but

They gave up the position of the top spot in the Pacific to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers, who performed well last season and had a premature defeat in the playoffs, made a big deal and got Van dervic. Their greater gain was to pick Gan Guoyang, a small stone under the wheel of history, at the draft.

In the original historical trajectory, the Trail Blazers' deal was not very successful. The Fate Liff, Calvin Knight, and Wayne Cooper they paid for to get Van dervic have greatly enhanced the thickness of the Nuggets' lineup and improved the rationality of the Nuggets' lineup.

In the first month, the Nuggets scored 13 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the Central and Western Divisions.

In comparison, the Trail Blazers who lost several capable players had to add a lot of new players. At the same time, although Van derwich had a good offense, the defense was a big loophole, which made the Trail Blazers, who were already weak in defense, and everyone on the outside was violent.

In addition, they missed Michael Jordan in the draft and chose Sam Bowie, the strength of the entire team has not been significantly enhanced, and their performance in the 1985 season was only average.

However, Gan Guoyang's time and space travel in 1981 made the pioneers profit in 1984.

In the first month of the new season, most of their events ranked first in the West, with an eight-game winning streak.

They also won the first three consecutive away trips to the Eastern Conference. They only had a turning point with Detroit, which caused the Trail Blazers to suffer a series of losses and Gan Guoyang was suspended.

The suspension lasted three games. After the home game against the Suns on December 4, Gan Guoyang will be lifted from his own ban.

Now, Gan Guoyang can only sit on the bench in casual clothes and watch his teammates start a battle against his old rival Suns at the Portland Memorial Stadium.

Gan Guoyang really hates the feeling of sitting on the sidelines watching his teammates’ game, which makes him feel that winning or losing has nothing to do with him, and he can’t do anything about everything.

Sitting on the edge of the bench, wearing a casual suit and a turtleneck sweater, Gan Guoyang looked very anxious. He kept looking around, looking left and right, and his attention seemed to be not on the game at all.

In addition to the fact that the Trail Blazers have always had the advantage on the field and are fighting against the Suns, Gan Guoyang is also recalling the scene of his single-handed fight with Sampson yesterday.

In professional teams, one-on-one single-handed battles between players are also very common. Players can use this to improve their personal abilities and bet games.

However, the one-on-one match between Gan Guoyang and Sampson is obviously not as simple as a bet game, improving the technology.

Gan Guoyang wanted to use such a one-on-one challenge to challenge Sampson's authority, especially when several core players were on the court, it would be better to defeat Sampson in basketball.

Sampson also wanted to take this opportunity to teach this young boy who "does not know the world" and does not know how to respect his predecessors.

Gan Guoyang was quite satisfied with the result of the one-on-one challenge. Gan Guoyang took the lead in scoring 5 goals and successfully defended Sampson's attack, winning the one-on-one challenge with 5:4.

Sampson could not defend Gan Guoyang's turnaround and hooking in the low post. Gan Guoyang, who had been resting for several days, was full of energy and preparation. He had been studying Sampson's singles video footage for two consecutive days to find tricks to defend him.

However, looking at the sad back of Sampson turning around and leaving after the one-on-one challenge, Gan Guoyang did not seem to have much joy to win.

The others didn't seem to have reacted too much because of Gan Guoyang's victory, as if this was just an ordinary team-in-one challenge.

Gan Guoyang obviously misjudged the complexity of the internal relationships of professional teams, thinking that according to the "successful efforts" of high school and college, he could become the boss.

Later, when he was conducting shooting practice, Van dervic also told Gan Guoyang that in NBA teams, the real boss must be able to lead the team to victory on the court, rather than being strong and competitive in training.

More importantly, Gan Guoyang did not obtain Ramsey's support.

At Gonzaga University, the reason why Gan Guoyang quickly became the absolute core of the Bulldog was inseparable from his strength and strong support from Bellman.

But now, although Ramsey is focusing on cultivating Gan Guoyang, he does not immediately establish the idea of ​​Gan Guoyang as the core.

If Gan Guoyang wants to become the core boss, he still has to rely on his own performance.

Gan Guoyang sat on the bench, looking at Ramsey standing in front of him, while his mind was filled with messy thoughts.

He was ridiculous for his previous childish behavior, and at the same time he did not give up on the idea of ​​becoming the core of the pioneer.

Gan Guoyang wants to be the core not because of his strong desire for fame and fortune, but because he desires to be the best player in a team and he desires to make his teammates better.

He is eager to lead the team to victory, and he is extremely eager to sit on the bench and watch his teammates play.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle interrupted Gan Guoyang's thinking, and the Trail Blazers requested a timeout.

The game has reached the second half, and the two sides are difficult to solve in the first half. The Trail Blazers led the Suns by 53:52 by 1 point.

In the critical third quarter, Van derwich and Kenny Carl supported the team on both offense and defense. Van derwich's goals and Carl's rebound allowed the Trail Blazers to control the situation.

But the Trail Blazers still couldn't curb the point of Larry Nance.

The defensive strategy of double-teaming after pick-and-roll that was practiced yesterday was still not effective in the official game.

Because the double-team of the ball holder after the pick-and-roll is mainly to cut off the connection between the pick-and-roll, but the Suns simply did not allow Nance to pick-and-roll, but instead used Nance's ball-holding and quick-drifting.

Mitchell Sampson didn't know if it was affected by the failure of his one-on-one match with Gan Guoyang yesterday, and he was in no state in this game.

More than half of the third quarter had passed, and he only scored 5 points and 2 rebounds. He was beaten badly by Larry Nance, both offense and defense.

"Rebound, our rebound! We must protect the backcourt rebounds! Our rebounds cannot be lost anymore! Everyone is involved in the rebounding competition!" Ramsey yelled. The Trail Blazers' rebounds were outrageously poor without Gan Guoyang.

In this game, Drexler failed to play because of a cold, and the Trail Blazers' rebounding ability further declined. He has been hit by the Suns for a second attack many times because of poor protection of rebounding.

"Mitchell, what's wrong with you today? Get up!" Ramsey said, looking at Sampson in a sluggish state.

"I have no problem, keep playing." Sampson said lightly.

Gan Guoyang, who was sitting aside, looked at Sampson with a little complicated heart. He didn't know why he had a relationship with such a good player.

Perhaps he just doesn't like Sampson, always looking down on anyone, and loves anyone. Sampson had a fight with the Trail Blazers in the past because of the team doctor problem. In this regard, he and Gan Guoyang are on the same front.

After the game started again, the Trail Blazers significantly strengthened their protection of rebounding, and the outside players no longer blindly sought speed, but instead played steadily to control the ball well.

With Drexler and Gan Guoyang unable to play, Valentine on the outside and Kenny Carr on the inside bear more responsibilities.

Two men contributed 16 rebounds and one man gave 13 assists.

In comparison, the Suns' starters were all great, but the substitutes were too weak and they still couldn't survive the final competition with the Trail Blazers.

In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated their old rival Phoenix Suns with a 114:106 and 8 points at home, and after suffering two consecutive losses, they ushered in two consecutive victories.

The victory of the Trail Blazers of course had to celebrate again, and Kenny Carl invited the young people to go to the bar to get some wine after the game.

Gan Guoyang did not refuse this time. In most cases, he would choose to go home and have a good rest after the competition. Moreover, he felt that how could athletes get involved in cigarettes and alcohol?

But now Gan Guoyang's mentality is a little different. He thinks that maybe he should communicate with his teammates outside the basketball court, especially with Kenny Carr, he may learn a lot.

Portland is not a city suitable for nightlife, especially in the 1980s, where there were few nightlife places and were quite monotonous, and it was still cold winters.

Of course, Kenny Carl, the old man, could find a place. He took Gan Guoyang, Kosey, Corte, and Van dervich, a total of five people to go to a bar called Andy.

Kenny Carl and Gan Guoyang are completely different types of people. He is not as talented as Gan Guoyang. He is a role player who wanders in various teams.

But because of this, he is more down-to-earth and friendly than Gan Guoyang, including some other stars. He regards playing basketball as a job and a job to support his family.

He is not like Gan Guoyang or the Magician. He is crazy and even if he dies, he must win the first place on the court. Training hard, playing well, doing his best, and relaxing his mindset is his creed.

In his life, basketball is not the only one, or not the most important thing, it is just a more important one because he wants to have a meal.

Carl has mentioned more than once that he would open a construction company after retirement to install floors for the gymnasium.

Anyway, he has a lot of ideas.

Therefore, outside the stadium, he is often the center of everyone, especially the young Trail Blazers, who like to follow this "old guy".

In Andy's bar, these people are already old acquaintances. The boss opened a private room for them early, but the boss was extremely surprised when he saw Gan Guoyang, so he immediately took out a Gan Guoyang jersey and asked for an autograph.

"You are now the most famous player in Portland." Kenny Carl said with a smile when he saw the scene.
Chapter completed!