The first quarter game between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers did not develop as Ramsey imagined.

Ramsey wanted to play a fast-paced attack in the first quarter to attack the older and slow Spurs, but the offensive feel of the Trail Blazers players does not seem to be particularly good.

They made several quick counterattacks, and they missed the last layup, which forced Ramsey to call a timeout and set up the Trail Blazers to slow down and play the position well.

The Spurs have always been slow and steadily controlled the pace of the game. The combination of internal and external games is very well-organized, showing the former powerful and good tactical qualities of this team.

Gan Guoyang performed well in the first quarter. He did not get the ball at the low post in the offense, but instead provided more cover for his teammates and supported him at the high post.

In defense, Gan Guoyang's timely repair of defense and strong interference in the three-second zone also greatly hindered the Spurs' offense.

In a direct conversation with Gilmore, Gan Guoyang was not impatient and did not reveal too many flaws when facing the experienced "locomotive" faced with the experienced "locomotive".

Three minutes before the end of the first quarter, Gan Guoyang was replaced, and the Trail Blazers entered the normal personnel rotation time.

"Gan are doing well, keep going." When Gan Guoyang came to an end, he heard Ramsey's praise for the first time.

In the previous month's game, no matter how Gan Guoyang performed on the court, the most he received was Ramsay's roar and criticism.

In Ramsey's opinion, although Gan Guoyang is very talented, he often scores like taking pictures and picks up the board easily, but he always doesn't play according to the routine, doesn't know how to take care of the operation of the entire team, and often makes some low-level mistakes.

In Ramsey's opinion, these are worse than not shooting or rebounding, because he demands Gan Guoyang based on the standards of MVP.

An MVP player not only needs to score points and grab the board, but more importantly, he has always been the team's tactical operation core and spiritual leader.

To do the first point, you must do basic tasks that are not visible, such as a solid cover, a pass that changes the tactical situation, a clean shooting interference, and a perfect prediction and repair defense.

If a player can do these things in regular time and then stand up when he needs to stand up and defeat his opponent with scoring, blocking, rebounds, then he is the real MVP.

In Ramsey's eyes, Gan Guoyang now has the second level of ability, but does not have the first level of cultivation.

Fortunately, his progress is constantly emerging in weeks.

"Ramsey actually praised you, it's incredible." After sitting on the bench, Drexler whispered to Gan Guoyang.

"Yes, I think so too. As long as I don't score points or grab rebounds on the court, he will praise me." Gan Guoyang said jokingly.

"I think I don't mind even if he scolds me to death." Drexler sighed helplessly.

Gan Guoyang looked at Drexler's somewhat lonely expression and couldn't help but worry in his heart whether his arrival would have a bad impact on Drexler's future and destiny.

After Drexler got a lot of playing time and achieved good performances in the previous games, Drexler's playing time began to become unstable again in these games.

Gan Guoyang was very suspicious because of his efforts that the Trail Blazers' demand for rebounding and defense was less urgent, so Drexler naturally didn't get too many opportunities, and Ramsey still didn't like his playing style.

Generally speaking, Ramsey always uses Drexler as an X factor, and when he can't open the situation or needs to be a living horse, he throws Drexler on it and makes trouble.

This is obviously a talent. Although Deluxler does not meet the standards of qualified defenders in Ramsey's mind, his new all-round defender can be trained as the core of the team.

Drexler in history will of course eventually become the core of the Trail Blazers, but will the arrival of Gan Guoyang, a center that is more popular with Ramsey, change Drexler's fate?

Gan Guoyang sat off the court thinking about these things, but did not notice the changes in the situation on the court.

Although the Trail Blazers did not make an ideal fast attack, they were not at a disadvantage in the field. Gan Guoyang was still one point ahead when the game came out.

But Gan Guoyang was just around the corner, the Spurs scored 6 points, while the Trail Blazers did not score a single point. The Spurs overtook the score by 5 points in two minutes.

Ramsey shook his head when he watched on the sidelines, but he did not yell at the players on the court, because sometimes the opponent's goals were unstoppable, especially the person who scored the goal was the Spurs' super scorer, "Iceman" George Gerwen.

Gan Guoyang has been to the United States for so many years, and has watched many NBA games and live games, but he doesn't even know George Gerwen's name.

It can only be said that in the era without online media, it is not surprising that even if some people don’t know who their president is.

In fact, in the past few years in the United States, the most popular games in Gan Guoyang are the Los Angeles Lakers, and other teams have watched limited games.

Moreover, after entering college, he devoted much of his energy to training and games, and he paid less attention to NBA games.

Moreover, the NBA's influence at that time reached the lowest point in several major sports leagues in the United States. It is not as overwhelming publicity bombing as in later generations. It is reasonable that stars like George Gerwen, who do not have too many star temperaments, are not known to some fans.

However, after this game, this thin player with ICE-MAN engraved on the shoes of No. 44 will definitely leave a deep impression on Gan Guoyang.

His magical "finger-roll" made the defensive players helpless, and Paxson had no way to defend Gevin's singles from the outside.

"Wow, how the hell did this ball go? I remember you, too, Clyde's move, but it's not as good as his." Gan Guoyang looked at Gewen holding the ball 45 degrees on the right, and passed Parkson in one step. Then, under the interference of Ken Carl, he stretched his long arms, raised his right hand and gently pushed it, and the ball turned into the basket.

The whole movement was so light and free, just like a swift flying to the eaves of the house and carrying a mouthful of mud, then floating away gently.

"I can't believe you don't even know Gewen. Do you know when I was in Houston, when I watched the Rockets and Spurs' game, I was going crazy when I saw Gewen's Finger-roll, and I still scored like this. Then I started practicing and practicing constantly. Everyone was doing this at that time because I watched Gewen's game." Drexler looked at Gewen's performance, his face full of longing.

At this moment, when the first quarter was over, Ramsey replaced Drexler on the court. It seemed that he wanted to use Drexler to make the last attack.

The Spurs replaced George Gervine, and Drexler passed by his idol one after another.

After taking the field, Deluxler really played a role immediately. After taking the rebound, he dribbled from the backcourt to the frontcourt and rushed straight to the Spurs' basket in one-stop.

Unlike Van derwich and Paxson, Drexler could not stop him from rushing. He did not dunk when he flew under the basket, but used a lightweight pick-up basket to hit the ball.

Obviously, he is paying tribute and challenging his idol.

Gan Guoyang stood up and waved the towel for Drexler's goal, making him look like he had a final shot.

"Why are you as happy as a monkey today?" Ramsey looked at Gan Guoyang and asked. Gan Guoyang seemed very excited today.

"Because Tang Monk will never chant the tight curse to me again!" Gan Guoyang said with a slanted glance at Ramsey.

But Ramsey didn't know what he was saying, because Gan Guoyang, the two words "Tang Monk" and "Tight Hoop Curse", were simply spoken in Chinese pinyin, and Ramsey couldn't understand them.

At the end of the first quarter, Drexler, who played in the last minute, scored four points, but the Trail Blazers still trailed the Spurs by 3 points with 24:27.

Although the score was behind, Ramsey felt that the team played very well, with smooth operation, clear division of labor, and better implemented the coaching tactics. However, at the end of the shooting, the players' state and feel were average, which also led to the score being behind.

"We still need to play fast in the second quarter and need to hit the opponent's defense line. Of course, we should be more cautious in the final shooting choice. I hope your feel will be restored. We did a good job in defense, but we can't let Gwen open, otherwise I think we will have big trouble." Ramsey is still very afraid of the opponent's powerful forward guard players.

"Clyde, you need to do more, we're going to start the second quarter to hold the other side up."

The lead in the first half is extremely important for the Trail Blazers, because all the games they lost were behind their opponents in the first half.

The game started again soon, and Gan Guoyang immediately returned to the court, and together with Drexler, he supported the team's internal and external lines.

Gan Guoyang actually likes to be with Drexler on the court. Drexler's comprehensive and fast attack ability is very well matched with Gan Guoyang's strong attack ability and first pass.

Although Ramsey doesn't like these two guys who sometimes fight blindly on the court, he also admits that when these two people are together, he always has a masterpiece.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs were the main lineup and when the second team was transitioning on the court, Gervin and Mitchell were not on the court, and their offensive efficiency immediately declined.

The Trail Blazers suddenly seized the Spurs' weak period and began to fight back continuously.

The Spurs just missed a mid-range jump shot, and Gan Guoyang steadily grabbed the rebound and made a move to make a long pass.

But today the Spurs retreated very quickly and had repeatedly destroyed the Trail Blazers' simple and crude fast attacks.

So, Gan Guoyang passed the ball to Corte who ran to the center line and delayed it. Corte did not stop and play the position, but continued to rush to the frontcourt.

Drexler had already rushed to the three-second zone, and Corte made a high-profile pass, Drexler jumped high and got the ball in the pinch of two Spurs players.

However, Drexler did not force a layup. After landing, he saw Gan Guoyang following him. He passed the ball back to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang had already rushed up and couldn't stop anyone. He grabbed the ball with one hand and jumped at a distance of 15 feet!

"Bang!" A beautiful one-handed dunk!

Because Gan Guoyang's jumping distance was too far and his body was completely stretched out before he dunked to the basket, so his body did not maintain a good balance. He fell on the ground and knocked Drexler and two Spurs players to the ground.

However, Gan Guoyang and Drexler were young and strong. They fell to the ground and immediately got up and patted their butts and ran back, without anything.

The audience at the scene had long been unable to sit still and jumped up from the seats. Gan Guoyang's beautiful dunk had already allowed the Trail Blazers to overtake the Spurs by two points 36:34.

The Spurs coach immediately called a timeout. It seemed that they were going to change to the main lineup, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with the Trail Blazers.

"Very good, beautiful passes, great handling." Ramsey praised Gan Guoyang again.

According to Gan Guoyang's previous urinary nature, this ball must be a 60-foot long pass. It is a good ball plus an assist when it is passed. It is definitely a mistake if it is not passed, and the possibility of a mistake is higher than the possibility of a pass.

With a transition from Cort, the Trail Blazers have become more flexible in their choices, fast or slow, and more stable.

He did not be greedy for merit alone, but learned to share the ball, and his teammates would share the ball with him.

Ramsey saw the second trait that Gan Guoyang would possess, that is, the trait of becoming the team's spiritual leader.

To do this, you must be able to make the players around you better.

"Thank you, I have never received so many praises in my life, Mr. Ramsey." Gan Guoyang gave some sunshine and shining.

"But our defense is still not good enough. Their offensive efficiency is because they have no main players. I hope that after their main players come on the court, our defense will still be effective."

Ramsey's concerns were not unreasonable. After the timeout, George Gervin and Gilmore both returned to the court.

As soon as Gilmore came on the court, he was at the low post on the right. This was the first time Gan Guoyang had a direct conversation with Gilmore at the low post in this game.

Gilmore is a left-handed player, which makes Gan Guoyang feel a little uncomfortable when defending, but he still entangled Gilmore like an octopus, just like dealing with Jabbar.

Gilmore pushed backwards and found that it was as solid as a rock behind him, so he did not turn over or push from continuing to inward, but moved horizontally towards the front of the basket.

His speed is not faster than Gan Guoyang, but he is tall and big. Gan Guoyang followed up and jumped to block the block, but still failed to stop Gilmore's left-hand hook shot.

The ball hit the basket twice, but it still entered the net, with two points, and the Spurs equalized the score.

"Good defense! Don't be discouraged, he doesn't have that much physical strength!" Ramsey encouraged him.

After all, Gilmore is old and can't play a few singles in such a low post.

Back in the offense, Gan Guoyang was also at the low position. When Corte saw that Gan Guoyang had been beaten, he would definitely give one back this time.

Since the last time he was yelled with the Lakers, "passing the ball to me" by Gan Guoyang, Corte has become aware of Gan Guoyang. Sometimes when he sees Gan Guoyang asking for the ball at a low post, he unconsciously passes the ball to Gan Guoyang.

This time, Gan Guoyang's key position is not deep, but is at a position of about 15 feet, which is a mid-distance point.

Although the key positions that are too deep are closer to the basket and easier to score, they are more physically consuming and more likely to be double-teamed.

Just when others thought Gan Guoyang was going to play singles, Gan Guoyang turned sideways and suddenly a master passed the ball, stuffing the ball directly into the middle.

In the middle, Drexler relied on Kenny Carl's cover to the top of the arc and went straight to the basket. After receiving a pass from Gan Guoyang, he easily scored a layup.

"Beautiful!" Even Ramsey cheered loudly on the sidelines.

This classic pass-through and cut tactic is the offensive tactic commonly used by the Trail Blazers in 1977. This tactic was not required to be arranged by the coach at that time, and it could be played at any time under the guidance of Bill Walton.

Seeing Gan Guoyang Energy's ball like this, Ramsey couldn't help but feel a little dazed and confused.
Chapter completed!