On April 26, 1986, Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Plant, a nuclear power plant in Kiev Prefecture, Soviet Union, exploded due to staff mistakes, and eight tons of strong radiation substances leaked, and its radiation dose was equivalent to 400 Hiroshima atomic bombs exploded.

On April 25, US time, that is, on April 26, Soviet time, Gan Guoyang just led the Portland Trail Blazers to defeat the Spurs in San Antonio, eliminating the opponent with a total score of 3:1 to advance to the next round.

Therefore, as soon as Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers teammates returned to Portland, they heard the news that shocked the world on the airport bus radio.

"Oh my God, the nuclear power plant explodes, and I don't know how many innocent people will suffer... Fortunately, most of the nuclear power plants in the United States are in the east. I remember that Oregon seems to be a nuclear power plant." Kenny Carl is always the favorite person on the team to express his opinions, especially after he got drunk.

"I heard that when the Soviets were testing nuclear bombs, they directly let ordinary soldiers charge and train in places where the nuclear bombs were released. Poor guys have to bear this unexpected surprise." Ken Johnson, the team's water dispenser power forward, couldn't play on the court, and there were a lot of messy books off the court. Drexler was a little bit taken by this guy. When he was fine, he liked to read the book there.

If Gan Guoyang had smartphones and online novels now, Deluxler would definitely be holding a mobile phone to read novels there except for competition training.

"In view of our team's complex international relations, I advise everyone not to talk about this kind of issue. Also, this is a disaster after all." Mitchell Sampson spoke. As the former boss, he still speaks very importantly.

In the NBA at that time, there were very few international players. International columns like the Spurs later were completely impossible to exist, but the Trail Blazers rarely had two international players, including Van derwich and Gan Guoyang.

"We not only have international players, but also good fighters from the socialist camp! Gan, when can you take us to China to play? I also want to go to the Great Wall." Kenny Carr turned the topic to Gan Guoyang again.

"'Black fertilizer will evaporate when it evaporates, and ash fertilizer will evaporate when it evaporates, and ash fertilizer will evaporate when it evaporates.'! When did you learn this tongue twister, I will take you to China to play basketball." Gan Guoyang gave Kenny Carl a difficult Chinese tongue twister in fluent Chinese, and then told Kenny Carl that this is a necessary condition for studying and communicating in China.

Anyway, after Gan Guoyang said these words, Kenny Carl basically gave up the idea of ​​going to China.

"I heard that the team's scouts have been inspecting a Soviet player recently and are interested in picking him off in the draft next year. It is said that they are still a center. Do you think our team still needs a center?" Van dervich said suddenly, and his words teased the players' curiosity.

"Soviet player? Is Portland really going to become a bridgehead for East-West exchanges? We'd better choose another Cuban player next year and then find a Vietnamese player. Then we will be the well-deserved 'trailblazers'!"

"I know that player, I can't remember the name very clearly. He is a very tall center, and it seems to be 7 feet 3 inches. If he comes, Gan Ke will play as a power forward."

"He must be playing a substitute for Gan. Isn't it a waste to let Gan play a power forward? Do you think he is, Gan?"

However, Gan Guoyang rarely did not join everyone's discussion. In the past, he would always find opportunities to tease everyone in the team, but now Gan Guoyang knows who they are talking about, and is a great center forward who is also wearing No. 11, Sabonis.

The reason why Gan Guoyang chose the No. 11 jersey back then was because Yao Ming wore No. 11, and the reason why Yao Ming wore No. 11 was because Sabonis wore No. 11. But if Sabonis came to the Trail Blazers, he would not be able to wear No. 11 because No. 11 is here in Gan Guoyang!

But what Gan Guoyang is considering now is not the jersey issue. He knows that if he followed the normal history, Sabonis would not have been able to go to the Trail Blazers after being selected. Instead, he would have to wait more than ten years before he could show his skills in the world's highest hall of basketball after the east-west confrontation ended.

"If he could arrive earlier, the Trail Blazers would definitely be stronger." Gan Guoyang did not think about any substitute and the starting lineup. For him, the stronger the team's strength, the better, and it is not impossible to let him play as a power forward. His height of 6-10 is very suitable for playing as a power forward.

However, as a player of the team, it was too early to talk about these things, and let Sabonis enter the NBA early, Gan Guoyang wanted to break his head and didn't know how to change this history. Could it be that he could still let the Soviet Union disintegrate early? If Gan Guoyang could really have such a big impact, he was afraid that he would die without a complete body.

Of course, Gan Guoyang didn't know that the videotapes Stern sent to Beijing will not only be played across China through TV signals, but also in Eastern Europe surrounded by the iron curtain, Eastern European people who love basketball will also see this magical boy from the East, performing in the world's highest basketball hall.

The changes brought about by Gan Guoyang to history are infiltrating little by little. As long as he does not die, he will probably not die.

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After returning to Portland, the Trail Blazers had a day off, the players relaxed and began to prepare for the next semifinals. Their opponent Nuggets had been waiting for a long time.

The Nuggets this season retained the main lineup of last season. Inglish is at his peak. He averaged 29.8 points per game in the regular season, second only to Dominic Wilkins and tied for second in the scoring list with Adrian Dantley.

Fate Liff shone this season. In the past, this point guard, who was relatively unknown to the Trail Blazers, has grown into the Nuggets' third scoring point and assisting champion this season, and has become a triple-double machine. This season, he has scored an astonishing 15 triple-doubles, including 35 rebounds in doubles, with a maximum of 18 rebounds in a single game, and averaging 2.6 offensive rebounds per game.

This is simply terrible for a point guard.

At the power forward, Calvin Knight, who likes to engage in funeral activities, continued to stabilize, but he was no longer as amazing as the Nuggets' first season, with a score of 17.1 points per game and the team's second scoring point.

Wayne Cooper is still the guardian of the Nuggets' inside line, although his average rebounds per game is only 7.8, less than half of Gan Guoyang's.

The five Nuggets' starters, three former Trail Blazers players, and the seven battles last season all demonstrated the deep bond between the two teams.

But in this semi-final showdown, the strength of both sides seems to have reduced the series by a little bit of suspense.

Nuggets inside player Dan Isel retired after the end of last season, and the progress of young players in the Trail Blazers is obvious to all.

At the 1985 draft, the Nuggets selected a white center from the University of Oregon, Blair Rasmusson, a 7-foot-tall defensive insider.

The Nuggets have a relatively sufficient reason to choose him, because after losing inside veteran Dan Iser, they need fresh blood to make up for it; at the same time, the Nuggets are almost the shortest team in the league, and a 7-foot-tall center is undoubtedly very attractive.

There is another reason. This center from the University of Oregon once had a relatively good "containment" of Gan Guoyang in the game against Gonzaga in 1983.

Of course, the Oregon Ducks lost that game, and Gonzaga won all the way that season. No one knew whether Rasmusen had stopped Gan Guoyang. Technical statistics at that time showed that Gan Guoyang's performance was indeed average, but there was no video data that proved that this was Rasmusen's credit.

Anyway, such rumors are not reliable, but it must be admitted that this has contributed to the Nuggets' choice of this white player who doesn't seem to be talented. They want to use this "secret rookie" to deal with Gan Guoyang.

Rasmusen's performance in the regular season is mainly because he has very little playing time, with an average of less than 7 minutes and averaging pitiful 3 points and 2 rebounds per game.

In the playoffs, Rasmusen's data soared. In the first round of four games against the Mavericks, his score rose to 16 points per game and could catch 8 rebounds, which was completely at the starting center level.

In the third game, he even scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single game, which was completely All-Star level data, and in the playoffs, which also made the Nuggets' confidence in him soar.

Denver local media also have high hopes for Rasmusen, believing that he will be a key player in the Nuggets' semi-finals against the Trail Blazers. Last season, the Nuggets lost to the Trail Blazers because they lost on the inside.

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At the same time, the Trail Blazers also paid attention to Rasmusen, a young rookie who emerged in the playoffs, and estimated what kind of trouble he would bring to the Trail Blazers at the team preparation meeting.

"Hey Gan, do you still remember this guy? Rasmusen." Bellman sat with Gan Guoyang at the preparation meeting and watched the video. When the topic focused on Rasmusen, he asked Gan Guoyang.

"Rasmusen? That No. 41? It seems to have a little impression... Is this guy a duck?" Gan Guoyang looked at Rasmusen's number and felt a little impression, because there were very few players who used No. 41 before King Nuo.

"...He's not a duck. He played with the Oregon Ducks before and played against us. He's the center against you." Bellman was very impressed by the games he had played, because he would carefully summarize every game.

However, Gan Guoyang often forgot after the fight, and his goal is always the next game.
Chapter completed!