"Beep!"

"The referee's whistle sounded again, and I can't remember how many times it was in the second quarter. The referee blew McGrey's defensive foul and the Trail Blazers served on the sidelines." Seanley was helpless at the frequent whistles in the second half of the second quarter.

Since Mitchell Sampson and Ralph Sampson had some skirmishes, the actions of both sides have gradually become bigger, and the referee is merciless, and he should be whispered and punished. So the game in the second half of the second quarter began to become fragmented.

This is actually unfavorable for the Trail Blazers, because the Trail Blazers are not a team that is good at disrupting battles. Their offense is relaxed and the singles and team cooperation is well combined. They can tear them through any defense line.

The Rockets are obviously using their ever-increasing physical confrontation and appropriate fouls to destroy the Trail Blazers' offensive feeling. Several times the Trail Blazers just ran out of tactics, but they were fouled by the Rockets to start over. After several consecutive times, the players' tactical enthusiasm will definitely be hit.

"Drexler received the ball, and was double-teamed by the Rockets. Gan came up to catch it... A beautiful straight pass, but Ralph Sampson blocked Drexler's layup! The Rockets' fast break, Olajuwon, jumped near the free throw line! The ball entered... Olajuwon's jump shot hit."

Olajuwon's ball is a typical game without playing according to the routine. Just now, after Drexler was double-teamed in the left horn position, Gan Guoyang on the right immediately raised to the top of the arc to respond to him. After Drexler passed the ball back to Gan Guoyang, he took advantage of the defensive player's attention and immediately cut into the three-second zone. This move is a common combination of the two. Gan Guoyang understood it and passed the ball straight in. It was a very beautiful pass.

But Ralph Sampson came up to make up for the defense. Drexler's goal was slapped by a strong force from the defender, and he was not prepared to take off and did not choose to dunk. As a result, he was slapped by Ralph Sampson in the layup.

In the fast break, Gan Guoyang returned to the bottom of the basket as fast as possible to defend, but Olajuwon received the ball at the free throw line. The average center forward's fast break at this position means the fast break failed. The center forward took the ball and then moved to the team to the position, but Olajuwon made a direct shot, and even made a shot.

This is Olajuwon's personal ability. He hesitated after receiving the ball after a shot that was not good, but he still relied on his outstanding physical control ability to hit the ball.

Olajuwon's shots are not very good, and the rhythm is not good, but he can always use his extraordinary core strength to control his body's balance, and then use a slightly awkward but very gentle posture to hit the ball.

Except for Olajuwon, the other four Rockets starters have such abilities, which is the advantage of the Rockets - they have the capital to disrupt the battle.

This is also the reason why the Rockets have to keep fouling. They want to muddle the water and bring the game into the rhythm of chaos. It is best to get the Trail Blazers into the ditch. Anyway, the Lakers are unable to get out of the ditch.

"Pull it open, pull it open! We need space!" Ramsey shouted "Space" on the sidelines, asking the players to run more and open space. Only when the space comes out can the tactics work.

But with the double towers, the space is not so easy to open.

Due to the existence of double towers in the interior, the Rockets' defensive players on the outside are particularly oppressive. They are not afraid of their opponents breaking into the interior. Two big fly swatters are standing up inside, so they can press and defend as much as possible.

Drexler broke through twice, and finally passed it out. Kossi wanted to feed Gan Guoyang on the outside, but Olajuwon actually set up a front defense against Gan Guoyang. With Kossi's passing skills, he really didn't dare to pass it.

At this time, Gan Guoyang played in the second half of the second quarter, and the score was not as high as many rebounds - he had already grabbed 11 rebounds, but only scored a pitiful 6 points, and Olajuwon had already scored 15 points.

In addition to the reasons why the Trail Blazers focus on offense, Olajuwon spared no effort to circumvent the front and defended the situation, which also prevented Gan Guoyang from getting too many mobile phone opportunities.

"Fuck!" Gan Guoyang was so annoyed by Olajuwang's gummy-like arms. Both of them were twisted together. Gan Guoyang finally couldn't help but shake Olajuwang's wrapped arm away and cursed angrily.

Fortunately, the referee looked at it and found that Gan Guoyang's actions were not very big, so he showed mercy.

Olajuwon did not respond, but continued to press for defense, making Gan Guoyang angry and even lost his mind. It was exactly what he wanted to see - it was Gan Guoyang who made him lose his mind before.

Gan Guoyang is better than Olajuwon in terms of strength, but the strength, skills and weight at the basket are indispensable. The gap between Olajuwon and Gan Guoyang is very small, and more importantly, his belief in wanting to beat Gan Guoyang makes him more focused.

"Cosey had to force the ball, but the ball didn't make it, Sampson got the rebound... The Rockets made another quick attack!"

On the court, playing blind dicks can also be contagious, especially for young players like Cauchy who have little experience and lack of rich offensive methods. Seeing the Rockets rushing in and out, he also wanted to show off, but McGrey locked the breakthrough route and couldn't pass it out. Time was approaching, so he had to force his move.

Any team likes this kind of quick counterattack after grabbing the backcourt rebound, which is definitely a good opportunity to score points. The Rockets are no exception. What's even more terrifying is that their pioneers are often two inside players.

"Olajuwon dribbled the ball, passed Sampson who followed up from the middle, and Sampson dunked... was blocked by Gan from the back! Gan took the ball and dribbled from the second half. He dribbled behind the ball and avoided Reid's steal, moved forward bravely, dunked vigorously with both hands!"

"Bang!"

"Beebee!"

Accompanied by Gan Guoyang's shocking dunk, the referee's whistle rang, and Olajuwon, as the last line of defense under the basket, fouled in Gan Guoyang's dunk.

At this time, the technical stand on the sidelines raised the sign, and Olajuwon had already committed three fouls.

Obviously, Gan Guoyang has already started to play this goal. Olajuwon, who had two fouls, could actually avoid letting Gan Guoyang dunk these two points, but the strong desire to defeat Gan Guoyang made him choose to block this dunk in the jump.

However, Gan Guoyang jumped very well, and for the sake of security, he dunked with both hands and avoided Olajuwon's hand in the air.

Olajuwon, who had been playing passionately but rationally in the first half, had to leave the court early because of a foul. This small defensive foul could have an impact on the progress of the game.

On the other hand, for the Trail Blazers, Gan Guoyang's goal greatly boosted his morale. After scoring the goal, Gan Guoyang also clenched his fists and roared. The dull and dull field suddenly became restless again.

The block that chased Sampson before was actually suspected of being a foul. Gan Guoyang caught up from behind and his body had already pressed against Ralph Sampson. However, Gan Guoyang's hands were very clean, after all, he was at home, so the referee did not brag.

With Gan Guoyang successfully hitting a three-pointer with a free throw, the Trail Blazers finally curbed the Rockets' momentum to chase points, and when the score was approaching to one point left, they opened to 4 points.

The four-point gap is a very important safety gap psychologically. With this gap, the Trail Blazers can maintain their advantage over the Rockets in terms of mentality.

Losing Olajuwon's Rockets' inside line, replaced with Jim Peterson.

In front of Gan Guoyang, Jim Peterson immediately became white and soft, and Gan Guoyang's advantage in the matchup was fully demonstrated.

"Gan took the ball on the right side, Ralph Sampson came up to double-team, Gan transferred the ball to Drexler, Drexler broke through and passed the ball, Mitchell Sampson received the ball, and made a jump shot from the bottom corner!"

Once the Rockets lack the link of Olajuwon, a loophole will soon appear on the defense line. Ralph Sampson must come to help defend Gan Guoyang, otherwise Peterson will be in vain to defend Gan Guoyang.

The more fatal problem is that Mitchell Sampson is in good shape in this game. Ralph Sampson really can't defend Gan Guoyang. This time, the defense took a little risk and helped defend, and Mitchell Sampson threw one into it. In the first half, Mitchell scored 13 points, and the Trail Blazers scored the second highest score.

"Peterson missed a jump shot, Ralph Sampson got the rebound, remembering the jump shot, but Mitchell Sampson knocked his ball out! The ball was stabbed into McGrey's outside, and McGrey made a three-pointer! Missed the ball, and he was willing to get the backcourt rebound, and the first half ended."

When the second quarter ended, the Trail Blazers continued to maintain a four-point lead with 54:50. Gan Guoyang finally caught a backcourt rebound, which raised his half-court rebound to 13, and he only scored 10 points in scoring.

However, judging from the results, Ramsey's strategy in the first half achieved a certain degree of success. Gan Guoyang fought hard to defend, Sampson put pressure on offense, Drexler dispatched, Van der Vicky scored, and Cauchy made trouble. Except for Cauchy who made trouble for his team due to experience problems, the performance of the other players basically met expectations.

Of course, Gan Guoyang found that defending Olajuwon alone does not seem that simple. The regular season and the playoffs are indeed completely different. Sometimes Gan Guoyang can take care of Sampson in the regular season, but he feels that he is not energetic enough in the playoffs. Olajuwon is definitely a big killer in the playoffs.

Fortunately, Gan Guoyang asked Olajuwon to commit three in advance to rest, otherwise Olajuwon would be there in the last period of the first half, and it would be a question whether the Trail Blazers can withstand the Rockets' counterattack.

At the same time, Ramsey also realized that simply letting Gan Guoyang bear the ball with Olajuwon on the defensive end is not worth the loss. He must also put more pressure on Olajuwon on the offensive end and to run and catch the ball for Gan Guoyang. This depends on Gan Guoyang's performance in the offensive end in the second half.
Chapter completed!