On May 30, Gan Guoyang came to Boston, the capital of Massachusetts for the third time.

For Western teams, only one team is "fortunate" to go to Boston twice a year. In the past two years, only the Lakers will visit on time in June, and the Purple and Gold Legion has come the most in history.

This year, the Blazers have finally changed, and the Blazers have become the new "guest" in Boston. In this historic American city filled with basketball atmosphere and racial discrimination, things about the Finals - and slogans that welcome the Blazers.

"Welcome to reclaim new virgin land, Trail Blazers" - this is the placard on the road when the Trail Blazers bus arrives in Boston.

This slogan doesn't look aggressive, but it is full of contempt. Although the Trail Blazers have had a brief glory, on the big stage of history, especially on the finals, compared with the Green Giant Celtics, the Trail Blazers are just a small shrimp.

"I hate it here. When I see the green here, it's like seeing the disgusting moss and mud in the sewers, and my heart is immediately disgusting." Veteran Jones said after seeing these slogans. Even if it's not his ABA experience, he has come to Boston to play away games the most.

"If it feels good as a player here, it's just that there are too many racists here. It's not easy for black players like me to play here."

"I hope they don't have any objections to the Chinese. If they have any objections, I can only say sorry. I don't understand the rules here very much, so I can only kick you hard in the ass." Gan Guoyang turned around and said while sitting in the first row.

Gan Guoyang's words made everyone in the car laugh. Gan Guoyang has always retaliated against all racial discriminators.

In general teams, if there is racial discrimination, it often triggers confrontation between black players and white players. Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, when blacks were still restricted from entering the league, which was very common.

But in the Trail Blazers, their boss is a unique yellow man. Not to mention in the Trail Blazers, in the entire league, there is no help.

In this special situation, Gan Guoyang is either isolated or broken into estrangements and gets into a relationship with everyone. Obviously, Gan Guoyang is the latter. The entire Trail Blazers may have various contradictions, but there is absolutely no contradiction caused by skin color - anyone who speaks with skin color means disrespect to Gan Guoyang.

"We're about to arrive at the hotel. When we arrive, we'll take a break, don't eat randomly, and have a good rest. I'm afraid we'll be harassed at night, so I'll hurry up and go to bed. In the afternoon, we'll arrange some simple training, keep in shape, and be mentally prepared. The evening game will be very difficult." Ramsey reminded the Trail Blazers team that years of experience told him that when I come to Boston to play, you must be mentally prepared and deal with any possible accidents.

When the Trail Blazers players arrived at the hotel where they were staying, the hotel was covered with various slogans about the Celtics, including tags that belittled the Trail Blazers, and the players were not surprised by this.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers players got a better rest in the afternoon. Perhaps because the opponent was not the Lakers, local Boston fans didn't seem to care about the Trail Blazers very much and kept harassed the Trail Blazers players endlessly.

After a full rest, the entire Trail Blazers team took a bus to Boston Garden Plaza at around 4 pm to start pre-match warm-up training in advance, and more importantly, to adapt to this stuffy stadium in advance.

"I hope their air conditioner will not break tonight." Gan Guoyang changed his clothes in the small and frustrated away locker room in the Garden Square, while praying that the air conditioner in the stadium was running normally.

In the famous Finals series in 1984, the Celtics and the Lakers scored 2:2 in the first four games. In the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain, the central air conditioner in Garden Plaza was "damaged", and the temperature of the court soared to 34 degrees Celsius, a temperature that is very unsuitable for players to play.

Lakers players find it difficult to adapt to such high temperatures. The 37-year-old Jabbar almost fainted on the bench and had to rely on oxygen equipment to maintain his condition. On the contrary, the Celtics were like fish in water in such high temperatures, and Bird even said after the game that "there is wind to run". In this state, Bird scored 34 points and 17 rebounds, won the key battle, and finally won the championship.

Although Red-Head Auerbach would definitely not admit to deliberately breaking the air conditioner, this cunning godfather did everything to win. You don’t know what tricks this old fox will use to deal with the young pioneers tonight.

"If they dare to break the air conditioner, let them taste the power of the Sun God and completely burn them!" Cortt followed Gan Guoyang to "fake the tiger's power".

After the Western Conference Finals, Gan Guoyang has won his new title - "Sun God". His shocking performance in Game 5 and Game 6 conquered the basketball world. Major media have used the title "Sun God roasted Texas Land" to report this miraculous series.

Of course, these are all past, and new problems are placed in front of the pioneers.

First of all, the physical strength. The Trail Blazers in seven games have to face a 4:0 away game, take a break for more than a week, and wait for work at home. Even if the Trail Blazers are younger on average, physical strength will become a big problem in the fiercely competitive finals.

Then there was injury. In the Western Conference Finals, the two most important core players of the Trail Blazers, Drexler and Gan Guoyang, both encountered injuries. The glider's foot injury lasted for a season, and it was impossible to say that there was no impact in the finals.

The injury to Gan Guoyang's left arm was also a time bomb. After a few days of rest and treatment, Gan Guoyang was able to play, but his right arm was still wrapped with thick arm guards. Whether the finals can guarantee playing time and maintaining its state is still a question.

Finally, the most critical issue is the gap in hard conditions in terms of strength, mentality, experience, etc. The gap between the Trail Blazers and the Celtics is obvious. Even with Gan Guoyang in the position, even in the face of the Celtics' strong frontcourt lineup, it is not daring to say that they have an advantage, not to mention the Trail Blazers' extremely lack of experience in the backcourt.

It's really hard to get a chance for Colt and Drexler to take advantage of Danny Angie and Dennis Johnson.

"One,Two,Three,Four...Eleven,Twelve,Thirteen...(1,2,3,4...11,12,13...)" During training, Gan Guoyang was using hook shots from all directions and distances to restore his feel. After being injured, Gan Guoyang was very worried about his shooting feel. After all, in the fifth and sixth games, he relied on Gan Guoyang's extraordinary touch to pull back the team's momentum and brought the team back to life.

In the finals, based on the lessons learned from the regular season and the experience of the Rockets' tragic deaths in the last round, the Celtics would definitely not let Gan Guoyang score so presumptuously.

Of course, whether they want to think about it or not is one thing, or whether they can do it again, all this depends on Gan Guoyang's touch.

When Gan Guoyang felt the touch, the big hook he had worked hard for many years was really hard to stop. He was younger than Jabbar, stronger, better physical strength, and better offensive continuity.

Although Gan Guoyang is afraid of pinch attacks, his feel is better and he does not give the opponent a chance to pinch attacks. In the last round of Rockets, all three people were pinched.

When he used it, Gan Guoyang immediately turned over and hooked his hand as soon as he received the ball, and it was too late to attack.

"How is Gan? How is the arm recovering? Is there any problem with shooting?" Ramsey walked to Gan Guoyang and asked.

"I think I must practice my left hand hooking in summer, otherwise there will be some problems with my right hand and I will not be able to maintain firepower." Gan Guoyang looked at his left hand. Although his left hand can also attack or hook it, it has not reached the point of ignoring defense with his right hand.

"Don't think about summer first, and don't think about the championship. Think about this game first. Everyone said we will be swept by the Celtics." Ramsey said.

Nowadays, fans, especially Boston fans, are looking forward to the Celtics being able to set a new record of winning the playoffs. Sweeping the Trail Blazers is their greatest wish, perhaps this desire is stronger than winning the championship.

Gan Guoyang also remembered that on the way to Boston, he also saw slogans about "Sweep", so that the Celtics can not only win the championship, set records, but also avenge the revenge of being swept in the regular season. It is really a win-win situation.

"I understand, I won't let them succeed." Gan Guoyang said lightly.

At this time, Gan Guoyang actually remembered Iverson. In 2001, facing the Lakers who had not lost in one of the first three rounds and were full of morale, Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers, who had just fought for two rounds and seven games, and scored 48 points away from home, pulling the arrogant Lakers off the horse and breaking the Lakers' unbeaten golden body in the playoffs.

Although the 76ers were defeated 1:4 in the end, Iverson's aura of killing gods at Staples Center and his spirit of "being willing to sacrifice himself and dare to take down the emperor" were deeply imprinted in the minds of fans.

Of course, it is 1986. Iverson was just 11 years old at the time, sitting in front of the TV waiting for the start of the finals. At this time, what he supported in his heart was the Portland Trail Blazers who were not favored by most people.

After the training, the entire Trail Blazers decided to have a meal at Boston Garden Plaza and did not choose to go back to the hotel. They were afraid of being plotted against, so the staff at the arena were relatively responsible.

Not only the players, but also the team staff also had dinner in the stadium. This time, because Gan Guoyang had an arm injury, Shui Miao, as his personal doctor, also came to Boston together to pay attention to Gan Guoyang's injuries at any time.

While the two were sitting together for dinner, Gan Guoyang suddenly said to Shui Miao: "Old cat, feed me."

Shui Miao couldn't believe his ears after hearing this: "What did you say?"
Chapter completed!