The biggest trouble Wilkins encountered was that he wanted to have an offensive duel with Gan Guoyang, but found that his touch was not so good, and Jerome Cauchy was effective in his consumption.

And soon, Adelman sent Sabonis to the power forward, Gan Guoyang came to the position of power forward, he expanded his defense range and began to focus on assisting Wilkins, which made Wilkins' offense silent.

At this time, Wilkins exposed his biggest shortcoming, that is, he cannot help the team through other methods. When he cannot score, his role on the court is no different from that of an ordinary small forward.

Defensive, passes, and rebounds are average. He has no ability to switch and adjust his ability. In the final analysis, he is a charger. When his spear breaks, he loses his direction and doesn't know where to go.

However, Moses Malone began to play the veteran's experience after Sabonis came on the court. Although Sabonis was extremely tall and strong, he lacked defensive experience and was not flexible enough in footsteps and position. He was deceived by Malone five free throws, including 2 plus 1 at a time.

"He was covered in fake movements, and I always subconsciously blocked him. Moreover, he was very strong, and I felt a little difficult to beat him." Sabonis, who had been tricked by Ma Long three times, complained to Gan Guoyang. When he sat on the bench, he saw Gan Guoyang locking Ma Long tightly, thinking that this slow old man was just like this. Gan Guoyang's effort to train yesterday was useless.

But when he really came to the court to fight, he realized that this slow-looking old man was still so terrible to him. His rich offensive experience made Sabonis teased like a circus monkey.

"Pay attention to your position and make predictions in advance. Do you think you can follow Moses closely? Don't jump around, take advantage of your height, lift your arms, don't press down, don't think about blocking the shot." Gan Guoyang reminded Sabonis.

Under the FIBA ​​basketball system, Sabonis is both engaged in joint defense, and he stands in the three-second zone like slapping a fly. He will slap one when he comes.

However, in the NBA, he wants to play against the opponent's center one-on-one. In the Olympics, he did not have an advantage in defending the young David Robinson. Now facing the experienced Moses Malone, it is natural to suffer losses.

Gan Guoyang has always taught Sabonis all his strength, especially his defensive skills. Gan Guoyang knows that defense is the foundation for an inside player to be able to base himself on the NBA.

"You can solve Ma Long yourself, I won't help you defend. No matter how bad the fight is, I won't help you." Gan Guoyang then said to Sabonis.

At this time, the game had reached the fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers always maintained a lead of more than 15 points. Gan Guoyang had scored 31 points and 22 rebounds, and a large double-double.

The Hawks made the final struggle, and Moses Malone even made a sensation when he played against Sabonis. In the following quarter, he made consecutive shots, including both a turnover jump shot and a signature "Guanyin sitting on lotus - pulling onions in dry land", and a vague feeling of his peak period.

Sabonis was also miserable enough, completely beaten by Ma Long. Gan Guoyang didn't help Sabonis from beginning to end. However, every time Ma Long scored a goal, Gan Guoyang would keep the score difference on the offensive end, and time was slowly exhausted.

In the end, the Trail Blazers won another relatively easy victory, which was unexpected by Trail Blazers players before the game. They thought they would encounter a tough battle in Atlanta.

Atlanta fans were disappointed now. Before the start of the season, Atlanta people also had high hopes for the Hawks because they caught big fish in the free market.

But these big fish seem to be a little unacceptable. Wilkins, as the leader of the team, did not glue these veterans together, and Moses Malone is not a player who is good at uniting his teammates. This wandering old hero is purely playing basketball for his life to support his family.

In tonight's game, although Moses Malone abused Sabonis in the final stage and showed a hint of past strength, he was completely defeated in a direct conversation with Gan Guoyang and showed his old attitude.

After Reggie Toyce came to the Hawks, he always had a disagreement with Wilkins's style of ball. The relationship between the two was average on and off the court and did not produce enough chemical reactions. Moreover, Toyce was getting older, and like Malone, he was in a period of decline.

Once a veteran in the decline period does not have enough mental motivation, he will fall into a state of doing odd jobs, earning pension fees and milk powder money. The opposite is Buck Williams. Although his data has shrunk after coming to the Trail Blazers, he became extremely active because of his hope of winning the championship. He has a very good integration with the team and has become a good assistant to Gan Guoyang's inside line.

After the game, the audience left the court with disappointment. Gan Guoyang, who scored 37 points and 24 rebounds in the game, walked to Moses Malone and hugged him.

"I'm very happy to see you. Moses, I hope I can teach the juniors a lesson on the court at such an old age." Gan Guoyang and Ma Long have always had a good relationship. Ma Long is taciturn and has a strong aura in the world. He has a cold relationship with many NBA players, including teammates.

But for Gan Guoyang, the two of them have similar spleens and stomachs. Ma Long likes Gan Guoyang's heroic spirit and his fierce and tenacious style of playing on the court. However, tonight, Gan Guoyang did not become fierce at all, and old Ma Long couldn't hold on.

"Come on, it will be your era soon." Ma Long also gave Gan Guoyang a big bear hug, said to Gan Guoyang in an ambiguous Virginia accent, and then left with his back and his head down.

Looking at Ma Long's back, Gan Guoyang understood that the era that belonged to him was over.

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With the power of 16 consecutive victories, the Trail Blazers moved to New Jersey, the penultimate stop of their six-game visits, where the Nets became the next blocker.

This is the second time Buck Williams faces his old owner this season. In the last game against the Nets, Williams was very powerful and performed well to help the Trail Blazers tear the power of the Nets. It seems that he has no old feelings for the Nets on the court.

But at the appearance ceremony, when Buck Williams appeared at the Brenda Bayer Stadium in New Jersey and the DJ on the scene shouted "Buck", the audience still heard warm applause and cheers from the fans.

After all, Williams has been fighting for the New Jerseys on this field for seven years. It should be said that it is the most golden time for a player. The Bucks have dedicated his youth and strength to the Nets, and he deserves these applause and cheers.

I don’t know if the enthusiasm of the fans has affected Williams. Williams’ performance in this game was quite “moderate”, and he didn’t seem to be performing at his best on both offense and defense.

This gave Sabonis more playing time, unlike the last game against Moses Malone, who was beaten to pieces in the dust. In this game, Sabonis mainly faced the Nets' No. 1 center Joe Barry Carroll.

After Carol was traded from the Warriors to the Rockets and his cooperation with Olajuwon was not so pleasant, he moved to the Nets this season and became the main center here.

Years of wandering and injuries have gradually lost Carol's talent. He is no longer the pride of heaven who was the No. 1 pick when he entered the league, but has become an ordinary inside scorer. Sometimes when he is in excellent form, he can still score 20 or 30 points, but he is no longer able to change a game.

Sabonis learned from the lessons from the last game. On his way to New Jersey, he watched the video of the Nets game with Gan Guoyang and Kalp, studied Carol's offensive characteristics, and listened carefully to Gan Guoyang's opinions. When he was really playing against Carol on the court, Sabonis performed well, first of all, was not troubled by fouls. Then his strong, tall body, and defensive method that never took fake moves left Carol helpless.

The Nets, which were already dim in stars, surrendered after facing the powerful Trail Blazers after fighting hard at home for a whole game.

Gan Guoyang once again shined in this game, continuing his good form from the 76ers against the Philadelphia. He made 15 of 19 shots in the game, and his shooting percentage reached more than 70%. He combined his internal and external skills and scored 39 points with a variety of offensive methods, scoring 35 in four consecutive games.

And he once again scored 21 rebounds, and his average rebounds per game in the season has reached 18.5, far ahead of the second place. The rebounding king has undoubtedly been included in Gan Guoyang's bag.

In the subsequent NBA Week and Month selections, Gan Guoyang also selected two bests with his undisputed personal performance and team record. His photos were also printed on the cover of the most influential sports magazine "Sports Illustrated".

This is the fifth time that Gan Guoyang's photo has been published in Sports Illustrated. The first time was when he entered the NCAA Finals and was taken with Olajuwon; the second time was when he entered the NBA and was selected by the Trail Blazers as the second time. That time, Jordan was on the Pictorial with him; the third time was when Gan Guoyang led the Portland Trail Blazers to the Finals, that time was the cover that really belonged to him; the fourth time was when he came back in 1988, and when he scored 51 points in a single game, the photo of him dunking against two people at the basket was once again featured in the Pictorial.

The cover of the pictorial once a year is already very praiseworthy, but this year Gan Guoyang is obviously not satisfied with it. He knows that as long as he wins that trophy in June, he will definitely make headlines again.

"My goal is to be on the cover of 'Time Magazine'!" Gan Guoyang said while joking with his teammates, although no one thinks this is a joke.
Chapter completed!