After the victory, Gan Guoyang stood on the sidelines and welcomed all his teammates to come forward to worship. Buck Williams was the first to rush up and gave Gan Guoyang "two punches", and then Sabonis gave Gan Guoyang a big bear hug. The other players, team staff and coaches also came to high-fives with Gan Guoyang.

Only Adelman walked to Gan Guoyang and said lightly: "Don't shoot three-pointers casually in the future, and you must catch the ball more steadily."

After saying that, Adelman patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder, but Gan Guoyang could clearly see that Adelman was frowned and smiling. He was trying to control himself and not lose his composure.

Gan Guoyang smiled and said, "I know the Head of State, but I'll tell me these words until the Western Conference Finals."

After Gan Guoyang finished speaking, Adelman finally didn't hold back and the smile on his face showed off. But to be honest, Adelman was almost scared by Gan Guoyang when he had a heart attack. The unstable reception and three-point shooting all made Adelman's blood pressure increase. Adelman thought to himself that if he sat in the coach position for a few more years, he would definitely have a short life.

Gan Guoyang, the biggest contributor to the victory in this game, scored 30 points in the whole game. Although the 30-point score was not particularly outstanding for a player of Gan Guoyang's level, he scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, and he made all the shots in the fourth quarter, without any mistakes. He even sent out several key passes to help his teammates score, and sent out key blocks to defend the basket. It can be said that he made great contributions.

The other Trail Blazers' players performed averagely overall, and the only highlight was Jim Paxson, who played in the fourth quarter and became the key figure in the victory or defeat. His restrictions on Hornersek, his involvement in the opponent's defensive formation and key three-point shooting all gave the Trail Blazers great help. He really has an old family, like a treasure.

"You played a great job in the reversal tonight. How did you decide to shoot that three-pointer in the last moment? After all, it takes a lot of courage."

"Oh, my teammates gave me the courage, because I believe that even if I don't score, they will definitely grab the frontcourt rebound. Of course, the most important thing is that I firmly believe that I can shoot that goal. The moment I shoot, I know that I must have scored this goal, and I must be ready to go back to defense."

Gan Guoyang seemed quite excited when interviewed by reporters. Most of the Trail Blazers' games this season were crushing victory. Not to mention such a big comeback, there were not many games that even stalemate until the end, especially in the playoffs, the Trail Blazers won all the way. The Trail Blazers' reversal victory in this game is also of great significance. On the one hand, it reminded the Trail Blazers players, telling them that they cannot tolerate a slight relaxation in the playoffs, and if they are not careful, they will fall into a state of no return.

In the end, the Suns are in a mess. If the Trail Blazers encounter the powerful Lakers or Pistons, there will be very few hopes of a comeback.

On the other hand, the victory of the game means that the Trail Blazers stepped into the gate of the Western Conference Final with one foot, and 3:0 means that it is only a matter of time before they eliminate the Suns. The Suns are basically fighting for honor.

Since the 1985 playoffs, after Gan Guoyang joined the NBA, except for the reimbursement of the 1987 season, the Trail Blazers can enter the division finals at least every year, which is enough to show that Gan Guoyang has greatly improved against this Trail Blazers. After playing this game, although the regular season award selection has nothing to do with the playoffs, Gan Guoyang's regular season MVP has basically been for sure, and Gan Guoyang will soon win the first regular season MVP in his life.

Of course, it is too early to say this, and it is only one step away from advancing, but you still have to take this step out.

After winning this critical battle, the Trail Blazers, who reached their peak, soon started the team's high-intensity training the next day after the game. Now their goal is to end the series in Phoenix, because in another field, the Los Angeles Lakers also led the Utah Jazz 3:0, with a sweep coming, so the Trail Blazers need time to prepare.

During the training day, the atmosphere in the Trail Blazers was quite good, and the confrontation between the two sides was fierce. Gan Guoyang talked trash throughout the training, scolded all the players who were not performing well in the last game, and then accompanied them to practice more.

Such Portland Trail Blazers are terrible. They are gathered around Gan Guoyang, like an army, with no complaints about the commander's request. If they are in good condition, they will get better and adjust if they are not in good condition. Sabonis, who cannot play on the sidelines, also devoted himself to training. Although his knees are problematic, his hands can still move, so he kept practicing passing and receiving on the sidelines.

There is no doubt that this big reversal has sublimated the spirit of the Trail Blazers. Now, no matter how adversity is, they will not give up until the last moment of the game. Similarly, no matter what advantage they have, the Trail Blazers will be careful and protect the advantages until the end of the game.

On the contrary, the Phoenix Suns exhausted all their energy in the third game, and then became weaker and exhausted three times. Their strength was not as strong as the Trail Blazers. The Suns, who relied on the advantage in one go, lost the game with the cheers of more than 20,000 fans at home, which was a huge harm to the players.

The third day after the Trail Blazers arrived at Phoenix, the fourth game continued. This situation was completely different from the third game. Although the fans of the Arizona Veterans Memorial Stadium were still enthusiastic like the sun in the desert, they also knew in their hearts that the road to the sun was not long.

As expected, the Suns could still rely on the remaining momentum and the Trail Blazers to persist, but in the middle of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers pulled the score wide with the joint performance of Gan Guoyang and Drexler. Now the Suns had no confidence, and only death awaited them.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the score was frozen at 119:96. The Trail Blazers defeated the Phoenix Suns with a 23-point advantage in the away game and defeated their opponents 4:0 to reach the Western Conference Finals.

Gan Guoyang joined forces with Drexler to dominate the game this time. The two scored 77 points together and scored 31 rebounds. Drexler even got a triple-double. After the game, he returned to the locker room. The Trail Blazers held a simple small celebration. The staff took out the beer brought from Portland from the freezer, and all the players drank in the locker room.

Of course, the victory in this series is not a breakthrough victory. For the Trail Blazers, only the championship is the only goal, and this is also their fourth time in five years to reach the Western Conference Finals. Their opponent is an old friend who has played twice in the first three times, the Los Angeles Lakers.

When the Trail Blazers returned to Portland the next day, the whole family took a day off. In the evening, news came from Salt Lake City that the Los Angeles Lakers also beat the Utah Jazz away, eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4:0, and reached the division final seven times in eight years (if it were not for Gan Guoyang's arrival, the Lakers would have reached the division final in 1986, and they would have reached the division final for eight consecutive years.)

From a crushing defeat in 1985, to a miserable defeat in 1986, to a regretful defeat in 1988, for the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers are a mountain they can never bypass. In fact, after 1986, some people believed that if the Lakers entered the Western Conference Finals that year, then the Lakers could not enter the Finals with the strength of the Trail Blazers.

It just so happened that the Rockets restrained the Lakers, and the Trail Blazers restrained the Rockets, so the Trail Blazers escaped the Lakers by chance and entered the finals to play against the Celtics.

Of course, the fans and players of the Trail Blazers have 10,000 reasons to refute this statement, but for a truly powerful fight, it is to really play another series with the Lakers and truly defeat this Western giant, so that the Trail Blazers can truly ascend to the throne of the West.

Of course, "no reactionary will automatically withdraw from the stage of history", not to mention that the Los Angeles Lakers are still at his peak, especially their core magician Johnson, who is on the peak. This season, with Jabbar completely aging, he has shared most of the scoring tasks and strengthened the offensive organization. He really grabbed the eyebrows and beard and played an MVP-level season. If it weren't for Gan Guoyang's pressure, his second regular season MVP in his life would be a foregone conclusion.

In the regular season, the Lakers' performance fluctuated mainly due to the complete aging of the inside and the injury problems of the players. But in the playoffs, the Lakers immediately proved that they are still the most terrifying team in the West. Like the Trail Blazers, they easily advanced to the division finals with two sweeps.

Moreover, unlike the Trail Blazers who were in danger, the Lakers were extremely stable throughout the process, and their opponents did not have the slightest power of struggle, which was enough to show that the Lakers' condition was adjusted to the best. They would use this last chance to give him a championship ring before Jabbar retired.
Chapter completed!