The game soon became a confrontation between Magic Johnson and Gan Guoyang. Both of them showed their magical powers and kept destroying their opponent's defense. Gan Guoyang used his score and Johnson used his pass.

However, in the fourth quarter, when the game became more intense, Gan Guoyang's extremely abundant physical strength and unstoppable feel soon made the Lakers unable to bear it. Johnson led the Lakers players to support it, but the Trail Blazers made targeted arrangements on the defensive end, that is, let Gan Guoyang take the lead in defense.

Worthy's offensive ability at low posts is indeed terrible. As a small forward, his turn speed is too fast and his finishing ability is quite strong at the basket. Whether it is Worthy's defense or Drexler or Buck Williams' defense, the effect is not good.

However, Gan Guoyang is the best choice to defend Woxi. In terms of speed, Gan Guoyang is no worse than Woxi. In terms of strength, Gan Guoyang has absolute advantage, and Gan Guoyang's arm span and defensive ability, Woxi is not sure of fighting Gan Guoyang one-on-one.

The reason why the two were inconsistent in the past was not only to take care of Gan Guoyang's physical strength, but also mainly because of the existence of Kareem. Now Kareem is not the same. In this game, he is not threatened on the offensive end and is restrained so he can free up his hands to strangle Cobra on the defensive end in the fourth quarter.

When Cobra Wosi was restricted by Gan Guoyang, the Lakers' problems arose in the fourth quarter, that is, they lack a reliable inside offensive point. Although Wosi is a small forward, he is not only the Lakers' best fast break finisher, but also the most reliable low-post scoring point besides Kareem Abdul-Bar.

Now that Jabbar has lost the threat, when scores are needed in the fourth quarter, the Lakers are the only one who can provide reliable inside scoring.

As a result, Wosi's scoring reliability plummeted. Under the one-on-one marking of the best defensive player, Wosi missed three consecutive goals, but Gan Guoyang, who defended him, was able to score continuously on the offensive end, and the scores of both sides suddenly widened to 5 points.

The 5-point gap is the biggest lead that the Trail Blazers have achieved since the start of the game. This does not seem to be a particularly big disadvantage for the Lakers with strong attack power. However, in the game, the Lakers found that the 5-point gap is like an insurmountable natural barrier for them. As long as the Lakers score a goal, Gan Guoyang will definitely be able to add one on the offensive end.

When Gan Guoyang used various offensive methods to continuously score in the Lakers' inside, the Lakers finally slowly felt a sense of powerlessness. Riley looked back at his bench and no inside player could go up and curb the crazy Suns a little.

Jabbar sat on the bench and watched Gan Guoyang put the ball gracefully into the basket with one hook after another. His eyes were filled with shadows of his past. His hair was still dense and his limbs were still flexible and strong. His score was also like chopping melons and vegetables.

Riley knew that Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers had an unstoppable momentum. Once Gan Guoyang felt, it was really the same as Kareem Kareem in the past. There was no blind spot within 18 feet of the distance, and he could score the goal as long as he was allowed to take action.

When Riley replaced Magic Johnson in the last minute, he announced that the Lakers had chosen to surrender. The score difference at this time was only 9 points, which was not an insurmountable natural barrier. Miracle could still happen, but Riley announced that he would give up. The Magic complained to Riley when he left the court. His performance was excellent in this game, with a super triple-double of 34 points, 12 rebounds, 22 assists, but he couldn't stand Gan Guoyang's angrily scored 47 points, 19 rebounds, 7 blocks, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

This is an absolute MVP night, a game for the most valuable players in the regular season, and a game that truly reflects the value of a superstar.

When the game was combined with Su, the audience stood up and applauded and cheered for Gan Guoyang, and David Stern also stood up and applauded among the audience. In any case, Gan Guoyang did not disappoint Stern tonight, and the MVP trophy was well deserved.

In an interview after the game, Gan Guoyang was also full of confidence in the team, believing that the current Trail Blazers are the best Trail Blazers in his career so far.

After returning to the locker room, all the Trail Blazers staff gave Gan Guoyang a simple celebration to celebrate his honor as the regular season MVP.

The victory of this game was considered by media comments as a victory of the Blazers' hard power, which was a complete suppression of the Lakers. This was still the case when the Blazers performed poorly at the beginning and were chasing points for most of the game. If other players of the Blazers adjust their condition to the best, the Lakers with many problems would be very dangerous.

As these commentators expected, after a day of rest, the two sides began the second game. This time, the Trail Blazers no longer put themselves in a passive situation and slowly chased the points, but instead took the lead in the opening game.

The so-called attack is the best. The Lakers are older than the Trail Blazers. After overturning the Lakers to the ground and pressing them to the ground to fight, it will not be so easy for the Lakers to turn over.

Moreover, after the Trail Blazers had Sabonis, their playing style was similar to the Rockets in 1986. The absolute advantage of the inside made the Lakers very uncomfortable. Gan Guoyang and Sabonis poked in. The offense and defense were really two big iron pillars. The key was that the two iron pillars could still be inside and outside, with delicate skills. The tactics arranged by Pat Riley quickly collapsed in the face of the absolute advantage of the inside.

The Lakers have lost the initiative, and Magic Johnson still has excellent performance, but their teammates are weak, especially those who are weak inside, cannot resist the collision of the Trail Blazers inside, and there is no chance from beginning to end.

122:104, the Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 18 points in the second game. In everyone's opinion, they had one foot into the finals.

When you go to Los Angeles, the Trail Blazers are not afraid of playing in the Great Western Forum Arena. Although the Lakers who play at home are terrible, the Great Western Forum Arena has never been a home court, and the audience is not scary. The Trail Blazers have maintained a complete victory in the Great Western Forum this season, and there are also many fans of Gan Guoyang in Los Angeles.

Therefore, the Trail Blazers went to Los Angeles with a slow confidence, and in the first half of the third game of the Western Conference Finals on May 26, and the first three quarters, the Trail Blazers maintained their suppression of the Lakers as in the first and second games.

Just as Lakers fans were expecting a miracle, Pat Riley made a strange substitution move. He replaced James Worthy at the end of the third quarter and then replaced the bench with Tony Campbell, a small forward who once played at the Detroit Pistons.

No one understood Riley's intentions, but soon Campbell began to play on the field.

When the third quarter was about to end, Campbell chased Drexler during a defense process. Of course, he couldn't catch up with Drexler, but after he took off the glider, he did not jump and block at the same time, but pushed Drexler hard from behind.

Drexler fell directly into the audience at the bottom line. This time it was too cruel. Drexler lay on the floor without moving for a long time.

The Trail Blazers' bench was on the side of the basket, and everyone could see this action clearly. Gan Guoyang was originally about to get off. Seeing Drexler being pushed out by such a dangerous action, he immediately ran to the bottom line to see how Drexler was doing.

Cauchy and Buck Williams on the field didn't say anything, but swung their fists and headed towards Campbell. This was a destructive move.

The court was suddenly in chaos. The movements on both sides of the game were already quite intense. Campbell ignited the powder keg. The Trail Blazers were excited and everyone on the bench rushed over.

At this time, Gan Guoyang was still worried about Drexler's situation at the bottom line. The team doctor rushed over and asked and checked. Drexler slowly stood up with the help of Gan Guoyang and the team doctor, and after moving, he said that he was fine.

At this time, the game started, and the Lakers were not willing to be outdone at all. How could they allow the Trail Blazers players to go wild at their own home court? However, Campbell, who was at the center of the battle, seemed to know that he was in the wrong and was constantly hiding backwards.

Gan Guoyang was clenching his fists and couldn't get in outside. Bellman rushed up and hugged Gan Guoyang tightly. He didn't want him to be impulsive, otherwise Gan Guoyang would have rushed over and beat Campbell to death.

With the staff's persuasion and the referee's mediation, the conflict was finally resolved, but the Trail Blazers also suffered heavy losses. Cauchy and Buck Williams were directly sent out, Drexler had to go back to the locker room for further inspection due to the impact, while the Lakers only lost Campbell at the end of the bench.

Although others also participated in the conflict, the law did not punish the majority. The NBA rules at that time were relatively loose, so they did not accept punishment.

So, the Lakers, with a well-equipped lineup, launched a crazy counterattack against the Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers, who had three main players, could not withstand the Lakers' attack. Cauchy and Williams are both important defensive players, and the pressure on Gan Guoyang's shoulders instantly increased.

At this time, he was like the magician Johnson in the previous two times, and he couldn't stand it alone!

As a result, in this dramatic emergencies, the Trail Blazers were eventually reversed by the Lakers. What's worse is that in the information released by the NBA the next day, Buck Williams and Cauchy will be suspended at the same time, while Drexler was diagnosed with a contusion of the tailbone during the examination and may miss the entire Western Conference Finals.
Chapter completed!