"Today is May 28th, Saturday, another game day. Welcome to CBS TV's NBA live show. I am Dick Stockton. Tonight we will bring you the playoffs Western Conference Finals. The Portland Trail Blazers will challenge the Los Angeles Lakers away. This will be the fourth game of the series. The score between the two sides is 2:1. The Trail Blazers are in the lead. Tonight, we will explain the game with me to our old friend, former Celtics champion player and coach, Tom Hayne Thorne Tom, let's talk about the conflict that occurred in the last game. The Trail Blazers paid a heavy price for this. The three main players were unable to play in today's game, and the Lakers only paid a Campbell. What do you think of this conflict?"

Stockton also went straight to the topic. Since the end of the 26th game, the whole United States has been discussing this topic. Most people think it was a conspiracy by Pat Riley, especially his move to replace Campbell at the end of the third quarter was too abnormal. You should know that in the playoffs, Riley has always been known for his conservative use of people and hard-working main players, and rarely sends marginal players, so Riley has not many surprise moves.

Campbell did not get a one-minute chance to play in the first round and semi-finals before. Riley suddenly replaced Campbell. Campbell caused a conflict as soon as he stepped up, which naturally aroused public suspicion.

Of course, Riley would not admit this. He insisted after the game that it was an accident. He replaced Campbell because he saw that there was not much time in the third quarter, and Worthy didn't have a minute to rest in the first three quarters, so he wanted Campbell to go up and get some rest time for Worthy. As for Campbell's foul, Riley also claimed that this was a "an act of inadvertent injury, and Campbell was also punished for his actions."

Portland fans naturally act as Riley farted, and Los Angeles had no objection to this, except for Chinese fans. You should know that in the NBA in the 1980s, such conspiracies emerged one after another, and others would not say it. Tonight's commentator Tom Hayne Thorne, the Boston Celtics where he works, have done a lot of such despicable things.

For example, in the 1984 Finals, Auerbach created an "air conditioning incident", making Boston Garden Plaza a sauna in the summer. Jabbar, who was 37 years old at the time, was almost fainted from the heat. For example, in the 1960s, Auerbach would ask the stadium staff to adjust the tightness of the baskets on both sides. When the Celtics hit the looser side of the basket, they would make the players speed up the offensive rhythm and shoot more and more fast attacks. In the second half, the Celtics would change to a tighter basket and play the main position to attack and slowly derail; or the wooden floors in the Garden Plaza would also become a red-headed weapon, and those specially treated floors would make the rackets impossible to bounce on them. If one is not careful, the opponent would contribute a mistake to the Celtics.

Heinthorne had experienced the words and deeds of Red Head, and he was familiar with it. When he was confronting the Celtics and Chamberlain, Auerbach told Heinthorne not to respond quickly when he retreated, but to stand in front of Chamberlain and not let him retreat. Finally, Chamberlain, who had always had a good temper, could no longer hold back and almost fought with Heinthorne.

Hearing Stockton's words, Tom Heinthorne thought about it. As a Lakers' rival player, he was 100% sure that Riley must have played tricks. After all, his tricks are far from red heads and will be seen through at a glance. But on TV, Heinthorne must also give Riley some face. After all, not everything can be said on TV, so he said: "It's difficult to judge what this accident is now, but one thing is certain that the Lakers benefited from this conflict, and the Trail Blazers suffered heavy losses. I think this incident will have a profound impact on the series, and even the results of the whole season."

Heinthorne's words have neither flaws nor imply that the Lakers benefited from the conflict. The Benefiters are likely to be the implementers of the plan, which is a small move for the Lakers.

But Heinthorne's later words also make sense. This conflict changed not only the trend of a game, but also the result of a series or even the entire season. The Trail Blazers' efforts in a season are likely to be wasted.

Just as the two were talking on TV, Gan Guoyang was also chatting with an old friend on the sidelines on the court. No one expected that Michael Jackson, the super superstar, would come to watch Gan Guoyang's game at this time, because from 1987 to 1988, Jackson had just completed his world tour, with a total of 123 concerts spread all over the world, and the number of viewers and incomes had set a Guinness World Record. At this time, he had become a well-deserved pop king.

In 1989, Jackson fell into silence. Obviously, he was working hard to create his next album. For this reason, he minimized his participation in public events and spent more time on music. Therefore, his appearance at the Great Western Forum Arena also caused a great sensation. Many viewers tried to come to Jackson for autographs, and Gan Guoyang and magician Johnson were both neglected.

The Magician and Jackson are also good friends with each other. When they were rookie, the Magician followed Jackson's five brothers to participate in a tour concert. Gan Guoyang came to Los Angeles for the first time after entering the NBA. He also went to Los Angeles to have dinner with Johnson. However, in tonight's game, Michael Jackson obviously stood on Gan Guoyang's side. Although he was in Los Angeles, he has always been a fan of the Trail Blazers.

Gan Guoyang also talked with Jackson before the game. All the reporters took the camera and took photos at the two of them, trying to guess what the two were saying.

"I still prefer McDonald's to KFC. The taste of KFC things is too monotonous and not as rich as McDonald's."

"Oh no, McDonald's has too much beef, it has higher calories than chicken. I want to dance and need to maintain my body shape. Chicken is a better choice."

If a reporter heard the content of their conversation, he would definitely vomit blood. They did not talk about the competition or the music, but were discussing which KFC or McDonald's tasted better. To everyone's surprise, Michael Jackson's favorite food was KFC's fried chicken. Gan Guoyang was tired of eating a lot of KFC in China in later generations. In comparison, he still prefers McDonald's.

Just like their chat content, Gan Guoyang's mentality is still quite relaxed now. Although the absence of the three main players cast a shadow on the Trail Blazers, this difficulty is nothing for Gan Guoyang, who has experienced many years of ups and downs. As long as he can stand on the court, he has the confidence to lead the team to defeat the opponent. In his opinion, this situation is better than being directly reimbursed for his injury in 1986 and then watching the team lose.

When the warm-up ended and the players on both sides began to play, the Trail Blazers' starting lineup really scared Lakers fans.

"Let's look at the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers. The starting center is Kevin Duckworth, power forward, rookie Mark Bryant, small forward... They used Gan, shooting guard, Jim Paxson, and point guard Terry Porter! They handed the small forward to a center to play! Although Gan has good outside shooting ability, he asked him to play small forward..." Dick Stockton was also confused about this.

"I guess Gan must have assumed the responsibility of a small forward in defense to fill the loopholes caused by Worthy's absence. Then in offense, Gan will be the team's power forward, but in this way, Mark Bryant's task is heavier, and he also has to adapt to the role transformation at both ends of offense and defense."

Heinthorne quickly guessed Adelman's intentions. After carefully studying and practicing in training, Adelman decided to send Mark Bryant to make him the starter.

This was a very bold decision to allow a rookie to be ordered in such a critical game. The young man who looked like Takaki Akagi walked onto the court in the introduction of DJ and looked a little nervous. He pursed his lips, looked squinting, and his heart was beating wildly.

At this time someone came up to take a photo of him. Bryant looked back and saw that it was the last Gan Guoyang to play. Gan Guoyang looked relaxed. He said to Bryant: "Don't be nervous, just remember two things: grab rebounds and pass the ball to me. You can forget all the other things."

"Get rebounds, pass the ball to Gan, grab rebounds, pass the ball to Gan..." Mark Bryant said this in his heart. He never thought that he would be the starting position this season for such reasons. After coming to the Trail Blazers before, he was ready to stay on the bench for two seasons.

In the regular season, he did not get any starting opportunities, and he had very little time on the bench. He was not enough. He cherished this little time every time and was able to contribute 4 points and 3 rebounds. He would do his best regardless of whether it was garbage time or not. This is also the reason why Adelman finally used him exceptionally - he worked very hard and he worked very hard.

Before the series started, the Trail Blazers were in the position of the strong to face the Lakers, and now they have returned to the position of the weak to challenge their opponents. Only with the life-threatening style of play can the Trail Blazers have a chance to win.
Chapter completed!