After Gan Guoyang returned to the past and came to the United States, the most powerful center he met on the basketball court was Jabbar.

In the confrontation with Jabbar, Gan Guoyang realized what "no resistance" was. He was repeatedly fucked from 17 feet to the basket by this soft big man of 7 feet and was fucked from 17 feet to the basket. He had basically no choice.

Until later, Gan Guoyang finally found some tricks to fight against Jabbar. At least he was not so ugly, and he was also praised by Jabbar.

But after all, Jabbar is a superstar who has played for 11 years in the NBA. Gan Guoyang, who just graduated from high school and entered university, is naturally no match for him at all.

And in his streets, high school and college basketball career, he has never encountered a really evenly matched center.

The long legs of the "Cancer Team" are not worth mentioning; Antonio of McCloud High School - he is a power forward; Greg Foster of Skyrim High School - he made Gan Guoyang feel a little uncomfortable, that's all; Grey of UCLA - has already been beaten by Gan Guoyang.

The remaining centers were all over the place by Gan Guoyang one by one, and there was basically no resistance. After all, Gan Guoyang's strength was indeed too advantageous, and his hook was really unstoppable in the college game.

But on March 20, 1984, at the familiar Great Western Forum Arena in Gan Guoyang, he will meet his strongest opponent in his basketball career so far, the center from Georgetown University, Patrick Ewing.

"Gan, are you afraid?" Anderson asked suddenly.

At this time, the two were doing warm-up training on the court. After hitting a goal, Anderson walked to Gan Guoyang and asked.

"Why do you want to ask me this?" Gan Guoyang continued to shoot the basket expressionlessly.

"In the past, you always talked and laughed when you warmed up, but today you are very serious, not quite the same as usual." Anderson said. He was used to Gan Guoyang, who usually likes to make jokes.

"Oh, maybe I'm a little nervous. This is the Great Western Conference Forum. I've watched the Finals here before. Now... I feel like playing in the NBA." Gan Guoyang replied.

The game of sixteen to eight is already very important, and the match is full of highlights, so there are still half an hour before the game, and the stadium is basically full.

That atmosphere and feeling is like an NBA playoff game about to begin.

"Hey look, the big guy opposite, No. 33, Patrick Ewing, is like a gorilla. He will leave it to you tonight, but don't worry, I won't let you fight alone." Anderson said with a smile.

Gan Guoyang heard this and looked at the tall and conspicuous black tower not far away, with a prominent mouth, like a silver-backed orangutan with infinite power.

At this time, Ewing's face was relaxed and talking and laughing with his teammates, as if he couldn't take his opponent seriously. In comparison, Gonzaga's face was full of seriousness from the player to the coach.

"Don't do this Anderson. These words were said by me before, but now you have become encouragement." Gan Guoyang was a little uncomfortable with Anderson's words. He always acted as a speaker in the past.

"Gan, you know, you are the only hope for the team to win, and the rest of us are not as good as the opponent's players. As long as you can fight, we will continue to fight." Anderson said, after saying that, the warm-up training was over, everyone returned to the locker room and prepared for the entry ceremony.

Walking back to the locker room, Gan Guoyang recalled Anderson's words, and suddenly he felt that his shoulders had such a heavy burden.

Anderson said that this was not about evading responsibility and throwing the burden of the game on Gan Guoyang, but he knew that he and other players had limited abilities. Only when Gan Guoyang made full use of their full strength could their efforts have meaning and bring victory.

Both sides are about to enter the field, and the Bulldogs' players are hugging in the players' passage, making pre-match slogans and giving the final motivation.

Gan Guoyang and all the team members were standing shoulder to shoulder with him. He lowered his head and looked around all his teammates. Everyone was so serious, even with a hint of nervousness.

"In this world, there is only one bulldog. If you win or go home, you have no choice! Go-bulldogs!" Gan Guoyang shouted loudly.

“GO-bulldogs!”

The mascots of Georgetown and Gonzaga University basketball teams are both a bulldog, representing fearless courage and tenacity to never give up.

But Gonzaga University is called Bulldogs, while Georgetown University’s team name is Hoyas.

Gan Guoyang had just seen this noun for a long time but couldn't figure out what the word it was, and he couldn't even associate it with what it meant.

Later he learned that Hoyas was not an English word, but a linguistic student at Georgetown University in the past, who split and merged the two words in Greek and Latin to form a slogan called Hoya-saxs.

Translated into English, it means "what-rocks". To be more blunt, it means "stonewall", which means obstacles and delays. This also reflects Georgetown's basketball style - tough, iron-blooded, and focus on defense.

Therefore, the ancient and meaningful slogan of Hoyas became the team name of Georgetown University, which is also the most unique team name in the NCAA.

When he ran to the stadium in front of the player's passage and shouting, Gan Guoyang felt like a gladiator from ancient Rome, fighting to the death with the other party on the big stage leading to the Colosseum.

The sixteen-to-eight match was indeed different from the first two rounds. The players of the Great Western Forum were also different from the Yangong Arena. As soon as they ran out of the passage, Gan Guoyang felt as if they were washed away by sound waves, and the spotlights here were like scorching sun, illuminating every corner of the battlefield.

Before the competition, the entire venue sang the American national anthem, but two people in the audience did not open their mouths. One was Gan Guoyang, who is still a Chinese and uses a study abroad visa in the United States; the other was Ewing, because he was a Jamaican, and although he was a US nationality, he was unwilling to sing the American national anthem.

Then, the introduction of the starter was, and everything was like an official NBA game, which made the atmosphere before the game more and more tense.

When Gan Guoyang stood in the middle circle and faced Patrick Ewing, his heartbeat reached the fastest. He hadn't experienced this nervousness for a long time. The last time he did this was when he was in the first warm-up match against McLeod High School - it was three years ago.

"Hey Gan, come on, we are here." Stockton seemed to see something at this time, walked up and patted Gan Guoyang's butt and said easily.

"No problem, wait and see the show." Gan Guoyang took a deep breath after being said by Stockton, calming himself down. At the same time, he was also wondering how much future things were not good.

Because in 1984, Georgetown would eventually win the NCAA championship. Now, if Gan Guoyang leads Gonzaga to defeat Georgetown, it means that he will completely change the major historical events - at least the major events in basketball history.

If he loses, he is just a stone under the wheel of history. He thought he could overturn the car, but he didn't expect that it would just make the car bump.

In addition, he is facing Ewing this time. Gan Guoyang knew that Ewing would be the four centers and superstars in the future, so how could he not be afraid?

These two things invisibly aggravated Gan Guoyang's concerns, making him feel a little worried, and naturally the feeling of nervousness rose.

Stockton's comfort immediately made him much better. He thought of what Anderson said to him. Gan Guoyang had decided to die in the three-second zone like a real center.

"Are you all ready?" asked the referee.

"Yes!" "Yes!" Ewing and Gan Guoyang answered at the same time, and looked at each other.

"Beep!" With the referee's whistle, the 1984 NCAA National Championship 16-to-8 West Division competition officially began!

The contest between Gan Guoyang and Ewing was the first to unfold from the central circle.

Gan Guoyang understood that to lead Gonzaga to win, he must have an advantage in momentum from the beginning and must first win.

Judging from this year's national college rankings, Bellman's pre-match analysis and Georgetown's game video, Gan Guoyang understands that Gonzaga's overall strength is obviously one level worse than Georgetown in terms of the team.

If you can no longer overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum, then the game may be controlled by the opponent from the beginning, and it will be difficult to play.

Therefore, from the start of the competition, Gan Guoyang will fight for every inch of land!

Gan Guoyang does not have an advantage in height. He is 6 feet 10, while Ewing reaches 7 feet. Although Gan Guoyang's wingspan is outstanding, Ewing's wingspan is not bad. Ewing also has an advantage in weight. He is nearly 10 pounds heavier than Gan Guoyang.

The first time the two of them touched in the air, sparking sparks came out. Gan Guoyang could clearly feel the huge power from the other party, pressing towards him, but he could not exert force in the air.

But Gan Guoyang's jump was very sufficient, and at the same time, he almost tried his best to stretch his arms to get enough of the ball.

The two of them encountered the basketball in the air at the same time. The ball was hit by two forces, but they didn't go anywhere, and they were still within the center of the central circle.

At this time, Gan Guoyang and Ewing had both landed, but Gan Guoyang was shorter and more flexible, and the time for taking off was shorter. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he immediately jumped up again, thrust the ball in the air backwards, and then Ewing into his teammates one step ahead of him.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs gained the right to attack!

"I-win." Gan Guoyang said to Ewing beside him as he ran through the middle circle.

Ewing was obviously stunned. In his opinion, the winning or losing of the game actually doesn't matter. Anyway, this is just a form, and the serving rights will be exchanged in the second half.

He didn't expect that the yellow-skinned boy on the opposite side who is often seen in various newspapers and magazines recently would care about the winning or losing of the game. He always believed that Gan Guoyang was valued by the media because he was a Chinese, with a lot of gimmicks and a little bit of strength, but he was far from the top of the NCAA.

Ewing's idea is also the opinion of most American basketball players. Although Gan Guoyang's data is very beautiful, he averaged 26 points and 15 rebounds per game in the regular match and two rounds of the NCAA national match.

In comparison, Ewing only scored 16 points and 10 rebounds.

But Gonzaga University where Gan Guoyang is located plays in the West Coast League - a minor league, while Georgetown where Ewing is located is in the powerful Big East League.

Moreover, Gonzaga faced Princeton University in the first game with mediocre talent and poor defense. In the second round, facing the Texas El Paso miners, Gan Guoyang's score immediately dropped to 12 points.

In fact, these basketball players don’t even look at how low the scores of both sides are against the Texas El Paso Miners in the second game.

Before this game, media predicted that Gan Guoyang's score could not exceed ten.

The reason they made this prediction was not only because of Georgetown's super defense, but also because Georgetown has a super center, Ewing. His blocks per game are 3.65.

"What boy did you win? Are you competing for the ball? Then I tell you I will win the game." Ewing came to the three-second zone and followed Gan Guoyang closely. He was ready to teach this yellow boy a lesson.

"Let's see." At this time, Gan Guoyang had no intention of fighting with Ewing, and the two had already started a close fight in the inside.

The moment he came into contact with Ewing, Gan Guoyang felt that this guy was difficult to deal with.

Not to mention Ewing's outstanding physical fitness, his agile skills and fierce defensive actions, Gan Guoyang felt that he was different from his opponents he had encountered in the past.

In order to compete for a deeper position, Gan Guoyang desperately opened up a clearing on the edge of the three-second zone on the right, stuck Ewing behind him.

In order to completely block Ewing behind him, Gan Guoyang kept making small moves in his hands, making Ewing unable to push him away.

Ewing didn't expect that this yellow-skin No. 11, which looks thinner and shorter than him, would have such great strength and such good positioning skills.

He was already trying hard to stop Gan Guoyang from taking the position. If he tried harder, he would have to foul and knock him down. He still couldn't invade Gan Guoyang's receiving space.

Stockton saw that Gan Guoyang had occupied the territory on the outside, and hurried the ball to Gan Guoyang, then immediately slipped through the bottom line and took the defense away.

The others also pulled all away. The first goal at the beginning was a showdown between the centers of the two sides!

Bellman's arrangement before the game is not so called tactical arrangement, but rather called death mobilization, because Bellman knows that it is very difficult to defeat Georgetown by relying solely on tactics. It is necessary to rely on the morale and perseverance of the team to gain the momentum of challenging the opponent, and then tactics can play a role.

Bellman's instructions to Gan Guoyang were, "Go to the inside without any effort and seize every opportunity to score."

So at the beginning of the game, Gonzaga handed the ball to Gan Guoyang. They needed Gan Guoyang's goals to accumulate momentum to compete with the strong enemy.

After receiving the ball steadily, Gan Guoyang tested the defense behind him and felt that the pressure was quite high.

Because it takes too much power to lock in the position, the defender behind it is very tightly attached. If you hook it at this time, it will be difficult to complete the movement.

In addition, the opponent showed signs of double-teaming, Gan Guoyang immediately passed the ball to Matthews on the outside, and he made a little adjustment and arched inward.

When the center feels that singles are not easy to play, he will choose to pass the ball to the outside, adjust it yourself, and then continue to feed the ball from the outside.

The Georgetown players' double-teams are obviously just a show of it. They believe that Ewing can handle Gan Guoyang alone.

But this time, Gan Guoyang's position became deeper after making a slight adjustment, and at the same time, his left foot moved closer to the bottom line and stuck a little backward.

After Gan Guoyang passed the ball, Ewing felt the opponent's body push back. Ewing's strength was released and he moved back half a minute.
To be continued...