"Good evening everyone, this is Columbia TV. Tonight we bring you the Chicago Bulls to the home game against the Portland Trail Blazers. I am Manning Hamilton, John Crouch next to me. We will bring you the live broadcast of this game to everyone in Chicago." NBC TV's Play-by-Play host Manning Hamilton said to the camera in front of the commentary stand.

His speech was as fast as a machine gun.

"The biggest highlight of this game tonight is the showdown between the second-tier show and the Tanhua show this year. Everyone is waiting in front of the TV for the first showdown on the field. Although they are not in the same position. Judging from their previous performance, the two will be the strongest contenders of the best rookie this year. This game will also become a strong credential for the best rookie selection."

"Yes, the two are very sorry that they did not meet again in NCAA. This game is undoubtedly a focus game, and both are players of Nike. This year, Nike has paid $750,000 in contracts for these two newcomers this year. Judging from the current situation of more than ten games, their performance should be said to be in line with this price." The commentator Crouch added.

"Yes, they all played wonderful and gorgeous performances, and Gan's performance was beyond everyone's expectations. His playing style reminded people of Larry Nance, but he is obviously more like an orthodox center. His skills are solid and seem to have been beaten thousands of times."

"His dunks and hand-changing layups are indeed beautiful. Few non-black players can make these moves. More importantly, his arrival has further improved the strength of the Trail Blazers. They are now firmly ranked first in the West and even put the Lakers behind them. Gan's performance is an indelible contribution. His position in tactics is obviously becoming more and more important. His single defense, his high support, and strong low-level attacks when necessary have greatly enriched the Trail Blazers' arsenal; although to some extent, he and Mitchell Sampson have repeated."

"Then what is the key to the victory or defeat of tonight's game?"

"For the Trail Blazers, the most important thing is whether they can make fast and smooth attacks. Their offense is invincible in the West, but when they come to the East, I don't think they will feel too good; for the Bulls, they are not strong enough, they must bring the game to their own pace and use defense to destroy the Trail Blazers' quick counterattack. They cannot be led by the Trail Blazers, otherwise they will have little chance to defeat their opponents."

"In addition, what we are most concerned about is the performance of the two rookies. They were already star-studded in previous games. Gan even scored 39 points against the Lakers, which is also the highest score for this rookie so far."

"Gan's ability to score points is surprising, but coach Ramsey seems to be working on building him into a comprehensive center, and he wants to recreate the glory of the Bill Walton era."

"I don't know if Gan, the most unique player in NBA history, can lead the Blazers to regain glory; but it seems too early to talk about this issue now. Let us focus on this regular season game, and the game is about to begin!"

At this time, at the Chicago Arena, the players from both sides had already started the entry ceremony and player introduction. As the visiting team's pioneers, they naturally had to play first, and listened to the DJ's name in a dull situation.

Next, the Chicago Bulls players appeared, the DJ's voice was immediately full of passion, and the fans on the scene also began to cheer for every player who played.

“…From-North-Carolina-at-guard, 6-6,…(Back from North Carolina, 6-6…)”

Gan Guoyang listened to the DJ in the arena introducing the Bulls players. He didn't know any of the four people in front of him. Only when he reached the last one, he raised his head and looked at the other end of the court. He saw the black player who sat up from the bench and looked young and immature.

Gan Guoyang didn't know what he was feeling at this time. He had been waiting for this day for a long time, but had missed this day for a long time.

On the first day he came to the United States, he thought that he must watch him play in the NBA, but he did not expect that he was standing opposite him now.

There is a question. When Gan Guoyang is about to enter the NBA, he is thinking about what kind of mentality he should face him.

Gan Guoyang once faced Ewing and Olajuwon, and defeated them in the NCAA field, reaching the top of the college center as a Chinese.

When he came to the NBA, his goal was naturally the same as all players, the championship and the strongest player.

There are many geniuses in the NBA, some of which are idols that Gan Guoyang is familiar with and even admired very much in later generations. But only he, Gan Guoyang cannot be described as a simple "idol".

He is a monument, a statue of god, and an insurmountable peak in Gan Guoyang's heart.

But now, Gan Guoyang wants to be enemies with him and fight for his entire career as a student of the same class.

“…Michael…Jordan!!” (Michael Jordan!)

DJ's voice filled Gan Guoyang's eardrums, the atmosphere in the Chicago Arena reached its climax, and their new hero has already appeared.

Michael Jordan, the future God of basketball, finally met Gan Guoyang.

In 1981, Gan Guoyang saw Jordan's performance at the McDonald's High School National Stars Game on the TV in the McDonald's restaurant. Since then, Gan Guoyang has thought that one day he would compete with Jordan on the basketball court.

In 1982, Gan Guoyang was defeated by Miller in the California High School League finals and lost the championship; while Jordan staged a winning show in the NCAA finals that year, winning the championship in his arms.

In 1983, Gan Guoyang joined UCLA with confidence, thinking of leading UCLA to the NCAA National Championship and competing for the championship with Jordan's North Carolina, but he switched to Gonzaga because of a conflict with his coach and was suspended for one year.

In 1984, Gan Guoyang led the Bulldogs to overcome all obstacles and Dugu Qiu lost; and North Carolina, where Jordan was located, lost to Indiana in the 16-8 game and missed the quarterfinals.

In the summer of 1984, Jordan decided to give up his last year of studies and participate in the NBA draft. He joined the American Olympic basketball team and led the team to the championship; Gan Guoyang also decided to participate in the draft, hoping that he could gain a place in the golden generation.

The two have the same agent, David Falke. With his matchmaking, both of them were chosen by Nike and signed two major contracts.

They had the opportunity to meet at Nike headquarters, but in the end they passed by.

This game will be the first time the two met as enemies.

"You look a little nervous, sweet. Have you not had a good rest?" After the opening ceremony, players from both sides gathered on the sidelines to listen to the coach making the final arrangement before the opening.

Ramsey looked at Gan Guoyang with a slight look and said that in the past, Gan Guoyang was always very focused at the opening.

"No, I'm fine, maybe I'm too excited." Gan Guoyang took a deep breath.

"Remember, block Jordan and force him to jump shots; we still have to play speed and make more use of the advantages of the inside; we have to disrupt their rhythm and not let their rhythm go smoothly." Ramsey repeatedly emphasized the issue of "rhythm".

For a team like the Trail Blazers who are good at fighting fast counterattacks, they are very familiar with "rhythm" that sounds a bit illusory.

As long as the players cooperate skillfully, feel good, and fight at speed, let the game enter its own rhythm, the Trail Blazers lineup can break through the defense of any team.

If the pace is not smooth or is controlled by the opponent, the Trail Blazers who lack absolute strength in positional offense will be in trouble.

Of course, the Trail Blazers are much higher than the Bulls in overall strength. Except for Jordan, the other players of the Bulls are all average in talent.

Players from both sides came to the center circle and prepared to start the game.

Gan Guoyang stood in the circle with his eyes slanted and stood opposite Jordan.

Jordan was just in his early 20s in 1984 and had a layer of hair on his head, instead of the famous bald look that later became famous.

He has strong muscles, wide shoulders, and a large skeleton, but he looks relatively thin overall, which is very similar to Gan Guoyang.

He still chewed gum in big mouthfuls, just as he did in the game afterwards.

He also had a big gold chain around his neck, which looked very eye-catching. It is said that many old players disliked Jordan because of this.

"It looks very small, almost the same as mine." Gan Guoyang thought to himself, but he didn't notice that the referee had thrown the ball into the air.

Gan Guoyang jumped one step late, but the ball was hit by the Bulls center Dave Korzin first, Jordan got the basketball, and the Bulls took the lead in attacking.

"What is this guy thinking? He is still not focused." Ramsey, who was standing on the sidelines, said slanderingly. Gan Guoyang's success rate of the ball is quite high, but today he is obviously not focused and was taken first by his opponent.

The competition has officially begun.

At that time, besides Michael Jordan, the most powerful player was their small forward Orlando Wallridge.

This guy was wearing a No. 0 jersey, 6 feet 9 inches tall, strong and muscular. At that time, he was just a material for playing power forwards, but he still became a powerful small forward with his outstanding speed.

Before the game, Ramsey repeatedly told him that although he wanted to pinch Jordan, he also wanted to be a place for Walridge. The Trail Blazers are basically full of people in the small forward position.

The weak defense in the small forward position is a very troublesome problem, because the small forward position can be inside or outside, and has a large killing range. Once it is penetrated, it will often be very passive in tactical terms.

So before the game, Ramsey repeatedly told Gan Guoyang to pay attention to the remedial defense of Walridge and to keep an eye on banning his Easy-ball at any time.

However, Gan Guoyang paid attention to Liu at the beginning and put him on Jordan.

The Bulls' first attack, Jordan started from outside the three-point line with the ball. His speed was so fast that he did not even ask for the center's cover, but cut directly from the top of the arc to the inside.

Jim Paxson, who had an injury on his feet, could not keep up with Jordan's footsteps, and was directly passed by Jordan.

"Come-on, Jordan." Gan Guoyang thought in his heart.

He ran out of the three-second zone and rushed towards Jordan. This was his first direct conversation with Jordan on the court!

Jordan in 1984 was as nimble as a spirit cat, and his breakthrough steps were different from most defenders at that time.

The pace is big, the direction changes quickly, the body swings a lot, the center of gravity is low, and the ball seems to be stuck to his hands.

Gan Guoyang had already seen Jordan's tongue spitting out, which was his signature move when he broke through!

Gan Guoyang is not a traditional insider either. His movement range is amazing and his footsteps are also flexible and fast, thanks to his training on the streets and continuous footstep training in college.

He stepped forward and pressed against Jordan tightly, and tried to keep his sideways to prevent fouls.

Jordan took off with the ball!

"Too fast!" This was the thought that flashed through Gan Guoyang's mind.

Indeed, Jordan's jumping speed was too fast, and often the inside line didn't even have time to react. By the time he reacted, Jordan had successfully dunked.

But Gan Guoyang also reacted very quickly. His jump was not as good as Jordan, but his height and wingspan were his advantage.

His big hand has covered Jordan's layup route, and at the same time it has been constantly squeezing Jordan's upward space, preventing him from making any more adjustments.

Just as Gan Guoyang was concentrating on defending Jordan's ball, Jordan's body shrank in the air, and his hands, which had originally put the ball on the layup, took the ball with one hand and bypassed Gan Guoyang and passed the ball behind Gan Guoyang!

At this time, Walridge had already inserted it from the left back and dunked with both hands!

Walridge's body is like an ancient Greek sculpture, full of power and beauty.

He dunked with great force and scored two points for the Bulls first.

"It's mine." Gan Guoyang saw Jordan's good goal, taking the blame on himself, because Ramsey reminded him to guard the basket.

In fact, this ball cannot be blamed on Gan Guoyang. The key is that the Trail Blazers lost their position in the first step of defense, and Paxson was passed by Jordan in one step.

At this time, Gan Guoyang must make up for defense. If Jordan does not make up for defense, he will easily score at the basket.

However, there was a problem with the rotation of the other Trail Blazers, and no one in the inside line was in time to make up for defense, allowing Waldridge to seize the opportunity.

"It's mine, get it back in the offense!" said Van dervich, who was out of position on defense. He had a back injury and could not compete with the strong Walridge for the position.

But Van dervich had his own way in the offense.

Now the Trail Blazers have raised Gan Guoyang more to the high position in their position attack, allowing Sampson to go to the low position, point guards and shooting guards interspersed with running, and the small forward has the ability to hold the ball.

This was also the main formation of the Trail Blazers in 1977. Now Ramsey is reshaping this offensive routine.

Valentine handed the ball to Sampson in the low post. After tempted, Sampson passed the ball out and handed it to Gan Guoyang again.

At this time, Gan Guoyang had observed that Van derwich relied on the cover of Paxson and Sampson to go around the bottom line. He did not hesitate and made a straight pass and passed the ball to the basket.

The Bulls' defensive player was caught off guard and a clean missed under the basket. Van dervic made a layup easily and returned one of his opponents.

"A-Nice-High-Low! (A beautiful high and low post pass.) Jordan and Gan each used a beautiful pass to help their teammates score." NBC's commentator exclaimed.

With Ramsey's continuous training, Gan Guoyang's high-level pass has begun to be quite good.

However, looking at Jordan who had possessed the ball for half, Gan Guoyang still longed to compete with Jordan in his scoring.
Chapter completed!