However, on this planet, almost no one can defend against the Sky Gate.

Since entering the league in 1969, Jabbar has fought against Wilt Chamberlain, Wes Unseld, Willis Reed, Dave Coins, Bill Walton, Nate Thurmond, Bob Lanier, Moses Malone and Robert Parish.

Most of them have retired, and those who have not retired are basketball superstars who are younger than Jabbar.

Now he will continue to fight in this league and compete with the new generation of super centers for the peak of the league center position.

If limiting Kareem's hit rate to below 50% as the standard of "defending", Thurmond and Chamberlain once proved with their performance that they could do this continuously. Others except him could only try to interfere with Kareem and hope that Kareem's feel would not be too outrageous.

Now Gan Guoyang is like the center forward who has fought with Jabbar in history, staring at this elegant but a little old giant with all his strength, hoping that his hook will not be as fatal as it is.

"Jabbar holds the ball on the right side, and there are 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds... Take action! The ball is in! The ball is in!" Zeke Hearn shouted "He-got-it" because before the end of the first quarter, Jabbar hit a buzzer-beating hook, freezing the score between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers at 31:25, and the gap between the two sides remains at six points.

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Magic Johnson and began to put their main attack point on their most stable scoring point, Jabbar.

In the first quarter, Jabbar was full of energy and felt very good. No matter how Gan Guoyang topped and defended, Jabbar could always make a calm shot after making adjustments to maintain the Lakers' advantage over the Trail Blazers.

However, the Trail Blazers also returned to normal on the offensive end. The mid-range distance between Van derwich and Cort continued to provide firepower support for the Trail Blazers. The two sides entered a stalemate in the second half of the first quarter and remained until the end of the first quarter.

"It's done well, and I'll take a break. The Lakers won't let Jabbar go on the second quarter. Continue to maintain your defensive intensity, come on." Ramsey reminded Gan Guoyang who was sitting on the sidelines to wipe his sweat.

Gan Guoyang put a towel on his head and felt a little depressed because he found that he still couldn't limit Jabbar.

Although Gan Guoyang received a lot of guidance from Thurmond last time, he actually came to the field and found that it was really difficult to do these technical movements well in a high-speed and tense game.

In terms of defensive habits, it is difficult for him to restrain himself from blocking the left and right. He always feels that this is not safe and will be passed by Jabbar in one step. In fact, when he used this defensive trick for the first time, he was turned right and passed by Jabbar.

Gan Guoyang's reaction was not fast enough, and he also lacked sufficient defensive strategic awareness. He always tried his best to block Jabbar, but this was impossible. What he had to do was to consume this veteran.

"You need to consume him. It's just the first quarter now, and it's still early to the end of the game. You can't defend every ball of him, but you let him not be able to shoot in at the critical moment in the future, then your defense will be successful." Adelman, who was sitting next to Gan Guoyang, seemed to see Gan Guoyang's confusion and explained.

Gan Guoyang nodded. The pressure on him was indeed very high. He had to shoulder heavy burdens on both ends of offense and defense, but this could also ensure his rapid growth.

On the other hand, Riley is orderly laying out his strategy on the Lakers' bench.

This handsome man looks handsome, with fashionable hairstyle and a pair of large-framed glasses that are popular today.

But he is not as fancy as he looks on the outside, just like the Lakers don't look like "show-time", this guy has iron and blood flowing in his bones.

"Tough!Tough!Tough!(Tough, tough, tough!)" Riley yelled half-squatted on the ground.

"Don't give them a chance to breathe. They are very tired, and we are full of energy. Don't let them rest! Drag them down! Don't be afraid of mistakes, don't be afraid of falling, and try your best to knock them down from the front!" Riley's words are always carefully prepared. Perhaps there is no special connotation, but they can always enhance the players' willingness to fight.

"The second quarter is about to continue, and the Trail Blazers were still 6 points behind 25:31. They gradually regained their form in the second half of the first quarter, but they still had no way to limit the Lakers' offense. Well, the players on both sides returned to the court, Jabbar returned to the bench, and Bob McAdu came on the bench. Jabbar played long enough in the first quarter, and he needed a good rest to continue playing energy. The Magicians also returned to the court. With him, the Lakers' giant ship has a surging motivation!" Zeke Hearn continued to praise the Lakers, and at the same time he did not forget to introduce the Trail Blazers' rotation.

"Gan also got off the court and the guy also needed to replenish his energy. Mitchell Sampson replaced him on the court. On the back line, Paxson replaced Drexler, and Van derwich also came back on the court and formed a terrible double-gun in the backcourt with Paxson."

In this way, both sides put down their big centers and formed a faster and more flexible lineup, which will inevitably be the prelude to the rapid offensive battle.

"The Trail Blazers serve, Corte dribbles to the frontcourt, on the right side, Paxson slips from the left bottom line to the right bottom line, Paxson catches the ball, forcibly breaks through! He has no chance in the inside, but he passes the ball, Sampson catches the ball, hooks up! Hit!"

Just ten seconds into the beginning of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers completed a quick cooperation.

Paxson relied on the cover of Kenny Carl on the left low post and ran to the right baseline to receive the ball. Cooper did not follow the defense in time. Paxson seized this opportunity point and cut directly from the baseline to the three-second zone at a not fast speed.

The Lakers players must come forward to make up for defense. Paxson decisively passed the ball and passed the ball to Sampson, who was outside. After Sampson received the ball, he hit a small hook, adding two points to the Trail Blazers.

After conceding the ball, the Lakers immediately served, and Johnson dribbled all the way, chasing the Trail Blazers' butt to the frontcourt. Seeing that there was no chance of a fast break, he stopped.

At this time, the small forward on the Lakers' court was substitute Jamal Wilquez. His poor shooting life was extremely lethal. With him, the Trail Blazers had to expand their defense.

Otherwise, if this veteran throws it, he can throw it away one after another, and he can throw the opponent to death.

In this way, there will be gaps in the Trail Blazers' inside line. In addition, Gan Guoyang is not there, the defense will definitely be much looser.

"Maigc, Break-in!Slam-dunk!" (Magic, Break-in, Dunk!) Zeke Hearn had only time to say these three words, and Magic Johnson had completed the attack.

Not only did Johnson have outstanding skills in observing his teammates' opportunities, but he also had the same level of his scoring opportunities.

He saw the emptiness of the Trail Blazers inside, and at the same time he knew that the Trail Blazers were interested in letting him go, so he simply ran into the inside from the middle and scored a one-handed dunk! 33:27.

"A beautiful choice, which captured the emptiness of the Trail Blazers, gave them a fatal blow! Any team that ignores the Magician's offensive ability will pay the price."

Zeke Hearn is right. Although the magician is not good at scoring, it does not mean that his attack power is not good.

In fact, when needed, the Magician's scoring explosive power is also quite strong. Of course, Ramsey is not unaware of this. He is taking a great risk by adopting this defensive strategy now, that is, he may be beaten by the Magician alone.

After the Trail Blazers served and attacked, Gan Guoyang left the court, Mitchell Sampson began to make a pass transition for the team as a support point at the high position.

This time, Van dervich came to the low post on the right, stuck Wilkes behind him, and prepared to play a single in the low post.

Although Wilkes is experienced, his physical condition is very average and he is also a ten-year veteran. As a junior at UCLA, Van derwich was not polite to Wilkes, but instead relied on his physical advantages to get a good position.

But Mitchell Sampson made a mistake when passing the ball. Due to Bob McAdu's interference, Sampson did not choose to lob the ball, but wanted to pass the ball to Van dervich through a ground pass from below.

But he didn't control his strength well, and the ball hit Van dervich's instep and bounced out.

"The Trail Blazers made a mistake! McAdou grabbed the basketball and passed it for a long time! Oh... it was intercepted by Paxson!"

Paxson was quite active in this game. He happened to be on the Lakers' passing route, while McAdu's passing route was too flat and too low, and was intercepted by Paxson from the air.

The Trail Blazers regained the offensive opportunity, and there were only two Lakers players who were still in the half at this time. The other three had already rushed to the frontcourt when they saw the Trail Blazers make a mistake, but now they can't come back.

Paxson directly passed the ball to Mitchell Sampson who was walking down from the middle. Sampson, who made a mistake just now, obviously wanted to make up for the mistake. He didn't care that McAdou was still blocking McAdou, took two steps after receiving the ball, and jumped up and dunked to the basket with one hand!

"Sampson dunk! Oh, it was blocked by McAdou, the referee whistled, McAdou committed a foul." McAdou certainly couldn't watch Sampson being presumptuous on his head, so he simply slapped Sampson in the hand. The ball was knocked out, and he naturally received a foul.

"Sampson covered his hand, and it seemed that he was hit by the basket."

Sampson, who was fouled, was hit by McAdu in his hand, and at the same time, his hand hit the basket because of his dunk too hard, and all his hands hurt very much.

But soon Sampson adjusted, stood on the free throw line, and made both free throws, adding two points to the Trail Blazers.

"Sampson is very hard-working. When he is on the court, he brings not only experience, but also passion." Zeke Hearn commented.

Gan Guoyang also felt that Sampson is indeed a little different from the past. He no longer always gives people the feeling of "check-in to work", but is more like an experienced veteran leading the team to fight.

It has to be said that Gan Guoyang’s decision to respect Sampson was correct, and peaceful and friendly player relationships often enhance their combat effectiveness.

The Lakers' Cavalry did not pause at all because of two free throws. After Johnson reappeared, they continued to rush forward tirelessly.

Although Jamal Wilquez has become a substitute this season and his competitive form is also declining, the Trail Blazers dare not relax their vigilance against him at all.

No matter how Wilkes circled around him, there were always two players around him, one was Van derwich staring at him, and the other was other Trail Blazers players who were ready to make up for defense at any time not far away.

But Wilkes still used his ghostly movements and found a good shooting opportunity at the right bottom line 15 feet away from the basket after relying on McAdou and Lambis's covers.

Of course, the Magician would not miss such a shooting opportunity. He swung the ball quickly with one arm, and the ball flew straight into Wilkes's hand like his eyes.

Wilkes shot as soon as he caught the ball. As soon as he made a move, three Trail Blazers players rushed up.

"Bang!" The ball hit the basket and failed to enter!

Wilkes has just started playing, and his feel has not been adjusted yet. After all, he used to be the main player first. The nature of the microwave is not his characteristic, and he needs to debug the feel.

And the basket was snatched up again. Since both sides were not tall, no one could emerge from the basket and could take the rebound.

Kenny Carl was quick-eyed and quickly slapped the ball out, just in the direction of Cort.

Although Colt is the shortest on the field, he is young and able to jump, and he actually beat Cooper, who is taller than him, and got the ball in the air.

The Trail Blazers immediately launched a fast attack.

"Hit-them! (beat them!)" Ramsey shouted on the sidelines, hoping that the players in the fast break can be more fierce, rather than relying on shooting and cooperation to solve the problem as usual.

Sure enough, Van dervich received the ball in the frontcourt and took the lead. Even though there was a Magician pressing him tightly against him, he did not choose to pass the ball, but rushed to the basket and directly thought of jumping and dunking!

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, the ball failed to detonate, but collapsed out under the interference of the magician and flew far away.

Cooper grabbed the ball near the center line and passed it back to the Magician who followed behind, and the Lakers launched a fast attack again!

"It's a pity that the Lakers' fast break, Johnson passed the ball to Wilkes at the bottom line. Wilkes broke through and shot the ball under the basket! Sampson got the rebound without making it."

Wilkes still feels bad, and the Trail Blazers seem to want a dunk very much because they want to regain morale at the Great Western Forum Arena.
Chapter completed!