At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers finally scored a scoring climax with a younger and more oppressive lineup.

As the bullet missed the last attack after the timeout, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers only trailed the bullet by 4 points at 87:91.

"Gan, you go out and take a break. Sampson will play, and the four-point gap may be suddenly widened, so you must stabilize the beginning of the fourth quarter! KiKi, you also play, you must stabilize the scoring, put pressure on the opponent on the offensive end, pay attention to the success rate of the offensive, do not rush to counterattack, avoid mistakes, we must maintain the momentum and maintain it. Okay, prepare to play in the fourth quarter, and we will take away a victory." Ramsey made another adjustment between the third quarter and the fourth quarter.

Experienced Ramsey knew that the break between the quarters obviously gave the Bullets a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. If they continue to play fast and reduce pressure in the fourth quarter, it is likely that the Bullets will lose more money due to mistakes and missed offense.

Ramsey, who was cautious in command, decided to replace two veterans, Van derwich and Sampson, stabilize the situation at the beginning of the fourth quarter, maintain the gap, and then fight the bullets in the middle of the fourth quarter.

Gan Guoyang finally got a little more rest time. So far, he only had 2 minutes of rest in this game, and he played all the games again in the third quarter.

This time, Gan Guoyang did not ask to stay on the court. He saw Ramsey's changes and obediently sat back on the bench to rest for a while, preparing for the final decisive battle.

After the start of the fourth quarter, as Ramsey expected, the bullets returned by the main force were hit by Jeff Malone's mid-range shot, turning the score difference back into 6 points, stabilizing the situation on the bullet field.

The appearance of Van derwich and Sampson gave the Trail Blazers two powerful offensive points in the offense, so after Jeff Malone made a shot, Van derwich quickly relied on Sampson's cover to make a jump shot from a distance of 21 feet above the arc and returned one of the opponents.

As a result, the two sides started a tug-of-war again. The bullets' own offense had already been opened in this game, and the starting players' touch was shot. It was not realistic to completely limit the bullets' scoring at this time. What the Trail Blazers did was to bite the score tightly.

When the game reached the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers still trailed the bullet by 95:99, exactly the same as at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

With Gus Williams missed a layup, Kenny Carl won the backcourt rebound, and the Trail Blazers attacked, and the Trail Blazers had the opportunity to narrow the score further.

"Beep!" The referee whistled, and Ramsey called a timeout. In his opinion, this offense would be a good opportunity. He had to set up a tactic to score a goal to narrow the gap between the two sides to two points, so that the situation would become different.

"We play a double screening tactic on the outside. Gan you are ready to play. Sampson will give Valentine a double screen on the right. Remember, the quality of the screen must be high! Van dervic and Paxson will open the space on the left to attract the attention of the defense. You two are ready to catch the ball at 45 degrees and the baseline at any time. Valentine you have to make a good judgment, choose to make a layup or pass the ball. Gan and Sampson should pay attention to the changes after the screening and grab the frontcourt rebounds."

After Ramsey made the arrangements, he replaced Gan Guoyang with the court.

"Gan, you'd better go out later. I can try to pass the ball to you, at least to pull out the defense." After the timeout, Valentine walked to Gan Guoyang and said.

This tactic should be said to be very simple, but it tests the tactical choice of the point guard, because once the cover is completed, he will have several options, and he needs to make the most accurate choice in the moment of flash.

"Beep!" The referee whistle sounded and the Blazers served on the sideline.

Valentine served the ball on the outside and gave the ball to Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang handed the ball to Valentine. After Valentine received the ball, she suddenly turned around and relied on the cover of Gan Guoyang and Sampson to cut into the inside from 45 degrees.

Sam Bowie, who was defending Gan Guoyang, replaced the defense and turned to the inside to stare at Valentine, while Gan Guoyang did not follow up and moved horizontally to the top of the arc.

Valentine noticed Gan Guoyang's movement, and Gus Williams was defending Gan Guoyang, and the difference between her height and Gan Guoyang was too big.

Valentine decisively passed the ball to Gan Guoyang's hand. The player on the weak side of the bullet immediately came to make up for the defense. Gan Guoyang did not pass the ball to Van derwich at 45 degrees on the left. Van derwich made a jump shot from the position he was most familiar with and good at.

"Swish!" The ball entered the net with a hollow point! Two points, 97:99, the Trail Blazers narrowed the gap to 2 points!

A skillful and exquisite cooperation!

The players on the Trail Blazers field slapped each other with high highs. This ball has greatly improved their morale and the score is within reach. The team must also cooperate and show momentum.

Taking advantage of this momentum, the Trail Blazers successfully curbed the bullet's attack in defense, Gan Guoyang steadily controlled the backcourt rebound, and the Trail Blazers continued to attack, and they had the chance to tie the score!

"Let's score a goal!" Valentine slowly dribbled through the half and began to direct the Trail Blazers' offense in an orderly manner.

At this time, Gan Guoyang ran to the right and pushed Sam Bowie away, and began to ask for the ball with his hand, while Gan Guoyang wanted to play singles.

The right side was cleared, Valentine hung the ball to Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang faced Sam Bowie with a key single. Gan Guoyang's shooting rate against Sam Bowie was not high in this game, but he had already scored 20 points.

Sam Bowie is becoming more and more confident in facing Gan Guoyang. He is very focused and does his best to interfere with every move of Gan Guoyang.

But this time, Gan Guoyang used a simple and straightforward hook to hit two points after receiving the ball! The draw!

"Huh~ Beautiful hook." Gan Guoyang also breathed a sigh of relief after scoring the goal and said to himself.

At the critical moment, Gan Guoyang still trusted himself the most to shoot, and this time the shot was very sudden. Sam Bowie failed to react in time, allowing Gan Guoyang to hit this key goal.

The Trail Blazers, who had been behind for the entire game, finally erased the disadvantage little by little and tied the score five minutes before the final game.

Both sides returned to the same starting line, but the momentum and state of the two teams were completely different.

The bullets were eroded by the Trail Blazers little by little while the score was leading, and their momentum and condition were also scattered little by little. On the contrary, when head coach Ramsey suddenly returned to normal, the Trail Blazers had the backbone and played tactical cooperation. Their condition became better and better. After tied the score, they entered a good situation of unity.

Although the Bullets then called for a timeout to adjust, they could no longer play the previous game, but the Blazers scored continuously, but the bullet missed. The situation between the two sides changed their heads in the last five minutes.

Finally, the Trail Blazers successfully reversed 115:106 away, defeating the Washington Bullets, achieving four consecutive victories, and it was also the first victory of the Eastern Conference away tour, making a good start.

After the game, the Trail Blazers rushed to Atlanta again and prepared for a game against the Hawks.

During the simple group training before the game, Gan Guoyang went out for lunch and found an opportunity to have a separate conversation with Ramsey.

"Mr. Ramsey, I hope my reckless behavior did not hurt you. I just... I just hope you can cheer up, although my approach may be too naive." Gan Guoyang knew that his punch was really heavy, and afterwards, he really regretted and feared to hit a respected old man like this.

"Haha, it doesn't matter, this is a punch I should have. Do you know, I was sitting in the locker room and hesitating, should I coach well or find a reason to lose to retire. But your fist hit me, I could feel your anger and your efforts. In those four games, you tried your best. But I was thinking about letting the team lose, and then I could quit. I was ashamed of this. Thank you Gan, I think I will stand in the last post and make the final contribution to the Trail Blazers." Ramsey said, and he did not blame Gan Guoyang for his disrespect.

"Mrs. Ramsey's disease...I think she will get better." Gan Guoyang thought of Mrs. Ramsey's disease again, and he knew that this was the most important reason for defeating Ramsey.

"It's okay, I don't think she would want to see me like this. In fact, when the team kept losing, she asked me why I always lost, and what was wrong with me... You are right. If I was in depressed myself, how could she have the courage to overcome cancer?" Ramsey said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Ramsey, it's great that you can come back."

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On December 4, the Trail Blazers challenged the Atlanta Hawks away. The Hawks continued to build a team around Dominic Wilkins as the core this season, playing fast and attacking.

In the draft, the Hawks first won the 7-foot white center Jon Concak at the fifth pick in the first round, and then won the "Little Potato" Spaty Webber at the 17th pick in the fourth round. This small player who is only 170 tall has amazing bounce ability.

These two players with a huge difference in rankings were eventually famous in the NBA, but one was because of the famous and bad contract, and the other was because of the legendary story of a small man defeating the Giants on the basketball court.

Apart from that, the Hawks did not make any big moves, so they were still not as good as the Trail Blazers in overall strength, and Drexler, the core defender of the Trail Blazers, also made a comeback in this game.

Ramsey's re-energy also greatly boosted the morale of the Trail Blazers players. In addition to the team's continuous victory, the Trail Blazers seem to have come out of the quagmire and get back on track.

However, facing the Hawks who were not as strong as theirs in this game, the Trail Blazers unexpectedly fell into a tough battle.
Chapter completed!