Although Gan Guoyang was optimistic about the Rockets in the semi-finals, the Lakers maintained their suppression of the Rockets throughout the game in the first game. With the lead in the first half, they scored an 11-0 climax in the third quarter, widening the score, so the Rockets no longer had the power to resist.

Before the game, Jabbar, who thought he would be beaten by the Rockets' double towers, scored the highest score of 31 points in the game, and Magic Johnson even gave 26 points and 18 assists to shine throughout the game. Although Olajuwon scored 28 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, the outside players performed too poorly and were played with by the Magicians alone in applause.

After watching the Lakers and Rockets, Gan Guoyang had to put all his thoughts on the competition with the Nuggets. Just when he was watching the game, the entire Nuggets team had already arrived in Portland by plane and had a pre-match training.

In the post-training interview, Inglish said that the whole team was ready. They lost to the Trail Blazers 3:4 last season. This time, they obviously breathed a breath to take revenge. It was better to encounter opponents in the semi-finals.

Gan Guoyang saw an interview about Inglish in the newspaper, and he attached great importance to it, because last season's playoffs, Inglish was indeed a super god-like performance. Including the regular season, every time Inglish met the Trail Blazers, he would score 30 or 40 points.

In games of the playoff level, once they cannot withstand the bombardment of opponent superstars at a certain period, the team's defensive confidence and offensive rhythm will be very serious. Inglish has such ability in offense.

For the Trail Blazers, it is impossible to expect Van derwich to defend Inglish on the defensive end. I can only hope that Van derwich can come back on the offensive end, and the balance between the two sides may be better.

But basketball games are not simple addition and subtraction, and it is not that Van derwich can offset England's role by getting the same points as England on the offensive end. The Trail Blazers need to be more prepared to deal with the Nuggets' revenge.

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"I met the Nuggets in the semi-finals again this year. Do you think the strength of both sides has changed? What will be different from last year's competition?" Before the game started, Trail Blazers' head coach Ramsey was interviewed by a reporter from CBS TV.

"The lineups on both sides actually have not changed much. We have played against each other many times in the regular season, and we are quite familiar with each other in the playoffs last season. However, we will make corresponding arrangements based on our own characteristics. I think you will see them in the game." Ramsey followed the principle of tactical confidentiality and went around the reporter for two laps without saying anything.

Judging from the starting lineup, the Trail Blazers' starting lineup has not changed. It is still the most stable starting lineup of Cort, Gan Guoyang, Drexler, Sampson, and Van derwich. After all, from the comparison of the book strength of both sides, the Trail Blazers are in an advantage. As long as they respond to changes with the same constant, it is the best way to deal with it at present.

However, the Nuggets made changes. Their starting center did not use Wayne Cooper, nor did they use the legend to deal with Gan Guoyang's Rasmanson, but instead allowed the white center Danny Shays to enter the starting lineup and directly compete with Gan Guoyang on the court.

Danny Shayce is famous for his father, his early NBA star player. Dolf Shayce is a white power forward who is 6-foot-7 and well-known to fans for shooting behind his head. He led the Syracuse National Team (the predecessor of the Philadelphia 76ers) to win the NBA championship in 1955.

As the son of a former superstar player, Danny Shayce was 6-foot-11 inches taller than his father, but failed to achieve the same achievements as his father in basketball. After entering the NBA in 1981, he played with the Utah Jazz first and was traded to the Denver Nuggets the following year. He performed well in the 83 and 84 seasons and was a qualified inside player with an average of 127 per game.

However, the injuries in the 1984-85 season kept him on the injury list most of his time, and his data plummeted and he did not get much opportunity in the playoffs.

This season, he returned from injury, and his performance rebounded. He also performed well in the first round of the playoffs against the Mavericks. The double-white inside combination formed by him and Rasmanson gave the Nuggets hope to make up for the inside loopholes.

"The Nuggets put Shays into the starting position. He performed in a single game against the Mavericks in the last round. Although the Nuggets' data is not valuable, at least this is the playoffs. I wonder if his starting position can bring some trouble to the Trail Blazers and Gan." Gan Guoyang just listened to the commentary of Stockton and Haynthorne yesterday, and will be explained by these two people tonight.

"I personally think that Shayce will not cause too much trouble to Gan on the defensive end. With Gan's current state on the offensive end, I don't think anyone can cause too much trouble to him in the West except Olajuwon. But on the offensive end, I think Shayce, including Rasmanson, will make Gan unhappy. Because we know that in the face of the Nuggets' strong outside offense, Gan must assist the outside players in defense, so there will be loopholes in the inside. Shayce and Rasmanson will both get some scoring opportunities. If they can grasp it, it will be a big trouble for the Trail Blazers."

Haiyin Thoren's concern is not unreasonable. For the Trail Blazers' defense line that relies on Gan Guoyang's assistance to defend, if there are two points that often find bargains in the interior, it will be very annoying to defend the entire Trail Blazers.

Sure enough, after the game started, although Gan Guoyang received a pass from Deluxler at the beginning, he made a strong slam dunk from the air relay after running back to the half, and then sent Calvin Knight a big hat, turned around and hit the inside, and scored four points in a row at the beginning.

But soon, the Nuggets began to play smooth and sharp attacks, repeatedly and patiently passed the ball, and gained multiple opportunities to score easily.

The worst thing is that Danny Shays got an open layup at the basket twice in a row, because in order to destroy the Nuggets' passing line, Gan Guoyang's movement range almost expanded to near the three-point line.

"English received the ball and made a jump shot. Although his scoring method was so monotonous, it was so effective. The Blazers still couldn't find a way to deal with him. Double-teaming in advance seemed not a good strategy."

In order to deal with Inglish, the Trail Blazers asked Cort to double-team Inglish in advance. However, the problem is that the double-team between Cort and Van dervich really lacks oppressiveness, and the Nuggets' passes are too smooth. No matter how skilled the Trail Blazers' rotation and defense practice is, it is inevitable that there will be loopholes.

"The Trail Blazers called a timeout, 14:17. The Trail Blazers' offense has played very well at the beginning, but the Nuggets' offense is even better. It seems that the Nuggets are very well prepared. Shayce scored 6 points at the beginning, all of which were easy-balls at the basket. It seems that the Nuggets' starting adjustment has had a certain effect."

Ramsey is indeed a bit of a headache about the situation on the court. If Gan Guoyang is asked to defend Shays alone, the Nuggets' goal will be achieved. How can they not make a profit by taking a blue collar and directly excluding the opponent's defensive core on the offensive end?

If Gan Guoyang does not pay attention to the inside re-defense, it is not a solution to let Shays or Rasmusen open it. If the opponent gets too many easy-ball scores in the first two quarters, it will be detrimental to the bayonets in the last two quarters.

So Ramsey made a decisive substitution, replacing Mitchell Sampson, who seemed a bit useless off the court, replaced old center Cardivil Jones, and put Gan Guoyang in the position of power forward.

Cardivil Jones is tall and experienced, and letting him sit in the inside for 20 minutes is a reliable choice. Scoring like Shayce is basically a player who can pick up. Jones can handle them very well - because he is also such a player.

Sure enough, after the game started again, Jones liberated Gan Guoyang's pressure on the defensive end. Gan Guoyang handed over the three-second zone to Jones, and then he actively filled up and assisted in defense like a small forward, which affected the Nuggets' passing line. More importantly, because Jones stared at Shayce in the inside, the Nuggets' ball could not be passed inside at all, and they could only lead from the outside, and their offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

On the other hand, because Gan Guoyang became a power forward, it was simply useless to ask Knight to go against Gan Guoyang.

"Gan held the ball and made a jump shot directly. On Knight's head, Knight was really too short, so it was really difficult for him to defend Gan."

Gan Guoyang used jump shots that he was not particularly good at on the offensive end to help the Trail Blazers overtake the score.

"Who is guarding me, who is it? Why can't I see?" After consecutive goals, Gan Guoyang made 5 of 5 shots in the first quarter, throwing two mid-range shots on Knight's head at 6-6 made him look a little "passionate".

"You'd better not be too proud boy and keep your mouth clean." Knight has always had a good temper, but when he met a "slutty" like Gan Guoyang, he couldn't help but get angry and walked up to warn Gan Guoyang.

"Who is talking to me, who is it? I advise him to be careful when talking, otherwise I don't know what's going on if I accidentally trampled on it." Of course, Gan Guoyang was so mean and squirted at Knight.

At this moment, Fat Liff broke through directly from the right side with the ball. Colt was not the opponent of the old senior in terms of strength. Leff was pushing against Colt with his back and kept crushing it in, then suddenly turned around and walked down the baseline to the basket.

However, Gan Guoyang did not go up to assist in defense, but opened his arms and covered the middle, not giving the Nuggets a chance to cut in, letting Leaf rush to the basket, and Jones was waiting for him inside.

Leaf, who originally wanted to break through and pass the ball, saw that Gan Guoyang was not fooled and could only make a layup, but ended up missing the layup due to Jones' interference.

Gan Guoyang seized the best position and easily got the backcourt rebound. Drexler was ready outside the three-point line. Gan Guoyang turned around and saw Drexler taking the ball and rushing to the front.

"Gan's long pass, Drexler catches the ball, glides and dunks! The Trail Blazers overtake the score!" Drexler's dunk is always the best igniter in the Memorial Stadium, and the fans are full of joy.

Seeing the momentum reversed, the Nuggets immediately called a timeout.
Chapter completed!