The Portland Trail Blazers' 60-point massacre against the Miami Heat quickly became the front-page headline in the American sports world that day and caused considerable controversy.

The controversy does not come from the 60-point difference, but from Sabonis' last three-pointer, because it was only a few seconds before the end of the game, and the Trail Blazers led the Heat by 57 points, only 1 point away from the largest score difference in history.

At this time, as usual, the Trail Blazers should give up the offense, and there is no need to create a 60-point record in history. However, Sabonis threw a three-pointer "uninterested" and even made an inch, directly nailing the Heat to the pillar of shame.

In the post-match interview, Sabonis was also besieged by reporters. Everyone did not care why he, a center, had the ability to shoot three-pointers, but concentrated his firepower to attack why he had to shoot that three-pointer while leading so much.

"I...I don't know. There was a big open space in front of me, so I wanted to try a three-pointer. At that time, I didn't think about the score on the court at all. I didn't know what the biggest difference in NBA history was. I just shot a three-pointer, and then it made it, that's it." Sabonis answered this question repeatedly.

He did not mention Gan Guoyang shouting at him "shot one" in front of the midfield. Sabonis is a newcomer, but he is not a fool. He knew that if he said this, it would mean that all the spearheads would be directed at the team's boss Gan Guoyang.

But Gan Guoyang is not the boss who lets his younger brother take the blame. Besides, he shouted at Sabonis instead of whispering to him on the sidelines. Many people heard it, so Gan Guoyang did not hide it. When he was interviewed by reporters in the locker room, Gan Guoyang generously took the responsibility, saying that he asked Sabonis to vote.

"That's right, it's me. I asked Sabonis to shoot three-pointers. You ask me why, it's very simple, and I'm used to it. Every time I see Sabonis picking the ball outside the three-point line, I will involuntarily shout 'shot one' at him. We often compare and try three-pointers with each other during training. His shooting skills are amazing, and many people don't realize this."

Gan Guoyang said to the famous NBA reporter Dick Stockton that Dick will not only give live commentary on CBS TV, but also go to the game to interview players. It is naturally reassuring to hand over such a difficult task as interviewing Gan Guoyang to Dick.

Gan Guoyang said the truth. He shouted that sentence purely out of subconscious habits. Just like someone on the wild court who likes to shout "throw one", Gan Guoyang also likes to joke about Sabonis when he is relaxed in training, but this time he shouts it seems that the time is not the time.

After Gan Guoyang's remarks came out, they began to attract criticism. The famous toxic-mouthed newspaper, the New York Chronicle, often made Ewing's body dark in New York, commented in this way, "Two centers from socialist countries created the largest massacre in the history of the NBA in the way they were most not good at, which is undoubtedly a provocation to American basketball."

Similar criticisms appear when Gorbachev is about to visit the United States, which undoubtedly makes people feel that there are some interesting things.

However, the power of basketball is obviously not so great yet. NBA is just an entertainment alliance. All speech and behavior ultimately attributed not politics, but entertainment.

But the entire league also began a "overturning Trail Blazers" trend. Just like "beat-la", the league began to have a "beat-pt" voice, and everyone began to care about who will be the first team to defeat the Trail Blazers this season.

The next stop for the Trail Blazers is Atlanta, so the Atlanta fans are extremely excited. They feel that they are ready to defeat the Trail Blazers and win the first drop of blood in Portland.

So, when the entire Trail Blazers arrived in Atlanta on a regional passenger plane, they found that there had been many banners erected at Atlanta Airport, which read how the Hawks would defeat the Trail Blazers and how bad Gan Guoyang is.

"Hey look, Gan, 'You are more suitable for moving bricks, Gan!'" Drexler picked one of the banners and said to Gan Guoyang.

"I understand English, so don't read it out loud! I will make these little guys look good."

For a regular season game, such treatment is really a bit super large. If you start greetings from the airport like this, you will basically only appear in the NBA finals.

Gan Guoyang was also a little angry because most of the slogans were targeted, including someone who wrote "Send one!" on the slogan to satirize Gan Guoyang, and Deluxler also sang the slogan one by one to stimulate Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang was angry and had never lost in Atlanta. Every time he faced Kevin Willis, Gan Guoyang would let Willis understand that long arms are beneficial.

But it makes sense for Atlanta people to think they can end the Blazers’ winning streak. In August, Atlanta completed an important free agent signing, and they won two MVP winners in the free market, super center Moses Malone.

This signing was believed to have pushed the Hawks directly into the ranks of championship contenders. Although Moses Malone was 33 years old, he was still in the end of his peak. In 1988, he was still able to average 20 points and 11 rebounds per game.

Then, the Hawks obtained All-Star guard Reggie Toys from the Sacramento Kings through another trade, and the team's lineup was further expanded.

Immediately afterwards, the Hawks won Dudley Bradley, Ray Thorport and Duane Ferrer in the free market to enrich their bench. The Hawks, who were unfortunately eliminated in the 1988 playoffs, suddenly became ambitious.

However, after the start of the new season, the Hawks still played a bit bumpy and mixed wins and losses. In the Texas triangle that every team had to experience at the end of November, they suffered three consecutive losses.

Since then, the Hawks have won three consecutive home games, and they have beaten the Celtics, the Spurs and Washington Bullets in a row, especially in the game against the Celtics. Dominic Wilkins scored 38 points on Bird's head and led the team to beat the Celtics, with the momentum in the East.

Therefore, the Atlanta people are also full of confidence in the Hawks, believing that the Trail Blazers' winning streak will be ended at the Atlanta All-Athletic Stadium.

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After Gan Guoyang and his teammates came to Atlanta, they did not take those remarks to heart. A team needs to learn to bear pressure from all parties, and they quickly entered pre-match training.

Trail Blazers players with rich experience know that after just experiencing a big victory, the team is most likely to underestimate the enemy, and the next one is likely to be a tough battle.

The best way to prevent this emotion is to train with all your strength in the training hall.

The team also attaches great importance to this game. After all, judging from the book lineup, Atlanta is indeed quite strong at this time. The old overlords of the inside are Moses Malone and Cliff Levinston guard the outside, their top cards Dominic Wilkins, Reggie Toys, and Doug Rivers is in control of the No. 1 position. The strength is strong.

Moreover, the Hawks are a team known for their tough defense. If a sharp spear like the Trail Blazers wants to score points in Atlanta, it really requires the strength of a flower shop.

Gan Guoyang also tried his best in training and devoted himself to the confrontation because he knew that he would put in great physical strength and endurance in tomorrow's game. He had to face Moses Malone, and it was impossible for him to shoot outside as easily and comfortably as he was against the Heat.

"Stuck the position Avidas, get stuck! Don't stare at the basketball, don't stare at the basket! The person stare at you! Remember, stare at people, don't think about grabbing rebounds. The more you want to catch rebounds, the easier it is for the opponent to get the rebound."

Gan Guoyang shouted loudly while fighting Sabonis with all his might at the basket.

In tomorrow's game, if Sabonis comes on the bench, he is likely to have a one-on-one conversation with Moses Malone. Even though he is 33 years old, Moses Malone can still grab an amazing 5 frontcourt rebounds per game, and his frontcourt rebounding ability is still the only one in the world.

Although Sabonis is tall and strong, he still underestimates the intensity of rebounding competition in NBA. In the fiba game, Sabonis, who has seen all the small mountains, can get the rebound with just one touch, but in NBA, those rebound monsters can't be passed by their height.

Gan Guoyang always emphasized to Sabonis that he must pay attention to the position of the person and not stare at the rebound, as this will only allow Moses to get into the inside and grab a favorable position, which is almost like giving Malone a rebound.

Such intense training confrontation made Sabonis a little unbearable. For the first time, he felt that Gan Guoyang never seemed to have tried his best from his usual training to his competition. Whenever he felt that Gan Guoyang was really good at giving his all, he would soon find that Gan Guoyang still had spare energy.

"I'm so tired. I don't know if I have the strength to compete tomorrow." Sabonis said to Gan Guoyang with sweat on his head after training.
Chapter completed!