"I've never seen such a game, never, absolutely not. In 1960, I started watching NBA games when I was 18 years old, and when I came to CBS in 1978, of course, I was commenting on the NFL two years ago, and then I started to comment on NBA games. Today I have watched countless exciting games, including regular season, playoffs, and finals. These games have staged many heroic duels, but none of them are as thorough as today, as exciting as today." Dick Stockton seized all his spare time to express his emotions, because when the game started again, he had no time to express his emotions.

Sweat was dripping downwards. Gan Guoyang pinched his right hand, and there was a hint of numbness and a slight numbness in his forearm. He used his left hand to pick up the Gatorade drink handed to him by his teammate. After holding it, he felt his hands trembling slightly.

Gan Guoyang looked up at the timetable on the scoreboard. There was still the last 21 seconds left before the end of the third quarter. The Trail Blazers had another chance to attack. The score between the two sides was 77:74. The Trail Blazers were still three points ahead of the Bulls. Gan Guoyang felt a little more at ease.

In the third quarter, Gan Guoyang felt extremely tired. The reason was very simple. In the third quarter, he had already taken 33 shots, hit 20 goals, 15 free throws, 10 goals, and scored 52 points. He also grabbed 21 rebounds on the defensive end and sent 7 blocks, which meant that he had jumped at least 28 times, and had to interfere with the opponent's shooting countless times.

His running distance in the three quarters on the court has exceeded the running distance of the past games. Among all the team's scores, he scored 67% of the scores, he scored half of 42 rebounds, and he scored 60% of the 12 blocks.

"We need to increase the scoring points and increase the scoring points! Others need to start scoring, and someone needs to stand up..." Adelman shouted at other players on the bench. Tonight's game was a complete failure of the coach, because no matter what tactics he arranged, the players began to subconsciously upload the ball to Gan Guoyang's hands in the end, and everyone's offensive state was consumed in the defense like a meat grinder.

Gan Guoyang couldn't listen to Adelman's words at all, and he didn't need to listen. He turned to look at the Bulls' bench. Jordan was drinking water like him, and sweat had already wet his jersey.

The NBA jersey at that time was still an ordinary cotton jersey, which was breathable and sweat-absorbing, which was far inferior to the new technology jerseys in the future. Therefore, the clothes on Gan Guoyang and Jordan seemed to be soaked in water, and they were tightly pressed against their bodies, and Gan Guoyang's hair was completely wet.

In February, the Chicago United Center needed heating to maintain the stability of the venue, but the heat generated by more than 20,000 people in it and the fierce confrontation on the court made the players unbearable.

The combined scores of the Bulls and other Trail Blazers will be one of the top Gan Guoyang or Jordan, but it does not mean that they are the audience on the court. There is a reason for the low shooting percentage. I don’t know why tonight, but the referee’s dictation scale is relatively loose, which leads to the defensive movements on both sides becoming larger and larger, the players’ physical energy consumption is rising sharply, and the shooting percentage is falling sharply.

"This may be the most intense game of the season, panting like a bull, sweating like pulp... OK, the last attack in the third quarter, the Bulls' ball rights, the Trail Blazers led by three points, the timeout was over..."

The players on both sides returned to the court, and both sides were eager to end the quarter, then rest for five minutes to start the final quarter.

"Jordan got the ball, it seems that he has to spend time until the last second before taking action. He and Grant made a pick-and-roll, and the Trail Blazers replaced the defense, Gan went straight forward to defend Jordan."

The audience stood up, and for the last attack in the third quarter, Jordan and Gan Guoyang had a one-on-one conversation.

Gan Guoyang tried his best to lower his center of gravity and maintained a distance of two steps from Jordan. He knew that his explosive power and speed were not as good as Jordan, so he had to leave himself in advance.

Gan Guoyang observed Jordan's steps and consciously deflected his body to the left. He let Jordan walk from the left. He must not let him walk on the right. There will be players on the left to come to help Gan Guoyang.

"Jordan started to break through from the left!"

Jordan's breakthrough speed is obviously one level faster than other players, with a large stride and excellent elasticity on his feet, giving people the feeling that he is not running but jumping. Gan Guoyang lowered his body and pressed against Jordan, and he could see Jordan's tongue spit out.

Jordan's strength has made great progress this summer, but he still cannot stand up to Gan Guoyang. At the same time, Brans, who was on the side, also made up for defense, and the two of them wanted to kill Jordan near the bottom line on the left.

"Jordan took off...the ball passed! It was passed to Parkson in the bottom corner, and Parkson made a three-pointer!"

"Swish!"

"Buzz~~~"

With the sound of the buzzer, Bulls player John Paxson made a buzzer-beating three-pointer in the bottom corner. Jordan's ball was at the extreme state. When he was about to concede the ball, he passed the ball from behind to John Paxson in the bottom corner - the Trail Blazers Jim Paxson's brother.

"Kill beautiful, John." After the successful assist, Jordan calmed down and walked up to pat John Paxson on the shoulder. The young Jordan became more and more like a leader.

"Paxson's three-pointer allowed the Bulls to tie the score! 77:77, the third quarter game is over, everything has returned to the starting point, with only the last 12 minutes left. I think the audience who bought tickets tonight can leave the ticket stub as a souvenir, and brag to the younger generation ten years later that he had watched this game."

At this time, on the Trail Blazers' bench, all the players were hurrying to rest and replenish their moisture, and the staff were also fanning the air with big towels.

At this time, Gan Guoyang put down the drink in his hand and waved to both sides. Everyone immediately surrounded him when they saw it. Then Gan Guoyang said: "We need to change the situation on the field, change the rhythm, and control the rhythm. This is not our rhythm. Although we do not have Clyde, we should still return to the familiar style of play. We have struggled for three quarters tonight and can't continue like this. This is not the Portland Trail Blazers, this is not the appearance we should have!"

Indeed, in tonight's game, the Trail Blazers did not play like the Trail Blazers before. They were the first offensive team in the league, but they played like the Milwaukee Bucks in this game. Drexler's absence must be an important factor, but the Trail Blazers' offensive skeleton is still there, but they eventually fell into the defensive quagmire.

"The Trail Blazers' outside shooting percentage tonight was too low. The Bulls made at least three-pointers, but the Trail Blazers actually only made one three-pointer, and they still made a shot in the first half. None of the other nine shots hit."

"Yes, this is related to Drexler's absence, and the Bulls can be confident and boldly expanding. Without the assault point of the glider, Porter's pressure was obviously much greater."

The fourth quarter was about to start soon, but Terry Porter sat off the court. He was really tired tonight. Without Drexler, the pressure on the ball control organization was on him, and occasionally he had to face Jordan in disarray. The pressure was imaginable. So Adelman also replaced Danny Yang for a while to give Porter a rest.

Of course, Porter is not the longest playing time. Gan Guoyang has only had 2 minutes of rest so far, and all other time is on the court, and the start of the fourth quarter is no exception.

"Danny Yang dribbles through half the game is very difficult. The Bulls' oppressive defense is getting stronger and stronger. The ball is passed to Jim Paxson. Paxson hesitated for a moment and still hung the ball to Gan. Gan received the ball on the left, and the Bulls double-teamed!"

At the moment Gan Guoyang received the ball, the audience shouted "Beat-PT". At the same time, four players from the Bulls surrounded him. Yes, four, except Jordan, were distributed around Gan Guoyang in an encirclement. It was so sudden that it was difficult for Gan Guoyang to pass the ball.

"Gan turned over and pushed Korzin out and forced a layup! The ball rolled in a circle and slipped out, but Gan got the rebound, with the 22nd rebound, and he passed the ball to the outside line, Jim Paxson! Take a three-pointer!"

Gan Guoyang still got a second offensive opportunity under the siege of several people. He could have committed a foul of Corzin, and the referee's whistle was in his mouth, but Gan Guoyang passed the ball out and passed it to Jim Paxson, who was feeding him the ball from the outside.

In front of Paxson, he was his brother, John Paxson. His younger brother was originally stronger than his brother. Jim had been to the All-Star Game at least, and John was just a role player.

But this season, John Paxson has become an important rotation player for the Bulls, but Jim is gradually drifting away from the main player due to injury. If Drexler was not absent tonight, even if he returns from injury, whether he can play will be a question.
Chapter completed!