Gan Guoyang can handle Mark West, and of course, it can handle Duckworth. Gan Guoyang rarely interferes with Adelman's on-site command on the court, but once he feels that a certain player should not be on the court, Adelman must also follow his opinions and replace the player.

After Gan Guoyang angrily deducted West to teach him a lesson, the sun called a timeout, and when he arrived at the bench, Gan Guoyang began to teach Darkworth a lesson, asking him to travel well, otherwise he would sit on the bench.

Dakworth is relatively lazy by nature, which is also the reason why his weight continues to rise in the future. However, as long as Gan Guoyang is there, he will not be able to slack off as the No. 1 sparring coach. Gan Guoyang has very strict requirements for his teammates during training. Anyone who does not give his all will be criticized by him. Then he will beat you up while mocking you with various trash words. Dakworth has been stimulated by Gan Guoyang, but has also been helped by Gan Guoyang.

In fact, Gan Guoyang sometimes says to Duckworth, "If you feel that you are buried here, you can go to a team that needs you to get a bigger contract, but the premise is that you have enough strength and playing with me can bring you such strength."

Therefore, under the spur of Gan Guoyang, Dakworth made great progress very fast, but he was a little uncomfortable in this game. After being scolded by Gan Guoyang, Dakworth took a few deep breaths to calm down his mind and prepare to devote himself to the game.

The Suns did not play in the first half of the first quarter. Their coach Fitzsimmons understood that the main reason why their score was not pulled apart by the Trail Blazers was Mark West's extraordinary performance. The four frontcourt rebounds provided the Suns with four new offensive opportunities, otherwise they would have been pulled apart to about ten now.

"We need to tear their defense and tear their defense! Use your passes and use speed to tear them, instead of relying on frontcourt rebounds, we will not always have frontcourt rebounds to grab. We have to find the offensive feeling. Our transmission ball on the outside is very bad and we need to further open up space. KJ, you and Hornersek, have to pose a threat to their defense!" Fitzsimmons can be regarded as an veteran coach in the NBA. His most proud disciple was the pistol Pete Malawic. He loves the offensive talent full of creativity in Malawic. He hopes to see players break through the opponent's defense with shooting and passing.

Horacek does not have the creativity that Malawi has, but his calmness, atmosphericity, calmness, and passion with Kevin Johnson's impact and passion form a good complement. Fitzsimmons does not expect that the inside line can do much. The transmission and propulsion of the outside line are the lifeline of the sun.

Now, the Suns' lifeline is being strangled by the Blazers' strong defense, and someone needs to stand up and fight for more opportunities for the Suns, rather than wasting opportunities outside.

Fitzsimmons said one thing is right. They will not always have frontcourt rebounds to grab. After the timeout, the Trail Blazers significantly strengthened their control over the backcourt rebounds. At Gan Guoyang's reminder, Duckworth was really unfamiliar with Mark West, stuck him behind him at all times, and did not give him a slight chance to attack the inside.

Of course, the Trail Blazers also began to appropriately shrink their defense line. The Suns' frontcourt rebounds were very active. The Trail Blazers, who suffered losses, needed to better protect the inside line. This gave Kevin Johnson and Hornersek the opportunity to play. The pressure on the outside suddenly became much smaller, and the Suns' offense began to slowly smoother.

But the score between the Suns and the Trail Blazers is still widening little by little. The Suns can score. Hornersek's projection complements Johnson's breakthrough, and the offense is becoming more and more rhythmic. However, the Trail Blazers' offense is more stable than them. They rely on two inside players, Gan Guoyang and Duckworth.

After solving the defensive problems, Duckworth finally began to show some differences from Sabonis. He would not support him at high positions, but his low-post skills were even better. He and Gan Guoyang took turns to dig the Suns' inside line at low positions, with surprisingly high offensive efficiency.

The Suns never double-teamed against Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang held the ball at a low or high position. If he wanted to play, he would let him play. Fitzsimmons believes that there are so many teams that double-team Gan Guoyang, and few people have received good results in the end. Moreover, Gan Guoyang is very cautious in the positioning, and it is difficult to double-team him easily. Gan Guoyang's mistake control ability is top among the center, which has led to the Suns not choosing to double-team Gan Guoyang.

The consequences are obviously serious, because as they were playing, Fitzsimmons discovered that Gan Guoyang's offensive feeling was played out, and the Blazers on the defensive end also began to tighten their pockets again.

In the third quarter, he barely followed the Trail Blazers in the first half, and was only eight points behind the Suns. He instantly felt that the situation on the court had changed. The Trail Blazers' defense became more tighter than the first quarter. The outside line repeatedly and physically double-teamed and rotated, and targeted Kevin Johnson, who was of average passing ability, in advance, while Gan Guoyang covered the most important middle area. Kevin Duckworth was responsible for acting as the last big shield in the inside line. This defensive system that has been trained for many years by Bellman has exerted great power, making the Suns, who lacked the ability to attack in the inside line, suffer a lot.

Tom Chambers tried singles several times, but it was difficult to get a advantage under Gan Guoyang's one-on-one defense. At this time, Kevin Johnson was just a second-year point guard. Although his regular season performance was amazing, he was a little tender in the playoffs. With Gan Guoyang in the middle, he could not break through at all.

The team with the highest offense in the league defeated the team with the second offense in the league with steel defense in the game, which allowed people to see the huge potential hidden in the Trail Blazers.

"The Blazers' defense is amazing. I want to say that this is the credit of their assistant coach Bellman. You know when I was still the head coach in the NBA, I knew that their assistant coach had a lot of ideas. His defensive philosophy is all the most basic ideas, but it is valuable that he can combine these ideas and put them into practice. He created this defensive system for the Blazers. At present, it is difficult for the Suns without a strong inside to break through this shackle."

Hubby Brown's evaluation is very pertinent. The Blazers' defense is indeed supported by many basic concepts, but Hubby Brown did not see some things. For example, Gan Guoyang deliberately leaked his right side to Kevin Johnson to break through from the left. At this time, the left side was the weak side of the Suns, but the strong side of the Blazers. Johnson blindly broke through to the inside and entered the Trail Blazers' trap. He wanted to pass the ball, but no one could pass it. There was Duckworth before the layup, and Gan Guoyang was already taking three hats tonight.

"Come on, Kevin, you can be faster, faster. Aren't you purple lightning? Oh, I forgot, the wooden floor does not conduct electricity." Gan Guoyang once again successfully interfered with Kevin Johnson's layup and said to Johnson.

Johnson's nose was crooked, but he has never been a player who likes to quarrel with others. Moreover, the game situation has been completely controlled by Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang also truly reflects the value of a top-level defensive inside line. Just like Bill Russell, when an inside defender can prevent the opponent from scoring, he will control the game situation.

In the subsequent game, the Sun was also struggling to death, but the Trail Blazers did not seem to let go. It seemed that they would completely strangle the Sun until the last moment. The Trail Blazers would not relax. Of course, this also caused the gunpowder smell of the players on both sides to become stronger and stronger, and the collision between the limbs became more and more intense. Gan Guoyang was also very excited to play. The trash talk was like a surging river, and there was no such thing as a double, constantly stimulating the nerves of the Sun players.

Especially Kevin Johnson, he and Gan Guoyang are also good friends. Gan Guoyang is merciless to him and does not say too many unpleasant and provocative words. However, Gan Guoyang seized the opportunity to chat with Johnson, talking about the two of them drinking and playing together, and the things they did in high school. As long as there are gaps in the game, free throws, fouls, out-of-bounds balls, and competitions, Gan Guoyang began to nag at him, making Kevin Johnson dizzy.

Gan Guoyang's "mental attack method" is not easily used in the regular season. You consume other people's energy and your own energy. Only in the playoffs did Gan Guoyang start to show its power. In the end, Kevin Johnson wanted to throw the ball and leave the game and stop playing. The Trail Blazers were much ahead. Gan Guoyang still didn't let him go if he had a chance.

When the game ended, the Trail Blazers defeated the Suns with a strong defensive suppression force amid the cheers of the fans of the court, Kevin Johnson left the court without looking back. He really didn't want to see Gan Guoyang again for a second. This guy hates it.

This nightmare stadium experience did not end. Two days later, in the Memorial Stadium, the Suns and the Trail Blazers' second match, the process and results were similar to the first game. The Suns could not break through the Trail Blazers' iron walls. Although the Trail Blazers' offensive efficiency decreased in the absence of Sabonis, their offense still maintained normal level. In comparison, the Suns are naturally not the opponent of the Trail Blazers.

Gan Guoyang's endless trash talk magic skills were at its peak in this series. After the two games, the Trail Blazers achieved overwhelming victory, the news media adopted the title "Escape from Portland" to describe the Sun's embarrassment at the Portland Memorial Stadium.
Chapter completed!