The Trail Blazers took a 11:2 lead at the opening. The Lakers' strategy of playing Worthy was not effective. Worthy made 0 of 3 shots under Gan Guoyang's one-on-one defense and also took a big hat from Gan Guoyang. Since the series, when Cobra faced Gan Guoyang, the singles success rate was less than 30%, which is enough to prove that Gan Guoyang's best defensive player this season is well deserved.

The biggest problem facing Riley now is that the Lakers' inside offense is quite weak. It is impossible for Jabbar to score more than 30 points in a single game like he did three years ago. Worthy was contained by Gan Guoyang, so the Lakers' positional offensive system was destroyed. Although Riley believes that Worthy could not be contained throughout the game, and Jabbar also has the ability to continuously score - but he needs enough preparation time, the scoring problem needs to be solved urgently.

Riley has only one choice, relying on the Magician. Riley has never been a master of tactics. He is an expert in squeezing the talent of players. Magic Johnson has played to the extreme in his hands. This season, the Magician has developed his own three-pointer. Relying on his height advantage, he can often hit the opponent with a sudden cold arrow from the outside and give his opponent a fatal blow. Moreover, in many games, the Magician has performed a magical performance of buzzer-beating three-pointers at a long distance.

"Magic, we need you to attack and Jim Paxson is not your opponent. Don't worry about the attack and give them some pressure on the back line. We don't care about him in the inside line for now. We need speed, scores, and we need to find our rhythm. This game should belong to us. Don't give them a chance. I hope that the backward is our last fall in this game."

Pat Riley is not only a coach, but also an excellent orator. His speeches to players before, during and after the game were carefully prepared, just like his hair was combed.

Johnson was a little dissatisfied with Riley's words. After all, after working together for so many years, the early intimacy and obedience of the two have long disappeared. The Magician is a superstar who has achieved success and fame, and Riley is a star coach who has won both fame and fortune. Of course, the Lakers of this era have lost two championship trophys. They have returned in the finals for two consecutive years. The Magician lags behind Larry Bird in terms of championship and MVP, which gives him great motivation to compete for the championship this season.

Therefore, although the Magician was tired of Riley's motivational methods, especially the magician's method of despising the magician in the third game, he nodded. In any case, it was time for him to carry the team forward.

"The timeout is over, the Lakers need to adjust. Their offense is in trouble. Worthy cannot open this point at all, and Jabbar is no longer the age to shoulder the heavy burden of offense. Duckworth spared no effort when defending him, and he did not have the attitude of respecting the elderly at all."

"Jabbar's condition is indeed deteriorating, but I think he will still be able to help the Lakers. Now the only two points of the Lakers are from Jabbar's dunk. In the Lakers, his desire for championships may be stronger than others." Tom Heinthorne, a former Celtic player, expressed his understanding of Jabbar. Four championships may be enough for some players. After all, many players have no championships in their lives, but for Jabbar, the losses in 1987 and 1988 made him unacceptable. In 1989, the last year of his career, he had to fight for his fifth championship trophy.

"Magic Johnson is holding back Jim Paxson... The ball is passed behind his back! Jabbar catches the ball and makes a layup! Jabbar scores the Lakers' second goal!"

After the Lakers finished their first attack after returning, the Magic directly held the ball and started to squeeze Paxson from outside the left three-point line. In this case, other Trail Blazers players must focus on the Magic. The Magician's back-to-body singles ability is second to none among the league's defenders. His figure advantage is too great, and Jim Parkson is not good at defending.

But what makes the Magician even more terrifying is his defense. Jabbar did not force himself to be in a low position. He knew that he could not handle Duckworth with his physical strength. In the past two years, in order to maintain his condition, Jabbar's weight has been declining, and his ability to fight has also plummeted with his age.

So Jabbar was very clever and suddenly went around to the left with the help of AC Green's cover. Johnson's pass was very timely, as if it was calculated. After receiving the ball, Jabbar made a layup with his left hand, and Duckworth didn't even have time to jump to interfere.

Soon, the Trail Blazers' defense began to be tested by the Magician's big butt. He always attacked with his back. If the Trail Blazers' defense line loosens or his teammates' running opportunities, the Magician's ball can always be passed at the first time. If the Trail Blazers insist on one-on-one defense and do not change the formation and do not double-team, the Magic will steadily eat Paxson alone. With this move alone, the Lakers scored eight points in a row.

On the side of the Trail Blazers, the Lakers launched a signature oppressive outside defense on the defensive end. The Trail Blazers' offense, which was already four-on-five on the offensive end, became increasingly difficult. Porter was completely locked up. Fortunately, the Lakers still had no choice but to deal with Gan Guoyang's remaining points, and his offense felt surprisingly good.

"Gan and Paxson's pick-and-roll, Paxson hit the ground and passed the ball to Gan... The ball was not passed well, but Gan still controlled the ball! Directly jump shot! Hit the board! Wow! A difficult board shot, the ball was almost cut off! 31:25, Gan scored 17 points in this quarter, and the first quarter ended, and the Trail Blazers led the Lakers by six points."

Gan Guoyang ended the first quarter with a difficult board shot. In this quarter, the Trail Blazers scored 7 points, Darkworth scored two points, Paxson scored three points, and Richard Anderson, who came on the bench, got two points. Basically, except Gan Guoyang and Porter, all other players only scored one goal, and then they had no ability to score.

During the break in the first and second quarters, Adelman and Gan Guoyang had some small disputes. Adelman hoped that Gan Guoyang, who had played for the first quarter, could rest on the court for a while, but Gan Guoyang insisted on staying on the court and said that he did not want to stay on the bench for a minute.

"You need to rest because there are heavier tasks to complete later! And I hope you can follow the coach's arrangements and believe that your teammates can complete their work! Sit down, Gan, when you need it, I will let you play."

Adelman insisted on his opinion. In normal times, Gan Guoyang sometimes asked to continue to stay on the court. Adelman usually listened to him, but this time Adelman did not let Gan Guoyang continue to stay on the court. As a coach, he needed to control the rotation, especially when there were so few cards in his hand.

At this time, Bellman also pulled Gan Guoyang's neck of clothes and signaled him to sit down and rest. Gan Guoyang looked at Bellman and suppressed his urge to play. In the first quarter, he felt really good. He made consecutive shots. Gan Guoyang also hoped to continue this feeling and get more points for the team, because others really couldn't get points.

Adelman actually knew that it would be risky to put the only ace off the court at this time. If the Lakers rely on this gap to flip in the second quarter, then the Blazers' ball would be difficult to play. However, for the third quarter and fourth quarter, Adelman also had to rest Gan Guoyang, and the game on the court could only be handed over to other players.

"The second quarter has begun, and the Trail Blazers are in short supply. Gan was replaced. Sabonis came on the court, and Brans replaced Duckworth. The players in the backcourt have not changed." In this game, Porter and Paxson were destined to be huge. Substitute point guard Danny Young is too short. After playing, the defensive loopholes are even bigger and cannot compete with the Magicians and Scott.

After Gan Guoyang got out of the field, Worthy was instantly liberated. Because the Magic and Jabbar were also resting off the court, the Lakers' offensive focus returned to Worthy. At this time, Brans, who was defending Worthy, could not contain him at all.

"Worcey received the ball in the middle, and swung over Brans with fake moves! He picked up the basket!" Worcey showed off his unique skills and attacked as fast as a cobra. Brans did not react at all, and was cleaned by Worcey. 31:27, the score difference was only four points away.

Then on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers immediately fell into a stagnation. After Michael Cooper came on the court, the pressure on the outside became stronger. The Lakers' first gate on the outside locked Porter tightly. Porter could only pass the ball to Parkson. Parkson broke through from the right bottom line and missed a throw shot. Scott got the rebound and the Lakers launched a fast attack.

"Scott passed the ball to Worthy, Worthy took the ball and quickly dunked!" Worthy released all the depression he suffered in the first quarter. His dunk was as fast as lightning, and Mark Bryant, who was defending, had no time to jump. 31:29, only two points away.

Gan Guoyang couldn't sit still on the bench, but Adelman still signaled Gan Guoyang to stabilize. The Lakers fans at the scene began to get restless again. They smelled the arrival of the Lakers' counterattack moment.

But Sabonis suddenly stood up.

"Sabonis gave Porter a pick-and-roll, Porter passed back to Sabonis, Sabonis jumped from outside the three-point line! Hit! Sabonis hit a three-pointer! A three-pointer that no one expected!"

When Gan Guoyang saw Sabonis making this three-pointer, he couldn't help but stand up and applaud. This three-pointer was too crucial. At 34:29, the difference became 5 points again, two points and five points, which was really a completely different gap.

Immediately, Michael Cooper missed a mid-range shot on the offensive end, Sabonis got a backcourt rebound and then passed it directly to the frontcourt. Brans had already run across the center line and received the ball and went straight to the basket.

Brans is not completely useless. Those who can play in the NBA have two tricks. Facing James Worthy who is chasing and defending, Brans cleverly uses the time difference, and a three-step slow layup avoided Worthy's block and scored a layup from the left! 36:29, the difference is one point higher than the end of the first quarter.
Chapter completed!