In mid-June 1989, the waves in Beijing finally began to slowly calm down. Of course, in the international community, sanctions against China have just begun.

In the United States, in the NBA, Gan Guoyang suffered less and less criticism, and his criticism gradually became smaller because Gan Guoyang and his pioneers were getting closer and closer to the championship.

After an unexpectedly narrow victory over the Pistons in Game 4, the Portland Trail Blazers won the championship point, and they were only one step away from the championship.

On June 16, the Trail Blazers had the chance to be crowned in Detroit, but they were fought to the death by the Pistons. The Pistons, who were in desperate situation, burst out with huge energy. They fought with the Trail Blazers at the last moment. Rodman missed the final victory in the fourth game. This time, Joe Dumas hit a key three-pointer, helping the Pistons narrowly defeat the Pistons with a three-point advantage of 113:110 at home, and continued to retain the hope of winning the championship.

However, due to the 2-3-2 game system, the last two games will be played in Portland. For the Pistons, it is almost impossible to win two consecutive games in Portland, because they lost both games in Portland before, and there was no room for resistance.

Therefore, the championship was almost certain, and on the issue of "political correctness" about Gan Guoyang, the league also spoke after the fourth game. Stern said on behalf of the NBA official that sports should not be related to politics, and all the accusations against Gan Guoyang before were excessive. In a democratic and free country, one should not criticize a person's political stance at will, not to mention that he is not an American.

Of course, Stern's words were just a righteous word, but the timing of his speech was really interesting. When Gan Guoyang was at the forefront, Stern and the League did not stand up and speak. At the end of the fourth game, the Trail Blazers won the championship point and the championship was inevitable, but Stern and the League stood up.

I have to say that this is a business alliance. As Gan Guoyang himself thought, if he and the Trail Blazers could not win the championship, then all the dirty water and slander would be thrown on him. On the contrary, as long as he could win the championship, then "there will always be a defense lawyer."

At this time, Stern was Gan Guoyang's free royal lawyer. The NBA president must pave the street stalls for the new king who will be crowned, and clean up all the stains and garbage.

However, Gan Guoyang really wants to ascend to the throne, but he is still missing the last game. In the NBA, the game is not over, and everything is possible. If the Trail Blazers cannot win the championship at home and drag the series to the seventh game, it will be hard to tell whoever wins the game.

Therefore, facing the soon-to-be-winning champion, Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers must make the final sprint. They cannot relax at all, otherwise everything may be doomed.

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On the morning of June 18, Gan Guoyang woke up from his sleep. He looked at the clock and it was already eight o'clock in the morning. Last night he couldn't sleep all night. As soon as he thought of winning the championship trophy in the Memorial Stadium, he tossed and turned excitedly.

So, he got up three hours later than usual, and Wang Fuxi had already gotten up at this time.

A steaming breakfast was prepared on the table in the restaurant, including soy milk, pancakes and eggs. Of course, it was not Wang Fuxi who made these, but Gan Guoyang's father Gan Youwei.

Yesterday, Gan Youwei and other staff from the Gan Family Restaurant came to Portland together to watch the Trail Blazers' battle to win the championship. However, Gan Youtang was afraid that too many people would affect the rest of Gan Guoyang, so except Gan Youwei, everyone else stayed at the Portland Hotel.

Gan Youwei hasn't made a delicious breakfast for his son for a long time, so although today's breakfast is simple, it is very attentive.

"Dad, where are you Fuxi?"

"Fuxi drove to the supermarket and wanted to make you a delicious meal at noon. I listed the ingredients I wanted to buy for him." Gan Youwei obviously wanted to make some contribution to Gan Guoyang's championship, so he asked his daughter-in-law to buy ingredients.

Wang Fuxi came back soon. At this time, Gan Guoyang was about to go out. Although the team canceled the morning training today, Gan Guoyang still had to go to the stadium to practice before he could feel at ease.

"Forrest Gump, don't forget what day it is today." After Wang Fuxi came back, he cleaned up Gan Guoyang while saying to Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that June 18th is Father's Day.

So, Gan Guoyang gave Gan Youwei a big hug, who was washing dishes. Gan Youwei was still a little puzzled. At this time, he heard his son's "Happy Father's Day" and laughed heartily.

Feng Guangyao and Feng Peiyu also got up. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gan Guoyang did not run to the training center, but asked the two to send him over. Both of them were very quiet along the way, and Feng Guangyao, who had always been noisy, didn't say much.

When Gan Guoyang got off the bus, he asked, and Feng Guangyao said, "I'm afraid of disturbing your mood. You're going to have a game tonight."

After entering the training center, Gan Guoyang realized that he was late. This may be the first time he had been late for training since he entered the league. The Trail Blazers players in the training hall were all here, and they were conducting shooting training or simple coordination practice.

Everyone looked a little excited and a little nervous. Everyone didn't say much, as if everyone had something to worry about.

The morning training ended quickly, because Adelman didn't come at all. Bellman organized a confrontation exercise for a while and then disbanded everyone. Before leaving, Bellman patted Gan Guoyang on the shoulder, and said nothing, and went home.

Gan Guoyang remembers that before the 1984 NCAA Finals, Bellman was the same.

After the training, Gan Guoyang did not go home immediately, but asked Feng Peiyu to drive the car to Portland Hospital, where he went to Shui Miao.

Shui Miao has settled down in Portland and lives a simple and ordinary life. Moreover, she and Wang Fuxi are colleagues. Every time Gan Guoyang goes to the Portland Hospital to find Shui Miao, Wang Fuxi will accompany him in person.

But today Wang Fuxi rested, and Gan Guoyang made an appointment with Shui Miao in advance, and he wanted to do some relaxation treatment here.

In Shui Miao's office, Gan Guoyang was lying on the treatment chair as usual to receive Shui Miao's meticulous treatment. The two of them said nothing. Shui Miao knew that when Wang Fuxi entered the Portland Hospital, something was impossible again.

After the treatment, Gan Guoyang put on his clothes and said goodbye to Shui Miao.

"I'm leaving."

"Waiting for you."

When Gan Guoyang returned home, Gan Youwei cooked a table of food, authentic Huaiyang cuisine, Gan Guoyang ate a good meal with a good meal. For him, nothing was more delicious than the dishes made by his father.

After dinner, Gan Guoyang slept well. Today, the whole of Portland seemed particularly quiet, for fear that it would disturb Gan Guoyang's rest and affect his performance at night.

After waking up, Gan Guoyang took a bus to the training hall again. In the afternoon, Adelman arrived to organize the training. With Adelman there, everyone seemed a little relaxed. Adelman's training content was also very simple, which was to shoot and practice tactics. At such a moment, there was no need for training with too much intensity.

The training ended at 4:00 pm. Gan Guoyang did not go home, but went to the Memorial Gymnasium in advance. When he arrived at the gym, he found that the gym was already crowded with waiting fans. Half of the traffic police in Portland were arranged to maintain order near the Memorial Gymnasium.

When Gan Guoyang's car appeared near the memorial gymnasium, the fans at the scene fell into a madness. They didn't expect Gan Guoyang to come so early. Everyone rushed up and slammed Gan Guoyang's car windows, allowing Gan Guoyang to experience the feeling of a zombie siege, although everyone was cheering at him.

With the help of the police, Gan Guoyang still struggled to arrive at the parking lot and entered the gymnasium. He was the first to arrive at the locker room. He changed his training clothes early and prepared to go to the gymnasium for some simple warm-up.

All the stadium staff were smiling at Gan Guoyang, and Gan Guoyang nodded and returned his greetings one by one. He was like the king of this stadium.

Gan Guoyang came to the court, and there was no one here. Gan Guoyang stood in the center of the venue with the ball. He was recalling the high school finals in 1982, the NCAA finals in 1984, the Western Conference Semi-finals in 1985, the Western Conference Finals in 1986, the Western Conference Finals in 1988, all the games this year, and the crazy and enthusiastic shouts of all the fans in this stadium.
Chapter completed!