After finishing the second game, Gan Guoyang knew that this series would most likely be dragged to the seventh match.
After playing in the League for so many years, he can sense how the referees would blow their whistles and which way they'd lean within a couple of plays.
If he were younger, Gan Guoyang would reverse the outcome in the fourth game, turning the series to 3:1 by himself.
Just like in 1988 when Gan Guoyang played against the Lakers, didn't the League want the Lakers to win one back at home?
They did, but Gan Guoyang didn't allow it, turning the game around single-handedly, even when the Trail Blazers were at a disadvantage in overall strength at that time.
12 years have passed, and Gan Guoyang still possesses such ability, but he doesn't want to use it prematurely.
Because maintaining and continuing his stamina and form is no longer as it was 12 years ago.
12 years ago, in a series, Gan Guoyang could deliver three to four super performances.
