The Trail Blazers were arranged to stay at the Hilton on Boston's North Shore during the Finals. The luxury hotel had strict security measures to ensure the players' rest and safety.
Gan Guoyang was still assigned a single room. This was the first time in 14 years that he came to Boston to play the Finals in June.
Fourteen years had flown by like a snap of the fingers. Back in 1986, Gan Guoyang began his journey to conquer the NBA from this city with the most championships.
No one could have predicted that it was not just a miracle of an Asian player defeating a white city to win the championship, but also the beginning of a great dynasty's rise.
In 1986, the Trail Blazers also had their first two away games in Boston. Gan Guoyang remembered that as they left Portland for the East Coast, a large number of fans came to the airport to see them off, nearly causing the team to miss their flight.
