The game between the Trail Blazers and Hornets had little suspense, with the strong and well-performing Portland team continuously suppressing the Hornets.
The Hornets fought hard, but the gap in talent and hard skills couldn't be made up by effort and home court atmosphere; they couldn't find a breakthrough point.
Especially Larry Johnson was consistently controlled by Gan Guoyang, and when the Trail Blazers tightened their defense and increased their pace, the Hornets struggled to respond.
They could only catch a breath during the few minutes when the Trail Blazers relaxed or during the second lineup rotation and score some points to avoid looking too bad in defeat.
As the game was nearing its end, Larry Johnson felt his head was dizzy, somewhat disoriented, questioning his life choices.
He thought he understood Ah Gan, having watched Gan Guoyang's games since high school, learning techniques from this top center through televised live broadcasts.
