Gan Guoyang didn't push his teammates nor did he yell in the locker room; he comforted Beelman and asked him to relax.
Before the start of the second half, Gan Guoyang said to everyone: "Charles said before the game that he would thrash me, and if we lose this game, I would lose face. So, in the third and fourth quarters, I will take control of the game, and I just need everyone's support. This is a personal grudge between me and Charles; you all just relax, defend well, make the shots you're supposed to, and that'll be OK. If we lose, it's my responsibility; it means Charles has suppressed me."
Gan Guoyang spoke so casually, and everyone's attention was shifted to the "personal grudge" between Gan Guoyang and Barkley.
Thus, the subsequent game became very interesting.
After returning from the All-Star game, Mychal Thompson and rookie Antonio Davis bet 50 US Dollars on who would score more, Barkley or Gan Guoyang.
