Gan Guoyang couldn't waste too much energy tangling with Pippen at the fourth position. They still relied on him as the Sea-Calming Needle near the Three Second Zone.
As a result, Pippen could organize freely without any pressure, easily handling the first pass.
The Lakers consistently executed a smooth Triangle Offense, while the Glory Team could only rely on occasional bursts to catch up.
Whenever the point difference narrowed to 10 points, Gan Guoyang would stand out and go for a series of solo plays, either with a hook, a fadeaway, or drawing a foul, reducing the difference to under 5 points.
Then the Lakers would adjust again, slowly widening the gap.
This back-and-forth made Gan Guoyang sigh; this is how mortals play games.
Let it be three chasing two, or three chasing three. In any case, don't let the opponent widen the gap too much. But indeed, he didn't have the explosiveness to forcefully overtake them anymore.
