In the first quarter, the two teams battled slowly and grindingly to end with a score of 21:23, with the Spurs coming from behind to lead the Glory Team by 2 points.
Pau Gasol played the entire first quarter, constantly confronting Ah Gan on the offensive end.
When he came off to rest, teammate Manu Ginobili asked Gasol, "Pau, how does it feel? Competing against Ah Gan?"
"It hurts like hell."
"The first time is always more painful."
"Damn it, it's my whole body that hurts from the collisions."
In the first quarter, Gasol scored 0 points and had 2 rebounds, 3 attempts, 2 blocks against him, and missed once.
He truly felt what the defensive level of the NBA's historical number one interior defender was, a level he couldn't handle at all.
However, in the second quarter, Gan Guoyang started to teach on the spot, instructing Gasol on how to play.
