Glory scored 33 points in a single quarter, 26 of which were directly related to Gan Guoyang, leading the Trail Blazers by 6 points, 78:72.
Gan Guoyang played the entire quarter without resting. In the last 10 seconds of the final play, under the double-team of Kobe and Little O'Neal, he still hit a long two-pointer, astonishing everyone.
After scoring, Gan Guoyang shouted at Kobe and Little O'Neal: "Merry damn Christmas, you punks!"
The offense and defense of both sides reached their peak in this quarter, while Kobe only scored 2 points in the third quarter.
Supporting the Trail Blazers' offense were Michael Redd's three-pointers and Bonzi Wells from the bench.
Wells and Redd hit 5 three-pointers in the third quarter, which was the main reason the Trail Blazers maintained the score gap with Glory.
Kobe wasn't underperforming; he was waiting, enduring, knowing that his true explosion would come in the fourth quarter.
