Byron Scott finally gave up the competition with Gan Guoyang, and was completely thrown off by Gan's opening 5-point shot.
He obediently pulled out 20 US dollars from his pocket and handed it to Gan Guoyang, accepting his loss fairly, while Magic Johnson and Michael Cooper shook their heads as they watched from the sidelines.
When Scott suggested, "Why don't you two challenge him?", both men shook their heads repeatedly, preferring not to embarrass themselves.
At noon, using the 20 US dollars, Gan Guoyang treated the three of them to a few drinks at the Forum Club. They chatted about everything except that evening's game.
After finishing their drinks and going their separate ways, when they met again at The Forum a few hours later, they wouldn't be all smiles and laughter anymore, but would look at each other as if they were each owed a million US dollars.
