On April 30, two days after the first round of the Western Conference playoffs concluded, the Western Conference semifinals kicked off in Portland.
According to media reports, over half of the households in Portland had turned on their TVs tonight, waiting for the game to start.
Tickets for the Memorial Coliseum had sold out long ago, and by 4:30 p.m., most of the fans had already arrived, filling the stands to the brim.
In the front row, Gan Guoyang's family and friends group came to cheer him on, with Wang Fuxi and her three college roommates lucky enough to score some great seats.
Next to them sat the coaching staff from Gonzaga University, Fitz, Coach Delong, and a particularly smartly dressed Bobby Berman.
Fitz teased Berman, "What's the matter, Bobby, are you here in Portland for a matchmaking event or a job interview? The rest of us are in casual wear, but you, suited up like that, do you plan on sitting on the Trail Blazers' bench to watch the game?"
