Liuhua Gymnasium was designed and began construction in 1956, and was completed in 1957. The venue most commonly hosted Pong matches.
For this basketball match, they specially transported the best quality hardwood flooring from Hong Kong to ensure the smooth progress of the game.
However, the construction workers lacked experience, and the floor wasn't perfectly calibrated during installation. The floor quality was average, with some areas being uneven that affected the bounce or changed the trajectory of the ball, impacting the players' ball handling.
Even so, both teams displayed a high level of skill—after all, some NBA venues' floors were not even as good as those of Liuhua Gymnasium.
When the game turned into a one-on-one between Gan Guoyang and Jordan, the floor at times became a prop to add to the excitement of their confrontation.
While Jordan was dribbling to break through, the ball hit the edge of a slightly raised floorboard, and bounced off in another direction.
