Gan Guoyang led the Trail Blazers in flipping the Jazz over in the first quarter.
Frank Layden having the rookie Malone one-on-one defend against Gan Guoyang really seemed a bit too disrespectful.
By the middle and later stages of last season, double-teaming Gan Guoyang had become routine.
In the playoffs, the Mavericks, Nuggets, and Lakers occasionally triple or quadruple-teamed him, hunting him down.
Even so, the opponents still couldn't stop Gan Guoyang, his offensive arsenal was simply too vast.
Especially as an inside player with a beautiful mid to long-range shot, defending him became exceptionally difficult.
The best defensive Lakers relied not only on tight defense and early double teams but also on controlling the overall game rhythm, applying insane pressure on offense, forcing Gan Guoyang to not invest too much energy in attacks, which was effective in containing him.
