"Fuck, Ah Gan can hook shot from there, using his left hand at that distance. Even Jabbar couldn't do that."
Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina, the school's basketball gym was very quiet. It was now deep into the night, and no one was training.
However, in the lounge of the gym, someone was sitting in front of the TV watching the 1986 NBA Finals. It was Michael Jordan.
He had trained in the gym until very late and then went straight to the lounge to watch the live broadcast of the Finals.
In the final moments of the game, Bird hit a three-pointer, reducing the lead to three points. But Gan Guoyang received the ball and hit a long-distance hook shot with his left hand near the free-throw line.
The Celtics called for a timeout, their last timeout. They didn't have much time left and hardly any chance for a comeback.
