Gan Guoyang had once again arrived at the long-missed Los Angeles.
Since 1981, many of the significant matches in Gan Guoyang's basketball career had taken place here.
The City of Angels was imbued with a familiar scent to Gan Guoyang, the fragrance of victory.
The people of Los Angeles had grown tired of falling at Gan Guoyang's feet time and again, and the Lakers had made thorough preparations for this round of the series.
Although they had been dragged into a Game 7 by the Utah Jazz during the Western Conference Semi-finals, revealing a somewhat hollow strength.
But faced with the Trail Blazers, the Lakers' mentality was completely different; their desire to win was extremely strong; they longed to make it to the Finals once again.
Three years had passed since the 1985 Finals, and during this time, Magic Johnson had improved greatly in terms of skill; Jabbar had stepped down, making Johnson the true core of the Lakers.
