For a 36-year-old veteran like Gan Guoyang, finding some fun in the long regular season is an essential means of maintaining work motivation.
Like Michael Jordan, who likes to create enemies for himself, even if the other party has no malice, Jordan still puts up a target for himself to stay angry.
Gan Guoyang is different from Jordan; he doesn't like to fight imaginary enemies. If someone comes to challenge him, that's ideal, but such situations are increasingly rare. Therefore, Gan Guoyang sets small goals for himself to achieve.
For example, previous goals like "not letting the opponent score," or "I'll score with my left hand tonight," or "I'll hit 5 three-pointers tonight," etc.
This game against Nowitzki, Gan Guoyang was given a task by Old Nelson, on one hand, to give this German youngster a bit of a shock, but on the other hand, not too harsh, to set an example for Nowitzki and give him a target to chase.
