Chapter 1 1988-1989_2

Tang Jianguo said at the ceremony, "I'm a true fan, and I will make the Portland Trail Blazers even greater!"

The Trail Blazers had become the most successful, greatest professional team of the 80s after they clinched three consecutive championships.

In the summer, books, reports, and documentaries about the Trail Blazers sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain.

There were many during the first two championships, but nothing compared to the frenzy after the third consecutive win, which flooded every street like a tide.

From top to bottom, from coaches to starting players to benchwarmers to water coolers, even the team's janitorial staff were studied and reported on.

The players not only secured endorsements, they also participated in interviews, recorded shows, attended radio broadcasts.

People always want to derive some patterns of success from the victors to guide their careers and lives.