In the next few games, the Wizards' opponents were not very strong, and they were generally teams outside the playoffs.

This also allowed the Wizards to win a row after defeating the Lakers. As of December 22, the Wizards' record reached 24 wins and 6 losses, leaving only 0.5 wins behind the Heat, temporarily ranking second in the league.

In these games, Yang Fan gradually let Oden enter the rotation, stabilizing his playing time to about ten minutes.

At first, Oden struggled in the game. Even though he had a talent that was visible to both offense and defense, the fact that he was prone to jumping on the defensive end was deceived and fouled has always troubled Oden.

But after adapting to two games, in the last game against the Cavaliers, Oden made 5 of 5 shots in 13 minutes of playing, contributing 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, which was announcing his return to the king with a new look.

Especially when Oden and Valejo faced each other on the court, even though Oden had experienced many serious injuries, he still maintained excellent dominance in the penalty area and taught Valejo to be a good person in the penalty area.

Seeing Oden gradually adapt to the game on the court, head coach Yang Fan was also relieved. Although he didn't know what Oden would look like in the future, whether he would face injury again.

But from the current perspective, Oden's competitive state is still quite good. In addition to the united team atmosphere of the Wizards, this also allows Oden to slowly get out of the shadow of injuries and focus on the field again.

And according to the physical examination of Oden by team doctor Smith, Smith said that a large part of Oden's hidden dangers were due to previous treatment problems, which led to Oden's body becoming worse and worse, and it was difficult to support high-intensity physical confrontation in the end.

Simply put, when Oden encountered injuries before, medical staff did not have the best treatment for Oden.

So Oden's injuries have been accumulating layer by layer, and every injury makes Oden's body weak.

Until the end, the original injury was completely unable to be cured, and there were also very serious sequelae of surgery. Once Oden faced injury again, he had to choose conservative treatment and let Oden recover slowly.

To put it bluntly, the Trail Blazer's medical team is simply a group of "veterinarians".

Not only did they miss Oden's best treatment time, they also made Oden's injury continue to worsen.

Even though Oden had a medical history during his college years, in fact, this period of time in the Trail Blazers was the most devastating stage of Oden's career.

After listening to the statement of team doctor Smith, Yang Fan couldn't help frowning.

In his previous life, because the Trail Blazers were collectively destroyed by injuries in all generations, the Trail Blazers have always been nicknamed the "Portland Veterinary Team" by fans. Now it seems that this title really fits the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers' poor medical level is not because the Trail Blazers boss is reluctant to spend money, but because the plot of Portland's backdoor is too serious, which has also left the Trail Blazers' medical team at the forefront.

From Bill Walton in 1974 to No. 1 pick Sam Poway in 1984, to Buck Williams and Porter.

There are also now Oden and Roy, who have been working on their own experiences to erect golden signs for the Trail Blazer Veterinarian.

Later, people even counted the 1972 No. 1 pick Laru Martin as a big shot, and the 1978 No. 1 pick Michel Thompson broke out when the Lakers broke out in the small universe.

Among them, Michelle Thompson, the No. 1 pick in 1978, has never suffered a major injury, but he has expressed his serious distrust of the Trail Blazers' medical conditions since the first day he was selected by the Trail Blazers and firmly demanded to be traded.

It is not difficult to see from this point that the Portland veterinary team's name is not only loud among the fans, but also famous among the players.

Even the new No. 1 pick Thompson felt trembling, and cried and shouted, letting the Trail Blazers trade themselves...

What’s even more funny is that Walton, the top pick known as the “mammoth”, has publicly bombarded the Trail Blazers with low medical standards many times.

In the summer of 1978, a complaint was filed with the Trail Blazers team doctor.

He firmly believed that this was a quack doctor who misled people and asked the court to severely punish these team doctors.

Walton repeatedly emphasized in the complaint that whenever he has minor injuries, the team doctor never refuses to check himself seriously, and only comforts himself that it is no big deal, and then always injects himself with a large amount of painkiller.

Walton insisted that the team doctor's strategy caused excessive fatigue in his physical functions, which eventually led to frequent injuries.

Unfortunately, because Walton lacked enough evidence to prove that his frequent injuries were directly related to the team doctor, the court rejected his request for compensation from the team doctor.

Although Walton lost the case, he still refused to give up. In addition to continuing to accuse the Trail Blazers team doctors in the media of being unreliable, he also asked the Trail Blazers to trade himself as soon as possible.

These history are all facts in black and white, so the name of Portland veterinarian must not be whitewashed.

In addition, Larry Bird, who is famous in NBA history and is not afraid of the world, even Jordan dares to argue with Larry Bird, was once afraid of the Trail Blazers and even begged the Trail Blazers to let him go.

In fact, the No. 1 pick in 1978 belonged to the Pacers.

The Pacers originally wanted to choose local star Larry Bird, but Bird made it clear that he would have to finish his senior year before entering the NBA.

1978 was a young draft year, and Bird was the only player widely favored. When he couldn't convince Bird, the Pacers resolutely decided to resell the draft pick to the Trail Blazers.

After getting the No. 1 pick, the Trail Blazers also tried to lobby Bird to enter the NBA early. If Bird can join, the Trail Blazers will not only rekindle their hopes of winning the championship, but may also win back Walton's heart.

Because Bird is the young player Walton admires the most.

But when Bird faced the lobbying of the Trail Blazers, the big bird, who had always been fearless, began to tremble instantly and replied: "Sir, let me go. There are injuries on my hands and knees, and the doctor said that my spine was born with defects..."

If the remarks of the above people cannot convince the public, then what Old Sabonis, known as the "roof of the world", is worthy of deep thought.

After the "glider" left Houston, the leader of the Trail Blazers became Sabonis, a center forward who can be said to be no less than the four centers.

As we all know, Sabonis had a ruptured Achilles tendon, but the surgical arrangement and postoperative care were all practiced by the Trail Blazers team doctors.

As a result, Sabonis directly changed from a super giant god to a super floor stream.

And Lao Sa, who has always been a good man, was dissatisfied with the Trail Blazers' medical methods, and simply praised him bluntly in the face of the media:

"They didn't check my muscle aches at all, they just asked me to take a lot of painkillers. If I could be a doctor, then I think I could treat it myself..."

As for Roy and Oden, there is no need to say much. Roy has always been very elegant in character, so he has made the Trail Blazers lose their heart.

Originally, Roy had to undergo meniscus repair surgery after being injured in the meniscus, but in order to help Roy recover from his injuries faster, the Trail Blazer Veterinary cut Roy's meniscus neatly.

Yes, just cut it straight...

The reason is that Roy's recovery cycle will become shorter and he can come back to play for the team faster.

What will happen when a person is removed from the meniscus? That is, a person's knees no longer have the effect of reducing friction and vibration.

Simply put, every time Roy runs, it is a friction between bones. Since there is no meniscus that can serve as a buffer, Roy must always endure the pain caused by the collision between bones.

If you use life as an example, you were walking on the road wearing shoes, but when you lost your meniscus, you had to run barefoot on a road full of stones.

As everyone knows, Roy, who lacks meniscus, ends up being unable to bear the burden and finally falls into the hands of the Portland veterinarian.

At the age of 27, he had to officially announce his retirement, and directly became a flash in the pan, the most powerful Western Conference shooting guard outside Kobe.

Even if Roy made a comeback this season after a year of rest and signed a two-year contract with the Timberwolves.

But Roy only played five games for the Timberwolves this season, and then he had to pay for another season due to a knee injury.

So after listening to the statement of team doctor Smith, Yang Fan only had one idea in his mind at the moment, that is, he would not coach the Trail Blazers even if the Trail Blazers boss Paul Allen is very rich, but the key is that if you have money to earn, you have to have the life to spend it.

Regarding this, Yang Fan's current assistant coach McMillan is definitely very strong in his opinion.

As a former head coach of the Trail Blazers, McMillan, as a coach, had inexplicably torn the Achilles tendon on his right ankle. Where can I make the decision?

It was from then on that, McMillan left the Trail Blazers very decisively and immediately paid out of his own pocket after the Achilles tendon ruptured and hired a medical team to treat his future recovery.

Otherwise, whether McMillan's coaching career can continue is a question...

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On December 25, the annual NBA Christmas Battle officially arrived.

This year's Christmas League has arranged four games in total, and the most eye-catching one is definitely the Wizards vs. The Heat.

This season, the Wizards had a fight with the Heat, and in that match, the Wizards lost to the Heat, which temporarily put the Heat in the upper hand and lost their first place in the league.

Interestingly, the current winning gap between the Wizards and the Heat is only 0.5 games.

This means that no matter which team wins in this game, both sides will suppress the other side and become the number one in the league.

For the Wizards, this game is definitely determined to win. Otherwise, once they lose two consecutive games to the Heat in the regular season, they will be passive psychologically after completing the encounter in the playoffs.

However, for the Heat, who only wants to win the championship this season, they will also do their best in this Christmas battle to strive for the spirit of defeating the Wizards.

Before the game started, the facial expressions of the players on both sides were very serious, and it seemed that they attached great importance to this game.

Even before the game, the players on both sides did not say hello politely, but instead warmed up at their respective halfs and waited quietly for the game to begin.

"Don't be nervous, guys, although this is the Heat's home court, I'm going to say that when we have a squad, no team will be our opponent."

"So as long as we play steadily on the field, we will definitely win the game." On the sidelines, head coach Yang Fan cheered the players with a tactical board.

In fact, when the Wizards and the Heat are at the level of the match, some pre-match tactics have become less important, but what is important is the players' on-the-spot performance.

As long as one player plays a far better offensive level in the game, then this X factor is likely to affect the final trend of the game.

In addition, although some detailed arrangements can also affect the pace of the game, the Heat and the Wizards are already so familiar, and the two sides are fighting more with a sense of enthusiasm.

Whoever can bring this to the end will have the chance to win this victory.

After the game started, the ball was first obtained by the Wizards. The Wizards' starting lineup in this game were: Wall, Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Yao Ming.

The Heat's side are: Billups, Wade, James, Bosh, and Marcus Camby.

As soon as the game started, the Wizards still played at their own pace, choosing between Aldridge and a group of shooters from the outside.

But on the defensive end, the Wizards have become more targeted.

First of all, the biggest change in the Wizards in this game is to give up fighting for offensive rebounds. In any case, as long as the Wizards end the offense, all players will return to defense as soon as possible and resolutely prevent the Heat from making effective defensive counterattacks.

In addition, the Wizards also defended the joint defense on the defensive end and maintained single defense throughout the whole process, resolutely not to double-team James and others.

Because after the Heat introduced Billups this season, the team's offensive choices have become more diverse.

This also leads to the Heat being able to always play effective and smooth teamwork. What Yang Fan is doing now is to try to cut off the connection between the Heat, forcing the Heat to fall into more individual singles.

Although with the Heat's background, even the stars are still fearless in singles, when the Heat can no longer play defensive counterattack, this method is definitely the most effective defensive method.

In the whole first quarter, the Wizards and the Heat were very uncomfortable. The Heat could not play their favorite defensive counterattack, and the Wizards' best three-pointer was also targeted by the Heat.

So in this Christmas battle, both teams were taken seriously by the opponent's offensive approach, which was really a bit bad.

This also forced the Wizards and the Heat to compete for defensive efficiency to see who can be better in this constipation battle.

After the end of the first quarter, the Wizards performed better on the defensive end and led the Heat three-pointer away, ending the first quarter between the two sides.
Chapter completed!