No practice was in vain! Trail Blazers lost to Thunder, showdown in Split, Yang Hansen finally got recognition

On November 24, the NBA regular season ushered in a "focus game". The Trail Blazers challenged the Thunder away from home. In the end, after four quarters, the Trail Blazers lost to the Thunder 95-122. In terms of statistics, three players from the Trail Blazers scored in double figures. Starter Grant scored a team-high 21 points, Avdija scored 11 points, and substitute Rupert scored 10 points. It is worth mentioning that Chinese player and Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen played 18 minutes as a substitute and scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Three people from the Thunder also scored in double figures. Starter Alexander scored a game-high 37 points, substitute Mitchell scored 20 points, and Joe scored 10 points. There was a huge disparity in strength between the two teams, and the Thunder were playing at home, so the Trail Blazers fell into a disadvantage soon after the first quarter started. Although the Trail Blazers gradually narrowed the point difference in the latter part of the quarter, after all, the Thunder were strong and quickly stabilized the situation. Therefore, after the first quarter, the Thunder established a 21-point lead. Thunder star Alexander performed very well in this quarter, contributing 17 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, the Thunder continued to expand their lead. Perhaps due to the large point difference, the Thunder began to relax, and the Trail Blazers took the opportunity to narrow the point difference to 16 points. However, the good times did not last long. The Thunder quickly cheered up and opened the score again, so at the end of the second quarter, the Thunder led the Trail Blazers by 21 points. In this quarter, Alexander continued to perform bravely, scoring 11 points and contributing 28 points in the half.

After halftime adjustments, the Trail Blazers chased the score to within 20 points in the third quarter. However, the Thunder began to exert force again and expanded their lead to an astonishing 30 points. Although the Trail Blazers struggled to chase points, the effect was not obvious. Therefore, after three quarters, the Trail Blazers trailed the Thunder by 28 points. The fourth quarter was basically garbage time, so both sides relaxed. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers at home by 27 points.

Compared with the final win or loss of the game, Yang Hansen is the biggest focus of this game. After all, after the high draft pick came to the NBA, he has not been reused by acting coach Splitter. After being DNP consecutively, the Trail Blazers management finally transferred Yang Hansen to the Development League for training. However, after playing only two games in the Development League, Yang Hansen gained Split's trust, so after being DNP for eight games, Yang Hansen appeared again.

In the game between the Trail Blazers and the Suns, Yang Hansen played 13 minutes and contributed 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. After the game, Split praised Yang Hansen very much, and in today's game against the Thunder, Yang Hansen even got 18 minutes of playing time. It can be said that after getting Split's approval, Yang Hansen finally no longer has to worry about being DNP.

After today's game, Split said: "Yang Hansen is becoming more and more accustomed to holding the ball, and he still has a lot of talents that can be explored." It can be seen that Yang Hansen has entered Split's mind, which is very important. It can be said that in the next NBA regular season, Yang Hansen can often be seen. However, Yang Hansen cannot be happy too early. After all, there are still many areas for improvement, but I believe that as long as Yang Hansen calms down, he will one day become a qualified NBA player.