NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 101 Chapter 101: Just two therapy beds?
Totally unbeatable!

Before the game, Bynum suddenly announced that he would play in this game, and then Oden and Ade were directly strangled by the Lakers' twin towers, which made the Trail Blazers' outside line, which was already not in an advantageous position, even worse.

The Lakers' core players are Kobe, Odom, Bynum, Gasol, Fisher, Farmar, Vujacic, and Walton.

This lineup is so perfect that it's like an upgraded version of the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers feel a bit like a beggar version of the Lakers, with twin towers and the Yellow Mamba and the Black Mamba on the outside. It would be too difficult for Maggette to defeat Odom in offense and defense, unless he has an explosive shooting touch, otherwise he will also face the twin towers when breaking through.

And forget about counting on Maggette to pass the ball. When he was the main attacker for the Clippers, the Clippers' record did not improve because he had no passing ability. Everyone knows that he doesn't pass the ball.

Perhaps the only advantage is the experience of point guard White Chocolate. He is definitely better at passing than Fisher and can also play with Farmar.

But his shooting is also very sharp. The whole world knows about White Chocolate's sexy passes, so everyone defends his passes. This is even more so in the playoffs. Fish is very experienced in defending him. When he wants to shoot, he immediately sticks to him and when White Chocolate runs, he mindlessly stays 2 meters away from him.

Because White Chocolate has no ability to shoot while moving, his most lethal weapon in a fast break with the ball is passing the ball, which has been thoroughly studied by the Lakers' Zen Master coaching staff.

And it's not just White Chocolate, the entire Trail Blazers have been thoroughly studied by the experienced Zen Master.

It was obvious when Jiang Ming came on the court in the second quarter's rotation that the Lakers had done some research on the Trail Blazers' substitutes!

They obviously know that the Trail Blazers have strong bench strength, because Blake, Big White Bear, James Jones, and Channing Frye are all capable.

If we compare pure substitutes, the Trail Blazers are actually ahead, so the Lakers simply changed their rotation method in the regular season.

In the second quarter, the main players were rotated, but the second lineup was never fully deployed.

That is to say, the team is led by Kobe or Gasol, and there is no pure substitute lineup.

Then backup guard Walton came up and stuck close to James Jones, and Bynum completely left the big white bear open for shooting, but when facing Channing Frye, he took small steps and stuck close to him.

The Trail Blazers' substitutes were thoroughly exploited.

James Jones is only good at shooting, Big White Bear is a pure blue-collar player, Channing Frye has a three-point shot
If Blake wasn't more versatile, with the ability to shoot mid-range and long-range shots and break through for small lobs, the score of Game 1 would have been very ugly.

This is the gap in the coaching staff!

At the end of the first half, the Lakers entered the second half with a 52-point lead of 36:16.

"It turns out that in the playoffs, it's all about defense!"

"Yes, defense wins championships."

Jiang Ming was chatting with Thomas Reese when he followed the team back to the locker room. Then he was dumbfounded when they arrived at the visiting team's physiotherapy room.

what's going on!
A huge medical room.

There are two therapy beds in front of you!
Even Thomas Reese, who had been to the playoffs several times with the team, was stunned:
"Aren't there usually five therapy beds in the Lakers' away game therapy room?"

Jiang Ming nodded quickly and said:
"Yeah, it's not like we haven't been here before during the regular season. There are five therapy beds. We even praised the Lakers for their thoughtful therapy equipment."

Because this is the playoffs, the Trail Blazers also sent five male team doctors, Jiang Ming, Thomas Reese, Robert, Bald Brother, and Sean, to travel with the team. After all, the first two games are away games, and the male team doctors can better withstand the fatigue of traveling.

Of course, this is also prepared for midfield physiotherapy.

The 5 people correspond to the five starters who will appear in the second half. The others can come later, so that they can go all out at the beginning of the second half!

Therefore, the 20 minutes of halftime break are very important. For the team medical team, every minute counts. If the players can recover well, they may be in better condition in the second half and be able to fight back and defeat the opponent.

But what the hell are two beds?

Jiang Ming quickly said to the staff who opened the door for them:

"Why are there only two therapy beds? We need five, and the air conditioning temperature should be turned up a bit, thank you."

The Lakers staff has a really good attitude, but they are also really slow:
"Ah? Okay, no problem. I'll apply for it. I'll go get the air conditioner remote control right away."

"you!"

Jiang Ming was furious when he saw the young man's unhurried attitude. He wanted to get the air conditioner remote control from somewhere else? Do you believe what you said?

Isn't this clearly a trick?

Setting the air conditioner to such a low temperature is not conducive to the players' muscle relaxation.

"Sorry, sorry. I'll go to the medical department and request more therapy beds. Please wait for a moment."

No matter what attitude Jiang Ming and his companions had, the Lakers staff served them with a smile and then "trotted" away.

The five members of the Trail Blazers' medical team were left staring at each other in amazement. The main players who were going to play in the third quarter looked at each other in bewilderment when they came to the infirmary after listening to the half-time tactics. Oden and Roy were too embarrassed to go on the only two therapy beds first, so they gave way and wanted White Chocolate and Maggette to receive the treatment first.

Sean:

"It's okay, two people will start first, and there will be five therapy beds soon."

This is Thomas Reese's quick thinking:
"Don't even think about it. By the time they drag us here, the second half will have already started. That's all there is to it."

Jiang Ming agreed with Thomas's statement: "The chief is right. We can't even think about getting five beds.

Oden, you are tall, please unplug the air conditioner socket first, and those who have towels should spread them on the ground, and we can do as many physical therapy as we can."

"it is good!"

Oden jumped lightly and unplugged the air conditioner, while Aldridge, who habitually wore a towel around his neck, quickly spread the towel around his neck flat on the ground and lay down on it. Isn't this also equivalent to a bed?

When Maggette wanted to lie on the ground, Jiang Ming stopped him sternly:
"The floor is filled with cold air from the air conditioner. Lying down directly on it will damage your vitality. You want to be surrounded by moisture?"

Maggette stood up awkwardly. Sean rushed to the locker room to get towels when he saw this. "I'll get a dozen. Everyone, do it first."

Robert, Baldy, and Thomas quickly took out the traditional Chinese medicine massager and fascia knife from the medical box to prepare for the physical therapy. Jiang Ming directly let Ross lie on a physical therapy bed and performed manual relaxation on his knees.

They had already discussed it before they came, and the time was very tight. No ice packs were used during the physical therapy phase. After the physical therapy, they went to the scene to warm up with ice packs tied to their bodies until the start of the second half.

Aldridge was pressed on the acupuncture points on his waist by the bald team doctor using a turtle-shaped solid wood massager used in traditional Chinese medicine. Aldridge was so pressed that he clapped his hands and begged for mercy.

Baldy has memorized all the Chinese medicine acupuncture points by himself during this period. It's bad that Ade was used by him to try his hand.
Thomas Reese said as he was doing calf fascia relaxation on Oden:
"It seems that the Lakers really regard us as a strong opponent. It's rare to see them do this."

"Who knows? Anyway, the pressure in the first half was really great. The Lakers are all experienced players. They were very comfortable on the court. I didn't know how to play." Roy's heart rate is very high now. As the top scorer, he is facing Kobe, who is a defensive player. The pressure can be imagined.

"I only know that the Jazz always prepare two tickets for the visiting team." Jiang Ming said with a smile.

Robert also said: "Yes, I think the Jazz's tough away games are related to the fact that there are only two physiotherapy beds. Only the eldest and second players can use the two physiotherapy beds. The others have to massage each other with their teammates to loosen their bones. Incorrect postures and uncomfortable venues may increase the players' consumption."

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly. Isn’t this what all Chinese people encounter?
Pioneers, danger!
Yao Ming over there is also in danger!

Because he just glanced at the TV and saw that the Rockets were 10 points behind the Jazz in the fourth quarter.

At this time, Sean brought a bunch of towels and threw them on the ground. White Chocolate and Maggette "rolled" up directly:

"Comfortable!"

"If nothing else, the Lakers have a really big venue."

"Let's not worry about it. Just get some physical therapy and recover. Beat them in the second half. Even if we get 20 points, it won't mean anything."

Jiang Ming stretched Oden's arm and encouraged the players.

Not only the players, but Thomas Reese also used more force when he heard him say 20 points is nothing!
Sure enough, it was only after Jiang Ming and his team finished their physical therapy that they finally got the remote control for the visiting team's medical room, not to mention the physical therapy bed.

The assistant coach came to urge the players to go on the court. The staff member looked at the towels on the ground and said with a wry smile:

"Hello, do you need to adjust the air conditioner? The therapy bed is on the way."

Thomas Reese: "No need, you can go now."

Then the staff member left with gritted teeth.

"Guy, will we not be able to get free towels in the next game?" Aldridge laughed.

"It's possible. It's okay. I'll buy a folding bed tonight and move it to the locker room before the game the day after tomorrow!"

White Chocolate couldn't help laughing at what these young people said:
"Oh, this is considered good. There are some teams with no moral standards that put snakes in the locker room and put moldy hamburgers in your locker. They just want to mess with the visiting team's mentality. We can do the same to them when we are at home. We can cut off the power to their air conditioners and make the bathrooms run out of hot water. It's common for them to do that."

Maggette was filled with righteous indignation and looked like he wanted to fight: "I don't care, damn it, I'm going to expose them during the interview!"

Robert:
"Eh? It's probably useless. The staff's attitude is good, but they are a little slow. They will accuse you of causing trouble later."

Bai Qiao laughed out loud: "It's useless. In the playoffs, as long as we can win on the court, it doesn't matter what we do off the court. Even if someone cares about it 10 years later? People will only remember that you won the championship this season, not what you did behind the scenes.

There is only one winner, so just work hard in the second half. I don’t care as long as it’s not too out of the ordinary. The key is to beat them!

Otherwise, if we lose and still talk about this, the garbage Los Angeles reporters will only write that we lost the game and lost face, and we can't beat them and find reasons."

Jiang Ming nodded. This fits the Chinese idiom very well:
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

As long as you win, who cares?

Now it seems that trading for White Chocolate, the championship guard veteran, is really useful. Not only can he organize the offense, but he can also provide psychological counseling. The mentality of winning the championship is different. Even if he got 2 points from free throws in the first half, he was not anxious.
After his call, everyone, who were already feeling comfortable from the physical therapy, felt as if they had been given an injection of chicken blood.

The Lakers players obviously didn't recover as well as the young Trail Blazers in the third quarter. Roy and Maggette attacked Kobe madly. Kobe made 6 of 0 shots in the third quarter and only scored from free throws.

Lakers President Kupchak asked his assistant Pelinka in the stands:
"Are you sure you only arranged two therapy beds? Why does it feel like everyone is getting therapy?"

"Sure, but"

but!

The Lakers players are not that old yet. They can choose not to score, but you, the Trail Blazers, can forget about it either.

They bet that the Trail Blazers were eager to catch up, and various rash actions caused the new Trail Blazers to commit fouls and make mistakes frequently in the third quarter, and the score difference was not narrowed at all.

Fighting is all about experience!
So even though all the Trail Blazers players played very hard on the court, they were like headless flies, and head coach McMillan obviously had not found a way to crack the triangle offense.

The second half simply became a teaching moment for the All-Star center.

Gasol and Kobe made Oden miserable on the wings.

Kobe broke through and made a layup, but Oden rushed out to help defend and the shot missed. Gasol raised his long arms high and made a tip-in.

Gasol backed up Oden and turned around to score with a hook shot
No matter how you fight, you will get it.

The violent Oden was completely overwhelmed when he met Gasol. Gasol's defense is to stand still and cover you. If you push me, I will use force. If you don't push me, I will interfere with your receiving the ball. I won't foul, but just use my height and arm span to cover you.

If Oden wants to score a goal, he can only push the ball away completely, which consumes a huge amount of physical energy.

So even though the Trail Blazers' medical team gave physical therapy to all the main players during the halftime break, they were unable to turn the situation around in the second half.

It was Roy and Maggette who stepped up and scored in the fourth quarter to stabilize the Trail Blazers' offense, otherwise the seemingly luxurious inside line would be useless.

After all, compared to Gasol defending Oden, a strong and jumping guy like Bynum is the nemesis of a tall and thin shooting guy like Aldridge.

As the final whistle sounded.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 122-107.

Gasol scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks in his first playoff game with the Lakers, and also won his first playoff victory in his career.

Kobe made 26 of 9 shots, with a low hit rate, and scored 32 points. Odom scored 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Walton, who came off the bench, scored 16 points.

Narrator: Smith Jr.

"The Lakers won Game 1 without a fight. I hope the Trail Blazers can play more organized in Game 2!"

Obviously everyone expected the Trail Blazers to lose, so there was not much comment and the live broadcast was simply turned off.

And when it came to G2, it was proven that everyone's thoughts were correct.

The Trail Blazers didn't see much improvement after a short day's rest. They were still charging forward with their young players, but consecutive away games made them seem like a spent force. The whole team missed shots and no one scored over 20 points. Kobe Bryant made 19 of 9 shots and scored 22 points, the only one to score 20+ points in the game.

The most ironic thing was that during the halftime break of G2, the visiting team's physiotherapy room had 5 physiotherapy beds.

The irony is self-evident. It makes it clear that no matter how comfortable your physical therapy is, you cannot beat us in terms of hard power.

Jiang Ming was helpless:
"Damn it, if I can play basketball, I will kill you with my life!"

102-84
The Lakers won two consecutive games.

The overall score is 2:0.
The series is going to go a long way.

But even Jiang Ming didn't expect that the Trail Blazers' eighth place in the Western Conference was not a false reputation.

Whether it’s the coaching staff or the management, there’s something there.

Industry specializing in surgery.

I heard that after returning to Portland, Larry Miller and others gave the players a chicken soup meeting, with the goal of "staying old" for the players.

The coaching staff also said that the Lakers are not strong when playing away from home, and they definitely don't have the physical fitness or anything like that. Anyway, the meaning is that this is our turf now, and we can't let them take away the victory.

The team medical team represented by Jiang Ming also said a few words to the players, that is, Blake and Big White Bear will gradually get back to their normal state. As I said before: believe in the process.

However, we must win at home!
In the Rose Garden home game two days later, the Lakers began to have difficulty acclimatizing.

The Trail Blazers playing at home were like a god of war, mainly because fans from small markets like the Trail Blazers were also die-hard fans. With the fans cheering, White Chocolate made 5 of 3 three-pointers, marking the first time for the Trail Blazers to score in double digits in the playoffs.

Roy proved himself in front of Kobe, scoring 25 points with 14 of 32 shots!
Oden's 10 points and 10 rebounds were average.

Aldridge made 8 of 5 mid-range shots!

Not only the starters, but also James Jones, who came off the bench, opened up three-point shooting, making 5 of 3 shots.
Blake is finally getting better after recovering from surgery, with 6 points and 7 assists.

The big white bear did his job well with 7 points and 7 rebounds, and even blocked Kobe's layup.

The strongest player was Channing Frye, who scored 7 points with 5 of 15 three-pointers. Pure shooting, the anti-aircraft gun had a great time today!!!
It would be strange if the Lakers didn't lose with all these arrows fired at them at once.

124:94
The Trail Blazers beat the Lakers by 30 points.

Kobe made 24 of 7 shots and scored 21 points, and was called the Iron King.

In the fourth quarter, his shots obviously lacked wrist strength, and all of his shots hit the front of the basket. Jiang Ming could see that he was exhausted. The reputation of ferroferric oxide was well-deserved.

"So it seems that the strategy of waiting for the old man is really useful?"

(End of this chapter)