NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 157: The 157 regular season begins, with the first match against the new team Thunder!

Although there may be only a few names in Western medicine, it is completely OK if you can match them up right away!!!

“Ahem, ahem!”

After hanging up the phone, Paul Allen coughed violently again, and finally coughed up some bloody phlegm before stopping.

This also made his hands holding the napkin tremble, and treatment was urgent!

The assistant quickly helped him lie down:
"Sir, you can't work any more. Take more rest."

"Okay, let me know when you can do the puncture."

"Okay, sir, please stop talking. I'll get you some water."

After Paul gasped violently for a while, he lay on the bed and didn't speak anymore. Since he had no more doubts about Jiang Ming, he would try his best to treat him, the sooner the better!

If Jiang Mingzhen could cure me, I would definitely make him very successful!

Truly become the kind of shareholder who can attend the shareholders' meeting!
This is saving your life!

The next evening.

Jiang Ming first made an appointment for Paul to have a puncture biopsy tomorrow morning.

Then they showed up at the Rose Garden Arena on time to attend the team's regular season opening ceremony today. Tonight they will make their 2008-2009 season debut at home.

Jiang Ming must attend this home opening game, mainly because as the director of the medical department, he has to arrange everything the team doctors need to do for every home game in the new season.

You can't just ask for leave and miss the first game.

He was still not very good at arranging affairs. Fortunately, three old employees, Robert, Thomas Reese and Jensen, were very good at it and helped Jiang Ming a lot, so that Jiang Ming, who had been running around all day yesterday, was not so flustered.

Of course, the real reason is that he can't tell anyone on the team about Paul Allen's situation, and no one on his team knows about it yet.

If everyone in the Trail Blazers knew about this, Jiang Ming would definitely drop everything and focus on the boss wholeheartedly.

What's so important about the team?
What does it matter if a player is injured?
Take a rest first!

Everything has to take a back seat in front of the boss’s health!

When the management asked him what he and the boss did yesterday, Jiang Ming just said that he took him to the hospital to treat his cough and pharyngitis or something and fooled him away.

Jiang Ming will only tell Sean and the other three when the operation is actually to be performed. The current situation is that the fewer people who know about it, the better.

However, he was still very much looking forward to this opening game. If it weren't for the Paul Allen issue that made him a little distracted, he would definitely watch the game and cheer with all his heart tonight.

Not only because this is the first game of the season for the Trail Blazers' new lineup, but also the opponent in the first game has been very popular recently and has some connection with the Trail Blazers, so it is destined to be an exciting game.

Because the opponent is a team name that appears for the first time in the NBA: Thunder!

That’s why there are so many visiting fans coming to Portland.

This is a team that has undergone major changes in the offseason.

This season, because the Sonics owner was unwilling to continue investing, the Sonics had no choice but to move to Oklahoma and changed the team's name to Thunder.

Although the team's lineup is not very good, it was at the bottom of the Western Conference last season.

But unfortunately, this team's performance in the preseason was too attractive.

Rookie Westbrook is flying and darting, and he feels like a real dunk king. He will never layup the ball if he can dunk it!
Durant has performed steadily, scoring more than 25 points in every game, which has caused the number of fans of this new team to soar on the basis of the old fans of the Supersonics. Durant is here to help!

Not only these two are known as the king bomb combination, but in the first quarter, Jeff Green ignited the away field with a dunk, and Livingston's turnaround jump shot was also beautiful, and the pitcher was also there!
It turns out that the Thunders are all monsters with explosive physical fitness!
However, the Trail Blazers have been significantly more stable this season.

The starting five players, White Chocolate, Roy, Maggette, Aldridge and Oden, all know that winning first does not count as winning after going through the baptism of seven games in last year's playoffs.

Also always remember what Jiang Ming said that you should use the first session as a warm-up, don't push your legs with all your strength, warm up your body before doing each movement with all your strength.

In the first half, the Thunder were free to dunk as much as they wanted, but we played it safe and tactically. Aldridge and Roy's steady pick-and-roll shots kept the Trail Blazers' score within reach.

Although the Thunder played explosive and cool one-on-one style on the field, the Trail Blazers still led by 1 point in the first quarter with smooth positional offense.

stable!
Compared with the Thunder, ordinary fans can clearly feel the Trail Blazers' sophistication.

There was no rough and powerful attack like last season, but more cooperation among the main players.

As the second quarter began, James Jones and Channing Frye took turns shooting three-pointers, and Thunder coach Brooks called a timeout directly!

The Thunder's young players are indeed young. They only watch the ball and not the players, and they often miss the players on the outside on the defensive end.

Blake, who came on as a substitute, was the starter of the Trail Blazers last season. He is just as good as White Chocolate in running the team as the sixth man.

"The playoffs are really a training ground for players."

"What a perfect lineup, with shooters and inside players, and the two rookies this year are useless, right?"

"Oden's shot was great. He defeated the defense and chose to pass it one more time!"

"This doesn't look better than the All-Stars I bought!!"

Larry, the first owner who made the move to have six All-Star players on the team in 2000, sat next to Jiang Ming and kept exclaiming at the endless potential of this new army.

Jiang Ming was laughing secretly at the side. In fact, it is most comfortable for NBA teams to train their own players. Winning a championship by buying superstars is definitely not as exciting as watching rookies fight for the championship step by step.

This is also the reason why so many teams have such small markets but a lot of die-hard fans.

I also discussed with him:

"Yeah, Oden isn't even that excited anymore. He and Durant were competing against each other at the beginning of the regular season last year."

"Haha, he is still obsessed. This may be reflected in his enthusiasm in defending Durant. He has always focused on assisting Durant."

“Maybe it was the coaching staff’s request.”

"Right now Westbrook doesn't have much organizational ability. If Oden focuses on Durant, there will still be a lot of opportunities for Sefolosha and Collison on the wing."

I have to say that the Thunder played much more promisingly than last season after selecting Westbrook, and their big and bold moves were also very exciting to watch. The owner of the Supersonics would probably feel a little regretful when seeing this scene.

The duel between Oden and Durant that Jiang Ming hoped to see rarely occurred, and now no one is talking about the competition for the real No. 1 and No. 2 picks anymore.

Because the Thunder and the Trail Blazers are really not on the same level of teams.

In the first half, we might have been able to keep the score close through enthusiasm and momentum.

But in the second half, the Thunder couldn't hold on any longer.

After all, the Trail Blazers made the playoffs last year and played a game seven with the Lakers.

How can the Thunder, who have no experience, no confidence, and no tactics, fight against the Trail Blazers? ? ?
The main reason is that the only young and strong player that the Thunder can compete with has no advantage against the Trail Blazers.

Because the Trail Blazers had the youngest average age among the teams that made the playoffs last year.

Now the substitutes are more likely to use freshmen and sophomores.

Ibaka and Fernandez were not afraid of the Thunder's muscular players in the first six minutes of the third quarter.

Ibaka had 4 blocks in a single quarter, and Westbrook, who was blocked, almost got into a fight with Ibaka, and received the first technical foul in his career.

Fernandez miraculously scored 5 points in the last 5 seconds. He first scored a 3-pointer after receiving a pass from Maggette, and then flexibly stole Collison's serve and made a layup!!!
Fresh blood of the pioneers!!!
Thanks to his 5 points, the Trail Blazers led by 15 points after three quarters!
There is no role for Oden and Durant at all. Oden only needs to dominate the basket in the Trail Blazers. There is no need for him to back up or attack facing the basket with the ball.

Durant, on the other hand, was working very hard on the outside, and when he broke through the outside and reached Oden's side, he would not rush to attack the basket.

He is no longer a tough guy. After playing for a year last season, Durant has also evolved. He has made a lot more assists than last season and his shooting choices are much more correct.

On the contrary, Westbrook, who has explosive physical fitness, is really tough. He made three consecutive turnovers in the fourth quarter and sent the team away, which also made everyone see the gap between the playoff team and the bottom team. In garbage time, there was a surprise. Dragic organized well and cooperated with Ibaka to attack the basket continuously with high efficiency, turning a 3-point victory into a 20-point victory.

Thunder CEO Pu, who was sitting behind Jiang Ming, slapped his forehead:

"You are the real storm of youth."

Jiang Ming turned around and shook hands with him:

"You're flattering me. If you can train your Wang Zha duo for another year or two, you will be the best perimeter duo in the league. Westbrook will definitely improve next year."

"Hey, Ibaka was originally ours, but you took him away. Otherwise, our team wouldn't have lost so badly in the interior." President Putin said with a wry smile.

Jiang Ming chuckled. Can't he see Ibaka's explosive physical fitness at a glance?

After the game ended, President Pu did not recruit Jiang Ming, which was useless, but joked:
"Don't take a look at next year's draft. I'm telling you right now, we want James Harden. Don't try to steal our players anymore."

What he said was a mixture of lies and truth, and I have no idea what he is up to.

"Okay, we have to give President Pu face."

Jiang Ming also waved goodbye to him with a smile, thinking that it was useless no matter what name you gave.

I don’t know him and I will have forgotten him by then.

Because he would never pay attention to rookies so early. At most, he would be "forced" to be pulled by McGowan, the vice president in charge of scouts and rookies, to learn about them and give advice after the team's playoffs.

Therefore, the stage for him to give advice to the team will be around May or June next year.

123:95
The Trail Blazers got off to a good start, with fans in the stadium shouting the slogan "Tear City Apart", which made Roy, who was being interviewed on the spot, instantly think of his own team's medical team.

Roy, who scored 22 points and 6 assists in this game, was asked by reporters why the Trail Blazers had 6 players scoring in double figures and everyone was so energetic when they played. He said:
"I think it's all thanks to the team's medical team. Our team's medical team is the best. Their presence allows us to play with all our strength on the court without worrying about injuries! Thank them!"

"The torn city is no longer torn apart!!!" Roy couldn't help but shout slogans.

This made the team doctors such as Jiang Ming and Jiang Muyan, who were preparing to return to the locker room to give physical therapy to the players, feel warm in their hearts, and they were very happy to be running in both directions.

After returning to the locker room, Jiang Ming quickly assigned tasks:
"James Jones, you have back pain, right? I'll give you a drink."

"Jiang Muyan and Fang Xiaotong distributed Chinese medicine ice packs to other players."

"Sean, give Great White Bear's knee a simple acupuncture to reduce swelling. You can do it."

"Robert gave Blake's elbow Western medical treatment to avoid the risk of injury."

Thomas Reese also led others to help.

"Roy and Oden went to the press conference and asked two people to bring them ice packs to put on their knees."

Oden:

"What Roy said just now is right. We will run recklessly this season. Don't mention Durant anymore. My goal now is to take revenge on Kobe!"

Head Coach McMillan:
"Let's take it step by step. This is a good start. Thank you so many reporters for coming today."

However, some reporters asked why owner Paul did not come to watch the game in Portland, and McMillan said he did not know.

Paul Allen, who watched the live broadcast in the hotel room, was also very pleased.

This big win in the first game made him feel much better, and from the interview, it can be seen that everyone is having a great time.
This team atmosphere reminded him of when he and Bill Gates first founded Microsoft. Wasn't they also working hard towards a goal?

Such a team can accomplish great things!

"So I have to work hard to live until the day this team wins the championship."

Paul laughed at himself and then prepared to go to the hospital. He had to stay in the hospital tonight.

Because of his special status, in order to avoid abortion, Jiang Ming arranged for him to do a lung puncture sampling before the doctor went to work tomorrow morning, so he could stay directly at the Salmon River Heritage Donation Hospital at night.

Fortunately, the environment at the Salmon River Heritage Endowment Hospital was quite good, so Paul Allen did not reject it, and he stayed in the most expensive single sterile room.

Meanwhile, when the Trail Blazers' Chinese Medicine Department had finished all their work and were changing clothes in the locker room ready to go home, Jiang Ming called out to them:

"Let's have a meeting at the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine."

Fang Xiaotong asked doubtfully:

"Oh? Are you going to ask us to work overtime?"

Jiang Muyan also laughed and said, "Working overtime on the first day of the competition? Won't this become the norm later?"

Robert quickly put on his team doctor uniform again.

Jiang Ming stopped him with a smile: "No, just tell me something."

"Sean, close the door and the window."

It was only when Jiang Ming said this that they realized the importance of this meeting.

What Jiang Ming said afterwards really shocked them.

The boss has cancer?
Let Jiang Ming's team treat it?

NBA team doctors treat cancer for the world's richest man?

What kind of fantasy is this?
Robert's hands were shaking:
"How did you do that, Jiang?"

"It's a long story. Anyway, tomorrow morning is a non-game day, so we'll be gathering at the Salmon River Heritage Endowment Hospital. Only five of us know about this."

"OK!"

“Absolutely on time!”

Early the next morning.

With the concerted efforts of five people from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Paul Allen's puncture biopsy sampling was completed successfully, and the test results that came out in the afternoon showed that it was benign!
Then there is real salvation!
"It has not spread and is benign, it is definitely in the early stage!"

When Jiang Ming told Paul the result, Paul was so excited that he hugged Jiang Ming for the first time, with tears welling up in his eyes. He hadn't cried in many years.

I am still afraid of death!

And now, the hope of life has come!

Bert, who had been waiting in the hospital and taking care of his old friend, also quickly asked Jiang Mingdao:
"So what do you say now? Do you want to have surgery in this hospital? I checked yesterday and it seems that their operating room is not the best in the world, and everything else is pretty average."

Bert meant to hint that Jiang Ming should use the best operating room for the surgery. Obviously, the operating room at the Salmon River Heritage Donation Hospital was definitely not top-notch.

Paul Allen also nodded, and he asked his assistant to check the details of the Salmon River Heritage Endowment Hospital. It was indeed very average in terms of scientific research and surgery, and there was no top team. It was not as good as the Portland Public Hospital next door.

The only "selling point" is that this is one of the private hospitals with the best inpatient environment, with flowers and roses blooming, so female patients like to choose this hospital.

Jiang Ming, who had already understood what they meant, smiled and said:

"Transfer to another hospital and go find an old friend of ours."

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