NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 44: The Great’s bloody dunk, Durant: Fraudster?
NBA official website updates player news:

《Oden is included in the Trail Blazers' roster today》

ESPN:

"The Great Emperor returns, will he specifically target Durant?"

One hour before the start of the game, the news of Oden's comeback spread throughout the basketball circle and instantly sparked heated discussions.

Oden, who played for a few minutes in the last game and then retired due to injury, returned after two days of rest. Is he kidding?

Netizens on the Reddit forum immediately expressed their dissatisfaction:
"Mani-Mani! Let my Oden rest for a while!"

"Yeah, if you're injured, just take a rest. The game has just started, why rush? Get healed!"

"I think so too. Look at Garnett now. It's not a good thing to play too hard in the league. Inside players need to protect their knees!"

"Was Oden a bad guy? He left the game early on purpose to save his strength for Durant?"

"Hahahaha, these two are definitely going to be enemies for life."

"I was a fan of Oden in high school. From what I know about him, he would not do that. As long as he can play, he will go all out in every game."

"Yeah, if you've watched his games, you wouldn't say that. Does that turnaround dunk look like paddling?"

"No, I'll look for the news from the day before yesterday. The Trail Blazers themselves reported that Oden had knee cartilage damage and his return date is uncertain. Based on my many years of watching the NBA, if he could return so quickly, they would say he would be out for about a week."

"Yes, the uncertainty of the return date is generally a serious injury."

"I just saw the previous news in the local newspaper in Portland. Didn't the Blazers' chief team doctor say that he would perform knee surgery on Oden? Why isn't he going to do it now?"

"You believe what Jensen says? He's an old veterinarian!" A netizen with Bill Walton's avatar posted an emoji with swear words.

"You don't know, I'm a junior doctor specializing in sports medicine. I received a consultation invitation from the Trail Blazers just yesterday. Maybe because of this consultation, I changed my mind about Oden's surgery."

"What great god did we go to for this consultation? He was able to make Oden recover overnight!"

"The doctor from California went there, and the doctor from New York went there too. These two great doctors should have overturned the theory of the pioneer veterinarian."

"The Trail Blazers' medical team is really not good enough. They made misdiagnoses and misjudgments, and they have to rely on others. They should be disbanded as soon as possible."

"Agree!"

"+1!"

"To be honest, Robert is pretty good. He even helped me save someone's life yesterday."

“But what’s the point if you don’t have a say!”

"Brothers, let's see if Oden can perform normally tonight. Don't just come on as a substitute and show your face for a few minutes and then call it a joke."

"This is what the Spurs did. The Trail Blazers would never use players like this. They would definitely rotate when they play."

"Come on Durant! Here's your chance to prove you're the No. 1 pick!"

"Haha, the top two candidates, what a highlight!"

In fact, the doctors who attended the consultation yesterday were the most shocked when they learned the news.

They saw Oden's situation with their own eyes.

Can you still play basketball if you have cartilage damage and limp?
The Timberwolves' chief team doctor Robbie, who was praised by netizens for no reason, and the Knicks' chief team doctor Lisa even had a special phone call to discuss the issue.
There was no discussion to explain that Oden's injury was not treated by them. Of course, there was no need to say that it was the mysterious doctor who performed the surgery on the street in Portland yesterday who treated Oden.

They were talking about medical topics. Did this young man Jiang Ming take only one day to make Oden recover?
Should he recover or should he just fight first?
Anyway, everyone found it unbelievable. The MRI CT images they saw yesterday could not be fake. If it was simply putting insoles as Dr. Jiang said, it would be too magical. Is it possible?

Wearing insoles seems to be useful in the long run, but can you play a game with insoles on the next day?
These two top sports medicine experts discussed this point and ultimately agreed that Jiang Ming must have used some special method.

Some doctors who participated in the consultation also called the "insider" working at the Trail Blazers and learned that Jiang Mingming had used several methods, but they were all unconventional methods, and the Western medicines he prescribed were also those they had never prescribed.

Therefore, they also decided to watch the Trail Blazers' game tonight. They were very curious about Oden's condition tonight. If he played well, they all wanted to ask Jiang Ming how he treated him.

The NBA team doctors who did not participate in the consultation also noticed this incident. A return to the game with a cartilage injury? "What is the veterinary team doing over there? Don't let the No. 1 pick get hurt!"

"Yeah, if you don't want the top prize, give it to us!"

"I'm impressed by the pioneers. How dare you do this?"

Thomas Clanton, the chief team doctor for the Bucks and Rockets, was also stunned when he heard the news, but they didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, the Trail Blazers' team doctor has always been so magical.

Thomas Clanton just asked his assistant Maffei:
"Oden is back. You flew to the consultation last night. How is his performance?"

Ma Fei said evasively:
"It's OK. In the end, the Pioneers managed it themselves."

"Jensen's skills have improved. He finally doesn't need surgery." Thomas Clanton joked and continued with his work, while Maffei took a deep breath.

7pm.

The Rose Garden Arena, planted with roses, was bustling with people.

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Supersonics at home officially begins.

Jiang Ming, Jiang Muyan and Sean sat in the front row seats arranged for them by Thomas Reese, just two rows behind the Trail Blazers' medical team so that they could respond to any medical emergencies that might occur to Oden.

In the VIP box up high were the Trail Blazers management and the middle-aged man with blond hair with a middle part and rimless round glasses drinking red wine in the front row. He was the Trail Blazers boss and the man second only to Bill Gates at Microsoft - Paul Allen.

McMillan really doesn't feel sorry for the players. Oden directly appeared in the starting lineup, which made the fans at the scene even more excited, indicating that the tickets were worth buying!
Sonics starting lineup: Kevin Durant, Wally Szczerbiak, Jeff Green, Earl Watson, Nick Collison

When Jiang Ming saw these people, he felt that the probability of Oden's injury getting worse in this game was not high, because the two inside players facing him were white blue-collar inside players, not man-eating inside players like O'Neal, Yao Ming, and Howard. At least the defense would not consume too much of Oden's energy.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, James Jones, Steve Blake, Oden

From the starting lineup to the substitutes, the Trail Blazers' lineup is clearly superior to the Supersonics, so this is undoubtedly a game they must win.

But Jiang Ming could tell from the big-headed posters held by the fans of both teams behind him that the highlight of this game was not the win or loss, but the showdown between this year's No. 1 and No. 2 picks. Although Durant and Oden did not play the same position, the two peerless talents would definitely be compared throughout their careers.

Just like tonight, it is their first official meeting since coming to the NBA!
The two sides were on edge when they shook hands. Durant, who thought he was very handsome, shook hands with Roy enthusiastically, but shook hands with Oden with a cold expression. Oden even directly trash-talked:
"If you have the guts, come and defend me. I'll beat you to pieces."

Durant: "Try to defend me, I'll shoot you!"

Roy: "See you in both games!"

Game start!
Oden followed Jiang Ming's advice, took off the plaster and put on a knee brace, then successfully jumped the ball with Collison.

Then in the first round, he actively set up pick-and-roll for Roy, who went around the pick-and-roll and made a decisive jump shot to score 2 points!
On the other hand, the Supersonics were simply practicing Durant's tactics, letting Durant hold the ball directly at the top of the arc. Facing James Jones, who was a head shorter than him, he didn't even wait for the pick-and-roll, he dribbled between his legs and shot, but missed!

Oden got in position and jumped high to grab the rebound!
"The power of the top scholar!"

"It looks fine!"

After getting the rebound, he quickly passed it to Blake and quickly returned to the offensive position.

Blake saw that Oden was in good shape, so he made a tactical gesture to indicate that Oden should ask for the ball in the low post.

Aldridge quickly went to the free throw line to make room for Oden, otherwise it would be too easy for Durant to assist in defense given his defensive area.

Oden walked around Collison and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Blake lobbed the ball to Oden, and to no one's surprise, Oden took the ball, turned inside, dribbled with both hands and pulled up for a shot.

When Collison just took off, he held the ball with both hands and jumped high like a helicopter, and slammed the ball into the basket in front of Collison!!!
"Oden bloody dunks over Collison!!!"

"The Great Emperor is going to war! No grass will grow!"

Durant, who watched Oden jump up with explosive speed, showed an innocent expression: "Is this a scammer?"

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