NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 99: Trail Blazers vs. Lakers, who has better physical therapy?
"Yoho! Let the Nuggets show off!"

"Nuggets, for nothing!"

"Haha, haters, open your eyes wide, Maggette is in the playoffs!"

White Chocolate was the sexiest. She took off her shirt to reveal a bunch of tattoos and made sexy poses in front of the camera.

Although this footage is estimated to be available to netizens only tomorrow, it may have been edited.
But it was cool to see with my own eyes that the Nuggets didn’t make the playoffs!

The main reason is that the Nuggets were too pretentious before and always looked down on the Trail Blazers, but now Iverson directly broke through the defense and threw a headband, and Anthony sat on the floor looking at the sky. It was so satisfying to watch!
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!

White Chocolate is also happy. Before being traded, all he was thinking about was whether he should retire after playing so badly with the Heat.

Unexpectedly, a trade changed the trajectory of his season, from a bad team directly to a playoff team, and he will have to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round?
Looking at so many talented players in the team, they can still compete with the Lakers.

You have to know that in the last 30 games of the season, the Trail Blazers' winning rate was third in the league. That is to say, even though they are eighth in the Western Conference now, if they start the regular season with this lineup, they may not be eighth!
It’s wonderful just to think about it!
This is the West!

Players like him who have been in the Eastern Conference for a few years know how scary the Western Conference is.

Just like what the commentator on TV is saying now.

It’s too obvious that the West is strong and the East is weak!

The Spurs led by Duncan, the Mavericks led by Nowitzki, the Lakers led by Kobe, the Suns led by Nash and Stoudemire, the Hornets led by Paul and Boozer, and the Jazz led by Deron are all concentrated in the West. It is too difficult to compete for a playoff spot in the West.

科比率领的湖人以57胜25负位列西部第一、黄蜂和马刺则以56胜26负分别位列西部第二和第三、爵士54胜28负虽然战绩不如火箭和太阳，但是凭借规则，爵士以分区第一的身份位列西部第四。

The Rockets led by Yao Ming and the Suns led by Nash ranked fifth and sixth in the Western Conference with 55 wins and 27 losses;

小牛51胜31负位列西部第七、开拓者50胜32负位列西部第八，西部前八位全部都拿下50胜！
The commentator Smith just interpreted the language of the shot of Gua Ge covering his head with a towel:

"Because the Western Conference was so competitive, the 49-win Nuggets, a team of two superstars, couldn't even make the playoffs!
48 wins and 34 losses, the Warriors who defeated the Mavericks in the previous year also missed the playoffs! This is really crazy. "

On the other hand, in the Eastern Conference, except for the top three teams, the Celtics, Pistons and Magic have a record of more than 50 wins.

The funniest thing is the Cavaliers, who finally dropped to fourth in the Eastern Conference with only 45 wins and 37 losses.

They were originally first in the Eastern Conference, but after playing against the Trail Blazers, they lost six games in a row, as if they were under a curse.

Therefore, even if the Nuggets missed the playoffs in the Western Conference, they could even rank fourth in the upper half of the Eastern Conference if they were in the Eastern Conference!

Wouldn’t the East look better that way?

Iverson definitely looks better in the East than in the West!

Jiang Ming was speechless when he saw this. There are too many Ai fans.
Why don't they say that the Rockets led by Yao Ming can rank third in the Eastern Conference, and that Yao Ming may be able to reach the conference finals or even the finals for the first time?

After all, looking at the Eastern Conference, which inside player is not under his control?
He is the nemesis of Howard and Garnett, not to mention James who likes to break through. The Great Wall of China is specially designed to deal with the little emperor.
In fact, in his opinion, the Nuggets played very chaotically, with all individual plays, the inside line was not strong, and Martin loved to jump too much, so it was reasonable that he didn't make the shot.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers have a much more reasonable lineup. Who among those who can make it to the playoffs doesn't have some skills?

Of course, the commentators said this because which of these commentators and staff members doesn’t have a “crooked butt”?
Compared to the Trail Blazers who have low traffic, they would rather have big traffic players like Anthony + Iverson enter the first round so that everyone can make more money.

Think about it, Iverson and Kobe meet in the first round of the Western Conference, and there is an offensive kaleidoscope like Anthony, and JR's style of play that is like Jordan below the neck, how can it not be exciting in the playoffs?
In comparison, the Trail Blazers have a much smaller fan base.

However, when the commentator mentioned the Trail Blazers at the end, he also said that this young team entered the playoffs after selecting Oden. This may be an opportunity for Oden to fully show himself, and it is also the beginning of the young trident's fame:
"Good luck to them, and see you in the playoffs!"

In fact, many fans attributed the credit for the Trail Blazers' entry into the playoffs this year to Jiang Ming's team of doctors. Anyway, diehard Trail Blazers fans all know that there have been no major problems since Jiang Ming joined the team's medical staff.

Even if something goes wrong, the team is now safe and sound before the playoffs, and everyone is comfortable and healthy.

Moreover, none of the players treated by Jiang Ming suffered any subsequent injuries. YAO also entered the playoffs in top form. Although YI did not make the playoffs, he went directly back to China to join the national team for warm-up matches, and his physical fitness is excellent.

Not to mention Garnett, who relied on his late-game efforts to help the Celtics reach first place in the Eastern Conference.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, Bynum played only 35 games in the regular season due to injury, and Gasol only joined in the middle of the season. He also injured his wrist in the final stage of the record rush, and played in recent games with a thick wrist guard.

Looking at all 16 playoff teams, only the Trail Blazers have not had any new injury news in the past two weeks.

So at this time, the entire Trail Blazers team didn’t care that they would face the top powerhouse Lakers in the first round. Most of them were entering the playoffs for the first time. They only knew that once they entered the playoffs, they had to fight hard, and that was the real NBA!

If you get in, you will have the chance to touch the O'Brien Cup!!!
"Let's celebrate tonight!"

After the players and coaches left, the president's assistant Bert left with the others and went to a villa bar to have a party.

The players couldn't celebrate, but the management and team doctors could. Entering the playoffs is their goal this season. In fact, it doesn't matter how the playoffs turn out. Even if they lose 4:0 to the Lakers, no one will say a word to the Trail Blazers.

After all, this is the first time for the Trail Blazers to make the playoffs. They are all young and can play in any way they want, and there is no way they will be defeated by 58.

There is still a week until the playoffs start, so tonight's villa party is especially open.

For example, when Fang Xiaotong got drunk for the first time and was taken to a single room by Jiang Ming to rest, she hooked her arms around Jiang Ming's neck and wouldn't let him leave. After a burst of kissing, the two of them had sex right there.

After failing to find Jiang Ming, Jiang Muyan also came up. Jiang Ming opened the door, locked it, and the three of them started partying.

Oh no, there are still two of them, because Fang Xiaotong is already very drunk.

She only dared to drink when Jiang Ming was around, and she couldn't stop after drinking two bottles of German barley. She came to Jiang Ming for the first time when she was still conscious.

Behind her, Jiang Muyan and Jiang Ming were rolling around beside her.
Of course, not only this room, the meaning of the villa party is not going home tonight. All the rooms are filled with singing and dancing and loud voices. Party tonight and continue to work hard tomorrow. This is life.

Finally, Bert sent a work message in the work chat group:

"There will be a media day tomorrow at 9 o'clock. All of us will attend."

Boss Paul Allen also spoke in the group for the first time:

"Congratulations on making the playoffs, keep going everyone!"

Don’t underestimate the value of this sentence, it really is valuable.

After the Trail Blazers entered the playoffs, Paul Allen gave a Microsoft laptop to every Trail Blazers staff member, and the management, scouting team, medical team, players, and coaching staff each received a bonus of $1!
This is indeed worth celebrating.

In fact, for the boss, the Trail Blazers can earn at least tens of millions of dollars for every home game in the playoffs this year, so these are actually small amounts of money.

So after receiving the transferred funds, all the rooms and the drunk Trail Blazers employees downstairs went crazy again.

Jiang Muyan, however, looked at the red on the bed sheet and complained to Jiang Ming:

"Look at you, you took away my first time again!"

"Wow, it's not my fault, I was totally forced into this."

"Okay, okay! So what are you doing with your hands now? Are you being forced?"

"Give Xiaotong a massage, otherwise she will have to go to the office tomorrow if her legs hurt."

The next day, when Jiang Ming got up, he found that Fang Xiaotong had gone downstairs to make breakfast. When they looked at each other, she looked away embarrassedly.

Jiang Ming went over and ruffled her short hair generously:

"You really have a dual personality. You were so crazy yesterday, but so reserved and cute today."

"Maybe all Chinese girls who receive compulsory education are like this. I'm sorry, I'm too promiscuous." Fang Xiaotong blushed like an apple. She lowered her head and dared not look at Jiang Ming. She concentrated on making noodles with scallion oil, but they were instant noodles.

"It's okay, does your leg still hurt?"

"Also okay."

"That means my massage is effective."

"Hey! You took advantage of me while I was sleeping!" Fang Xiaotong said while biting her little tiger teeth and picking up the shovel.

"Well, you still want to beat me up?"

"I want to do some cupping after the press conference today! I've been eyeing your bamboo cup for a long time!"

"It would be a shame not to cup your back. Don't worry, I'll arrange it tonight!"

"Wow, you saw everything, you are so mean!"

Fang Xiaotong turned around angrily, wondering in her mind whether Jiang Ming would knock on the door of her apartment room at night?

She couldn't handle it. Although it didn't hurt, it was swollen.
Jiang Ming's movements were much smaller last night because her skin was too tender.

She was woken up in the middle of the night and when she secretly opened her eyes, she saw how he did to Sister Muyan, which was so scary.

"I'll serve the noodles first!"

"Not for you! This is for Sister Muyan!" The two of them were playing together, and other departments saw this as an expression of harmony and friendship in the Medical Department.

Robert, who had played "Assassin's Creed" with McGowan all night and had dark circles under his eyes, proudly said to McGowan:
"Our department's cohesion is amazing!"

"Not really. You asked Sean to come down to play pool but he didn't come down."

"That's because he can't do it, and it's not easy for an HR girl to hook up with him, so he has to let go of himself!"

"Yes, come on, let's play another round of billiards before going back to the office."

"I'm going to eat noodles. You can go find Bert."

"Bert called three beautiful assistant coaches to play with him last night. I'm afraid they won't wake up today."

Two hours later.

Bert, who sent the work message last night, did not come to the media day himself.

Jiang Ming, on the other hand, showed up at the stadium very early, looking very energetic, and arrived at the media interview area at about the same time as the players.

The main reason is that Fang Xiaotong is so smooth, just like an 18-year-old girl, and my hands feel soft now.

But the moment he arrived at the scene, he couldn't think much about it.

Because arriving early has its disadvantages, the reporters had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the "Internet celebrity" team medical director arrive, they surrounded him. There were even more reporters than those who came to ask questions to the players, and all the questions they asked were complex and difficult to answer.

Denver Sports reporter:
"The Trail Blazers have managed to advance to the top eight. What are your expectations for the team in the playoffs?"

Jiang Ming suddenly lost his composure:
"You, as a reporter, deserve to be scolded for asking this question. What do you mean by lucky? The Nuggets focused more on offense than defense, so it's normal that they didn't make the top eight."

Anyway, he is not a player, so he can just hit hard and be done with it.

"As for my expectations, I will also answer them. I will go as far as I can and play in my own style and character."

Jiang Ming is also a rational fan. It is indeed difficult for the Trail Blazers to play against the Lakers at this stage. The Lakers' triangle offense is completely undefensible, and the Trail Blazers do not have a mature offense and defense system. The probability of winning the Lakers in the series is very low.

Then the reporter from Portland TV station forcefully pushed aside some reporters from other teams and conducted an exclusive interview directly:
"During the regular season this season, you have worked overtime until late at night many times. Have you paid attention to the physical health of your team? The league's medical association has talked about this."

Jiang Ming was stunned. Does the Medical Association care about these things?

Besides, I'm used to working overtime in China, so is it special here?

But the answer still needs to be answered:

"An athlete's body is the most precious. Our bodies can be taken care of and we can do simple exercise to condition them, so I always think that athletes are the priority. I will be very happy if they can play in good health."

The reporter recorded it and continued to ask:
“You performed Blake’s surgery at the best private hospital in Pioneer. Can you ask Director Jiang if the Salmon River Heritage Endowment Hospital is indeed better than other public hospitals?

For ordinary people like us, do you think it is better to go to a private clinic or a hospital for treatment? "

I wipe?

Are these humanities and social science questions coming up?

This question stunned Fang Xiaotong, who had just changed her clothes and came over. An NBA reporter asked this question?

But this isn’t a post-game interview, it’s normal to ask these questions at the end of the season.

Now it depends on how Jiang Ming answers.

If one answers this question well, he will be an excellent politician. If he answers it poorly, it’s okay because it’s not a question he can answer.

But it’s true, Jiang Ming, who has experienced the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine and witnessed many sufferings of the ancient people, actually has his own experience.

I was especially moved when I saw in my dream that people in ancient China were freezing to death on the roads and officials were watching and doing nothing.

So he then said the most profound sentence of the interview day:

"I am an idealist. The over-concentration of medical resources is not a reflection of civilization. Civilization should be that everyone can enjoy the same medical resources.

So I don’t think it’s important whether it’s private or not. What’s important is that every patient can get treatment.”

The reporter who asked the question was stunned by this statement.

this.
Great thinker!

Fang Xiaotong beside her was stunned. The first thought in her mind was that he was worthy of being the man she followed and devoted herself to. How could he say such philosophical words?
And you say it so naturally!

This also made the CNTV reporter behind him burst into tears, and he couldn't help but ask in Mandarin:

"Yes, but in fact, the contradiction between doctors and patients in our country is very serious. Patients don't want to see doctors. Traditional Chinese medicine is even devalued because it can't treat serious illnesses. Director Jiang, as a traditional Chinese medicine expert, what do you think?"

Jiang Ming replied:

“Indeed, wherever a person who knows Chinese medicine diagnosis goes, it’s like the god of death is coming. But sorry, in the end, it’s always an angel who comes!

As for Chinese medicine?"

Fang Xiaotong next to him took the initiative to step forward and said:
"As for Chinese medicine, it depends on the patient. Our director Blake performs all surgeries perfectly and knows all the western medicine methods. It mainly depends on the flexibility of using various therapies. In essence, it is just like what Director Jiang said just now. Doctors practice medicine to save lives, and curing people is the most important thing."

"That's right." Jiang Ming smiled dotingly at the cute and lively Fang Xiaotong.

Then it was back to normal basketball issues.

A reporter from Houston asked:
"The Jazz are now fourth in the Western Conference and have home-court advantage against the Rockets. What are your prospects for your former team, the Rockets, this season?"

"The Rockets' affairs have nothing to do with me. As a personal fan, I hope Yao can play well and show his style. Thank you."

"What do you think is the key point for the Trail Blazers to beat the Lakers?"

"Inside, this is Oden's first playoff game. His skills are not comprehensive yet, and his body is not in the best condition yet."

"Do you think Bynum will make his first comeback? The Lakers let Bynum rest in the last few games."

"I don't know."

"Last question, we all know that the Lakers' medical team has the highest level of physical therapy in the league. Are you confident that you can provide better physical therapy and rehabilitation for players than the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs?"

Jiang Ming was stunned. Does this guy really not understand or is he pretending not to understand?

"It all comes down to winning or losing, right? Can't you tell which team has better physical therapy based on who wins? Our team doctors are just there to assist. Can you reporters tell the effectiveness of our physical therapy from the field?"

Hahahaha.

The other reporters all laughed at this. Indeed, the fact that the players were on the court showed that they were in good health. Who could see the impact of physical therapy?
Is this a trap for Jiang Ming? But he really doesn't want to jump into it.

If he says one more word that his physical therapy is better than the Lakers', the Lakers' home physical therapy equipment will probably never be loaned to the Trail Blazers again.

Robert, who knew that Jiang Ming had stayed in the room all night, saw Jiang Ming facing the barrage of questions and quickly came out to help:

"Alright, alright, you've asked our director enough questions, just ask me next."

The players summed it up in one sentence:

"We are not afraid of Kobe or Gasol, we just do it!"

Afternoon lunch break.

With the end of the regular season, various season honors are also announced.

For example, the best lineup.

The first team is Howard, Kobe, James, Paul, and Garnett.

Jiang Ming was sitting in the office with his legs crossed, checking and found that no one from the Trail Blazers made it into the best team, not even into the third team.

It stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with Roy being selected for the third team, but the league really looks down on the Trail Blazers and gave it to Manu instead of the Yellow Mamba.

It may also be because Roy only played 67 games. The Rockets did have two players selected from the third team, including Yao Ming, Boozer, Pierce, Manu, and McGrady.

There is no good news for the best rookie. The data difference between Oden, who averaged 10.3 points per game, and Durant, who was the second pick, is indeed large. The league gave the best rookie to Kevin Durant.
As a result, Oden, who came to drink Chinese medicine, became an emo. He was also criticized by Durant fans for not being selected as the best rookie.

"If I had his number of shots, wouldn't my stats be worse than his?"

"By the way, Dr. Jiang, let's see if you've been named the best team doctor!"

(End of this chapter)