CCTV5 live broadcast! Trail Blazers opener against Timberwolves, Yang Hansen makes his regular season debut

Yang Hansen's performance in the preseason was very average

The Trail Blazers lost to the Jazz 129-132 on the road. Yang Hansen's performance in this game was a disaster. In 15 minutes, he only scored 3 points, 0 rebounds, and 6 fouls. Yang Hansen even cried. In 4 preseason games, the Trail Blazers had 1 win and 3 losses, and their strength was very average. Sharp averaged 19.3 points per game, the highest on the team, Grant averaged 18 points per game, Holiday averaged 13.3 points per game, Avdija averaged 13 points per game, two-way contract player Love averaged 12.8 points per game, and Yang Hansen ranked seventh in the team with 8 points per game.

In 4 preseason games, Yang Hansen averaged 18.5 minutes per game, scoring 8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1.3 blocks, shooting 46% from the field and 40% from the three-point range. His performance against the Warriors in the first game of the preseason and against the Jazz in the last game was very poor. He scored 16 points in 17 minutes against the Kings and 14 points in a single quarter, which was his most outstanding performance. Yang Hansen's overall performance was average. He committed too many fouls, was too slow, and lacked confrontation. These were his shortcomings. Especially in terms of rebounds and fouls, I couldn't get rebounds at such a high level. I committed various screen fouls and random shots. I had 6 fouls in two games and 4 or 5 fouls.

Let’s summarize it well. The next regular season is the real test! The level of the regular season is far higher than that of the preseason. Can Yang Hansen adapt to such high intensity?

In the opening game of the new season, the Trail Blazers will face the Timberwolves at home

On October 23, Thursday, at 10 o'clock in the morning, the Trail Blazers will usher in the opening game of the new season and face the Timberwolves at home! Yang Hansen's real debut was in the regular season, not in the preseason, and it was against a strong team like the Timberwolves. CCTV5 broadcasts all pre-season games, not to mention the regular season, with thousands of fans watching Yang Hansen in front of the TV.

The Timberwolves ranked sixth in the Western Conference last season and reached the Western Conference Finals in the playoffs. They are very strong and far superior to the Trail Blazers. Edwards, Randle, Gobert and others are all All-Star players. We can also see from the preseason that the Trail Blazers are a very young team with no star players in the team. The task of the new season is to cultivate young players.

We don't pay attention to the victory or defeat of the Trail Blazers. There is a high probability that the Trail Blazers will not be able to beat the Timberwolves. We only pay attention to Yang Hansen's performance. The starting center of the Trail Blazers is Klingen. Klingen averaged 7.5 points per game in the preseason. His scoring is not as good as Yang Hansen, but he can grab 9 rebounds and his playing style is harder than Yang Hansen. Klingen does not have absolute hard power. Yang Hansen has a chance. I have always felt that the environment of the Trail Blazers is very suitable for Yang Hansen. As long as you have the ability, you will never be buried.

The Timberwolves' interior line is at the ceiling level. Gobert, the best defensive player, Randle, who averages close to 20+ points per game, Reed, who averages 14.2 points per game, and this year's 17th overall pick, the 2.10-meter French center Belan, and this year's second-round pick, the 2-meter-20 Australian interior lineman Rocco, Yang Hansen and Klingen, put a lot of pressure on both ends of the offense and defense. I predict that this game will be a draw. No matter what the result of the game is, Yang Hansen will have to show his own characteristics in a limited time.