After the big win over the Nuggets, the Trail Blazers are finally back on track and are still making steady progress. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The most comforting thing for Ye Feng is that Matthews, who replaced Roy as the team's starting point guard, is getting better and better, averaging 16.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, of course, scoring cannot completely replace Roy's role, but he has played well enough. More importantly, Matthews has become an important defensive player on the outside of the Trail Blazers with his tenacious fighting spirit and excellent physical fitness, and forms the team's first line of defense with Ye Feng.

In addition to Matthews, several other players who have just joined the Trail Blazers this season have also contributed to the team to some extent, and McMillan has generously allocated enough playing time to the bench. His lineup is not stubborn, and he doesn't rotate just a few people like individual coaches, and the Trail Blazers average as many as 10 players who play more than five minutes per game, and this frequent rotation also gives the starters plenty of time to rest.

It's not the only good news that the team is on track, as the Trail Blazers players who returned to Portland to recuperate after a four-game road break in early March have received good news that Oden's return after a long break is imminent, and he can make the playoffs and even use the final stage of the regular season to gradually regain his form. Although the Trail Blazers' interior rotation is normal now, the addition of Oden has undoubtedly given the interior more depth.

For this reason, Ye Feng deliberately took time to visit Auden, who was sweating in the sports rehabilitation center. Seeing Ye Feng's unexpected visit, Auden was very happy, but he didn't stop the recovery training he was doing, but he couldn't chat with Ye Feng while exercising, so he could only signal Ye Feng to wait on the side first, he had to complete today's task. Ye Feng didn't mind waiting a little longer, in his opinion, the most important thing was to stick to the training content, Oden's performance was undoubtedly very professional, and it was also responsible for his own career.

After about half an hour, Auden took a big towel to wipe his sweat and sat next to Ye Feng. Looking at his wet hair, Ye Feng smiled: "What? Did you just take a shower? Looks like you're having a good time here, Greg! ”

Auden waved his hand, pretending to be annoyed, and said, "If you feel comfortable, you can change with me!" Even though I know training here is so I can get back sooner, I'm tired of the equipment every day, and I want to get out of here and put on the shirt and play with you guys when I watch the games on TV. Thankfully, we were able to make it to the final stage of the regular season, which was a blessing in disguise. ”

Ye Feng took a sip of the drink, and his expression gradually became serious: "Greg, are you mentally prepared?" You're going to have to play as a substitute when you come back, and you probably won't get much playing time, but now that Marcus and they're doing a good job, Mr. McMillan probably won't let you join to break the team's chemistry. Now the team is still based on safety, and I will come to see you now so that you don't hold these things in your heart. ”

Auden smiled and said lightly, "You think I'm too naïve, aren't you?" I also knew I wasn't fit to go back to the starting line-up and even if Mr. McMillan did, my team-mates would have a problem. I'm very lucky to be able to play, but well, I definitely hope to have more playing time, but this is estimated Ye You said it doesn't count, right? Hahaha! ”

Ye Feng also laughed, and he said, "Of course, it must be arranged according to the head coach." So are you ready now? ”

Auden nodded, showed off his strong biceps, and said with a smile: "I think my body is ready, it's just that the experts don't want me to come back right away." But I also do some dribbling and shooting under their watch, and I feel like I'm shooting pretty well. Let's use the opponent's bench to verify my status, right? ”

The two chatted for a while, and Ye Feng said goodbye and left, he still had an afternoon training session to attend. Ye Feng is still very satisfied with Oden's physical and psychological state, at first he thought that Oden would not be able to let go of his previous name and status, and he had to compete with Camby for the position of the team's starting center, but now he knows that he is thinking too much, Oden is very clear about his positioning, now is not the time when he first entered the league, although the management still sees him as the future of the team, but he has recognized his position, and now his most important thing is to get back in shape.

It's not the first time that Ye Feng has come to visit Oden, but this time he has a different idea than before. Of course, this was not discussed with the head coach, it was just Ye Feng's own thoughts, and he was not sure what Oden thought, so he would like to explore the tone first. However, Oden's reaction has been very reassuring to him, and it now seems that his return should not have any negative impact on the team.

Now the overall state of the team is very good, currently ranked third in the West, although the advantage is not big compared with the fourth Mavericks, there is a possibility of falling down at any time, but this year's teams in the West are very strong, and it is not easy for the Trail Blazers to keep the top four in the West. Matthews has basically finished running into the starting lineup, and he has shown strong strength on both offensive and defensive ends, which has also made this signing by the Trail Blazers management highly praised.

Every team likes to search the corners of the world, and who doesn't love a cost-effective player? But this is a test of the general manager's vision, like Matthews was just a rotation player in the previous team and the data is not outstanding, and then spent a lot of money to dig it up, especially when he played more than the value of the new team, such a player is very rare, it can only be said that the management has done a good job.

For this year's playoff journey, Ye Feng is full of confidence, and he believes that the team can do better. However, confidence does not mean blind confidence, last season's Finals were largely due to luck, and the team showed unity after suffering injuries, and it may be difficult to do this again this season, with the strength of the West, rushing to the Finals will lose a layer of skin, but every victory is still to be fought for, isn't it?