Dominate offense and defense! Double-team treatment, Yang Hansen shows his power again, 8+8+5+3, plus-minus value +19 highest in the game

On July 18, the NBA Summer League continued, with the Portland Trail Blazers defeating the Houston Rockets 102-83, achieving a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the summer league.

Although Chinese player Yang Hansen was restricted on the offensive end, he made outstanding contributions in the defensive and organizational ends, scoring 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the whole game, with rebounds hitting a record high in the summer league, assists and blocks tying their career highest, plus or minus + 19 highest in the game, becoming one of the key factors for the team to win.

In this game, the Rockets used five small lineups to frequently double-team Yang Hansen, making it difficult for him to score easily on the offensive end. But this Chinese new star showed extremely high basketball IQ and used his own restraint to create opportunities for his teammates. In the first quarter, Yang Hansen gave two assists to help the Trail Blazers take the lead when they were lagging behind in the beginning.

Although not many individual shots (only 3 of 7 shots in the game), Yang Hansen's performance in support, screening and defense was extremely impressive. When he held the ball at a high position, the Rockets had to shrink their defense, and Yang Hansen could always find his teammates who cut off, and sent 5 assists throughout the game, helping his teammates score easily many times.

Facing the Rockets' small lineup, Yang Hansen has an absolute advantage in rebound protection, grabbing 8 rebounds in the game (three of them frontcourt rebounds), setting a record high in the summer league. In addition, he sent three hot pots on the defensive end and blocked the Rockets' breakthrough layups many times, making the opponent's inside offense difficult.

It is worth mentioning that Yang Hansen's plus or negative value is as high as +19, which means that in the 21 minutes he was present, the Trail Blazers had a net better than the Rockets by 19 points, which is the highest in the game, which is enough to reflect his influence on the game.

Despite the comprehensive performance, Yang Hansen still made four mistakes in this game, part of which was due to the Rockets' double-teaming strategy. In addition, his physical fitness problems were also reflected in the game, and he was replaced due to fatigue in the third quarter. However, compared with the previous games, Yang Hansen's foul control has improved, with only three fouls in the game, avoiding the trouble of getting into foul too early.

With the victory of this game, the Trail Blazers' record in the summer league reached 3 wins and 1 loss, showing good competitiveness. In these four games, Yang Hansen averaged 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.0 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 46.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.4%, which was remarkable.

Trail Blazers coach Billups had previously stated that Yang Hansen's pass and defense allowed him to see the potential of the "Chinese version of Jokic". If he can continue to perform like this, it is not impossible to enter the team's regular rotation lineup in the new season.

Yang Hansen once again proved his comprehensiveness in this game. Even with limited offense, he can still help the team win through rebounds, assists and defense. As the summer league deepens, the performance of this Chinese star is becoming more and more stable, which also makes fans look forward to his future in the NBA.