A terrifying moment! Yang Hansen nearly got hurt after his back head hit a knee, but luckily, he's okay!

There were quite a few NBA games today, so let's have a "mixed recap."

The Thunder toppled the Spurs at home, snapping their three-game losing streak against this opponent this season.

Between December 14 and 26, 2025, over a span of 13 days,the Spurs defeated the league leader three times.This included ending their 16-game winning streak, delivering their first 20-point loss of the season, and breaking their undefeated home streak on Christmas Day.

The eagerly awaited "four straight wins" drama did not take place. However, these two teams will face off again early next month.

How should the Spurs adjust? It's actually quite simple.

They should commit to not using their "nuclear option" first and let Wembanyama come off the bench...(When Wembanyama starts: Chet has a 4-1 record; when Wembanyama comes off the bench: Chet is 0-3.)

LeBron played against the Hawks, marking his first back-to-back games this season.

In the end, the Lakers won 141-116 at home against the Hawks, ending a three-game losing streak. LeBron scored 31 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists, while Doncic had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists.

How did they win?

The current Lakers focus solely on offense, nothing else.

They scored 81 points by halftime, hitting 12 of 20 three-pointers.

Basketball is fundamentally a scoring game; only when the Lakers’ offense flows well does the team show energy on defense.

Besides, the Lakers’ roster simply doesn’t support winning games through defense.

That 81-point half is not something that can be easily replicated... so this team is very unstable.

They can lose badly to the Western Conference's second-last Kings, yet blow out the eighth-seed Hawks in the East.

Historically, such a team struggles in playoff series...

Finally, let's mainly talk about the Warriors versus the Trail Blazers.

The game time was very convenient for Chinese fans, so I watched the whole match.

With their star Avdija injured, Portland was handicapped, even though they had previously swept the Warriors three times.

Portland’s strength lies in their physicality and the athleticism of their forwards, which counters the Warriors’ smaller lineup.

However, Avdija is the engine and the most reliable initiator on offense. Without him, the Trail Blazers are just a group of reckless players on the court.

The word "reckless" perfectly sums up their style of play.

Because of this, Yang Hansen feels out of place in this system.

Therefore, my biggest impression is that Split’s current usage of him is beyond what he can handle or do well.

Coming off the bench for 12 minutes and 33 seconds, he made 1 of 3 three-point attempts, scoring 3 points and grabbing 2 rebounds.

In the final quarter, when he fell to the floor chasing a loose ball, his back head hit Richard’s knee. After a brief rest, he was able to return to the game, thankfully unharmed.

That moment was quite scary; it could have been a concussion or worse...

During regulation, he played alongside Lowry, with his offensive role being to shoot from the corner.

But his teammates were reluctant to "feed him the ball," though it’s not entirely their fault.

With a 16.1% three-point shooting rate, if you were the opponent, how would you defend him as a spacing threat?

For Chinese players to survive in the U.S. basketball system, even if you are Yao Ming, shooting ability is required.

On this front, Yang Hansen falls short.

Nowadays, there are very few NBA teams building their offense around a center.

Unless you are Jokic.

From the games, Yang Hansen has shown some improvement in mobility and defensive decisions compared to the start of the season.

Making open three-pointers is his urgent task at this stage...

A 30% shooting rate is not too much to ask, right?

Lastly, it’s worth mentioning,the Trail Blazers have already put Robert Williams and Grant on the trade block!

If the deal goes through, Yang Hansen might get the chance to become Klingen’s top backup center.

Reese: That’s exactly what I think too...