Yang Hansen has another competitor! The Trail Blazers backup center becomes the key figure in defeating the Thunder

In the previous NBA regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers at home unexpectedly defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119. After this game, the Trail Blazers, who had won 4 of the last 5 games, improved their record to 5 wins and 3 losses, and their ranking rose to 6th in the Western Conference; while the Thunder, who ended their 8-game losing streak, saw their record drop to 8 wins and 1 loss, continuing to rank first in the Western Conference.

In this game, the performance of Trail Blazers substitute center Duop Reath was impressive. Reese played 20 minutes and 13 seconds, shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 4 of 5 from beyond the three-point line. He scored 12 points and 2 assists with super high efficiency, and the plus-minus reached a game-high +21. Reese showed strong outside shooting ability on the offensive end. He also hit multiple three-pointers in a row, providing the team with considerable support on the offensive end. Not only that, he also has certain passing and support abilities, and he doesn't have any major problems on the defensive end. Reese's effect on the court was quite good. He successfully played the role of a surprise player. The opponent had no way to effectively restrict him. His series of outstanding performances also made a huge contribution to the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season last season, Reese played a total of 46 times, averaging 10.2 minutes per game. He averaged 4.2 points, 2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. He also had 0.3 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. He shot 42.2% from the field, 32.1% from the three-point range, and 90.9% from the free throw line. In the NBA Development League last season, Reese played a total of 2 times, averaging 32.8 minutes per game. He averaged 26 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game. He also had 2.5 turnovers and 4.5 fouls. He shot 41.3% from the field, 35% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Reese has played a total of 5 times in the first 8 games, averaging 8.8 minutes per game, averaging 4.8 points, 0.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.2 blocks per game, and 0.4 fouls. He shot 53.3% from the field and 57.1% from the three-point range.

Reese is in pretty good shape in these games. He has shown super scoring and shooting abilities. Being able to do this with not much playing time is even more difficult. It has to be said that Reese is in pretty good shape, but the team has not given him stable playing time before. His statistics are relatively average, and his personal abilities have not been fully utilized. Now that Yang Hansen has been relegated to the sidelines, and Reese has performed such an outstanding performance, it is estimated that his playing time will be further improved. But for Yang Hansen, with Reese's performance, his playing time will only become less and less.