Yao Ming won the Player of the Week, leading the Chicago Bulls to second in the Eastern Conference, which put pressure on Zhang Yang, but with a four-game lead, it was unlikely that the Bulls would catch up with his team, the Bobcats, anytime soon, so the short-term impact was minimal.
The pressure from the Western Conference Player of the Week was more direct—Brandon Roy!
Last week, the Trail Blazers won three out of four games, with Roy averaging 23 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 50 percent, which earned him the Western Conference Player of the Week award.
On the 1st, during the meeting to prepare for the five consecutive away games, Zhang Yang noticed that the coaching staff paid significant attention to the Trail Blazers, who had only an 8-7 record, and specifically researched the team's season performance.
