In the last 22.4 seconds, the Lakers lost by 14 points. Yang Hansen still wanted to attack, and Bronny still wanted to defend!

In the NBA regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 122-108 in an away game. The outcome of the game itself was decided, but the scene in the final moments sparked discussion. With only 22.4 seconds left in the game, the Trail Blazers held a 14-point lead. As usual, the game has entered unofficial "garbage time" at this time. However, the Trail Blazers' Love held the ball just past halftime, and the Lakers' Bronny still did not give up and was still actively defending. On the offensive side, the Trail Blazers' Chinese player Yang Hansen seemed to want to continue executing the tactics. He took the initiative to provide pick-and-roll cooperation for Love. There are 18 seconds left in the attack time at this time, which is almost the same as the end of the game. In the end, Love chose to shoot the ball in place to waste time, and only passed the ball to his teammate Reese when the attack time limit was approaching. The latter's reception resulted in an offensive timeout violation. Yang Hansen didn't seem to understand why his teammates didn't continue to attack. He looked at his teammates and saw no reaction. In the end, he gave up and then returned to the locker room, while Klingen took the initiative to shake hands with Rivers. (See the gif at the end of the article)

Yang Hansen wanted to attack, and Bronny also wanted to defend. The actions of these two young players in the final moments of the game were obviously contrary to a long-standing etiquette established by the NBA. Normally, when the outcome of the game is decided and there is no hope of chasing points, the leading team will give up the final attack, the defensive team will also stop defending, and both sides wait for the time to run out. But this so-called "hidden rule" or "respect" does not seem to be friendly to novice players in the league. Yang Hansen and Browne are both fringe players on the team, and they face the possibility of being sent to the Development League at any time. For players like them, every minute and even every second they can get on the NBA court is extremely precious.

This kind of cherishment of playing time may be difficult for outside observers to understand. They have very few opportunities in regular rotations, so even if it is garbage time, executing one more tactical arrangement and completing one more defensive rotation means more possibilities for improvement for them. The growth of the vast majority of young players in the league relies on this kind of accumulation bit by bit in actual combat. Therefore, when Yang Hansen was still running to set up screens at the last moment, and when Bronny was still pressing the defense, they may not be disrespecting their opponents, but respecting their hard-won opportunities. They need to use these last few seconds to show the coaching staff their game attitude and execution ability.

Judging from the statistics of this game, it is not difficult to understand the anxiety behind this enthusiasm. Yang Hansen finally played 8 minutes in this game and only scored 1 point; while Browne got 19 minutes of playing time, but his data was an embarrassing 0 points. Such performance is difficult to establish in the NBA. Therefore, going back to the last 21 seconds of the scene, in fact, there is no absolute right or wrong in terms of whether to attack or not to attack in the end, or whether to defend or not to defend. Specific issues require specific analysis. When players are still struggling for a contract and a rotation position, requiring them to abide by the so-called "decency" unspoken rules is tantamount to a kind of moral kidnapping. The rules of the game allow them to fight until the last minute, then their hard work should be understood and not be bound by so-called etiquette.