Compared with Lillard's "Six-Pulse Excalibur", Paul's mid-shot killing technique is obviously better than the current time of wearing a watch.
A wave of six consecutive losses, nearly 10 games and 9 losses, the Blazers officially fell out of the play-off ranks, the record is only better than the Spurs, Rockets, Thunder, Pelicans, the biggest advantage may be that Billups began to pay attention to the little Nance - Lillard has been waiting for a long time to chase the green gold oil.
And after the Blazers have experienced a change of coach + clean management + core main will trade rumors, can they still escape the fate of demolition?
The Suns in the second game of the back-to-back battle, with São Paulo's key mid-range to drag the game into overtime, the Blazers missed key free throws in a row, and the decisive section could only rely on Lillard to orchestrate the high block to dismantle the hand, using the cover to hold the ball and shoot three points to try to break the game.
Unfortunately, at this time, Li Zhi returned from injury, and he was once lost in the opening game, with a shooting rate of less than 40%, and it will take more time for the feel to pick up.
According to statistics, Paul's shooting percentage at key moments this season is as high as 60.9%, and the Suns are 11 wins and 1 loss.
Once the quality of the Blazers' change of defense cannot be guaranteed to interfere with Paul, who frequently sacrifices mid-range heads-ups, or the ability to dismember key balls in tandem shooters/block down the coverer linkage, it will cost you.
However, the Blazers' problems naturally cannot all be blamed on Lillard's "watch failure".
CJ's absence is not to mention for the time being, most of the role players in the handling of Lillard after the bag of more play less rounds, the threat of realization is limited, which is also Lillard has always been obsessed with the dream of Green, the team has repeatedly rumored the reason for the intention of Simmons.
Opponents often choked the Blazers seven inches, and the Suns dared to lift the delay, pinching in advance to force Lillard to deliver the ball.
Nance Jr. can be said to be one of the Blazers' best reinforcements in recent seasons, and recently developed a first-hand strategy to eliminate the drag on the space impact, which can alleviate the problem of insufficient manpower on the Blazers' front line to a certain extent.
Full-size swinging front, single defense can perform the change of defense, elastic pull full, co-defense coverage area is large, the enthusiasm is remarkable, follow-up may be seen many times, by him to replace Nurkic as the fifth position in the closing stage of the small lineup.
From the perspective of offensive and defensive characteristics, similar to Dream Green, it seems to be the most suitable for Lillard's forward candidate.
At present, the team has lost 112.6 points per 100 rounds, ranking only 27th in the league in defensive efficiency, and former coach Stotts has been criticized, and one of the important reasons for the departure has not improved.
In the backcourt reserve itself, there are few sharp-point talents who can perform squeeze cover, or effectively circumvent defense and decisively grab, in other words, the demand for the internal line that is fast in step, can change defense, and is not stripped alive under a single point of dislocation is extremely urgent.
The overall size is insufficient, even if there are rich individual defensive resources, improper strategy and insufficient execution, it is still difficult to build a strong defensive system.
The colander attribute of the backcourt core is cliché, needless to say, and now once Nurkic extends to participate in the pinch, it will be directly exposed to the main attacker with the ball for slaughter, and the overall effect is not as good as the previous way of preferring the use of the center forward to squat pits.
So in theory, the Blazers took out Nurkic at a critical moment, and Covington, Jr.'s emergency partner, topped the frontcourt, seemed to be a viable alternative.
If this time The Goddess of Luck shelters the "Torn City" and avoids the tide of injuries + triggers the health and safety agreement, with Lillard's state returning to courage and the overall offensive and defensive run-in, the Blazers are still expected to grab at least one play-off ticket.
I'm afraid I can't withstand the pressure to collapse in advance, and the Portland supermarket opened early.
The Blazers have made four first-round trips in the past five seasons, and this big change is also a bet on Billups' position and Lillard's reputation as "one person, one city", the wave of trading is coming, where should the Blazers go?
Thanks for your attention, welcome to discuss, Azhe is willing to "ball" with you to get the truth, all the way to the end of the world.