24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, plus-minus +27 team-high!
The above data is the data handed over by the team's starting center Porzingis in today's game between the Lone Rangers and the Kings. It doesn't look pretty, but I have to praise Porzingis's overall performance today.
Lone Ranger's ill-fated season
At the beginning of the season, the Lone Rangers were still in the top four in the West, but since then they have been quarantined due to Doncic's injury and multiple people on the team who triggered health and safety agreements. The squad is stretched thin, and for Kidd, the biggest problem now is how to use the existing squad to stay competitive.
Looking at the squad, perhaps the only one who can rely on Porzingis is Porzingis. Since December, they've basically maintained the 1-1 rule, with the Pelicans winning 1-1 against the Grizzlies, losing 1-1 against the Grizzlies, losing to the Pacers, beating the Thunder, 1-1 against the Timberwolves, losing to the Bucks and Jazz, and then beating the Blazers against the Blazers, 1-1 against the Kings.
After Doncic was injured, he scored 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks against the Grizzlies, 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks against the Lakers, played jazz 27 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, played Blazers 34 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and the kings had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks and 24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.
It can be seen that after Kidd took charge, Porzingis had the opportunity to perform better. In fact, when the Lone Ranger chose to trade Porzingis, he hoped that he and Doncic could become the cornerstone of the team. In fact, Porzingis has excellent offensive talent, the only thing that has been criticized is that his basket attack is soft, the style of the ball is not tough enough, as a center, this is obviously not enough.
Doncic's performance this season is actually not ideal, and if the Lone Ranger wants to remain competitive, Bozin must have a better performance. In fact, Kidd is also very clear, now that the team has officially trained him, Bozin has also repaid the coach with his excellent performance.
Looking at him now, he finally looks like a bit of a star, and now Bozin's situation is really a bit like the original alphabet brother. When he first entered the league, Alphabet Brother was actually not outstanding, but after Kidd coached, he began to take Alphabet Brother as the core. Eventually, under Kidd's coaching, Alphabet Brother became one of the league's hottest stars.
In fact, Bozin's starting point is higher than that of the alphabet brother, and he had high hopes during the Knicks period, but later due to injury, the Knicks were reluctant to try again and eventually traded it. Now Doncic is certainly the first core of the well-deserved team development, he needs to have helpers around him, and Bozin is the best choice.
In today's small ball era, the requirements for the center are indeed very high, he needs the center to be able to open up the space, but also to be able to protect the basket, but also to have a certain ability to respond, in addition to the limited ability to protect the frame, Bozin and Yo teacher are also somewhat similar. In the end, I don't want him to reach the height of Mr. Yo, but I pray that under Kidd's coaching, his role can be as important as Mr. Yo, after all, Bozin still has a strong sense of shaping, and I look forward to his more wonderful performance this season!