If at the beginning of the season people ask, "Which team is the most surprising?" "Maybe some people's answer is the Bulls, wizards, these rapidly improving teams. But if you ask this question now, the answer will definitely be the Portland Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers did not advance by leaps and bounds, but on the contrary, they were gradually defeated. After challenging the Lakers on the road today and losing with a 33-point score, the team's record has been miserable.
According to statistics, since December, the Blazers have played a total of 13 games, and in these 13 games, the Blazers have only won two games and lost 11 games, the two teams that won are the Hornets and the Grizzlies, these two games are also the core Lillard slashed 43 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists After the efficient data, so the overall record of the Blazers has become 13 wins and 22 losses, ranking second to the bottom in the West, only higher than the Rockets.
Before the start of the season, this offseason, the news of Lillard's departure from the team was full of rumors, claiming that Lillard was worried about the prospects of the Blazers to win the championship, but in the end Lillard chose loyalty and continued to play for the Blazers; until now, the Blazers' tragic scene is completely to force Lillard's rhythm. The Blazers have two terrible points, the first of which is that they have too few players to play. The Blazers were originally double-shots, but now they have become single-core, CJ McCollum suffered an injury to his right pneumothorax, has missed 11 games so far, and the whole team is shouldering Lillard alone, but the pressure is too great.
Lee coaching every game, will encounter targeted defense, each game is a multi-person package, do not let Lee guide easily handle the ball, do not let Lee guide easy to attack; and once Lee guidance is in trouble, the Blazers' entire team is dumbfounded, the team's role players ups and downs, embarrassing heavy responsibility, especially in today's game against the Lakers, the top score is only 13 points, two of which score single digits.
Another is that the Blazers' defense is too bad! Take today's game against the Lakers, it is not at all how fierce the Lakers play, how well they perform on the offensive end, it is completely the Blazers side that cannot defend. Nance Jr.'s interior line is useless, there is no ability to protect the basket under the basket, not to mention James, even guago such a big brother to play the No. 5 position, Nance Jr. can not defend, according to statistics, the Blazers' defensive efficiency is 113.6, the league's 29th, penultimate, only higher than the first-to-last Houston Rockets 113.7.
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The team can't open the offensive end, the defense can't be defended, the Blazers don't talk about any championships this season, and now even the playoffs have become a big problem. Therefore, it was Lee who wanted to go at the beginning, and now it is the pioneer who wants to force him to go!