It is rare for the two sides to combine to score up to 99 points, turn a game into a battle between two people, and create career-high scores. On January 4, the Hawks played against the Trail Blazers, such a shocking fairy showdown was staged.
Before the game, the Blazers announced that Lillard, the core of the team, was watching from the sidelines, and a game of supernova challenges against Mesozoic superstars evolved into an infighting between the 18th point guards. As Lillard's replacement, Anfine Simmons has always been a small role that has not been known, and the Blazers joined the 24th in 18 years. Thin defensively, offensive three-pointers are not smart, and the Blazers have not been very important, and have always been considered to have potential to dig.
Trae Young is the 18th rookie of the 18th year, is the absolute core of the Hawks and the cornerstone of the team, and even led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals in the 20-21 season, ranking in the top five in the league in individual points and assists for many years, which can be described as the pride of heaven.
The two point guards who could not see the intersection at all sparked on today's field, the same two teams lacking major generals, and the same offensive and defensive style of play, Trae Young and Anfenni Simmons in such an environment can be said to be a take-or-take. And the glue score also made the two more and more full of drama, the first three quarters played less than 30 minutes of Trae Young cut 43 points, and Anfine Simmons has also thrown 9 three-pointers, did not look closely also thought that Lee coach broke out.
In the fourth quarter of the decisive victory, in the case of two major point guards being almost locked, the Blazers showed more offensive points, Powell, Little and Nurkic all had 20+ points in the account, while the Hawks were too dependent on Trae Young's offensive initiation and end, in addition to Capela's 10-shot 10 steady eating Trae Young's cake, the other crowd will be difficult to have fire support, veteran Gallinari is 7 of 7 three-pointers, the top throw advantage disappeared. Trae Young finally struggled to stand alone, although in the last 10 seconds behind 7 points in the case of the reappearance of the stroke of god in a row of two ultra-far three-pointers, leading the team to continue to live also pushed the personal score to the height of 56 points, helpless or Simmons relied on a steady foul penalty, a did not lose to lead the team to accept the victory, but also let his own score locked at 43 points to set a new career high.
Such games are rare, and such data is unattainable, but in addition to the huge injury troubles of the two teams, the defensive problems are also exposed. Whether it's the defensive frame on the inside or the blocked shot on the outside, and the ability to continuously put pressure on the ball carrier, it is not only reflected in the individual defenders, but also in the team system, resulting in the opponent being able to easily get a lot of simple scoring opportunities. The two major point guards are also typical offensive and defensive weaknesses, especially for Trae Young as an absolute leader, defensive ability and attitude can learn from Curry, and now that the Hawks have fallen to the 12th place in the East, they should also consider introducing some players who can form a defensive system through trades, effectively reducing the pressure on Trae Young's defense. With the comeback of Lillard, Simmons' opportunities will be limited, and in such a team environment, the author suggests that the Blazers send Lillard to a stage that is more suitable for his personal development and dreams, rebuilding the team to leave more opportunities for potential new stars like Simmons.
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