The Blazers say goodbye to the playoffs early, and Lillard, once the league's toughest "killer," will miss at least the next eight games
【Disaster】
★ On January 10, 2022, Beijing time, Blazers coach Billups said in an interview with reporters, "Lillard will not go with the team to 6 consecutive away games, plus two home games, Lillard will be absent from the Blazers for the next 8 games!" ”
【Injuries are fierce】
Lillard has been plagued by injuries this season, which have affected his performance on the court; Lillard has missed the Blazers' last three games due to a lower abdominal tendon strain.
Trail Blazers coach Billups spoke about Lillard's injury in an interview with the Oregonian, "There is no question about how long Lillard will be absent due to injury, and we are considering whether to let Lillard undergo surgery!" ”
【Season Performance】
△ The implementation of the new NBA rules this season has led to many superstars not being able to kill as much as in the past, and there are two typical players, one is James Harden and the other is Lillard.
Lillard averaged 28.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists last season, shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three-point range.
Lillard's form has plummeted this season, averaging 24 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, shooting 40 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from three-point range.
★ Personally, I think that There should be 3 reasons why Lillard is not in good shape; one is that he does not adapt to the new rules of the league, the second is that injuries have affected his own state, and the third is that he is not satisfied with the current situation of the team, and there are fluctuations in thinking.
【Team Situation】
1. This season, it has 14 wins and 23 losses, temporarily ranking 12th in the West.
△ The Blazers and the Tenth Place Spurs in the West are one win apart, and the Lakers in the Sixth Place in the West are five wins apart; this season continues to implement the playoff playoff system, if McCollum and Lillard can return with full blood, the Blazers still have the hope of entering the playoffs through the playoffs, but now this possibility is very small.
2. Lillard, the team's big boss, has a strain on the lower abdominal tendon and will miss at least 8 games.
3. Although the team's second boss McCollum has fully recovered from his right lung pneumothorax injury, there is still no accurate comeback schedule.
4. The team's third scorer Powell triggered the NEW Crown Health and Safety Agreement and is expected to miss a week of games.
5. Nance Jr. injured his right knee during the game, and the MRI examination showed no obvious bruises on his right knee, but the Blazers said that Nance Jr. would be expected to miss a week of the game, and Nance Jr. had to wait for the results of the second MRI examination.
【Personal Opinion】
1. Many unfavorable factors are all concentrated on the Blazers this season, and I personally believe that even if McCollum and Lillard return with blood, the Blazers will be difficult to reach the playoffs this year.
2, Lillard's team secretly pushed the Blazers to exchange McCollum for Simmons, this incident exposed that lillard undoubtedly carried the insult of "selling friends and seeking glory", I can hardly believe that the two will repair the old good this season.