At 123-119, the Trail Blazers won again, having a four-game winning streak in a four-point run over the Grizzlies on the road. I believe many fans know that the Blazers completed multiple trades at the trade deadline, sending away a number of core players, including CJ, and the team has chosen to rebuild and focus on developing young players. However, the Blazers are such a magical team, with all the main players playing, the team is difficult to win, and after choosing to rebuild, they have performed well in the past 4 games, maintaining a record of all wins.
The Blazers' opponents in the past four games are not bad, namely the Lakers, Knicks, Bucks and Grizzlies, of which the Bucks and Grizzlies have performed very well this season, the record is at the forefront of the league, and the Lakers have a big three, the Knicks lineup is not bad, for the Blazers who have chosen to rebuild, facing these four teams in a row, for this team is undoubtedly the devil schedule.
But the Blazers rely on such a lineup, and they play very well in the game. In the home game against the Lakers, the Blazers managed to win by 2 points, and then in the game against the Knicks, the Blazers won another 9 points. Facing defending champion Bucks, the Blazers scored a 15-point win on the road, challenging the Grizzlies on the road and the Blazers winning four more points. Winning four teams in a row, the Blazers' recent performance is undoubtedly very eye-catching.
The Blazers were able to beat strong teams in quick succession and win four in a row, and the team mainly relied on dunk king Anfinny Simmons, who successfully ushered in the position and became the new core of the Blazers in the absence of CJ and Lillard's injury. In the past four games, Simmons has scored 29, 30, 31 and 31 points, averaging 30.3 points per game, and his shooting percentage is not low, in these four games, Simmons has shot more than 45%, and outside the three-point line, he has shot a total of 23 three-pointers, averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game, shooting 46.9%.
It's a star-level performance, and after the team chose to rebuild, Simmons also got more performance opportunities and ball rights, and he played better and better in the game, and his self-confidence was greatly improved, becoming the new core of the Blazers. From the current point of view, it is undeniable that Simmons has a very bright future, and he is expected to become the new core and leader of the team.
Under the leadership of Simmons, the current Blazers' record has also been greatly improved, after winning 4 consecutive wins, the Blazers' new season record has reached 25 wins and 34 losses, ranking 10th in the West, 1.5 wins ahead of the 11th place Pelicans, and only 1.5 wins behind the Lakers, who are 9th in the West, and the gap is not large. Judging by the Blazers' current performance, they have a good chance of qualifying for this season's playoffs, and it is very promising to impact the playoffs.