In the NBA preseason, the Suns slaughtered the Blazers 119-74. Chris Paul chose to take a truce in this game and Booker returned. The result was another three-shot case, and the Blazers routed by 45 points. And the Blazers are the main force, posing lillard and McCollum's double guns, the front line is Covington + Powell, and the inside line is still Nurkic.
The starting Five is basically the trailblazers' final five and is standard in the regular season. It can be said that the Blazers really want to win, but the sun is too strong. Today, the Blazers attacked and turned off the fire, while the Suns were all soldiers, Ayton killed four sides under the basket, Booker scored three points, and there were also mid-range. The Suns soon took a 21-11 lead. In the second quarter, Suns bench McGee was even more brave, and the point difference was directly pulled open to 21 points. In the second half, the Suns were all on the bench, but the point difference was still not narrowed, and finally the Blazers were hit hard.
Although this is just an ordinary preseason game, winning or losing doesn't make any sense. But the state of the Blazers in the new season is gradually drifting away from Lillard's dream of winning the championship. With the current squad, Lillard may not have as much patience. In fact, Lillard already wanted to leave this offseason, but for some reason Lillard chose to believe in the team again, choosing to play while seeing if he had the opportunity to leave the team to join a strong team.
Lillard, like James Harden last season, was observing the team. Now we can already announce that, judging by Lillard's expression after today's game, there are no expectations for the Blazers lineup. Lillard scored 12 points on 5-of-11 in the game, while McCollum scored just 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting. Nurkic and Powell were also embarrassed.
In contrast, the Suns are all soldiers, and Booker scored 17 points on 6 of 10 and played only 17 minutes before he closed the army. Ayton remained steady on the defensive end, with eight points and 11 rebounds. Payne started with no more than 2-of-4 shooting and had 5 points, 3 baskets and 4 assists. McGee was stunning on the bench, taking 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in 15 minutes. From attacking and eating bread, to occasionally being able to cope with it. Although the age of the defensive end is old, he is still dissatisfied with his footsteps, and he can still change defenses indefinitely, and he can also protect the frame and grab rebounds under the basket.
I have to say that McGee signed the Sun Blood to earn, and the 5 million contract a year is not expensive. McGee is definitely not the icing on the cake for a strong team, but a surprise soldier in the snow. He didn't lie down and win during the Warriors' two-game winning streak, but really played the Miracle Effect. He did what Cole wanted him to do. In the Year of the Lakers, the reason why McGee has always occupied the Lakers' starting center position is that he can perfectly carry the pressure for Davis. Look at how much the Lakers struggled last season after McGee left, and neither Gasol Jr. nor Harrell could help decompress the thick eyebrows. This year, the Lakers brought in Jordan Jr., but he was far behind McGeeby.
Coupled with the fact that Westbrook has now joined the Lakers, Davis' defensive pressure is getting bigger and bigger. If the Lakers had a McGee now, it might be good for Westbrook and Thick Brow. McGee is still very good at jumping, he can eat Westbrook's pass, and he can also help Davis resist the pressure. As McGee analyzed when he was with the Lakers, Davis needs a self around him.
McGee said of Davis: "As long as I play the 5th position, the thick eyebrows can safely play the 4th position. I feel like we're making up for each other, I can block the big center for him, he can release the offense. And I can also defend the defender with my feet, and playing together can ensure that the opponent is uncomfortable and does not enter a rhythm of defensive AD! ”