42+8, George ran out the last bullet! Lillard picked up on three points as the Blazers narrowly beat the Clippers
In a 2021-2022 NBA regular season that just ended, the Portland Trail Blazers, sitting at home, played well in the face of the team's number one superstar Lillard in a state of recovery, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers who came to visit. This season, Leonard, one of the Clippers' double cores, needed a long suspension due to injury, so the burden fell on Paul George, but even if George attacked and defended the all-rounder, even if he ran out of the last bullet in this game, he could not prevent the team's loss, so let's talk about the performance of both sides in this game.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Lillard state adjustment, the outside line blossoms, and the advantages of the inside line are fully displayed</h1>
It also chose to reuse Lillard's offensive tactics last season, and indeed received good results. Lillard had 25 points, four rebounds and six assists in this game, and on 5-of-7 shooting from outside the three-point line, he was significantly better than before. On the offensive end, it is also the return of the feel that makes the performance of the Blazers' top superstar Damian Lillard before this game can only be described as bad. It is completely different from last season in the playoffs, the Buddha blocked the Buddha, completely lost outside the three-point line, and the three-point shooting rate even fell 10% at one point, which is simply incredible. However, today, facing Paul George's Clippers, Lillard adjusted in time. And among them, the team's new coach Changsi Billups,
Tyrone Lou had to step up his defense against Lillard, and as a result, the Trail Blazers' teammates got more points and good scoring opportunities. In addition, in the fourth quarter of the game, Lillard still showed the ability to score in key moments, continuous three-point shooting, and strong hits on the opponent's interior line, posing a huge threat, but also leading the morale of the team. The team eventually retained the lead and won, and Lillard's recovery of form undoubtedly played a central role.
In addition, the overall outside play of the team in this game can be said to be in full bloom in the second half of the game. Although CJ McCollum did not have the explosive feel of the previous games in this game, when the team's scoring stagnated, his signature breakthrough throws and singles were able to renew the firepower for the team in time. And Norman Powell, who got a trade from the Raptors last season,
The field was also full of fire on the outside, and it was he and Lillard who made consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter that helped the Blazers directly open the score, shooting 4 of 6 from three-pointers, indirectly killing the game. In addition, Little and Simmons, who did not feel good, scored points for the team when needed to ensure the victory of the game.
Of course, the team won today thanks to the combination of Nurkic, Nance Jr., Cody Zeller and Covington. Nurkic today had a big double-double of 14 points and 17 rebounds, Zeller, Nance Jr. and Covington combined to grab 24 rebounds, and four interior players turned the tide in the Clippers' penalty area.
Zubac and Batum were almost powerless. Offensive and defensive ends, the Blazers have the advantage on the inside, the whole game, whether it is the rush of the front court board, or the protection of the backcourt rebounds, the Blazers are much better than the Clippers, so it is not surprising that the team wins.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" george continued to erupt > the team as a whole, and missed the small card infinitely. </h1>
In this game, George ran out of a bullet on the back of the loan, and got a super stat of 42 and 8 rebounds, whether it was a forced breakthrough to hit the basket, or caused a foul on the Blazers' interior line, or a strong three-pointer on the outside, George did everything he could. The defensive end is under great pressure, even so George still drags the suspense of the game to the fourth quarter, but unfortunately the whole team plays too generally, and finally outnumbers, can only accept the end of the team's loss. In fact, so far this season, due to the absence of the small card, the Clippers have to put all their overall focus on George, although George withstood the pressure and the performance is called MVP level, but the team as a whole has been in a weak state.
First of all, this season, except for George and Kenard, none of the team scored in double figures, which shows the current poor offensive ability of the Clippers. Neither Reggie Jackson, who played explosively in the playoffs last season, nor Terence Mann, who was young and talented, showed no desire to win in the game, and the performance can only be described as bad. In the case of the team losing the small card, Mann and Jackson must stand up, otherwise George is strong, and it is difficult to fight with two fists and four hands. And Bledsoe, who returned to the team, can only be described by passing the game status so far. Originally, the trade with Beverley to get him was to make up for the team's scoring gap when the small card was not there, but now it seems that the role of the small card, not to say that it can be replaced, or even slightly compensated is very difficult.
Now, in addition to George, the most anxious person in the team may be head coach Tyrone Lu, the team has to adopt passive tactics without small cards. It's hard not to miss little card, Leonard on the court,
The team's offensive tactics will be more abundant, rather than relying too much on George's personal ability, and the defensive end will be able to control the rhythm of the game without being taken away. Now there are no small cards, and the team's tactics are too single. If the current situation continues, the team will not say that it is competing for the championship, and even the playoffs may not be able to win.