Lillard scored 30 points in the first half of the pioneer’s battle against the Nuggets. Six points, five assists and eight free throws. The plot is not much different from the version we are familiar with. The Nugget defense line is not mentioned. Lillard shoots too far. The Nugget defense line is mentioned. Lillard rushes through the cracks. Jokic’s weakness of defending the top backcourt block and dismantling hands does not need to be repeatedly emphasized. Lillard once scored 55 points against the Nuggets in the playoffs. It is no secret that the Nuggets are afraid of him.
But in the second half, the Nuggets “only” gave Lillard 14 points, and there was nothing strange about the way-playing hard. Lillard is bound to continue drilling and sewing in some rounds, but there are always times when success forces him to take out the ball. The rest depends on the performance of the trailblazers jigsaw players. What response did these brothers give? Half three points 12, 2,8 mistakes.
This is the old script of the pioneers. The opponents attacked Lillard and gained satisfactory results. Nurkich played incredibly poorly. If he only watched this game, he should call master Huo to inquire about the contact information of T1 league and plan for the future after the contract ends, although there are still several years left. Grant was fair, Hart was slow, and little Simmons was hard to say. The Blazers failed to crack the Nuggets defense well, but even this enhanced version of nuggets was not a strong defensive team.
Of course, this is not a big deal. In the whole game, the Blazers still made good offensive Data. They lost because they couldn’t resist the Nuggets, which was obviously not their own problem. Nuggets are now the team with the strongest attack in the league, with all-round three-dimensional coverage of the rockets, land, land and air, and a false name for playing the defense line of Billups without crying. Anyway, the Blazers just blew up the lone ranger in two consecutive games. In the whole season, the offensive efficiency ranked the eighth in the league, which is definitely not bad.
To be honest, there is no unexpected result.
The various operations of the pioneers over the past year, to put it bluntly, are to coax the fans and Lillard. In the deal that the management won little Nance, the first round for the bull had been lottery for security lock to 28 years. It had to enter the playoffs this year before it could be sent out, and then it would be possible to resume its ability to operate with great efforts. This means “guiding adults, it’s not that we don’t believe you, but you have to make some achievements before our investment can continue”. Last year, I would like to call the operation of CJ, Powell and cowington the divine move, which made the team alive in the salary space and laid a foreshadowing for Grant later. However, the real purpose of this wave of operation is not to improve combat power, but to realize the optimization and reorganization of age structure and salary on the premise of maintaining combat power, this makes the pioneer still have endurance after providing leillard’s epic contract.
Team operation is the major premise of a series of factors affecting the team’s performance, such as player growth, coaching effect, chemical reaction, star performance, injury condition, etc. The pioneers maintained a posture of “staying strong” in operation. If they want to make a breakthrough, they should expect unexpected gains. Now, new aid, young people, accidents, but not to the extent of changing the situation, let alone accidents are not all positive.
Injuries undoubtedly affected the pioneers. The champion defender Peyton, who was recruited with high hopes, has played 6 games in total. Another defender Winslow played 29 games. Little played 23 games and Lillard was absent for a while. The best player for the Trailblazers is sharp, and the total playing time has reached the 6th of the team. However, Sharp is the type that looks at the highlights and is full of loopholes in actual performance. It is also because he played for a long time and Simon was the player with the most playing time in the team. I could barely accept the result that Billups could not defend.
But after the personnel are relatively neat?
I think the Trailblazers are lower than expected, not that the position of the play-off range is inappropriate, but the 21st of the Trailblazers’ defense efficiency league is low. The configuration of the trailblazers cannot pull the defense to the top level, because the configuration of the first Suncha locks the upper limit of the defense. Little Simmons leave allowances significantly increased his muscles. At the beginning of the season, there was a subtle improvement in defense. But now, when you go to the Pioneer’s game, you won’t have to take too long, but you will still see the picture of the goal being targeted. In favor of Rad, the most suitable position for little Simmons is the sixth person.
In addition to the fact that Suncha cannot be changed and the pioneer’s insistence on Sharp’s use-you can also see from this that the pioneers are not striving for victory, they are building teams smoothly, at present and in the future-other configurations on the Pioneer’s defensive side still have many advantages, including:
The No. 5 defensive position is generally stable and has continuity, and this position is the most important position on the defensive end. Although nurkich was bleeding today, he looked at it after a long time. He was still a qualified center. And youbanks’s performance was beyond expectation;
The flank and front line can prevent a lot of points. Winslow and Peyton don’t have to talk. These two are top defenders. Grant is a front line with excellent elasticity and also has certain defensive value. Hart was a tough defender, and it was a little short for him to take the attack, but this was caused by the pioneer placing Simmons in position 2. On the defensive end, the Blazers also lacked a Forward card.
In the latter half, if the personnel are relatively healthy, the pioneers shorten the rotation and try their best to squeeze the fighting force, they must hand over the defensive performance above the average line. This is very important. We need to know two things:
Why did the Blazers abandon the hard-to-build four-shooter squad and return to the general line projection but tough line? Isn’t it because the configuration defense couldn’t hold up at that time?
Why did the pioneers transform from Lillard leading everything to dispersing the ball right? Judging from the recent matches, Lillard still holds the ball and starts the ball as the most effective means for the team. Why take off his pants and fart and make some redundant countermeasures to make the team one of the teams with the least mistakes in the league, dive to the exact opposite position? Part of the reason is also related to defense. A player like Winslow, if you don’t play some games, he won’t know what to do on the offensive end.
If the pioneer’s defense is not improved, their transformation will not be effective at all. The present performance obviously has not completely released the energy of the resources in hand. This is the same as the Timberwolves-before talking about configuration, make sure that the coach has done the job.
This game with nuggets is an introduction. It doesn’t matter to lose to the Nuggets. What matters is that under the condition that Lillard is still very strong and still controls the Nuggets, many things the Blazers have done are not as good as in the past. Another reason for the Blazers to enrich their offensive routines is to deal with the scene where Lillard was caught with a large number of balls. However, the things taken out in the second half today do not seem to see the progress in this aspect. Hart’s strategy is no problem. He made 5 less shots every 36 minutes and three points. It was a bit extreme. He and Simon became the weaknesses of both sides of the starting lineup. Nurkich raised the limited space threat, but there was no change in the rough glitch, which was still a flaw.
Apart from Grant and the substitute center, there is little place where pioneers become stronger.
In the latter half of the journey, pioneers need to completely release the energy of existing resources and find out where the upper limit is after they replace half a set of personnel as soon as possible. Of course, the pioneers can make up for it, but in the case that the first round of signing can be Unbound at least this summer, there is not much room for trading, and making big moves seems that personnel changes are too frequent. However, in the long run, the limitation of Suncha configuration is still a common saying. The problems of nurkich and Hart need to be discussed and solved after reaching a certain level.
However, these are all things in the future, and the management’s ideas may not be consistent with the fans’ pursuit. Many operational details are suggesting that the pioneers just want to paint the finish beautifully.