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After a night of fighting, the Trail Blazers defeated the Clippers 101:93, enjoying a 6-game winning streak and continuing to maintain the winning streak at the beginning of the new season.

From the perspective of the configuration of various positions, the Los Angeles Clippers are definitely a team with excellent offense and defense in the league. If I really want to pick one flaw, it is that their overall defense on the field is weak, far inferior to the Trail Blazers. .

Chris Paul at the No. 1 position is a defensive player, and has been selected for the season's best defensive team all year round. But the Clippers' jj Redick at the starting No. 2 position and Jamal Crawford at the starting No. 3 position were unable to stand up. The defensive end was full of big colanders.

Coupled with Griffin at the 4th position, the defense is also average, and he often needs Jordan to wipe his ass.

In contrast, in the Blazers' starting lineup, even Lillard, who is the worst defensive player, can already be regarded as qualified in terms of defensive ability in the same position in the league.

After all, this Lillard is not the Lillard in the original time and space. In the original time and space, if the Blazers want to win, they must rely on Lillard to do everything on offense.

As a rookie, even an older one, as an ordinary football fan, it is difficult for Lillard to be able to do a good job of defense while taking care of the offense.

Not everyone is the same as Jordan. When he first entered the league, he was a full-level number, and the offense and defense were integrated.

Therefore, when Lillard no longer needs a large-scale offense on the court, and has ample time and energy to focus on defense, it is not so difficult for him to practice defense above the qualified level.

The same goes for Aldridge.

With Wang Zelin, Aldrich's defensive ability is also stronger than himself in the original time and space, and there is no need to talk about a defensive colander.

In the one-to-one dialogue between the strongest lineups of the two sides, the Clippers are basically weaker than the Trail Blazers except for Paul at No. 1 who has the upper hand.

Without the interference of additional uncontrollable factors such as off-court factors, player explosions, etc., it is completely reasonable for the Clippers to lose this game.

After all, relying on one Paul and two colanders, trying to pull up the defensive height of the Clippers' perimeter is simply unrealistic.

Speaking of which, since Paul entered the league, he has won 4 first defense and 1 second defense honors in the selection of the best defensive team. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the gate of perimeter defense.

However, in front of this so-called "outside defense gate", further positioning is needed, that is, the outside defense battle on the 1st position.

When it comes to defensive influence on the field, Paul, who has been selected to the All-Defensive Team for many times, is actually not far behind Wang Zelin, who has been selected for the first defense and the second defense once in his career.

This is not bullshit.

After all, basketball has always been a long-term sport.

The defensive influence of players on the court increases with the position. A team's defensive system is mostly supported by people at positions 4 and 5, and the remaining positions 1, 2, and 3 are supported. , they just need to defend their opponents well.

This is also one of the reasons why more than half of the No. 1 picks in so many drafts are inside players in the NBA's half-century history.

Of course, defensive masters like Air Jordan and Glove Payton who can compete with other position players need to be discussed separately.

But you need to know that Paul's external defense ability is definitely not comparable to his predecessor Payton, and even Payton can't have the unimaginable defensive influence on the court like many inside players, let alone Paul!

Looking at this game, the Clippers feel like a weakened version of the Trail Blazers in all aspects.

Say they are strong, they must be strong.

But if they are really strong enough to win the championship, it seems to be a little bit worse.

On the court, except for Paul's stable performance, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 7 of 15 with 21 points, 10 assists and 3 steals, the other Clippers players can basically be said to be abnormal.

Jordan made 1 of 6 shots and only scored 5 points from the free throw line. Griffin was okay, 7 of 17, and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds, second only to Paul in the team.

But don't forget, he is an insider, and the result is that his shooting rate is not as good as that of Paul on the outside. It is conceivable how bad his efficiency was tonight.

This game directly opened up the current predicament of the Clippers!

The Clippers are an absolute playoff-level team, but at the same time strong, they reveal a touch of mediocrity.

Because the Clippers lack a burst point, a burst point that can provide stable firepower by ignoring the opponent's defense at critical moments.

At the end of the first half, at 54:50, the Clippers were only 4 points behind the Trail Blazers. As long as they can score two more goals in the second half, they may be able to tie the score, and if they score two more three-pointers, they may come back. If two more counterattacks can be played, the ending may be different.

However, the reality is difficult to achieve. Paul has experienced it, Griffin has tried his best, the substitutes have also tried their best, and the defensive end is also trying their best to defend.

But sometimes it's just one or two **** missing, that's the last shiver...

It just can't be hard!

The key is that this problem has plagued the Clippers for more than a year, and it is a problem that has not been solved for several years.

And what are they going to do next?

On the bench, watching the Blazers play Paul alone, he couldn't find any way.

"... Hurry up and consider changing teams!"

Suddenly, he remembered what Wang Zelin said at the beginning of the game.

Does he really want to consider changing teams?

At this moment, Chris Paul felt a hint of remorse for the five-year, 107 million-meter contract he signed with the Clippers just last season.

Perhaps, this contract was really signed too early and too long, so that the bond between himself and the Clippers team unknowingly deepened.

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Talk to the other side.

Wang Zelin didn't know Paul's complicated feelings after the loss, and of course he wasn't interested in learning about it.

After winning the away game in Los Angeles, on the night of the 8th, after Wang Zelin finished the press conference, he flew back to Portland with the team before he had time to celebrate.

In this game, Wang Zelin played 31 minutes...

This should be his longest game of the new season.

Of course, the data obtained are also impressive.

13 of 20 shots, 7 of 7 free throws, scored a game-high 33 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks.

No suspense was elected the best player of the game!

On the plane~www.wuxiaspot.com~ he skipped directly. Tomorrow's back-to-back opponents, the Denver Nuggets, took a look at the future schedule.

After the Nuggets, it was a home game against the Hornets and a road trip to Denver and the Nuggets.

And then, it's three consecutive home games!

One thing to say, the Blazers' schedule can be described as a succulent during the start of this season.

Of course, he also understands that he is happy now. After the All-Star Game, there must be a devil race waiting for them.

It's all due sooner or later.

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