The game is approaching, and the Portland Trail Blazers are 16 points behind the Grizzlies

Their strength and resilience against the Clippers were completely lost in Memphis.

All that remains are monotonous and chaotic offenses and low shooting percentages.

And, the frustrated expression on each player's face.

This is the current situation of the Portland Trail Blazers. They finally survived the first round and thought they had walked around hell.

But now they found that it was not hell, but heaven!

They don’t have the courage to face the real hell at all.

"Coach Terry Stotts replaced the entire lineup, which means he gave up the game. The Memphis Grizzlies won again at home, and after this game, the Grizzlies had already won five consecutive victories in the playoffs."

Hubby Brown was in a complicated mood, and on the one hand, he was happy that the Grizzlies continued to win games.

But on the other hand, he was disappointed with the game.

Lao Hubi believes that he is not the only one who is disappointed in this game now. Most fans, especially neutral fans, must be extremely disappointed.

Everyone is looking forward to a wonderful and colorful battle, but what about the Grizzlies? What he shows everyone is another massacre.

Like last season, the Grizzlies are simply the "box office poison" of the league.

It seems like a luxury to watch the Grizzlies play a fierce game.

From the start of the playoffs to the present, the Grizzlies not only haven't lost, but also win the opponent's double digits in every game.

It is really difficult to attract the interest of fans in such a game.

It was not only the fans who were disappointed in this game, but also the Trail Blazers players.

Especially Damien Lillard, he supported his chin with one hand on the bench and frowned.

A few days ago, at Staples, no one would blame him. He played for 42 minutes, scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and two steals, allowing the Trail Blazers to survive, sink the Clippers, and create miracles.

But what about today? 14 points, 5 points, 1 assist and 7 turnovers! 21 shots in the whole game, only 5 of them were hit. The shooting percentage was 23.8%, not even 30%.

Lillard was completely lost. Under the double-team of Link and Conley, he was like a rookie who had just suddenly switched to the NBA from the high school arena, and was at a loss.

It was not just Lillard who performed poorly in this game, but Lillard was like the beginning of a domino. After he fell, it caused a series of reactions.

After the lack of Lillard's support, Aldridge's efficiency also plummeted.

This power forward, who has always been known for his high shooting percentage, made an outrageous 34 shots today, but only scored 32 points, with a shooting percentage of only 38.2%. His 30+ scores have no value at all, and it is purely based on the power to take action.

Lillard was restricted, and Aldridge had to take on the responsibility of scoring the team. But as Joggel predicted, as long as Lillard was restricted, it was not unavailable to let others score.

Lillard and Aldridge added up to 45 shots, which is almost half of the number of shots taken by the Trail Blazers.

With such an unbalanced shooting distribution and such a low hit rate, it would be a miracle that the Trail Blazers could win.

Both Lillard and Aldridge seem to have lost their fighting spirit, although they have experienced a desperate situation of falling behind 1-3 when they played the Clippers.

But at that time, the Clippers brought the Trail Blazers not that strong. Even if they were behind 1-3, they had always had a sense of faith in their hearts, hoping to defeat their opponents.

But the Grizzlies bring them a completely different feeling of oppression from the Clippers.

Recalling the scenes that happened during the game, Lillard and Aldridge had an angina pectoris.

It was a kind of despair that seemed to be someone reaching out to pinch your throat!

Now, Lillard finally understood why the Pelicans lost even a small loss in the last round of the game.

Because fighting the Grizzlies, they can smash all your confidence and tenacity in just one game.

The real game is just one. The remaining three games are just repeated slaughter

The resolute pioneer cannot escape such a fate.

A few minutes later, Aldridge and Lillard heard the electronic beeps representing the end of the game.

This sound was like a sound of nature, which allowed them to be relieved.

86 to 100, the away team is in front and the home team is in back. The Portland Trail Blazers, who just created the miracle, suffered a 14-point defeat in Memphis. Their team's shooting percentage of 33.7% is simply terrible.

Of course, this is also the greatest affirmation of the Grizzlies' defense.

As soon as the game ended, Aldridge and Lillard hurried to the player channel to "escape".

Hubby Brown is introducing Link's data. He scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists today, as well as 3 steals and 3 blocks, and his performance was quite outstanding.

After talking about Link, he was about to talk about Lillard and Aldridge, but found that the two were no longer on the court.

Old Hubi shook his head. Judging from this, the Trail Blazers would probably be unable to resist the Grizzlies' attack in the next few games.

Their miracle, until Memphis!

Lillard and Aldridge were able to escape the sideline interview, but they could not escape the post-match press conference.

At the post-match press conference, Aldridge and Lillard's faces were still full of helplessness.

Aldridge was the first to be embarrassed. He didn't expect that he would even break a record in the Federal Express Arena in this game.

"La Marcus, you took 34 shots tonight, surpassing Westbrook in 2011 and becoming the man who took the most shots against the Grizzlies in the playoffs. But after so many shots, you only scored 32 points tonight. How do you evaluate your performance?"

Aldridge: ""

Seeing Aldridge answering this embarrassing question with silence, the reporters immediately turned their guns to Lillard.

"Damien, all your first 6 shots tonight were missed, and you didn't score sports games until the second quarter. In the whole game, your shooting percentage was less than 25%. What do you think caused this performance? Is it because of Link's double-team?"

Lillard looked at the reporter who asked the question. He was not silent. Maybe Lillard had wanted to ask someone to complain.

"I have encountered many situations where I use traps to defend me. In the last round of the series, the Clippers did that. But generally, two defenders will not stay with me all the time after the pick-and-roll, and there will always be people leaving. For example, when the small man catches up with me after the pick-and-roll, the big players usually leave. But today the Grizzlies did not. This may be the first time I encountered a big player who did not leave, so they stayed there and continued to hit me and forced me to get the ball."

"In the face of this kind of defense, the right way to deal with it is to pass the ball out and find teammates in the open position. But like you said, they did this all night, which ruined my game pace and made me play very hard. Every time I attack, I have to face two to three levels of defense, and the most important thing is that I always meet Link, which is a challenge for me."

"And the Grizzlies' tactics were implemented very resolutely, and they continued from beginning to end. Link was like a machine, never knowing fatigue. He seemed to have a body of steel and would never fall down."

Looking at Lillard's frustrated look on the stage, the reporters were shocked. They thought Lillard would respond strongly to something like "we still have a chance" and "we won't be afraid" like that.

But Lillard's speech clearly means that he has been defeated!

The reporters had just had this idea, and Lillard proved their conjecture. He shook his head and continued to add.

“Since coming to the league, my confidence has never been affected as it is today. Link’s defense is something I’ve never seen in my previous career.”
Chapter completed!