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Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard, a rebel who never compromises and a tireless seeker of the Tao.
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has attracted the audience's applause with a very impressive rap. The host began to bring the interview topic to his sneakers. After a few words, Damian Lillard began to greet his colleagues standing in the outer circle, but he seemed a little absent-minded in the face of the topic that the host threw over. His partner immediately understood it, walked to the DJ station on the other side, and discussed it together with the DJ on the spot. It turns out that Lillard is still not satisfied and must give you another impromptu rap. It was not until his companions found the right musical rhythm and the atmosphere on site was ignited by his performance that he returned to the interview with satisfaction. This is a scene that happened at the Shanghai station of Lillard's China Tour. According to the host on the scene, Lillard seemed a bit "axial". Perhaps he was just a casual suggestion, but Lillard took it seriously.
But in other words, isn’t this what fans love most about him? He is serious, stubborn, and has the spirit of being willing to make peace. When we got close to him, we realized that he was indeed such a stubborn person off the court.
Earlier this day, Lillard was invited to participate in a training match for grassroots players. In the end, he chose the best player on the field. When asked why he chose the player, Lillard said very sincerely: "Actually, in short contact, I can't fully understand their respective strengths, but this player is the most hardworking when doing every move, trying his best to do the best and correct ones. I think if he can maintain such an attitude, it will have a very good impact on his future."
In fact, isn't Lillard the person who is most like him? No matter what he treats, whether it is basketball or the rap music he likes, he devotes himself to it. That's why he is able to stand in this position now.
Lillard is a person who is united in words and deeds. On the court, he uses his own games to prove everything. In life, he uses music to speak out, express what he wants and loves in his heart, and shows his attitude. This is also the reason why everyone likes him. He dares to say and do it. Before the start of this season, he once said with confidence that MVP is his goal this season. Of course, after hindsight, Lillard is destined to miss the MVP of this season, but no one thinks he is just talking nonsense.
The Trail Blazers of this season are once again regarded as candidates in the lottery zone. As the season progresses, reality seems to be moving in the direction predicted by experts. All-Stars before the game, their record was only 23 wins and 33 losses, and as the team leader Lillard responded, just as he mentioned in his post-match interview, "I decided to enter attack mode and try to stay like this."
After the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers, which had personnel changes, won 18 wins and 8 losses, and finally entered the playoffs with the eighth place in the West. During this period, Lillard's average data was 29.7 points and 6.0 assists, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 41%, which is no less than other excellent point guards in the same period.
After the All-Star Game, the major star point guard data
Curry 26.6 points 7.2 assists 41.3% three-point shooting rate
Harden 28.1 points 11.4 assists 33.6% three-point shooting rate
Wall 22.8 points 10.5 assists 24.0% three-point shooting rate
Thomas Jr. 28.0 points 6.2 assists 36.6% three-point shooting rate
You can use the fact that Lillard lost to the All-Star and missed the best lineup to express your disapproval of it, but Lillard will respond to you with his stubborn persistence. That's right, he really failed to become an MVP, but at least, in the eyes of Trail Blazers fans, the performance of their team leaders has met the standards of MVP in their minds.
Demon
When we use the word "demon" to describe the point guard in the league, the first thing we think of is Kyrie Irving, who is Jamal Crawford (Jamal Crawford), but Lillard seems to be unable to get involved with the word "demon"; it doesn't seem to be very appropriate to say that Lillard is "demon". Everyone who has come into contact with Lillard knows that he is a very friendly and sunny person and will never be attributed to the disgusting villainous bastards. But he never minded playing the role of "big villain". Perhaps just in a moment, Lillard would turn into a demon and be rebellious. For example, the one who was so angry in the second half of the season, and the one who challenged the hero alone in the playoffs.
The trend of grouping is prevalent in the league. During this trip to China, Lillard was asked about his views on this trend: "As an Aucklander, would you be willing to join your hometown team, Warriors ?" Lillard's answer was firm: "Absolutely impossible. I don't want to join a team that is already in a dominant position. I want to defeat it!" This is Lillard's attitude. In fact, Lillard had done it as early as last season. At that time, he welcomed the Warriors at the Moda Center, an invincible team that lost only 4 games in the first 52 games and had previously won 11 consecutive victories, and a gorgeous team that is highly likely to break the historical record by the attention of the whole United States.
Lillard doesn't want to be a beautiful person, and he doesn't want to sit back and wait for death. This is his home court, his stage, and he does not allow anyone to steal his limelight. In that game, he scored a career-high 9 three-pointers and used the scoring method that the Golden State Warriors were best at and swallowed a loss.
This time, he will face the momentum of the Warriors - a team that has joined Kevin Durant (Kevin Durant). The form shows the trend of one rising and the other falling. While the opponent's strength has increased, the Trail Blazers lost Jusuf Nurkic at the moment of the game, a key figure who caused the team to undergo a qualitative change in the later part of the season.
But Lillard is still the one with the seeds, and he does not hide his desire to win the opponent. He is also trying hard to protect his wishes. In the first two games, they failed to escape from Oracle Stadium, but Lillard still won the respect of his opponent. Draymond Green bluntly expressed his appreciation for Lillard: "Lillard is a contender, he is underestimated."
Back to the third game of home, which is also the closest victory for the Trail Blazers in the entire series. The game was ups and downs. The Trail Blazers were at the forefront of the fourth quarter, but before the absolute strength advantage, no matter how strong the performance was, it was a terrible. This was the 9th time Lillard scored 30+ points in his playoff career, and his performance was impeccable. After the game, Lillard said, "I am not a person who retreats from difficulties", and he is determined to resist stubbornly to the end.
Back then, when Sun Wukong raised a flag on his mountain to be the demon king, facing the obstruction of 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, was he ever afraid? The stronger the opponent, the more he has to do his best to fight. Even in the end, there is only one ending to be conquered. In this last game, Lillard really fought alone, and even his right-hand man C.J. McCollum (C.J.McCollum) performed incorrectly under high pressure. In the whole game, Lillard scored another 34 points, while the remaining four starters of the Trail Blazers scored 15 points in total.
