On October 25, Beijing time, the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets 135-110 at home, achieving four consecutive victories since the start of the new season, and becoming the only team in the West that has not lost, ranking first in the West.

On October 25, Beijing time, Trail Blazers beat 135-110 at home, achieving four consecutive victories since the start of the new season, and becoming the only team in the West that has not lost, ranking first in the West.

Before the start of the new season, many predictions did not rank the Trail Blazers among the top four contenders in the West. More predictions were to put the Trail Blazers in the area of playoff edge teams or playoff teams. No one expected that the "slap in the face" would come so quickly.

Let’s first review. In the games after the start of the season, the Trail Blazers defeated the Kings 115-108 in the first game; in the second game, they narrowly defeated the Suns in overtime 113-111; in the third game, they reversed the Lakers at the last moment: today’s fourth game was a big victory over the Nuggets. The Suns and Nuggets are both playoff teams, and the Kings' strength has also improved this year. The Lakers may have poor offense and good defense. Therefore, the Trail Blazers' four-game winning streak is very valuable.

Last year's Trail Blazers were considered a turbulent year, with head coach changes, former star player Billups took over, bringing a new system, and the team was obviously a little uncomfortable. At the same time, in the middle of the season, , one of the team's double-guns in the backcourt, was traded to the Pelicans. The team's core Lillard has also been recuperated for a long time due to injuries, which makes the team unstable and the record is not satisfactory.

However, in the offseason, the team showed its ambitions and first renewed the contract with a huge amount of contract in advance, and continued to establish the foundation of guidance . At the same time, in terms of signing, we continue to introduce 3D forward resources that conform to the trend of the new era, trade Grant , sign Peyton Jr., and other forward players such as Hart , Winslow , and who joined the team before, give the Trail Blazers an enviable front thickness.

Then, Lillard got a rest through a series of rest and recuperation and injury recovery. This season ushered in a peak return, scoring 40+ data in succession, and successfully won the first week's best player with averaging 30+ points.

And his backcourt partner, Simmons Jr., has also ushered in an explosion after a lot of ball training last season, and has also reached a data average of nearly 20+ per game. Simmons's increasingly stable performance can be said to have allowed the Trail Blazers to have their own double-gun combination in the backcourt.

However, unlike the combination of Lillard and McCollum, Simmons Jr. has better static talent, his 190+ height and better physical fitness, and his defensive disadvantage may be smaller. The Trail Blazers could not go further in the playoffs before because of the defense and size of the double-gun in the backcourt, which was easily targeted by the opponent. Now the size of double guns in the backcourt has increased, and there are more people who can switch unlimited defenses on the front line, which also gives Billups more confidence.

Also, Lillard has reached a very good period of technical ability and competition experience after so many seasons. This is shown through the key ball handling in these games and the cold three-pointer. At the same time, his helper Simmons Jr. scored 6 three-pointers in the third quarter today, and his scoring explosive ability is definitely a "Little Lillard". I have to say that his game temperament is indeed quite similar to Lillard.

However, it is necessary to be calm and look at it. The Trail Blazers need to face the encirclement of many strong teams in the next 70 games. It is said that this year's West is extremely wild, and teams that can compete in the playoffs can have 10-13 teams, and they are all very strong. Therefore, the Trail Blazers need to be alert to fluctuations in their late regular season record.

The overall mental outlook shown by the Trail Blazers this season is indeed good, and the team's age structure and lineup thickness are also very reasonable. If you can stay healthy, it is optimistic that they will maintain their regular season record in the Western Conference's top four regular season to enter the playoffs.