NBA regular season continued yesterday, and Portland Trail Blazers lost 98-119 to Miami Heat at home.
You should know that the Trail Blazers are in good competitive state this season. They started with four consecutive victories, and the value is also good. As the core of the team, Lillard can average 31 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and his shooting percentage exceeds 50%. The reason why he lost so badly was because Lillard was injured.
In the third quarter, Lillard completed a shot, but felt uncomfortable with his right leg. After jumping a few times, he felt that he could not hold on, so he withdrew from the game early. Although Lillard said after the game that he had nothing big to do, but his right leg was a little strained, this was not the case.
Trail Blazers officially announced today that Lillard was found to have a first-degree strain on his right calf through an MRI test, which took Xiuyan 1 to 2 weeks and then was undergoing a re-examination. If you really have to have a 2-week break, the Trail Blazers are expected to play 6 NBA regular season games during this period, and their opponents are basically playoffs and level powerhouses.
Without Lillard, it will be difficult for the Trail Blazers to win these games. There may be a series of losing streaks that will ruin the perfect start. The Trail Blazers are indeed not easy. They asked Billups to be the head coach last season. Lillard was injured for almost the whole season and sent McCollum away, which seemed hopeless.
But this season, the Trail Blazers have a complete lineup, ample staff, and play very well. If they lose this momentum due to Lillard's strain, it would be a pity. At present, the first wave of injury waves in the new season of NBA has arrived. Leonard , Zion, Ingram and Lillard have all fallen. I don’t know who the next unlucky guy will be.
