
Before the meeting against the Bulls, Chauncey Billups hit the table on the table. For what ? Because he wanted the Blazers defend again. How ? By putting Shaedon Sharpe, his best scorer, on the bench. He was right since his team remains on three victories in a row.
And the last one is remarkable. Even if it was in front of a team from Orlando suffering, they managed to win by hosting only 79 points. This is the season record for the defense of Portland. “It may be the best defensive performance since I am a coach here”,, assured downright Chauncey Billups.
If the whole Floridian team suffered to score points, it is Paolo Banchero who lived a real hell with only 8 points at 1/14 in the shoot! This is his worst performance of the season.
Themselves surprised by their performance on Paolo Banchero
Jerami Grant, Toumani Camara and Deni Avdija spent almost 10 minutes to defend on the Magic All-Star. Clumsy from afar, the interior has also often sinned into the racket, facing several defenders, before being picked up by Robert Williams III.
“We know that the game will go through it. We wanted to make his life difficult. We didn't think he would live such a evening, but it happened ”rejoices the coach. “We really defended it on him, things were hard. It is a rare evening for him. He sometimes missed shots but at other times, we really defended. »»
The coach underlined the performance of his pivot, which replaced Deandre Ayton and compiled 12 rebounds and 4 against in just 23 minutes. “He does a lot of little things, by communicating, speaking with players on free throws”notes the technician, who finishes by stressing the connection of his players. “Even in difficult times in this match, we remained united. »»