The big match between Oklahoma City, the No. 1 Western Conference throne, and Minnesota, the No. 2 team, will be held again in more than a week.
First of all, Oklahoma City has won five consecutive games, showing no signs of stopping its upward trend. It ranks first in the Western Conference with its offense, ranking third in the league in terms of average scoring (121.6 points), third in the league in 3-point shooting ratio (39%) and fifth in the league in team attack rate (119.7 points).
Earlier on the 21st, Oklahoma City won 102-97 thanks to the outstanding performances of Shai Gilzos Alexander (33 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists) and Jaylen Williams (20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists).
On the other hand, it was a disappointing game for Minnesota. He led in rebounds (50-37) and assists (22-21), and committed a whopping 21 turnovers despite hitting 14 3-pointers at 37.8%.
This season, Minnesota ranks 28th in the league with an average of 15.2 turnovers per game, many of which have been hamstrung throughout the season.
The mood has not been good lately. It was because the team lost 112-113 in a close game against the San Antonio Spurs in the last place of the Western Conference on the 28th, cutting its two-game winning streak. Minnesota has to overcome the disadvantage of 1-2 against Oklahoma City. We'll see if it can change the mood and achieve revenge at the same time.
"Dame Time" Damian Lillard will return to the Moda Center. However, he is wearing a Deer Corps uniform. Lillard was a representative one-club man who debuted in Portland with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft and stayed with the team for 11 seasons.
He recorded 19,376 points, 3,253 rebounds, and 5,151 assists for Portland, and made a total of 2,387 3-pointers. His points and 3-pointers are the most in Portland club history. In addition, he was with Portland during his prime, being named one of the NBA's 75 greatest players for the Rookie of the Year, seven NBA First Team picks, and 75th anniversary.
Lillard, who wanted to win, joined Milwaukee in a trade ahead of this season. Since then, he has faced Portland once, but this is the first time Lillard has visited Moda Center since it was held at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee's home stadium at the time.
After leaving the team, Lillard expressed his affection for Portland fans, saying, "My feelings for Lip City (Portland's nickname) have always been sincere. I believe that the day will come when I wear the Portland uniform again."
Legendary Return Lillard has many reasons to wait and see how he will perform against his old team and against a player who has contributed to the team for 11 years. #스포츠토토사이트