There will be a lot said and discussed about the matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder—and a lot of it will be prudent and relevant and all that other good stuff, but for my money, it’s who wins the battle of the pick and roll.
In case you didn’t know, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are pretty good at creating both for themselves and for others out of the pick and roll.
Lillard, who has seemingly found more gears than Mario Andretti, finished in the 95th percentile this year (1.