Damian Lillard has crossed the 30-point threshold on three occasions in the Trail Blazers’ opening-round series agains the Nuggets. In those outings, Lillard has balanced his search for space and contact on the offensive end. Over the weekend, ESPN’s Kevin Pelton delivered a closer look at the players that struggle to maintain a similar balance.
In Pelton’s feature, he explained that foul-dependent players often fail to maintain their output in the playoffs.
As expected, there’s a common theme here: players who tend to draw fouls by baiting unsuspecting opponents with upfakes or rip-through moves.