Despite losing CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic for several weeks, Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers have kept winning games. Portland currently has a record of 18-12, good enough for No. 5 in the Western Conference so far. Let’s take a look at four visuals that illuminate the team’s strengths and weaknesses.
Damian Lillard is the entire offense
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This chart comes as no surprise — Lillard is practically the entire offense for the Blazers. Dame is directly involved in the outcome of roughly 70 percent of possessions when he’s on the court and blows away his teammates in both assist percent and usage percent.