波特兰径燃烧器与波士顿凯尔特人预览

波特兰径丝滩赛(39-36) vs波士顿凯尔特人队(43-31)
Thursday, March 31
Moda Center | 7:00 p.m. PST | Local TV/Radio: CSNNW; 620 AM
波特兰损伤报告：迈耶斯伦纳德（肩膀），Chris Kaman（可疑 - 疾病）|波士顿伤害报告：Jae Crowder（可疑 - 脚踝）
SBN联盟：凯尔特人博客

With only seven games remaining in the 2015-16 regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers are hoping to exact a little revenge on their home floor against the Boston Celtics. The Celtics handily defeated the Blazers 116-96 in Boston on March 2, which kicked off a stretch where Portland lost six of eight games.

凯尔特人队的Backcourt在最后一次会议中与波特兰的守卫串联进行了途径。尽管艾弗里布拉德利andIsaiah Thomas只有偏离达米安Lillard.and CJ McCollum 47-37 (a feat in its own right), they hounded Portland's guards relentlessly in the halfcourt, forcing difficult shots and challenging Portland's supporting cast to beat them. Portland's starting guards only put up four assists to go along with four turnovers. Couple this with the fact that Portland was playing its fourth game in five nights and you had a predictable flat performance, especially after halftime.

波士顿已经略微冷却，以来，在其最后10场比赛中走了5-5，火花推车小前锋JAE众越粉丝在最后的八个带有扭伤的脚踝而失活。随着众多对波特兰的克服，凯尔特人队可能需要回头Evan Turner.那who has started in Crowder's absence.

While Turner has performed well, Crowder is one of the ultimate glue guys in the league, combining elite hustle, good defense, and acceptable scoring and making himself into a high-impact player.

虽然波士顿可能没有它的火花，而凯尔特人仍然有上述开始后葫芦。布拉德利本赛季提高了他的射击效率，尽管他仍然陷入爱情的一点点，但他的关键跳线顶部他已经破裂了50％的射击射击，射击了2英寸的射击，从弧之外射击了36％的体面。

小指挥后卫托马斯有一个优秀的赛季，赢得了他的第一颗全明星竞标，同时占据了22分，六个助攻了一个夜晚。托马斯有一个快速的第一步，并使用他的敏捷（和对手的压倒性地阻挡他的射击）以非常高的速度吸取犯规，每场比赛近七次。虽然托马斯没有从距离射击精英百分比，但他有令人难以置信的范围，并且始终是从弧之外拉起的威胁。

大人物Amir Johnson是一个偷偷摸摸的有效球员，围绕着轮辋。虽然他没有出现的游戏，但是约翰逊是他11年的职业生涯中从未超过54％的伟大的挑选精汇者，通过他的两个进攻篮板获得了第二次机会机会的许多积分每场比赛。约翰逊是一个良好的一对一后卫，一个优秀的帮助后卫，非常适合布拉德史蒂文的系统。

同胞大人Jared Sullinger尽管有缺乏运动能力，但是一个熟练的传球手和篮板手。一个坚实的男人后卫，苏格林格可以在拾取和滚动场景中击败，因为他缺乏跳出的横向速度和切换到更快的警卫。

在他的3点射击中，苏利队在他的三分之一的射击中统治着他的目的，今年他的目的占他的尝试超过了四分之一。不幸的是，对于凯尔特人来说，他已经更换了这些尝试，而不是效率的长2穴，他本赛季的40％低于40％。

波士顿的替补席特色了几个影响球员，最值得注意的是马库斯聪明那乔纳斯·杰勒布科， 和凯莉奥利尼克。控球后卫智能已经是精英后卫who was the sixth-most impactful defender at the point guard position as a rookie last season, in terms of RPM. Smart's offense leaves much to be desired, however, as he shoots below 35 percent from the field, including 25 percent from beyond the arc on more than four attempts per game. Smart struggles in transition and is not a high-level playmaker.

Jerebko, a tall stretch four, is a smart player who picks his spots and shoots over 40 percent from distance. Backup center Olynyk is a solid shooting big man who excels against backup centers. Though he is not a great rebounder or shot blocker, Olynyk provides scoring punch against opposing defenses, also stretching the floor with his 40 percent 3-point shooting.

Keys to victory

Defensive Rebounding -The last time these two teams played, the Blazers gave up 19 offensive rebounds. If Portland wants to walk out of the Moda Center with a win tonight, they need to cut that number in half, and then chop a couple more off of that. Boston plays a swarming defense that forces teams to expend energy just to get good looks. If you're playing defense for extended stretches due to failure on the defensive glass, lapses in your own defense both mental and physical are inevitable. The Blazers need to limit Boston's possessions as much as possible. For reference, The Celtics took an absurd 23 more field goal attempts than the Blazers in their last matchup.

在Frontcourt找到得分 -波特兰需要有人为了减轻Lillard和McCollum的压力今晚。如果波士顿能够再次完全键入波特兰的卫兵，他们可能会漫长的夜晚。寻找Harkless今晚会产生影响。如果您需要令人信服，只需查看Blazer的边缘贡献者Dan Marang在Harkless的优秀件“作为起动器here。

决赛思想

燃烧者希望在这个季节的最后一段时间里击中他们的步伐。今晚的比赛开始了一年中的最后一个粗糙的速度，波特兰的下两个游戏反对热Miami Heat在湾区旅行前的团队接受勇士队员。如果波特兰今晚可以拉出胜利，他们将在西部会议上的6号种子上进行更加坚实的持有，仍然在超越的外面拍摄孟菲斯灰熊队and moving up to No. 5.