Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard says when small forwards Al-Farouq Aminu and Mo Harkless are hitting their shots from beyond the arc, the Blazers are a “complete team.”
Aminu hit four 3-pointers on his way to scoring 19 points in Game 4 against the Thunder. Meanwhile, Harkless added 15.
“When he’s hitting shots, it completes us,” Lillard told Jason Quick of The Athletic. “It’s one thing when CJ is scoring, I’m scoring, Enes [Kanter] is rebounding. But when Chief and Mo are hitting those open 3s, getting rebounds, and running the court … we are complete.”
Damian Lillard was his usual stellar self in Game 4. The All-Star guard poured in 24 points. His backcourt mate, CJ McCollum, had 27 and the Blazers defeated the Thunder to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Anytime Portland can get sturdy performances from guys outside of Lillard and McCollum, they are pretty much unbeatable. Lillard and McCollum are guaranteed to give the Blazers at least 20 points every game. With that said, when the role players are hitting their shots, this team is one of the most dangerous clubs in the NBA.
Some believe the Blazers can get to the Western Conference Finals this season. If they beat the Thunder, they would face either the San Antonio Spurs or the Denver Nuggets in the second round.
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