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UNHAPPY LILLARD
Portland coach Chauncey Billups said Lillard understandably wasn’t pleased abou
t being scratched from the lineup, but stressed that players, coaches and team d
octors all “have to trust each other,” adding that the club’s medical team kn
ows “a lot more about this than I do, than Dame does.”
Although Lillard told Billups he “felt great,” the Blazers’ medical staff dec
ided it was not wise for Lillard, who scored 26 points in the win over the Horne
ts, to play a third game in four nights. Lillard wanted to play for the first ti
me against McCollum, who was his teammate in Portland for eight years before bei
ng traded to New Orleans last February.
“It’s just a medical decision — coming back from a soft tissue injury is alwa
ys tough,” Billups said. “He’s a little down about it, but it is what it is.
We’ve got to keep our guys safe.”
AP News
By BRETT MARTEL
波特蘭總教練Chauncey Billups說，Lillard對於今天上不了場感到不高興，但強調球員、
教練以及醫療團隊都“必須相互信任”。
儘管Lillard告訴Billups說他“感覺很棒”，但拓荒者的醫務人員認為，在戰勝黃蜂的勝利
中得了26分的Lillard在四個晚上打第三場比賽是不明智的。
今天是第一次Lillard與McCollum有機會交手，McCollum與Lillard當了隊友8年，在去年2月
被交易到紐奧良鵜鶘。
Billups說“這只是一個醫療決定，從軟組織損傷中復原是很艱難的。他對此有些失望，但
事實就是這樣。 我們必須確保我們的人的安全。”
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