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Portland Trail Blazers: Looking at the 5 main lineups at the All-Star break

By Ty Delbridge

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5. Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum, Evan Turner, Al-Farouq Aminu and Ed Davis

  • Game played:15
  • Games started: 0
  • Wins: 8
  • Losses: 7
  • Offensive Rating: 109.8
  • Defense Rating: 95.4
  • Net Rating: +14.4

This has been a solid lineup because it surrounds Lillard and McCollum with active defensive players. Ed Davis sets bigs screens, defends the rim and battles down low on both ends.

Aminu can space the floor at power forward position and can defend multiple positions.
Turner can defend the other teams best guard, and that allows Blazers to try and hide Lillard or McCollum. He can also handle the ball on offense that allows the guards to play off the ball and get open looks using their speed and quickness.

Having both McCollum and Lillard on the court puts a ton of stress on opposing teams’ defenses, and that makes it more comfortable for the guys around them.

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