Injuries struck the Trail Blazers early, but luckily, their frontcourt is now amply staffed.
Reggie Lewis can play the small forward, with Cliff Robinson and Mike Sanders coming off the bench.
But it seems that no one enters the NBA without carrying some injury.
For example, after the start of the season, Sabonis had some fluid accumulation in his knee, causing him to miss the high-profile battle against the Detroit Pistons on November 9th.
After the life-and-death struggle of the 1990 finals, the enmity between the two teams has deepened ever further.
Due to Sabonis' absence, Gan Guoyang started as the center, and for the first three quarters he continued with a pass-centric style of play.
Before the game, Bobby Beelman was somewhat worried, concerned whether their unpolished Princeton System would work against the Pistons.
To their surprise, during the game, the Trail Blazers discovered the Pistons' weakness: their defense was no longer as ferocious as in previous seasons.
