I-Portland Trail Blazers, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi ama-Blazers, isanda kuba sematheni ngokusebenza kwayo okukhethekile enkantolo. Emasontweni ambalwa adlule, ama-Blazers abelokhu ephumelele ukunqoba, athola ukunqoba okubalulekile ngokumelene namanye amaqembu ahamba phambili ku-NBA.
Okunye okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu ukunqoba kweBlazers kube iLos Angeles Lakers, ethathwa njengelinye lamaqembu ahamba phambili kwiligi. AmaBlazers akwazile ukunqoba iLakers ngamaphuzu angu-106-101, ngenxa yemidlalo evelele kaDamian Lillard, CJ McCollum, noJusuf Nurkic.
Phezu kwempumelelo yabo enkantolo, abakwaBlazers bebelokhu bethuthuka nasemphakathini. Ithimba lisanda kwethula uhlelo olusha olubizwa nge-“Blazers Fit,” oluhlose ukukhuthaza ukuphila okunempilo nokuqina endaweni yasePortland. Lolu hlelo lunikeza amakilasi ahlukahlukene okufaneleka, ukuqeqeshwa kokudla okunomsoco, nezinsizakalo zempilo ukuze lisize abantu bayo yonke iminyaka namakhono ukufeza izinhloso zabo zokufaneleka.
AbakwaBlazer nabo bazibophezele ekusekeleni izinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi kanye nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo. NgoFebhuwari, ithimba laba nomcimbi okhethekile wokuhlomula Abafana Namantombazane Clubs of Portland Metro. Lo mcimbi obuhanjelwe ngabadlali, abaqeqeshi nabalandeli uqoqe imali engaphezu kuka-$120 000 kule nhlangano ehlinzeka ngezinhlelo zokuphuma kwesikole nokweseka intsha entulayo endaweni.
Yize isanda kuphumelela kodwa iBlazers isabhekene nezingqinamba njengoba ibheke esigabeni sokugcina sesizini. Ukulimala kube yinkinga eqhubekayo eqenjini, abadlali abamqoka abafana noNurkic noMcCollum abaphuthelwa isikhathi ngenxa yezifo ezahlukene. Kodwa-ke, iqembu likwazile ukunqoba lezi zingqinamba ngokusebenzisana kanye nokuqina, futhi lihlala ligxile emgomweni walo wokugcina wokuletha ubuqhawe ePortland.
Abalandeli emhlabeni wonke bayilindele ngabomvu ingxenye esele yesizini, njengoba amaBlazers eqhubeka nokushaya amagoli ebheke kuma-playoffs. Ngokuzimisela, ikhono, kanye nokuzinikela ekwenzeni okuhle ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwenkantolo, akumangazi ukuthi ama-Blazers asheshe abe ngelinye lamaqembu okukhulunywa ngawo kakhulu ku-NBA.
Nokho, amaBlazers ayazi ukuthi akukho okuqinisekisiwe kule ligi eqhudelana kakhulu, futhi ahlezi egxilile futhi egxilile njengoba eqhubeka nokujaha imigomo yawo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungemivimbo yabo yokuwina ehlaba umxhwele noma ukuzibophezela kwabo ekwesekeni umphakathi wabo, amaBlazers afakazela ukuthi abalona nje iqembu, kodwa bangamandla okufanele abalwe nawo. Njengoba isizini iqhubeka, abalandeli nezimbangi ngokufanayo bazobukela eduze ukuze babone ukuthi iBlazers iphetheni.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-21-2023
