How to turn opponents mistakes into points? Chauncey: Be more focused and make decisions faster

On October 23, in the NBA regular season, the Trail Blazers lost to the Timberwolves 114-118 at home. After the game, Trail Blazers head coach Billups was interviewed.

Question: "There are many fast break periods in this game, and the opponent's pace is also very fast. Do you think this is our own problem, or how do you view this situation?"

Billups: "I can't say, but we actually have a lot of opportunities. If you think about it, we forced them to make 19 turnovers, but only converted them into 15 points. We were playing more and less. We have to do better in certain situations, such as two-on-one and three-on-two situations. In today's game, we were not very lucky in fast break conversion. "

asked: "What do you think is the problem? Last year, you were very good at causing opponents to make mistakes, but your fast break scoring efficiency ranked last in the league. So, what do you need to do to solve this problem. What? "

Billups: "For me, the first thing is concentration, and the other is understanding the situation on the court. I have always felt that decisions need to be made earlier. For example, in a round near the end of the fourth quarter, a player got the ball very early after half-court. Grant was already about to leave, but he took two dribbles before passing the ball, which gave the opponent time to return to defense. But if he had passed the ball forward directly, the opponent's defense would not have been able to catch up, and Jeremy could have directly dunked or even shot a three-pointer. So the core is concentration and the ability to predict the situation on the court and know what will happen before it happens. What I just mentioned is just a practical example. In fact, we have many similar rounds with this problem. "