The two Alphas of the Blazers — Damian Lillard and Ja Morant — essentially handed the reins of the team to Deni Avdija. "Coming in, I told him: 'I want you to be the horse,'" Lillard said. "Ja said the same thing: 'You be the horse.' I think him knowing for sure that we are encouraging that … you be the horse … you be on go … you get downhill … you attack. I think that is good for our team."
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