On May 20, Beijing time, in order to prepare for the fourth battle of the Western Conference, the Blazers trained today. After the training, Damian Lillard was interviewed by the media.

In the second world war of the series, Kevin Rooney, the Warriors' interior, pressed Lillard under his body after a fall to the ground dive. It is reported that this physical contact separated Lillard's ribs. Today, Lillard responded on this matter: "Yes, the rib was separated. I remember it happened in the third quarter of the second game. At that time, I felt very painful and had difficulty breathing. However, on the court, this kind of thing often happens. You will contact people and you will be injured. These are very common things."

In the last game, Lillard only scored 19 points from 5 of 18 shots. When a reporter asked Lillard whether his rib injury had affected his performance on the court, especially his shooting touch, he responded: "It does not affect shooting. The injured place is the left rib, and it does not affect others. I do feel pain on the court, but I don't think it can affect the way I play."

After three games of the series, it was hard for the Trailblazers to win, but Lillard remained confident: "If you look at the historical data, you will feel that we have no chance in this series, but in fact it is not. In the previous two games, we had a double-digit lead after half the game, but the victory slipped away from us. We could have been 2-1 ahead, but now we are 0-3 behind. No one wants to be swept in the Western Conference finals. Even if no team can turn the tables when they are 0-3 down before, we should try to realize this possibility, because you never know when the 'first' will happen. "

Finally, Lillard commented on the adjustment made by the coach Terry Stotz in the last game: "He did a good job. He let Miles (Leonard) start. Miles played well and hit the key ball. We made efforts, but the opponent's impact in the third quarter was too strong. They played a wave, and we could not resist. The coach made timely and effective adjustments and deployment, but we failed to continue them. "