{"id":181554,"date":"2026-03-14T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=181554"},"modified":"2026-03-14T06:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:50:06","slug":"sidy-cissoko-has-proven-to-be-the-trail-blazers-spark-plug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/03\/14\/sidy-cissoko-has-proven-to-be-the-trail-blazers-spark-plug\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidy Cissoko Has Proven To Be The Trail Blazers’ Spark Plug"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portland Trail Blazers often struggle when they play lethargic basketball. Thankfully, they benefit from Sidy Cissoko<\/a>‘s energy, which has become a vital part of their system. He is the Blazers’ spark plug and is a crucial piece within acting head coach Tiago Splitter’s rotations.<\/p>\n

Sidy Cissoko Has Proven To Be The Trail Blazers’ Spark Plug<\/h2>\n

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During the 2025-26 NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers have found their identity in their quest for a postseason spot<\/a>. They want to play energetic basketball by speeding up the game on both ends of the floor. With players like Scoot Henderson<\/a> and Deni Avdija<\/a>, they have pace-setters on offense.<\/p>\n

On the other end of the floor, they also have players who can pick up the pace. Within the roster, Cissoko is the Blazers’ spark plug, the player who gets everybody else going. He plays with a unique energy that can be infectious for the other players on the roster.<\/p>\n

Cissoko’s Energy Motivates The Rest Of The Roster<\/h3>\n

Portland is not an elite team by any means, especially with their struggles<\/a> this season. Among those issues is that they tend to have dips in energy from time to time. That is when players like Cissoko and Blake Wesley<\/a> enter because they fundamentally change the game.<\/p>\n

“I always play the same since I got here. Just bring that fire every time with me, keep the same Sidy from the beginning of the season. I love this sport so much that I have to bring that, have to be there on the court. I have to be aggressive all the time,” Cissoko said after the game on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Against the Utah Jazz on Friday, Cissoko was an important player. The Trail Blazers were floundering early in the game as they were down big. With Cissoko entering the game, he brought the energy they needed. The rest of the team woke up as they came back and won the game.<\/p>\n

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RIP SIDY. pic.twitter.com\/hSCIJQIIZB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n