Beijing time on December 22, the NBA regular season Portland Trail Blazers faced the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. Before the start of this game, the Trail Blazers had won three consecutive games, while the Timberwolves had lost nine consecutive games. The Trail Blazers are ranked eighth in the Western Conference, while the Timberwolves are ranked 13th in the Western Conference. Although there is a certain gap between the two teams in this game, Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony encountered in yesterday's game against the Magic. In addition to injuries, Melo's absence also made this game suspense again, but today the four Trail Blazers brothers played like crazy. The Trail Blazers' iron gate showed their strength and scored 22 rebounds and 7 blocks to set a new team record.
The first quarter of the game started. The starting lineups of both sides refused to give in. Lillard hit a three-pointer. Wiggins responded with a two-pointer. As the game progressed, Lillard felt explosive. In the last two games of the first quarter, Seven minutes scored to establish an advantage for the team. At the beginning of the second quarter, Diop hit a three-pointer at the beginning. Labissiere hit a mid-range shot and then hit a three-pointer. The Timberwolves were forced to call a timeout and the two sides exchanged three-pointers. As CJ McCJ hit two consecutive three-pointers, the two sides got into foul trouble and went to the free throw line. At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led the Timberwolves 61-52 by 9 points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Timberwolves felt hot after the start and hit a wave of 7-0. However, at this moment, Whiteside, the iron gate of the Trail Blazers, began to show off his power. Whiteside frantically grabbed rebounds to help his teammates score. After hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer, the Trail Blazers still maintained a 3-point advantage over the Timberwolves. The game entered the final quarter, Teague hit another three-pointer at the beginning, then McCollum responded with a 2+1, and Bazemore also scored 2+1. After the game was suspended, Wiggins hit two points, and the Trail Blazers scored 5 consecutive points to stop the Timberwolves again. In the last three minutes of the game, Whiteside blocked Covington, CJ scored two points, and Napier Three-pointers were also scored. Although Wiggins hit two three-pointers at the last moment, the Trail Blazers still defeated the Timberwolves with a 7-point advantage.
Game results: The Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves 113-106. While winning four consecutive games, they also gave the Timberwolves an embarrassing ten-game losing streak.
Trail Blazers player data: Lillard had 29 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, McCollum had 26 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Bazemore had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Whiteside had 16 points, 22 rebounds, 2 assists and 7 blocks, Substitute Labissiere scored 11 points and 8 rebounds, while Simmons and Trent both scored 5 points.
Timberwolves player data: Wiggins scored a team-high 33 points and 6 rebounds, Napier scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Gion had 15 points and 12 rebounds, substitute Teague scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Diop 5 Points and 1 rebound.
Although Anthony was absent due to injury, the four Trail Blazers brothers (Lillard, McCollum, Bazemore and Whiteside) played like crazy today. The four of them blasted 90+29+14. "Big Whiteside" Whiteside scored 16 points, 22 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 7 blocks in this game, which can be called the Timberwolves' defensive iron gate in the penalty area. Baibian's rebounds and blocks were the highest in the team. He also set a new record in the history of the Trail Blazers and became the first person in the history of the Trail Blazers to score 14 points, 21 rebounds and 7 blocks. Although the Blazers are currently only on the edge of the playoffs, their record has continued to improve through recent efforts. Do the Blazers hope to win the championship this season? Does Anthony have hope of winning his first career championship? Let’s wait and see!
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