Today's Nuggets and Trail Blazers have contributed a wonderful game to us. Trail Blazers sits at home and fights Nuggets until the last moment. Although Lillard made consecutive difficult three-pointers, Murray made a final three-pointer and finally led the team 121-120, successfully achieving a reversal. Despite losing the game, Lillard proved himself. He is still the unstoppable superstar, and the record that no one has achieved in NBA has been achieved by Lillard.
Trail Blazers performed poorly in this game, Simmons made only 3 of 12 shots in the game, scoring 6 points and 5 assists. Grant made only 6 shots in 215, contributing 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, while Hart scored 12 points. Fortunately, center Nurkic performed well in . He made 9 of 10 shots in the game, efficiently scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, and staged a wonderful match with Jokic. Boss Lillard made 12 of 22 shots, scoring 40 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.
In terms of the Nuggets, the three core points of the team are all hot. Forward Gordon made 8 of 212 shots, scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds. Old Joe Kic is also in outstanding form, making 14 of 25 shots in the game, scoring 33 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists with a quasi-triple double-double. But it is Murray who can win the game. He made 8 of 21 shots in this game, contributing 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Although the shooting rate is not high, the winning three-pointer at the critical moment successfully helped the team to make a reversal.
For Lillard, the loss in this game is very regrettable. His performance in the whole game was impeccable and he scored 8 points in the first half. In the second half, the Nuggets counterattacked, and Lillard made 6 of 11 shots in the third quarter, scoring 18 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, helping the team maintain its advantage. In the final quarter, he made 4 of 5 shots and scored 14 points. In the last moment, he scored two difficult three-pointers in a row, helping the team to overtake the score. Unfortunately, he was eventually defeated by Murray.
Although he lost the game, fans still recognized Lillard's performance at a critical moment. Not only that, Lillard also achieved an achievement. In this game, Lillard made 9 of 17 shots in a single game with three-pointers and made 12 assists. This is the third time in his career, with 9 three-pointers and 10 assists in a single game. Lillard is the only one who achieved this record in NBA history.
In the small ball era, there are many defenders who are good at three-pointers. Even if you look at NBA history, people who scored 10 three-pointers in a single game are still a lot of them, but it is still very difficult to take into account the organization. As strong as , Curry and , Harden , they also did it twice. The other players only did it once at most, which shows how outstanding Lillard's ability is.
