Beijing time on January 25th, the NBA regular season continues, the New York Knicks will challenge the Portland Trail Blazers away. The Knicks finally got out of the trough of losing streak and lost to the Kings in the last game, but even so, they are still ranked eighth in the East. For the Trail Blazers who have experienced injuries, the past two games against the Grizzlies have been postponed. This is undoubtedly good news for the Trail Blazers, giving the team more time to adjust. So who can have the last laugh in this game?
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Blazers played an extraordinary offense, especially Lillard, 4 of 4 shots and 15 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, which can be said to be unstoppable. Derek Jones also made 4 of 4 shots in the first quarter, scoring 10 points and 2 rebounds. The Trail Blazers scored 37 points in the first quarter. On the Knicks side, although Randle scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the team only scored 24 points. In other words, after the first quarter, The Knicks are 13 points behind the Trail Blazers.
After returning from the second quarter, the Blazers still maintained a fiery offensive touch. Simmons Jr. scored 13 points and 1 assist in a single quarter. Although Lillard only shot a three-pointer and scored 3 points and 1 assist, The Blazers scored 70 points at halftime and took a 20-point lead. In the second half, Lillard broke out again. The Blazers had 9 points from Lillard in the first 10 points, 14 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, but the Knicks' Burks broke out and got a single quarter. With 12 points and 4 rebounds, the Knicks chased the difference to 12 points at the end of the three quarters.
In the final quarter of the game, the Knicks still felt the same, directly hitting a 14-7 climax, narrowing the difference to 5 points and stopping the Blazers. After returning from the timeout, Covington scored two points, Lillard hit a three-pointer even more, the points difference came to 10 points. The point difference between the two teams has been maintained at about ten, but Randle scored 5 points in a row with penalties, and Quikley even had three free throws. The point difference came to 4 points. But in the end, the Blazers still beat the Knicks 116-113 and refused to reverse.
Lillard is undoubtedly the key to the Blazers winning the game.The audience made 11 of 17 shots, 6 of 10 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, 39 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. He performed very well. In addition, only Derek Jones scored in double figures in the starting lineup, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. However, three people on the bench scored in double figures. Simmons had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Anthony had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Trent also had 11 points.
The Knicks unfortunately lost the game. They almost completed a 25-point reversal. Randle scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and fought off with six offenses. On the bench, Quikley became a surprise player with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Burks also had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals. Barrett performed poorly, shooting 4 of 9 shots and only 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. As the dark horse of the Eastern Conference this season, the Knicks suffered two consecutive defeats, but still ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference.
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