On January 25th, Beijing time, the Blazers played against the Knicks. The strength of the two teams was huge. However, the Blazers finally defeated the Knicks 116-113, and they were almost attacked by the Knicks at the last minute. In today's game, the Knicks substitute Emmanuel Quikley scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and even almost brought the Knicks to a final victory. So far this season, the Knicks have achieved a record of 8 wins and 10 losses, and even just defeated the Warriors to win.
The Trail Blazers are in a very good form after the rematch, especially CJ McCollum played an All-Star performance, but has been absent in the last few games, including Nurkic missed the game due to a fracture. Therefore, Lillard has to take on the task of the team. After entering the game, the Blazers performed extremely well, taking the lead to use the outside line to expand the score to double-digit points. In the second quarter of the game, the Blazers’ offense still did not diminish, even After halftime, the Blazers scored a 20-point gap. In the second half, the Blazers' offensive efficiency declined, but instead allowed the Knicks to attack. In the fourth quarter, the Knicks almost reversed the Blazers' lead.
In the team's starting lineup, Lillard made 11 of 17 shots and 6 of 10 three-pointers. He scored 39 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. At the end of today's game, Lillard has made 66 consecutive free throws and maintained his record in the Trail Blazers. It is worth mentioning that Lillard made 11 of 11 free throws today, and his free throw percentage reached 100%. And in the last three games, Lillard has achieved 35+ performances in three consecutive games and made at least 10 free throws. The last player to reach this record was Lillard on February 10, 2018- On the 15th, it can be said that Lillard has become the first and second place in this record.
Lillard made a very high percentage of three-pointers, including individual three-pointers with a single step backward, and single three-pointers. Not only that, Lillard also ushered in a happy event today, Lillard's fiancee successfully gave birth to twins today. After the game, Lillard also accepted an interview and said: "The twins will not watch my game yet, and they don't know anything yet.This week I have been focusing on staying with my fiancée. Even if my fiancée gives birth to a child, I don’t want to miss any games because we have lost CJ and Nurkic, and we must train and prepare. "_P1p
From Lillard's statement today, it really contrasts with Irving's previous actions. Irving previously missed the game for personal reasons, and during this period, he participated in his family's banquet. On the contrary, today Lillard concentrates all his energy on basketball. When his wife gave birth to a child, Lillard was still on the basketball court. From this point of view, Lillard is better than Owen. A lot better. And in the Clippers game, Batum also refused to miss the game because of the birth of a child.
