The Blazers faced the Knicks. CJ continued to miss this game due to injury, but the Blazers, who had been resting for nearly a week, still played very well. Under the leadership of Lillard in the first quarter, the team opened up double digits. In the first half, they scored a huge gap of 20 points, but this did not make them easy to win the game. In the second half, the Knicks launched a crazy counterattack. The team caught up to only 4 points at the last moment, but the Blazers' stable free throws made the Knicks' efforts to return without success. In the end, they also narrowly beat their opponents 116-113.
The core of the game, Lillard scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, but the performance of the other starters made people feel a bit emotional. As the team's forward defensive champion, this In the game, Covington almost pulled his hips again. He made only 1 of 7 shots in the game and missed all 6 three-pointers. He only scored the only sports goal in the final quarter, and the two free throws obtained were still Kanter. He grabbed Randall's arm and hit Covington in the face. He was lucky enough to get 2 free throw opportunities, 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. The team's efforts almost vanished, of course. It's not the first time he has cast this iron.
Covington seems to have suddenly lost his front sight in recent games. He made 1 of 7 3-pointers and 1 of 5 against the Pacers, made 13 of 7 three-pointers against the Hawks, and made 8 of 4 3-pointers against the Spurs. 1 of 5, 1 of 7 three-pointers and 0 of 6 against the Knicks today. In the last 4 games, his 3-pointer was 3 of 23, which is really incomprehensible. At the beginning of the season, the Rockets traded Covington for Ariza and two first-round picks from the Trail Blazers. They all thought the Trail Blazers were earning blood. After all, Covington is a well-known 3D player. He played next to Harden last season. Very good. Whether it is assisting defense, blocking, stealing, or outside 3 points, they all reflect their worth. However, in the Blazers this season, Stotts seems to have not found his manual. There is only D and 3. Lillard is really pitted!
Rockets you are really a big liar. Covington averaged only 6.5 points per game with the Trail Blazers this season, which is a big drop from the 11.6 points per game in the Rockets last season, and his outside 3-point shooting percentage has also dropped from 31.5% has dropped to 27.8% now, although the transaction has come to test the temperature,However, there was no instruction manual for him. This is exactly what he said, "Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and born in Huaibei are oranges." It seems that Covington may not be able to stay in Portland for a long time!
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