On December 20, Beijing time, the Grizzlies played at home against the Blazers! The two teams have met twice so far this season, with the Grizzlies on the road with a record of 1 win and 1 loss. During Morant's absence, the Grizzlies still maintained a good efficiency, and the defensive efficiency was the first in the league! It currently finishes fourth in the West with a record of 19 wins and 11 losses. This also gives Ja more time to rest and recover.
The Blazers' performance this season has been disappointing, general manager Olsi has left the team, Lillard also has the possibility of leaving the team, and McCollum is out indefinitely because of pneumothorax. Better yet, Lillard has finally found his form recently, with the last Blazers beating the Hornets, big cousin 12 of 19, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and a season-high 43 points! But the team is currently 12-18 and only ranks eleventh in the West.
At the end of the first half, the Blazers, who played away from home, trailed the Grizzlies by one point at 51-52. Today's Lillard still wears a watch to go out, and the start is explosive! 4-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, 2-of-4 three-pointers, 17 points and 1 assist! Unfortunately, he only scored 4 points in the second quarter, and he scored a game-high 21 points at halftime. Lillard time！ In the first quarter, there is a defense in front of the guidance, and there is a blockage after the guidance, and there is no fear of the high difficulty of the bag clip, and the long-range shot is also punished.
With Morant not on the Grizzlies' side, Brooks became the team's main offensive scoring point. Halftime 9 shooting 5, 3 of 3 three points 1 to get 15 points! Plus 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Also in double-doubles in the first half was Adams, who was extremely efficient, contributing 11 points on 4-of-6. Look at this round, Big Hat Lillard! Don't watch people pass! The Grizzlies set a set of defensive counter-attack combination punches to help Brooks double-handedly buckle to end the offense!
Easy side to fight again, Lillard watch is out of power, fortunately there is still Bobby! Powell only scored 8 points in the first half, and went straight to the third quarter, shooting 5 of 5 in a single quarter, and scoring 13 points on 2-of-2 three-pointers! Unfortunately, Brooks on the Grizzlies side is still super strong, and there are 12 points in the third quarter! The two began to play against each other, and the Grizzlies were still the leading side in three quarters. This feel is completely open.
In the final quarter, the Blazers began to exert their strength, and Simmons made a layup to help the team complete the rebound! The two teams alternated leads, with more than a minute left in the game to tie 97, and with Nurkic's layup and Powell's mid-range shot, the Blazers led by four points. Brooks made three fouls and made all three free throws, and the point difference returned to one point. The Grizzlies fouled the tactics, but unfortunately failed to shoot the three points in the end, and finally lost the game 100-105.
Brooks tried his best, scoring another 10 points in the fourth quarter, carrying the team alone, and flying three people to the basket in a row! Unfortunately, it was still unable to accept the victory. Shooting 12-of-25 from the field, he scored 7-of-10 three-pointers to cut a career-high 37 points!
After 43 points in the last game, This time Lillard shot 9 of 19, 3 of 9 three-pointers to get 32 points, and cut 75 points in two games! The eldest cousin is back. Fans joked: the time when the All-Star approach every year is the time when Lee Director adjusts the table. The best Powell of the game 28 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 1 cap! Nurkic had 9 points, 11 rebounds, Nance 2 points and 11 rebounds, Little 12 points and 9 rebounds, Covington 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Simmons 9 points.
On the Grizzlies side, Brooks had 37 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, 1 break, Jackson 11 points, Adams 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Bain 9 points, Anderson 11 points, and Melton 9 points. The team's five-game winning streak was thus ended.
Congratulations to the Trail Blazers for completing their revenge, a wave of two consecutive wins! The next game will be away to the Pelicans.