On January 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Blazers played at home to the Hawks, and Lillard was absent. After the game began, the Blazers played a 15-5 start, the Hawks were always behind in the first half, Trae Young scored consecutive points in the third quarter, helped the Hawks complete the rebound before the start of the fourth quarter, Nurkic scored consecutive points in the last moment of the final quarter, Simmons free throws to seal the victory, and finally the Blazers defeated the Hawks 136-131, stopping four consecutive defeats, and the Hawks had no chance of winning consecutively.
Match data
Trail Blazers: Simmons 43 points and 7 assists (a career high), Powell 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Nurkic 21 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, Little 22 points and 9 rebounds, McLemore 10 points.
Hawks: Trae Young 56 points and 14 assists (a career-high score), Gallinari 7 points and 11 rebounds, Wright 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Hurt 18 points, Capela 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Star of the Field: Simmons
Simmons hit nine three-pointers in the game, breaking his career single-game three-point record, and was the Blazers' best performer, helping the Blazers win in Lillard's absence.
Highlights of this session
Capela violently dunked
Nurkic turned to the basket and won
Trae Young sent an aerial relay
Trae Young scored offensively and fouled his opponent
Trae Young hit a three-pointer
Nurkic key ball
Game review
After the game began, Powell scored five consecutive points, Little dunked, Nurkic scored, Trae Young scored on a jumper, Hult hit a three-pointer, Simmons hit a jumper, Little hit a three-pointer, and the Trail Blazers led 15-5. Capela then scored from the basket, Simmons hit a three-pointer, Roisłu scored under the basket, Trae Young scored four straight points, Nurkic hit a three-pointer, Trae Young scored five straight points, McLemore scored five straight points, and the Trail Blazers led by eight points. Then Hurth threw a shot, Capela scored, Simmons hit a jumper, Powell scored on a jumper, Gallinari scored on a jumper, Simmons hit another three-pointer, Trae Young scored five straight points, McLemore hit a three-pointer, And Gallinari gave a three-pointer in return, and the Trail Blazers led 36-32 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Okonwu threw a shot in, Wright hit a three-pointer, Okonwu scored under a basket, Little dunked, Smith hit a jumper, Rouau hit a three-pointer, Watford scored 2+1, Little hit two free throws, Nurkic scored four straight points, and the Blazers led by eight points. Then Okonwu hit two free throws, Simmons hit a three-pointer, Hurth hit a layup, Powell hit a jumper, Little scored on offense, Capela dunked, Little hit a jumper, Capela hit another offense, and the Blazers led by 11 points. Immediately after Nurkic threw a shot, Trae Young scored a free throw, Powell hit a free throw, Capela scored from the basket, Trae Young hit two free throws, Powell hit a layup, Trae Young hit a three-pointer, Simmons returned the three points, Trae Young scored five consecutive points, and the Blazers led 70-65 at the end of the first half.
Yibian again roiwu hit a three-pointer, Trae Young hit a layup, Simmons hit a jump shot, Capela dunked, Simmons scored 5 points in a row, Gallinari jumped to score, Simmons hit a three-pointer, Trae Young hit two free throws, Little attacked, Capela scored 2+1, Simmons hit a long-range shot, Huylt scored under the basket, Powell scored on a layup, Trae Young attacked, Capela scored 5 points, Hurther scored on a layup, and the Eagles overtook 1 point. Immediately after Simmons scored from the free throw, Trae Young scored a layup, Powell hit two free throws, Trae Young hit a three-pointer, Watford hit a basket, Metz threw a shot, Covington scored under the basket, Simmons scored on a layup, Hurth hit a three-pointer, Metz hit a layup again, and the hawks took a 105-100 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Little hit a three-pointer in the final quarter, Nance offense scored, Okonwu scored on a layup, Covington and McLemore scored each, Little hit a three-pointer to give the Trail Blazers a five-point lead. Then Schult hit a jumper, Powell and Nurkic scored separately, Capela scored from the basket, Simmons threw a shot, Trae Young hit a jump shot, Nurkic scored from the basket, Hurth threw a shot, and the Hawks trailed by 5 points. Then Powell scored 2+1, Trae Young hit a three-pointer, Nurkic scored four straight points, and the Blazers sealed the victory.
Starting lineup
Trail Blazers: Simmons, Powell, Nurkic, Nance, Little
Eagles: Terry Young, Metz, Capela, Rowayu, Hurth