On January 4, Beijing time, the Blazers away 135-131 narrowly defeated the Eagles, Lillard, McCollum both guns were absent from the game, 22-year-old Anfinney Simmons played the best game of his career, played in 38 minutes 21 shots 13, three-point 16 shots 9 shot 43 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds, the third quarter cut 18 points, crazy attack Trae Young, and finally helped the Blazers win.
Anfinney Simmons led the team to win and set a number of records - first Simmons became the youngest player in Blazers history to score 40+ in a single game, a career high of 43 points in the second single game, a career-high 9 three-pointers in the third game, and a tearful remark from the Blazers' rising star after the game.
After the game, Anfenni Simmons said: "I really can't take credit for tonight's performance... Sadly, my grandfather died of cancer last night. Honestly, it's all his credit. I am grateful to him and this game is dedicated to him. I've been thinking about him all the time and he took over my body tonight.
The 22-year-old Simmons played a crazy game with a heavy heart, after the game, the Blazers team frantically splashed water to celebrate, Lillard and others poured water on him, Simmons pulled his leg and ran, Lillard also handed the game ball to Simmons, which he deserved.
Today, Trae Young played the best game of his career, shooting 17 of 26, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 15 of 15 free throws, slashing 56 points, 14 assists and 4 rebounds, hitting consecutive three-pointers in life and death moments, becoming the first player in history to have at least 55+14 in a single game, and 56 points in a single game also set a single-game high score of the season, but even so, Simmons still led the team to win, and Yang Yang became the strongest slash king of the season.