After encountering Waterloo at home, the frustrated Portland Trail Blazers revived and ushered in a challenge from the Cavaliers.
In the Blazers, Nance Jr. was absent due to injury, and Covington entered the starting line to try to help Powell + Nurkic + Anfinni Simmons and defend the home field.
On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, new signing Rondo ushered in his debut, and what kind of game performance he can play in this battle has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
Finally, after 4 quarters of fighting, with the excellent play of Garland + Rondo, the Cavaliers, who were mainly anti-guests, quickly suppressed the Blazers in the first half, and achieved a 10-point lead.
Although after returning from the second half, Covington exploded in the third quarter, scoring 12 points in a single quarter and leading the Blazers to a wave of counterattack frenzy, successfully narrowing the point gap to single digits.
But helplessly at the moment of the final showdown, Mobley + Ottoman felt hot, and joined forces to re-open the point difference to double digits, completely locking in the victory.
In the end, the Cavaliers also won 114-101 on the road to the Blazers, which was worth the trip and also gave the Blazers 2 consecutive defeats!
In this game, the Cavaliers can be described as all soldiers, playing a team performance with 6 people scoring in double figures and blossoming at multiple points.
In the case of Aaron + Mobli + Markkanen + Osman and other main players, each performing their duties, the core of the team Garland, and the play of new signing Rondo, is particularly critical!
In this game, Garland was full of firepower, starting 37 minutes, shooting nearly 60% of the 10-of-17 shots, and the outside line hit 5 three-pointers, bombing a game-high 26 points, plus 1 rebound, 6 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, in the second quarter, he shot 4 shots and 4 bullets without false hair to score 11 points in a single quarter, which not only helped the Cavaliers open up the score gap, but also became a difficult existence for the Blazers on the guard line!
In addition, as a new signing to the team, Rondo's performance in this game is also remarkable.
Rondo came off the bench for 15 minutes, and although he didn't feel good in 2 of 9 shots, he dared to fight and contributed 11 points+ 5 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal!
It is not difficult to see that after leaving the Lakers to the Cavaliers, Rondo, who has more playing time and opportunities, still maintains a fairly good competitive state, and can affect the trend of the game from both ends of the attack and defense.
Obviously, after Rubio's season reimbursement, the arrival of championship guard Rondo, who has both experience and strength, will also play a more important role in the Cavaliers lineup at the time of employment!
On the other hand, the Blazers side, the team in this game at both ends of the attack and defense, was fully crushed, and finally swallowed a 13-point defeat + 2 consecutive losses, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
But for the Blazers, this game, the team is not completely without highlights.
After all, as a big trump card on the offensive end of the team, Powell's play in this game has indeed caused a lot of trouble and trouble to the Cavaliers!
Powell played well in this campaign, bombing a team-high 19 points, plus 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and more importantly, Powell personally did not make a mistake in this game.
It's just that in the absence of the double-gun Lillard + CJ McCollum, the Blazers without the "main backbone" are still a bit stretched in terms of pressure resistance and scoring ability at key moments!
In the face of the fiery Garland, and the cavaliers who blossomed more, Powell, who worked hard for a whole but was isolated, seemed to have no choice but to accept the fact that he had lost 2 consecutive games.