On January 16, Beijing time, the Blazers challenged the Wizards away. Simmons came back in hot form, hitting 26 points and seven assists at halftime to lead the Trail Blazers to establish a double-digit advantage. The Wizards fought back in the second half, narrowing the gap to six points in the final quarter, but they made a fatal mistake in the decisive moment, and the Blazers ended the Wizards' three-game winning streak 115-110.
Field data
Trail Blazers: Simmons 31 points and 11 assists, Nurkic 23 points, 14 boards and 6 fouls, Little 18 points, Covington 15 points, 9 boards and 4 breaks, McLemo 10 points
Wizards: Dinwiddie 27 points, 7 assists, Kuzma 16 points and 12 boards, Harrell 16 points, Keyspert 13 points and 7 boards, Holliday 10 points
Star of the game: Simmons burst out to lead the team to victory
With 26 points at half-time, Simmons' explosion in the first half helped the team establish a double-digit advantage. In the final tiebreaker, he again delivered a crucial throw, and with two guns and Powell's absence, he led the team to victory.
Highlights of this session
Chase the big hat! Kuzma fanned Covington for three points
Pluck onions from dry land! Harrell sent a dunk
Tough levers! Smith Jr. performs "The Best Waist"
Difficult layups! Simmons air cut to send 2+1
Amazing hat chase! Harrell fanned Covington to a layup
High difficulty 3+1! McLemore feels hot in the hand
Game review
In the first quarter, Garford took the lead in two free throws, Nurkic returned with a basket, Little sent a flying dunk, Simmons threw a shot, and the Blazers began with a 6-2 lead. Little then scored a free throw, Keyspert sent a three-pointer, Neto hit another three-pointer, and the two sides were tied at 12. Little and Covington hit three consecutive three-pointers, the Blazers blasted a wave of 8-0 to open the gap, Neto hit two free throws, Harrell played under the basket, and then Simmons hit consecutive three-pointers to give the Blazers a 26-16 lead. Harrell sent a flying dunk, Dinwiddie hit another 2+1 three-point shot, Watford made two free throws to stop the bleeding, and the Blazers led 29-24 into the second quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Keyspert hit a three-pointer, Little hit two free throws, Avdia threw a free throw, and then Little and Yamura teamed up for three points, and Dinwiddie scored 2+1, and the two sides drew 37. Nurkic sent a flying buckle, and Dinwiddie played 2+1. Nurkic then hit a layup, Pope returned the shot, simmons hit another three-pointer, and the Blazers led 49-44. Pop hit a mid-range shot and Simmons hit another 2-plus 1 three-pointer to give the Trail Blazers a nine-point lead at 55-46. Pope hit two free throws, with Covington and Little scoring four straight points to give the Trail Blazers an 11-point lead. Harrell threw a throw to stop the bleeding, Simmons hit another three-pointer, And Kispert returned with a three-pointer, and the Wizards trailed 55-64. Covington sent three points, Dinwiddie hit two free throws and Nurkic made two free throws to give the Blazers a 68-57 lead into the second half.
The Blazers started with six straight points, Kuzma hitting a throw, and then Nurkic took three points from the free throw to give the Blazers an 18-point lead at 79-61. Kuzma made a 2+1 stop, Little immediately responded with a 2+1, Harrell played under the basket, Covington hit two free throws, Avdia made two free throws and one shot, and the Wizards trailed 73-86. Little threw a shot and Harrell sent a dunk to give the Trail Blazers an 88-75 lead. Little counter-attacked a layup, Afdia hit a three-pointer, Harrell sent a dunk, Smith threw a throw to give the Blazers a 94-80 lead.
In the final quarter, Covington hit a basket, Holliday sent a three-pointer, Smith hit a jumper, then McLemore sent a three-pointer, and Kispert made a basket to make the Wizards trail 88-101. Nurkic scored three points in a row, holliday hit a layup and the Wizards trailed 90-104. Simmons counter-attacked, Dinwiddie hit a three-pointer, Kuzma sent a 3+1, and the Wizards trailed 96-106. Covington made two free throws, Kuzma and Nurkic sent each other strong attacks, holliday hit two free throws, and the Blazers led 109-100. Pope hit a jumper, Nurkic scored his sixth foul, Simmons pressed the whistle, Dinwiddie sent a three-pointer, and the Wizards trailed 105-111. Then the Wizards made a mistake and were forced to adopt foul tactics, Dinwiddie three-pointers to continue to live, McLemore two free throws and one shot, but unfortunately Dinwiddie missed three points, and the Wizards were powerless to return to the sky.
Player ratings
Trail Blazers: Anfini Simmons: 9.9 Little: 9.8 McLemore: 9.6 Covington: 9.8 Nurkic: 9.7 Smith: 9.2
Wizards: Dinwiddie: 9.7 Pope: 5.4 Kispert: 9.0 Kuzma: 8.8 Garford: 4.4 Holliday: 9.3