On January 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Blazers faced the Raptors. The Trail Blazers played bravely in the first half, leading by as many as 34 points at most. In the second half of the game, the Raptors woke up and began to fill the pit, and the final quarter chased the point difference to only 4 points, but at the critical moment, Simmons hit two three-point shots to kill the game, and finally the Raptors lost to the Blazers 105-114.
【Statistics】
The Trail Blazers Little had 19 points and seven rebounds, McCollum had 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, McLemo had 17 points, Simmons had 19 points and five assists, and Nurkic had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Raptors Siakam had 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Van Vliet had 19 points, eight assists and five steals, Trent had 13 points, Anunoby had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Boucher had 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
【Star of the Field】
McCollum scored 19 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and was the number one contributor to the Blazers' victory in this campaign.
【Highlight lens】
Barnes snapped
Anunoby played 2+1
McCollum pressed the whistle and shot
McLemore hit a three-point shot
【Contest Review】
In the first quarter, Little sent a dunk and then hit a three-pointer, and the Blazers played a 7-0 climax. Siakam played from the basket to break the Raptors' scoring drought, but McCollum, Little, and Simmons continued to fire from outside the three-point line, and Nurkic dunked, giving the Trail Blazers a 25-4 lead of as many as 21 points. VanVleet and Boucher hit three-point shots, and the Raptors improved slightly at the end of the quarter, but at the end of the first quarter, the Blazers still led by 18 points at 33-15.
In the second quarter, McLemore made two more three-point shots, Ellerby hit the point, Smith broke through the layup, and the Blazers hit a 10-0 attack wave. Anunoby dunked, Bandon and VanVleet hit back-to-back three-point shots, and the Raptors narrowed the gap slightly. But the Blazers still blossomed at many points, Covington shot, Ellerby completed the air connection, Simmons hit a three-point shot, and the half ended, and the Blazers led by 30 points at 64-34.
Yi Bian fought again, Barnes hit a three-point shot, Siakam scored consecutive points, and Anunoby also blocked Covington. Simmons assisted on a Little dunk, Barnes, Covington and Anunoby scored three-pointers, and Nurkic shot himself to make a second offense. Siakam erupted again in the middle of the quarter, with two consecutive quick-break dunks, Boucher's three-point shot, and the third quarter was completed, and the Blazers led the Raptors by 19 points at 86-67.
In the final quarter, McCollum and McLemore each hit a three-pointer, and Watford scored a layup. Anunoby assisted Siakam, Trent and Bandon blossoming inside and out, and the Raptors chased the gap to 12 points in one go, seeing a glimmer of hope of a turnaround. Simmons hit a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, Siakam dunked, then made a layup, and Trent hit a three-point shot that was just eight points apart. Nurkic hit a 2+1, Trent hit the board, and then won a three-pointer with Van Vleet, and the two teams were only four points apart. Simmons hit two key three-pointers, killing the game once and for all, Culverist Rickets.
【Both sides start】
Raptors: VanVleet, Trent, Anunoby, Barnes, Siakam
Trail Blazers: McCollum, Simmons, Little, Covington, Nurkic