On February 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Blazers played at home to the Knicks. The Blazers started 12-0, the Knicks then rebounded and led by 23 points at 17-1 in the third quarter, and the Blazers repeatedly counterattacked in the final quarter and gradually widened the point difference. In the end, the Blazers defeated the Knicks 112-103 to win two straight.
Field data
Trail Blazers: Simmons had 30 points and eight assists, Hart scored 23 points on his Blazers debut, Nurkic had 13 points and 19 rebounds, McLemoo had 17 points and Winslow had 13 points.
Knicks: Randle has 28 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists to finish 25+5+5 in his fifth consecutive game. Walker 23 points, Grimes 20 points.
The Star of the Field
Blazers Simmons scored a team-high 30 points and eight assists to lead the team to a comeback.
Highlight moments
Gibson Chop
Simmons quickly attacked the dunk
Grimes 3+1
Hart forced three-pointers
Game replay
In the first quarter of the game, the Blazers came up with a stunning 12-0 start, Randall jumper broke the deadlock for the Knicks, Walker, Fournier blossomed inside and outside, and the Knicks began to chase points. With Gibson and Randle completing their offense separately, the Knicks trailed just two points behind. The Blazers' suspension didn't work well, Reddish hit both free throws and the Knicks tied the score. Randall scored five straight points and Hart struggled to stop the decline for the Blazers with four straight points. Quakeley hit both free throws and ended the first quarter with the Knicks leading 23-20.
Entering the second quarter, McLemore hit a three-pointer for the Blazers, Gibson and Reddish scored for the Knicks, Nurkic and McLemo blossomed inside and out, the two teams competed, and the score alternated between the lead and draw. Simmons hit a three-pointer, Walker also scored 3+1, Hart completed a 2+1 for the Trail Blazers, and the Knicks hit a three-pointer in a row, and the two teams scored tightly. Walker hit a dry jumper and ended the first half, giving the Knicks a 53-48 lead.
Simmons and Walker faced off three points, Graves hit a three-pointer for the Knicks, Walker had three more points, and the Knicks led by 11 points. The Blazers hit piecemeal pieces, Randall, Walker and Grimes played the attack wave for the Knicks, and after Walker hit both free throws, the Knicks led by 23 points on a wave of 17-1. Winslow hit a three-pointer for the Trail Blazers, and Graves quickly returned the three-pointer. The Blazers picked up slightly to narrow the point gap, with Randle scoring four points, Burks shooting a three-pointer, and the Blazers blossoming and the Knicks circling. Robinson took a dunk in the air, and the third quarter ended, and the Knicks led 92-77.
In the final quarter, Hart hit a jumper, Hughes scored five straight points, and the Blazers went 7-2 to trail the gap of 10 points. The two teams played against each other, the Blazers with a wave of 15-4 to surpass a point, the Knicks forced a timeout. Coming back from the timeout, Burks hit a three-pointer for the Knicks to overtake by two points, Simmons returned the three-pointer, the Blazers again led by one point, McClem hit both free throws, Hart cut in and the Blazers led by five points. Randle scored hard for the Knicks, Nurkic also attacked, Knicks attacked fouls, Winslow completed the offense for the Blazers, and Nurkic hit a free throw. In the final 32.4 seconds, the Trail Blazers led by eight points. The Knicks failed to fight back, and in the end, the Blazers reversed the Knicks.
Both teams started
Trail Blazers: Anfinny Simmons, Hart, Winslow, Nurkic, Elbey
Knicks: Randall, Walker, Grimes, Fournier, Robinson