On March 13, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Washington Wizards 127-118 at home.
In this game, Trail Blazers guard Josh Hart performed extremely well. He played 35 minutes, shooting 15-of-21, including 6-of-9 from three-point range, and recorded 44 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. The 44 points and four steals this game were his season highs. At the same time, Hart also became the first player in NBA history to have at least 40 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in a single game, and shot more than 6 three-pointers and shot more than 70% from the field. It is worth mentioning that Hart's performance in the last game was very bad. He started 26 minutes and shot just 2-of-11, including 0-of-6 from three-point range, with 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, plus-minus as low as -51.
Hart's performance this season has been remarkable, whether it is the Pelicans at the beginning or the Blazers later, he has been firmly in the position of the main defender. So far, he has averaged 33.1 minutes per game and can get 14.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals. He shot 49.8 percent from the field and 32.6 percent from three-point range.
In today's game, another player from the Blazers also played a personal classic. Inside drew Ubanks played 38 minutes and shot 9-of-14 from the field for 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Keep in mind that Eubanks has averaged only 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this season. After leaving the Spurs for the Blazers, Ubanks got a lot of playing time, and now he is already the Blazers' current main interior line.
The Trail Blazers' record so far this season is average, currently only 11th in the West with 26 wins and 40 losses. Although he is only 0.5 wins away from the tenth-place Pelicans in the West, the team is still mainly developing young players, and most of the main players are missing games due to injuries.