On March 17, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued. The New York Knicks, which have achieved a 28-40 record at this stage, have also ushered in a new game, taking on the challenge of the Portland Trail Blazers at home. Falling out of the top ten in the West, the Knicks' chances of making the playoffs again this season have become smaller and smaller. However, we must also admit that the Knicks, as a team that has been in trouble for many years, has changed considerably in the past two years, not only by Barrett, who has a promising future probing show, but also by quality role players like Fournier and Rose.
In this game, the Knicks also showed their good strength again. At the beginning of the game, the Knicks' home star Randall was able to take the lead in the first quarter, playing the first 12 minutes of playing time, sending 4 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, while Tanhuaxiu Barrett also had a comprehensive data of 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, helping the team to play a 37-29 score and get an 8-point lead. After taking the lead at the start, the Knicks, who entered the second quarter, naturally remained in an efficient state.
Barrett also played 12 minutes of the second quarter, delivering 7 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, as well as Mitchell Robinson, who had 5 points and 4 rebounds. With the team's players in succession, the Knicks continued to take a 3-point lead with a 29-26 score. By the end of the first half, the Knicks were already ahead of the Trail Blazers by a crucial 11 points. The point gap has been widened one after another, and the Knicks' victory in this game is obviously inevitable. And Yi Bian fought again, and the Knicks really developed in this direction, constantly expanding the point difference.
In the third quarter of the competition, the Blazers were once in a scoring drought, but Randle and Barrett, who seized the opportunity, were able to exert their strength in succession, playing a 28-19 score in one fell swoop and taking a 9-point lead. By the time it reached the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had reached 20 points, and the game had lost suspense. However, the Knicks did not collect the money, but continued to choose to kill people, sending starters to continue to play the rest of the game time. In the end, after the regular time of the fourth quarter, the Knicks scored another 34-24 score and completed a 30-point victory with a score of 128-98.
I have to admit that the overall state of the Knicks players is very good. The team not only had 6 players score in double digits, including Barrett, who played nearly 40 minutes, but even sent the highest score of 31 points in the game, as well as 4 rebounds and 5 assists, effectively helping the team to expand the point difference. At the same time, Although Randle's shooting feel is not good, he still sends a comprehensive data of 20+9+7, playing the momentum of his team leader. In fact, the Knicks actually played a replica Spurs style in this game under the leadership of the murderous Thibodeau.
That's right, the team has scored 40 goals and 31 assists. You can imagine how terrifying the Knicks' assist score in this game is, and they explain the true meaning of team basketball.