On January 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Dallas Mavericks visited Portland to challenge the Blazers, Doncic missed all 5 of three-point shooting, and finally the Blazers defeated the Lone Ranger 136-119 to end a five-game losing streak, Lillard scored 36 points, Nurkic 22 points. In the first quarter, the Lone Rangers were on fire from the outside, but the Blazers rallied under Lillard, and the Blazers led by one point at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Blazers came to open the scoring gap, scoring a 15-point advantage at halftime. The Lone Rangers were close to the score in the third quarter, but the Blazers still led by 16 points in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Blazers stretched the gap to more than 20 points, and in the end, the Lone Ranger was unable to recover, and the Blazers won.
Statistics:
Lone Ranger:
Doncic 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Block 24 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Dinwiddie 25 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists Hardaway 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist
Trailblazer:
Lillard had 36 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Nurkic had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Simmons had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Grant had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
The star of the field
The Player of the Game was undoubtedly Lillard of the Trail Blazers, who handed over 30+10 stats to lead the Blazers to a crucial game victory.
Highlights:
Nurkic scored a three-pointer from the outside
Lillard hit a steady shot from mid-range
Doncic scored three steps slower to break through the inside
Bertans hit a three-point shot from the outside
Bullock hit a solid three-point shot
Competition Review:
Reggie Bullock hit a three-point shot from the outside in the first quarter to help the team open the scoring and the Lone Ranger started with a three-point shot to a wave of 8-2 offensive climax, after which the home Blazers regained their form, and with Lillard hitting both free throws, the Blazers rallied to overtake the score. The Lone Rangers then narrowed the gap to one point, leading the Mavericks by one point at 31-30 with Nilikina hitting a three-pointer.
Jeremy Grant scored two points in the second quarter to help the Blazers open the gap further, and in this quarter, the Lone Ranger's three-point loss lost the crosshair, and with Nurkic hitting the free throw to double digits, the Blazers continued to attack, and with Lillard's shooting margin to 17 points, the Blazers scored 40-26 points in the second quarter, and the gap was stretched to 15 points at halftime.
At half-time, Dinwiddie played 19 minutes, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range, scoring 15 points and 2 assists. In the half, Doncic played 19 minutes, shooting 2-of-8 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, and had five points, four rebounds and five assists. In the first half, Blazers player Damian Lillard played 15 minutes and shot 7-of-13 for 24 points, three rebounds and four assists.
Hart scored two points to help the Blazers widen the gap at the beginning of the third quarter, and the gap was then stretched to 19 points by the Blazers, and the Lone Ranger's outside 3-pointer opened and Bullock hit a 3-pointer to reach 14 points. The gap narrowed further thereafter, reaching 13 points with Lillard hitting a shot. With Dinwiddie's 2+1 point gap narrowed to 11 points, the Blazers opened the gap again in the second half of the third quarter, and the Blazers led 106-90 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Blazers started with a 12-6 score, and the gap was stretched by the Blazers to more than 20 points. With Simmons hitting a three-point shot from the outside, the gap was stretched to 24 points, and the game completely lost its suspense, and the Blazers scored a long-awaited victory on their home court.
Starters:
Lone Ranger:
Dinwiddie, Bullock, Hardaway II, Doncic, Powell
Trailblazer:
Lillard, Nurkic, Hart, Simmons, Grant