On March 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics away from home against the Blazers, the double scouting led the Celtics to continue to suppress the Blazers, and extended their lead by up to 21 points in the second half. Lillard slammed 25 points in the last quarter, led the team to chase a single-digit gap but was unable to complete the turnaround, and finally the Celtics swept the Blazers 126-112 to win 2 straight, and the Blazers suffered 5 consecutive losses and 2-8 losses in the last 10 games, continuing to rank third from bottom in the West and gradually falling behind.
Statistics
Celtics: Tatum 34 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Brown 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Horford 12 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, White 13 points, Cornet 11 points. Smart had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, surpassing the 900 career steal mark, becoming the fourth man in team history.
Blazers: Lillard hit 6 three-pointers, 41 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, including 25 points in the final quarter, and scored 20+ points in 30 consecutive games, the longest record in the league and the longest in his career. Seibl 12 points, Watford 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Nurkic 6 points and 8 rebounds, Simmons 17 points and 4 assists and Reddish 10 points.
The star of the field
Although the Blazers missed out on a 21-point comeback and lost to the Celtics on a five-game losing streak, Lillard continued to perform extremely well. Lillard hit 41 points and 6 three-pointers, especially 25 points in the final quarter, leading the Blazers to a single-digit gap, but finally unable to lead the team to turn over.
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Simmons takes the snap in the air.
Lillard Big Cap Brown.
Lillard hit a three-point shot.
Lillard hit a three-point run in the final quarter to lead the team to a single-digit margin.
Match Review
The Celtics lacked Brogdon, Gallinari, Lowe and Pritchard, and the Trail Blazers lacked Grant, Winslow and Little Limited. The Celtics scored three straight points at the start of the first quarter, Seibl made a three-pointer and Nurkic 2+1 to rebound, and Horford hit two consecutive three-pointers and Tatum layups to regain the lead. Simmons returned with a 3-pointer, Brown hit a layup with Tatum, Nurkic hit one of two free throws, and Lillard made a 3-pointer to chase Watford for a layup. The Celtics extended their lead with a 7-2 offensive run, with Lillard breaking through 2+1 and Tatum hitting a free throw, plus five consecutive fouls to extend their 10-point advantage. The Blazers scored four straight points, White hit both free throws, and Griffin missed a three-point shot to give the Celtics a 32-24 lead in the first quarter.
Brown hit a free throw at the beginning of the second quarter, Reddish and Hauser hit a three-pointer, the Blazers rushed inside to chase the gap by 6 points, and Brown and Smart each hit a three-pointer to stop the Blazers. Brown and Lillard each made a layup, Kornet dunked with one arm, Reddish made a layup, and Tatum scored four straight points to stop the Blazers. Lillard hit a mid-range shot and Watford made an empty dunk, Cornet scored four straight points, the Blazers chased four straight points, and Kornet made a basket to make Lillard 2+1. The Celtics led the Blazers 63-48 at the end of the first half, with both sides scoring double-doubles in the first two quarters, with Tatum scoring 19 points and Brown 11 and Lillard and Reddish each scoring 10 points.
Yibian fought again, Brown hit the first shot, Seibl scored five straight points, and Tatum bloomed inside and outside to lead a 9-2 offensive wave. The Blazers responded with a 5-2 run, with White hitting a three-pointer with Rocks, Tatum hitting one of two free throws, and Eubanks making a dunk and Lillard to chase the difference by 12 points. The Celtics blossomed inside and out to extend their 21-point lead with a 9-0 offensive run, and Sharp hit a layup to give the Celtics an 89-70 lead over the Blazers at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Tatum was 29+10+4+3, leading the Celtics to score a double-double, Lillard had 16 points and 5 assists, leading the Trail Blazers to score a double-double.
The Blazers chased four straight points at the start of the final quarter, Gwee hooked up with Cornet on a 3-pointer to extend the 20-point advantage, Watford hit two consecutive three-pointers, and Brown hit two free throws with Smart on a layup. Lillard scored five straight points on three-pointers and two free throws, Brown also scored five straight points on throws and three-pointers, Simmons hit a layup, and Smart maintained a 19-point advantage on a three-pointer. Lillard hit 1 of two free throws, 3-pointers and layups to score 6 points in a row, Tatum broke through 2+1 to salute, Lillard hit another 3-pointer, Horford hit 1 of 2 free throws, Lillard broke through 2+1 and made 2 free throws, and has scored 13 consecutive points to lead the team to chase the gap by 10 points. Brown hit one of two free throws, Lillard continued to hit a three-point shot to chase the gap by eight points, White and Lillard both hit both free throws, and Brown dunked and Horford 3-pointers to extend the 13-point advantage to stop the Blazers. Simmons hit a three-pointer, Brown returned with a layup, Lillard hit both free throws, and White also hit two free throws. Simmons hit two of three free throws, Tatum hit both free throws, Lillard missed the ball, White continued to be fouled and made two free throws to end the suspense, the Blazers pulled the main player, and finally the Celtics defeated the Blazers.
Both sides start
Celtics: Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford
Blazers: Seibre, Watford, Nurkic, Simmons, Lillard
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