On December 17, Beijing time, the NBA Mavericks challenged the Trail Blazers away, and their starting lineup was Doncic, Exum, Jones, Gwee, and Lively, and the Trail Blazers' starting five Tigers were Simmons, Sharpe, Grant, Kamara, and Ayton.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Ayton scored 2 points by catching the ball under the basket, Doncic pulled out his bow and shot a 3-point shot from a distance, Ayton continued to add 2 points to Popeye's love dunk, Jones scored 3 points with a sword and scored 3 points, Grant hit 2 points from mid-range, and the two sides tied 6-6 at the beginning. The Trail Blazers led the Mavericks by three points at 39:36 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter continued, Hardaway Jr. hit a 3-point shot from a distance with a 100-step outside line, and then scored another 3-point shot from a knife, and the Mavericks instantly surpassed by 3 points at 42:39. Seth Curry executed a technical free throw to add 1 point, and his hand was hot and his outside line Changhong long-range shooting continued to score, Grant rode a horse and shot back with 2 points, and the two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Mavericks scored 74:63 in two quarters to surpass the Trail Blazers by 11 points.
Statistics of the two sides in the first half: Mavericks Doncic 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Hardaway Jr. 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, Exum 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, Trail Blazers Grant 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Simmons 16 points, 5 assists and 1 steal, Ayton 7 points and 5 rebounds.
In the second half, the two sides fought again, and the two sides were still in full swing. The Mavericks' three musketeers, Doncic, Hardaway Jr., and Exum, took turns bombing and scoring, and played steadily. The Trail Blazers' Simmons and Grant also followed the score closely. In the end, the fierce battle was over, and the Mavericks defeated the Trail Blazers 131:120!