At 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 18, a new round of the NBA regular season is in full swing, and the Warriors challenge the Trail Blazers away. After Green was suspended again, the Warriors finally made changes to their starting lineup and took down championship hero Wiggins. And this finally allowed the Warriors to end their losing streak in the last game against the Nets. Rookie Podzemski has performed very well since he entered the starting lineup, and he is almost the only guard other than Curry who has the ability to attack the Warriors with the ball. Against the Nets, Podemski made four three-pointers and finished with 19 points.
The game against the Trail Blazers will be a great opportunity for the Warriors to start a new wave of winning streak and increase confidence. The Trail Blazers have suffered a six-game losing streak after losing to the Mavericks last time, dropping to 6-18 and sitting in 14th place in the West. However, with the return of key players such as Grant, Ayton, and Brogdon from injury, the overall competitiveness of the Trail Blazers is definitely better than before. Simmons Jr. also scored 33 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the last game against the Mavericks, and his 8 rebounds also set a season high. The Warriors used Curry, Thompson, Looney, Podzemski and Kuminga. The Trail Blazers fielded Grant, Simmons Jr., Sharpe, Ayton and Kamara.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Thompson took the lead with three points from the outside, and Kumingari scored five points in a row on a burst outside shot. The Trail Blazers reacted quickly, Ayton made a jumper, Kamara scored five straight points from the outside three-pointer, and Grant broke through the hook. Warriors Thompson was on fire, scoring a mid-range jumper and Looney also made a basket. Moody broke through, and the Trail Blazers, who had been silent for a long time, finally began to score, Sharpe hit a solid outside shot, and Henderson scored six points in a row to close the gap to 1 point. Saric hit a three-pointer and made a layup. The first quarter ended with the Warriors leading the Trail Blazers by four points, 27-23.
In the second quarter of the game, Warriors teenager Podemsky broke through and scored 6 points in a row. The Warriors suddenly broke out on the outside, Wiggins hit two three-pointers in a row, and Saric, Thompson, and Kuminga hit three-pointers one after another. The Trail Blazers also followed the tempo, with Brogdon, Henderson and Grant hitting four three-pointers to slow the decline. At the end of the period, Grant had another small outburst and scored 11 points in a row. Fortunately, Kuminga scored four points in a row, and Davis, the interior bench, scored eight points in a row in a single quarter, and also completed two steals to help the Warriors maintain a double-digit lead. At halftime, the Warriors led the Trail Blazers by 16 points, 65-49.
In the halftime stats, Kuminga had 12 points and 4 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting. Thompson finished with 11 points, three rebounds and one assist on 4-of-6 shooting. Podzemski finished with six points, three rebounds and two assists on 3-of-5 shooting. Curry had 4 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. Wiggins finished with 10 points, three rebounds and one assist on 4-of-4 shooting. Saric 8 points. Davis 8 points. Moody's 4 points. Paul had 3 rebounds and 5 assists. For the Trail Blazers, Grant finished with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-10 shooting. Ayton finished with eight points and five rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting. Kamara had five points and one rebound. Sharpe had 3 points and 3 rebounds. Henderson had 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
In the second half of the game, Thompson broke out at the beginning, hitting three three-pointers in a row and scoring 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a single quarter. The Warriors once extended the difference to 22 points, the Trail Blazers Sharpe and Kamara hit two three-pointers in a row, and Simmons Jr. also swept away the slump and scored 11 points to blow the horn of counterattack. With Grant scoring another three-pointer, the Trail Blazers launched a wave of 31-9 counterattacks, and the point difference was directly erased. At the end of the period, Wiggins stepped up in time to score 4 points in a row, and Podemsky and Moody also scored one after another. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Trail Blazers by five points, 89-84.
In the final quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers Walker made a rebound, and Henderson broke through to make consecutive kills. Wiggins of the Warriors scored eight straight points on a jumper, and Thompson hit a mid-range shot. Junior Davis scored four straight points under the basket to give the Warriors an eight-point lead. However, within a minute, the Trail Blazers were close to a two-point deficit. At the critical moment, it had to be the veteran Paul who scored 4 points in a row from the middle distance, and the Trail Blazer Simmons broke through strongly to create 2+1. With eight seconds to go, the Warriors led by just one point. In the end, Curry and Podemsky grasped the free throws, and the game ended, and the Warriors narrowly defeated the Western Fish Belly Trail Blazers 118-114!
In the game, Thompson scored 28 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 11-of-16 shooting. Wiggins finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and two assists on 9-of-12 shooting. This game is definitely a redemption battle for Thompson and Wiggins. Curry finished with seven points, two rebounds and eight assists on 2-of-12 shooting and 0-of-8 shooting from the outside. Podemski had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Davis had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Paul had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and scored 4 points in a row from mid-range in the final minute of the game, which was too critical! On the Trail Blazers' side, Grant scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-19 shooting. Simmons Jr. had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Sharpe had 12 points and five rebounds. Henderson 14 points.