On December 20, Beijing time, the Trail Blazers reversed the Suns 109-104 to end a seven-game losing streak. In the first quarter, the Suns led by 16 points, but in the second quarter, the Trail Blazers played 23-9 to narrow the difference, but KD pulled out to 12 points again, and the Trail Blazers overtook 38-20 in the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers once opened to 14 points in the final quarter, and finally the Trail Blazers completed a big reversal.
In the first quarter, Booker's offensive momentum was very strong, 3 of 5 in a single quarter, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 9 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, KD was not far behind, 4 of 5 in a single quarter, scored 9 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals, and completed the whistle ball, these two were the key to the Suns' lead of as many as 16 points in the first quarter.
Booker scored 8 points in the first 6 minutes of the second quarter, but the Suns only scored 9 points as a team, and the Trail Blazers narrowed the gap to 2 points. KD immediately scored 8 points in a row to help the Suns open up the gap, Durant scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 8-of-11 shooting in the half, 1-of-1 three-pointer, 4-of-5 free throws, and Booker scored 17 points and 3 assists on 7-of-13 shooting in the half.
In the third quarter, Grant scored 10 points in a row, Simmons scored 5 points in a row, Kamara scored 5 points in a row, and Brogdon hit a three-pointer, and the Trail Blazers played a 28-12 climax to complete the comeback. After the third quarter, the Trail Blazers were a wave of 38-20, and Durant had 31 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds in the third quarter, but was overtaken by the Trail Blazers.
Vogel was still in the regular rotation in the final quarter, the Trail Blazers once led to 14 points, and the Trail Blazers also led by 11 points in the last 2 minutes, Durant scored 7 points in a row to continue the Suns' life, and he scored 4 points in a row to help the Suns narrow to 3 points in 52 seconds -35 seconds before the end, Simmons singled out Allen and hit the whistle to open up to 5 points,
This campaign was another KD milestone, as he surpassed Moses Malone to move up to 20th all-time finish. Durant played 39 minutes, 16-of-27, 1-of-2 three-pointers, 7-of-8 free throws, 40 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 5 turnovers, shooting 59.3%.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream