Today, the Portland Trail Blazers came to the Golden State Warriors home stadium to play. Relying on the Trail Blazers’ double guns, Damian Lillar and CJ McCollum, with a combined 62 points and high shooting rate, they defeated the Warriors led by Stephen Curry by a gap of 123-98 25 points. Won the third win of the season.
In this campaign, the top star Lillard scored 34 points and 8 assists, 6 of 10 three-pointers, second brother CJ scored 28 points and 3 steals, 4 of 11 three-pointers, the double guns once again joined forces and won. Half of the team’s score. In addition, substitute Carmelo Anthony also scored 18 points and 5 rebounds, and backup guard Anfernee Simons contributed 11 points.
CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard combined for 62 points tonight ????????
Lethal offensive duo. pic.twitter.com/qihyR0b3EM
— Hilltop Hoops (@HilltopNBA) January 2, 2021
On the Warriors side, the head power forward Draymond Green debuted this season, but he only played 17 minutes without scoring 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The head star Curry was the only bright spot on the team. He scored 4 three-pointers and paid. With 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. did not perform well, only getting 15 points and 10 points respectively.
In the first quarter, the Blazers led 36-21 sharply, but the Warriors relied on Curry to chase the score to 55-67 before halftime. CJ had 18 points in the first half, Lillard had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Melo had 13 points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors seemed to have improved. Curry responded to his opponent with three points and shot a wave of 8-0 offensive to catch up to a 9-point difference. But Lillard showed his trump card posture, scoring two three-pointers and then pulling away again, and McCollum and Derrick Jones Jr. took turns to score, leading by 98-80 by 18 points at the end of the three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, Lillard was still hot. Two three-pointers led the Trail Blazers to a 12-0 climax, leading by a large margin to 30 points, but also lost suspense. In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors 123-98 and won the season. In the third win, the Warriors swallowed the third defeat.
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