In the NBA regular season on December 20, Beijing time, the Portland Trail Blazers, who were playing at home, defeated the Phoenix Suns 109-104. Full-time score (Trail Blazers at -22.
Suns: Durant 40 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Booker 26 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Allen 11 points and 9 rebounds, Nurkic 9 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, Gordon 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Eubanks 5 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Little 4 points and 2 rebounds, Goodwin 2 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Metu 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Trail Blazers: Simmons 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Grant 22 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Ayton 16 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, Brogdon 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Henderson 9 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Walker 9 points and 2 rebounds, Thybulle 8 points and 1 rebound, Kamara 5 points and 9 rebounds, Reece 3 points and 2 rebounds, Sharpe 1 rebound.
In the Trail Blazers' game against the Suns, the Trail Blazers led 3-0 in the first quarter, but then the Suns showed strong offensive ability and extended the margin to 16 points. However, the Trail Blazers did not give up on counterattacking and gradually narrowed the point difference. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led 36-20.
Entering the second quarter, the Trail Blazers began to fight back, once narrowing the gap to 2 points, but the Suns' offense remained unabated, and a wave of offense allowed the Suns to maintain their advantage. The Suns' Durant contributed 12 points in the quarter, including a three-pointer. At the end of the second quarter, the Suns led 61-49.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers performed unsatisfactory, and the disadvantage gradually expanded, once trailing by 15 points. But as the game progressed, the Trail Blazers gradually got into the groove and took a nine-point lead, but the Suns later stopped the bleeding to narrow the difference. In the quarter, Grant of the Trail Blazers scored 13 points, including two three-pointers. At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led 87-81.
Entering the final quarter, the Trail Blazers did not start well, and the difference between the two sides narrowed to 2 points. However, the Trail Blazers gradually found their rhythm, and a wave of 14-point attacks extended the advantage, and the Suns closed in on the score later in the quarter. The Suns' Durant contributed 11 points in this quarter. In the end, the Trail Blazers won the game 109-104.
Suns starters: Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Grayson Allen, Youssef Nurkic, Nasser Little.
Trail Blazers starters: Anfernee Simmons, Jerami Grant, DeAndre Ayton, Toumani Kamara, Shaedon Sharpe.