3 points upset and defeat! Rivers lost two in a row when he took office! Lillard was 3-of-13 from three-point range
On February 1, Beijing time, the Bucks played Portland, which was an ordinary game in the NBA. This is Lillard's first return to Portland, but it has been cheered by a lot of people, but the players of the Trail Blazers are still at their peak, they have not gotten worse because of injuries, on the contrary, they still have the initiative in the game, Da Lopez shot a three-pointer, but missed two free throws, so that the team lost the initiative of the game. In the end, the Bucks broke the big upset with a 119-116 victory over Portland.
In this game, although the Bucks succeeded, but did not catch up with the score, the Trail Blazers continued to expand the score, only a one-point gap in the first quarter, but soon, the two sides fell into a stalemate, the Blazers took the initiative, in the third quarter, they had a 5-point lead. Towards the end of the game, the Trail Blazers opened the game with a 10-point advantage, with a 3-pointer from Lopez to close the gap to 1, Grant made a layup, Lillard hit a mid-range shot, Simmons hit a 1-pointer, and Lopez scored 3-pointers, while his two free throws missed. The Bucks ended up winning 119-116 over Portland.
It was Lillard's first time as an on-road player, and he knew Portland well, and Portland had twice shown a video honoring him. Perhaps because of his understanding of the team, Lillard is not in great shape, with three three-pointers, four turnovers, 25 6 rebounds and 7 assists, but only 6 plus/minus.
And in this game, Brother Alphabet and Middleton each had 20+, and Brother Alphabet contributed a rebound, but also made 6 mistakes. Middleton had 21-8 rebounds, and he was the key to the game as soon as he got on the court. However, the bench didn't make much of a difference, they only scored 17 points, while their Henderson also scored 15 points, and it was clear that Rivers did not fundamentally change the Lakers' defense, and in this game, the Trail Blazers scored 119 points, more than half of which were shot.
Rivers was also very embarrassed after taking over the team, losing to the Nuggets in the last round, which was okay, but this time, he lost to the Trail Blazers, the weakest team in the East. By the end of the game, he decided to hand the basketball to Big Brother, who had missed two free throws in a row.