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Photo: AP – Scanpix
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James Harden scored 44 points and 17 assists, but the Houston Rockets (0-1), who played nine in the COVID-19 virus, wasn’t enough – it was in Portland during overtime. 126: 128 (31:27, 37:31, 17:26, 28:29, 13:15) landed for the local team Trail Blazers (1-1).
Man of the match
Harden spent 43 minutes on the floor and hit 6 doubles of 9, 6 triples of 13 and 14 from a penalty of 16. The defender also added 4 rebounds and an intercepted ball.
In the Rockets game for the COVID-19 virus, he was without six athletes. Positive tests were found for Ben McLemore and Kenyon Martin, and DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, Eric Gordon, and Mason Jones had contact with a person with the virus and therefore need to be quarantined.
For the winners, CJ McCollum scored 44 points (8/14 dvit., 9/16 trit.) And 8 assists in 44 minutes, and Damian Lillard added 32 points (6/15 dvit., 5/13 trit., 5 / 5 fines) and 9 effective transfers.
At the start of the third quarter, the Rockets held a 14-point lead (72:58), but the Blazers ran 17: 2 to lead 75:74.
In the fourth quarter, the Blazers’ lead had reached 6 points multiple times, but in the penultimate minute four points from Christian Woodo matched (111: 111), and James Harden responded to Damian Lillard’s colon at the same time.
Harden performance:
The team scored no points in the last 38 seconds, Jusufas Nurkičius lost both penalties and the teams had to play extra time.
In the additional time, a tenacious fight ensued. 39 seconds before the end of extra time, Harden scored the triples and tied the score (123: 123).
Harden responded to Lillard’s colon with a triple with 15.3 seconds remaining. The Rockets took the lead 126: 125, but with 6.9 seconds left. CJ McCollum returned the three-point lead to the Blazers.
McCollum’s victorious performance and launch:
In the last attack, Harden made a mistake and celebrated the victory with the Blazers.
Christian Wood also stood out for the Rockets, scoring 31 points in 44 minutes (14/20 doubles, 3/4 penalty), bouncing 13 balls, making 3 assists and blocking 1 pitch.
Blazers: CJ McCollum 44 (9/16 trit., 8 res.), Damian Lillard 32 (11/28 pitches, 9 res.), Jusufas Nurkičius 12 (11 rep., 6 res.), Enes Canter 10 (v. 9), Robert Covington 9 (v. 8).
Rockets: James Harden 44 (6/13 trit., 14/16 fines, 17 res.), Christian Wood 31 (14/20 diat., 13 sec.), Jae’Sean Tate 13, Daniel House 11, Sterling Brown and David Nwaba 10 each.
Match summary:
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