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The Portland Trail Blazers leader got his friends out of trouble in the final game of the regular season with the Brooklyn Nets.
The Trail Blazers won 134: 133 (31:31, 42:26, 24:37, 37:29) and took eighth place (35/39), beating the Memphis ‘Grizzlies’ represented by Jonas Valančiūnas in a win (34/39), who will meet in the additional series for last place in the playoffs.
The game was extremely tenacious – the Nets, who held a small 10-point lead in the third half, were the biggest difference between the teams throughout the game.
However, when the decisive quarter came, D. Lillard went to work.
The 30-year-old representative of the United States national team did not avoid even illogical throws, such as a shot as soon as the ball crossed over the center line.
SHEESH! LOGO LILLARD !! pic.twitter.com/s58kAb4j9P
– Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) August 14, 2020
Even more important was the ball that he intercepted with just over a minute to play and leading 132: 130.
CJ McCollum hit the colon across the field, and while Nets leader Caris LeVert responded with two points on a foul, Brooklyn reps did nothing – the last-second pitch that could have brought victory was inaccurate.
D. Lillard scored a total of 42 points (5/8 of two points, 8/14 of three points, 8/9 penalty) and had 12 assists.
The Trail Blazers star was the top scorer among 22 teams in Orlando. In the eight games after the NBA season resumed, he averaged 37.6 points and had 9.6 assists per game.
If the Trail Blazers beat the grizzly bear on Saturday, they will travel to the playoffs to face the Western Los Angeles Lakers. In the event of a loss, Portland basketball players will have another chance to beat Memphis on Sunday.
Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard 42, CJ McCollum 25, Jusuf Nurkičius 22 (camera 10), Hassan Whiteside and Gary Trent 16 each;
Networks: Caris LeWert 37 (ed. 9), Joe Harris and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot – 19 each, Tyler Johnson 16.
While the Trail Blazers battled a commendable bubble and won 6 of 8 games, Orlando was an even better team.
The Phoenix Suns ended the show after the season resumption and never stumbled.
In the final game, Monty Williams students 128: 102 (36:25, 40:32, 28:22, 24:23) crushed the leaders of the Dallas Mavericks, for whom the game was no longer of importance to him. tournament.
Until the last moment, the Suns had hopes of sliding into the playoffs, but the Grizzlies stopped them, who posted an identical result but rose higher due to additional better indicators. Phoenix basketball players will have to settle for 10th place in the West (34/39).
Dogs: Devin Booker 27, Dario Sharic 16, Cameron Johnson and Cameron Payne 15 each;
Mavericks: Luka Dončičius and Bobanas Marjanovičius (20 copies) – 18 each, Justinas Jackson 13, J.J. Barea 9.
In eleventh place came the last of the Western Conference teams, the San Antonio Spurs (32/39), who flew a ticket to the dramatic culmination of the NBA regular season.
Gregg Popovich’s students were stopped by the Utah Jazz in the last game, winning 118: 112 (41:24, 20:26, 26:27, 31:35).
The Spurs will not play in the playoffs for the first time in 22 seasons.
Jazz: Rayjon Tucker 18, Georges Niang and Jarrell Brantley 13 each, Donovan Mitchell, Ed Davis and Jordan Clarkson 11 each;
Spurs: Keldon Johnson 24, Marco Belinelli and Luka Shamanic 16 each, Lonnie Walker 15.
Couples from phase one of the NBA playoffs
Eastern Conference:
Milwaukee Bucks – Orlando Magic
Toronto Raptors – Brooklyn Nets
Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers
Miami Heat – Indiana Pacers
Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers – Portland Trail Blazers / Memphis Grizzlies
Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets – Utah Jazz
Oklahoma Thunder – Houston Rockets
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