By the end of the fourth quarter, a third of the stands in Moda center were empty.
All Portland fans were looking forward to a big win, expecting their losing streak to come to an end.
But now, all their hopes have been dashed.
On the court, both sides are already playing with full substitutes.
With three minutes to go, the gap was widened to 25. There is no doubt that the game has entered garbage time.
Not only did the Blazers not win, they couldn''t even give the fans a close match.
In the whole game, the Blazers didn''t get the upper hand for even a minute. After a strong start by the Grizzlies, they seem to have lost their soul. After three quarters of competition, there was no proper counter attack.
The Blazers were close to equalizing by four points.
However, under the joint attack of link and Randolph, the difference was soon opened.
The trailblazers are chasing points from the first second of the game, but they can''t catch up with them no matter how much they chase them.
Now the game is only three minutes away, and the Blazers have finally given up chasing.
The scene was so dull that even Blazers coach Terry Stotts simply sat on the bench and cocked his legs.
No one knows what stotz is thinking, but everyone believes that stotz must be very suspicious of life now.
Yes, the pioneers are now third in the West.
But sometimes, the gap between the third and the first is so huge.
The live camera moved away from stotz''s face and turned to Zac Randolph.
Randolph leaned back on the back of his chair with a smile on his face, in sharp contrast to stotz''s.
At the bottom of the screen is Randolph''s data for tonight.
Seven out of 13 shots, the field effectively down 20 points and 15 rebounds of the tuba double double.
Under Randolph''s data, the director also put Aldrich''s data together for comparison.
14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 turnovers, the shooting rate was only 39.6%, less than 40%.
There is no doubt that it was one of Aldrich''s worst performances of the season.
Even, one can be removed.
Aldrich was completely deterred by Randolph, who was in good condition.
In the second half, Aldrich didn''t make a big move. He was always thinking about whether Randolph would suddenly interfere, whether Randolph would suddenly cut the ball... He always worried too much and didn''t choose to confront Randolph directly.
Before the game, fans and reporters are looking forward to the fourth position advantage, Aldrich did not play at all.
So from the second half, more of the right to go to Damien Lillard.
However, young Lillard didn''t make the pioneers much better. Under Conley''s steady defense, Lillard instantly became a blacksmith in the middle ages.
Even the field staff are worried about whether Lillard will throw the basket askew.
In the whole game, Lillard shot 26 times, but only hit 9 of them!
36.4%, that''s Lillard''s percentage today. His high shots earned him 23 points.
But a high score based on a 36.4% shooting rate is of little practical use.
With the exception of Lillard and Aldrich, the Blazers have no double scoring players.
Carman 9 in 2, Batum 6 in 1, C.J. mccullam directly did not have a mobile phone meeting.
Such pioneers, of course, have no way to compete with Grizzlies.
Link yawned on the bench and didn''t expect this game against the third place in the Western Conference to be so boring.
He had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists today. Nicholas Batum is no match at all.
In a game, if a certain position of a team is completely destroyed by the other side, it will undoubtedly lead to the whole team being very passive.
What''s more, the trailblazers exploded five times today...
"it''s all your fault, Zach. You have to be responsible for the cliff jumping ratings of this game. People come to see Aldrich blow you up, not you. "
Link stretched. He hasn''t played for a while.
"It''s very kind of you to say that you were very happy just now. Now, we''re going to disappoint a bunch of journalists again. What do you say? "
Randolph naturally did not let link, the game played like this, it is not his "fault" ah.
Old Carter, sitting between link and Randolph, was speechless. If reporters and fans heard their conversation, they would be very angry.
At this point, the electronic beep at the end of the game broke the silent air.This beep sounds like a signal. As soon as it rings, the scene immediately bursts out with fierce hiss.
Although only about two-thirds of the fans were left in the center, their hiss were still deafening.
Link shook his head, believing that the boos were not for Grizzlies, but for home fans for blazers.
Their performance today is really disappointing.
Aldrich didn''t play as expected. The Blazers have experienced three consecutive losses. The Blazers have lost seven of the last eight games against the Grizzlies...
all these factors together make the Blazers fans unbearable.
After the game, Terry stoats and his players all trod back to the dressing room and didn''t plan to make more stops.
They took the initiative to let their home court out, let the grizzly players celebrate on it.
Like a group of deserters who left the city, they were in great distress.
Link and Randolph have naturally become the two most popular journalists. They have been absent for a long time, and the reporters are finally able to ask the questions they have been choking on.
"Zach, can you talk about what happened to this game? You control Aldrich the whole game. Is this about link? Are you fighting with him? Or do you want to prove that you still have value for the team? "
The ESPN reporter asked several questions in one breath. Randolph listened carefully and then showed his white teeth.
"Isn''t it normal that I can control Aldrich? Fight with link? Why should I fight with him? I know, there have been some rumors recently. But seriously, guys, you can''t believe what people say. Rumor making is one of the lowest cost things in the world, as long as enough stupid audience is enough. "
Randolph was in a happy mood, completely different from the other day.
On the other hand, when facing the camera of the reporter, link confessed to his "crime fact I".
"Contradiction? No, no, no, it was just a little game Zach and I played. We agreed to fight like enemies in the game, and whoever is in a hurry will lose. The result is obvious, we did not lose, the pioneers lost. "
Looking at the reporter''s incredible expression, link laughed contentedly.
Did you feel surprised? The accident is right! The media always think that they can dominate everything. This time, link and Randolph undoubtedly taught the media a lesson.
They''re just responsible for reporting. It''s the players who really decide what''s going on!
After the interview, link and Randolph walked into the channel of the players, leaving the reporters stunned and looked at each other.
No Grizzlies have been defeated, no Aldrich''s super play, no contradictions, no deals...
what else can they report? All of them have been fooled by link and Randolph. Do they admit that their IQ is worrying?
Link and Randolph don''t care about that. They don''t care if the reporter can take the news. Anyway, they succeed in taking a victory.
At the same time of winning six games in a row, he also gave the Blazers three consecutive defeats, and let all the people who look down on the grizzly bear eat shriveled.
It''s like doing more with one stone.
On the same day, the Houston Rockets also won at home.
Harden faced the old thunder, the field to 60% of the super high shooting rate down 31 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists of the quasi triple double data.
And this is the third consecutive game in January that Hadden has scored 30 + points!
The Grizzlies won a lot in January. But link''s data, it seems, is not as explosive as it was in the previous two months.
Hadden, who missed out on the best of the month in December, has already held his breath. He is bound to win his first best month of his career this season.
As a result, harden played harder in January and the numbers were more beautiful.
He didn''t believe that he would miss the award every time.
The competition for the best player of the month in the West seems to be getting hotter again.
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