Lillard Scores 25 as Blazers Beat Thunder 123-103 to Snap OKC's Streak; Knicks Rout Bucks, Giannis Lifts Heat
The NBA's official newsletter on November 11 recapped Tuesday night's regular-season results: the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103 at home to snap OKC's four-game win streak; the New York Knicks routed the Milwaukee Bucks 117-85; the Miami Heat held off the Utah Jazz 115-109; the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 133-110; and the Orlando Magic defeated the Sacramento Kings 107-100.
Portland and Oklahoma City were tied 59-59 at halftime before the Blazers outscored the Thunder 64-44 the rest of the way. Damian Lillard scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter, going 5-for-6 with three 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beating logo trey, as Portland took the quarter 38-21. Lillard finished with 25 points and four 3s; Deni Avdija added 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 26 points and 8 rebounds but was held to six points in the second half. The Blazers (7-3) ended a two-game slide; the Thunder fell to 8-3. The teams meet again in Portland on Wednesday night.
"He can pull up from halfcourt, he spaces the floor, he makes the right decisions," Avdija said of Lillard. "He makes everybody better." Of his team, Avdija added: "We're capable of anything. We're not scared of anybody."
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 16 rebounds, his 10th straight double-double to open the season, joining Hall of Famers Walt Bellamy (13 in 1965-66) and Willis Reed (11 in 1970-71) as the only Knicks to do so. New York has won six of seven to climb to 6-4, fourth in the East.
Giannis Antetokounmpo piled up 30 points and 11 rebounds for Miami, which withstood 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists from Utah's No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson. Phoenix drilled 22 triples while shooting 51.2% from deep, with Jordan Goodwin scoring 18 points on six 3s and Devin Booker adding 17 points and 5 assists; seven Suns scored in double figures, and Phoenix has won three of four. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Anthony Black added 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals as the Magic snapped a four-game skid; Kings rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 29 points with 6 assists.
Related: Follow-Up: Celtics Win 123-101 at Philadelphia
Source: NBA
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Photo: 图：开拓者队后卫利拉德（资料图）。Erik Drost 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (file photo). Photo by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
