New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers
March 3,2023 at 10:00 PM
Knicks Defeat Blazers, 123-107
The New York Knicks defeated the host Portland Trail Blazers, 123-107, at Moda Center on Tuesday.

While Portland got out to a 33-20 lead after the first quarter, New York dominated the final three quarters to complete a blowout win, A 42-26 third quarter was the deciding stretch, with NY maintaining a double-digit lead for the entirety of the fourth quarter. They also got their lead up to 19 points at times. The Knicks bench outscored the Trail Blazers bench, 45-12. In addition, New York shot 52 percent from the field while holding Portland to 38 percent shooting. The Knicks also out-rebounded the Blazers, 63-51, while outscoring them in the paint, 50-34.

The Knicks (41-31) were led by Immanuel Quickley, collecting 26 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Julius Randle registered 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. RJ Barrett generated 22 points and five rebounds. Miles McBride led the bench with 18 points, three assists and two blocks, while Josh Hart had 16 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals.

The Trail Blazers (31-38) were led by Damian Lillard, finishing with 38 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Anfernee Simons amassed 22 points. Jusuf Nurkic totaled 10 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, while Trendon Watford accrued 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Matisse Thybulle tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.

On deck for Portland is a home matchup with the Boston Celtics on Friday. As for New York, they return to action on Saturday in a home meeting with the Denver Nuggets.
Posted on: 3/14/2023 9:23 PM
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