While they were deprived of RJ Barrett (ankle) and Nerlens Noel (foot) and they played with a Mitchell Robinson weakened by an ankle problem (2 points, 0 rebound in 14 minutes) and a horribly clumsy Evan Fournier ( 1/13 on shots), the Knicks were nonetheless heading for a success in Portland, on the night of Saturday to Sunday.
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After erasing a catastrophic start (12-0, 5th), the New York team led by 23 points when the second half was already well underway (59-82, 32nd).
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12es
The Knicks are only 12th in the Eastern Conference after this 11th loss in their last 14 games.
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Despite this lead, despite also three players with 20 points or more (Julius Randle, Kemba Walker and rookie Quentin Grimes), she managed to lose (112-103) after conceding a 35-11 in the last quarter of the hands of a team playing without Damian Lillard (abdominals) and turned upside down at the trade deadline.
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For the Blazers, salvation came from Anfernee Simons (30 points, 8 assists), Ben McClemore (17 points), Jusuf Nurkic (12 points, 20 rebounds) or rookie Josh Hart (23 points), just happened in the trade that sent CJ McCollum to New Orleans.
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