On March 13, Beijing time, the last Wizards who did not block the Lakers went to Portland to challenge the Blazers. Both teams have been in a slump lately and desperately need a win, but this time the Blazers took the lead and quickly took the initiative on the court, once taking a 22-point lead, which also made the game lose suspense early. In the end, the Blazers defeated the Wizards 127-118, ending a six-game losing streak while sending their opponents three straight losses.
In the last game Kuzma and Pope returned to Los Angeles, both of them also had good performances, but unfortunately they were beaten by James's 50 points. This time facing the Blazers who have lost 6 consecutive games, they want to beat their opponents, but this time they encounter the Lakers' veteran - Hart. The latter exploded, scoring a career-high 44 points and leading the team to victory.
The Blazers have fallen into a slump in recent days, losing consecutively, suffering 6 consecutive defeats, and gradually moving away from the tenth place in the West. At this time, the team's rising star Simmons was injured again, but this time Hart stood up and led the team out of the predicament. This time Hart played 35 minutes and 49 seconds, 15 of 21 shooting, 9 of 6 three-pointers, a career-high 44 points, plus 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, plus plus-minus +22 team-high.
Led by Hart, the team played very well, with Watford also having 27 points, Ubanks with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Elbey and Williams each scoring 10 points.
The Wizards are also a little helpless this time, the whole team is also playing well, 6 people scored in double figures, of which Kuzma and Pop played well, combining to blast down 48 points. Porter scored 26 points on 5-of-10 three-point range and Kuzma scored 22 points on 4-of-8 three-pointers. In addition, Keyspert had 15 points, Garford had 14 points, Yamura on the bench had 12 points and Ismail had 10 points and five assists.
It can be seen that this time the Lakers will once again become the protagonist, and Hart, Kuzma and Pop are all traded by the Lakers. Hart was part of the previous trade with Davis, while Kuzma and Pope were the main chips in the trade with Westbrook last summer. Unexpectedly, this time all three people ushered in an outbreak, and it seems that their level of viewing people was still quite high.