Seized the last chance and performed phenomenally! Could the Blazers forward be saved?
3:29am, 18 October 2025Basketball
In a previous NBA preseason game, the Utah Jazz narrowly defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 132-129 after a hard-fought battle. After this game, the Jazz achieved their first victory in the preseason. Their record in the preseason was locked at 1 win and 3 losses, while the Trail Blazers' record in the preseason was also locked at 1 win and 3 losses.
In this game, although the Trail Blazers unfortunately lost the game, the performance of the team's starting striker Jerami Grant is still worthy of recognition. Grant played 31 minutes and 23 seconds, shooting 7 of 16, 5 of 12 from three-point range, and 13 of 14 free throws. He scored a game-high 32 points, plus 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. He also had 2 turnovers and 4 fouls, with a plus-minus of -7. Grant has shown comprehensive scoring ability on the offensive end. His outside shooting touch has obviously recovered. He has also shown strong inside lethality, and he can also display his own characteristics on the defensive end. Grant's performance on both offense and defense is quite outstanding, and he is also one of the best overall players on the team. However, the overall performance of many players on the team was still slightly worse, and in the end the Trail Blazers still lost the game with some regret. Of course, judging from Grant's personal performance, he has worked hard enough and his performance is satisfactory enough.
In the NBA regular season last season, Grant played a total of 47 times for the Trail Blazers in 82 games, averaging 32.4 minutes per game and averaging 32.4 minutes per game. 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 1 block, 1.4 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. The shooting percentage was 37.3%, the three-point shooting percentage was 36.5%, and the free throw percentage was 84.9%. During the preseason, Grant played a total of 4 times, averaging 23.6 minutes per game. He averaged 18 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game. He also had 1 turnover and 2.5 fouls. He shot 35.3% from the field, 25% from the three-point range, and 87.9% from the free throw line.
Grant's performance in the previous games was not ideal. His offensive efficiency was very average, his outside shooting stability was seriously insufficient, he did not show enough competitiveness in passing and support, and his contribution on the defensive end was also relatively average. Unexpectedly, in this game, Grant seized the last opportunity to complete a big explosion, giving full play to his talents in all aspects, and played the strongest game during the preseason. For the Trail Blazers, one of their current key tasks is to find ways to get Grant to produce more ideal data and find ways to trade him out as soon as possible. Grant is obviously not in the team's long-term plan, and his presence will also affect the growth of young players to a great extent. Grant has performed like this in the preseason. Will he maintain this level and attract attention from other teams after the start of the new NBA regular season?
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