On December 25, Beijing time, the NBA arranged 5 "year-end wars" this year, and the Lone Ranger away showdown against the Jazz was the last. It's just that according to Marc Stein, the Maverick core Doncic will stay in Dallas because of the trigger of the league's health and safety agreement, will not accompany the team to Salt Lake City, and will also be absent from the year-end battle with the Jazz.
On December 23, Doncic and Burke triggered a league health and safety agreement, and Doncic has recently suffered an injury, he has missed six consecutive games due to left ankle pain, and his failure to travel with the team to play for the Jazz in Salt Lake City also means that he has missed at least seven consecutive games.
Doncic averaged 35 minutes per game in the regular season this season, and he averaged 25.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game, which is the attacking brain of the Lone Ranger, and the lack of Doncic also greatly weakens the Lone Ranger's combat effectiveness.
In addition to Doncic, the Lone Ranger has a total of 6 players who trigger the league's health and safety agreement, and the remaining 5 players who are quarantined are: Hardaway Jr., Burke, Kleber, Bullock and Josh Green.
The Mavericks' inner core Porzingis has also missed two games because of the sore right toe, even if he can return to the game, the remnants of the Lone Rangers are basically difficult to beat the Jazz in the 3rd form of the West on the road, and it is likely to lose the year-end war.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)