On February 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lone Ranger won 112-105 at home to the Clippers, although the Lone Ranger led a whole game, but the win was not completely without suspense - the third quarter remained 4 and a half minutes ago, the Lone Ranger also led by nearly 20 points at 80-63, but from then on, the Clippers hit the opponent 23-9, until the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers have chased the score to 86-89.
The Clippers are considered the best team in the league to reverse, but this time, the Lone Ranger did not let the reversal happen to him, and after almost being caught up, the Lone Ranger quickly adjusted his form and returned the opponent a wave of 15-8, and finally successfully won the opponent, ushering in a four-game winning streak.
In this game, Doncic's performance was simply incredible.
In the first quarter of the game, Doncic was full of firepower, 10 of 13 in a single quarter, 7 of 10 from three points, and cut 28 points, one-man score and the Clippers team scored equally; in the second half, Doncic was still crazy, scoring 11 points and 8 points in the two quarters.
In the end, Doncic made a total of 16 of 27, 7 of 14 three-pointers, 10 of 14 free throws, 51 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, the first 50+ of Doncic's career, and he also became the seventh player of the season to play a single game of 50+.
The so-called World War I canonization, Doncic really set a lot of records in this battle:
- Career-high 51 points
- 28 points in a single quarter, the highest point in a single quarter this season
- 28 points in a single quarter, second in Mavericks history (the first is Nowitzki's 29 points)
32 points in the first half, the highest score in the first half of the season
——The third time in his career, 30+ in half-time, the first in team history
——7 three-pointers in a single quarter, the first in team history
--The second highest single-game score in Lone Rangers history (first was Nowitzki's 53 points)
For the first time in the history of the Lone Rangers, he had 50 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
Over the last 8 games, Doncic's form has gone crazy:
— Against the Blazers, 15 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists
— Against the Pacers, 30 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists
— Against the Magic, 34 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists
— Against the Thunder, 40 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists
— Against the 76ers, 33 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists
— Against the Hawks, 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists
— Against the Pistons, 33 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists
— Against the Clippers, 51 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists
In 8 games, he scored 40+, 5 times 30+, 4 triple-doubles, and 7 assists in double-doubles, averaging 31.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game, shooting 51.1% from the field and 42.0% from three-point range.
The fly in the ointment is that Doncic only shot 66.2 percent from the free throws during this period — Doncic made 1 of 4 free throws in the first quarter today, but vando scored 2 and he could score 30 points in a single quarter, and the full-court score may surpass Nowitzki.
Since entering 2022, Doncic has been doing very well, playing a total of 20 games, averaging 28.0 points, 9.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game, close to averaging a triple-double per game.
During this period, the Lone Rangers played a total of 22 games, with a record of 17 wins and 5 losses, ranking third in the league, behind the Suns (18 wins and 3 losses), the Grizzlies (17 wins and 4 losses), their defensive efficiency reached 103.7, ranking second in the league, with a net win score of 8.8 points per 100 rounds, and the third in the league.
So the question is, after a strong recovery, is Doncic still hopeful of winning the MVP?
There is obviously there, the lone ranger at the beginning of the season is not good, Doncic is also in general condition, he has not even entered the MVP list, at present, Doncic has entered the top ten of MVP, absolutely counted as a candidate, but really want to take MVP, it is difficult.
Statistically, Doncic currently averages 26.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game, which is definitely MVP level, but on record, the Lone Ranger is currently 33 wins and 23 losses, ranking fifth in the West, 5.5 wins from the third Grizzlies in the West, and 8.0 wins from the Warriors in the second place in the West, and there are only less than 30 games left in the regular season.
Importantly, Doncic's competitors are also very strong - Jokic has once again played a historic season, and the current PER value is still the first in history; Embiid is also at its peak and is expected to make up for last year's regrets; although The alphabet brother has aesthetic fatigue, but the data and record are not lost to Doncic, his PER is second only to Jokic, ranking second in history.
Of course, MVP is not something That Doncic must pursue, victory is - the past two seasons, Doncic is in good shape, but the Lone Ranger all fell in the first round, and all lost to the Clippers, this year, I hope Doncic can lead the team to achieve a breakthrough.