In the just-concluded NBA trade deadline, the Western team Dallas Mavericks completed a deal with the Wizards without warning, they sent away the inner core Porzingis, in exchange for Dinwiddie and Bertans, this transaction was questioned by many fans, a sick number for two scraps became the most pertinent evaluation of fans, which also made the Lone Rangers' prospects this season look down, in this regular season, the Lone Rangers encountered the challenge of the First Heat in the East, The latter is in a state of winning streak, and from the perspective of lineup strength, there is also a clear advantage, which is why the fans are more optimistic about their ability to soar before the game, but after the game officially started, the Lone Ranger played extremely tenaciously, although Doncic was under the close defense of champion guard Lowry, the personal offensive efficiency was not very high, but the teammates were very powerful, maintaining a very high three-point power, and finally the fourth quarter of the battle, the Lone Ranger beat the Heat with 107-99 Lyc. Ended the first five-game winning streak in the East!
The heat in this season can make rapid progress, Lowry and Tucker, two individual defensive players, to make the team's overall defense more tough, in this game with the Lone Ranger, Lowry on the defensive end to create a very big trouble for the talented teenager, before two consecutive games against the Clippers 96 points Doncic, this game played 38.1 minutes, 19 shots only hit 5 goals, contributed 21 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Individual performances did not reach the season average, and Lowry contributed 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on the offensive end in addition to his defensive tasks.
In the case of Doncic's unsatisfactory performance, the Lone Ranger was still able to topple the Eastern Conference first, inseparable from the excellent performance of the role players, the Lone Ranger scored a total of five players in this game, two of the new signings Dinwiddie and Bertans appeared in the game, Dinwiddie 2 of 5 got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and Bertans scored 12 points on 3-of-7 shooting from outside the three-point line, and the team's 43.9% three-point shooting rate was the key to the Lone Ranger's victory.
In contrast, the Heat's best player in this game is Butler, in the 37.5 minutes of his appearance, 8 of 18 shots cut 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, but the two main outside score points Duncan Robinson and Vincent are cold, Duncan Robinson only scored 5 points on 2-of-6 shooting, and Vincent shot only 1 goal in 9 shots, including 0 of 7 outside the three-point line to get a pitiful 4 points, the offensive end can not help the team, The defensive end was again targeted by the opponent madly, and the poor performance of the two nerve knives directly led to the team's defeat.
After Duncan Robinson signed a big contract, his stability has declined significantly, for the Heat who aspire to compete for the championship, if Duncan Robinson can't become a stable three-point projection point on the offensive end of the team, then his role on the court for the team is negative, once he enters the playoffs, this defensive shortcoming will be infinitely targeted, which is also regarded as the Heat's biggest goal this season!