Beijing time, February 18, today, the Dallas Mavericks challenged the New Orleans Pelicans on the road, which is a dialogue between the fifth and twelfth in the West. After the Lone Ranger traded Bozin, the lineup has undergone a lot of changes, but the strength is still above the Pelicans, and although the Pelicans have obtained CJ, due to Zion's delay in returning, the combat effectiveness is naturally difficult to match the Lone Ranger. In the first quarter of the game, the lone ranger who played away was mainly a counter-attacker, and under the leadership of Doncic, the lone ranger established an 18-point advantage in the first quarter, with a score of 45-27.
Doncic exploded in the first quarter, scoring 19 points in a single quarter, and Brunson also contributed 10 points. Entering the second quarter, Doncic's hand did not cool down at all, but under the leadership of CJ, the Pelicans narrowed the gap to 12 points at one point, at this time, Doncic stood up, and then cold-blooded three points in the outside line, at the end of the half, Doncic has cut 25 points, plus 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Brunson has 14 points and 5 rebounds, Kleber 11 points and 2 rebounds. At halftime, the Lone Ranger still maintained a double-digit advantage, with a score of 71-58.
The Pelicans began to fight back under the leadership of CJ, but Doncic was like a fairy, cutting 20 points in a single quarter, breaking through, three points, passing and rebounding, and at the end of the third quarter, the Lone Ranger extended the point difference to 24 points, the score was 105-81. In the final quarter, doncic also began to converge on the offensive end due to too much point difference, but he still took 4 rebounds in a single quarter, and then he was replaced to rest, and the Pelicans recovered some points with a bunch of substitutes, but the game time ran out, and finally the Lone Ranger beat the Pelicans 125-118.
After this game, the Lone Ranger won 2 straight, and it turned out that the decision to trade Bozin was the right one. When Potin was there, the offensive space on the court was limited, hindering Doncic's play, and after the arrival of Dinwiddie, there was a reliable organizational offensive point on the bench, and Dinwiddie was a player who liked to pass the ball and did not greedy, and seamlessly connected with the system of the Lone Ranger. In this game, Doncic played 38 minutes, 17 of 35, 45 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, plus or minus as high as +21, the fly in the ointment is that he had the highest 5 turnovers of the game, but there is no doubt that Doncic is the biggest contributor to today's victory.
His outstanding performance also ushered in two major milestones, the first milestone, Doncic has at least 45 points, 15 boards and 5 assists in a single game twice in a single natural month For the first time in nearly 56 years. The second milestone, according to statistics, in the last 10 games, Doncic has averaged 35.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game. Doncic also became the fourth player in NBA history to have scored at least 350 points, 100 rebounds and 75 assists in 10 consecutive games, the top three being Oscar Robertson, Jordan and Westbrook.
It is worth mentioning that according to statistics, Doncic has scored at least 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in the past 3 games, and the last to do this was Chamberlain in March 1963, setting a record of 59 years. In addition, Brunson had 23 points and 6 assists, Kleber had 20 points and 4 boards, Smith had 14 points, 3 boards and 3 breaks, Powell had 8 points and 5 boards, and Dinwiddie had 8 points and 5 boards. On the Pelicans side, CJ McCollum cut 38 points and 5 assists, Hayes 18 points and 6 boards, Valanciunas 16 points, 18 boards and 4 assists, Ingram 12 points, 5 boards and 8 assists, Jones 9 points, 6 boards and 3 assists, Snell 11 points and 4 boards, Graham 12 points and 5 boards.