On February 18, Beijing time, the Lone Ranger narrowly defeated the Pelicans 125-118 away from home, and lone ranger Star Doncic played for 38 minutes, shooting 17 of 35 from the field, 7 of 14 three-pointers, slashing 49 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block! It is worth mentioning that Doncic missed two free throws in the fourth quarter, missing a good opportunity to score 50+ points in a single game. Doncic joked after the game: "I did play well in the first three quarters, but I didn't play well in the fourth quarter. ”
Under Doncic's leadership, the Lone Rangers established an 18-point lead in the first quarter, leading the Pelicans 45-27 in the single quarter. And 45 points also set a record for the Lone Ranger's single-quarter scoring this season. The Lone Ranger's previous quarterly scoring record this season was 43 points (Jan. 7, 2022 against the Rockets)! Doncic's form was hot, with 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block at halftime, the third time in his last four games that he has scored at least 25 points in halftime.
In the second half, Doncic scored 20 points in the third quarter, and the personal score has reached 45 points, leading the team far ahead of the Pelicans by 24 points! Practical Jun originally thought that Doncic was going to clock out of work in the third quarter, but he did not expect that the Pelicans in the fourth quarter caught up, and the 19-3 attack wave was only 5 points left. In the end, Doncic missed two free throws, but the Pelicans made fatal mistakes, and finally the Lone Ranger narrowly won 125-118, taking two consecutive wins.
Doncic today scored 49 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block, also setting multiple records. In Doncic's last four games, Doncic has personally scored 45 points three times, equaling Curry, becoming the only player this season to score 45+ three times. Since Doncic lost the All-Star starter, he has averaged 34.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game, and maintained a shooting percentage of 48.8%, including 43.3% from three-point range. Doncic's performance is quite "revenge"!
Speaking of All-Stars, although Doncic did not start, he also said: "It is a great honor to play in the All-Star Game, this is my third All-Star, I will not take this for granted." 」 According to Marc Stein, Doncic plans to fly with Nowitzki to Cleveland for this year's All-Star Weekend. Doncic was named to this year's All-Star bench to represent James. Nowitzki was elected NBA's 75th superstar and will attend the NBA's 75th anniversary celebrations.
On the trade deadline, the Lone Ranger sent Bozin to the Wizards in exchange for Bertans and Dinwiddie, which is one of the reasons why Doncic's recent data is excellent! Doncic's recent fiery performance has also attracted the attention of 2K officials. 2K officials today announced that Doncic's ability value has been adjusted from 94 to 95. Lone Ranger coach Kidd even said: "I think I have used all the nouns, adjectives to describe Doncic's game, the bigger the stage, the better his performance will be." ”
The Lone Ranger is currently 35 wins and 24 losses, ranking 5th in the West! Many fans think That Doncic should be included in the MVP discussion, what do you think?