NBA regular season, the Warriors visit Dallas against the Lone Ranger, the current state of the two teams is very different, the Warriors have suffered consecutive defeats in the recent downturn, Green, Thompson is absent, coupled with the ups and downs of Wiggins' state, the team is struggling under the leadership of Curry, and the Lone Ranger momentum is booming, Doncic strongly led the team to win four of the last 5 games, for the Warriors, the good news is that Thompson returned from injury, he can effectively relieve the pressure on the offensive end, the two teams after four quarters of competition, the Lone Ranger suppressed the Warriors, Doncic scored 41 points to a quasi-triple-double statistic, led the Lone Ranger to beat the Warriors by 9 points, Curry scored 21 points, and in the last quarter, under the strict defense of the Lone Ranger, he did not get any shots, causing heated discussion among fans.
From the beginning of the whole game, the Lone Ranger showed a good state, especially Doncic, the Warriors could not limit him at all, not only could score themselves, but also create more scoring opportunities for the opponent, the opening 7-2, the Lone Ranger held the lead, Curry's three points the Warriors broke the scoring drought, at both ends of the attack and defense, the Lone Ranger made it extremely large, the Warriors became extremely difficult in each shot, Doncic assisted Powell, Brunson hit the long-range shot continuously, and Wiggins and Thompson stabilized the situation for the Warriors at the critical moment. Ding Weidi scored 5 consecutive points to help the Lone Ranger gain an 11-point lead in the first quarter, and what made the Warriors even more sad was that the Lone Ranger scored 38 points in the first quarter, which shows that against the Warriors, the Lone Ranger is very good at both ends of the attack and defense.
In the second quarter, the two teams were lax in defense, under the confrontation mode, the Lone Ranger was still able to hit three points many times, Curry took over the game, he scored 8 consecutive points, and Cuminga narrowed the point difference, Doncic went off the field to rest, the Lone Ranger role player offensive momentum did not diminish, Smith's outside three points made the Warriors helpless, no matter how the Warriors scored in the middle, the Lone Ranger could quickly return the favor, the point difference was widened to 14 points, and in the third quarter, Thompson hit the outside three points continuously, and Looney's inside attack was equally strong. With Curry and Wiggins' three-pointers to help the Warriors narrow the gap to single digits, Brunson stabilized the situation for the Mavericks.
In the final quarter, the Lone Ranger offensive feel declined, the first three minutes, not a point was scored, but the Warriors did not seize the opportunity, only scored 2 points during this period, in the next 8 minutes, the two sides adjusted, once again opened the offensive climax, the Warriors side relied on the outbreak of Cummingga, Moody, the point difference equalized, the Lone Ranger relied on Doncic, Dinwiddie to pull the point difference apart again, the Lone Ranger led by 9 points to lock the victory. Get this crucial victory.
In the whole game, the Warriors 5 people scored in double figures, Curry played 41 minutes, 15 shots hit 8 of them, plus 4 three-pointers, got 21 points and 9 assists, the playing time is the longest in recent games, but unfortunately, the Warriors offensive and defensive ends are suppressed by the Lone Ranger, especially the offensive end, Curry did not get any shooting opportunities at all, the Lone Ranger's restrictions on him are completely playoff level, 2-3 people package Curry is a very common thing, among other players, Cumminga, Poole, Moody performed well, It's just a pity that they lack a final player, when Curry is limited, their offense can only be regarded as a piecemeal hit, completely insufficient to beat the Lone Ranger, Wiggins 17 points is still so stable, Thompson's comeback did not help Curry, at key moments he did not dare to shoot many times questioned, got 16 points, the lowest value of the game, Green is not in the case, Thompson is the most reliable teammate around Curry, but this time did not share the pressure for Curry.
Lone Ranger 6 people scored in double figures, still so stable, Doncic played 41 minutes, 26 shots hit 15 times, got 41 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists of the quasi-triple-double data, under the leadership of Doncic, the Lone Ranger attacked and defended well, Dinwiddie, Brunson, Smith, Powell became the most reliable helper around him, the offensive end, they play flexibly and smoothly, on the defensive end he adopted a targeted strategy for the Warriors, so that the Warriors every attack is very difficult, Doncic career many times to face the Warriors, Averaging 29.9 points per game, he is one of the Warriors' toughest players to defend, behind Durant, and his abilities have made him completely unafraid of strong outside combinations like Curry and Klay.
Lost 7 of them in the last 9 games, currently ranked second in the West with 43 wins and 19 losses, the same as the Grizzlies, the two teams due to the difference in the number of games, the difference of 0.5 wins, if the Warriors are still in this state, it is likely that the record will be surpassed by the Grizzlies.