On March 10, Beijing time, the NBA has been a big hit since the beginning. The No. 5 Lone Rangers in the West lost 77-107 at home to the 12th Knicks in the East by a full 30 points. In the half, the Lone Ranger trailed by 27 points 34-61, giving the game a loss of suspense. In the whole game, the Lone Ranger was sleepwalking almost everyone except Doncic, and only he and Dinwiddie scored in double figures.
The Lone Ranger has been in pretty good shape before, having won 5 straight games and 8 of their last 10 games. Doncic's form has been outstanding lately, playing 30+10 and 40+10 in two consecutive games. The arrival of Dinwiddie also filled the gap of Little Hardaway's injury, and the Lone Ranger firmly ranked 5th in the West and launched a fierce attack towards the top 4.
But in this game, the Lone Ranger was confused at home. In the first quarter, the Knicks scored 31-17, and in the second quarter, they played 30-17, leading by 27 points at halftime. On the lone side, except for Doncic, the rest of the players basically disappeared. And their shooting percentage in this game is even more miserable, the team three-pointers 6 of 44, Doncic himself 11 3.
Such a poor performance, naturally can not win. The game went into garbage time early, and the point difference reached more than 30 points. Doncic still blasted down 31 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, Dinwiddie 13 points, and the rest of the Lone Ranger players failed to score in double figures. For the Knicks, the team scored in double figures with 6 players, Randle 26 points, 8 boards and 5 assists, Barrett 18 points and Box 15 points.
After the game, Lone Ranger coach Kidd looked grim, but Doncic had a relaxed expression. For Doncic, he may indeed have a spell, because against the Knicks in his career, Doncic has not won at home, 0-4.