The Knicks challenge the Lone Ranger
The arrival of Dinwiddie has raised the strength of the Dallas Lone Ranger to another level. When he was on the Wizards, Dinwiddie was in terrible shape, but when he came to the Lone Ranger, he became a good organizer, and he could also contribute to the offensive end of the game with 18.3 points per game and a 44.7% three-point shooting rate, which was simply a perfect second-in-command. With Dinwiddie's help, Doncic was even more unstoppable, leading the team to a five-game winning streak, just 0.5 wins from the Jazz, who are fourth in the West.
This game, the Mavericks will play the Knicks at home. The Knicks' recent form has picked up, and Randall has bombed 46 points and 10 rebounds in the last game, leading the team to a wave of 2 consecutive wins. However, the Lone Ranger is the sixth most defensively efficient team in the league, and can Randall continue to lead the team to win against such an opponent?
The lone ranger feels cold in the hand
Doncic is indeed brave, the first quarter of the game came up, his teammates felt cold, he carried the team, got 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, but even so, the Lone Ranger team only scored 17 points, and the Knicks easily bombed 31 points, of which Randall shot 0 of 5, only 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Randall still didn't perform too well, but Barrett had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, leading the Knicks to 30 points in the second quarter, and the Lone Ranger was still the same.
With just 17 points in the first quarter and 17 points in the second quarter, the Lone Ranger's poor feel didn't change anything, and at the end of halftime, he was 34-61 behind the Knicks by as many as 27 points. There was no way, Doncic could only make another effort, 7 of 10 shooting and 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Under Doncic's heroic play, the Lone Ranger finally exploded 31 points in the single quarter, and on the Knicks side, Randall regained his form, scoring 9 points and 2 rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting, but the point difference was narrowed to 18 points by the Lone Ranger.
After returning from the last quarter, Randall took 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist to lead the Knicks to continuously expand the lead, there was no way, the Lone Ranger could only announce the abandonment, and then the game went into garbage time. With the final whistle sounding, the New York Knicks finally defeated the Dallas Mavericks 107-77, successfully winning 3 consecutive wins and ending the Mavericks' 5-game winning streak.
The Eastern Dark Horse is back
As the dark horse of the East last season, the Knicks' performance this season is indeed unsatisfactory. However, recently this team has been in excellent shape, successfully won a wave of 3 consecutive wins, this game, is a 30-point victory, and the opponent is the Western powerhouse Dallas Lone Ranger, so that many fans said that the Dark Horse in the East is back. Randall picked up in the second half, with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-19 shooting, Barrett also had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and the team scored in double figures and grabbed 55 rebounds, 18 more than the Lone Rangers.
Doncic's personal performance is still impeccable, 12 of 25 shooting, with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, but the feel of his teammates is really too bad, except for Doncic, only Dinwiddie scored in double figures, with 13 points and 2 rebounds, and not a single assist. In this game, the Lone Ranger team only had 11 assists, 6 of 44 three-pointers, shooting 13.6% from the field and shooting only 31.7%, which can only be described as miserable. But the season is so long, and it is understandable that one or two games feel cold.