The Nets challenge the Lone Ranger
On March 17, Beijing time, the nets and the Lone Rangers, the two major teams, began a showdown in the regular season. Brooklyn played at home, with Kyrie Owen and Ben Simmons absent. The trend of this game has taken many turns. The two sides fought until the last moment to be able to distinguish between victory and defeat.
Lone Ranger vs Nets
The Lone Ranger beat the Nets and staged a 14-point comeback
In the first half, Durant and Dragic were in hot form on the outside, and Zhuang Shen attacked in the box, and the Nets once took a 12-point lead. Doncic scored 24 points at halftime and led the Lone Rangers in an effort to close the gap. At halftime, the Nets led by three points.
In the second half, Durant, Bruce Brown and Doncic clashed, and the multi-point blossoming Nets regained a 14-point lead. Before entering the final quarter, the Lone Rangers trailed by 12 points. The two teams were in a bitter battle in the 4th quarter, and Dinwiddie rushed to cut points continuously, leading the team to explode an offensive frenzy, and the point difference was gradually eroded. The game has entered a white-hot stage, and the point difference is always difficult to be opened. In the decisive moment, Durant scored 3 points to help the Nets surpass by 1 point. With just 10 seconds left in the game, Doncic was wrapped up in multiple players and then assisted Dinwiddie to blast in a three-pointer. The ball came in and the Lone Rangers beat their opponents 113-111, staging a 14-point reversal.
The Nets were brutally killed by the Lone Rangers
14 points reversal! Doncic storms, Dinwiddie 22+4, Lone Ranger kills the Nets! Durant 23+6!
Game review
The first quarter began, Chuang Shen threw a shot, Doncic scored a jumper, Durant scored a high jumper, and Powell hit an empty shot. Brown slammed in and Doncic responded with a three-pointer. Chuang Shen made a basket shot, Durant played a single hand, and Dinwiddie scored 2 free throws. Johnson hit a 2+0 shot and Smith and Edwards fired a three-pointer. Doncic hit a jumper, Johnson scored a layup, and Durant and Brown scored from mid-range and long range. Powell dunked, Smith scored from a layup, Durant hit a difficult 2+1, and Doncic threw a shot.
Doncic jumper
Mills slammed in a three-pointer, Clarkston dunked and the Nets took a double-digit lead. Doncic scored from a distance, and after the first quarter, the Lone Rangers trailed 23-30.
In the second quarter, Dinwiddie scored on a layup, Mills returned the long-range shot, Dinwiddie hit a 2+1, and James Johnson returned the 2+0. Brunson scored on a layup, Dragic hit all 2 free throws, and Brunson and Dragic each scored with high difficulty. Brunson hit a 2+1 shot, Clarkston scored in the box, Dragic scored six straight points and the Nets went on an 8-0 run to extend the gap to 12 points.
Dragic attacked with the ball
Sterling Brown threw in, Bertans hit a long-range shot, and the Lone Rangers trailed for five straight points. Dragic scored on a jumper and then scored on a layup, and Doncic scored four points on consecutive free throws. Bruce Brown and Doncic each scored on the inside, Zhuang Shen attacked the box to win, and Doncic returned the three-pointer. Edwards hit all two free throws, Doncic hit another long-range shot, Brunson blasted in an open three-pointer, and the Lone Rangers narrowed the gap to two points. Durant hit all 2 free throws and Green returned the three-pointer. The two sides tried to shoot from a distance, Bruce Brown hit all two free throws, and the Mavericks trailed 58-61.
Fighting again, Powell hit 2+1 and the Lone Rangers tied the score. Chuang Shen, Brown and Finnie Smith collided in the box, Doncic and Brunson combined to score 4 points, Dragic and Doncic shot three-pointers, Zhuang Shen scored points on the inside, and Durant scored 5 points in a row. Clarkston and Brown hit the inside to score points, and the Nets took a nine-point lead.
Durant jumper
Doncic hit a jumper, Bruce Brown hit back, Edwards hit a long-range shot and the Nets went on a 14-2 run to regain a 12-point lead. Kidd asked for a timeout, Maxi and Edwards faced off in the penalty area, Green scored from a distance and Doncic hit a single. Brown teamed up with Clarkston to score five points, and before heading into the final quarter, the Nets led 91-79.
In the final quarter, Durant scored on a jumper, Dinwiddie hit a 2+1 shot, Brunson scored 2 goals in a row from the basket, Dinwiddie scored on a jumper, and Nash requested a timeout. Dinwiddie felt hot and jumped in again, and the Lone Rangers blasted an 11-2 offensive attack to narrow the point difference to five points. Edwards hit a single and Powell responded with a 2+1. Dinwiddie was unstoppable and could score another three-pointer.
Dinwiddie took a three-pointer
Dragic hit a single shot in response. Dinwiddie hit 2 free throws, and Durant teamed up with Mills to score five points from the mid-range and color. Powell, Dinwiddie, Brunson and Maxi joined forces to score points inside, and the Lone Rangers went on an 8-0 offensive run to overtake their opponents by two points. Dragic scored on a jumper to tie the score for the Nets. Doncic scored on a layup, with Clarkston and Smith scoring two points each in the box.
Durant missed a jump shot and Clarkston scored in a row of baskets. The Nets tied the score again, with Doncic hitting a single to give the Lone Rangers a two-point lead. Durant blasted in a three-pointer and the Nets rebounded by one point. With just 10 seconds left in the final, Doncic assisted Dinwiddie's long-range shot. The Lone Rangers killed their opponents and narrowly won 113-111.
Dinwiddie hit the killer ball
Doncic stormed off
Lone Ranger star Luka Doncic played 39 minutes, shooting 14-of-26, 5-of-12 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, and had 37 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Doncic's scoring led the field, rebounding, assists and 2 statistics, also the team. Doncic scored the highest score of the game with a 54% shooting percentage, achieving full firepower on the offensive end. Doncic also hit the game's most five 3-pointers, which were hot on the outside.
Under Doncic's tandem, the Lone Rangers played a smooth attack. Defensively, Doncic protected the rebounds well and delivered the second most steals of the game. Doncic played an all-around performance, achieving an all-round explosion.
Doncic exploded in full swing
Dinwiddie contributed to the slaying and revenge of the old lord
Lone Ranger star Dinwiddie played 33 minutes, shooting 6-of-14, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the free throw line, with 22 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Dinwiddie scored the team's second-highest score with 43 percent shooting and scored 15 points in the final quarter, leading the team to a back-to-back offensive frenzy that helped the Lone Rangers erase double-digit point difference. Dinwiddie was also the steal king of the campaign. In the decisive moment, Dinwiddie slammed into the deadly ball and took revenge on the old lord.
Dinwiddie's three-pointer shoot-out
Durant drank hate
Nets star Kevin Durant played 40 minutes, shooting 8-of-20, 2-of-5 from three-point range, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, and had 23 points, 6 boards, 10 assists, and four turnovers. Durant encountered the opponent's crazy bag in this game, and he could not find an easy shot on the offensive end. KD scored the highest score in the team with a 40% shooting percentage, which is really rare. Durant's brilliant play was the key to the Nets' once 14-point lead.
It is worth noting that in the absence of Irving and Ben Simmons, Durant is also focused on tandem teams. Durant, who gave the most assists in this game, played the role of the ball controller very well. Tragically reversed and killed by the Lone Rangers, Durant can only drink hate.
Two-team stats
Lone Rangers: Doncic 37 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Dinwiddie 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Brunson 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Powell 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Smith 9 points and 6 rebounds, Kleber 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Green 6 points.
Nets: Durant 23 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Dragic 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Bruce Brown 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Drummond 14 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist, Mills 9 points, 2 assists and 2 steals, Clarkston 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Edwards 12 points and 2 assists.