The NBA regular season continued, with the East and West ushering in a strong and weak dialogue, with the Lone Rangers heading back-to-back to challenge the Hornets on the road.
Before the game began, the Lone Rangers were in good shape, under the leadership of Doncic, ranking fifth in the West with a record of 43 wins and 27 losses, and only one win away from the fourth Jazz of the West in front of them, and are fully attacking the upper half of the West.
On the other hand, the Hornets, as one of the dark horses in the East, have recently recovered from their state, winning a wave of 3 consecutive wins, ranking ninth in the fierce competition in the East, and are attacking the top eight, 1.5 wins away from the Nets before the game.
As soon as the game began, the Hornets, who were sitting at home, showed their recent fiery state, playing a perfect 8-0 start, followed by a fantastic 19-4 performance.
Fortunately, the lone team, which was in trouble on the offensive end, responded in time under the leadership of Doncic, and at one point in the middle of the quarter, the point difference was narrowed to only 4 points.
But as the team fell into a mute again at the end of the quarter, the hot Hornets once again pulled the point difference to double digits and ended the first quarter with an 11-point lead.
In the second quarter, as the rotation lineup appeared, the Lone Rangers gradually regained their form, played offensive climaxes in succession, and completed the score reversal in one breath.
Fortunately, the Hornets still felt hot, and before the end of the second quarter, the Hornets once again played an offensive climax, and at the end of the half, they still held a nine-point lead.
Easy side to fight again, Doncic once again stood up to help the Lone Ranger solve the problem, at one point the point difference was forced to only 2 points, helplessly, the Hornets' feel is still hot, coupled with the Hornets inside and outside the blossoming, the point difference was not only pulled to double digits, at the end of the first three quarters, the Hornets have been pulled to 20 points outside.
Entering the final quarter of the competition, the Hornets' hand feel is still very hot, and the point difference has been quickly stretched to 30 points.
Due to the back-to-back combat, the Lone Rangers chose to give up the game after a short struggle, and the last quarter also became a substitute training time for the two teams.
In the end, the Hornets won a 21-point victory 129-108, and the team also extended the number of consecutive wins to four, thus narrowing the gap between the team and the Nets in front of them to only one game.
Considering that the Nets have only 3 away games in the remaining 11 games, the Pressure on the Nets to maintain the top eight is not small.
Especially considering the current hot state of the Hornets, it is very likely to achieve a rebound in the final stages, and the Hornets also showed a large number of scoring points in the whole game.
Seven players scored in double figures, including Bridges with 23 points and eight rebounds, Washington with 21 points, Rozier with 18 points, six assists and six rebounds, Powell with 17 points and seven assists, Oubre with 17 points, Harrell with 13 points and six rebounds and Thomas with 11 points.
On the other hand, the Lone Ranger team, this game reflects the importance of Dinwiddie, after Dinwiddie's rotation, the team is left with only one point where Doncic can hold the ball.
In the whole game, Doncic played 30 minutes, 13 of 20 shots, bombed down 37 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, although the personal plus-minus was the lowest -30 in the game, but his performance was still remarkable.
It also exposes the problem of the Lone Ranger, which is that there are too few core points to hold the ball, and the playoffs want to go further, and can only expect Doncic and Dinwiddie to stay healthy for a long time.