As the regular season enters the final stage, the playoff curtain is getting closer and closer, and many teams have begun to select opponents for the first round of the playoffs, of which the fourth and fifth places are recognized as the closest to the overall strength, among which in the Western Conference, the Lone Ranger and the Jazz are very likely to end the regular season with such a ranking, and in this regular season, the Jazz team that is temporarily in fourth place has encountered the fifth place Lone Ranger, in this potential playoff first round preview. Genius teenager Doncic finished the Jazz's backcourt core Mitchell, under the leadership of Doncic, the Lone Ranger also won the Jazz 114-100, while giving the opponent four consecutive losses, in the standings also surpassed the opponent climbed to the fourth position, if they really met in the first round, the probability of the Lone Ranger promotion is very large, which is why many fans joke that Doncic has locked the second round has been stable!
In last season's NBA Western Conference, the Jazz played the best record, but their playoff performance is not good, which also allows fans to give them the hat of a regular season team, this season the Jazz have long been in the top four in the West, but their prospects are still not optimistic, in this game with the Lone Ranger, their offensive core Mitchell is completely inferior to Doncic.
Mitchell played 31.5 minutes in this game, but the individual shot felt cold, only 4 of 13 shots, including only 1 of 4 three-pointers, and only contributed 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in the whole game, although in addition to him, the Jazz had five players scoring in double figures, but the highest score Gay only scored 18 points, which is why they could not win the game because of their better team performance.
Unlike the Jazz's overall basketball style, the Lone Ranger is a typical team that pins its victory and defeat on the team's absolute core Doncic, only if he plays a personal threat at the offensive end, can he drive the team's offensive firepower, this game Doncic did not disappoint the fans, under the Jazz's strict defense, the talented teenager is still full of firepower, in the 32.4 minutes of its debut, 21 shots hit 11 goals, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, one person cut 32 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Under Doncic's leadership, the Lone Ranger has a total of four players scoring in double figures, although the number of double-doubles is not as large as the Jazz, but Bullock and Brunson both scored more than 20 points, of which Bullock is a three-pointer, one person outside the three-point line 7 of 11 scored 23 points, becoming one of the biggest contributors to the team's victory.
Although after the end of this game, many fans think that if the Lone Ranger and the Jazz meet in the first round of the playoffs, Doncic can lead the team to easily advance, but personally believe that the Jazz's combat effectiveness must not be ignored, after all, they lack the inner defensive gate Gobert in this game, resulting in a significant decline in the team's defensive dominance, once the playoffs Gobert can appear on the court, the Jazz's competitiveness will definitely have a significant improvement, so Doncic wants to lead the team to the second round of the playoffs. Be sure to be more prepared!