Since the deadline, the three most explosive teams, with the exception of the Phoenix Suns, who are at the top of the league list, and the Boston Celtics, who have soared all the way to the top spot in the East, are the Dallas Mavericks. Before the home game against the Utah Jazz, the two sides had the same record, but because of the slight loss of the win-loss relationship, the Lone Ranger ranked fifth in the West after the Jazz. But in this key card battle, the Lone Ranger made a strong start in the second half, and after defeating direct competitors, the Lone Ranger has successfully entered the top four ranks of the West.
Although the Utah Jazz lacked three major rotation players, Rudy Gobert, Bojan Bogdanovic and Hassan Whiteside, and the core Donovan Mitchell also retired from the field at one point, the Lone Ranger side appeared to be a bit slow and hot. Fortunately, in the second half, they fought back, and the star Luka Doncic cut 32 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and his backcourt partner Jaylen Brunson also found his form, 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course, the performance of the starting small forward Reggie Bullock can not be ignored, although many times he seems to have some nerve knives, but whether Reggie Bullock can play, now has played a crucial role in the trend of the lone ranger. The Reggie Bullock shot seven three-pointers, 23 points and four rebounds in the game, and the number of three-point shots plus +20 plus plus minus 20 was the highest of any player on either team.
As the first round of the 2013 show, Reggie Bullock was wandering around at the beginning of his career, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons, and in the second half of the 18-19 season, Reggie Bullock was sent to the Lakers, but due to multiple main injuries on the team and the impact of off-court events, Reggie Bullock's performance was not satisfactory, and he joined the New York Knicks as a free agent that summer.
Although he came to a fish-belly unit, for Reggie Bullock, he could use it to make a difference. Especially last season, Reggie Bullock simply became a member of the Knicks' starting lineup, averaging 10.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game last season, shooting more than 40% from the field and three-point shooting. 3D players have been very popular in the league over the years, in short, if they can have both average outside shooting and defensive ability, the player has the opportunity to win a middle-class contract, such as Reggie Bullock.
Last season's return to the playoffs after many years in the New York Knicks was the result of the joint efforts of the whole team, of course, in all fairness, Reggie Bullock's credit is still relatively large. The New York Knicks met the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, and Reggie Bullock was mainly responsible for defending the opposing star Trae Young, and despite his best efforts, the Knicks were eliminated in the first round.
Last summer, Reggie Bullock became a free agent, but because of the tight salary space, and many players on the team faced the problem of contract extension, the Knicks were forced to let go of Reggie Bullock. Of course, the latter is obviously not short of home, the Dallas Lone Ranger who urgently needs to improve his outside projection and defensive ability, and Reggie Bullock quickly got in touch, the two sides hit it off, the Lone Ranger gave Reggie Bullock a 3-year, $30.04 million contract, of which 23-24 season is part of the guarantee, Reggie Bullock's salary this year is about $9.54 million. Apparently, the Lone Ranger management believes that Reggie Bullock is a good fit to partner with Luka Doncic, where he is expected to play better.
However, in the first half of the season, Reggie Bullock did not seem to be able to find the feel, and did not quickly integrate into the team system, the performance is still quite disappointing. Fortunately, since 2022, Reggie Bullock compared with the beginning of the season is almost two people, the original lone ranger outside the big general Hardaway jr. suffered serious injuries, it is likely that the season was reimbursed early, for the team is a thunderbolt, the result of Reggie Bullock in time to open the second vein of ren dou. His rebound is extremely important for the Lone Ranger, but Hardaway Jr. will look a little embarrassed after his comeback, after all, the work he can do, Reggie Bullock can also complete, not to mention that other people's defense is much better.
After winning the championship in 2011, the Dallas Mavericks are difficult to satisfy in terms of reinforcement operations and record rankings, not to mention competing for the championship again, the Lone Rangers have not broken through the first round of the playoffs for 10 years. Management is ambitious every offseason, and sometimes the operation seems to be OK, but when the game comes, it is found that the new signings are not so suitable for the team. So the lone ranger boss Mark Cuban last summer was intolerable, using the so-called civil strife as a reason to shuffle the management and coaching staff, we can find that several new signings led by Reggie Bullock have a good performance, and it is very suitable for the team's system, maybe the Lone Ranger is still difficult to compete for the championship, but at least they let the fans see more hope and hope.