After successfully defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers, Doncic's Lone Rangers team managed to reach the third place in the West. Curry, the team's star, is out of the team due to injury, the Warriors have been in a bad state in recent times, and there is no great suspense in the third place in the West. In fact, with the help of new signing Dinwiddie, the Lone Rangers have been doing well after the All-Star game. In the last 5 games, it has also been able to achieve a good result of 4 wins and 1 loss, and is currently maintaining a high state of 3 consecutive wins.
In this game, Doncic brought the team to Washington, D.C., and challenged the Wizards away. This season's regular season showdowns are coming to an end, and the Wizards are still 6.5 wins away from reaching the play-off zone. There's no doubt they've drifted away from the playoffs this season. And this time against the lone rangers, although the odds of winning the Wizards are not high, we can't deny their desire to win the game. But at the beginning of the game, the Wizards, who played at home, were able to take the lead and get the initiative to lead the score.
Doncic played 12 minutes of the first quarter and sent 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. The Wizards' side of Porzingis also had 8 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter, as well as Pope, who handed over 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal. With the two of them in succession, the Wizards scored 41-30 in the first quarter and took an 11-point lead. After entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Wizards, who have a lead in the score, can also go down and play a high state of full strength, further widening the point difference between the two teams.
By the end of the first half, the Wizards had a 15-point lead at 68-53. With a big lead, the Wizards clearly have a better chance of winning the game. Yi Bian fought again, and the Wizards could continue to threaten and continuously expand the point difference between the two teams. Porzingis also handed over 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals in the third quarter, as well as Eight Villages, who handed over 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. After a 27-25 quarter, the Wizards took a two-point lead.
The Lone Rangers were beaten to no avail, and the game had almost lost its suspense. In the final quarter of the tiebreaker, the Wizards scored 41-25 and scored a 32-point victory with an aggregate score of 135-103. The Wizards' players performed very well, and although only 6 players on the team scored double digits, the starters performed exceptionally well. Porzingis played only 30 minutes and delivered 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Pope's performance was even more amazing, with an efficient shooting rate of 13 of 19 shooting, giving 35 points and 4 rebounds a luxurious stat.
In fact, it's not just an occasional outburst of waves! In the last four games, he has averaged 25.5 points per game, gradually showing the value of the core of the team. Seeing the lone ranger team that suffered a loss away from home, Doncic can be described as a misery, sending a luxurious data of 36 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single game, but failed to help the team achieve the final victory, which is a pity. But in fact, while Doncic handed over this comprehensive statistic, the performance of other players on the Lone Rangers side was not very good, except for Brunson's 21-point scoring contribution, the other players on the team failed to effectively alleviate the scoring pressure of the players.