On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Lone Rangers played out against the Jazz at home, and the Lone Rangers core Doncic was absent due to injury. With the Jazz trailing by nine points, Bogdanovic scored 20 points in the first two quarters to lead the Jazz to two points in the first half, and Mitchell scored 19 points in the third quarter to lead the Jazz to an eight-point advantage in the third quarter. Mitchell led the team to an 11-point advantage in the middle of the final quarter, the Lone Ranger stubbornly counterattacked and chased only 1 point, Mitchell assisted O'Neal to hit an important three-point and key 4 free throws to win, and finally the Jazz narrowly defeated the Lone Ranger 99-93 to take a 1-0 lead on aggregate.
Statistics
Lone Rangers: Brunson 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Dinwiddie 22 points and 8 assists, Bullock 15 points and 6 rebounds, Smith 14 points, Kleber 10 points.
Jazz: Mitchell 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Bogdanovic 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Conley 13 points, Gobert 5 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks, Clarkson 10 points.
The Star of the Field
Mitchell scored just two points on 1-of-9 shooting in the first half, and exploded with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the third quarter, leading the team to gradually extend its advantage. In the final quarter, Mitchell scored consecutive points to lead the team to victory, especially the final-minute key assist O'Neal's three-pointer, and the consecutive key free throw winning, he proved his strength with a low-open high performance.
Highlight lenses
Brunson assisted Powell's air-to-air dunk.
Mitchell broke through the dunk and scored 19 points in the third quarter.
Mitchell broke through to the layup.
O'Neal hit a key three-pointer.
Game review
The Lone Rangers lack Doncic, Hardaway Jr. and Nilikina, and the Jazz lack Azubuk and Forrester. In the first quarter, Dinwiddie broke through the throw to hit the first goal of the game, the Jazz blossomed a wave of 8-0 attacks to take the lead, Brunson scored with consecutive shots, Smith and Bullock hit three consecutive points, and the Lone Ranger scored a 14-2 offensive wave to surpass six points. Bogdanovic hit a layup, Smith hit another three-pointer and Clarkson led an 8-2 run to trail the deficit. Dinwiddie broke through to make two foul throws, House pressed the whistle to shoot miss, and the Jazz fell behind the Lone Ranger 20-23 in the first quarter.
Dinwiddie made a layup at the start of the second quarter, Gobert hit two free throws, the Lone Ranger took an eight-point lead on a 7-2 offensive wave, and the Jazz took a 6-0 offensive wave to close the score. Bertans hit a three-pointer with Bullock on a layup, Mitchell hit a hit, and the Lone Ranger scored four straight points to extend the nine-point advantage. Bogdanovic led a 10-0 offensive rebound by one point, Brunson hit a mid-range shot, Bogdanovic pressed a three-point shot, and the Jazz overtook the Lone Ranger 45-43 in the first half. Bogdanovic scored 2 points on 1-of-9 with Mitchell in the first two quarters, while Brunson scored 12 and Dinwiddie 10.
Yi Bian fought again, Mitchell made two consecutive layups, Dinwiddie made a layup and Powell received a dunk in the air, and Brunson's mid-range shot remained at 49-49. Conley hit a three-pointer, Dinwiddie hit two free throws, Mitchell hit two free throws and Mitchell was fouled by Smith's first-degree malicious foul to complete the 2+1. Brunson hit a layup, Mitchell hit a three-pointer, Brunson hit two free throws, Mitchell hit a layup and dunk, whiteside and Bertans both made two free throws and one shot. Mitchell scored four straight points to extend his 12-point advantage, the Lone Ranger trailed a 9-2 run to a five-point deficit, House returned with three points, and Gobert pressed the whistle to seal Up Brunson's three-point shot, ending the third quarter with the Jazz leading the Lone Rangers 73-65. Both teams scored in double figures in the first three quarters, with Mitchell scoring 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the third quarter.
Gobert defended three seconds in the final quarter to send Brunson a free throw, the Jazz 6 came on to eat T, Brunson technical free throw missed, and Brunson hit a 5-point deficit in mid-range shooting. BogdanOvs hit a layup, Brunson trailed a four-point deficit on three-pointers, Gobert hat Dinwiddie, Mitchell struck a three-pointer with a breakup layup to maintain a nine-point advantage. Bullock broke through 2+1 in return, the Jazz took an 11-point lead on a 6-1 offensive wave, Dinwiddie made 5 consecutive fouls and 4 of 5 consecutive fouls, and Kleber chased a difference of 5 points on both free throws. Bogdanovic hit a hit, Kleber continued to hit two free throws, and Bullock pressed a three-pointer to stop the Jazz by two points. Conley threw a shot, Smith hit both free throws, Conley scored two more points, and Kleber trailed with just one point away from three points. Mitchell connected O'Neal to hit a three-pointer to stop the Lone Ranger, Brunson broke through to the basket and missed, Mitchell was hit by a tactical foul and hit two free throws, and Smith quickly made a layup to score two points. Mitchell continued to be fouled and hit two free throws, eventually winning the Mavericks.
Both sides started
Lone Rangers: Dinwiddie, Brunson, Bullock, Smith, Powell
Jazz: Conley, Mitchell, Bogdanovic, O'Neill, Gobert
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)