On April 19, Beijing time, when Doncic hung up the exemption card due to injury for two consecutive games, the lone ranger should sit still? The answer is no, the Lone Ranger played a very tenacious performance. Brunson and Kléber opened a crazy three-point mode, especially after Brunson hit 24+7+5 in the last game, this game once again broke out to hit 6 three-pointers to blast 41+8+5, especially in the final stage of the key points, brushing a series of career records to lead the team to fight with the Jazz, and finally helped the Lone Ranger reverse the narrow victory over the Jazz to chase the total score to 1-1 draw.
Brunson used his outstanding performances in this game to create several career records:
First, Brunson set a career playoff single-game record for two consecutive games, scoring 24 points in the last game, and this game continues to significantly improve his career playoff single-game high score record.
Second, Brunson also set a new career scoring record in all games, after the previous regular season record of only 34 points.
Third, Brunson set a new career playoff record for three-point shooting in a single game, after four three-pointers.
Fourth, Brunson set a new career record for three-point shooting in all games, after the previous regular season record for 5 three-pointers.
Due to Doncic's continued injuries, Brunson needs to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the team, and in the last game he scored a 24+7+5 stats, leading the Lone Ranger to the final stage of the battle with the Jazz. Brunson continued to carry the team, and in the first quarter of the two teams to play 24-24, Brunson alone scored 15 points in a single quarter, he had 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals on 6 of 7 in the first quarter, while the rest of his teammates scored only 9 points in total.
Brunson's explosive form continued, and even if he was limited in the second quarter, he only scored 6 points on 2 of 7 in a single quarter, but he still scored 21 points on 8 of 14 in the first half, becoming the most outstanding player of the Lone Rangers. By the third quarter, Brunson broke out again, and he continued to shoot and score, scoring 10 points in the third quarter, and had hit 6 three-pointers in the first three quarters to score 31 points, especially from the outside.
As for Brunson's consecutive breakthroughs in the final quarter, he led the team to maintain a slight lead in the final stages, and also executed consecutive free throws in the last minutes, successfully receiving the first 40+ points of his career, helping the Lone Ranger to win the total score.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)