Beijing time on April 19, today, the Lone Ranger at home to meet the Jazz, the last game, the Lone Ranger suffered a defeat, this game can not be lost. In the first quarter, the two teams fought with difficult points, and the score was 24-24. Entering the second quarter, Mitchell and Brunson turned on the pairing mode, and at halftime, the Jazz rebounded the score by seven points. Yi Bian fought again, the two teams played very well, and after the third quarter, the Jazz still led by 7 points. Entering the final quarter, the Lone Ranger narrowed the gap to 2 points in the first seven minutes or so, and soon after, Kleber forced a basket to tie the score.
Immediately after, Kleber took the defensive rebound, and back, the Jazz had a fatal defensive loophole, Kleber's three-pointer fell, the Lone Ranger completed the rebound, and Coach Schneider requested a timeout. Pause back, Bojan mid-range 2 points to stop the bleeding, Dinwiddie showed the true color of the big heart player, turned around and threw in the middle distance, Bojan did not hesitate to let go, turned over the middle distance to pay tribute to a goal, however, the lone ranger everyone was like playing chicken blood, Brunson entered the inside line after the bottom corner of the goal Finney Smith, the latter three points and one arrow through the heart again, the scene fans are boiling.
On the Jazz side, Mitchell was out of the mid-range, Bojan did not have three points, Kreber took off the defensive rebound, but Finney Smith did not hit, but the Jazz did not seize the opportunity, Conley threw no, Kleber received the defensive rebound. In the decisive moment, Mitchell switched attacks without, Bojan had to choose to foul, Brunson walked to the free throw line, he did not disappoint, and both free throws were hit. In the final 35 seconds, Bojan forced the basket to stop the bleeding, and the Jazz once again chose the foul tactic. The two sides came and went, and in the end, the Lone Ranger narrowly defeated the Jazz 110-104, and the total score was tied at 1-1.
In this game, Brunson was a god, he played 42 minutes, 15 of 25, 6 of 10 three-pointers, exploded 41 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, plus or minus + 15; Kleber made a big surprise, he made a big surprise, he made 31 minutes, 8 of 11, all three-point shots, cut 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, his three-point shots in key moments were fatal, and he was the hero of the team's victory; Dinwiddie was 6 of 18, contributing 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, although a little iron, but the last throw was worth a lot Finney Smith had 9 points and 6 rebounds; Bullock had 11 points.
For the Jazz, Mitchell was 13-of-30 with 34 points and five assists; O'Neal had 12 points and nine rebounds; Gobert had eight points and 17 rebounds; Bojan had 25 points and five rebounds; and Clarkson had 21 points. As the inner pillar of the team, Gobert did not get too many shots in this game, on the contrary, Mitchell felt average, but he shot wildly, and if he continued to play like this, the Jazz would be in trouble. In this game, Brunson set two major records, the first record, scoring a new career high in the playoffs; the second record, Brunson won 40+ in the playoffs, becoming the fifth person in team history.