Doncic continues to be absent
In the third game of the series between the Lone Ranger and the Jazz, Luka Doncic will still not return, and although he can complete various trainings, the team still hopes that he will rest for two more days. The reason why the Lone Rangers have this confidence is because they have defended a home stadium, and the current series score is 1-1 draw. So the third game of the series, even if you lose, it's okay, because next Doncic will come back, there is no Doncic, the Lone Ranger is two completely different teams, for this, no one should doubt.
The pressure has come to the Side of the Jazz, facing G3 without Doncic, they can only win and cannot lose, and once they lose, then the team's self-confidence will completely collapse. The lone ranger without Doncic can't beat it, and after Doncic's comeback, is there still a chance? Therefore, Sir Utah has no way back.
Lone Ranger three points rain
But the pressure does not necessarily bring positive feedback, after Mitchell came up in the first quarter, only 3 points and 1 assist on 1 of 5 shooting, Conley did not score a point on 3-of-0 shooting, Clarkson on the bench got 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the Jazz only scored 20 points, and the Lone Ranger hit 6 three-pointers and scored 27 points in a single quarter, including Kleber 3 of 3 three-pointers. After returning from the second quarter, the Lone Ranger's three-point feeling continued, with Bertans and Bullock coming forward, and the team scored 7 three-pointers in a single quarter and blasted 41 points to be unstoppable.
Mitchell still didn't find the feel, but fortunately Conley stepped forward and had 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the quarter, and even so, at the end of the half, the Lone Ranger still led the Jazz by 17 points at 68-51. In the second half, Mitchell ushered in an outbreak, shooting 6 of 8, 18 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in the single quarter, Bogdanovic shot 4 of 5, also had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the Jazz bombed 40 points in the single quarter, hit 13 three-pointers in the first half of the lone ranger, only hit 3 three-pointers in this quarter, and the point difference was also narrowed to 6 points by the Jazz.
In the final quarter of the game, the core players began to stand up and solve the problem, the Jazz were Conley and Mitchell, and the Lone Ranger was Brunson and Dinwiddie. The Jazz once narrowed the point difference to 1 point, but the Lone Ranger is also tough, and it is hard to let the Jazz complete the rebound. The Lone Ranger then gradually widened the point difference, and after Finney hit a three-point shot, the lead came to 10 points, and there were only 2 minutes left. At the critical moment, the Jazz finally remembered that there was another Gobert on the team, and Gobert, who received the ball on the inside, won consecutive dunks to keep suspense for the Jazz.
Dinwiddie shows a big heart, and a long-distance three-point killing heart. Mitchell was reluctant to give up and scored four points in a row, but the Lone Ranger was always able to respond. Bogdanovic hit the crucial three-pointer, but it was too late. Bullock made both free throws to seal the win, and in the end, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 126-118 to give the series a 2-1 lead.
There's good news about winning
18 three-pointers, sent the Jazz 2 consecutive defeats! Imitate rockets, but you are better than rockets. No one expected that without Doncic's lone ranger, he would be able to go down two cities in a row and rewrite the series score to a 2-1 lead. This lone ranger is a model of the original Rockets, but they are better than the Rockets. That Rocket is too dependent on Harden, and this lone ranger is not, even without Doncic, they can beat the opponent. In the last game, the Lone Ranger hit 22 three-pointers, and this game, it was another 18 three-pointers.
Brunson had 31 points, 1 rebound and five assists, but unlike the previous game, he shot 6-of-10 from three-point range last game and 0-of-4 from the field. Dinwiddie had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Smith 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals, Bullock 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Kleber on the bench 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Green 12 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Bertans 15 points and 2 rebounds, and the three benches hit 11 three-pointers. As for the Jazz, they're already doing a great job.
Mitchell had 32 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Bogdanovic had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, conley had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists. Gobert shot 6-of-6 and had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, and Clarkson on the bench also had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. For the Jazz, the 2-game losing streak wasn't the worst news, and to make matters worse, Doncic is coming back in the next game.