On April 24, Beijing time, the Jazz defeated the Lone Ranger 100-99, pulling the score to 2-2, and the two teams entered the battle of Tianwangshan. The Jazz once led by 16 points in this game, but in the third quarter they were hit by a wave of 39-24, the offensive efficiency of the two teams began to decline in the final quarter, 1 minute and 13 seconds before the end of the game, Doncic helped the Lone Ranger take the lead, the Lone Ranger also led by 1 point in the first 19 seconds of the final game, and Powell had two free throws, as long as he hit two free throws, he had a high probability of winning, but he missed two free throws, Gobert dunked 1 point 11 seconds before the end of the game, and Dinwiddie lost a three-point kill.
It's clear that the biggest sinner of the Lone Rangers in this game is Dwight Powell. Mitchell fouled Powell 19 seconds before the finale, when the Lone Ranger was still 1 point ahead, as long as Powell made two free throws, then the Lone Ranger's advantage would be huge, but unfortunately he missed two free throws. Mitchell assisted on Gobert's dunk. The 11-second Time Lone Ranger failed to hit the deadly ball.
Powell is still the first start of the Lone Ranger in this game, he played 24 minutes, 3 of 3, 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 100%, but the free throw rate is 8 of 5, his regular season free throw shooting rate is as high as 78.5% of the playoffs only 62.5%, it is obvious that Powell's mentality is not good, this is another away, the big man has become the biggest sinner of the lone ranger.
The lone ranger almost frantically bombarded Powell on the social media, comparing him to George Hill in the 18 Finals G1, Ben Simmons and Shaquille O'Neal in Philadelphia, and some people uploaded a video of a group of people beating up a person, and more fans directly scolded Powell.
The efforts of Doncic and Brunson in this game were wasted by Powell. Doncic had 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; Brunson had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-18 shooting and 2-of-5 three-pointers, both of whom did well, but Powell's two most critical free throws failed to hit.
Doncic hit a four-pointer 39.1 seconds before the finale, when Lone Ranger fans felt they had won but lost. One fan posted a crying face and wrote: "How did we XX lose the victory, no, Powell must pay the price for his crimes." ”
One thing is gratifying that after Doncic's comeback, even if the 2-2 Lone Ranger advances to the second round, the probability is 53% higher than that of the Jazz.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream