Who would have imagined that in the absence of the current star Doncic due to injury, the Dallas Mavericks could actually take a 2-1 lead in the first round of the series. It must be admitted that the strength of the Jazz team has always been not to be underestimated, but the Lone Rangers can achieve a big lead thanks to the team's Jaylen Brunson. In past games, Brunson has averaged 32 points per game, as well as 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists. It is no exaggeration to say that its data performance is not much worse than Doncic's!
Moreover, Dinwiddie, who was traded in the middle of the season, under the guidance of Kidd, also took on the role of the team's second scoring point, helping the team tide over the crisis. However, we see that on the Jazz side, Mitchell and Bojan can maintain a very high scoring output, but the effect achieved is not very large. It seems that the Jazz are the ones who need Doncic more than the Lone Rangers who are maintaining their high form. And this time ushered in the key G4 battle, Doncic returned to the field, can the Jazz pull both sides back to the same running line? Let's wait and see.
At the beginning of the game, the competition between the two teams was very fierce, neither side let the other, and the score was once in a state of staggered leadership. Doncic's comeback was good, sending 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal data did not work, or let the Jazz, who played at home, take a 1-point lead with a 24-23 score. The Jazz, which entered the second quarter showdown and had a slight lead, continued to threaten, playing a high state of blossoming everywhere, sending a 30-19 score, further widening the point difference between the two teams.
At the end of the first half, the Jazz scored 54-42, leading the Lone Rangers by a crucial 12 points. The point differential was widened to double digits, and the situation was not very optimistic about the Lone Rangers. But the first time after Yibian fought again, the Lone Ranger team made a strong counterattack. Doncic continued to hand over a comprehensive stat of 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Brunson stepped forward to deliver 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, helping the team to play a 39-24 score, not only recovering the 12 points behind in the first half, but also achieving a 3-point reversal.
With the lead in the lead, the Lone Rangers do have a better chance of winning the game. However, something unfortunate happened. In the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the Jazz always maintained a strong willpower, refusing to allow the Lone Rangers to take the lead in winning the match point. With a dunk from Gobert, the Jazz completed the comeback with a 100-99 lead. In the subsequent counterattack of the Lone Rangers, Dinwiddie missed three points, and the Lone Rangers finally regretted losing, allowing the opponent to take back a city.
Gobert's key dunk laid the foundation for the Jazz's victory. It is said that he does not deserve to take the big contract of more than 200 million yuan, but who would have thought that in the moment of the team's crisis, Gobert, as an inside player, can also show a big heart, complete the dunk quasi-kill, and lead the team to drag the game into the battle of Tianwangshan? However, although the Lone Rangers failed to take the lead in winning the series match points, Doncic, who ushered in a comeback in this game, performed relatively amazingly. In the 34 minutes of playing, he handed over the game's highest score of 30 points, as well as 10 rebounds and 4 assists, playing the data performance that his team leader should have.