On April 24, in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Jazz narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers by one point at home, drawing the series to a 1-1 draw. The game was very exciting, the score of the two teams alternated in the final stages, and the comeback Doncic scored a three-point shot in the last 39.1 seconds to give the Lone Ranger a four-pointer, and the Lone Ranger saw hope of winning. Mitchell closed the gap to 1 point after hitting 2+1, Gobert completed the dunk on the kill, and Dinwiddie lost the three-point shot, so the Jazz won and won.
It was a shame that the Lone Ranger lost this game, leading by 4 points from less than 40 seconds in the final stages, but was dudding on the offensive end, which included:
With 19.8 seconds left, Powell lost both free throws + missed a key layup;
Dinwiddie's vacant three-pointer didn't make a shot;
Obviously, Doncic, who came back today, performed well, but unfortunately did not win, in this battle he cut a comprehensive data of 30 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 breaks, but the last shot was sandwiched by Jazz players House and Bogda, there was no way to catch the ball, and the chance to kill naturally did not fall into the hands of Doncic, who had a big heart.
After the game, Doncic was interviewed and said he was happy to be able to make a comeback, but was still looking for form and was a little tired. Speaking about the final attack, Doncic said: "We didn't execute very well, it should be up to me to attack and then look for a better shot." But it's 2-2 now and we have to prepare for the next one. ”
The well-known basketball player Wang Meng said: Luca is really a genius! With an injured leg, unable to accelerate, defensively it has become an opponent's target... But he can score, can't accelerate, but he has height, weight, and more importantly, he has brains and skills! Gobert changed his defense, hit him, and his 30th point was shot at Gobert! The Jazz pinch him, pass the ball with a sharp blade, hit it with one hit, and cross the Jazz's defense to create better scoring opportunities for teammates... Unfortunately, Powell's last two free throws did not hit, and Dinwiddie's vacant three-pointer did not score.
When these two are not hit, the Jazz have a submachine gun spitting in the face, stunned is not hit by the feeling.... Jazz dodged a disaster, the series was drawn, but Luca's first performance back made people feel that the Jazz lost sooner or later.
Obviously, Wang Meng is still more optimistic about Doncic and the Lone Ranger, and indeed, when everyone thought that the Lone Ranger would win and get the series point 3-1, Mitchell and Gobert, the two superstars, stood up and successfully saved the series. Of course, Doncic played well enough, he shot 11 of 21, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, shooting a high percentage of the field, and the three-point shot in the last minute had a high probability of giving the team a victory, but unfortunately it was reversed.
Although they were equalized, the next Lone Rangers still have the advantage, first of all, the next game they have home advantage, the regular season ranking is higher in their next 3 games have 2 home, and G5 is the battle of Tenno Mountain, the Lone Ranger will return to this game to play, but also hope they can have good luck.