On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to unfold, and the jazz and the lone ranger series ushered in the fourth game, and the jazz fell behind 1-2 after the first three games. This time the lone ranger Doncic officially returned, but in the first half the team fell into passivity, but in the second half of the crazy counterattack, successfully reversed the score, the last quarter of the two teams into a tug-of-war, the key moment Mitchell played three points + assists Gobert air dunk to win the victory. In the end, the Jazz narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers 100-99, drawing the score to a 2-2 draw.
Doncic officially returned in this game and Dinwiddie returned to the bench. At the beginning, the two teams were not in good shape, the Jazz took a 1-point lead in the first quarter, but in the second quarter the Jazz regained their feel and gradually opened the point difference, leading by 12 points after halftime. In the third quarter, the Lone Ranger, led by Brunson, scored 39 points in a single quarter, a net 15-point victory over the Jazz, and went from a 12-point trail to a three-point lead. In the final quarter, the two teams entered the decisive moment, the two teams also alternated the lead, the key moment Doncic hit a three-point lead of 4 points, then Mitchell played 2+1, Gobert dunked, Dinwiddie three-point kill deflection, Jazz won the victory.
In this campaign, Doncic had a good performance after his comeback, teaming up with Brunson to shoot 53 points and almost helped the team complete a 16-point reversal. Doncic, who had just returned, played 33 minutes, 11 of 21, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists; Brunson was not very good, with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-18, and there were no mistakes.
After losing the game, Doncic also blamed himself, thinking that his choice of final attack was not good. In the final deadly round, Doncic was sandwiched by the Jazz, and finally he passed the ball to Dinwiddie, who failed to hit a three-point shot, and the Lone Ranger lost the game. If this game can be won, the situation is completely different, and now back at home will usher in the Battle of Tennoyama.
This time, the Jazz finally held on, almost conceding two home games in a row, and the key to the team's ability to win was the connection between Mitchell and Gobert, and it was Gobert's dunk that helped the team win the game. This time Gobert finally proved worth, with 17 points and 15 rebounds, including 10 offensive rebounds. After completing the dunk, Gobert also roared and celebrated, venting his inner displeasure. After the game he finally praised Mitchell, "Mitchell read the situation correctly and sent the high hanging ball. ”