The NBA playoffs first round of contention continued, with the Lone Rangers continuing to challenge the Jazz on the road, taking a big 2-1 lead in the first three games and winning the G3 away game.
Even better, the Lone Rangers welcomed back Doncic before the game, and according to Doncic's dominance in the playoffs, the Jazz will undoubtedly be in a bigger trouble on the defensive end.
Of course, Doncic's first return is also an opportunity for the Jazz, and the Lone Ranger will inevitably change the way of play to a certain extent because of Doncic's return, plus the Jazz playing at home, and have every opportunity to equalize.
As soon as the game began, Doncic hit consecutive hits, establishing a lead early, and the Jazz's outside feel was also quick to find the feel, smoothly narrowing the point gap, with Clarkson's three points, it was completed at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Clarkson continued to play the role of a surprise soldier, and with Mitchell and Conley continuing to perform, the Jazz widened the point difference to double digits.
Despite Doncic's consecutive plays since then, the Jazz have maintained a firm lead, and at the end of the half, the Jazz have a 12-point lead.
Yi Bian fought again, the situation on the court took a sharp turn, and under the leadership of Doncic, the Lone Ranger quickly narrowed the point difference to 1 point at the beginning of the festival.
Although the Jazz have since pulled back the score, the Lone Ranger guard line is fully opened, and under the leadership of Brunson and Doncic, the Lone Ranger successfully completed the rebound and ended the first three quarters with a three-point lead.
Entering the final quarter of the game, the two teams killed incomprehensibly, the score alternated to lead, the Lone Ranger made consecutive mistakes at key moments, Brunson did not score in the empty basket, Powell lost two free throws, plus Doncic passed to Dinwiddie in the last 1 second, and finally Dinwiddie failed to score a dead end, the Lone Ranger lost 99-100, and the big score was pulled to a 2-2 draw.
Throughout the game, the Jazz 4 people in double-figures, of which Mitchell is still inefficient, shooting 7 of 21 from the field, with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, fortunately, he finally began to share the ball and delivered the team's highest 7 assists.
Gobert on the inside naturally became the beneficiary, shooting 4-of-8 from the field, scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and taking 18 free throws.
In addition, Clarkson played the role of a surprise soldier, shooting 9-of-16 from the field and bombing 25 points and 4 rebounds, while Bogdanovic had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Despite the Jazz's adjustments, the initiative is actually in the hands of the Lone Rangers, and even though Doncic is his first game since his comeback, his dominance has been unmistakable.
In the whole game, Doncic played 33 minutes, 11 of 21 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, bombed down 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, handed over the team's high +7 plus or minus, and rebounded three points in key moments.
Unfortunately, after Doncic's first return, it was obvious that there was still room for improvement in determination and concentration, and there was a problem on the defensive end at the key moment, and then in the final kill, he chose to pass the ball to Dinwiddie, and there was only the last 1 second left.
In this regard, Doncic took the initiative to review after the game, admitting that he had just returned and was still looking for a state, although he felt a little tired, but the overall was still very comfortable.
Speaking about the final pass, Doncic said it was his fault that the ball was not well executed and that he should have attacked directly.
In this regard, coach Kidd explained in time after the game, saying that the choice was great, because Dinwiddie had received a pass from Doncic before and completed the kill, which was the effect that the coaching staff wanted, but he lacked some luck and failed to hit.