The NBA playoffs continued, with the Jazz playing at home against the Lone Rangers, and before the game, the Lone Rangers led 2-1, and Doncic returned, and fans were more optimistic about the Lone Rangers winning. Sure enough, in the first quarter of the game, the Lone Ranger played a 13-5 start, the Jazz did not want to show weakness in response to a wave of 8-0, the first quarter ended, the Jazz reversed 1 point; in the second quarter, the Jazz took advantage of the chase, played a 14-5 point difference, although Doncic led the team to bite the score, but the Jazz outside the feel of fire, Mitchell and Bojan hit three points in succession, and the Lone Ranger trailed by 12 points in the first half. In the third quarter, the Lone Ranger's outside line also ushered in a big outbreak, hit 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, and the scene rained three points, not only erasing the point difference, but also surpassing 3 points into the fourth quarter; the battle in the last quarter, the game was difficult to solve, the key moment Doncic hit three points, the Lone Ranger basically won, but Gobert and Mitchell did not accept defeat, and combined to complete the reversal 5-0, and in the end, the Jazz won 100-99 to win the Lone Ranger to draw the big score to 2-2.
The game was won and lost in the last 30 seconds, Doncic scored a three-pointer at a critical moment, the Lone Ranger led by 4 points, the Jazz could only use tactical fouls, but it was a pity that Powell dropped the chain at a critical moment and missed two consecutive free throws, which gave the Jazz the opportunity to reverse. Mitchell shot himself to play 2+1, the Jazz were still one point behind, and in the last 10 seconds, Mitchell passed the inside line and Gobert completed the air relay, staging a quasi-kill. In the last game, Dinwiddie faced Gobert to complete the dunk to stimulate his potential, this battle his defense is in place, and in the end Dinwiddie missed the kill. The attack and defense at the critical moment reflects Gobert's superstar value. In the 2020 season, Gobert completed the renewal of his contract with the Jazz in advance for 5 years and 202 million, with an annual salary of more than $40 million, and the fans thought that the Jazz had lost a lot, and from this game, Gobert was worth taking this contract.
After the game, some fans thought that the referee stole a lot of scenes, and Gobert did not spray offensive fouls under the basket, but instead cut the penalty to fight for the ball, which was very puzzling. However, the Jazz really gave the Lone Ranger a chance, but they didn't grasp it, even if Ballwell could hit a goal, the Lone Ranger would not lose. Doncic got 30+ in his first game after his comeback, and after the game, he said that the Jazz had 42 free throw opportunities in the whole game, and it was difficult for us to win the game in this situation. Obviously, Doncic is not willing to lose. If it had been changed to before, the lone ranger big boss Cuban would have been expressing his dissatisfaction long ago, and surprisingly, he did not react at all after the game, but said that he had now played the playoffs in silent mode. Now that the two sides are tied 2-2, the balance of victory has tilted in the jazz, but for the Lone Rangers, it is acceptable to get a draw in Doncic's absence.