On April 26, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In today's Battle of the Western Focus, the Lone Rangers returned home to face the Battle of King's Mountain with the Jazz, and the two sides fought 2-2 in the first four games, so today's game is particularly important!
In today's game, Doncic ushered in his second game after his comeback. In the first quarter, Doncic felt average, scoring 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting, but Doncic picked up five rebounds and delivered two assists to give the Lone Ranger a 24-18 lead over the Jazz. After entering the second quarter, Doncic began to show his toughness, he won consecutive draws in the paint, 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-9 shooting in a single quarter, but Doncic's outside feel was still bad, and his three three-point shots in this quarter were all offside, and the Lone Rangers led the Jazz by 16 points in the first half!
After moving into the 3rd quarter, Doncic began to dominate the game. He quickly hit three consecutive shots, scoring six points in less than two minutes of the opening game, leading the team to more than 20 points. Doncic then caused Gobert to foul and hit two free throws, in the middle of the quarter, Doncic hit two consecutive three-pointers at the left 45 degrees, which was not over, then Doncic made two fouls again, and in the next round, Doncic hit another three-point shot at 45 degrees on the left side, and one person set off an offensive climax of 11:0 in 120 seconds! Throughout the 3rd quarter, Doncic shot 6-of-9, including 3-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free throw line, and scored 19 points and three rebounds in a single quarter!
For Doncic's stunning performance, even the Lone Ranger official could not help but tweet for him to exclaim, Doncic himself was very excited, he made a shoulder shake to celebrate. Under his leadership, the Lone Rangers led by as many as 26 points after three quarters with an 81-55 lead.
In the final quarter, doncic did not reappear until the second half of the quarter due to the larger lead. On a layup, he was fouled by Whiteside's ferocious action, who was expelled for two technical fouls in a row. Doncic then hit both free throws before he again hit the free throw line with one of two free throws before being swapped off the field.
In the end, the Lone Rangers defeated the Jazz 102-77 to take a 3-2 lead in the series, just one win away from qualifying. Doncic played 33 minutes today, shooting 11-of-22, including 3-of-10 from three-point range and 8-of-12 from the free throw line, for a total of 33 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists! It is worth mentioning that in the first 15 playoff games of his career, Doncic scored 499 points, second only to Jordan (581 points), Rick Barry (521 points), Chamberlain (510 points), Bob McAdoo (509 points).
According to the schedule, the sixth leg of the two teams will be played on April 29, Beijing time, and the Jazz will sit at home. If the Lone Rangers win again, they will eliminate their opponents to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.