On May 3, Beijing time, today, the G1 of the Lone Ranger and the Suns officially ended, the Lone Ranger lost to the Suns by 7 points, and the semi-final opening encountered a blow. The Lone Ranger can be described as a loss and "loss", they not only experienced a loss, but also lost a big player in the game, Kleber returned to the locker room with an injury in the second half, and then did not play in the fourth quarter, the whole game came down, Kleber came off the bench for 25 minutes, 9 out of 6, contributed 19 points, the Lone Ranger originally lacked big men, Kleber's injury will make the team worse.
You know, the most unstoppable thing about the Suns is Ayton's air connection, his and Paul's blocking and dismantling has become a major problem for the Lone Ranger, once Kleber can't play in G2, then for the Suns, it is undoubtedly a double happiness. Despite losing the game, Doncic played an epic performance, he fought hard for 44 minutes, 15 of 30, and exploded 45 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, becoming a fig leaf for the team. Doncic is in great need of a stable second boss, and although Brunson did well in the first round, he was too short, defensive and easy to target.
In this campaign, Brunson was invisible under the strict defense of the Suns, making it 6 of 16 in the game, contributing only 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. For Cuban, if you want to compete for the title, the first is to give Doncic a quality center, and the second is to strengthen the front. Doncic's outstanding performance also allowed him to brush five miracles in a row, first, under the age of 24 in 6 playoff games to cut 40+, surpassing the most NBA history; second, the first 17 games of his playoff career scored a total of 568 points, second only to Jordan and Chamberlain, the third in history.
Third, the playoff average rose to 33.4 points per game to tie for first place in history with Jordan, and he and Jordan also became the only two only mr. 30+ per game in NBA history; fourth, 23 years and 64 days of playoffs to score at least 45 points and 10 boards in a single game, the youngest since Kobe Bryant in 201; fifth, the sixth time in his playoff career, he scored 40+, even surpassing The Seven Stars of Bird, Alphabet Brother, Leonard, Irving, Lillard, McGee and Paul. Doncic showed a talent beyond his peers before he was 24 years old, and now it seems that Cuban's decision was the right one.
Doncic is obviously better than Trae Young, look at the Eagles, who were eliminated in the first round this year, Trae Young's scoring ability exploded, and once he was caught in the bag, his state was greatly reduced due to physical talent, but Doncic was different, he had height, rhythm, body, and ease in attack. Doncic has broken many of James' records, and see if he can break James' playoff total scoring record, which is not impossible given his age and already super-strong scoring ability.
Doncic's scoring ability is indeed explosive, but it is a bit unrealistic to want to beat the Suns with three stars by his single core, unless Brunson, Dinwiddie and others want to play super long performances, otherwise what awaits them will be an early holiday. In this game, although Doncic lost, he has tried his best.