The first game of the NBA playoff semifinals has been played, and the Suns beat the Lone Ranger 121-114 at home to take a 1-0 lead.
Doncic played brilliantly in this game, playing 44 minutes, shooting 15 of 30, 4 of 11 three-pointers, 11 of 14 from the free throw line, and having 45 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Unfortunately, he still can't lead the team to victory, and he has received too little support.
Doncic finally broke through the first round this season, and the Lone Rangers have been eliminated by the Clippers in the first round for the past two seasons, this time facing the Jazz in the first round to eliminate the opponent 4-2. In the semifinals, the Lone Ranger will face the first sun in the league, perhaps inexperienced, and be suppressed by the opponent from the beginning, and the team is also in a passive state, once trailing by 21 points, and successfully narrowing the point difference to single digits in the last moment. In fact, after watching the whole game, the chance of the lone ranger is not large, the whole game is behind, and there is not a single lead.
From this game, it can be seen that there is still a gap in the strength of the Lone Ranger and the Suns, and the Lone Ranger can win the game, but at the same time as Doncic breaks out, he must expect other players to stand up. This time Doncic has played very well, but his teammates around him did not play very well, relying on Kleber in the first half, biting the score; but in the second half, his hand was gone, and the point difference was pulled apart, and he could only rely on Doncic to support himself.
This time, Doncic also broke a number of records, getting the sixth playoff career 40+ in his playoff career, the most among players aged 23 and under in NBA history; scoring 568 points in the first 17 games of his career, ranking third in history, second only to Jordan's 646 points and Chamberlain's 595 points; becoming the youngest player (23 years and 64 days) to cut at least 45 points and 10 boards in a single game in the playoffs after Kobe Bryant in 2001; 40+ in 6 bombs, but 4 teams lost. The most players in the league in the last 3 years.
After the game, head coach Kidd said: "He's done everything, he's got everything he wants and we just need someone to help him and join the party. ”
This requires the boss Cuban to act, after the trade to go to Porzingis, the Lone Ranger also needs a star player, and Doncic alone is not enough. The Jazz's Gobert is a good choice, he has a conflict with Mitchell and may choose to leave, and the Lone Ranger will be a good choice.