On May 5, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and in the semifinals of the West, the Suns played at home against the Lone Rangers! At the beginning of the game, the Suns still had the advantage, and they were as many as 10 points ahead of their opponents at the beginning. But with the opening of the Lone Ranger's outside touch, coupled with Doncic's outburst, the Lone Ranger continued to complete the chase points, and they only led the opponent by 4 points in a single quarter!
In the second quarter of the game, Doncic still played an efficient offense, he shot 3 three-pointers in a single quarter, got 10 points and 2 assists, and in the half game, Doncic cut 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and under his leadership, the Lone Ranger scored 32:26 in the second quarter of the game, and the Lone Ranger led the opponent by 2 points at 60:58 at the end of the half!
And the biggest point of contention in the first half was the referee's decision, throughout the first half referee Tony Brothers blew a total of 30 fouls, including 17 blows of the Lone Ranger, 13 of the Suns, the Lone Ranger side brunson, Finney Smith and Bertans were all fouled three times, Bullock and Josh Green were fouled twice, Doncic, Powell, Dinwiddie and Klebert were all one foul!
While the Suns side was whistled for 13 fouls, Ayton, McGee and Cameron Johnson were all blown off for 3 fouls, with Wayne Wright, Shamet, Paul and Booker each having one foul! In the second quarter, they were once blown three offensive fouls in a row, which really made the team very dissatisfied!
After the first half, Tim Mac Mahon expressed his opinion, updating social media to suggest that players could "leave the field with seven fouls" in the remaining playoffs, in the tony brothers' whistle-blowing game.