On May 5, Beijing time, the Lone Ranger and the Suns began the second game of the series. The Suns once again grabbed the start, once establishing a 10-point advantage, and Doncic blasted 24 points and 6 assists at halftime to help the team rebound by 2 points into the second half. The Suns had foul trouble in the third quarter, with Ayton (4 fouls) and McGee (5 fouls) having to watch from the sidelines, and Booker scored 10 points in the quarter to give the Suns a lead into the final quarter. Paul suddenly went on a 14-point shot in the first 6 shots, and the Suns instantly opened up a gap of more than 20 points to end the suspense. In the end, the Suns defeated the Lone Ranger 129-109 to lead 2-0 on aggregate and take an 11-game winning streak against the Lone Ranger.
Match data
Lone Rangers: Doncic 35 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 turnovers, Bullock 16 points and 4 rebounds, Dinwiddie 11 points, Kleber 9 points and 2 steals, Bertans 9 points, Brunson 9 points and 5 rebounds
Suns: Paul 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Booker 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Crowder 15 points and 7 rebounds, Bridges 11 points, 6 assists and 2 steals
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Paul staged the final quarter killing moment again, he shot 14 points in the first 6 shots of the fourth quarter, directly blasted a wave of suspense to end the game, and finally the Suns also defended two home games, with a 2-0 lead to Dallas.
Game tidbits
Provoke Doncic! Claude ate a technical foul
Level 1 malicious foul! Ayton quickly elbowed Powell
Near-conflict! Doncic quarreled with fans on his way back to the dressing room
Highlights of this session
Start with a 2+1! Booker's domineering hit
Hooker Hit! Ayton made a strong attack
Singles "Tsar"! Doncic hits with high difficulty
Three points in a row! Doncic led the team to establish an advantage
The last quarter hit the jackpot! Paul led the team to create a wave
Game review
Bridges scored five straight points at the start of the first quarter, and Ayton sent a dunk and a jump shot to give the Suns a 9-0 lead. Doncic broke the ice on a jumper, Booker sent a 2+1 jumper, Bullock stopped bleeding with three points, Ayton scored a jumper, and then Bullock and Smith scored four consecutive points, and the Lone Ranger trailed 9-14. Crowder hit a three-pointer, Bridges scored from the basket, Ayton scored, Doncic returned the three-pointer and broke through to take the point, and the Lone Ranger trailed to 16-21. Crowder made two of three free throws, Ayton made two free throws and one, Doncic continued to break through and sent 2+1, Ayton and Johnson hit four free throws in a row, and the Lone Ranger trailed 21-30. Dinwiddie then sent three points, Kleber and Doncic scored four straight points, and the Lone Ranger approached a 2-point gap. Shamet hit a layup and the Lone Ranger trailed 28-32 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, Crowder jumped to take a point, Dinwiddie sent a three-pointer, McGee sent a dunk, Brunson hooked a shot, and the Lone Ranger trailed 33-36. Then the Lone Ranger made a full foul, Paul made two fouls, Bertans sent three points, and the Lone Ranger chased to a 2-point gap. Dinwiddie hit two free throws, Bertans sent three points, Dinwiddie sent another throw, and the Lone Ranger exploded 10-0 to surpass five points. Crowder stopped bleeding with three pointers, Paul jumped to tie, Doncic helped Powell fly, Bertans sent three points to give the Lone Ranger a 48-43 lead. Crowder hit two free throws and Doncic made two free throws and one. Ayton made three free throws, Biyombo came on to deliver a dunk, Crowder ate a technical foul, Doncic sent three points, and the Lone Ranger led 54-49. Biyombo sent another dunk, Crowder and Doncic played against each other for three points, Paul hit all two free throws, and the Suns trailed 56-57. Doncic sent another retreat three-pointer, Paul threw a shot and the Lone Ranger rebounded 60-58 into the second half.
Booker opened the third quarter with two consecutive three-pointers, Doncic hit a jumper, Booker hit another jumper, Brunson broke through, Paul hit a jumper to give the Suns a 68-64 lead. Ayton counter-elbowed Powell and was whistled for a malicious foul, Powell hit two free throws, and Ayton committed 4 fouls. McGee also scored his fourth foul after coming on, with Booker hitting two free throws to give the Suns a 70-66 lead. McGee scored four straight points to give the Suns a 74-66 lead. Brunson hit two free throws, Bridges hit a layup, Bullock sent a three-pointer, McGee pounced on Kleber to send a free throw, and the Lone Ranger scored four points in one leg to chase the four-point gap. Bullock hit another three-pointer, Paul made a jump shot, Bullock shot from mid-range, and the Lone Ranger trailed to 78. Johnson and Paul scored four straight points to stop the bleeding, Kléber returned with a jumper, and Johnson hit a jumper to give the Suns an 84-80 lead. Bullock hit two free throws, Booker made a second offense, Shamet sent a three-pointer, and the Suns led 89-81. Dinwiddie hit two free throws as the Mavericks trailed 83-89 into the final quarter.
Brunson sent three points in the final quarter, Paul pulled back, Doncic broke through the hit, Johnson sent another three points, the Suns led 95-88. Paul broke through, Doncic hit two free throws, Paul hit a jumper, Doncic scored three points in return, and the Lone Ranger trailed 93-99. Then Paul suddenly sent out a continuous force to score points, and the Suns blasted out an 11-0 wave to directly open the 17-point gap. Powell hit a layup, Booker hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the Suns instantly opened the 21-point gap, and the suspense of the game ended completely.
Both sides started
Lone Rangers: Doncic, Brunson, Bullock, Finney Smith, Powell
Suns: Paul, Booker, Bridges, Claude, Ayton