The Lone Ranger lost again, losing 109-129 to the Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals G2, already 0-2 behind. Is there still a chance for the Lone Ranger in this series? The only time in the history of the Lone Rangers that they fell behind 0-2 and turned the tables back, what is the significance of this.
In the face of the first round of the sun, which many people thought was going to encounter the "black nine", the Lone Ranger never led in the series G1, once fell behind by up to 21 points, and in G2 the Lone Ranger once fell behind by 27 points and eventually lost 20 points. In the two games so far in this round, the Lone Ranger averaged 111.5 points per game with 46.3% shooting and 16.5 three-pointers per game with 41.3% three-point shooting rate, which is good offensive data, but it allows the Suns to average 125.0 points per game with 56.9% shooting percentage and 45.3% three-point shooting rate, and the average net loss score per game is -13.5 points.
Doncic averaged 40.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game with 53.8 percent shooting and 42.9 percent three-point shooting in both games, but it could not stop the Lone Ranger's rout, and the Lone Ranger, who was 0-2 behind in the big score, had reached the edge of the cliff, because no team in NBA history had yet turned the tables without falling behind by a large score of 0-3.
Although the series has only been played twice, the Chances of the Lone Rangers are already very slim, because the Lone Rangers have only one turnaround in the history of the Playoffs when they are 0-2 behind, that is, in the first round of the playoffs in 2005, the Lone Rangers have staged a big reversal against the Rockets, and in the seventh game of that series, the Lone Rangers won 116-76 against Yao Ming and Maddy's Rockets.
In fact, in the first round of the 2005 playoffs, the situation of the Lone Ranger was more passive than it is today, when the Lone Ranger, who had home advantage, lost two consecutive games at home. However, the Lone Ranger, who came to the away game, was the main guest, winning consecutive home games for the Rockets, and then winning 103-100 in the Battle of Tianwangshan. Although the Rockets won 101-83 in G6, the Lone Ranger overshadowed Yao Ming and Maddy with a huge 40-point advantage in the Game Of Seven.
Although the Lone Rangers averaged third-highest points per game in the regular season that season, the Lone Rangers reversed the Rockets by a tough defense, not by Nowitzki on the offensive end, who limited the Rockets' scoring to no more than 102 points in the next five games, especially in the Seventh Game, which only let the Rockets shoot 35.4 percent from the field and 16.7 percent from three-point range. So for the Lone Rangers to retain hope for this series, they must play high-quality team basketball, especially aggressively on the defensive end, rather than allowing Doncic to rampage, like the games that didn't have Doncic in the first round of the playoffs. The time has come to test Kidd's boldness, and it is also an opportunity to test Doncic's mind.