Doncic boom 26+13+9! Lone Ranger Nick Suns 1-2 on aggregate Paul scored 12 points and 7 turnovers

On May 7, Beijing time, the Lone Ranger and the Suns began the third game of the series. The Lone Ranger, who returned home from the game, finally grabbed the start, paul had seven turnovers in the half on his birthday night, and the Suns trailed by 14 points at one point. Although the Suns chased a 7-point gap at the end of the half, the Lone Rangers went on in the third quarter, and the biggest point difference between the two sides reached 18 points. Although Doncic suffered his 5th foul early in the last quarter, the Sun had dug too deep a pit to turn over. In the end, the Lone Ranger beat the Suns 103-94 to chase the aggregate score to 1-2.

Match data

Suns: Booker 18 points, 6 assists, Paul 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 turnovers, Crowder 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Ayton 16 points, 11 rebounds, Bridges 12 points and 6 rebounds

Lone Rangers: Doncic 26 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Brunson 28 points and 5 assists, Bullock 15 points and 3 steals, Smith 14 points and 3 steals, Kleber 14 points, 4 assists and 3 blocks

Star of the Game: Doncic plays in full to help the Lone Ranger survive

Doncic once again played an all-round performance, although he was plagued by foul trouble and limited playing time in the final quarter. But he helped the Lone Ranger pull back a city with his excellent scoring performance and frequent assists to his teammates.

Game tidbits

Paul made an offensive foul! Doncic was dissatisfied with the penalty and imitated Paul's actions to the referee

Mistakes! Paul made seven turnovers in the half for the first time in his career

Count money gestures! Doncic was whistled for a fourth foul and unhappy with the referee's decision

Highlights of this session

Sit and send assists! Doncic dedicates his pen

Tease Ayton! Doncic scored on an inside single

Break through the dunks! Bridges easily abused the basket

Press the whistle hit! Brunson breaks through to score points

Can this also go in? Brunson's miraculous back-back hit

Game review

Booker and Bullock faced off for three points in the first quarter, and then Booker and Crowder hit three consecutive three-pointers to give the Suns a 9-3 lead. Smith and Crowder exchanged breakouts, then Brunson broke through the hit, Ayton scored from the basket, and the Lone Ranger suddenly exploded a 13-0 wave to instantly surpass seven points. Paul jumped to stop the bleeding, Kléber sent a dunk, and the Lone Ranger led 22-15. Booker hit two free throws, Bullock scored from the basket and Doncic scored from the basket to give the Lone Ranger a 26-16 lead. Bridges scored from the basket and sent a dunk, Doncic sent a three-pointer, and the Lone Ranger led the Suns 29-20.

In the second quarter, the two sides were caught in a long scoring drought, Paul made consecutive mistakes, Dinwiddie hit a layup, McGee broke the ice, then Dinwiddie hit a layup, Johnson hit all three free throws, Brunson threw a shot, and the Lone Ranger led 35-25. Ayton hit two free throws, Brunson pressed the whistle to score points, Doncic sent a breakthrough, and the Lone Ranger led 41-29. Crowder returned the three-pointer, Kleber broke through to take the point, Ayton scored from the basket, Doncic hit the back, Smith sent a three-pointer, and the Lone Ranger led by 14 points at 48-34. Paul and Ayton scored seven straight points to stop the bleeding as the Suns trailed to 41-48. Bridges ate a technical foul to send the Lone Ranger a free throw, and then Doncic scored a second offensive point to give the Lone Ranger a 51-41 lead. Crowder hit a three-pointer and the Suns trailed 44-51 into the second half.

Bridges hit a jumper in the third quarter, Smith sent three consecutive three-pointers, Doncic helped Powell, and the Lone Ranger led 59-46. Paul was blown for a technical foul and sent the Lone Ranger a free throw. Doncic scored on a jumper and the Lone Ranger opened with an 11-2 run to widen the 16-point gap. Ayton hit two free throws, Doncic broke through the hit, Crowder sent a three-pointer, Brunson broke through to take the point, and the Lone Ranger led 66-51. Doncic hit another three-pointer, Booker hit a jumper, Crowder sent a whistle-blowing three-pointer, and the Suns chased down 13 points. Brunson hit a layup, Crowder hit a jumper, Brunson hit two free throws, Booker returned the shot, and the Suns trailed 63-75. Brunson threw a free throw, Kléber sent a three-pointer and the Lone Ranger pulled away a 17-point gap. Booker hit two free throws, Johnson sent three points, Brunson hit two free throws, and the Lone Ranger led 82-67 into the final quarter.

In the last quarter, Bullock sent a long-range shot, McGee slammed into the dunk, and then he scored four more points in a row, leaving the Lone Ranger with only 12 points left. Smith sent a whistle, Doncic broke through to score points, and the Lone Ranger led 90-73. Doncic was then whistled for his fifth foul, Booker hit a three-pointer, Paul counter-attacked and the Suns trailed 78-90. Kléber scored from the basket to stop the bleeding, Ayton returned the favor and scored, bullock hit a three-pointer to give the Lone Ranger a 95-80 lead. Ayton made a layup to stop the bleeding, Bridges hit a layup and the Suns trailed to an 11-point gap. Bridges hit two free throws and Brunson made two free throws to give the Lone Ranger a 97-86 lead. Brunson then hit a layup, and in the final 2 minutes the Lone Ranger pulled 13 points to stabilize the situation, Paul stopped the bleeding with three points, and the Suns chased 89-99. Bridges hit a layup, Bullock killed the game with three points, and the Lone Ranger pulled back a city at home.

Both sides started

Suns: Paul, Booker, Bridges, Claude, Ayton

Lone Rangers: Brunson, Doncic, Bullock, Finney Smith, Powell