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Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

In this year's playoffs east-west second round sun vs lone ranger showdown, the two sides came to a 2-2 draw, which seems to be unexpected by many people. You know, in the G4 game, Finney Smith became a miracle fighter, he shot 8 three-pointers in this game to help the team win, and more importantly, the story behind Smith is really inspiring.

Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

In the G4 game, Finney Smith played 38 minutes, 12 of the 13 shots were three-pointers, at the same time, he hit 8 goals, cut 24 points and 8 rebounds, of which, his scoring was second on the team, rebounds were first on the team, and the plus-minus was +11. What's more, Smith hit eight three-pointers alone, and his three-point shots alone were only one less than the Suns' team.

Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

It is worth mentioning that since entering the NBA in 2016, Smith has only played for the Lone Ranger, who has just turned 29 this year and played 80 games in the regular season stage, averaging 33.1 minutes per game, 11 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists, shooting 47.1% from the field and shooting 39.5% from three-point range. Averaging points, assists, steals and three-point shooting per game is also at record highs, with the second-highest overall shooting percentage of his career.

Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

At the same time, more advanced data shows that Smith's efficiency value, victory contribution value per 48 minutes and true plus-minus also broke career records, and the true shooting percentage (60.4%) was the second highest in his career. At the same time, Smith's offensive efficiency is tied to career records.

What's more, Smith was also recognized by the Mavericks, who renewed Smith's contract for a 4-year, $52 million contract in February of this year. However, behind this brilliance, Smith paid too much for his young NBA dream, and even became the NBA's unsuccessful draft.

Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

In the 2016 draft, Smith unexpectedly lost the draft, you know, during his time at the University of Florida, he scored a total of 1220 points, ranking 36th in the history of the school, and became the first transfer student in the history of the school to achieve a total score of 1000 points. Fortunately, however, the Lone Ranger threw an olive branch for him.

In the first five games of the 2016-17 season, he played four games, averaging just 1.1 minutes per game. Fortunately, however, after the sixth game of his career, Smith was suddenly mentioned as a starter, and the playing time also surged to 32 minutes. Until the end of his rookie season, Smith barely played less than 10 minutes, averaging 20.3 minutes per game.

Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

Of course, Smith's performance did not betray the trust of the team. In the 2019-20 season, Smith averaged 9.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, shooting 46.6% from the field and 37.6% from three-point range, and in 2019, the Lone Ranger issued a three-year, 12 million contract extension. Still, despite this, according to Smith, his mother refused to quit his job at a fried chicken shop after he entered the NBA because he signed an unsecured contract for the previous 3 years.

Lost draft to become a lone ranger! The Western Half finals with 8 three-pointers in a single game write an inspirational story against the soaring suns

Smith and Doncic then helped the Lone Ranger regain strength, and Smith became the Lone Ranger's sharpshooter, the two helped the Lone Ranger to enter the playoffs again after many years, and now they have broken through to the first round and reached the Western Conference semifinals.

What's more, with Smith's help, the Lone Ranger actually drew a 2-2 draw with the Suns, who are number one in the league, which is also quite surprising. In any case, smith will be one of the most important players of the Lone Rangers in the following games.

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