On February 11, Beijing time, the 2022-23 NBA regular season Mavericks away to the Kings, the third in the West. Doncic continued to be absent, Irving single-handedly led the team, and the Lone Ranger scored a record 45 points in the first quarter. Since then, the Lone Ranger has led by as many as 24 points. Coming back in the second half, the Kings fought back wildly, narrowing the gap to single digits at one point in the fourth quarter. In the end, the Lone Ranger 122-114 Kings ushered in a three-game winning streak, and the Kings ended a two-game winning streak, and the gap between the two sides was further narrowed.
Field data
Lone Ranger: Irving 25 points and 10 assists, Green 17 points and 7 assists, Block 13 points and 5 rebounds, Powell 9 points and 4 rebounds, Hardaway Jr. 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Hardy 12 points, McGee 11 points and 9 rebounds, Wood 13 points.
Kings: Fox 33 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Murray 16 points, Sabonis Jr. 18 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Huerter 15 points.
The star of the field
Throughout the game, Irving shot 5-of-14 and 12-of-12 from the free throw line, scoring a double-double of 25 points and 10 assists, seamlessly matching the Lone Ranger.
Trivia shots
Monkwei withdrew with his feet
High-light lens
McGee Snap
Orajuki
Irving singles teaching
Irving hit a three-pointer
Match Review
Doncic continued to truce, Powell came up for a layup 2-plus-1, Green hit a three-point shot, McGee took a layup, Hardaway hit a three-point shot, the Lone Ranger started 11-4, the King came back from a timeout, Murray hit a three-point shot, Huerter made a free throw, McGee made a layup, Green also had a layup, Fox countered a jumper, Sa Jr. also had a jumper, Bullock hit a layup, Irving hit a long-range three-pointer, Bullock followed with a three-pointer, and the Lone Ranger was 29-19, opening a double-digit point difference. Wood also had a three-pointer, and then he hit another three, made a throw, and also completed a 2-plus-1, a big explosion. Wood hit another jumper, and Hardy also had a three-pointer, and the first quarter ended with the Lone Rangers leading 45-25. In the first two games after Irving joined, the Lone Rangers scored 41 and 45 points in the first quarter, respectively, setting a new first-quarter scoring record for the team.
In the second quarter, Wright hit a three-pointer, Murray hit a layup, and then he followed with a three-pointer, Barnes went 2 and 1, and the Kings chased only 15 points. Green went 2-on-1, Powell hit a layup, Irving hit a three-pointer, and the Lone Rangers regained a 20-point lead. Irving also had a jumper, Sa countered with a dragon, Hardy hit a three-pointer, and then he hit another 3-pointer to give the Lone Rangers a 65-41 lead. Hardaway hit a three-pointer, Fox returned with a jumper, and both sides went into a timeout. The timeout came back, Irving had another jumper, Hardaway hit a free throw, Davis responded with a three-pointer, and at halftime, the Lone Rangers led 74-56.
Returning from the break, Irving made two fouls and hit two free throws, Huerter countered with a layup, Irving responded with a three-pointer, Sam returned with a layup, Huerter countered with a layup, Green hit a three-pointer, Murray took a layup, Powell made a dunk, Murray hit a three-pointer, Hardaway scored a layup, Murray made another three-pointer, and the two sides entered a timeout. Back on the court, Green hit a jumper, Powell hit a layup, Hardaway followed with a throw, Green countered with a layup, and the Lone Ranger went 92-72 to stop the Kings again. The game continued, Davis hit a three-pointer, Monk hit a layup, Davis hit another three, Block hit a three-pointer, Barnes followed with a three-pointer, Fox hit two free throws, and the third quarter ended, giving the Lone Rangers a 101-87 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Hardy hit a three-pointer, Metu made a layup, Monk retired early due to injury, Fox countered with a layup, and the Kings chased 94-104. Coming back from a timeout, Fox hit a layup, Hardaway hit a three-pointer, Sa Jr. hit a layup, and Bullock returned with a three-pointer, giving the Lone Rangers a 110-100 lead. Irving made two free throws and hit two free throws, and at the crucial moment, he broke through for a layup to give the Lone Ranger a 114-101 lead. The King didn't give up, Fox fought back with a layup, the King chased down only 8 points, and Sa Jr. left the game with six fouls. Irving hit two free throws, the Lone Ranger still led by 10 points with 1:11 remaining, and with 14.9 seconds left, Fox hit a jumper, it was too late, the Kings trailed by 6 points, unable to recover, and the Lone Ranger had the last laugh.
Both sides start
Kings starters: Barnes, Murray, Sabonis, Huerter, Fox
Lone ranger starters: Bullock, Green, Powell, Hardaway, Irving