On April 6, Beijing time, the 2022-23 NBA regular season Lone Ranger faced the Kings. The Kings held the lead at halftime, leading by as many as 13 points at one point. In the second half, the Lone Rangers fought back, and the two sides tied 92 after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Irving exploded like crazy, scoring 19 points alone, and in the end, the Lone Ranger 123-119 Kings, the record tied the Thunder, still ranked 11th in the West.
Field data
Kings: Fox 28 points and 8 assists, Sabonis 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Barnes 16 points, Murray 11 points and 9 rebounds, Monk 13 points.
Lone Ranger: Irving 31 points and 8 assists, Doncic 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Green 10 points, Wood 14 points, Hardaway Jr. 24 points.
The star of the field
Irving saved the Lone Ranger, shooting 12-of-23 from the field and 6-of-10 from three-point range, finishing with 31 points and eight assists, and he scored 19 points alone in the fourth quarter.
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Match Review
This game is comparable to a life-and-death battle for the Lone Ranger. Powell made a basket, Doncic made a 2-plus-1 free throw, Fox returned with a three-pointer, Barnes countered with a layup, Bullock hit a three-pointer, and Irving hit a jumper, and the two sides started with a 9-tie. Huerter hit a three-pointer, Irving had another jumper, Fox returned the shot, Sa Jr. also made a three-pointer, and the Lone Ranger took a timeout. The timeout came back, Hardaway Jr. hit a three-pointer, Mitchell returned with a three, Green hit a jumper, Doncic went 2 to 1, and Green hit a jumper to tie the two sides at 25. Hardy countered with a layup, Monk interfered with the ball, Barnes did not dunk, and the first quarter ended with the Lone Rangers leading 28-27.
In the second quarter, Monk hit a jumper, Fox steals a dragon dunk, and the Lone Ranger takes a timeout. Timeout came back, Wood hit a jumper, Hardy hit a layup, Fox countered with a dunk, Green returned a three-pointer, Fox also made a free throw, Monk 2-plus-1, Hardaway Jr. hit a three-pointer, and Sa Jr. responded with a hook to give the Kings a 44-38 lead. Murray also had a three-pointer, then he hit another three, Kléber 2-plus-1, Mitchell made a layup, Murray double-plus-1, Irving returned with a layup, Murray made another layup, and Sa Jr. hit a hook to give the Kings a 59-48 lead. The Lone Ranger came back from a timeout, Doncic hit a layup, Barnes made an empty dunk, Hardaway Jr. hit a three-pointer, then he jumped again, Barnes made a layup, Monk also had a layup, Green hit a three-pointer, Sam Jr. made a layup and scored, Doncic hit two free throws, Fox hit a layup, and at halftime, the Kings led 71-60.
Coming back from the break, Hardaway Jr. hit a three-pointer, and then he hit three free throws, Doncic also made a layup, Hardaway Jr. made a layup, Irving also had a three-pointer, the Lone Ranger chased 73-78, Hardaway Jr. followed with three points, Doncic also had a three-pointer, and the Lone Ranger went 19-7 to complete the comeback. The Kings came back from a timeout, Irving also had a three-pointer, Mitchell returned with a three, Sa Jr. hit a hook, Bullock responded with a hook, and Irving broke through and sprained his ankle and remained on the court. Lyles hit a three-pointer, Sa Jr. hooked in and Doncic made a free throw, and the two sides went into a timeout. Back on the court, the Kings scored four straight points, and the third quarter ended with a 92-game tie.
In the fourth quarter, Wood went 3-on-1, Monk returned with a three-pointer, Lyles made an empty dunk, Irving hit a free throw, and then he also had a three-point shot to give the Lone Rangers a 101-99 lead. Lyles returned with a three-pointer, Wood followed with a three-pointer, Monk hit a three-pointer, Irving hit a jumper, Barnes made an empty dunk, Irving jumped again, and then he hit a three-pointer, and the fourth quarter exploded. Huerter was unhappy with the penalty and ate a technical foul, Wood cut a dunk, Huerter hit a three-pointer, Irving hit a key three-pointer, the Lone Ranger led 117-112, and the Kings took a timeout. Coming back from a timeout, Irving hit another three-point shot with Big Heart, and Wood also had a three-pointer, with 55 seconds left to give the Lone Rangers a 123-114 lead. Barnes made a layup, Fox went 2-on-1 and the Kings trailed by four points. However, Mitchell and Fox missed consecutive 3-pointers, and in the end, the Lone Ranger had the last laugh.
Both sides start
Lone Ranger: Hardaway Jr., Bullock, Powell, Irving, Doncic
Kings: Murray, Barnes, Sabonis, Huerter, Fox