On April 8, the Lone Ranger collapsed in the final quarter, losing to the Bulls by 3 points after once leading and eating the defeat. In this way, the Lone Ranger is one win behind the Thunder, who are tenth in the West, with one round left, and their records are at a disadvantage, so the Lone Ranger is officially out of the play-offs, and the Thunder lock in the top 10 spots. The Lone Ranger has two All-Star starters, Irving and Doncic, as well as powerful players such as Wood and Kléber, but the final result is regrettably out of the game and misses the play-offs one round early.
After the game, Doncic refused to be interviewed, and the game against the Bulls was not only a home game, but also a "Slovenian night", with Irving and others directly taking a break, Doncic played 12 minutes and 35 seconds, scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The team missed the play-offs, went out early, and Doncic did not accept an interview, and his disappointment is understandable. Previously, Doncic single-core led the team, at least to the playoffs, and even go far in the playoffs, but now the team got Irving after a big trade, the record fell directly, a round out early, and even did not get a ticket to the top ten play-offs in the West.
Doncic was fourth before getting Irving, when Irving and Doncic officially teamed up, and the Lone Ranger was fourth, with great hopes of going straight to the playoffs, and may even impact the top three in the West. But I didn't expect that the Lone Ranger was hit by run-in and injuries and directly missed the playoffs. The 1-7 loss in 8 games during this period was a turning point in the Lone Ranger's season, and Irving Ramadan, the Lone Ranger's performance continued to pull his crotch, was constantly surpassed by the team behind him, and the ranking also continued to decline, and finally reached the 11th place in the West.
Looking at Cuban's expression, you can see that after losing to the Bulls and missing the play-offs, the lone ranger boss Cuban covered his face in annoyance, looking disappointed. Many fans blamed his operation, which made the Lone Ranger's good situation wasted and directly swallowed a failed season.
Kidd has determined that the likes of Doncic and Irving will not play in the final round against the Spurs, and the Lone Rangers have indeed failed after a season.