On November 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season has just ended a focus war, and finally after 4 quarters of hard fighting, the Lone Rangers narrowly defeated the Western Dark Horse Kings 105-99. The Lone Ranger's record came to 4 wins and 2 losses, while the King's record became 3 wins and 3 losses. The Lone Rangers were able to win this game, and their starting 3-man group was instrumental. The combination of Doncic + Hardaway + Powell combined to blast 51 points + 19 rebounds + 13 assists to lead the team to win and hit the Kings. The dark horse in the West has fallen, and the Nets have a chance?
In terms of strength, the two teams are equal in strength this season. Both teams have young top-paid players in attendance, with doncic the Lone Ranger and Fox on the Kings. Lone Ranger's Porzingis was unable to play due to injury, and The Kings' Ryan and Bagley were also sitting on the sidelines. Before this game, both teams had a record of 3 wins and 2 losses. In the first quarter of the game, the lone rangers who played at home took the lead, and they won 31-22 in the quarter by as much as 9 points. In the second quarter, the Lone Rangers stretched the gap to more than 10 points, but the Kings fought back, and they chased back 3 points 25-22 in the quarter. In the second half, the Lone Ranger led 29-25 in the third quarter and 23-27 in the fourth quarter, but they still stabilized the situation and won the game smoothly.
Take a look at the data of the main players of both teams. Kings side: Holmes 22 points and 13 rebounds, Barnes 15 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Fox 14 points and 8 rebounds, Haliburton 14 points and 6 rebounds, Tristan Thompson 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Lone Rangers: Doncic 23 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, Hardaway 16 points, Finney Smith 13 points and 6 rebounds, Powell 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, substitute Nilikina 12 points.
The Lone Ranger today leads the Kings in a number of major stats. In assists, the Lone Ranger leads 24-20; in steals, the Lone Ranger leads 8-6; and in blocks, the Lone Ranger leads 4-3. However, in terms of rebounding, the Kings have a significant lead 56-45. The Kings won so many rebounds but saw no hope of a comeback, mostly because their 3-point shooting sucked. In this game, the Kings shot only 7 of 36 three-pointers, shooting less than 20%, which is really miserable.
Doncic didn't feel particularly good today, shooting 1-of-7 from three-point range and 2-of-6 from the free throws, and suffered a technical foul during the game for complaining about the referee. Despite the poor feel, Doncic scored a game-high 23 points. Several of the Kings' core players were also poorly felt, with Fox scoring 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting; Barnes scoring 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting; Haliburton scoring 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting; and Hield scoring 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Hield and Barnes made just 4 of 20 three-pointers combined, reminiscent of Barnes, who repeatedly failed to shoot in the Warriors Finals that year.
Kidd led the Lone Ranger to a good record, which was done in the absence of Bo Shen, and it seems that he has worked well after succeeding Carlisle, but the King is about to be beaten back to his original form. After the Kings' dark horse faded, the Nets had a chance. They could make a big 1-for-2 deal with the Kings, sendIng Owen to the Kings and getting Hield + Bagley or Hield + Tristan Thompson from the Kings. It's not a day or two since the Kings wanted to send Hilde away, and they traded with the Nets to get what they needed.
Warriors player Dream Green said today: "A lot of players in the league have mastered the art of making fouls, and they must have learned from Harden. "After the league introduced new rules to restrict foul making, Harden has gradually adapted and cracked, while Doncic and Trae Young are still confused, see if they can find a way to crack it next!"