On March 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Lone Ranger sat at home to meet the Kings. Doncic was absent due to injury in this game, which also damaged the strength of the Lone Ranger, the first quarter fell into passivity, half-time trailed by 14 points, but in the second half the Lone Ranger rose to fight back, in the last moment Dinwiddie scored consecutive points to help the team see the hope of reversal, Finney Smith hit a three-pointer, with Barnes three-point miss, the Lone Ranger defeated the Kings 114-113 at home to win four consecutive wins.
The Lone Rangers didn't have Doncic in this game, and the starters were forced to make adjustments, Brunson, Dinwiddie, Bullock, Smith and Powell. Without Doncic, the Lone Ranger fell into passivity as soon as he came up, and the Kings took the initiative on the court, gradually widening the point difference, and at one point took a 19-point lead. But then the Lone Ranger launched a counterattack, the third quarter successfully narrowed the point gap, the final moments the Kings also missed a good opportunity, Fox two free throws, Lone Ranger Smith hit a three-pointer, leaving the King 3.3 seconds, with Barnes three points missed, the Lone Ranger successfully won.
The Kings still had a good chance of winning the game this time, but unfortunately they failed to withstand the attack of their opponents in the last minute, and after losing this game, it became more difficult to impact the play-offs, four wins behind the 10th Pelicans. In this campaign, Fox's performance was very good, shooting 18 of 31, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 44 points and 6 assists, but finally appeared two free throws and one shot, missing the opportunity to lead. Sabonis Jr. had 15 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, Lyles had 11 points and Di Ventenzo had 10 points and eight rebounds.
Without Doncic, the Lone Ranger also completed a 19-point comeback, which is very rare. In addition to Smith's hit of a three-pointer, Dinwiddie's performance was outstanding, filling the gap in Doncic very well. Dinwiddie played 36 minutes, shooting 11-of-22, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 12-of-13 from the free throw line, with a season-high 36 points and seven assists; it was he who scored consecutive points in the final moments, giving Smith the chance to kill. In addition, Brunson had 23 points and six assists, Smith 17 points, Bullock 11 points and Green 12 points and 12 rebounds.
As the lone ranger of the NBA powerhouse, his performance in the recent past is still very good, beating the Lakers and the Warriors in succession, and now ranks fifth in the West. And this time without Doncic, he can also win, or a 19-point reversal, which also makes the owner of the field Cuban very excited, after Smith scored a quasi-kill three-pointer, he was also excited to jump up, very happy.