Facing the New Orleans Pelicans, who were eighth in the West, in the first round of the playoffs, the Suns, the hegemon of the regular season, did not choose the results, and finally advanced to the Western Conference with a 4-2 score. We admit that devin Booker's injury did put a lot of pressure on the Pelicans in the series, but the gap between them and the Suns is still an insurmountable gulf. Back at home, the Suns continue to take on the Dallas Mavericks challenge this time.
Doncic's ability to lead the team can not be underestimated, Brunson has gradually shown his unparalleled personality charm, and Dinwiddie, who only joined the Lone Ranger in the middle of the season, is also one of the key figures in the team's winning. But how could the Suns, who basically maintained the health of all the members, easily allow the Lone Rangers to achieve the feat of domination? The competition between the two sides is still based on the Suns' tight lead and continues. At the beginning of the game, even though Doncic was able to deliver 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the 12 minutes of the first quarter, Booker also contributed 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Not only that, but Ayton was also able to deliver a crucial 9 points with an efficient shooting rate of 4 of 6 shots, helping the team to play a 35-25 score and take a 10-point lead. After taking the lead at the start, the Suns, who entered the second quarter, were able to follow the trend and further widen the point difference between the two teams. Doncic continued to threaten, handing over 12+2+2 data still did not work, and the Suns, who played everywhere, scored a 3-point lead with a 34-31 score. At the end of the first half of the game, the Suns have scored 69-56, leading the Lone Rangers by a crucial 13 points.
Yi Bian fought again, and the Lone Ranger team was still beaten to no avail. In the third quarter of the competition, Doncic did not have a single quarter of explosive data contribution, only handed over 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, once let the Suns, who played everywhere, continue to take a 4-point lead with a 27-23 score. By the time it reached the crucial final quarter showdown, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 17 points, and there was basically no great suspense in this game. Doncic is still unwilling to give up, continue to play the last quarter 12 minutes of play time, with 100% shooting rate to send 13 + 2 + 2 data, leading the team to 35-25 score, chasing back the previous 10 points behind.
However, after the regular time of the fourth quarter, Doncic, who played the king of the final quarter, still did not lead the team to complete the reversal, allowing the Suns to win the game with a score of 121-114. Doncic's game can be described as a full effort, a single game of play time reached 44 minutes, with an efficient output of 30 shots and 15, sent out the highest score of the game 45 points, as well as 12 rebounds and 8 assists of the comprehensive data, not only effectively alleviated the overall scoring pressure of the team, but also connected the team's overall offense, but in the end it was difficult to support.
Yes, the Lone Rangers have three other players who have scored double digits, but the overall data performance is not very good. These include Brunson, who shot 6-of-16 in a single game and delivered only 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Finney Smith, who delivered 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Kleber, who scored 19 points on the bench. The overall data contribution of the team is not comprehensive, compared to the Suns, which played all the soldiers, the Lone Rangers lost the game painfully, allowing the Suns to win the opening red of the second round of the series.