On January 26, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued, with the Golden State Warriors at home against the Dallas Mavericks. After the whole game, the Warriors defeated the Lone Ranger 130-92 and won 3 consecutive victories. On the Lone Ranger side, Hardaway Jr. suffered a serious injury in the second quarter with a fractured fifth metatarsal of his left foot.
Star of the Game: Stephen Curry
In this campaign, Curry played very easily. He made 7 of 16 shots and scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 20-29, 31-34, 27-34, 14-33 (the Warriors are behind).
On the Warriors side, in addition to Curry, Kuminga scored 22 points and 5 rebounds, Bjelica scored 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Jordan Poole 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Otto Porter 12 points and 6 rebounds, Victory Kings 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Klay Thompson came back in good shape, scoring 15 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
On the Lone Ranger side, Doncic scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jaylen Brunson scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Porzingis only scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. In the final quarter, he also took the initiative to apply for a technical foul and was sent off for playing basketball in anger. In addition, Kleber scored 8 points and 4 rebounds, and Finney-Smith had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
Game recap:
In the first quarter, Porzingis scored a three-pointer and the Lone Ranger took the lead. On the Warriors side, there was a misfire in the first 3 minutes of the game, and Curry made a breakthrough and finally broke the deadlock for the Warriors. After that, Doncic shot to 2+1 and made a three-pointer. The inspiration for the attack came quickly. On the Warriors side, the Splash Brothers scored successively, and Wiggins scored 7 points in a row. Later in this section, Curry hit two more jumpers, and Wiggins also hit a step-back shot. After the two sides started the rotation, Bjelica and Kuminga scored again, and the difference came to double digits. Brunson made a layup and finished the single quarter, leaving the Mavericks 20-29 behind temporarily.
In the second quarter, Bjelica succeeded in breaking through and shooting, and the Warriors continued to maintain their advantage. On the Lone Ranger side, Hardaway Jr.’s three-pointer and breakthrough 2+1 stopped the bleeding for the team. After that, Klay Thompson netted a three-pointer, Curry hit a jumper again, and Hardaway Jr. made 4 free throws and scored in double figures. But after that, the Lone Ranger suffered a major blow. Hardaway Jr. fell to the ground in pain during a breakthrough and had no choice but to retire. Later, the team officially announced that he suffered a serious injury with a fractured fifth metatarsal of his left foot.
After the episode, the Lone Ranger’s morale took a hit, Klay made two more three-pointers, and Damian Lee also made an outside shot, and the score difference returned to double digits. In the latter part of this quarter, Poole and Otto Porter also took turns to score, and the Lone Ranger could only rely on Doncic to support the scene. With Reggie Bullock’s layup, the Warriors continued to lead 63-51 after halftime.
After changing sides and fighting again, Clay made a jumper as soon as he came up. Then, Wiggins broke through and scored 2+1. The Warriors set off a new wave of climax. After 3 minutes of play in this quarter, Wiggins also made a free throw, and the difference was rapid. Scaled up to 20 points. On the Lone Ranger’s side, Kleber scored a three-pointer and Brunson’s breakthrough shot also entered to stop the bleeding for the team. But Poole made three-pointers in a row, Curry also made an outside shot, and the point difference remained above 20 points. Later in this section, Poole hit a level 1 malicious foul free throw, and Payton II made a dunk and three-pointer. After three quarters, the Warriors continued to lead the Mavericks 97-78.
At the end of the quarter, the Warriors continued to attack, and the Lone Ranger suffered a brand-new rout. Kuminga succeeded with a dunk, and the difference came to 31 points. Porzingis completely lost his fighting spirit after a mistake. He played basketball angrily until the technical foul was sent off. After that, Kuminga completed a five-best dunk in the counterattack, humiliating Josh Green of the Lone Ranger. After that, the two sides replaced the main players one after another, and the game entered garbage time. After the whole game, the Warriors defeated the Lone Ranger 130-92 and won 3 consecutive victories.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Mavericks: Finney Smith, Maxi Kleber, Porzingis, Jaylen Brunson, Luka Doncic
Warriors: Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson, Kevin Looney, Draymond Green, Stephen Curry
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