When it comes to this season's championship team, not many people will count the Jazz, but they can't be ignored. Today, the Jazz beat the Clippers 124-103 at home and are currently in Third Place in the West End with 20 wins and seven losses. In the last 14 games, the Jazz have won 12. Can they throw away the "regular season team" hat this season?
According to statistics, the Jazz are currently in a wave of 8 consecutive wins. So far this season, the Jazz have topped the league in offensive efficiency, net efficiency, total shooting percentage and three-point shooting, and fifth in defensive efficiency. In addition, this game is also the Jazz's 20th win of the season, of which 16 wins have a 10-point difference and 9 games have a winning point difference of 20 points.
Mitchell became one of the Jazz's recent soaring credits. In the first 18 games of the season, Mitchell averaged 22.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 42 percent from the field and just 31.3 percent from three-point range. But counting this game, Mitchell has averaged 29.1 points and 5.3 assists in the last eight games, and the two shooting percentages have increased to 55.4% and 43.2%, respectively.
Former NBA player Perkins reminds everyone not to forget the Jazz. He updated the game during the social media said that it seems that Mitchell and Gobert are finally ready to lead the Jazz to the next level. He said he wouldn't guarantee the Jazz would definitely win, "but don't be surprised if the Jazz win this season." ”
Off the field, the Jazz are also moving frequently. In the first half of this year, Wade became a jazz little boss. Recently, the Jazz also hired Danny Angie as an associate director and president of the basketball operations department. Wade's arrival gave Mitchell the opportunity to get close to his predecessors in the "near water tower", and Angie's return to the mountain is also expected.
In the 2020-21 season, the Jazz were at the top of the league, but they were overturned by the Clippers in the second round of the West End with a 2-0 lead, especially in the last two games when the Clippers still won consecutively in the case of small card injury, which made the Jazz's face even more disgraceful. The Jazz have also borne the notoriety of "only playing the regular season".
But the Bucks can serve as a role model for jazz. In the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, the Bucks were all the top in the league, but they were also folded in the playoffs and were also labeled as "regular season teams". But after two years of dormancy, the Bucks soared in the 2020-21 season to win the second crown in team history.
Perhaps, the moment that belongs to Jazz is also coming. (Supine Braces/Hairy)