After eight straight wins, the Jazz suffered two straight losses, which is obviously not the answer the team wants to see, and it is a series of losses to the Spurs and Wizards, which are not very competitive teams, so the Jazz need a win to get out of the decline of two consecutive losses. The weaker Hornets became unlucky, and the Jazz played a 35-16 offensive climax in the first quarter, directly giving the Hornets a downward spiral. But the Hornets are a young and dynamic team, under the leadership of Lamelo Ball, they gradually narrowed the point gap, but they dug too deep in the first quarter, and finally lost the game 102-112, and the Jazz stopped the decline of two consecutive losses.
The Jazz triplet scored 20+, With Bojan Bogdanovic and Rudy Gobert scoring 23 points each, and Gobert grabbed 21 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists, but Mitchell felt a little bad, shooting 7 of 7 out of 20 from the field, including 10 of 20 three-pointers, 35% shooting and 20% three-point shooting rate, which is a bit hot, that is, the Jazz won the game, if you lose, Mitchell's meeting materials may be a thick pile.
After a wave of eight consecutive wins, mitchell and Gobert both made it to the top ten of the regular season MVP list, which is the best affirmation of them, and their cooperation is easily reminiscent of the former Utah double, John Stockton and Carl Malone, but now the Jazz duo has changed, Mitchell is the scoring burden, and Gobert is the cover assist and defense. There is no doubt that the Jazz's transformation in recent years has benefited from Mitchell's rapid emergence as the core of the team, with the halo of a 13-pick quarterback, Mitchell averaged 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in his rookie season, and even eliminated the Thunder with Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Paul George in the playoffs.
In the following seasons, Mitchell maintained a steady output, and the Jazz gradually became a powerhouse in the West. Mitchell has averaged 25 points, 3.8 rebounds and five assists this season, shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from three-point range. Although the statistics are not too explosive, considering that the Jazz also have players such as Bojan, Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson and so on, Mitchell can average 25+ per game. With the halo of the 13th pick, it is easy to compare Mitchell with Kobe Bryant, and even think that Mitchell should become a super point guard like Kobe, but in fact Mitchell should learn from Chris Paul.
Based on the existence of Gobert, the Jazz's offense is actually not too complicated, Mitchell, Conley, Clarkson, Bojan and other people can use the block to launch an attack, so Gobert averages 6.9 cover assists per game, ranking first in the league, ahead of second place Jacob Pelter a full 1 time. Gobert's body shape has a unique advantage in terms of blocking and demolition, which has a great effect on the improvement of the offensive stability of Mitchell and others. Mitchell has averaged 11.9 possessions per game to attack, second only to Trae Young's 15.3 and Luka Doncic's 13.5, third in the league.
In terms of the number of shots, Mitchell averaged 9.7 shots per game, also ranking third in the league, and he was ranked ahead of Trae Young and Doncic. However, Mitchell was a little more efficient. As of December 21, Beijing time, the league has 31 players who have averaged no less than 5 shots per game after using the block, and Mitchell's shooting rate ranks third, behind Juju Holliday's 51.1% and Chris Paul's 50.3%. In fact, Mitchell's shooting percentage after using the block is already quite good, and combined with his third-in-the-league shots, it is an extremely good report card, after all, Holliday and Paul's shots are 5.6 and 6.2 respectively, and they are not as good as Mitchell in terms of production.
Since Mitchell can guarantee the yield and quality of his shots after using the block, what else does he need to learn from Paul? The answer is simple, that is, the choice of the shooting area. The use of the block after the shot is actually very simple, one is the emergency stop jump shot, can be a three-point shot, can also be a mid-range, the other is a direct impact on the basket. Mitchell's choice is basically in the three-point shot and basket, and his choice is more in line with the characteristics of today's league, and the three-point shot and the basket are the mainstream.
Impact basket aside, we look at Mitchell's stop-and-go jump shot. Mitchell has had a total of 148 stop-and-go jump shots this season, hitting 64 hits, shooting 43.2 percent, including 110 three-point stop jump shots and 45 hits, 40.9 percent. Paul is very different, he has a total of 141 stop-and-go jump shots this season, hitting 72 hits, shooting 51.1%, including 30 three-point stop jump shots, hitting 8 hits, shooting 26.7%. In terms of shooting area, Paul is more inclined to the mid-range emergency stop jumper, which is also his killer skill.
Mitchell is said to have a 40.9% three-point shot jump shooting rate, and he doesn't seem to need to make a mid-range shot, but the three-point shot is still not stable, and once the feel is sluggish, it is easy to drag down the team. Therefore, Mitchell should appropriately increase the mid-range stop jumper. In fact, Mitchell's mid-range shooting rate this season is quite good, 65 shots 33, shooting 50.8%, and Paul's 54% mid-range shooting rate is not too different, but mitchell production is low, averaging 2.2 mid-range shots per game, while Paul averages 4.3 mid-range shots per game.
Of course, Mitchell does not have to give up three-pointers for the middle distance, after all, he is very good outside the three-point line, but when the three points can not find the feel, the role of the middle distance begins to appear, but also can become a transition to find the feel. Still back in the game against the Hornets, Mitchell shot 2-of-10 from three-point range, but he shot 1-of-1 from mid-range, and if he can use the mid-range to find the feel, his overall state may not be so depressed.
Text/Duncan's laugh