On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Jazz lost to the Lone Rangers 118-126, falling behind 1-2 on aggregate. In the absence of Doncic, the well-staffed Jazz team still can't beat the opponent, which is a bit surprising. So why didn't the Jazz even keep their home?
Su Qun, a well-known basketball commentator, also analyzed on personal social media, and he believes that the Jazz's current problems are mainly three points.
First, the Jazz were completely unable to prevent Bronson's breakthrough. Bronson is currently averaging 32 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first three games of the series, shooting 50.7% from the field. In order to defend him, the Jazz have tried the strategy of single defense and changing defenses, mitchell, Conley, Bogdanovic and Reus O'Neal took turns, but unfortunately there was no way.
Second, the Jazz still can't defend the 5 small, and in the two games they lost, they were hit by the Lone Ranger on 22 three-pointers and 18 three-pointers. Because they could not prevent Bronson's breakthrough, the Jazz had to make up for and assist in defense, and because their lineup was too large and the rotation speed was insufficient, the shooters on the outside of the Lone Rangers would get a lot of empty shots.
The likes of Kléber, Bertans, Josh Green and Bullock are in full swing, while Kidd is also deliberately reducing his use of Powell, using the 5-plus lineup for a long time, leaving the Jazz to lose sight of each other.
Third, Gobert's offensive and defensive ends have become a burden. Although Gobert was voted the best defensive player and paid more than $40 million, he was only good at crouching and guarding the basket, and he lacked mobility to save beyond the three-point line. On the offensive end, Gobert also has no basketball dominance, which also causes the Jazz to be dragged down on both offensive and defensive ends when he is on the court.
It wasn't until the middle of the third quarter that the Jazz made up their minds to replace Gobert and play in a small lineup, and they also chased the score at one point, but unfortunately they were unable to turn the tables. And in the next game, they may have to adjust as early as possible. Especially if Doncic makes a comeback in the future, the Jazz will definitely not use Gobert again.
In the regular season this season, the two only played against each other for 5 minutes, and as a result, Doncic relied on the "roll call" tactic to score 26 points on Gobert's head. Before Gobert, Zubac, Valanciunas and Adams also proved that traditional centers are only "trained" by Doncic. If the Jazz continue to insist on going their own way, the situation in which they were eliminated by the Clippers in the playoffs last year is likely to recur.