On April 26, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, in the Lone Rangers home to meet the Jazz's Tianwangshan Battle, the Jazz played a very bad game, they were completely sluggish in the first three quarters of the key game, the first quarter of the game scored 18 points, the second quarter of the game scored 18 points, the third quarter of the game scored 19 points, the third quarter of the game only scored 55 points, the third quarter of the game has been more than 26 points behind the opponent!
In the fourth quarter, the Jazz did not have any chances, but Snyder did not replace the main lineup, which directly caused the players on the court to be very depressed, and Whiteside broke out with the opponent and was sent off. Mitchell then also strained his own thigh on an attack, causing him to leave the field injured. It all seems to be very unworthy, and the Jazz still have a chance in game six, but Mitchell's injury makes them seem to have said goodbye to the season completely!
The Jazz played a humiliating game in which they were completely overwhelmed by their opponents, and the team's core players were too subdued, Mitchell shot 4-of-15, 7-of-0 three-pointers, Bojan Bogdanovic shot 9-of-0, three-pointers 5-of-0, Conley shot 1-of-6, 4-of-0 three-pointers, O'Neal shot 2-of-6, and 1-of-5 from three-point range!
The sluggish play of these four core players has made their offensive form really bad, and the team shot 31-of-3 from three-point range in this game, which is really incredible for a team like them that relies heavily on three-pointers. If the Jazz highlights of this game are, it may be Gobert and Clarkson, Gobert shot 6 of 7 and got 17 points and 11 rebounds, Clarkson shot 9 of 15 from the field, got 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, these two play is a shield for the Jazz!
For the Jazz, they can lose in the key Battle of Tennoyama, after all, they play on the road, but they can't lose in this state. If they lose to the Lone Ranger in the first round, there could be a seismic change in this team in the offseason, Mitchell, Gobert, and even the head coach may leave the team, and this team is indeed time to change!