As a regular in the playoffs for many years, the Utah Jazz was still out of the first round as expected. If you've seen a couple of Jazz vs. Lone Rangers games by chance, you'll think the Jazz's departure is inevitable. The combination of Mitchell and Gobert can only be used as a prestige in the regular season, but once it comes to the playoffs, the team's problems can be fully revealed. Because from the first 5 games, the lone ranger won very crisply, and the jazz's victory was mostly in the form of the referee's "help", thus picking up two victories, both sides are very aware of their respective strengths, if the jazz real knife and real gun to come, it will inevitably be beaten by the lone ranger.
The secret to the Lone Ranger's side is to rely on these two defenders on the outside. Let's start with Doncic, a young man from Slovenia who got a script from LeBron James. After two years of growth, his personal singles ability has improved a lot, in short, the Jazz's outside defense is not a matter for Doncic. Doncic can play against any player in the Jazz, the king of roll call is well deserved, and the last defender who can play such a single is James Harden.
Chapter 1: Advantages for both sides
Doncic's best helper is not Dinwiddie, who joined in the middle of the season, but the little-known Bronson. Whether it's a breakout, an organization, or a shot, Bronson's personal ability is enough for the Jazz's guard to drink a pot. Of course, Dinwiddie also has the strength to turn the Jazz's outside barrier upside down. On the other hand, on the Jazz side, the players who can put pressure on the Lone Ranger side are Mitchell, and his personal ability is still very good; followed by the veteran Bojan, whose projection ability is also one of the factors that the Jazz win.
Of course, the Jazz side also has a big advantage, which lies in the point of Rudy Gobert. The league's most expensive center, the center who was once the league's best defensive player, only showed his might in the regular season and has not been able to prove himself in the playoffs for a long time. But it is undeniable that Gobert's rim protection ability is much stronger than the Lone Ranger's few interior lines. On the lone traveler's side, it does not fight with you inside, people directly put out the five-outside lineup (fans who have played NBA 2KOL2 have a deep experience), do not let your Gobert stay in the three-second zone, empty of a skill but can not play. The Jazz did not dare to let go, Powell and Kléber's three points to a certain target, Gobert had no choice but to walk out of the paint.
Chapter 2: The Difference in Defense
The difference between the two sides for defense is mainly in the co-defense. Gobert on the Jazz side is both an advantage and a disadvantage, but at least against the Lone Rangers, the disadvantage is greater. The attitude of the lone ranger is that Mitchell has a personal ability to let you burst inside, Powell or Kléber is waiting for you on the inside, you can only fight hard inside, and the success rate is naturally not high.
On the Lone Rangers' side, the three defenders are all breakthrough masters, and even with Gobert Town guarding the basket, they can find the four shooters on the outside line without hurrying. Remember that Doncic had a ball that went under the basket against Gobert, first two tricks, then a layup on the board, playing 2+1. The Jazz just don't have a space-type interior line, Whiteside and Gobert are both centers in the traditional sense, and it is common to be trained by the military.
Chapter Three: The Choice of Offense
Both the Lone Ranger and the Jazz have the tactic of tearing apart each other's defenses, and the Lone Ranger is more in place at this point. First of all, let's talk about the lone ranger's method, there is no big center, the speed of the lone ranger's side of the defense is very fast, there is no particularly large defensive shortcoming. Their favorite point to play is that Gobert does not make up for the outside line in time, or relies on the personal ability of the defender to score points by playing small.
The Jazz, on the other hand, rely on the advantage of the center, Gobert vs. Powell or Kléber, are all clutched. But the problem is also easy to expose, except for Mitchell, other players are not very confident, many balls are blindly passed to the inside. As soon as the ball is in place, the Lone Ranger side is pinched and up, so that the drag is dragged around, the attack time is running out, and many balls are hastily done.
The Jazz are really finished by the Lone Ranger's five-outer lineup, and they simply let Gobert not come out at the back, at least to ensure the protective frame of the interior line. But for the players that Gobert is in position, it is more of the players who are in the nearest joint defense to make up for it; but they did not expect that the Lone Ranger's ability to handle the ball is very strong, and they can always find the person who is missed and easily shoot into the open position. At this point, jazz is really incomparable. They don't have a defender who can string together the team very well, Mitchell's impact on the basket is also limited, and Gobert has not developed the ability to singles, which is the shortcoming of the attack.
Jazz coach Snyder was in G6, like a lone ranger to play a dozen five outside the tactics, but within a few minutes of playing all of them were withdrawn. This is a wise choice, even if the apprentice has just come up to be able to confront the master, the most important point is that the jazz does not have much capital to play five outside for a long time. The Jazz really have nothing to do with these few games, they can only hope that the lone ranger's outside line is not accurate, but there is almost no hope.
On the Lone Ranger side, Kidd saw the form on the court thoroughly, directly and completely playing a small lineup. In the decisive moments of the G6, three defenders and two wing forwards with three-point capabilities were discharged. Bronson, Doncic and Dinwiddie, three chargeback guards, and Bullock and Fanny Smith are two well-defended, three-point wing forwards. The advantage of this lineup is that it has a lot of flexibility, everyone has three-point ability, and it is very restrained to have a team with big centers. The fact also proved the viability of Kidd's lineup, with a 14-minute net win score of +8 for the five of them together. The Jazz had no strategy for this, and they could only watch the Lone Ranger score points.
Chapter 4: Post-Match Discussions
Brunson said of the three-back line-up after the game: "I think it's definitely different, it's hard to defend, I mean since college, I've been playing four or five defenders, which is a very familiar situation for me, is to be able to have multiple offensive initiators attack the paint, creating trouble and it's very difficult to defend. The Lone Ranger relied on this lineup to win the Jazz in the final moments of the game, and Bojan's three-point miss also announced the end of the Jazz's fate.
The Jazz should also reflect on why they haven't been able to get any further in the playoffs for years. The good news for jazz is that Mitchell's wish is to end up jazz. They might be able to ditch Gobert and make a little fuss about the big center, or bring in a space center to solve the Jazz's offensive problems.