Magic Ervin Johnson once set a Gaiji record, rookie season with Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar led the team to the Finals, in the Finals G6, Abdul-Jabbar was injured, rookie point guard "Magic" Johnson was in danger, as the starting center, The Magician played center with a height of 2.06 meters, shooting 14 of 23 shots, 14 free throws, 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, becoming the youngest FMVP in NBA history, when Johnson was 20 years old. There are many legends of Elvin Johnson, but playing center in the rookie season to become the FMVP is the most worthy of his legendary career, who would have thought that 38 years later, two rookies can jointly decide the fate of the parent team, which may be the only time in the NBA's 70 years in the second round of the playoffs, there are league rookies with the burden of promotion.
Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers G2, 2.08 meters tall rookie point guard Ben Simmons, the whole performance is sluggish, playing a full 31 minutes, 4 of 0, only 1 point, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 block 4 turnovers, Simmons's slump allows the Celtics to reverse the victory after falling behind by 22 points at most, extending the big score to 2-0, Simmons was limited by Celtic's Smart, twice by Smart cut the ball from his hand to complete the fast attack, Simmons also appeared extremely hesitant on the offensive end, Green Kai let him mid-range he did not dare to shoot, he hoped to break through to the three-second zone before shooting, but Stevens arranged Simmons to break through the defensive tactics of the box early in the morning As a result, Simmons was blocked twice, and all four shots were missed, and he lost 23 points to Green Kai.
A day later, Donovan Mitch, who is also a rookie like Simmons, cheered on Simmons in an interview: "A lot of people don't understand that everyone has such a bad night. LeBron scored eight points against the Mavericks in the Finals that year, and I remember Harden had almost 10 turnovers against the Warriors in the playoffs, and that would have happened to anybody, and yesterday it just happened to him." As a result, this "unfortunate happened again" on himself.
Mitchell shot 1 of 10 at halftime, 3 of 3 three points, scored 2 points and 2 assists, net loss of 29 points on the game, 4 of 16 points, 2 of 7 three points, 10 points, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 4 fouls, 31 points on the field, Mitchell's slump in this game was the reason for the Rockets' wild 70 points in the first half, the Rockets led the Jazz by 38 points at the maximum time, Mitchell as the core guard, the strongest offensive point + the team organized the offensive core, his slump is undoubtedly the key to the team's loss, D'Antoni's rotation of Tucker, Paul, and Harden had a miraculous effect on his restrictions.
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Mitchell and Simmons have been fighting for the title of the best rookie this season, Mitchell has repeatedly said that Simmons is not a real rookie, he has been in the league for a season, just did not play, the data has also been fighting wits, Simmons averaged 15.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.77 steals and 0.83 blocks in the regular season, shooting 54.7%, very comprehensive Mitchell averaged 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.54 steals, 0.36 blocks per game, shooting 43.6% from the field and 33.8% from three-point range, making him the only player in this rookie to score 20+ points, and was also known as Kobe Bryant Jr. and Wade Jr. In his rookie season, Mitchell was even better than Kobe Wade in his rookie season. Who would have thought that the two would encounter a rookie wall at the same time in the crucial Western Conference semifinals.
If Simmons can't rise, the Philadelphia 76ers can't beat the Celtics even if they return home, strangling Simmons is equivalent to strangling Philadelphia's pass ball, their offense will become stagnant, Embiid will encounter more pockets in the low post, the 76ers can't play their best defensive counterattack, Green Kai can make Philadelphia gradually lose control of the game with a strong position defense, and this is how G2's earth-shattering reversal came. If Mitchell does not rise up, the Jazz have no hope of defeating the Rockets, the strength of the Rockets is self-evident, Paul Harden is the league's top ten players, Gordon is the league's famous super six, he can not always be depressed, in the case of Rubio,The core offensive core of the organization is injured, if Mitchell can not connect the whole team, bear most of the cutting pressure, the Jazz have no chance to win another game. These two rookies have become the dawn of the team's reversal, but it is not biased to hope that in a rookie, after all, they are still very young, and Philadelphia and the Jazz may really have no hope of reversal.
Text/Yan Xiaobai