With 71 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists in a single game, Donovan-Mitchell cut down the divine data again, becoming the common holder of the NBA active players in the regular season and the playoff single score record (57 points).
Cavaliers celebrate Mitchell 71 points
So far in the season, the new club cavaliers of Mitchell ranked the first echelon in the East with a record of 24 wins and 14 losses, only 2.5 wins away from the Celtics at the top, which is undoubtedly related to their strong efforts in summer. However, they threw marcanin and several first-round signed and exchanged Mitchell, which did not disappoint them.
When the Cavaliers watched the superstar Gobel who got the next-door Timberwolves 10 for 1 again and again appear butterer, and at the critical moment he was cut off by freethrow line, he was even more happy.
This season’s Mitchell game averaged 29.3 points 3.9 rebounds 4.8 assists 1.4 steals, and there were 49.2% of field goal percentage and 41.1% of the three point hit rate, a number of data hit a career high. There is no doubt that Mitchell is still the super scorer who has entered the league elite since the rookie season, this is also what the Cavaliers expect most from Mitchell when making deals-they lack a player who can compete with carry through strong attack at a critical moment for a long time.
Often when we evaluate a team as “mediocre” or “excellent”, the indicators to cross the gap are basically-“Does this team have enough reliable stars”?
In 2019, the Raptors won Leonard, changing from an ordinary playoff team to a champion; In 2017, the Warriors won Durant, and also changed from a dynasty blank to the legendary Universe team.
Young Knight core lineup
However, when Mitchell keeps hitting those superstar balls that break the deadlock, it is difficult for you not to raise your expectations of Knights. Every time I enter one, I will raise it a little higher.
Half a season has passed, and we can already see the Cavaliers give the ball to Mitchell countless times in the last few seconds left in the timer, expecting him to solve the problem.
Mitchell did live up to expectations. His average shot of 4.5 shots per game was a difficult shot with only 7 seconds left, which accounted for of all his shots, even in this case, his effective hit rate can exceed 48%.
There are only 6 seconds left to attack the superstar ball.
Overtime is crazy
Two civil air defense
This is also why Knight coach little bikstav praised: “There is no moisture in every point of Mitchell.”
“His 30 + is not empty data, every point is what the team needs. Whenever the team needs him to stand up, he will take over the game.”
The 71-point professional overtime match was also made by myself.
Mitchell said: “I think this is the best stage since I started my career.”
However, interestingly, the reason why Mitchell said this sentence was not because his average score reached a new high level in his career, but because he developed his “sideline” this season “.
On this historic night, Mitchell not only scored a staggering 71 points, but also sent out 11 assists, which was the second highest number of single assists in his career, the highest one was also created this season-at the beginning of the season, he got 38 points and 12 assists in the match that defeated his hometown team Knicks.
Mitchell has become the champion of the Cavaliers in many games this season, which is strange to many fans. In the case of Rubio’s long-term recovery and Garland’s sudden injury at the beginning of the season, Mitchell was forced to swing to the position of the master. However, it was in this case that Mitchell changed from a ball-holding scorer in people’s past impression to a ball-holding core.
Don’t be fooled by people who don’t pass the ball. Mitchell played alone in jazz because he couldn’t help it-after all, the efficiency of passing it to Gobel was too low ….. moreover, wasn’t There Kangli who was a full-time master at that time?
Mitchell & Gobel
“In Utah, Mitchell always partners with another master. But he has a guard instinct, and he knows how to play basketball well. It is easy for people to ignore some details. For example, his passing to his teammates can reach a suitable place of receive the ball. You seldom see someone picking up his ball to stretch his hand or turn around.”
“Many people can only score points, but Mitchell is a creator who can make the right choice at the right time.” Little bikstav said.
Mitchell’s underrated passing ability
However, when there are scoring points around Mitchell that can end efficiently (loafers, Mobley, and even Allen are big men who can create more space than Gobel and know how to put the ball into rim miles), he is absolutely unwilling to rob the play again. You can’t see that lone wolf any more. Instead, those pictures will be mistaken for Garland–
A diversion
The sudden division of long eyes behind the head
Kobe used to pursue the style of “I let my teammates play first, and I will take over the game if my teammates are not good” for some time. The same is true for Michelle now, but his tendency to “mobilize his teammates” should be stronger. It can be clearly felt from the content of Mitchell’s game that every time he broke through fengshui ball, he rushed to create opportunities for his teammates.
In other words, when Mitchell is highly involved in every attack round of the Knight, the usage rate of 30.8% and the assist rate of 22.7% can explain many problems.
Another data that better reflects the close relationship between Mitchell and the knight is the first quarter of the game against the Knicks (that is, he scored 38 points and 12 assists in front of his hometown father), all the Knight scores are related to Mitchell until he ends up.
The Knight version of Mitchell shows many skills that were rare or even unavailable before. His breakthrough, blocking and dismantling are no longer only a boring end point for scoring. His general view, vision and willingness to pass the ball, which are no different from the point guard, make Mitchell in the Knight’s attack system, it acts as the starting point for creating infinite possibilities.
no look pass after blocking and removing
Bikstav said, “This is a unique leadership, you know what I’m talking about.”
Now, we have to re-examine Mitchell-he is no longer the former “tilta Baby”, nor the only force in the fan’s impression that “don’t pass the ball to Gobel. He is now the attack core that can make the poor attacking team play first-class efficiency, and is the last piece of puzzle that can raise the ceiling for the Knight.
At the same time, it is also the real first defender in the east.
If you use a word to describe Mitchell, it may be difficult for you to quickly jump out any appropriate description in your mind-but this is Mitchell, who has no symbolic action, there is nothing fancy, but it is simple and efficient, and everything is done for victory.
Surpass James to become Knight’s young pioneer team history single scoring king
As the biggest player in the Cavaliers today, he would even apologize to his teammates for his mistake in Call of Duty (in the game against Wizards, he made two mistakes in the fourth quarter to let the opponent draw the score and enter the Plus time), which is unimaginable for most teams.
But not here in Mitchell. In order to win, he put his posture very low, very low……
Allen commented on his new partner like this: “He wants to make sure he does everything right. Even if he is right sometimes, he remains humble just like he did wrong.”
“He is a good man. He doesn’t brag about himself and is easy-going. He is the hardest man in every match and every training. He follows the leader of such a player, it is a very easy thing.”
After winning the team with 71 points in a single game, Mitchell won the “dog leash” given to him by bikstav again-don’t get me wrong, this is not humiliation, it is a symbol of the Knight’s internal reward to the most tenacious player in the game.
Mitchell regarded it as an extremely precious encouragement, which would push him forward continuously, as Loew evaluated him-to continue playing “great basketball”.
With this consciousness of Mitchell, it is hard for people not to think about the future of him and the Knight.
In this summer, maybe what he got was not just “dog leash”, but the O’Brien Cup that everyone expected, right?
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