Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

After the timeout, both sides made substitutions. The Lakers replaced Zhuang Yu and Lopez, while the Jazz also replaced Ingles, Gobert and others.

But Mitchell remained on the court.

In fact, Coach Schneider originally planned to replace him, but Mitchell didn't want to, and insisted on staying on the court. He wanted to try again. Even though he knew the hope was slim, he still wanted to fight for it, what if he was lucky enough to win?

"As long as we win this game, we still have a chance." Mitchell bit his lip tightly. "There has never been a precedent in NBA history where a team fell behind 0:3 and then turned the tables, but that doesn't mean there won't be one in the future."

Although he was not the No. 1 pick in the draft and did not win the "Rookie of the Year" award, Mitchell is extremely proud in his heart. He does not think that he will lose to anyone, nor does he think that he cannot do what his predecessors failed to do.

Even though you have lofty ambitions, you still have to keep your feet on the ground and face reality.

Mitchell played well in the next few minutes, but it only narrowed the gap between the two sides slightly.

In fact, except for Mitchell, the other players of the Jazz have lost their fighting spirit and naturally have little desire to fight.

In a blink of an eye, the first quarter ended with the Lakers leading by 5 points.

After entering the second quarter, the Lakers sent Lopez to lead the bench lineup, while the Jazz sent Ingles.

The Lakers quickly gained the upper hand, and Mitchell came back on the court after only two minutes, also at his own request.

During the intermission just now, Mitchell found Coach Schneider and told him that he wanted to play the whole game, which surprised Coach Schneider a little, but seeing the eagerness and determination in Mitchell's eyes, he agreed.

Of course, Mitchell was not really required to play the whole game, but he was still replaced two minutes into the second quarter.

Mitchell hit a three-pointer right at the start, but soon Lopez of the Lakers scored 2+1 in the interior and also scored another one.

More than two minutes passed and the Lakers were still in the lead.

At this time, Coach Scott made substitutions, replacing Lopez with Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Anderson.

When Zhuang Yu returned to the court, he immediately played against Mitchell, changing directions continuously, but not trying to break through, but suddenly retreating and taking a three-point shot.

Mitchell rushed towards Zhuang Yu with all his might, but still couldn't stop him.

Only a slight sound was heard from behind him, and Mitchell was full of helplessness. He was a person who would not submit to anyone, but he was really powerless facing Zhuang Yu in this series.

This is just the beginning…

In the next few minutes, Zhuang Yu started scoring, just like in the first quarter, without reservation, and he could be said to have everything he wanted on the offensive end, which made Mitchell and the Jazz team lose their temper. They had already used double-teaming, but it was still useless.

"ball."

Zhuang Yu just ran back and asked his teammates for the ball, then shot immediately without waiting for the Jazz's double-team. Mitchell couldn't help but widen his eyes, because Zhuang Yu hardly adjusted, his body was crooked, and he just shot like that.

The key is that the ball went in.

Who the hell are you talking to to reason with?

Just a few minutes after Zhuang Yu came on the court, the score difference between the two sides had widened to double digits, forcing Coach Schneider to call a timeout to make adjustments and further emphasize the defense against Zhuang Yu, but it obviously had no effect.

Whenever he saw Zhuang Yu score a goal, Mitchell always wanted to fight back in attack, but he was not Zhuang Yu after all, and did not have Zhuang Yu's unstoppable scoring ability.

Facing Holiday's defense and the Lakers' defense, Mitchell had a hard time. He had a bad chance to shoot from outside. He was not tall enough, so it was not easy to shoot against Holiday's pressure defense. But after breaking through, he would fall into the Lakers' encirclement, and he had to either pass the ball or force a shot.

I have to say, Mitchell does have some skills.

Sometimes facing the Lakers' siege, he had to force shots, but he was able to score some goals.

In a blink of an eye, the first half ended and the Lakers were already leading by 13 points.

Looking at the score, Coach Schneider could only shake his head.

Although falling behind by 13 points at halftime was not a lot, the situation on the field showed that they were always at a disadvantage. Unless they played a wave and caught up or surpassed the score in one go, it would be difficult to catch up little by little.

Of course, Mitchell didn't give up.

In the second half, Mitchell still wanted to try to reverse the situation. When he got to the frontcourt, he asked Rubio for the ball and wanted to attack by himself. However, he found that the defender in front of him was no longer Holiday, but Zhuang Yu.

"Ah this..."

For a moment, Mitchell couldn't help but hesitate. Facing Holiday's defense, it was not so easy for him to play. Now it would be even more difficult to play against Zhuang Yu.

How to do?

After a moment of hesitation, Mitchell still chose to attack, but he called a pick-and-roll first, and waited for Gobert to come to the top line to pick and roll. He wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Zhuang Yu's defense and create a mismatch before attacking. However, the figure flashed, and before he could make further moves, Zhuang Yu had bypassed Gobert and reappeared in front of him. Mitchell smiled bitterly in his heart.

He took a deep breath and chose to play directly against Zhuang Yu, dribbling the ball between his legs, and then suddenly changed direction and accelerated to break through to the right.

Zhuang Yu quickly retreated sideways and stuck to Mitchell, while Mitchell took a step forward, hugged the basketball, and leaned towards Zhuang Yu, trying to find a physical confrontation to force Zhuang Yu to be unable to jump so that he could shoot calmly.

"not good."

However, this time he failed to get close to Zhuang Yu. Instead, he couldn't control his strength, and his body balance was broken. He could only throw the ball into the basket based on his feeling.

There was no time to aim for the basket.

In fact, Zhuang Yu had already seen through Mitchell's intentions, so when Mitchell wanted to confront him, he had already retreated one step ahead and prevented Mitchell from confronting him.

boom!

This shot missed.

Anderson grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack. Zhuang Yu had already rushed to the front court. Anderson pushed the ball to Zhuang Yu with both hands. Zhuang Yu grabbed the basketball and rushed to the basket. He changed hands in the air, changed the ball to his left hand, avoided the block and made a layup.

Scored two more points.

This defense and offense brought the Jazz's morale to the bottom.

Mitchell wanted to keep trying in the next few minutes, but he sadly discovered that Zhuang Yu's defense was even stronger than Holiday's, much stronger.

One thing in particular, his fake moves were useless.

Although it was not easy to play against Holiday before, he could still play. But now facing Zhuang Yu, Mitchell just felt uncomfortable all over, restrained and unable to play at all.

Of course, he also called for pick-and-rolls and played without the ball, but the effect of the pick-and-rolls was not good. Zhuang Yu was too fast and could always bypass the pick-and-rolls in the first place. Mitchell was also a ball-holding offensive player, so the effect of him playing without the ball was really limited.

As time went by, the gap between the two sides further widened.

Before the end of the third quarter, the Lakers had extended their lead to 18 points.

It was at this time that Coach Scott made substitutions, replacing the main players with substitutes.

Mitchell still stayed on the court. He was unwilling to leave because he was determined to play the whole game, but his teammates had almost given up at this time.

It's obviously not enough to rely on Mitchell alone, especially when the other players of the Jazz have no fighting spirit and are in no shape, the Lakers' defense is all focused on Mitchell. Even if Mitchell wants to help the team get that first chance, there is no way.

boom!

With a dull thud, Mitchell's shot missed.

He hit himself in frustration, but could only retreat dejectedly. When he returned to his own half, the Lakers arrived. Rose broke through and passed the ball to Clarkson. Clarkson made a fake shot and then easily broke into the inside.

No one from the Jazz went up to help defend, and Mitchell felt tired watching this. He realized that except for himself, all his teammates had given up.

"Hey......"

Mitchell sighed, feeling helpless.

Soon, at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by 19 points.

With this score difference, the fourth quarter has lost its suspense.

However, Mitchell still came on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but he obviously didn't have much fighting spirit.

Three minutes later, the gap between the two sides did not narrow, but instead widened further to 23 points.

"Haha, it looks like we don't need to go anymore." Lopez said with a smile.

"Yeah." Zhuang Yu nodded and smiled.

Although only three minutes had passed in the fourth quarter, the game had already lost its suspense, as neither Zhuang Yu nor Lopez played in the next few minutes.

......

"drop......"

At the end of the game, the score was 120:104. The Lakers defeated the Jazz by 16 points, won the game, and successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

In this game, Zhuang Yu clocked out after three quarters, but even so he still scored 32 points, plus 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Mitchell of the Jazz played 46 minutes and scored 30 points, but his efficiency was not very high, with a hit rate of only percent.

The game comes to an end.

The players from both sides hugged each other. Zhuang Yu also hugged Mitchell. He patted Mitchell on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Young man, you still need to calm down."

What do you mean?

Mitchell was a little confused.

Ha ha......

Zhuang Yu smiled and patted Mitchell twice.

This round of the series ended here, the Lakers advanced with 4:1, and the Jazz were eliminated, which was not surprising.

At the same time, in the Western Conference, the Warriors vs. Clippers series has reached the fourth game, with the score between the two sides being 3:1, with the Warriors leading.

The Nuggets and Thunder have played five games, and the current score is 5:3, with the Nuggets leading.

The Rockets vs. Trail Blazers series has played four games, and the current score is 3:1, with the Rockets leading.

至于东部，雄鹿队已经4:0淘汰活塞，抢先晋级。凯尔特人vs步行者的系列赛则是3:0，凯尔特人队领先。猛龙vs魔术的系列赛打成了3:1，猛龙队领先。76人vs篮网的系列赛现在2:1,76人队领先。

It is worth mentioning that Zhou An did get more opportunities after entering the playoffs, but he lacked playoff experience and was not used to the intensity of the playoffs. In the past three games, he played well in only one game, scoring 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. In the other two games, he failed to score in double digits, which disappointed the fans.

Zhuang Yu didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, Zhou An has never played in the playoffs, and he didn’t get many opportunities in the previous regular season. He always needs a period of adaptation.

He called Zhou An to comfort him and have a conversation with him.

On the phone, Zhou An's emotions were relatively stable, and Zhuang Yu was relieved. There were at least two more games in the Nets vs. 76ers series, so there was time to adjust and adapt.