Rubio takes the ball and advances, takes two quick steps and throws a long pass.
In the distance Mitchell and Fast Break tried to directly attack Thunder Paint.
But the pass was destroyed by Chen Xi who jumped high from Chase Defense.
After landing, Chen Xi protected the ball with both hands, dodged Mitchell's counterattack, and then waited for Alexander's response to release the ball.
Thunder regained the ball and organized the attack again.
Alexander Top of the Key and Pick-and-Roll of Brow, Chen Xi go around Baseline on the other side, and use the cover of McGee to get out.
Received a sudden score from Alexander in front of the sideline, and then shot the ball from Three-Pointer.
Huh~~
Basketball Swished Through the Net.
What responded to him this time was the badge of [Catch and Shoot].
Jazz attacks again.
It's still Mitchell naming Alexander, it's still a breakthrough.
But this time Donovan Mitchell used too much force and rushed into Paint. Then his shot to attack the frame was destroyed by Brow.
However, Rebound was grabbed by Gobert, and the second attack completed the game with a dunk.
4 to 3
Thunder attacks again.
Alexander and Davis, Top of the Key's Spanish Pick and Roll.
Chen Xi The wing used the screen to get around and catch the ball to finish.
But Jazz's defense was good this time, and Ingles switched to Chen Xi very quickly.
If the tactics fail to achieve the effect, then use Individual Ability to hard solve it.
Chen Xi Continuous Triple Threat Jab Step, after pulling the center of gravity of Ingles, quickly moved Hesitation Dribble out to the right, then connected with a large amplitude and high speed Front Crossover, and pulled it back to the left.
With a simple movement, Ingles was easily shaken away, and then the Three-Pointer ball was released smoothly.
Basketball fell into the net, Thunder got Three-Pointer.
Ingles is, after all, 2.06 meters tall. His steps were slightly lagging, and he immediately couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
"Thunder's opening two goals were still scored by Chen Xi, and Touch was still hot. Three-Pointer hit two shots in two!"
"In Chen Xi's games this season, and even more than this season, in his three-year career, he has rarely had a particularly poor shooting situation in a few games. As long as you give him space to shoot, he can return you a sufficient hit rate. He is really a magical player."
"Yes, we know that the most unavoidable thing for shooter-type players is the ups and downs of Touch. From time to time, they will encounter a period of constipation. The time period varies from person to person, but the characteristics are all the same. At a certain period of time, or in a certain game, whether it is an open shot or a top-up shot, they just can't make any shot. This situation is very painful, but there is no good way to adjust it."
"But Chen Xi never seems to have this trouble. In my impression, he seems to have only experienced a sharp drop in shooting percentage when he went to Denver to challenge Nuggets. Moreover, the announcement given by the team after the game was that he had a high fever..."
"It's quite outrageous, and it wasn't just once. He went to Denver twice in a row, and he seemed to have severe high fever. However, in the past year, he seems to have adapted a lot."
"High reflex differs from person to person. Chen Xi may just be the type with a stronger reaction."
After two consecutive Three-Pointer hits at the beginning, Chen Xi naturally started the offensive mode.
Team Jazz had no way to restrict him. In the end, they had no choice but to follow the example of other teams and double-team him constantly.
In the first quarter, Chen Xi played nine minutes, made 7 of 11 shots, and scored 18 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
The Jazz team only scored 25 points in the first quarter.
The terrifying offensive firepower only declined slightly after being frequently double-teamed.
But it's not that Chen Xi failed to make a shot, it's just that he passed the ball to Teammates, which helped improve the team's overall offensive quality.
At this time, the difference between Mitchell and Chen Xi is reflected.
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Similarly, Interior has a gate-type defensive player guarding both sides, but Mitchell's Interior attack is easily restricted by Brow.
Chen Xi can do the opposite by relying on shooting and outside calls.
You can even specifically look for trouble with Gobert, use Pick-and-Roll to call out Gobert, and challenge him from the outside.
In the final analysis, it is still a difference in technical characteristics.
Although Chen Xi has a counterpart to Layup, Gold Badge, it is limited by attributes. In fact, in offense, the proportion of shots under the basket is very low.
When Off-Ball Pest, it is basically Three-Point Shot.
When it comes to personal Isolation, it is CIC and Floater near the frame, which provides a lot of output.
On the contrary, the shorter Mitchell is more inclined to break through to Interior, using speed and strength to complete Layup.
In other words, Donovan Mitchell is still in his second year, and his outside shooting is not stable. He is still halfway there, and there is still a long way to go before he can evolve to a complete form. (Even last year's Mitchell feels like he is still improving. I remember that his organizational level improved a lot last year)
In the second quarter of the game, Jazz, under the control of Schneider, organized several waves of counterattacks.
Mitchell began to frequently look for Gobert Pick-and-Roll, relying on Gobert's strong body to create offensive space.
Or just call McGee, and the outside shooting is completed.
Just after entering the second quarter, Donovan Mitchell's Three-Pointer Touch actually got back up.
Throw it away with a ding.
He managed to regain the score.
Even when it came to Third Quarter and Jazz, the score difference was still stable.
Korver stood up from the bench.
Three-Pointer made 5 of 7 shots from outside the line. He stood up to Chen Xi's firepower and helped the team close the point difference.
But when the game entered Fourth Quarter, it was different.
The cooperation of Chen Xi and Davis, Midcourt Line Pick-and-Roll, killed all the way, and defeated Jazz in five minutes.
Brow in Power Forward is a counterpoint to Monster, facing Power Forward in Jazz, giving you everything you want.
It wasn't until Gobert had to switch defense to Brow that the efficiency dropped slightly.
But in this case, Brow only needs to be pulled out.
Jazz's Rim Protection was scrapped.
Then there are Alexander, Grant, McGee, and the trio's crazy Interior attack.
Adding Chen Xi and two consecutive Mismatch roll calls, Three-Pointer hit.
In one fell swoop, the point difference was reduced to 15 points.
After that, Schneider gave in.
Five up and five down, put on Bench lineup.
The competitiveness of Jazz is still not enough, and the maturity of Mitchell is almost boring.
Although Gobert is very good at defense, it also has quite a few limitations.
Including the shooter group, except for Korver, everyone else is in average condition.
Under such circumstances, losing to Thunder was something he could barely accept.
The goal of Jazz this year is just to advance to Second Round.
Thunder finally won 121 to 110, winning again.
Chen Xi made 14 of 22 shots from the field and scored 35 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Davis made 10 of 16 shots and scored 26 points and 13 rebounds.
Dual-core continues to lead the team and make great progress.