Mike
I was joking yesterday about the coaches.Playoffs for me always makes my wife a basketball widow as I enjoy the game so much and the playoffs highlight the best of the best
So for me I would rather see a Clippers success than a Sixers success as it proves the team has what it takes . So now home court for the next two games hopefully will right the ship
Having said that here is a good synopsis of the series. I thought especially sobering was the statistic in the first paragragraph
Get ready for Game 3 between the Jazz and Clippers on ABC with five key stats to know about the matchup.
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• Donovan Mitchell (41.0 ppg) has nearly matched the scoring production of the Clippers’ All-Star duo of Kawhi Leonard (23.5 ppg) and Paul George (22.0 ppg) single-handedly. Mitchell followed up his 45-point performance in Game 1 with 37 in Game 2 – his fourth consecutive game with at least 30 points in the playoffs. The last player with a longer such streak in the playoffs was Leonard, who had five straight 30+ point games against Dallas last year
and Mike you were right on as to Beverley guarding Mitchell
• Five different Clippers – Paul George, Reggie Jackson, Patrick Beverley, Kawhi Leonard and Marcus Morris Sr. – defended Donovan Mitchell between 1:52 and 2:58 of matchup time. Mitchell was most successful against George, scoring 11 points on 4-7 FG, 2-4 3P and 1-2 FT in 2:58 (tied with Jackson for most matchup time). Beverley was the only one to hold Mitchell scoreless as he had just one field goal attempt and two turnovers in 2:41 against Beverley.
