The Los Angeles Clippers are living dangerously in these playoffs, falling behind 2-0 in each of their first two series.
It feels like all the momentum has swung the Clippers’ way.
He brought on much of the mocking with the self-proclaimed nickname and the whole “that’s a bad shot” routine, but a few high-profile stinkers aside, there is no way you don’t want this on your team.
He’s attacking with force and shooting with confidence, and the impressiveness of that cannot be understated given the spotlight that is on him.
And good for the Clippers, who have seemingly dialed in their championship formula.
With his downhill energy cut off, Mitchell was forced behind the line as well, taking 10 of his 14 first-half shots from 3.
Mitchell and the Jazz made their 3-point numbers look better by the end of the game, but the damage was done early.
By the time Joe Ingles and Bojan Bogdanovic found their strokes, the deficit was into the 20s.
When he’s making 3s, the Clippers are an entirely different team with the attention that has to be paid to Leonard and George.
Ty Lue has had him out of the rotation at points, and there’s a reason he’s been getting roasted for that decision on Twitter.
I’ll be interested if Rudy Gobert plays a bigger role as a roller in Game 5; that’s one way to get into the teeth of the defense when the Clippers are closing off gaps.
And now that they’ve sprung to life, it’s going to be hard to put them back down.