Donovan Mitchell, following in the footsteps of the late Kobe Bryant for one legendary night

For a long time, it was said, rather sinisterly, to Donovan Mitchell He was just a wonderful soloist. By the way, like Kobe in his early days. The kind of guy who could catch fire everywhere but would never win a team. Very selfish, very selfish. The end of his water pudding adventure in Utah last summer only confirmed what we had feared: Mitchell doesn’t (yet) have the best stuff.

And then, this evening on January 2, 2023. The moon, like something straight out of a video game. Facing the bulls, Mitchell missed nothing, or almost nothing. It was he who launched the Cavs’ comeback, leading by 21 points in the first half. He still snatches the stretches of heroic beating. And last still he put up 13 points in overtime to defeat Chicago.

Upon his arrival, his titanic performance propelled him straight into the history books. Those he’s dreamed of since he was a kid: 71 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds. He became the sixth man in NBA history to break the 70-point Homeric mark, in a victory to boot. 71 points is a level that hasn’t been reached in a while… Kobe Bryant in 2006.

So, of course, this brutal performance wouldn’t directly make Mitchell a sure winner. In a few months, in the playoffs, it will be his team TRUE legacy It will be written. So, of course, this NBA season is absolutely insane and beats down records night after night, eliciting groans from even the most ardent defenders of the game.It was better before, when we were defending in the NBA.”

Already. But defensively or not, we don’t score 71 every night. No, no matter what people say, there were too many copy print In this where Donovan Mitchell. Black Mamba should be proud of his foal but he should also be rubbing his hands…that his own record (81) has not been beaten. Damn Kobe…