Donovan Mitchell drains 36 as the Utah Jazz win 5th straight by beating Boston Celtics 122-108


Donovan Mitchell drains 36 as the Utah Jazz win 5th straight by beating Boston Celtics 122-108

Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum

Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum

Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points for the Utah Jazz to get past Boston Celtics, registering their 5th straight win. While Mitchell led the Jazz on the offensive end, it was a whole team standing together to ensure Celtics don’t dominate at any point. Joe Ingles scored season-high 24. While Rudy Gobert scored a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic knocked 16 for the Western Conference leaders. 

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Utah Jazz won their 16th in 17 games after beating the Boston Celtics. While the away team experienced their 3rd loss in 4 games. Celtics were led by Jaylen brown who scored 33 points. Whereas Jayson Tatum scored 23. After trailing by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, the Celtics cut it to 108-104 on free throws from Brown and Tristan Thompson. The Jazz slammed the door on a comeback by scoring on six straight possessions. 

Donovan Mitchell leads Utah Jazz past Boston Celtics 

Donovan Mitchell dominated during a third quarter where the Jazz totalled 42 points. He scored three baskets and assisted on two others while fueling a 17-4 run that extended Utah’s lead to 70-58 midway through the quarter. Mitchell ended up with 14 points in the quarter after scoring 12 in the first half. 

Boston Celtics made their first five baskets from long distance – starting with three consecutive 3-pointers from Brown and shot 7 of 13 overall from 3-point range during the first quarter in taking a 27-19 lead. 

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Utah clamped down defensively in the second quarter, holding the Celtics without a point over a four-minute stretch early in the period. The Jazz also settled into a consistent rhythm on offense as the quarter progressed. 

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