Mitchell Thrills With Amazing Alley-Oop Dunk
Dec 25, 2018, 9:43 PM | Updated: 10:52 pm
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) puts down a dunk as the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Scott Winterton, Deseret News)
(Scott Winterton, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell gifted the fans in attendance one of the best plays of the year with an amazing alley oop finish in the first quarter of the Christmas Day matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers.
YOU’RE A MEAN ONE, MR. MITCH pic.twitter.com/jxwmK5EaM9
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 26, 2018
Mitchell’s teammate Jae Crowder’s pass was nearly as impressive, finding Mitchell near the rim from half court. Mitchell received the ball with his left hand and switched the ball to his right on his way to flushing the pass through the rim. The play put the Jazz up 16-12 in the first quarter.
Social Media Reacts
Following the dunk, Twitter exploded with praise for Mitchell’s dunk.
Donovan Mitchell is awesome. https://t.co/Ia9tXq3utl
— Seth Tow (@SethTow) December 26, 2018
Donovan Mitchell is awesome. https://t.co/Ia9tXq3utl
— Seth Tow (@SethTow) December 26, 2018
@spidadmitchell got springs. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Tommy Royer (@Irieska) December 26, 2018
This man is really lookin like Spider-Man with his web snagging it
— Dakota Jones (@wdj_4) December 26, 2018
