Donovan Mitchell Throws Down Putback Dunk Against Mavericks

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell threw down a nasty putback dunk in the second quarter against the Dallas Mavericks.

Mitchell was driving into the lane when he floated up a shot and missed, but he jumped up over Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis and dunked the ball with his right hand.

That dunk fired up the Jazz and put them within 8 points, 53-45 with 4:32 remaining until the halftime break.

The Jazz rallied back and finished the first half down by three points. Mitchell finished the first 24 minutes of action with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. He shot 4-12 from the field and 2-6 from beyond the arc.

Donovan Mitchell makes this look easy. It's not. #TakeNote #utahjazz #NBA #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/PJ2AKgBoJ3

— Jeremiah Jensen (@JJSportsBeat) January 25, 2020

Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic each scored 12 points in the first half, with Gobert adding 10 rebounds for a double-double.

Dallas was led in the first half by superstar Luka Doncic with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He went 7-14 from the field and 1-4 from the three point line. Doncic was the only Mavericks player to reach double figures in the first two quarters.

Former Ute Delon Wright scored 7 straight points for Dallas in the second quarter.