Mitchell Leads Jazz On 15-1 Run To Start 4Q
Apr 22, 2019, 10:56 PM
Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz drives to the basket against the Houston Rockets in the first half of Game Four during the first round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 22, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – After a poor third quarter, with the Houston Rockets outscoring the Jazz 32-23 to take a 76-76 lead, Utah answered with a 15-1 run to start the fourth quarter.
It started with Donovan Mitchell hitting a three-pointer, which was followed by a floating mid-range jumpshot by Ricky Rubio. Mitchell had a turnaround floater in the lane to give the Jazz a four-point lead just 90 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Mitchell went on to score 8 more points that almost blew the roof off of Vivint Smart Home Arena as the Jazz held an 91-80 lead.
yeahhhhh buddy pic.twitter.com/F7tgSv04XG
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 23, 2019
Utah’s season is hanging in the balance with the Rockets leading the series 3-0 and trying to close out the Jazz on the road.
Mitchell’s 13 points in that three-minute run, put him up to a team-high 25 points. Rubio’s bucket gave him his 18th point of the game.
Chris Paul made one free-throw to score the only point for the Rockets on the Jazz run.
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S— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 23, 2019
Mitchell finished with 34 points in Game 3, but missed the potential game-tying three-pointer in the final moments.
