West Conf. Semis, Game 2: Utah Jazz 116-108 Houston Rockets - 5 Talking Points

#3 Donovan Mitchell shows some versatility

Donovan Mitchell

The one criticism if any of Mitchell has been that he doesn't do much apart from scoring, but he's been proving people wrong these playoffs. Mitchell finished with 17 points and 11 assists for his 3rd double-double in these playoffs. The 11 assists were a career-high, with Mitchell deferring to his teammates, as his shot wasn't falling.

It was the 1st game in these playoffs, where he didn't score 20 points, as he shot just 6/21 from the field. He did make some big plays down the stretch though. He kept drawing the defense in before kicking it out, assisting on all 4 3s that the Jazz hit in the 4th. He also had a monster putback dunk off his own miss, over 3 Rockets defenders. The Jazz and Mitchell would be hoping this was the only cold shooting night he has in this series because they won't win this series if he doesn't carry the load on offense.