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A night after leading Brooklyn to a 116-112 win
at Portland, James Harden didn't play against Utah because of a
sore neck. The Nets, who had won 16 of 18, were without stars
Kevin Durant (hamstring) and Kyrie Irving (family matter) yet
again.
Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic each scored 18 points and
Georges Niang added 15 for the Jazz. Those three and Mitchell
combined to hit 17 3-pointers, including five apiece by Mitchell
and Niang.
Utah sank 23 of 55 from deep (41.8 percent), with 10 players
draining at least one.
Alize Johnson led the Nets with 23 points and 15 rebounds while
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot topped Brooklyn's starters with 14
points.
Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to begin the game, and the Jazz never
trailed. Utah put some space between the two teams with an early
11-0 run for a 16-4 en route to a 21-point lead at the end of
the first quarter.
It was just the second home game since Feb. 24 for Utah, which
earned its 17th consecutive home win.
Mitchell scored 20 points in the first half as Utah jumped out
to a 63-38 halftime lead.
Thirteen players scored for the Jazz, who emptied the bench
early in the fourth quarter.
Rudy Gobert, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and a
candidate for his third honor, scored only eight points but
pulled down 11 rebounds and blocked three shots.
Sixth Man of the Year contender Jordan Clarkson was among the
few Utah players to struggle, shooting just 1-for-15 from the
field and making only one 3-pointer in 11 attempts. He finished
with three points.
--Field Level Media
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