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Jazz advance to second round
    2021-06-04  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

DONOVAN MITCHELL scored 26 of his 30 points in the first half and the Jazz advanced to the second round of the playoffs, beating the Grizzlies 126-110 Wednesday night in Game 5.

“I think setting the tone was huge. We did that as unit on both ends of the floor and understanding that you can’t give a team like that life,” Mitchell said about Utah’s quick start.

Mitchell also had 10 assists and six rebounds in 29 minutes, getting a little rest before facing the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers-Dallas Mavericks matchup.

“These allergies have been kicking my butt, probably the worst I have ever had,” Mitchell sniffled.

On the court, Mitchell was doing all the butt kicking and made sure this playoff outcome was different than last season.

“Donovan’s got better every single year since he’s got here and obviously having him back was key and was huge for us because of the way we’re playing now. It’s fun to play with Donovan,” said Rudy Gobert, who had 23 points and 15 rebounds for Utah.

Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 17 points to help power the top-seeded Jazz to their fourth straight victory.

“We really moved the ball, and when we do that, the first thing that has to happen is we have to space — we can’t be standing next to each other — to move the ball the way we want. We had the willingness to pass and to shoot,” Utah coach Quin Snyder said.

The Memphis big three all played effectively on offense, but got little help from the supporting cast. Ja Morant finished his record-setting first playoff series with 27 points and 11 assists. Dillon Brooks also had 27 points, and Jonas Valanciunas added 18.

Mitchell capped Utah’s big first half with two contested jumpers to make it 75-51 and bring the 13,000 fans to their feet.(SD-Agencies)

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