Donovan Mitchell returned to the Jazz’s home court to fight against Jordan Clarkson. Although it was too late to score three points, the Cavaliers still lost to the Jazz 114-116.
The five Cavaliers scored double, Mitchell scored 46 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Darius Garland scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Jazz grabbed 54 rebounds and had an air superiority, Clarkson had 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Lauri Markkanen had 25 points and 16 rebounds.
At the end of the first quarter of the Jazz, the firepower was fully opened, with a wave of 18-6 strong ahead, and the Cavaliers also took the lead by 15-6 in the second quarter. In the second half, the Jazz 22-8 attack was ahead again, and the last knight, led by Mitchell, fought back tenaciously. At the critical moment, Clarkson 3+1 caught up to 1 point, and then made a foul by shooting three points. The Jazz 2 points ahead, followed by Clarkson’s throw, and magically scored 9 points in 43 seconds! Lock the game for Jazz.
Clarkson played for 34 minutes, making 11 of 19 shots, making 5 of 11 of three points, scoring 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Mitchell played for 36 minutes, making 14 of 27 shots and 7 of 18 three-point shots, contributing 46 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 intercepts. According to statistics, Mitchell averaged 39.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in January, with a shooting rate of 52.7%.