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Originally Posted by Seadood228
And it had nothing to do with Mitchell. When he subbed in at 5 minutes it was a 10 point lead and for the right until the :40 the lead was still 10. During that stretch Mitchell went 0-2 getting both blocked and a turnover. Utah made two straight 3s, one of which banked in at the buzzer by JJ (I swear he is like 55% on these), then Utah went on a major run sparked by their defense and Denver completely imploding. Mitchell had very little to do with it at all. If you're going to praise his +- you might as well say how awesome Thabo and Epke were, because theirs were higher.
I like Mitchell, but he was very mediocre that game. He's shooting ~40/30% in Summer league, Preseason, and now the regular season. I still think he has a good shot to get ROY because he's going to take a ton of shots, and the voters tend to overlook things like turnovers and efficiency.
Unless Im misunderstanding you here, I think your numbers are off. When Mitchell was playing point during the down 10 to up 12 stretch he had 3 assists and 4 points.
0:00 Joe Johnson makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Donovan Mitchell assists 83-78
9:35 Donovan Mitchell makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists) 85 -89
9:05 Alec Burks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) 85 - 92
8:45 Alec Burks makes two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) 85 - 94
7:33 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2 86 - 95
7:33 Rudy Gobert enters the game for Ekpe Udoh 86 - 95
7:33 Mason Plumlee enters the game for Nikola Jokic 86 - 95
7:33 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 86 - 96
7:00 Joe Ingles enters the game for Donovan Mitchell 86 - 97
EDIT: Youre correct he was 0-2 during that stretch. Initally thought you were referring to his entire time in from 3rd quarter on.
Last edited by ReddBoiler; 10-19-2017 at 02:48 AM.
Reason: My bad bub