Mitchell’s career-high 22 lifts Jazz to easy win over Ball, LA
SALT LAKE CITY — Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 22 points and the Utah Jazz held on for a 96-81 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.
The victory broke a twogame losing streak for the Jazz.
The Jazz jumped out to a 21-7 lead thanks to a 16-3 run highlighted by a floater from Mitchell after he pump-faked Lonzo Ball and got to his spot with a eurostep. The Lakers, however, hung around throughout the night and made it a game in the fourth quarter, but never led.
Ricky Rubio scored a season-high 21 points, had seven rebounds and four assists for the Jazz while Derrick Favors had his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Mitchell’s corner 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining gave the Jazz a 91-79 lead and put the game away.
Brandon Ingram led the Lakers with 16 points and Jordan Clarkson put up 15 off the bench. Ball, the No. 2 overall draft pick, finished with nine points, two rebounds and four assists — the rebounds and assists were season lows.
Ball has started all six games for the Lakers and Mitchell has started three and is the first guard off the bench for the Jazz. Both entered the game struggling with their shot as Ball was shooting 31.3 percent and Mitchell 25.0 percent. PISTONS 95, CLIPPERS 87: In Los Angeles, Andre Drummond had 15 points and 17 rebounds to lead Detroit over LA, handing the NBA’s last undefeated team its first loss in five games this season.
Reggie Jackson added 15 points and Langston Galloway had 13 off the bench for the Pistons. PELICANS 123, CAVS 101:
In New Orleans, DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists,
and the Pelicans won for the third time in four games. Kevin Love had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavs. GRIZZLIES 103, ROCKETS 89: In Memphis, Tenn., Chandler Parsons, who has struggled and battled injuries since signing with the Grizzlies last season, scored 24 points on accurate shooting to lead the Grizzlies over Houston. Ryan Anderson led the Rockets with 22 points. CELTICS 96, HEAT 90:
In Miami, Kyrie Irving scored nine of his 24 points in the final 2:03, and Boston extended its winning streak to four games after holding on late to beat Miami. Goran Dragic scored 22 points for Miami. THUNDER 101, BULLS 69: In Chicago, Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and Russell Westbrook added 12 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his third triple-double of the season. Lauri Markkanen scored 15 points to lead the rebuilding
Bulls. 76ERS 112, MAVERICKS
110 : In Dallas, Ben Simmons had 23 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds as Philadelphia earned its second win of the season. TRAIL BLAZERS 114, SUNS 107: In Portland, Ore., Damian Lillard had 25 points to lead Portland past Phoenix. Devin Booker had 34 points for the Suns.
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THUNDER PLANE: Delta Air Lines says a charter flight carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder from Minneapolis to Chicago apparently encountered a bird early Saturday when it was landing, causing damage that prompted some players to post photos on social media showing the caved-in nose of the plane. No one was reported hurt.
“You never take anything for granted, just be thankful and blessed they we were able to land the plane and everything was OK,” Thunder star Russell Westbrook said.