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The Utah Jazz turned it up a notch defensively and Donovan Mitchell played the role of closer as the Jazz beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to even their Western Conference series at one game apiece. Continue to Article

April 19, 2018 5:49:am EST

If this is how Donovan Mitchell plays when he’s limited by a left foot contusion, then Quin Snyder should really think about taking a hammer to his star rookie’s pinky toe before every game from here on out. An hour before tipoff of Wednesday’s Game 2, Mitchell was officially questionable to suit up for the Utah Jazz, his status for the evening still publicly uncertain. Two hours after tipoff, he was very publicly dominating the Oklahoma City Thunder, slinking around defenders and slicing his way to the rim with the confidence and decisiveness of a guy with a hell of a lot more than two playoff games under his belt. Continue to Article

April 19, 2018 1:45:am EST

The Utah Jazz dropped Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday, falling 116-108 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game dominated by superstar performances from OKC’s two top guns. Paul George seemed to have put his “mechanical” issues well behind him, sliding into “Playoff P” mode and scorching the nets to the tune of 36 points on 8-for-11 shooting from 3-point range. OKC led by 18 with just over three minutes left before a late Jazz flurry, firmly holding serve at home to take control of the best-of-seven set. Continue to Article

April 18, 2018 2:10:pm EST

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has a left foot bruise and his status is uncertain for Game 2 of the Western Conference playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mitchell left Oklahoma City's 116-108 win Game 1 on Sunday after stubbing his toe in the third quarter, and he played sporadically the rest of the way. Continue to Article

April 16, 2018 4:42:pm EST

On Saturday, Thunder forward Paul George told reporters about an alter-ego he calls "Playoff P." On Sunday, he gave the media, his teammates and the Utah Jazz a formal introduction. He scored 36 points to help Oklahoma City defeat Utah 116-108 in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series Sunday night. "That's his new name?" seemingly perplexed teammate Carmelo Anthony asked with a smile. George lived up to it. He set an Oklahoma City playoff record with eight 3-pointers, blowing past the previous mark of five. He made eight of 11 shots from long range, and 13 of 20 shots overall. It was his first playoff game with the Thunder since being acquired in a trade with the Indiana in the offseason. Continue to Article

April 15, 2018 10:49:pm EST