Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz drives into Nickeil Alexander-Walker #6 of the New Orleans Pelicans during a game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on January 21, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alex Goodlett/Getty Images/AFP
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz past the New Orleans Pelicans 129-118 Thursday night in Salt Lake City for their seventh consecutive victory.
Mitchell made 11 of 19 field-goal attempts and drained 6 of 8 from 3-point range. He displayed a form reminiscent of his explosive first-round playoff series last year, when he averaged 36.3 points vs. the Denver Nuggets.
With his fifth 3-pointer of the night, the All-Star guard became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 600 treys, getting there in 240 games.
📹| Spida with a season-high 36 points ⤵️#TakeNote | @spidadmitchell pic.twitter.com/4d3d0oUnb6
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 22, 2021
Mike Conley amassed 20 points and six assists for Utah. Rudy Gobert contributed 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, reserve Jordan Clarkson added 19 points, and Bojan Bogdanovic threw in 16 points for a Jazz team that shot 50 percent from the floor.
📹| despite what you might've heard on TNT, we won this game.#podiumpostgame | @podiumhq pic.twitter.com/8q6GKX9Gd2
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 22, 2021
Zion Williamson had 27 points for the Pelicans, who lost for the seventh time in eight outings. Brandon Ingram scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half.