SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, Bojan Bogdanovic made six 3-pointers and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-103 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight win.
Here were the bright spots in Oklahoma City’s defeat in Utah.
Game Ball: Lu Dort
Dort obviously stole the show setting his career high and becoming only the sixth player in Thunder history to cross the 40-point threshold.
Finishing 16-of-31 from the field, Dort also finished with seven rebounds, three assists and four steals.
But not only did Dort dazzle offensively, he still put in his usual great shift on the defensive end of the floor as well.
Donovan Mitchell was held to 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting, well below his standards as of late. Dort’s defense helped the Thunder get off to their hot start too, holding Mitchell to two points in the opening quarter where Dort played all but two seconds.