Donovan Mitchell matches career-high 46 points in Jazz loss
Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scored 46 points (16-of-34 field goals, 7-of-7 free throws) with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 7 3-pointers, and 3 turnovers in 42.3 minutes of a 138-132 overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.
What It Means:
Mitchell has now scored a personal-best 46 points three separate times in his career. He was averaging just 15.0 points on 40.4 percent shooting over his previous four games. Mitchell wasn't active as a passer in this one, failing to hand out 4 assists for the first time in six games and second in the last 13. The Jazz will host the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
Mitchell scored 59.2 FanDuel points on Thursday. numberFire's models project him for 25.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.4 steals, and 2.6 triples per game over the rest of the season.
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