Well, that was ugly. So let’s skip the formalities and jump straight into the Golden State Warriors getting their nose broken by the Utah Jazz.
Keep Mitchell inefficient
The key: Hold Donovan Mitchell to a poor or average efficiency night.
The outcome: Mitchell shot 9-for-18 from the field, finishing the night with 23 points. That’s a true-shooting percentage of 59.5%, which is comfortably above league average, and comfortably above Mitchell’s season average.
The Warriors kept Mitchell from being a dominant offensive force, but there’s nothing to be proud of in the way that they limited Mitchell’s efficiency.