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NBA playoffs: Donovan Mitchell connects with Rudy Gobert for game-winning alley-oop

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert sometimes eat lunch together, and they sometimes save the Utah Jazz's season together.

After a season marked by whispers of discord between the Jazz's two stars, the pair connected for a game-winning alley-oop in a 100-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their first-round series. The series is now tied 2-2.

The Jazz appeared on the verge of a 3-1 series hole in the final minute of the game when Mavericks star Luka Doncic, making a return from a calf strain, hit a step-back 3-pointer to push the Dallas lead to 99-95 with 39.