Donovan Mitchell didn’t want to overhype the best offensive performance of his young career.
“I think the biggest thing for me is just staying calm, not getting too high,” he said after dropping a career-high 46 points on Saturday night. “I’ll probably watch it a few times but not overdo it. Just staying calm and understanding that I’m not a rookie. Not saying this is regular, but I just treat it like another game and move on.”
The NBA, rightly, isn’t just going to let that happen.
Mitchell’s play — which has helped the Utah Jazz take down top teams in the West and East in back-to-back games — has earned him Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.