BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell stepped into TD Garden with a clear mind.
No footage was watched from previous night.
Support from his Utah Jazz teammates and his mother, Nicole, was how he pushed through much criticism after Friday night’s 13-for-35 shooting performance in the 113-107 loss in Philadelphia.
“Didn’t even think about that game, just went out there and hooped,” Mitchell said.
He responded with 28 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals in a 98-86 win at Boston Saturday on the second night of a back-to-back.
Against Philadelphia, Mitchell drew heat from national media for his 31-point, zero-assist night, becoming the first since Carmelo Anthony in 2014 with at least 35 field goals and no assists.