BOSTON • “They’re quiet tonight!” Donovan Mitchell shouted. “They’re quiet!”
Mike Conley smiled and kept quiet, too.
The veteran point guard had just dropped 25 points and dished out five assists to lead the Utah Jazz to an impressive 99-94 road win over the Boston Celtics. The performance didn’t leave much for Conley’s doubters to talk about, so Mitchell and his teammates took it upon themselves to fill the silence inside the visitors’ locker room at TD Garden.
"I don't want to hear anymore Mike Conley slander," forward Georges Niang said. "The guy can hoop.