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Donovan Mitchell broke out of his mini slump and willed the Jazz to victory Wednesday night in Houston. Despite his 38 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, dazzling finishes at the rim, and ruthless step-back threes, the coolest thing that Donovan Mitchell did last night was not actually playing basketball. Mitchell honored Lauren McCluskey, the University of Utah student athlete who was murdered earlier this week, by writing her name on his shoes before the game.
Much Respect Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/6xZGqWKg3a
— Larry Krystkowiak (@LKrystkowiak) October 24, 2018
He played his heart out during the game and almost single-handedly led the Jazz to victory against James Harden and the Rockets. After his great performance, Mitchell joined the NBA TV crew and discussed the message written on his shoes and what it meant to him.
.@spidadmitchell honored the late Lauren McCluskey on his shoes tonight as the @utahjazz pick up the victory. pic.twitter.com/3woS2kZCV8
— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 25, 2018
This was the most important thing that Donovan Mitchell did last night. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lauren’s family during this incredibly difficult time.
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Rudy Gobert tallied his 138th career double-double in last night’s road victory, and he is moving right on up the all-time list for the Utah Jazz. Gobert should have a pretty realistic shot at ending up third on this list before he hangs it up, so long as he can stay healthy. It’s crazy to see these lists and be reminded of how insane Stockton and Malone were. Goodness gracious.
With 12 pts and 13 rebs in Utah’s 100-89 win @ Houston, Rudy Gobert now has 138 double-doubles as a Jazzman in just 329 games played, passing Mehmet Okur (137) for fifth most in team history (includes PT-REB & PT-AST) #TakeNote #TeamIsEverything pic.twitter.com/KlN4sk2bnV
— Utah Jazz PR (@UtahJazzPR) October 25, 2018
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Derrick Favors also moved up some franchise leader boards last night, securing his 3,713th rebound as a Jazz man. He passed Carlos “GIMME DAT” Boozer, and needs less than 100 to pass Paul Millsap. Where will Faves land all-time on this list?
With two rebounds in the first quarter, Derrick Favors has moved into ninth place in all-time Jazz rebounds with 3,713 boards, passing Carlos Boozer (3,712) #TakeNote #TeamIsEverything pic.twitter.com/tiZkSkLuHt
— Utah Jazz PR (@UtahJazzPR) October 25, 2018
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Jae Crowder has finally settled in Utah after being traded twice in the last two years. Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News wrote on nice piece on Crowder’s newfound love for the game of basketball and how he has recovered since the passing of his mother.
Utah Jazz's Jae Crowder regains passion for basketball after his mom's passing. “I feel like I’m engaged more,” Crowder said. “I feel like I’m having fun with it like I used to, and I just reset my whole mindset and body and I see it paying off.” https://t.co/rXbgYAdvu7
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) October 24, 2018
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Joe Ingles, Ironman? Ingles moved into 2nd for most consecutive starts among active NBA players, right behind Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
2nd longest active consecutive games played streak will end at 243 games. Joe Ingles moves into #2 spot behind Karl Anthony-Towns (250). https://t.co/EerjnCYiYv
— Mark Followill (@MFollowill) October 24, 2018
Some might make fun of Slow-mo Joe lack for his lack of explosiveness or his strikingly average dad bod, but he’s outlasting all these young-ins out here and not missing any run.