Donovan Mitchell

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell limped off the court after his hamstring tightened up late in the Mavericks' 102-77 blowout Game 5 win Monday ...

he’s heading back to the locker room now and is walking very gingerly. Donovan Mitchell said that his hamstring just “tightened” up on him and he couldn’t run back. He said he’ll be “fine” for Game 6. Donovan Mitchell said his hamstring tightened up and he had to come out. I’m a competitor.” –12:31 AM Ryan McDonald@ ryanwmcdonald Donovan Mitchell, when asked if he expects to be in pain over the coming days: “Probably. But this is the playoffs, so I’ll find a way. he’s heading back to the locker room now and is walking very gingerly. I’m a competitor.” – Donovan Mitchell said that his hamstring just “tightened” up on him and he couldn’t run back. He said he’ll be “fine” for Game 6. Donovan Mitchell said his hamstring tightened up and he had to come out. Donovan Mitchell, when asked if he expects to be in pain over the coming days: “Probably. But this is the playoffs, so I’ll find a way.

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has no damage to his left hamstring, but is suffering from quadriceps contusions and will continue treatment heading into ...

Per ESPN Stats & Info, that is the worst mark by any team with at least 25 attempts in NBA postseason history. “It’s a lot to continuously run teams off the line, and they’ve done a good job of it. The three-time All-Star immediately grabbed his left leg upon landing after attempting a leaping pass in traffic.

Mitchell left Game 5 vs. Dallas with a hamstring injury.

If Utah wants to extend this series to seven games, they'll need Mitchell fully healthy. Mitchell landed awkwardly after trying to finish a drive at the rim, and immediately began grabbing at his left hamstring. The Jazz are reportedly optimistic that Mitchell will be healthy enough to play on Thursday, and the franchise star echoed that sentiment immediately after the loss Monday night, saying he would be ready to go with the two days off between the next game.

In 32 minutes played, Mitchell had only nine points on 4-for-15 shooting and 0-7 from behind the arc.

On Saturday, the Jazz proved they can be a good team defensively. On Saturday, the Jazz proved they can be a good team defensively. In 32 minutes played, Mitchell had only nine points on 4-for-15 shooting and 0-7 from behind the arc.

After Monday's blowout in Dallas, the Utah Jazz's ability to fend off elimination by the Mavericks in Game 6 on Thursday could well come down to the team ...

“We’ve got to continue to move the ball,” he said. Bogdanovic spoke after Game 4 about being incensed with the team’s half-speed approach to their prior outing, and how it probably cost them a shot at a victory in Game 3. “… We’ve got to do a better job moving the ball and playing the right way.” … We need each other — we need to play like that offensively.” I’ve got to make sure I’m creating and finding guys.” “I don’t want to just point to [it was a] ‘bad shooting night,’” said coach Quin Snyder “… Sometimes things come right away, easy in a possession, and they’re good looks and you take them, but there’s other times that require more. And we have to be able to use that. Even as the Jazz shot 6 for 20 in the first quarter, only one of those baskets was assisted. “We did miss shots, but we need to try and create for one another,” the coach said. “I couldn’t run back on defense, so I had to come out.” “So we’ll bounce back and go from there.” I’m a competitor.”

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell tweaked his left hamstring with less than 5 minutes to play Monday in Dallas. An MRI came back negative for ...

But in the opener against Minnesota, Gobert did not check out until there was 3:24 remaining, with the Jazz leading 127-98 at the time. Minnesota with 5:39 to play; the New York game, though, was as close as four points with 4:48 left.) There were 10 such occasions for Snyder and the Jazz this season, where starters were in past the 4-minute mark with their team either leading or trailing by 20 or more. (The Sacramento game was a blowout with 7ish minutes left; Utah never got closer than 16 vs. At any rate, the Jazz had 28 games this season either won or lost by at least 15 points. What if the margin was 17 with a second to go, at which point a meaningless 3 was hit? Again, it’s imperfect: what if the margin was 12 with a second to go, at which point a meaningless 3 was hit? At what point should the plug be pulled? POR, Gobert exits at 7:23, 4Q (87-62) It wasn’t until that point that coach Quin Snyder decided to make the platoon swap and remove each of the four starters and his sixth man (Clarkson, Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mike Conley) who’d still been playing. For instance, how much of a margin constitutes a “blowout”? At what point in the game must that margin be reached? He was diagnosed with “bi-lateral quadriceps contusions,” and will continue treatment, but his status for Thursday’s Game 6 will not be updated until Wednesday.

Mitchell has bilateral quadriceps contusions and will continue treatment, according to the Jazz. Sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that there is optimism ...

"This is the playoffs, so I've got to find a way," Mitchell said Monday night. "I give credit to [Dorian] Finney-Smith," Mitchell said, referring to Dallas' primary defender on him. He doubled over in pain in the tunnel while en route to the locker room, but Mitchell expressed hope after the loss that he would play in Game 6.