Mitchell has 37, Jazz beat Clippers 117-111 for 2-0 lead

[ASFN Admin]

Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points and the Utah Jazz forced nine straight misses down the stretch to outlast the Los Angeles Clippers 117-111 on Thursday night and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. Mitchell clinched the game with a driving shot with 43 seconds remaining but then appeared to hurt his leg slightly on a foul by Paul George with 10 seconds to play. The guard is the first Jazz player with at least 35 points in back-to-back playoff games since Karl Malone in 1988.

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