Despite a colossal downfall in Game 5 of the first-round series, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell had no hesitation calling this series for one of the Oklahoma City Thunder's fans, as he made his way to the visitors' locker room.
“Hey, we’ll see y’all next year,” said Mitchell confidently on his way out of the court.
A buddy sent me this.
Donovan Mitchell: “Hey. We’ll see y’all next year.”#ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/sTbt3tKk6q— Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) April 26, 2018
Even after a 25-point comeback for the Thunder, the series is still in the Jazz's favor and the stars are all lined up for them to finish at home in Game 6, having won three straight games prior to the loss.
The Jazz fell flat and fell in love with the long-distance shot, which caused them to eventually struggle as Oklahoma City's high-powered offense picked up steam at the right time. Regardless of the disappointingly-squandered 25-point lead by the Jazz, all the right signs are there for the Salt Lake City team, as they managed to limit the Thunder to 12 points in the second quarter, and once again had six scorers in double figures.
Utah still had the rebounding and assist advantage, while the Thunder favored from a 79-point mirage from Russell Westbrook and Paul George — one that could prove hard to replicate as Mitchell suggests to the fan.
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