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Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell usually has a cool and calm demeanor. However, not even the 23-year-old could keep it together on Sunday after a disappointing Game 6 loss to the Denver Nuggets in their first-round series matchup.
Mitchell was captured on film throwing a bit of a fit as he and his team exited the playing court after the game:
Donovan Mitchell was upset after losing Game 6. pic.twitter.com/Sc1TzYWURd
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 31, 2020
This was pretty much the theme of the evening for the Jazz. Mitchell's teammate Rudy Gobert was also seen blowing off some steam earlier in the game, taking out his anger on a folding chair. It looks as though Mitchell also took out a chair on his way out, so clearly, the seating facilities inside the arena did not exactly have a good night.
Mitchell's frustration also carried over to his post-game interview, and the 6-foot-1 guard could not hide the disappointment on his face.
You can see it on Donovan Mitchell's face after the Game 6 loss. pic.twitter.com/hmXvH46v2X
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 31, 2020
The fact that Donovan Mitchell had another tremendous outing in this one likely added to his frustration. The Jazz stud finished with a team-high 44 points on 14-of-25 shooting, on top of six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 40 minutes of play. Despite his heroics, though, it was still the Nuggets who emerged with the victory to force a pivotal Game 7 on Tuesday.
Denver's success on the night was thanks in large part to another jaw-dropping performance from Jamal Murray, who himself went on another scoring barrage against a formidable Jazz defense. Murray logged 50 points on 17-of-24 from the floor (his second in the series), to go with nine treys, five boards and six assists.
That's now two consecutive closeout games that the Jazz have lost, and they will have one final chance in Game 7 a couple of days from now.
