Mitchell scores 35, leads Jazz past Grizzlies 126-110

<p>SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Donovan Mitchell had 35 points and seven assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 126-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. </p>
<p>Jordan Clarkson scored 28 points off the bench. Rudy Gobert chipped in 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Joe Ingles added 15 points and seven assists. </p>
<p>The Jazz (34-11) made 19 3-pointers and shot 50% percent from the field overall on their way to their 19th consecutive win at home. </p>
<p>Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis. Kyle Anderson was the top scorer with 16 points. Dillon Brooks added 13 and Ja Morant chipped in 12. </p>
<p>The Grizzlies (21-22) lost both games in a two-game set at Utah. </p>
<p>Mitchell hit his first five shots from the field to give Utah an early boost on offense. His final basket in that start gave the Jazz a 23-13 lead midway through the first quarter. </p>
<p>It set the tone for a highly efficient first quarter for Utah, which shot 57% in the period. Memphis struggled to keep up after shooting just 28% over the same stretch. </p>
<p>After Brandon Clarke tipped in a layup to trim the deficit to 28-19, Clarkson hit back-to-back jumpers to ignite an 11-0 run that extended Utah’s lead to 39-19 at quarter’s end. </p>
<p>Memphis chipped away early in the second quarter and cut it to 45-36 on a 3-pointer from Brooks. </p>
<p>Then Mitchell took over again. Mitchell scored three straight baskets and assisted on three 3-pointers from Clarkson, fueling an 18-6 run that put the Jazz up 63-42 late in the second quarter. </p>
<p>Mitchell tallied 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting before halftime, his career high for points in a first half. Clarkson was right with him in terms of efficient scoring, tallying 20 first-half points on 8-of-11 shooting. </p>
<p>Utah led by as many as 30 points in the second half, going up 90-60 in the third quarter after Gobert capped off a 16-2 run with a putback layup. </p>
<p>TIP INS</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Valanciunas has collected 168 rebounds in his last 11 games. … Memphis scored 32 points off 22 Jazz turnovers. </p>
<p>Jazz: Mike Conley did not play (right hamstring injury management). … Matt Thomas made his debut after Utah acquired him from the Raptors earlier in the week. Thomas finished with zero points and three turnovers in six minutes. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Visit Houston on Monday.</p>
<p>Jazz: Host Cleveland on Monday. </p>
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