LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Donovan Mitchell remained patient with Denver's defense making things difficult for him.Instead of forcing the issue, he simply distributed the ball — until his opening arrived.Mitchell scored 21 of his 30 points in a big third quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Nuggets 124-105 on Wednesday to even the first-round playoff series at a game apiece.All part of his maturation as a playmaker. “The biggest thing for me is reading the situation,” Mitchell explained. “My first years, I kind of saw the rim, being a scorer.
I prided myself over the quarantine just how to become play-maker. Find a way to get the team involved. It may not always be scoring.