Last season in the NBA, only two teams had their starting backcourt selected for the all-star game: Utah and Phoenix.
Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley Jr. showed tonight that they’re still among the league’s best — if not the best.
The duo combined for 66 points as Utah used another big fourth quarter from its stars to take down Sacramento 119-113 in front of a loud and raucous Vivint Arena.
“Those two defensively have really taken a step, they’ve raised their level,” head coach Quin Snyder said of his all-star backcourt. “I think it comes even more important to feel the game offensively.