The game started off with a relatively slow start for both teams, before Mitchell put in a couple of lay ups to put the Jazz on the board. Jaylen Brown countered with a quick 3-3 from beyond the arc.
The Utah Jazz struggled to keep the score close as the Boston Celtics, as a team, caught fire to shoot 89 % from three in the first quarter, reminiscent of the loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Boston Celtics played pesky defense, switching everything and disrupting the Jazz’s flow. Donovan Mitchell did everything he could to counter and carry the Jazz early.