But that didn’t mean head coach Quin Snyder and the Utah Jazz were worried about their chances Wednesday night.
“I don’t think there’s any magic involved” in the team’s approach without Mitchell, Snyder said before the game. “Everybody has got to be aggressive. We have to play the same way.”
And that way still involved a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and All-NBA center, a Sixth Man of the Year candidate, and one of the best 3-point shooters in franchise history.
In a 116-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks,
Rudy Gobert delivered, scoring 29 points, pulling down 20 rebounds and blocking three shots.