Ravell Call, Deseret News
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is greeted by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, right, forward Paul George and forward Carmelo Anthony following NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017.
The Utah Jazz. The Oklahoma City Thunder.
Donovan Mitchell. Russell Westbrook.
Mano a mano. Head-to-head.
Sure the first-round playoff series between the Jazz and Thunder is much bigger than an individual matchup between a star rookie and the reigning MVP, but boy, oh boy, will they be fun to watch. Westbrook enters the postseason after becoming the first in history to average a triple-double for an entire season in back-to-back years while Mitchell has carried the Jazz to a fifth seed while breaking Damian Lillard’s NBA rookie record for 3-pointers made as the team’s scoring leader.