As the final buzzer sounded on a 116-108 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell made a beeline towards Dante Exum, determined to reach his teammate for anyone else did.
He made his way through a maze of bodies. Finally, Mitchell found one of the heroes Utah’s Game 2 victory at the Toyota Center, the win that tied what was supposed to be a lopsided series up at 1-1.
The two held a long embrace. Mitchell patted Exum on the head. And then, they turned to celebrate with the rest of the Jazz.