Donovan Mitchell on his ferocious put-back slam: I just happened to be up there
"That was my first one really on [national] TV," Mitchell said. "I had a few like that, but that was pretty cool in the playoffs to be able to do that."
Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell commented his huge dunk in Game 2 against the Rockets.
Per ESPN, Rookie star Donovan Mitchell didn't expect to throw down a thunderous dunk when he went up for a rebound of his own miss in heavy traffic during the fourth quarter Wednesday night.
"To be honest with you, I was just trying to shoot a floater and grab a rebound, but I just happened to be up there," Mitchell said after the Utah Jazz evened their Western Conference semifinal series with a 116-108 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 2. "So I figured, why not come down with it?"
"That was my first one really on [national] TV," Mitchell said. "I had a few like that, but that was pretty cool in the playoffs to be able to do that."