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Utah Jazz: Ranking the Top 5 moments of the 2017-18 season so far

By Ryan Aston

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 7: the Utah Jazz stand for the national anthem before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on November 7, 2017 at Vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 7: the Utah Jazz stand for the national anthem before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on November 7, 2017 at Vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz goes to the basket against the LA Clippers on October 24, 2017 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4) Donovan Mitchell goes berserk at Staples

Outside of their loss to the Rockets, Utah’s road loss to the LA Clippers may be the worst loss of the season. Strangely, the team’s poor effort early laid the groundwork for one of the season’s best moments so far.

With the Jazz behind in a big, bad way throughout the contest, Jazz coach Quin Snyder was prompted to throw in the towel early in the fourth quarter. In doing so, he pulled his starters and emptied the bench, including rookie guard Donovan Mitchell.

Mitchell subsequently went bananas.

With his team down by 21 points in the final carom, Mitchell scored 11 straight points and, eventually, helped the Jazz cut the lead to seven, forcing Snyder to rethink his concession.

Ultimately, the Jazz still lost the game, but Mitchell finished with 19 points and nearly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a game that his own coach had already given up on.

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