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OTD in 2020: Donovan Mitchell & Luka Dončić Set NBA Postseason Records
August 17, 2020: With 57 and 42 points respectively, Donovan Mitchell and Luka Dončić both set NBA postseason records in Game 1 losses OTD
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Donovan Mitchell and Luka Dončić are among the best young players in the NBA, and both have become the faces of their respective franchises after just a few years in the league. This day in sports history saw the two stars lead their teams into the opening round of the playoffs in the NBA Bubble, each setting postseason records in the process. However, both of their teams ended up losing despite their star players’ record-breaking performances.
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Aug 17, 2020: Utah #Jazz G @spidadmitchell scored the most PTS (57) in any NBA Playoff Game 1 ever, in Jazz postseason history, & the 3rd most in NBA history while UTA lost to DEN in an OT thriller that set the tone for an epic 1st Rd series in the bubblepic.twitter.com/aex5LwAQcl
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
August 17, 2020: Dallas #Mavericks G Luka Doncic scored the most PTS (42) in a player's NBA postseason debut EVER as his Mavs fell to the Los Angeles #Clippers in Rd 1 of the Western Conference Playoffs
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
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DONOVAN MITCHELL & LUKA DONČIĆ SET NBA POSTSEASON RECORDS
Donovan Mitchell was a scoring machine for the Utah Jazz in the first game of their opening-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Despite a 135-125 loss in overtime, the Louisville product torched the Nuggets defense for 57 points, good for the most all-time in any NBA Playoff Game 1 and in Jazz postseason history. Utah ended up winning the next three games to take a 3-1 series lead, only to see Denver come back and win Game 7 to advance to the next round where they beat the Clippers in seven games.
Luka Dončić also put on an offensive clinic that same day, recording 42 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 118-110 loss in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers. The performance marked the most points ever scored by a player in his postseason debut. Dončić continued to impress throughout the series, but his heroics were not enough as the Clippers won 4-2 to reach the Western Conference Semifinals where they ended up choking away a 3-1 series lead to Denver.
Aug 17, 2020: Utah #Jazz G @spidadmitchell scored the most PTS (57) in any NBA Playoff Game 1 ever, in Jazz postseason history, & the 3rd most in NBA history while UTA lost to DEN in an OT thriller that set the tone for an epic 1st Rd series in the bubblepic.twitter.com/aex5LwAQcl
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
August 17, 2020: Dallas #Mavericks G Luka Doncic scored the most PTS (42) in a player's NBA postseason debut EVER as his Mavs fell to the Los Angeles #Clippers in Rd 1 of the Western Conference Playoffs
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
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Utah Jazz G @JordanClarksons made this ridiculous 3-pointer during the Utah-Denver Game 1 on August 17, 2020 pic.twitter.com/grf7ga5hjM
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) August 17, 2021
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