The Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers, who face each other Wednesday night in Rip City, handled adversity a bit differently in their most recent games. As he did in Mitchell’s only other missed game this season, reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson stepped up to fill in some of the offensive void with a team-high 23 points. Rudy Gobert, whose three blocked shots moved him into the NBA’s all-time top 50 in the category, led a Jazz defense that sparked Utah’s win.
