Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has a left foot bruise and his status is uncertain for Game 2 of the Western Conference playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Mitchell left Oklahoma City’s 116-108 win Game 1 on Sunday after stubbing his toe in the third quarter Pernell McPhee Jersey , and he played sporadically the rest of the way. A team spokesman said Mitchell had an MRI on Monday, and the team will provide a status update on Tuesday. When asked if he was concerned about missing Game 2 on Wednesday, Mitchell said, ”Not at all.”

”I can walk,” he said. ”I think tomorrow will be the deciding factor, but I feel fine. I feel fine right now.”

Mitchell is one of the league’s top rookies. He averaged 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists during the regular season. He had 27 points and 10 rebounds in Game 1.

Mitchell did not try to run on the foot on Monday, saying there was no need to. He said he expects to be able to help the Jazz bounce back.

”We were stagnant,” he said. ”The ball didn’t move as much as we had hoped or as we would like. We made those adjustments in practice just now.”

Oklahoma City’s Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook were asked about Mitchell after Sunday’s game. At one point Justin Tucker Jersey , Anthony said he’d already answered one and he’d let Westbrook take the second. Westbrook deflected it.

”We just came out and competed,” Westbrook said. ”Both teams played hard.”

As for the actual game, Mitchell said Westbrook was focused defensively and Thunder guard Corey Brewer was a better defensive player than he thought. He said being exposed to the environment should pay off on Wednesday.

”Now that we’ve got the first game under our belt – some of us haven’t played in the playoffs – we know the atmosphere, we know how loud it’s going to be in here,” he said. ”I think coming out the second game, we’ll be more poised and more calm.”

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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints took a four-hour flight into Southern California late Tuesday night, and they hit the Los Angeles Chargers‘ training camp fields early Wednesday.

Instead of being bothered by the tough turnaround, the Saints used the circumstances to sharpen their focus for the upcoming season.

The Saints and Chargers are practicing together at Jack Hammett Sports Complex for the second consecutive year http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/tyron-smith-jersey , breaking up the late stages of the preseason with two days of joint workouts ahead of their preseason game Saturday night in Carson.

“It’s a game situation for three or four days,” said Saints linebacker Manti Te’o, the former Chargers player. “Everything is better when you’re going against somebody. The competition level rises. We have three mini-games, and then we have the real game. I was really pleased with the energy we had, and it’s nice to go against a team that has similar energy.”

Both head coaches pronounced themselves pleased by their players’ efforts in the practice. The teams also managed to avoid any fights, staying away from a common occurrence in joint practices.

There were a few close shaves, such as Chargers pass-rush specialist Melvin Ingram’s strip-sack of Drew Brees. Ingram later apologized for getting so close to Brees, who wasn’t bothered.

“Stuff is happening fast out there,” Brees said with a shrug. “At times Randall Cobb Jersey , some people are going to bump into you.”

Chargers receiver Mike Williams was particularly sharp in the workouts, making another series of tough catches in his impressive start to the season. Williams missed training camp as a rookie last year due to injury, but he looked impressive against the Saints’ defensive backs.

“He’s out here every day and you just see him working and pushing through,” Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said. “I’m sure he’s tired and sore like all of those guys are. He’s working through that, and every day you see him make a play. It’s exciting.”

New Orleans coach Sean Payton brought his team out West for the second straight year because the benefits of joint practices are particularly helpful to the Saints, who are looking to build on last season’s 11-5 finish and playoff berth. The Chargers barely missed the playoffs at 9-7, but are popular picks to be an AFC contender after returning almost every key player from a team that won nine of its last 12 games.

“One big thing is it changes the routine,” Payton said. “And I think that’s good in our league, because we’re constantly changing. But also you’re working against a different defense than your own Authentic Joe Pavelski Jersey , and I don’t mean just a different defense, but how they play defense. The coverage schemes are different. What they do offensively, specifically with the running game. When you do that, especially for two or three days like we are, you have a chance to see some of the weaknesses or holes in certain areas that we have not seen at home.”

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