Mikal Bridges hopes Donovan Mitchell has a quieter night against the Phoenix Suns than he did in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 145-134 overtime victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.
Ahead of Wednesday's game, Bridges warned Mitchell against trying to improve upon his 71-point performance.
"I sent him a lot of IG DMs, a lot of voice memos," Brides said, according to Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic. "Kept telling him, 'Hey bro, don't try to come get 80 tomorrow. Don't try to do that. I know you got the hot hand. Calm that down.'"
Mitchell's 71 points marked a career high for the 26-year-old and were the most any NBA player scored in a single game since Kobe Bryant's 81-point performance in 2006.
The Suns enter Wednesday's game having lost six of their last seven games. They occupy eighth place in the Western Conference at 20-18.
