▁in ▁ 3 4 . 3 ▁minutes ▁per ▁game ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁December . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mitchell ▁sur pass ed ▁Karl ▁Mal one ▁for ▁most ▁ 2 0 + ▁points ▁games ▁during ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁ 1 9 th ▁ 2 0 + ▁point ▁game . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Don ovan ▁recorded ▁his ▁second ▁ 4 0 - point ▁game ▁of ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁against ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁ro ok ie ▁guard ▁to ▁not ch ▁two ▁ 4 0 - point ▁games ▁since ▁Allen ▁I vers on ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Don ovan ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁NBA ▁as ▁an ▁injury ▁replacement ▁for ▁Or lando ▁Magic ▁forward ▁A aron ▁Gordon ▁( stra ined ▁left ▁hip ▁flex or ) ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁NBA ▁S lam ▁D unk ▁Cont est . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁contest ▁scoring ▁a ▁ 4 8 ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁then ▁a ▁ 5 0 ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁ro ok ie ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁contest ▁since ▁Zach ▁La V ine . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁for