Jazz's Donovan Mitchell: 'Our Mind Is Stuck on a Championship' amid 16-1 Run

Donovan Mitchell and his Utah Jazz teammates have their eyes on bigger things as a 122-108 over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night maintained their hold on the Western Conference's No. 1 seed. 

"Our mind is stuck on a championship," Mitchell told reporters after the game.

The Jazz dropped back-to-back games on Jan. 6. Since then, they've suffered only one defeat while collecting 16 wins. During that stretch, Utah's 13.6 net rating is best in the NBA, 4.1 points per 100 possessions better than the Los Angeles Clippers, per NBA.com.

Of course, the overarching question—and one that's impossible to answer now—is whether the Jazz are built to win in the postseason. The franchise hasn't reached the Western Conference Finals since 2007, exiting in the first round in each of the last two years.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are lurking just one game back in second place.

During his run of eight straight Finals with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron regularly laid waste to teams that enjoyed more success in the regular season.

The Atlanta Hawks set a franchise record with 60 wins in 2014-15 before being swept by the Cavs in the Eastern Conference Finals. For three straight seasons, the Toronto Raptors fell to Cleveland in the playoffs. The Indiana Pacers made the conference finals in 2013 and 2014 but couldn't overcome the Heat.

The Jazz are firing on all cylinders, though. 

Mike Conley has returned to form following an underwhelming debut campaign in Salt Lake City. Jordan Clarkson is a potential Sixth Man of the Year. Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are performing as expected.

In general, Gobert's five-year, $205 million supermax extension signed in December was a strong endorsement of the current roster by the front office.

Perhaps the Jazz will be the last team standing this summer, but James and the Lakers will probably be favored to reclaim their title this summer.