“F–k the talk!”: Rudy Gobert had 3-words after a game winning performance that saved Jazz from going 3-1 down to Luka Doncic and Co

Akash Murty | 24/04/2022
"F--k the talk!": Rudy Gobert had just 3-words after a game winning performance that saved Jazz from going 3-1 down to Luka Doncic and Co

Luka Doncic and Co almost ran away with the game in the European maestro’s return, but Rudy Gobert didn’t let that happen.

Saturday night marked the return of Luka Doncic. After missing 3-straight games for the Mavericks, their MVP took the court for the first time in the 2022 postseason and his return almost resulted in Mavericks taking a 3-1 lead in the series.

Doncic scored 30 in the 100-99 loss. But Utah Jazz won in the clutch, on both ends of the floor, despite a Luka Magic moment that almost killed the series when the Slovenian hit a 3 with 39 seconds to go in the game.

He took his team 4-points up on the back of two magical jump shots. The first 2-pointer jumper gave them a one-point lead and then the fadeaway 3-pointer shot made it a two-possession game. But Rudy Gobert and his team came roaring back into it with the least expectation.

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Rudy Gobert snatched a victory out of Mavericks’ hand

Rudy Gobert couldn’t buy himself a block throughout the game, nor did anyone else apart from their backup center Hassan Whiteside. But the French international did pluck a crucial defensive rebound in the last possession and got rewarded when Donovan Mitchell gave him an easy pass defense.

After the game, he had this to say when asked the talk about what the Utah team can and can’t be?

Gobert was the only starter for Jazz with a positive plus-minus rating in the game with just 1+ to show for it. But he did have an unusual game scoring 17-point and 15-rebounds in a 100-99 win.

Every bit of it was as much needed for the Jazz to be in the series as they set themselves for 2 more games in Dallas. Luka will bring his A-game in all the remaining games. It’ll be interesting to see if Jalen Brunson could keep up his unbelievable form, if he does, the series will be Luka’s to shoot.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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