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Defense is back, Donovan and Ricky on final play, Trade Deadline looms and injuries ravage the NBA
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The defense is back and has given the Jazz back to back impressive road wins. Rudy Gobert‘s presence is having an impact in numerous manners. On the final play in Toronto Donovan Mitchell, passed to an open Ricky Rubio. Locke breaks down the play and explains why it is so important inside the team concept.
The trade deadline is a week away, what should we anticipate in the next few days? Finally, how do the injuries across the league impact the league and the Jazz.
Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can’t get anywhere else. Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.
The intertwined story of Ricky Rubio and the Timberwolves came to a head last night in what became the Ricky Rubio revenge game. The many layers of his departure and the actions since are all coming to the surface in a wild story of a rivalry.
Derrick Favors defense was remarkable in two different portions of the game and then Rudy Gobert had a sequence of why he is defensive player of the year.
A tribute to the medical staff and a look around the NBA
Rudy Gobert has always said he is a fast healer. Ignoring the time table of a 4 to 6 week injury on November 10th, Gobert returned to practice today for the Utah Jazz on December 3rd.
The Jazz called it a light practice for Gobert who was wearing a brace on his injured knee.
Gobert has been building to this the last week. His pre-game workouts in front of the fans have increased noticeably. In Los Angeles, he was sprinting, cutting, twisting and back pedaling. That worked seemed to work as Donovan Mitchell said he was impressed with Gobert’s conditioning today at practice.
“I was surprised that he was in pretty good shape, running back, talking and communicating,” said Mitchell.
Quin Snyder said that he will have to look at changing rotations and how the team plays considering how the the team has played the over the last 11 games, “we have two (Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert) terrific players at that spot and Favors has been better than good he has been great,” explained Snyder.
Jazz will shoot around tomorrow morning and then Gobert will have pre-game on floor work before Washington before we will know if he plays on Monday.
If Gobert returns the Jazz will have notched a 7-4 record without their all-nba center and found an elite offense. The Jazz offense has been the 2nd best offense in the NBA over the past 11 games while the defense has been 16th. Over the 11 game stretch the Jazz have the 6th best efficiency differential in the NBA.
Rodney Hood did not practice and is still listed as questionable. Raul Neto practiced and is listed as probable.