NEW YORK (AP) — Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team. Boston’s Marcus Smart and Milwaukee’s Eric Bledsoe rounded out the first team that was announced Wednesday. Gobert finished with 97 first-team points […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of three finalists for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Gobert will look to defend his title after winning the award last year. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thunder forward Paul George are the other two finalists. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s team approach was too good for Kemba Walker’s one-man show. Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and the surging Jazz overcame Walker’s 47 points to beat the Charlotte Hornets 111-102 on Monday night. “We are getting connected,” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 27 points and set the single-season NBA dunk record to fuel the Utah Jazz to a 125-92 victory Monday night over the Phoenix Suns, who got 59 points from Devin Booker. Booker topped his previous season high of 55, set […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The Jazz got a slap in the face a couple nights earlier and answered with quite a punch. Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Utah rolled to one of its most lopsided wins of the season, beating the Chicago Bulls 114-83 Saturday night. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Utah beginning a four-game trip while jockeying for position in the tight Western Conference playoff race, the objective in its first game was clear — contain Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal. Beal had posted back-to-back 40-point games for the Wizards, who are clinging to the slimmest […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A flu bug kept Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert from feeling at full strength before tipoff and caused him to vomit in the locker room after the game. In between, Gobert did everything in his power to dominate the Brooklyn Nets. Gobert had 23 points […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 16 of his 26 points in the second half, leading the Utah Jazz to a 114-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert added 18 points apiece for Utah. Gobert also grabbed 20 rebounds as the Jazz ended […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derrick Favors scored 25 points, Rudy Gobert added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 114-104 on Wednesday night. Donovan Mitchell had 22 points, and Joe Ingles had 10 points and 10 assists for the Jazz, who won for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the San Antonio Spurs 125-105 on Saturday. Royce O’Neale tied his season high with 17 points and made all four of his 3-point attempts to help the […]
