There are two parts to every defensive possession: it’s not enough to just force a miss, you have to get the rebound, too.
The Jazz have been sensational at that last part this season, grabbing the second-highest percentage of defensive rebounds of any team in the NBA, behind only Milwaukee. And in large part, that’s been thanks to Rudy Gobert, who has made it a point of pride to end every defensive possession with a rebound.
That No. 2 ranking figured to be tested against Detroit on Monday night, though. The Pistons are the fifth-best offensive rebounding team in the league, nearly entirely due to the efforts of one Andre Drummond.