As he patrols the paint, Rudy Gobert sees the entire floor in front of him. And after a rough start to the NBA season’s second act, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year is seeing his Utah Jazz squad get back to normal.
“Our focus has changed, our intensity as a team, our mindset,” Gobert said. “We’re really taking pride in starting the game the right way defensively. That’s who we are.”
The Jazz are suddenly riding a five-game win streak, and they’ve done it in large part by reclaiming their defensive identity.
The team had a 107.