Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) keeps the ball away from Philadelphia 76ers' Jahlil Okafor (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
PHILADELPHIA — Before Friday’s game, Sixers coach Brett Brown admitted his young bigs, Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor, were in for a challenge against the Utah Jazz.
“With (Rudy) Gobert in the middle, he really causes some problems defensively,” Brown said. “And I think that (Derrick) Favors is a man.”
The problem-causer and the man lived up to their pregame billing, leading the Jazz to their first win of the 2015-16 season.