SALT LAKE CITY — Rudy Gobert has a place in the NBA record books.
The Utah Jazz center entered Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns tied for the most dunks in a single season, and he passed Dwight Howard’s mark of 269 with 4:42 remaining in the second quarter.
Perhaps it was fitting that the dunk came on a play Gobert credited as the biggest reason he’s had so many slams this season. Donovan Mitchell brought the ball up the floor, Gobert set a pick for him at the 3-point line and rolled hard to the basket.