SALT LAKE CITY — The last thing Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder wanted to talk about after Thursday’s 118-91 domination of the Houston Rockets was the circumstances surrounding Rudy Gobert’s quick ejection less than three minutes into the game. Twice when asked about it, Snyder demurred and said he didn’t want to focus on that.
Instead he preferred to talk about his players who stepped up in Gobert’s absence, particularly Derrick Favors and Epke Udoh, who each came up with season-highs in both points and rebounds. Favors finished with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Udoh had nine points and seven rebounds and two blocks.