Gobert made a comeback
Without Gobert, the Utah Jazz have suffered four consecutive defeats and fallen to the fourth place in the West, and in this case, Gobert has finally ushered in a comeback, along with veteran Rudy Guy. I have to say that Gobert's comeback is very timely, because this game, the Jazz have to face the Denver Nuggets. Jokic is the league's no. 1 center, but Gobert is the league's defensive number one center, and this contest will undoubtedly be particularly difficult for Gobert.
Although the Nuggets' current roster is not as good as the Jazz, the Nuggets hit 23 three-pointers in the last game against the Lakers, although this team is short of major generals, but there is no shortage of scoring players, coupled with home advantage, the victory or defeat is still unknown.
A wave of flow at the end of the section
After Gobert returned, he immediately showed his role for the team, scoring 6 points and 3 rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting in the first quarter, and Jokic only had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Bogdanovic had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, clarkson on the bench had 12 points and 1 rebound, leading the Jazz to 37 points in a single quarter, and the Nuggets also scored 33 points, of which Gordon had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, Jokic finally broke out, shooting 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-6 shooting, but even so, the point difference was still widening.
Jokic tried his best, but the Nuggets only scored 25 points in a single quarter, while on the Jazz side, Mitchell had 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and Gobert was still playing, with 5 points and 6 rebounds. By the end of the half, the Jazz were 68-58 ahead of the Nuggets by 10 points. In the second half, the Nuggets finally played a counterattack, Jokic got 5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Barton had 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the Nuggets bombed 30 points in a single quarter, and the Jazz only scored 23 points, and the point difference returned to 3 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Jazz directly played a wave of 20-7 offensive climax in the first half of the quarter, and the point difference directly came to 16 points, and Malone had no choice but to call a timeout. Then the point difference became wider and wider, and the Nuggets had no choice but to replace the main force. In the end, the Jazz beat the Nuggets 125-102 on the road, ending a four-game losing streak.
The net win was 36 points
In the eyes of many people, the Jazz gave Gobert a contract of 200 million, which is undoubtedly cutting off the team's road to winning the championship, but during Gobert's absence, the Jazz suffered 4 consecutive losses, this game, Gobert came back, the Jazz won a big victory over the Nuggets, successfully rejected 5 consecutive losses, the only thing that can be said is that Gobert is really important to this Jazz team, and the 200 million contract was not given in vain. In this game, Gobert played 35 minutes, 7 of 7 shots to get 18 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, plus or minus +36 team-high, he finally proved himself.
Jokic tried his best, facing the league's best defensive center, with a triple-double of 25 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists on 10-of-18 shooting, but he was still helpless. Gordon had 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Button had 16 points, two rebounds and four assists, and Morris and Heyland both had 13 points. On the Jazz side, Mitchell had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Bogdanovic had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Clarkson on the bench had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. The Jazz turned down a five-game losing streak, and then it should be another wave of winning streaks.