This season, Gobert has received an annual salary of $35.34 million for the Jazz, ranking 16th in the league. Looking across the league, Gobert is the highest-paid center player. However, Gobert's tactical position in the Jazz is not very high, especially on the offensive end, and the number of shots is pitiful.
In the first round of today's playoffs, the Jazz won 99-93 on the road to the Lone Rangers, and the series scored 1-0. But Gobert, who is the core of the Jazz's interior line, only got 1 shot in the whole game and failed to shoot. In the end, Gobert did not score athletically, scoring five points on free throws, and grabbed 17 rebounds and three blocks.
Don't look at Gobert's few shots on the offensive end, but the Lone Rangers didn't dare to relax their defense against him. In an interview, Lone Ranger player Finney Smith said: "The opponent has a big man on the field (Rudy Gobert) and we need to send two players to get stuck in his position, so sometimes the opponent will have players being let go. ”
Gobert only made one shot in the game, and the Jazz's large number of shots were in the hands of Mitchell. Mitchell made 29 crazy shots in the game, and finally shot 10 goals, with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. In Doncic's absence, the Jazz eventually won the Lone Ranger with a crucial victory.
In an interview after the game, Gobert talked about his only one shot. He said: "I do want to get more shots, but in the game, I think we are moving the ball. We all make sacrifices, a game could be me, a game could be someone else. I'm very happy to win this game. ”