Down the stretch of the fourth quarter, the three-time DPOY got switched onto and matched up against the incendiary perimeter scorer — and he prevailed.
Gobert earned jubilant screams from the Viv crowd for his physical prowess, and nods of appreciation from the media afterward as he dissected the transfixing chess match.
Basically, the Jazz felt confident letting Gobert try to disrupt Doncic, enabling them to remain attached to Dallas’ cadre of shooters — who went a collective 9 of 23 in the final 12 minutes. “If I don’t have a lot of fouls, and we have team fouls [available], I can be a little more aggressive, force them to drive. And then once they drive, I’m pretty much in my comfort zone,” he said. “That’s where I get them where I want them to be.”that, on the shot that Gobert blocked, he was too physical, made too much contact, and should have been whistled for a foul that was never called.“I mean, I’m not a ref,” he began with a smirk. “It was a very physical game.
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