![]() ![]() We started having fun and playing as a team out there.” “But I think when we went on that losing streak, it brought everybody closer together as a team and we started learning what it takes to win games. “It always feels good when you win,” Favors said. TOUGH LOVE: When the Jazz were losing five straight and 10 of 13, the players did something kind of unexpected, according to Derrick Favors. “There’s some situations where he can stay out of foul trouble.” Snyder said Gobert needs to react better when he gets incidental contact. “I hope they (referees) do like we do - they watch film and study their mistakes.” “I’m not going to say I’m happy about it. The Jazz were forced to play without the Stifle Tower the final 3:17 after he fouled out. Tonight I didn't do a lot of things offensively, but I’m glad that we won. “Sometimes you’re not going to score or it’s going to be different things that are going to happen, just try to help the team win. “Of course, that’s what I try to do every game, help my team win,” Gobert said. No doubt, Gobert would like bigger stats than he had Sunday, but he was matched against DeMarcus Cousins for part of the night and he positively affected his team. He allows his weight and size to really be impactful. That’s what he does on the defensive end. … He doesn’t need to be spectacular (on offense) in any way just to be efficient. “Just his presence in the paint and his defensive rebounding. “He’s impactful,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. With Gobert on the court, the Jazz outscored the Kings by 23 points in a game Utah won 108-99. The way the Utah Jazz played while he was on the court belies his unimpressive stat line. He took only three shots, grabbed just eight rebounds, didn’t get a blocked shot and made two turnovers. Take Rudy Gobert’s game in Sacramento on Sunday, for instance. Sometimes, statistics don’t tell the whole story. He doesn’t need to be spectacular (on offense) in any way just to be efficient. ![]()
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