Rudy Gobert Sets New Career-High For Most Dunks In Single Game
Mar 2, 2022, 8:16 PM
Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz dunks against the Houston Rockets during the first quarter at Toyota Center on March 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert set a new career-high for most dunks in a single game when he had 10 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
It was an impressive outing for Rudy Gobert when he had 10 dunks in a game against the Rockets with the 10th dunk coming early in the fourth quarter.
Gobert threw down four dunks in the first quarter, two in the second quarter for six total dunks in the first half. He had three in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter.
A career-high 10 dunks in a game for @rudygobert27 📈#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/ri4SsnXwiT
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 3, 2022
The Jazz opened a seven-game stretch that features six games against teams outside of the Western Conference playoff race.
Outside of the Dallas Mavericks who the Jazz will play to close their current five-game road trip, the schedule doesn’t feature any teams currently in the top eight of the standings.
After this stretch, however, the Jazz will face one of the toughest schedules to close the season.
The Jazz faced a tough gauntlet in the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns in their first two games back from the All-Star break, but see the schedule will lighten up considerably over the next seven games.
Over the next two weeks, the Jazz will face the Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Sacramento Kings in six of their next seven matchups, before finishing the season facing with 10 out of 15 games against playoff-bound opponents.
The Jazz currently own the fourth-best record in the West, 3.5 games back of the Memphis Grizzlies, 4.0 games back of the Golden State Warriors, and 2.0 games ahead of the Mavericks.
After the All-Star break, the Jazz had the fifth toughest remaining schedule of any team in the NBA, but that number has dropped to 17th after beating the Mavericks and Suns.
The Rockets have the third-worst record in the NBA and have been the worst team in the league over the last 15 games.
Houston is just 1-14 in their last 15 outings and hasn’t won a game since February 2.
The Jazz and Rockets can be heard on The Zone Sports Network. The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet and FuboTV.
