Game 3 of the Utah Jazz against the Golden State Warriors wasn't short of its share of physicality, with Kevin Durant and Rudy Gobert getting into it, exchanging shoves for rebounding position in the fourth quarter.
Gobert pushed Durant to free himself up for the a shot in-close, but Durant retaliated by shoving him on the back before the play concluded.
Kevin Durant was given a flagrant 1 foul after this hit on Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/Yk8CHZ1rAz
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) May 7, 2017
The Warriors forward was hit with a Flagrant 1 foul and a technical, with Gordon Hayward cashing in the tech and Gobert missing a pair of flagrant shots.
Durant later made up for the offense by banking in a pressure long-range jumper after the ball got trapped behind his back off the isolation dribble, giving the crowd a very classic Jordan shrug after draining the bucket.
Golden State's offseason acquisition had the best game of his postseason, dropping a game-high 38 points in 15-of-26 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from deep, along with 13 rebounds — making up for a poor shooting performance for the three other All-Stars in his team.
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