<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bucks-news-rudy-gobert-blocks-all-the-giannis-antetokounmpo-mvp-hate.jpeg"></figure><h1>Rudy Gobert blocks all the Giannis Antetokounmpo Finals MVP hate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-19T16:44:16-07:00">July 19th, 4:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-19T16:44:16-07:00">July 19th, 4:44pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are one game away from capturing the NBA title at the expense of the Phoenix Suns. After the Suns went out to a 2-0 lead, the Bucks, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, stormed back and won the past three.</p><p>Now comes time for the debate: Who is the Finals MVP? The easy choice is Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, some have gone back and forth, and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum posted a tweet supporting Khris Middleton for Finals MVP.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">If bucks win this series how many votes does middy <a href="https://twitter.com/Khris22m?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Khris22m</a> get for Finals MVP ? Bruh been serving and closing</p><p>— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJMcCollum/status/1416599739345162244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This Tweet got a ton of traction, and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1417260473712472064">responded epically</a> in support of Giannis, the two-time MVP who has led the Bucks game in and game out.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Players chime in on who should be Finals MVP 🤔</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/HoHighlights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@HoHighlights</a>) <a href="https://t.co/oLuScTsavN" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/oLuScTsavN</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1417260473712472064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While Middleton has been played well, it is no question that Antetokounmpo should win Finals MVP if the Bucks win the title– and even then a case could be made for him to win the award if they lose as well.</p><p>Earlier, Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-spencer-dinwiddie-gets-backlash-over-hate-tweet-on-giannis-antetokounmpo/">received backlash</a> after his tweets regarding the Bucks superstar, although Dinwiddie came out and clarified his initial comments.</p><p>Nonetheless, Game 6 is on Tuesday, and the Bucks could become NBA Champions. If so, it is tough to argue that Giannis Antetokounmpo is not deserving of the Finals MVP.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rudy Gobert blocks all the Giannis Antetokounmpo Finals MVP hate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Donovan-Mitchell-Rudy-Gobert-Jazz-Quin-Snyder.jpg"></figure><h1>Donovan Mitchell, not Rudy Gobert, is what’s wrong with the Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-12T22:55:05-07:00">July 12th, 10:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-12T22:55:05-07:00">July 12th, 10:55pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rudy Gobert has been receiving some flak for the Utah Jazz’s early postseason exit amid their stellar regular season. Fans expected Gobert to literally swat every shot hurled at him, especially after snagging his third Defensive Player of the Year plum. Obviously, this wasn’t the case as the Jazz got manhandled by the Los Angeles Clippers in just six games in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.  A closer look at some numbers may reveal that while Gobert had some shortcomings, Donovan Mitchell too may be the culprit for the Jazz’s misfortunes.</p><p>There’s no denying Mitchell’s numbers. He has shown remarkable improvement in almost <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/donovan-mitchell/ba810a1f/stats">every statistical category</a>. This is simply a testament to his hard work and perseverance. No doubt, Mitchell is one of the most important players of Quinn Snyder. However, Mitchell’s performance suddenly dwindles in the fourth quarter.</p><h2>Low shooting numbers</h2><p>In the NBA Playoffs, Mitchell shot a horrible <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional/?sort=FG_PCT&amp;dir=-1&amp;Season=2020-21&amp;SeasonType=Playoffs&amp;Period=4">35.6 percent</a> from the field in the fourth quarter, which ranked 150th in the league. For comparison, elite players like Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Ja Morant, CJ McCollum, and Trae Young all shot between 40 to 70 percent in the fourth quarter. Leonard shot a ridiculous 67.6 percent in the final frame.</p><p>From behind the arc, Mitchell’s percentage plummeted to 28.6 percent in the fourth period. Again for comparison, Kyrie Irving and James Harden shot 60 percent and 55.6 percent, respectively in the closing quarter. Damian Lillard, who led the NBA with 3.6 attempts from deep, still shot 38.9 percent.</p><p>The Jazz’s series with the Clippers was Mitchell’s worst performance. Yes, he was still his team’s leading scorer with 29.0 points per game, but he shot horrendously from the field at <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional/?sort=FG3_PCT&amp;dir=-1&amp;Season=2020-21&amp;SeasonType=Playoffs&amp;Period=4&amp;OpponentTeamID=1610612746&amp;TeamID=1610612762">36.4 percent</a>, including 29.4 percent from three-point distance. Everyone has to perform well in the fourth quarter. But if you’re considered the franchise star of your team, then you’re held to much higher standards. The likes of Bojan Bogdanovic and Joe Ingles had better numbers in the fourth period compared to Mitchell.</p><h2>Questionable decisions</h2><p>Apart from numbers, Donovan Mitchell doesn’t seem to have mastered the art of decision-making just yet. There were several times in the Clippers series where Tyronn Lue sent a double-team as soon as Mitchell crossed the halfcourt line. Mitchell panicked on numerous occasions, resulting in turnovers and fastbreak opportunities for the Clippers.</p><p>Mitchell actually averaged 0.8 turnovers in the fourth quarter, which is pretty high for a scoring guard like him. In fact, he had a 1.96 assists-to-turnover ratio in the postseason, ranked 54th among guards. His teammate Ingles had 4.22. Among active players in the NBA Playoffs, Paul has the best ratio with a ridiculous 4.35.</p><p>It may sound like we’re nitpicking by deliberately choosing statistics where Mitchell doesn’t do well in. That can only be true if we didn’t indicate the statistics of other players—opposing superstars and his teammates—in the categories discussed. As noted earlier, Mitchell has done good work in his first four years in the NBA. It’s very rare to see someone come out of the gates and immediately become a key part of a team’s title hopes.</p><p>However, the glaring fourth quarter numbers suggest that Mitchell may have to set up his offseason training regimen specifically for late-game battles. From the looks of it, this is the only weakness in his game so far. Snyder understands that he can’t assign Mitchell to a traditional point guard role. As a scoring guard, Donovan Mitchell needs to score with efficiency—and that includes all four quarters.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donovan Mitchell, not Rudy Gobert, is what’s wrong with the Jazz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/is-rudy-gobert-the-right-running-mate-for-donovan-mitchell-to-win-the-nba-title.jpg"></figure><h1>Is Rudy Gobert right Jazz running mate for Donovan Mitchell to win NBA title?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-21T05:57:13-07:00">June 21st, 5:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-21T05:58:05-07:00">June 21st, 5:58am</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Utah Jazz big man and three-time Defensive Player of the year recipient Rudy Gobert <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-reason-rudy-goberts-dpoy-award-feels-tainted-after-clippers-upset/" rel="noopener">has caught a lot of flak</a> in the past few days. After dropping the series against the Los Angeles Clippers, NBA fans were quick to point out Gobert’s flaws and how they contributed to the Jazz losing four straight games to get eliminated in the second round.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rudy Gobert is set to make more money in the next 4 seasons than:</p><p>Donovan Mitchell<br>Jayson Tatum<br>Anthony Davis<br>Jamal Murray</p><p>Gobert also has a $47M player option in 2025-26. <a href="https://t.co/2ibYbr3Aug" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2ibYbr3Aug</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1406312263158431744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p><a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1406261798425153537" rel="noopener">According to StatMuse</a>, Gobert was the primary defender on 19 Clippers shot attempts in the second half of Game 6. Guess what happened? The Clippers capitalized on nearly 80 percent of them, making 15 of those shots. Gobert finished the game with a pedestrian stat line of 12 points, 10 rebounds and two assists and was a minus-24 in Game 6. To put it simply, it wasn’t Gobert’s best game, but sadly it had to happen during the most important game of the season for the Jazz as the Clippers ran them off the court with a huge comeback.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Clippers hit 13 corner threes tonight.</p><p>The 4th most by any team in the last 25 seasons.</p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/johnschuhmann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@johnschuhmann</a>) <a href="https://t.co/jIKt7WH8ow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/jIKt7WH8ow</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1406110624732438528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>So, like every eliminated team, the Jazz have to assess their roster moving forward. Gobert is the highest-paid player on the Jazz, but it still feels unlikely that he’s traded this offseason. The Jazz have to find a way to build a roster around Gobert and Donovan Mitchell that is competent enough to make a deeper run in the playoffs and legitimately contender for a championship.</p><h2><b>Gobert could still be the right running mate for Mitchell </b></h2><p>For as much criticism Gobert gets, he’s not the only one to blame. The Jazz’s issue was that they couldn’t get stops against the Clippers, which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-rudy-gobert-speaks-out-on-utahs-defensive-collapse-vs-clippers/" rel="noopener">reflected the team’s defense as a whole</a> and not just Gobert. Why? Because Utah had no answer for the Clippers’ small-ball lineup. </p><p>The Jazz <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612762/advanced/?Season=2020-21&amp;SeasonType=Playoffs&amp;OpponentTeamID=1610612746" rel="noopener">had a defensive rating of 127.7</a> in the series even against a Clippers team that didn’t have Kawhi Leonard for the final two games. LA scored 119 points on 51.2 percent shooting in Game 5 and 131 points on 51.3 percent shooting in Game 6. The Clippers found an answer against the Jazz that the latter couldn’t figure out.</p><p>When LA went small with five capable 3-point shooters on the floor, Gobert was exposed — forcing the Defensive Player of the Year to extend out on the perimeter and removing him from protecting the rim — which guys like Reggie Jackson, Paul George and even Terance Mann exposed in Game 6.</p><p>While this was an issue for Gobert (as was his inability to punish the small lineups on the other end), it didn’t help that Utah’s perimeter defense got absolutely smoked, often leaving the big man in bad positions. The lack of consistent two-way players needs to be addressed when the Jazz build around Mitchell and Gobert moving forward.</p><h2><b>What the Jazz should add </b></h2><p>The Jazz have the perfect regular-season roster but not an ideal playoff one. In the playoffs, the best rosters are those that are versatile and can win in a number of ways. The more versatile the roster, the more weapons a coach can use in every series. The issue was not just Gobert. The Jazz need two-way wings who can help them come playoff time. They need a backup solution for when teams go small ball or decide to pick on Gobert. </p><p>Given their current situation, this is going to be a challenge for Utah. But the good news for the Jazz is they have Mitchell and Gobert locked for a couple more years together. The pressure is on the front office to build a legitimate championship contender around the two All-Stars.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Rudy Gobert right Jazz running mate for Donovan Mitchell to win NBA title?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jazz-news-Rudy-Gobert-reveals-Utah_s-Terance-Mann-plan-that-fired-back-big-time-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Rudy Gobert reveals Jazz’s Terance Mann plan that backfired big time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-19T16:37:27-07:00">June 19th, 4:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-19T16:37:27-07:00">June 19th, 4:37pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rudy Gobert has been on the receiving end of massive hate following the Utah Jazz’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/utah-jazz-la-clippers-6-19-2021/2ee2667a-e7aa-4123-ac71-a93bc93a313a" rel="noopener">shocking Game 6 defeat</a> to Terance Mann and the Los Angeles Clippers. After all, a lot of critics said he was basically exposed by the Clips as he became a liability on the defensive end.</p><p>In response to all the talks about his defense, Gobert explained the Jazz’s defensive strategy in the game and emphasized they allowed Mann to shoot since they prioritized stopping Paul George and Reggie Jackson from getting their way under the basket.</p><blockquote>“The problem is if I don’t come and help, we give up layups. … The gameplan was for us to let Terance Mann shoot rather than letting Reggie Jackson or PG get layups. We tried to adjust with full rotations. They played perfectly on almost every possession,” Rudy Gobert shared, per <a href="https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/1406337528630706178" rel="noopener">Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune</a>.</blockquote><p>Sure enough, that strategy backfired big time since Mann exploded for 39 points on 15-of-21 shooting. He made seven of his 10 attempts from 3-point territory while adding two rebounds and two steals.</p><p>George and Jackson ended up scoring 28 and 27, respectively, as well since Gobert’s deficiency in defending the perimeter was exploited by LA.</p><p>Gobert was the worst player for the Jazz during Friday’s contest, as he finished with a plus-minus boxscore of -24–which speaks volumes on how he was a non-factor throughout. However, he is also not only the sole reason for Utah’s failure considering the lack of adjustments made by the team that led to four straight losses.</p><p>Then again, it was another playoff heartbreak for the Jazz. They now enter the postseason with questions on what changes must me made to build a true championship roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rudy Gobert reveals Jazz’s Terance Mann plan that backfired big time

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rudy-Gobert-Jazz.jpg"></figure><h1>Rudy Gobert speaks out on Jazz’s defensive collapse vs. Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-19T13:39:04-07:00">June 19th, 1:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-19T13:40:19-07:00">June 19th, 1:40pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Freelance Sports Journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz">Utah Jazz</a> saw their season come to a close on Friday night at the hands of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> after blowing a 28-point lead. Throughout the last few games of the series, LA was able to expose the Jazz defensively with a small-ball lineup, which left <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/rudy-gobert/b1c109da">Rudy Gobert</a> flabbergasted at times.</p><p>Speaking after being eliminated on Saturday, the Frenchman addressed where everything went wrong for Utah, <a href="https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/1406337528630706178">per the Salt Lake Tribune’s Eric Walden</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rudy, on the dfense: "The problem is if I don't come and help, we give up layups. … The gameplan was for us to let Terance Mann shoot rather than letting Reggie Jackson or PG get layups. We tried to adjust with full rotations. They played perfectly on almost every possession."</p><p>— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/1406337528630706178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Well, their game plan sure came back to haunt them. Terance Mann absolutely went off against the Jazz, draining a career-high 39 points while scoring 30 of them when Gobert was the primary defender. Los Angeles also shot over 50% from downtown on Friday night.</p><p>The Jazz big man immensely struggled <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz/schedule">in Game 6</a>. He frankly looked lost on the perimeter trying to defend. Like he said though, this was their plan all along. Mann hasn’t exactly been the type of player who showed the ability to go off and lead the Clippers in points. Utah took the chance and unfortunately, they paid for it. LA also needs to be given credit because they were absolutely red-hot in the second half.</p><p>Nevertheless, it was a great season for the Jazz as they look to find motivation from their shocking exit from the postseason and come back with a vengeance in 2021/22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rudy Gobert speaks out on Jazz’s defensive collapse vs. Clippers

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Bonne victoire d’équipe pour débuter ces jeux. Le chemin ne fait que commencer. 🙏🏽🇫🇷

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Ready. 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 #Tokyo2020 

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Aussi, felicitations à mon garsssss @toups_33 ❤️🏆!!!! Premier de la génération 92 à ramener cette bague t’entends?!

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So happy for Giannis and Milwaukee man...amazing to see what happens when you put your heart and your soul into something and stay genuine and true to yourself. Inspirational 🙏🏽

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I’ve never seen so many games going to penalties in one competition 🤯 #wild

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