Joe Ingles Finds Rudy Gobert For Two-Handed Slam To Fire Up Vivint Arena
Jun 16, 2021, 10:44 PM | Updated: Dec 9, 2022, 11:19 am
Reggie Jackson #1 of the Los Angeles Clippers drives against Joe Ingles #2 of the Utah Jazz in Game Five of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Vivint Smart Home Arena on June 16, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – When the Jazz needed a run midway through the fourth quarter, Joe Ingles and Rudy Gobert gave them just that in Game 5.
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With 6:21 left in the fourth quarter, Joe Ingles stole a pass by Clippers star Paul George and ran the fastbreak. When Ingles met George at the rim, he looked behind him and found Rudy Gobert running down the lane. Ingles then threw it back to Gobert who finished with a two-handed flush.
That fired up Vivint Arena and started a 7-0 run for the Jazz as they pulled within six on that play, 100-94.
Gobert INCOMING 😳 pic.twitter.com/IcK8DqfBIa
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 17, 2021
The arena was deflated before that play with the Clippers making big shots and the Jazz not answering with points of their own. With under five minutes left in the game, Gobert had 17 points and nine rebounds. Ingles was up to 12 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Game 6 between the Jazz and Clippers will be on Friday, June 18 at 8 p.m. MDT on ESPN.
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