Rudy Gobert Dunks On Mavericks F Kristaps Porzingis Late In Fourth Quarter
Feb 10, 2020, 9:18 PM | Updated: 9:54 pm
Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz makes the alley-oop dunk against the Dallas Mavericks in the first half at American Airlines Center on February 10, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, Tex. – Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert threw down a ferocious dunk on Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis late in the fourth quarter.
The future All-Star received the ball at the free throw line where Porzingis met him. Gobert dribbled a couple of times to his right towards the middle of the paint when he quickly spun to his right, around Porzingis and went up to dunk the ball over the Latvian with two hands.
The dunk gave the Jazz a 121-114 lead with 2:22 left in the game. At the time of the dunk, Gobert scored his 17th point of the game.
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In the Jazz 123-119 win over the Mavericks, Gobert finished with 17 points, 16 rebounds and one block on a perfect 7-7 shooting from the field and 3-5 from the free throw line in 36 minutes. Porzingis had 28 points and 5 rebounds, while shooting 11-13 at the foul line.
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