After watching Rudy Gobert rack up 23 points, 22 rebounds, and four blocks in the Jazz’s 129-109 win over the Clippers back on Jan. 16, L.A. coach Doc Rivers clearly had bad memories of the big man still on his mind in Wednesday morning’s shootaround at Vivint Smart Home Arena before the teams’ rematch later that evening.
Asked what improvements he’s seen Gobert make from his Defensive Player of the Year campaign a season ago to now, Rivers was blunt: “I don’t think he needs to.
“He’s like a one-man wrecking crew in a lot of ways.