When Rudy Gobert was ejected three minutes into Thursday’s nationally televised game against the Houston Rockets, things looked fairly bleak for the Utah Jazz.
But, as he has been over the course of his nearly eight years with the team, Derrick Favors was ready, willing and able to do what was asked of him at a moment’s notice.
Filling the Rudy role for the rest of the game, Favors went for 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds, one block and one steal in just 26 minutes.