SALT LAKE CITY — Two of the points Derrick Favors scored in Saturday's thrilling win over the best team in the NBA were not like the others.
In the first half of what turned out to be one of the best performances of his career, the Utah Jazz big man burst down the lane, received a pass from Joe Ingles and then encountered a hurdle between him and his destination.
Instead of steamrolling over Milwaukee's Ersan Ilyasova after being bumped, Favors somehow how twisted and exploded toward the basket to destroy the rim and smash the ball through the hoop on top of the big Turkish player.