Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) blocks the shot by Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Jazz 116-88.
SALT LAKE CITY — The confidence of Rudy Gobert is sky high. Why wouldn’t it be?
The Utah Jazz have won seven straight, including 20 of the last 22, and the 7-foot-1 Frenchman has fueled the team to a league-best 95.9 defensive rating, despite missing 26 games with two knee injuries.
“The team had to go through this kind of slump and when I came back the second time I felt I was better,” Gobert said.