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Breaking down the top 5 Utah Jazz moments of 2019

By Dean Hasan

Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert Donovan Mitchell (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert Donovan Mitchell (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert. Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

1. Gobert breaks records en route to an exceptional 2018-19 season

Rudy Gobert is the heart and soul of this Utah Jazz team and the Stifle Tower’s continued efforts were rewarded with Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-Defensive and third team All-NBA honors. He looked much improved offensively as well and he set a new NBA record for dunks in a single season with 306, beating Dwight Howard‘s old record of 269 by a wide margin.

Gobert also set new single-season Jazz records for field goal percentage (FG%), true shooting percentage (TS%), defensive rebound percentage, total rebound percentage and offensive rating.

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Thus far in the 2019-20 season, Gobert has looked excellent on both ends of the floor, and he’s also averaging new career-highs in rebounds, field goal percentage and true shooting percentage to boot. He’s a top candidate for a center spot on this year’s All-Star, All-NBA and All-Defensive team, and he’s positioned to anchor the Jazz throughout a deep playoff run.

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