Quite a symbol. The first NBA player positive for the coronavirus, Rudy Gobert scored the first two points of the first game in the bubble, tonight, at Disney World and behind closed doors. It was above all he who scored the last two of the meeting between “his” Jazz and the Pelicans, two throws at 6”9 from the end, offering the victory to his family (106-104). Despite a good start (+11 in the first quarter), the players of the Salt Lake City club have long chased the score in this meeting, with a double-digit gap in favor of New Orleans, before making the difference in the last quarter. 14 points and 12 rebounds for Gobert. Three players at 20 points and more in the ranks of Utah, with Jordan Clarkson (23 pts), Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley (20 pts). Ditto for the Pels, with Brandon Ingram (23 pts), who had the basket of the win at the end, JJ Reddick (21 pts) and Jrue Holiday (20 pts). To be continued, the Los Angeles derby between the Lakers and the Clippers (3h). The NBA season was at a standstill since March 11 and the announcement of Gobert’s positive control. Each team must play eight classification matches before the start of the play-offs on August 17.
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