Ja Morant particularly shone last night against the Jazz, but his franchise record 47 points were not enough, and he was also on the wrong side of the action of the night, a huge cons of Rudy Gobert as he tried to posterize it.
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This shows all the same the determination of the leader against the one who will perhaps be elected for the 3rd time defender of the year in a few days.
“I am not afraid. It’s his job: to protect the circle. My job is to attack the circle and go and wrap it up. Obviously he made a good counter, but as you have seen, I immediately came back to the charge. ” Ja Morant
Many make fun of the Frenchman who sometimes finds himself on the poster, but there is one thing that we cannot blame him for, and the same cannot be said of many players, he defends his circle at all costs and never shies away from such a challenge. Obviously that increases the probability of being in the photo, but the important thing is elsewhere.
I just tried to do what I do: protect the circle, and trust my instincts. I know he’s very athletic so if I’m late it’s a bit more difficult for me so I have to anticipate and try to find the right time. And you know, if he dunks me, fuck it – I just gotta be around and try to make it hard for him. This is what it is about. Sometimes I will get dunked on it and sometimes I will succeed in the block. I’m not going to stop going there and doing what I’m doing. It’s the same for him. I hope he doesn’t stop coming to challenge me. I will always be there every time. This is simply the spirit of competition. I know Ja has it, but I have it too. ” Rudy Gobert
Via ESPN
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