The first basket of the match was for him. A pass through the center as Karl-Anthony Towns has the ball in the low post, and Rudy Gobert can go to the circle to score. He gets countered (yes, yes…), but he takes the rebound and puts it in. The start of a great evening for the French with the victory against the Thunder, and a full performance: 23 points and 16 rebounds at 10 of 15 on shots.
The Frenchman was the best player of the game, and he didn’t just put dunks and baskets on offensive rebounds. We even saw him register a basket at the buzzer with his foot on the 3-point line after an interception! It’s not very graceful but it allowed to equalize when the Thunder had just overthrown the Wolves. It is also he who will put the little tap in the “money time” to lock in the victory.
“Guys don’t just go lay-up. They make floaters or they stop further and shoot. I’ve even seen guys attempt super high layups”
” Its impact has been solid in all areas. And of course near the circle summarizes Chris Finch, the coach of Minnesota. In the 4th quarter, Rudy Gobert went into “bullying” mode and the young Thunder had a hard time finding the target. Without necessarily countering, the French weighed on the last quarter by his deterrence, and his teammates are obviously delighted to now be on the right side.
” It’s precious, it’s precious, and even very precious says D’Angelo Russell. “It’s really underrated, and I consider those kinds of actions to be dunks.”
Same feeling with Anthony Edwards, amazed by the trajectories of the Thunder players’ shots. ” Guys don’t just go layup » does he notice. “They make floaters or they stop further and shoot. I’ve even seen guys attempt super high layups. That’s crazy. »
“KAT is amazing! He’s always looking for me.”
As for the Frenchman, he could not imagine a better start in front of his new audience. He was eagerly awaited and he responded present. Even though the second half was mediocre, he takes away the positive.
“We play selflessly and I think we had a lot of open shots tonight without necessarily scoring them” retains Rudy Gobert. “If we keep playing like this, we will be very good. It’s going to get better… It takes time, but I really like the way the guys were looking for each other. With this mindset, we are heading in the right direction. »
A game identity that he found with Karl-Anthony Towns. The leader of Minnesota, in withdrawal, has mainly sought to highlight his new teammate.
“KAT is amazing! » loose RUdy Gobert. “He’s always looking for me. The fact that he can find me frees him in his game, but also for everyone else. »
| Rudy Gobert | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2013-14 | UTH | 45 | 10 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2014-15 | UTH | 82 | 26 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| 2015-16 | UTH | 61 | 32 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| 2016-17 | UTH | 81 | 34 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 56 | 32 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 81 | 32 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 15.9 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 68 | 34 | 69.3 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 71 | 31 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 66 | 32 | 71.3 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 15.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 1 | 34 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| Total | 611 | 30 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 12.4 | |
