Rudy Gobert Used His Height To His Advantage On This Buzzer Beater To Beat The Kings

Note to the Kings: don’t let the 7’1 guy be in a position to beat you with a tip in. The Utah Jazz beat Sacramento in overtime on Sunday, 110-109, thanks to the heroics of Rudy Gobert.

Sacramento led by one point heading into the final possession of overtime. Utah responded by putting the ball in the hands of George Hill, who threw up a shot in the face of Willie Cauley-Stein. It was way short, but Cauley-Stein being on Hill meant that no one was near Gobert. This let the Frenchman tip the shot in easily to give his team the win at the buzzer.

This was actually called a basket interference at first, and while it looks like it might have been before you slow it down, the call got overturned.

It was the second time that Gobert managed to save the day on Sunday. In fact, the game went into overtime because the Stifle Tower got two points to tie the game at 97 with just under four seconds remaining.

Gobert put up a pretty crazy stat line on Sunday – 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting, 24 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. When he’s playing stout defense, protecting the glass, and scoring when the opportunities present themselves, Gobert (and, really, the Jazz as a whole) can be terrifying.