LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Phoenix Suns rookie
Tyler Ulis and Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert shared the limelight Sunday with a pair of stunning buzzer beaters to lift their NBA Western Conference clubs to victory.
Gobert’s tip-in game winner in overtime was originally ruled no good, but after a video review the basket counted and the Jazz defeated the host
Sacramento Kings 110-109.
Ulis scored a career-high 20 points, including a walk-off three pointer from the right side as time expired to gave the Suns a 109-106 victory over the Boston Celtics.
France’s Gobert finished with 24 rebounds, the last one on a tip of a
missed shot.
“I was at the right place at the right time. I didn’t know how much time was left, but I saw (Hill) go off to the left side, and I just tried to go get it,” Gobert said.
Willie Cauley-Stein made two free throws with eight seconds left to put the Kings ahead 109-108.
Following a timeout, Jazz guard George Hill’s jump shot fell shot, but Gobert reached up and tapped it home.
The referee originally ruled that Gobert’s tip came after the final buzzer but reversed the call.
Gobert finished with 16 points and Rodney Hood had a team-high 28 points in his first game back after a two-game absence for Utah.
“It’s kind of who Rudy is,” coach Quin Snyder said of Gobert. “We talk about what a competitor he is. He doesn’t give up on plays.”