3 THINGS TO LOOK FOR

MATCHUP OF THE GAME

As mentioned above, Gobert is a huge factor for the Jazz and he's going to be going up directly against DeMarcus Cousins (although I also could see Favors spending a lot of time on Cousins to allow Gobert to roam on the weakside). Cousins is going to have to be even more wary than usual of trying to force shots at the rim and of kicking it to the open man out of double and triple teams. He's been doing a great job of that lately (see back-to-back triple doubles) and will need to continue to do so. It might also be good to try to establish an outside jumper early to pull Gobert away from the rim, although getting Gobert in foul trouble would be even better.

PREGAME LIMERICK

They call Gobert the "Stifle Tower",
a testament to his blocking power.
But we have Boogie.
He'll give ya a noogie,
and then your team he will devour.

PREDICTION

Kings 105, Jazz 98 after Rudy Gobert accidentally is handed a cup of Sauce Castillo instead of his Gatorade and is forced to leave the game afterwards.