#1 Derrick Favors' double-double performance
Stat line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and a block on 76.9 % shooting
Against the San Antonio Spurs, Derrick Favors came up big and had 14 points, five rebounds and two assists to lead the Utah Jazz. Two nights later, he scored season-high 24 points and also pulled down 10 rebounds to extend the Jazz's win-streak to two games.
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In the first quarter, with 4:01 remaining, he caught a beautiful pass from Ricky Rubio for a double-handed slam, to tie the contest. He then followed it up with yet another cutting dunk off to extend the Jazz's lead to four points.
Favors was very dominant in the paint and the Rockets' defenders had no answer for him as he kept collecting easy buckets with ferocious dunks. Favor's presence in the paint helped the Jazz immensely as they blewout the Rockets.
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