Utah Jazz minutia: A by-the-numbers look at the 2017-18 season

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 07: Ricky Rubio #3 and Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz talk with Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 7, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 07: Ricky Rubio #3 and Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz talk with Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 7, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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SANTA MONICA, CA – JUNE 25: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz talks to the media during a press conference after winning Defensive Player of the Year at the NBA Awards Show on June 25, 2018 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Will Navarro/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Minus-10: Opposing players’ field goal percentage differential when guarded by reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert within six feet of the basket.

2: The number of games the Jazz lost from January 24 to March 17. One could argue that no team was better during this stretch.

3.5: Ingles’ real plus/minus score, which ranked 25th league-wide last season and fifth among small forwards, just 0.11 behind Kevin Durant. The Ingles effect is real.

6.2: Gobert’s league-leading average of screen assists per game. His value offensively may not be immediately obvious to the layman, but it is sizable.

8: Gobert’s team-leading number of technical fouls. You won’t like him when he’s angry.

10.9: Backup point-man Raul Neto’s net rating over 41 games; the best number among Jazz rotation regulars. Clearly, he makes good things happen on the floor whenever he’s called upon.

11: Utah’s longest winning streak overall, which began on January 24 with an OT win over the Detroit Pistons. They wouldn’t lose again until February 23 against the Portland Trail Blazers.

12: The Jazz’s incredible road win streak that came in the new year and, arguably, the most impressive number the team logged all year.

16.8: Ricky Rubio’s scoring average over the last 15 games of the 2017-18 campaign. If he can maintain his second-half pace from last season, talk of the Jazz as the West’s No. 2 in 2019 may not be unfounded.

17: The number of G-League assignments for center Tony Bradley during a developmental rookie season. I expect he’ll get more on-the-court experience with the Jazz next season.