The Nuggets won a narrow 90-86 Game 7, where Gay gave his best overall effort of the playoffs with 21 points and eight rebounds. The Nuggets took Game 5, and nearly took Game 6 thanks to a 43-point effort from Jokic, but the Spurs won in the end as Gay contributed 19 points off the bench. The Spurs won Game 3 thanks to a 36-point effort from Derrick White, but Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a Game 4 victory. The Spurs won the first game on the road but then were defeated in Game 2 despite 31 points from DeMar DeRozan.
#RUDY GAY SPURS 2017 SERIES#
The Spurs returned to the playoffs in 2019 where Gay averaged 11.1 points and 7.1 rebounds in a highly competitive playoff series with the Denver Nuggets. The Spurs were defeated by eventual NBA champion Golden State.
Gay averaged just 12.5 points per game and 5.6 rebounds in five games. It was a drastically different type of production compared to back then. The 2018 playoffs were the first for Gay since 2012. After a fourth-place spot in the standings in 2010, the Grizzlies made the postseason, but Gay didn’t record a single statistic due to being hurt. In Gay’s first three seasons, the Grizzlies finished last in the division and won a season total of 22, 22, and 24 wins. However, despite the individual success, Gay never enjoyed the fruits of the postseason. That landed Gay a five-year contract worth over $82 million. He created a franchise record for points in a single season with 1,632 points, scoring a career-high 20.1 points per game in his second season in the league.īy the 2010-2011 season, he had established himself as one of the best small forwards in the league, recording career-high scores several times this season. He averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and played an impactful 27 minutes per game. 8 overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Rockets but was traded to the Grizzlies just a few days later.
For now, Spurs fans should be very pleased that the team has another weapon to compete with the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. Count on Rudy Gay to fit right in.Gay enjoyed a successful career with the Grizzlies in the regular season. That may quiet down now that the Spurs have agreed to a new contract with Rudy Gay, but if the team struggles to begin the 2017-18 NBA season, fans should expect those trade talks to be re-visited. Spearheaded by Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, the Utah Jazz have filled their roster with overlooked talent with a ton to prove. We want to make sure this is right to be as competitive as possible.” “We’ve got the best trainers back there to help me get back to where I am, but it’s one of those things where I want to be playing in the summer,” he said. With the injury straightened out, perhaps Rudy Gay can get back to the form he once held on a new team that could use more dynamic scorers. With that being said, Gay is going to have a lot. But since that injury, he’s averaged 11.9 points per game in a reduced role for the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs are more than likely going to use a starting lineup that doesn’t feature Gay, as he will be the team’s primary weapon off the bench. “I played with it for five years, but I feel like it’s the chance for me to come into this Jazz organization with no setbacks, no pain or anything, just come in and just be able to contribute right away.”īefore the injury in 2017, Rudy Gay had averaged at least 17 points per contest in 10 straight NBA seasons. “I see myself as a very tough guy,” Gay said.