WATCH: A Walker Kessler back to back bucket and block forces overtime for the Jazz

Walker Kessler came up big for the Jazz in their win over the Thunder.
WATCH: A Walker Kessler back to back bucket and block forces overtime for the Jazz
WATCH: A Walker Kessler back to back bucket and block forces overtime for the Jazz /

Walker Kessler was absolutely clutch for the Utah Jazz in their win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

With less than ten seconds left in regulation, the Jazz trailed 104-106. 

Kessler got an offensive rebound on their last-gasp possession and put it back up to tie the game. 

Then the Thunder pushed the ball back up the court and had what seemed to be an easy lay-in for the win until Kessler came out of nowhere to erase it via a thunderous block. 

This block sent the game to overtime, where Kessler and the Jazz went on to win 120-119. 

Kessler finished the game with seven points, 18 rebounds, seven blocks, and an assist. 

He was 3-4 four from the field and 1-1 from beyond the arc. This was his first three-point attempt of his career and his first make. 

It has been amazing what Kessler has done in his first season as an NBA player. 

His performance over these last few months has his name in the running for the coveted Rookie of the Year Award. 

The Jazz are in the running for one of the last playoff spots or a spot in the play-in tournament. 

If Kessler continues to play the way he has been, the Jazz could be a team to shock the world in the playoffs. 


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