Ricky Rubio became the first player with at least 35 points
10 assists and eight triples off the bench in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers team . Also, the 24th player in NBA history to achieve these numbers, counting the headlines.
The Spanish point guard, who reached 37 points in a 126-109 victory against the New York Knicks , fell one point short of his personal record that dates back to his early days as a player in Spain. Ricky added this score with a 13/19 shooting from the field, including 8/9 triples, to which he added ten assists, three rebounds and one steal. Turkish Cedi Osman was limited to 0/5 shots and two points, while Finn Lauri Markkanen remained in NBA health and safety protocols. Frenchman Evan Fournier had 15 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in his last start with the Knicks .
Giannis Antetokounmpo played 39 minutes in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 101-94 loss to the Washington Wizards
The Greek Freak finished with 29 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block. Israeli Deni Avdija scored three points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal for the hosts.
Croatian Ivica Zubac posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, and also blocked a pair of shots for the Los Angeles Clippers in a 120-106 victory over the Charlotte Hornets , driven by a final 22-0 sprint. Frenchman Nicolas Batum added 16 points, six rebounds, three steals, an assist and a block. Germany’s Isaiah Hartenstein scored nine points off the bench and Serge Ibaka did not score in his season debut following offseason back surgery.
A final 24-11 streak led the Orlando Magic to victory, 107-100, against the Utah Jazz
German rookie Franz Wagner accumulated ten points behind 4/10 shots from the field.
His brother Moritz Wagner added four points, but Lithuanian Ignas Brazdeikis did not play. French great Rudy Gobert posted a double-double of 21 points, 15 rebounds plus four blocks and three steals on the losing side, while Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic scored 13 points on a poor shooting night.
Domantas Sabonis had a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double that led the Indiana Pacers to victory, 94-91, against the Sacramento Kings on the road. The Lithuanian great also had three steals and one assist in 29 minutes. Georgian reserve Goga Bitadze missed his only shot in three minutes. On the losing end, Ukrainian Alex Len finished with five points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks off the bench.
Serbian Nemanja Bjelica chipped in nine points to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Houston Rockets , 120-107, for a 5-1 start at home in the 2021-22 regular season. On the losing side, German center Daniel Theis finished with 14 points, five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block, while Turkey’s Alperen Sengun had 12 points and five rebounds, and Spain’s Usman Garuba had three points, both coming out. from the bench. .
The Oklahoma City Thunder came to the San Antonio Spurs , 99-94, with Serbian Aleksej Pokusevski scoring three points and five rebounds. European backup teammates Theo Maledon and Vit Krejci did not score, but did record an assist and a rebound respectively. The Austrian Jakob Poeltl is still out of the Spurs , five days after being part of the health and safety protocols.
Britain’s OG Anunoby with 16 points
eight rebounds and three assists was not enough for the Toronto Raptors , who lost 116-103 at home to the Brooklyn Nets . Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk of Ukraine scored five points, but Goran Dragic of Slovenia and Isaac Bonga of Germany did not enter the court.
Sunday results:
Toronto Raptors – Brooklyn Nets 103-116
New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers 109-126
Orlando Magic – Utah Jazz 107-100
Sacramento Kings – Indiana Pacers 91-94
Washington Wizards – Milwaukee Bucks 101-94
Oklahoma City Thunder – San Antonio Spurs 99-94
Golden State Warriors – Houston Rockets 120-107
Los Angeles Clippers – Charlotte Hornets 120-106
Classification:
Eastern Conference
1. Philadelphia 76ers 8-2
2. Miami Heat 7-2
3. Brooklyn Nets 7-3
4. Washington Wizards 7-3
5. Chicago Bulls 6-3
6. Cleveland Cavaliers 7-4
7. New York Knicks 6-4
8. Toronto Raptors 6-5
9. Charlotte Hornets 5-6
10. Milwaukee Bucks 4-6
11. Boston Celtics 4-6
12. Atlanta Hawks 4-6
13. Indiana Pacers 4-7
14. Orlando Magic 3-8
15. Detroit Pistons 1-8
Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors 8-1
2. Utah Jazz 7-3
3. Dallas Mavericks 6-3
4. Phoenix Suns 5-3
5. Memphis Grizzlies 5-4
6. Denver Nuggets 5-4
7. Los Angeles Clippers 5-4
8. Sacramento Kings 5-5
9. Portland Trail Blazers 5-5
10. Los Angeles Lakers 5-5
11. Minnesota Timberwolves 3-5
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 3-6
13. San Antonio Spurs 3-7
14. New Orleans Pelicans 1-9
15. Houston Rockets 1-9