MADRID, 2 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Cleveland Cavaliers, the team of point guard Ricky Rubio, won their third straight victory this Wednesday by defeating the Miami Heat by a clear 85-111, while the New Orleans Pelicans, where center Willy Hernangómez plays, could not () with a stellar Luka Doncic.
The ‘Cavs’ seem to forget the bad moment they were going through and that led them to lose five consecutive games and are once again in the ‘playoff’ zone of the Eastern Conference, in sixth place, after a great game against their rival that precedes them in the classification.
This time the Ohio franchise did not need a great version of Ricky Rubio who has lowered his scoring figures in this good run and who came off the bench against the Heat for the second consecutive night, although he enjoyed more than 25 minutes on the court. .
In spite of everything, the one from El Masnou directed his team well, distributing six assists, while he stayed at six points in a game where he did not throw too much or with great success (1/5) and where he added five rebounds and two steals to your statistic.
It was another league veteran like center Kevin Love who led the ‘Cavs’ with 22 points from the bench, very well accompanied by Jarrett Allen (19 and 11 rebounds) and Evan Mobley (17 and 11), in a game decided in favor of the visitors at rest (33-61).
For his part, Willy Hernangómez was not so lucky with the New Orleans Pelicans, overwhelmed 107-139 on their court by the Dallas Mavericks, which featured a great version of Luka Doncic, who had 28 points and 14 assists in less than 28 minutes.
The Madrid pivot continued with minutes (12:30), but this time he did not leave his best scoring numbers with only four points (2/4), although he did more damage in attack on the rebound, with four offensive sacks.
– STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
RICKY RUBIO: 6 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ: 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.