MADRID, 24 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish base Ricky Rubio led the Cleveland Cavaliers this morning in their first victory of the season in the NBA against Atlanta Hawks (101-95, a meeting in which he was the top scorer of his team and in which he was two assists of the ‘double-double’.
Those from Ohio, who came to the meeting after two defeats in their opening games, rallied from a first half in which they trailed with a fantastic third quarter (31-17) at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The point guard of El Masnou, who started, contributed 23 points in his 35 minutes on the court, in which he also contributed 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 ball recovery.
On the other hand, Memphis Grizzlies added their second victory in as many games against the Los Angeles Clippers (114-120), who conceded their second loss in a duel at the Staples Center in which the Spanish confrontation could not take place. Angelenos power forward Serge Ibaka continues to recover from his injury, while Santi Aldama still has no minutes with Tennessee.
Finally, Willy Hernangómez from Madrid also had no chances with New Orleans Pelicans, who suffered their third loss despite Brandon Ingram’s 30 points against Minnesota Timberwolves (96-89).
–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
RICKY RUBIO: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.
WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ: He didn’t play.
SANTI ALDAMA: He didn’t play.
SERGE IBAKA: Injured.