MADRID, 2 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio has contributed 5 points and 8 assists to the victory of the Cleveland Cavaliers in their visit to Charlotte Hornets (110-113), while Juancho Hernangómez and Santi Aldama have once again run out of minutes of play with their respective teams .
At the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, the Cavaliers, who were coming off two losses in a row against the Lakers and the Suns, regained their smile and balanced their balance of victories and losses (4-4) at this start to the season.
Rubio was not fine in the shot to the basket (1/7 in field goals), but he did manage the team with success during the 25 minutes he was on the court, helping his team to add a more comfortable victory than indicated by the final score.
Jarrett Allen (24 points and 16 rebounds) and Lauri Markkanen (21) led Cleveland’s oiled starting five, with all of them in double-digit scoring, while LaMelo Ball (30) was the best of the Hornets.
For their part, two other Spaniards did not leave the bench during the last morning. Juancho Hernangómez’s Celtics fell at home against the Chicago Bulls (114-128) and Santi Aldama’s Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets (106-97).
–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
RICKY RUBIO: 5 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound and 1 block.