The Spanish player Ricky Rubio approached the double-double with 23 points and provided eight assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-95 in the NBA.
The Cavaliers had lost their first two games, both by 11. Rubio played 35 minutes, made 9 of 15 shots from the field, including 3 of 7 triples, 2 of 2 from the personnel line and had six rebounds.
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– Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) October 23, 2021
Rookie Evan Mobley had a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Jarrett Allen had another 11 points and 14 rebounds. For the Hawks, the leading scorer was Trae Young, with 24 points.
Cam Reddish made 19 and Clint Capela had a double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds. Atlanta won its first game 113-87 over Dallas two days earlier.