On October 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Cavaliers' game against the Eagles officially began. In the first half, the two teams played very fiercely, both teams played very efficiently on the offensive end, and the defensive end was also very good at restraining the opponent. In the first half, the difference between the two teams was only 3 points. However, after entering the second half, the Cavaliers slowly grasped the initiative on the court, the attack became smoother and smoother, and the defense could also limit the Eagles very well. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Eastern Dark Horse Hawks 101-95 in the fourth quarter.
To be honest, one of the main factors in the Eagles' loss in this game was the inefficiency of the offense. In particular, the offensive efficiency of the Eagles' starting five is very low. Trae Young played 35 minutes, shooting 8-of-22 and 1-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 24 points. Hunter played 30 minutes, 5-of-16 and 2-of-8 from three-point range to score 12 points. Capela played 27 minutes, 5-of-12, and had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Bogdanovic played 27 minutes, 2-of-7, and had five points and two rebounds. Overall, the 5 players starting the Hawks are not playing normally, and the data they handed over is far from their normal level.
Now that we're done talking about the losing Hawks, let's talk about the knights who won. To tell the truth, one of the main factors why the Cavaliers were able to beat the Hawks in this game was that Rubio played so well in this game, and the current golden boy is still the original golden boy. To borrow a phrase that we often joke about, Rubio is crazy again in this game. Rubio played 35 minutes and shot 9-of-15 from the field, shooting 56 percent from the field. He made 3-of-7 three-pointers and shot 42 percent from the field. With 2-of-2 free throws, he got 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, plus-minus +16. Just by looking at the stats, we can see how well Rubio played in this game.
On the offensive end, Rubio is not only the Knight's offensive launch point but also the Knight's offensive endpoint. Rubio's first choice in the game will be to use the pass to find his teammates, and he can give Jarrett Allen an assist in time, so that he can find a single opportunity in the first time. It is also possible to find outside players when there is a vacancy in the outside. What's more worth mentioning is that Rubio can control the rhythm of the game very well. Especially at the end of the game, when the Eagles began to chase points, Rubio pressed the rhythm very slowly, and the Eagles really couldn't make it out during this time.
In addition to combing the excellent attack, Rubio's score in this game is also very incomprehensible. He hit three three-pointers on the outside and was the most three-pointer for cavaliers, and each of those three-pointers was when the Cavaliers needed to score the most. And in the final moments of the game, Rubio played very smartly, he would hold the ball to the inside line to meet Trae Young, who was weaker than himself, and Rubio would choose to eat his opponent alone. Conversely, if Capela is met to block, Rubio can assist his teammates to complete the inside score. In a word, Rubio is the locomotive of the knight's train, and this train can run at high speed under Rubio's drive.
Speaking of this car, I can't help but think of a topic that everyone talked about some time ago, this topic is "Rubio has no strength to play in the NBA, and now he should go back to Europe to play." I don't agree with this view, maybe Rubio's strength is no longer comparable to his peak, or maybe Rubio's scoring tools are not so rich. But now Rubio still has a very good passing ability, still has a very good big picture, with these two things Rubio can get a foothold in the NBA, he is a very good NBA guard player.