Ricky Rubio makes NBA history with the best performance of his life

Ricky Rubio He is at the most confident moment of his sporting career and he demonstrates it with figures, those that many times were asked of him in past stages when they expected, they said, more from him. The unlimited talent of the El Masnou point guard and his capacity for constant learning led him to lead the victory of Cleveland Cavaliers (126-109) before New York Knicks with some extraordinary 37 points, his highest all-time NBA score, coupled with 10 assists and eight triples of nine attempted.

The numbers are sufficient by themselves to speak of the victory and coronation of Ricky at Madison Square Garden, the mecca of basketball, but it is necessary to give it a greater tinge of epic when considering, precisely, that Rubio He achieved it with his usual facet in recent times as sixth man, coming off the bench, and thus becoming the first player in NBA history in getting such figures as a substitute.

RICKY RUBIO !!!!

37 points (best mark of his career)
10 assists
8/9 in triples

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— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) November 8, 2021

The magical night of Rubio served for the Cavs to add their fourth consecutive victory and a 7-4 balance so far this NBA season, numbers more than meritorious considering that the roster is in full reconstruction and that beyond the Spanish base, the rest stars are in their early career years.

The 37 points from Ricky They beat their highest NBA touchdown, dating back to 2018 with the Utah Jazz, when he had 34 against the San Antonio Spurs. In addition to the point guard, rookie Evan Mobley had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists; Jarrett Allen, 18 points and 17 rebounds; and the young Darius Garland, signed 16 points and 5 assists in a positive performance but overshadowed by the supernatural success of Ricky Rubio.