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El dominance in the inside game of pvot Jarrett Allen, which contributed a double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds, allowed the Cleveland Cavaliers give the surprise of the day in the NBA by beating visitors by 110-113 to the Charlotte Hornets.
The victory closed on a positive note the five-game tour played by the Cavaliers 4-4 so far this season.
El ala-pvot finlands Lauri Markkanen is asking for 21 tantos, Evan Mobley contributed a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds, Darius Garland tuvo 16 scores – including two free throws with 14.9 seconds left – and the Cavaliers made it 3-2 on the road.
The Spanish base Ricky Rubio came out of reserve with the Cavaliers and played 25 minutes in which he still did not have his best scoring inspiration as he was left with barely five points, but if he stood out in the direction of the game after distributing eight assists.
Rubio anot 1 of 7 field goals, including a two-shot triple and hit 2-4 from the personnel line. Also captured a defensive rebound, recovered two balls, lost three, put a plug and committed a personal foul.
The base LaMelo Ball finished with 30 points and guard Terry Rozier added another 23 for Charlotte, who overcame a poor first half to cut a 17-point deficit to just two in the fourth quarter, but failed to turn around.
The Cavaliers took advantage Charlotte’s eight fumbles in the first period to take a partial advantage of 21-40. At halftime, the Hornets had 13 losses that translated into 22 points for Cleveland.
But the Hornets stayed in the fight and with seven minutes to go they were down 84-101 and began the comeback attempt.
Charlotte came within two points on a Rozier layup with 20 seconds left, but Garland helped seal the Cavaliers’ win with two free throws scored.
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