Rubio’s 16 assists was not a problem for LeBron and co

2017-02-15T10:55:57+00:00 2017-02-15T11:11:02+00:00.

Aris Barkas

15/Feb/17 10:55

Eurohoops.net

LeBron James had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 116-108 victory over the Timberwolves.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Andrew Wiggins scored 41 points against the team that drafted him and Spaniard Ricky Rubio had 16 assists and eight rebounds, but was just 2 for 8 from the field, scoring five point. Serbian Nemanja Bjelica added 5 points and 6 rebounds for the losing  side.

The Bulls beat the Raptors for the 1th straight time, 105-94. The loss came hours after the Raptors acquired forward Serge Ibaka from the Orlando Magic. The need for his physical toughness was apparent from the start. Chicago was without Spaniard  Nikola Mirotic (back spasms) and German Paul Zipser (left ankle tendonitis), while Lithuanian  Jonas Valanciunias scored 12 points and nine rebounds in 21:30 for the Raptors. He also picked up a technical foul in the first quarter.

DeMarcus Cousins had 40 points and 12 rebounds, and the Kings hung on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-96. Greek-American Kosta Koufos added four points and four rebounds, while for the Lakers Russian big man Timofey Mozgov had four points and three rebounds, Brit Luol Deng finished the game with the same numbers (4 p. 3 r.) and Croatian rookie Ivica Zubad added four rebounds.

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