SALT LAKE CITY — On a night when he was honored by the NBA in a pre-game ceremony for his community service, Ricky Rubio had perhaps his best game in a Jazz uniform in helping lead Utah to a 104-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Rubio nearly posted his sixth career triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, which would have been the first for a Jazz player in nearly 10 years. But the Spaniard also had plenty of help as rookie Donovan Mitchell had still another outstanding game with 29 points, six assists and three steals, Derrick Favors scored 17 points and Thabo Sefalosha had 10 points and 12 rebounds and some tough defense on LeBron James in the second half.