Ricky Rubio is anything but a good host. So much so, in fact, that he laid out the red carpet for the Lakers and gave them an Oscar performance in point guarding. Rubio was on fire scoring 26 of his 31 points in the first half alone while finishing the game with 31 points in a 117-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
While the Utah Jazz led for much of the game, it wasn’t Utah’s best defensive performance. They once again let a team get out to a big lead against them in the first quarter and spent much of the late first and 2nd quarter digging themselves out.