Scoreboard
Nets 116, Raptors 103
Cavaliers 126, Knicks 109
Magic 107, Jazz 100
Wizards 101, Bucks 94
Pacers 94, Kings 91
Thunder 99, Spurs 94
Warriors 120, Rockets 107
Clippers 120, Hornets 106
What went down
The Eastern Conference remains unpredictable and exciting 10 games into the season. The Knicks, one of last season's up-and-coming teams, were upstaged by this year's latest revelation: the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ricky Rubio fired 37 points and 10 assists and rookie Evan Mobley poured in 26 points, nine rebounds, and five dimes as the Cavs took Madison Square Garden by storm. Jarrett Allen continues to rack up double-doubles as he finished with 18 and 17. Collin Sexton, meanwhile, logged in just 12 minutes as he left the game with a knee injury.
The Cavs have now won four in a row, seven of their last nine, and have been amazing on the road this season with five victories. They are currently sixth in the East with a 7-4 card.
The Nets, meanwhile, are steadily rising with their fifth consecutive win, improving to a 7-3 record. The Wizards also got the better of the defending champion Bucks and are now tied in the standings with the Nets. Bradley Beal dropped 30 points and eight assists against Giannis Antetokounmpo's 29 points and 18 rebounds.
It's still early, but who would have predicted the Wizards and the Cavaliers in the top six of the standings?
Big-time baller
Ricky Rubio flat out balled for a career night. He scored 37 points and knocked down eight triples – both personal-bests – as he helped the Cavaliers win their fourth straight. He also had 10 assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench, which turned out to be a historic performance.
When you’re the first player in NBA history with 30+ points, 10+ assists, 8+ threes in a game off the bench 😁 pic.twitter.com/YP3ZCl0HjN
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 8, 2021
Rubio shot 13-of-19 from the field and missed just one trey out of nine attempts, providing his team much-needed firepower after Sexton went down with a knee injury. It was as though the blazing point guard tapped into his inner Spanish national team self and played his heart out for the world to see.
Ricky Rubio had a career night at MSG 🔥
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 8, 2021
37 PTS (career-high)
8 3PM
10 AST pic.twitter.com/DdseVpg9LZ
What he said
Cole Anthony continues to be an absolute delight in postgame interviews. It's the look on the camera. It's the words. It's the delivery. It's the confidence. It's the unabashed persona oozing out of the screen.
🗣 COLE HARD FACTS.
— NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2021
Cole Anthony talks after coming up clutch in the @OrlandoMagic win! pic.twitter.com/uGE74A4B33
Did you see that?
It was Filipino Heritage Night in San Francisco and it's only fitting that Jalen Green had a highlight. The Rockets lost and Green put up quiet numbers, but this dunk was anything but quiet.
.@JalenGreen on the fast break >>> pic.twitter.com/py7PXbGSfw
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 8, 2021
