Ricky Rubio, with 30 points, the rookie Donovan Mitchell, with 28, and the French pivot Rudy Gobert, with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, led the victory of the Utah Jazz over the Portland Trail Blazers in overtime (112-103).
With their victory, the Jazz (5-3) remain undefeated at home with 5 of 5. The game was very close, with 17 leader changes and 14 draws, and none of the teams went by more than two points on the scoreboard until they reached the extra time. The Blazers came to extra time thanks to Gobert, who managed to tie the game 94 to 29 seconds from the end and then a stopper over Damian Lillard with the clock to zero.
Lillard, who managed a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds, put the Blazers on his shoulders in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz gave no option in overtime. Mitchell, scored the first five points of his team in overtime with a triple and a pair of free throws. And Rubio, who scored 11 points in extra-time to end his season-best 30 (30), finally buried the Blazers' options with a triple 30 seconds from the end that ensured the Jazz victory. Rubio played 37 minutes, scored 8 of 17 field goals, including 3 of 6 triples, was perfect from the line of personnel with 11 of 11, managed five rebounds and delivered an assist.
For the Blazers also stood out Jusuf Nurkic, who contributed another double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, and C.J. McCollum, with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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