Recap: Hawks 95, Cavs 101 (or, Spanish Fly)

Good evening CtB!

The Cavs pull off a tough, gritty, defensive-minded win against the formidable Hawks 101-95. The Cavs held the Hawks to sub 40 percent shooting, and sub 30 percent shooting from three. The Cavs were also to take care of the ball with only 10 turnovers total. Let’s dive right in for tonight’s takeaways:

1. Co-MVPs: Ricky Rubio and NBA Champion Kevin Love

To put it simply, Rubio and Love were special tonight. Rubio stuffed the stat sheet with 23 points, eight assists, six rebounds, a steal and sported the second highest net rating on the team at +21.6. This was what Rubio did in the Tokyo Olympics. After a rough start to the season, Rubio took responsibility for last night’s…