The Utah Jazz ran away from the Oklahoma City Thunder after a masterful performance from Ricky Rubio. When the Jazz went down by 10 in the first half, Rubio took over and the Jazz never looked back. Very much the bellwether for the Jazz, when Ricky Rubio has a good game the Jazz tend to win. It happened in game two and tonight in game three.
But it wasn’t just Rubio’s performance that helped the Jazz win. Rudy Gobert, along with the Jazz transition defense, has taken Russell Westbrook out of what he does best.