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The tough cross between Facundo Campazzo and Ricky Rubio in the NBA | The point guards fought in Cleveland’s victory over Denver

Facundo Campazzo’s Denver Nuggets They added their first loss of the NBA season on Monday night when they fell 87-99 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a game in which they did not get anything and that was marked by the face-to-face confrontation between the Cordoba and the Spanish Ricky Rubio.

The crossing between the bases occurred at the end of the third quarter (2m45s from the closing), when the Nuggets were one point below the Cavs and the spirits were heating up. Rubio was left open to shoot three after a series of curtains that left the Cordoba who, as he never gives up any ball, arrived with just enough to prevent the Spaniard’s shot, hit him with his knee and made him stumble.

Rubio, exBarcelona, ​​did not like the lack of exReal Madrid from Cordoba and when he got up he stood face to face -there are 12 centimeters of difference between one and the other- and they exchanged a few words until they were separated by their teammates. The referees opted to penalize both of them with a technical foul and the match continued with marked tension each time they crossed paths again, with Denver fans booing the Spaniard.

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The truth is the thing came from before, when the point guards ended up on the floor after another defensive action from Cordoba (3m15 from the closing time). Campazzo had just missed a triple against Rubio and on the next play tried to cover a double from the Spanish, who, seeing that his shot went wide, sought to force the foul by throwing himself to the ground and, from the ground, he “left his leg” for the Argentine to fall. The one from Denver also went to the park and exaggerated the contact.

There was no charge but for the next 30 seconds Campazzo and Rubio exchanged words while playing the game, with the Cordovan opening his arms as if asking for explanations. The end is known.

Campazzo and Rubio have a rich history of crosses with their teams. With Argentina and Spain They faced each other in scenarios such as the first round of the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 (2021) and the final of the World Cup in China 2019; duels from which the European team emerged victorious and, to top it all, Rubio was chosen as MVP in the World Cup. In the NBA, they crossed paths three times last season, when Rubio was in Minnesota, always with the Argentine victory, who also had one of his best matches in one of those triumphs, when he scored 5 triples in the same game.

Denver got nothing

The fall of Denver was the first of the season after starting with two good wins. Michael Malone’s team was very imprecise in several aspects, such as losses (21 against Cleveland’s 14) and triples (9 hits on 38 attempts, for a 23.7 percent effectiveness).

Neither Campazzo nor Rubio made a great game, but the Spaniard, also victorious, came off better. The Cordovan spent 17 minutes on the court and signed a list of 3 points (1/4 in triples), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, a steal and a loss with a -11 with him on the court. Rubio, also a substitute, finished with 7 points (2/7 in doubles, 0/3 in triples and 3/4 in free), 4 rebounds and 8 assists in 24 minutes of play and a +8 for the Cavs with him on the court .

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Campazzo had a good income in the first half that raised his team, at a disadvantage throughout the match. A triple, two very nice assists for dunks by the Greens (Jeff and JaMychal), an incredible shot that ended in a triple from rookie “Bones” Hyland and the rival offensive foul that he usually takes per game. But in the second half, he entered the game 65-66, starred in the chest with Rubio and left with the game 73-85.

The figure of the Nuggets, Serbian Nikola Jokic ended the match with his third consecutive double-double by scoring 24 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, although he also lost 6 balls. Aaron Gordon and Will Barton followed in scoring, with 12 apiece.

The Cavs, who now have a record of two wins and two losses, stood out Kevin Love, with 22 points and 6 rebounds, and Jarrett Allen, with a double-double of 21 points and 16 rebounds.

The Nuggets will play again this Tuesday night, from 23 as visitors to the complicated Utah Jazz (without televising).

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