Utah Jazz: 3 takeaways from Game 3 vs. Thunder

1. Ricky Rubio’s playoff jitters are gone

Shooting 2-9 from deep is nothing to celebrate. That’s a paltry 22.2 percent, which dragged down Utah’s 3-point shooting as a team to 38.2 percent. 

On the flip side, although Ricky Rubio shot 2-for-9 from deep, he finished with a triple-double. Ricky Rubio shot 2-for-9 from deep, and the Jazz won. Ricky Rubio shot 2-for-9 from deep, and they won in convincing fashion to go up in the series 2-1. Ricky Rubio shot 2-for-9 from deep, and was the best player on the court in Game 3; which is a perfect time to remind the readers….

This was only Rubio’s third career playoff game. 

During the first two games of the series, Rubio definitely had the playoff jitters. It wouldn’t seem like it just looking at the stats – Rubio entered Game 3 averaging 17.5 points, 7.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game. Heck, he also was averaging 2.5 steals per game. All great numbers. Dive a little deeper, and the numbers look as good as Cosmo did after Timmy wished that no one ever slept. 

Prior to last night’s contest, Rubio was shooting 26.1 percent on 2-point attempts, and 32.4 percent from the field. That number is misleading though, as he entered the evening shooting 45.5 percent from 3-point land.

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Playoff Rubio may be here to stay, and the Jazz certainly are too.