By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Jazz overcame a strong first quarter from the Thunder and cruised to a 113-96 victory.
Former Euroleague champion Joe Ingles hit 5 threes on his way to 20 points.
Spanish star, Ricky Rubio had another fantastic all-around performance with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists a steal and a block.
French center Rudy Gobert scored 16 points with 10 boards adding an assist, a steal and a block in 29 minutes.
Spanish wing Alex Abrines, scored 10 points adding 3 rebounds and 2 steals for the losing side
Earlier, the Houston Rockets scored 50 points in the third to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series over the Wolves (119-100).
Swiss center Clint Capela, was everywhere once more. He had 14 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks in another big performance.
For the losing side, Serbian wing Nemanja Bjelica scored 7 points, adding 3 boards and an assist and a steal.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 119-100 | Bjelica 7 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s. – Capela 14 p. 17 r. 3 a. 4 b. |
| UTAH JAZZ | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 113-96 | Gobert 16 p. 10 r. 1 a. 1s. 1 b., Rubio 13 p. 6 r. 8 a. 1 s., Jerebko 1 r. – Abrines 10 p. 3 r. 2 s. |