NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from the Houston Rockets' Win Over the Utah Jazz

#2 Ricky Rubio needs to support Donovan Mitchell more if the Jazz are to have a chance.

Ricky Rubio is a career 32% shooter from beyond the arc.

Rubio hasn't been able to break the 20-point mark in nine of the previous eleven matchups. In this very clash against the Rockets, he finished with just 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor.

To add insult to injury, he had a game-high 7 turnovers recorded next to his name, while the Jazz committed 24 of them as a unit. To summarise in simple words, he is just not doing enough to help Utah's cause.

Young sophomore Donovan Mitchell dropped a team-high total of 23 points but his Spanish backcourt teammate was nowhere to be seen again. Coach Snyder can't expect his side to excel against teams like the Rockets if he's fully aware of the overtime Don is putting in while his teammates keep fluctuating on quality basketball on a nightly basis.

No other Jazz player(let alone Rubio) except Don could score 20 points in this game, and they still somehow managed to give the surging Rockets a run for their money.