Rubio scores 28 as Jazz halt Pelicans

UTAH 132 NEW ORLEANS 111

Ricky Rubio had 28 points and 12 assists, Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz became the first team this season to beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 132-111 on Saturday night.

New Orleans played without star forward Anthony Davis. He was ruled out shortly before the game because of a sprained right elbow — an injury through which he’d played a night earlier in a victory earlier over Brooklyn.

The Davis-Gobert matchup has been a competitive and compelling one in recent seasons.

With Davis out, Gobert had his best game of the young season. He’d come in averaging 14.5 points and had not scored more than 19 points in a game this season.

Rubio, who set up several of Gobert’s dunks with alley-oop lobs, was averaging just six points coming in and hadn’t scored more than 13 in a game.

Nikola Mirotic scored 25 points for the Pelicans. Boston 109, at Detroit 89:

Jaylen Brown scored 19 points, Marcus Morris added 18 and the Celtics handed the Pistons their first loss of the season. Andre Drummond had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Stanley Johnson scored a season-high 16 for Detroit. at Milwaukee 113, Orlando 91:

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 21 points and Khris Middleton added 18 as the Bucks improved to 6-0, one shy of their record set in 1971-72. Antetokounmpo added seven rebounds in a season-low 19 minutes. at Philadelphia 105, Charlotte 103: Joel Embiid had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and J.J. Redick and Robert Covington hit key threepointers late for the 76ers. Covington had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Ben Simmons added 14 points and 12 rebounds. at Miami 120, Portland 111: Chicago 97, at Atlanta 85:

Zach LaVine scored 27 points and the Bulls were seven of 10 from threepoint range in the fourth quarter to pull away. Taurean Prince led the Hawks with 16 points. at Memphis 117, Phoenix 96: Indiana 119 at Cleveland 107: at San Antonio 110, Lakers 106