VIDEO: Rubio drops gorgeous no-look dime to Pekovic
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It appears that Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves has mastered the art of the no-look assist.
The 25-year-old Spaniard currently ranks fifth in the league in assists with nine per game. If there were a statistical category for assists made while looking in the opposite direction, however, Rubio would probably be right at the top of the list.
Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rubio threaded the needle by bouncing a slick no-looker between LeBron James and Kevin Love to teammate Nikola Pekovic for the easy bucket:
Keep em' coming, "La Pistola."