Compare that with October and November FGM/FGA:
0/4 - BOO
5/12 - Meh
1/8 - BOO
1/8- BOO
8/14 - NEAT!
2/9- BOO
2/6 - Meh
9/17- NEAT!
3/10- BOO
1/10- BOO
3/13- BOO
7/13- NEAT!
3/11- BOO
3/9- BOO
4/8- NEAT!
6/13- NEAT!
10/13- NEAT!
4/15- BOO
3/12- BOO
11/16- NEAT!
2/8- BOO
0/9- BOO
5/11- Meh
Plenty of games with 0 - 4 makes while shooting 8 - 13 shots in most games. Lots of BOOOOs.
Also, we are the 25th best team as far as first quarter scoring goes (26.4 pts avg - 6th worst team in the league) and we have had record low scoring games twice this season. In the last 3 games we have bumped that average to 29.3 EVEN WITH a 24 point game in one of them. That ties us for 13th best. We aren't starting games off with elite scoring and we are playing weaker competition at home and sure it's limited data but it's a trend I like.
Finally, POINT DIFFERENTIAL after the first quarter... we are averaging +1.2 in 2018/19. We have been a +4.0 in the last 3 games. Our 4th quarter has been +0.2 on the season and we are +5.7 in the last 3 games. Again, just a trend and against lessor competition, but let's watch it. Those are minutes that Rubio typically has been playing and that marks a stark contrast in our performance.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/average-1st-quarter-margin
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/average-4th-quarter-margin