Basketball
CSKA – Unics 103-105: He beat Moscow with a buzzer beater and took the lead with an unstoppable Hezonia
Fighting to the end in Moscow, Unics prevails over CSKA to secure the VTB League regular season lead after 13 games (11-2). At -2 (9-4) the defending champion fell behind in fourth. Mario Hezonia had 31 points and 10 rebounds, a shocking Daniel Hackett with 33 points from 5/8 three points.
The never-ending battle between CSKA and Unics in Moscow for the VTB League was a final worthy of what had happened in the previous 55 minutes when Ou Jay Mayo failed to score. The American Guard took the final attack, shooting from the side and giving Velimir Perasovic’s team a great brace of 105-103.
Up to Maygio’s shot everything was brittle and Battle never… ended. In fact, the two teams would settle their differences in the third overtime final, as the Muscovites kept finding a way to escape defeat just before every single circumstance that had them pinned on the ropes ended. First it was Grigonis who equalized in 40′ with shots to make it 77-77, then in 45′ the Lithuanian made another 85-85 off the line, while in 50′ it was Hackett who brought the game to a draw (92- 92) with his own 2/2 recordings.
The Italian-American was terrible and made one of the most important matches of his career despite missing for three in the 8” from the end. Overall, the 34-year-old guard played 40’58” and had 33 points (6/10 two points, 5/8 three points) and 5 rebounds. However, his performance proved afterwards that it wasn’t enough in a fight CSKA went to, counting the absences of Klaiburn, Vogtman and Sengelia (as well as coach Itoudis).
So she was vulnerable in the front positions. That’s where Unics scored to emerge victorious from the floor. Above all, Mario Hezonia founded his own party. The Croatian ended the match with a shocking double – double of 31 points and 10 rebounds after remaining in the game for 48’49”. His own performance and, of course, Mayo’s large basket ultimately judged the shock duel in Moscow.
THE TEN MINUTES: 13-26, 41-42, 61-60, 77-77, 85-85 (a’ par.), 92-92 (b’ par.), 103-105 (c’ par.)
CSKA: Boloboi 12 (2/5 three points), Hackett 33 (5/8 three points, 5 rebounds), Milutinov 4 (12 rebounds), Grigonis 7 (1/5 three points), Svend 11 (2/6 three points, 5 assists), Kurbanov 9 (1/4 threes, 8 rebounds), Antonov 6 (9 rebounds), Ludberg 19 (2/8 threes, 3 assists), Freeman, Uhov 2
UNICS: John Brown 16 (7/15 two points, 9 rebounds), Lorenzo Brown 4 (5 penalties), Hezonia 31 (10/16 two points, 2/10 three points, 10 rebounds), Uzinski 9 (1), Jekiri 10 (5/8 twos, 10 rebounds), Canaan 13 (3/8 threes), Zaitsev 11 (1/3 threes, 4 rebounds), Meijo 3, Vorontsevich 8 (2/5 threes, 7 rebounds)
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On 30 November, a series of matches of the 12th round of the regular season were played as part of the EuroCup.
“Shlensk” Issouf Sanona It played away against Cluj-Napoca and was defeated in the tie game, where the leader changed 18 times. The decisive factor in the match was Miletic’s two-point shot with 2 seconds left, which gave the home team a 94:92 victory.
Sanon spent 18 minutes on the field and became the team’s most productive player, scoring 17 points (5/6 free throws, 3/6 two-pointers, 2/7 three-pointers) during this time. Issouf also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
“Buducnost” Alexandra Kovlyara It played at home against Türk Telekom and lost the first quarter 20:23, but won the next three quarters to achieve an overwhelming victory with a score of 91:81.
While Kovlyar played 9 minutes, he had 1 rebound and 2 assists.
European Cup. Regular season. 12th round, 30 December
Cluj-Napoca – Slensk – 94:92 (22:17, 27:34, 21:23, 24:18)
Cluj-Napoca: Russell (30 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Miletic (19+14+5), Guzman (14+5+1), Molinar (13+1+4), Siser (7+6+1), Kulvetis (5+4+1), Woodbury (3+2+2), Patrick (3+1+1).
Shlensk: Sanon (17+4+4), Kirkwood (16+7+3), Djordjevic (16+9+2), Penawa (13+3+1), Niesel (8+4+3), Kulikowski (6+1+2), Urbaniak (6+7 rebounds), Czerniewicz (5+1 assists), Nunez (3+4+1), Wisniewski (1+2+1).
Budućnost – Türk Telekom – 91:81 (20:23, 24:21, 20:18, 27:19)
Budućnost: Sulaimon (25+1+1), Tanaskovic (17+13+1), Ferrell (16+4+3), Mace (15+2+5), Butey (8+2 rebounds), Mega (5), Jovanovic (2+1 rebounds), Thompson (2+3 rebounds), Butsiel (1+2 rebounds), Kovlyar (1 rebound + 2 assists).
Turk Telekom: Smith (18+1+1), Allman (17+3+4), Özdemiroğlu (12+5 assists), Bankston (9+5+1), Deveaux (7+2 rebounds), Trifunovic (6+1 rebounds), Alexander (4+5 rebounds), Durmaz (4+1 assists), Simonovic (4+4+1), Usher (3 rebounds + 2 assists).
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to left knee hyperextension.
The Serb is expected to miss all 18 matches in January and his maximum appearances this season could be limited to 64 matches. So Jokic will lose the opportunity to compete for the NBA’s main prizes – MVP and inclusion in the All-NBA, as this requires playing at least 65 games in the regular season.
Theoretically, he could return for the January 31 game against the Brooklyn Nets, which would give Nikola the opportunity to play 65 games before the end of the season, but that scenario is unlikely.
Jokic was injured in the last seconds of the first half of the match against Miami Heat (123:147) and did not return to the field after a long break. Before his injury, he managed to score 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 30, 2025
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