Basketball
Celtics train, beat Atlanta to 8 straight wins, Pelicans and Wolves rise
Unstoppable, the Celtics threw a party in Atlanta and defeated the Hawks 126-101, scoring 8 straight wins. The Knicks beat Denver, who won the Pelicans, Nuggets, Pacers, Raptors and Rockets.
The Celtics faced the Hawks in Atlanta without Robert Williams, Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon. Turns out they didn’t need her to humiliate the “Hawks” in Atlanta and dismantle Trae Young’s team 101-126.
Jaylen Brown led with 22 points, Jayson Tatum added 19 points (on 6-of-19 shooting) and Grant Williams added 18 points on a night where the Celtics had seven players to score in double digits, even going as high as +31.
With the Hawks, Young had 27 points, Dejude Marie had 19 points, and DeAndre Hunter had 13 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 18-30, 53-62, 78-97, 101-126
hawks: Collins 12, Hunter 13 (4/13 shooting, 2 threes), Capela 7 (8 rebounds), Young 27 (10/23 shooting, 2 threes, 5 rebounds, 9 assists), Marie 19 (1 threes). -Pointers, 5 assists), Kaminski 3 (1), Okongo 2 (9 rebounds), Martin, Griffin 6 (3/9 shots), T. Holliday, Johnson 7 (3/11 shots), A. Holliday 2 (1 /6 shots), Forrest , Krejci 3 (1)
CELTS: Williams 18 (4), Tatum 19 (6/19 shooting, 3/10 threes, 7 rebounds, 8 assists), Horford 7 (1 threes, 11 rebounds), White 16 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 10 assists), Brown 22 (1/6 three-pointers, 5 rebounds), Griffin, Jackson, Houser 15 (5/6 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Corne 15 (7/7 shots, 1 three-pointer). , 8 rebounds), Pritchard 14 (4), Davison
Nuggets-Knicks 103-106
The Knicks found the Nuggets without Nikola Jokic and didn’t let their chance slip. They played inspired basketball, beating Denver 103-106 and beating the Nuggets away from home for the first time in 16 years! Denver had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Jamal Murray’s late three-pointer missed the target.
Julius Randle with 34 points and 11 rebounds led the winners, with Jaylen Brunson adding 21 points.
For the Nuggets, Murray and Bones Hyland each had 21 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 27-30, 54-55, 84-80, 103-106
NUGGETS: Green 10, Porter 5 (1/8 shooting, 1/6 trebles), Jordan 4 (8 rebounds), Murray 21 (7/20 shooting, 3 trebles, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), Caldwell-Pope 13 (2) , Nagy 13 (1), Brown 12 (2 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Chadzar 2, Hyland 21 (5/10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Brown 2
curtsy: Randle 34 (3/10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds), Reddish 10, Hartenstein, Brunson 21 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists), Barrett 11 (4/18 shooting, 0/9 3-pointers) , Toppin 7 (1/5 3 points), Sims 4, Rose 13 (2), Quickley 6 (5 rebounds, 6 assists)
Pelicans – Bulls 124-110
The Pelicans have learned to live without Zion Williamson since last year. With the Bulls 124-110 in New Orleans, they had no problem coming through for the second straight year despite the absence of their star, even going as high as +26.
CJ McCollum was the leading scorer for the winners with 23 points, with Jonas Valanciunas adding 22 points and Trey Murphy adding 19 points.
With the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and Zach LaVine had 25 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 32-28, 58-53, 95-78, 124-110
pelicans: Ingram 16 (4/15 shooting, 2 threes, 6 rebounds, 9 assists), Jones 10 (2), Valanciunas 22 (2 threes, 7 rebounds), McCollum 23 (3 threes, 8 assists), Murphy 19 (5 threes ). , 10 rebounds), Nance 8 (6 rebounds), Marshall 3 (1/6 shot, 1 three-pointer), Hernangometh, Graham 6 (2), Alvarado 13, Daniels 4
COPS: Williams 5 (1), DeRozan 28 (7 assists), Vucevic 14 (2 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), LaVine 25 (4/11 3-pointers, 5 assists), Dosumno 4, Green 3 (1/7 shooting ). ), Jones, Drummond 8, Bradley 3 (1), Dragic 6 (7 assists), Caruso 13 (3), Terry 1
Magic – Wolves 108-126
Wolves need wins. Meeting Banquero and Carter-less Magic in Orlando certainly boded well for them as Minnesota clinched an easy 108-126 win. This is only the second time this year that Wolves have won back-to-back and are now 7-8.
Anthony Edwards with 35 points and Karl-Anthony Towns with 30 points led the winners, with Rudy Gober adding 16 points.
At the Magic, Bol Bol had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Jaylen Suggs had 23 points, and Franz Wagner had 18 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 24-42, 49-74, 80-98, 108-126
MAGIC: Okeke 5 (2/8 shots, 1/6 trebles, 5 rebounds), Wagner 18 (7/17 shots, 1 treble, 6 rebounds), Baba 8 (0/5 trebles, 10 rebounds), Ball 26 (12 rebounds ), Suggs 23 (5/11 3-points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Houston 3 (1), Schofield 6, Hampton 4, Ross 6 (1), Harris 9
WOLVES: McDaniels 10 (4/12 shooting, 1/5 threes, 8 rebounds), Gober 16 (8 rebounds), Towns 30 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Russell 11 (1/6 threes). Pointer, 6 assists), Edwards 35 (7/13 threes, 8 rebounds, 6 assists), Prince 5, Knight, Anderson 8, Reed, McLaughlin 9 (1), Nowell, Lawson 2
Raptors – Heat 112-104
In a crazy game marred by significant absences (Siakam and Trent for the Raptors, Adebayo and Hiro for the Heat), Toronto prevailed and rode to a 112-104 win, going an insane 21-0 in the third -Run drove quarter! Still, Miami put the game on point but never completed his counterattack.
Augie Anunoby with 32 points and 10 rebounds led the way for the winners, with Fred VanVleet adding 23 points (but shooting on July 21) and Scotty Barnes 19 points.
For the heat, Max Struss had 20 points, Kyle Lowry had 19 points, and Gabe Vincent had 16 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 27-31, 54-60, 84-79, 112-104
birds of prey: Young 12 (8 rebounds), Anunoby 32 (1 3s, 10 rebounds), Barnes 19 (1 3s, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Bandon 5 (2/10 shots, 1/6 3s) , VanVleet 23 (7/ 21 shots, 3/10 3-pointers, 8 assists), Bushe 15 (1 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Hernangometh, Coloco 4, Burts 2
BLOW: Jovic 13 (1), Butler 13 (5 assists), Martin 14 (2 threes, 9 rebounds), Lowry 19 (4), Struss 20 (3), Kane, Dedmon 9, Vincent 16 (3 threes). , 5 templates) , Robinson
Misfits – Rockets 92-101
Luka Doncic took a day off to rest and that proved to be a big problem for the Mavericks, who saw the NBA’s worst team (the Rockets) beat Dallas 92-101.
Kevin Porter and Jaylen Green each had 17 points for the Rockets, with Alperen Senggun adding 14 points on a night when Houston had 19 blocks, threatening the team’s all-time record (20).
With the Mavericks, Tim Hardaway had 28 points and Christian Wood had 26 points and 8 rebounds.
THE DODECALPTA: 28-31, 51-57, 74-76, 92-101
MAVERICKS: Finney-Smith 7 (3/11 shooting, 1/8 threes, 8 rebounds), Bullock (0/6 threes), Powell 7 (5 rebounds), Dinwiddie 9 (3/18 shooting, 1/9 threes, 10 assists ), Green 4 (5 rebounds), Bertans 3 (), Hardaway 28 (10/26 shots, 5/14 threes), Wood 26 (2 threes, 8 rebounds), Dilikina 5 (1), Cabasso 3 (1/6 3-pointer, 5 assists)
MISSILES: Smith 10 (3/10 shooting, 2 three-pointers, 9 rebounds), Senggun 14 (7 rebounds, 5 blocks), Gordon 10 (3/9 shooting, 1 three-pointer), Porter 17 (6/14 shooting, 2 three-pointers, 11 Rebounds, 8 assists, 5 rallies), Green 17 (5/15 shots, 1 treble, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 turnovers), Garuba 12 (5/5 shots, 2 trebles). , 9 rebounds), Martin 10 (1) , Eason 8 (7 rebounds), Christopher, Nix 3 (1)
Hornets – Pacers 113-125
The Pacers showed character in Charlotte and played great basketball in the fourth quarter and earned an important 113-125 win over the Hornets.
Tyrish Halliburton with 22 points and 11 assists led the way for the winners, with Myles Turner adding 20 points and 10 rebounds, Benedict Mathurin 20 points and Buddy Hield 19 points.
For the Hornets, LaMelo Ball had 26 points — but twisted his left ankle again when he stepped on a fan’s foot and left just before the end of the game — and PJ Washington had 24 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 27-27, 63-60, 90-90, 113-125
HORNETS: Washington 24 (4), Plumlee 12 (10 rebounds), Ball 26 (5 3-pointers, 6 assists), Rozier 17 (1 3-pointers, 8 assists), Oubre 17 (8/21 shooting, 1/7 3 -Pointer, 13 rebounds), McDaniels 3, Thor, Richards 5 (5 rebounds), Malenton 7 (1), Booknight 2
pacemaker: Smith 11 (7 rebounds), Turner 20 (1 three-pointer, 10 rebound), Nebhardt 13 (1), Halliburton 22 (3 three-pointers, 11 assists), Hield 19 (3), Brissett 8 (2), Nesmith, Jackson 6 , McConnell 6 (5 assists), Mathurin 20 (1)
Source: sport 24
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Kirill Elatontsev may greatly regret his choice.
The departure of Russian center Kirill Elatontsev to the USA became one of the most discussed stories of the winter. A player with a valid long-term contract with Lokomotiv-Kuban suddenly appeared in the application of the University of Oklahoma and soon made his debut in the NCAA. This is an almost unprecedented case for Russian basketball. And for Kirill himself – a chance to start all over again.
A move that no one expected
Elatontsev, 23, was officially recruited by the Oklahoma Sooners, who expect him to quickly fit into the program.
— First of all, we are glad that Kirill is here, since a considerable distance has been covered. He will give us depth, which is extremely important. He’s older and has played against some really tough opponents, which will help us in conference games as well. In addition, he is skilled and has excellent instincts under the rim. “We are encouraged by his transition and are working to ensure that he quickly adapts to our program and system,” journalist Josh Callaway quotes Oklahoma coach Porter Moser as saying on his social media page.
Kirill’s debut took place immediately: on the night of December 30, Moscow time, he played 18 minutes in a match against Mississippi Valley State University. Oklahoma defeated the opponent with a score of 93:69, and the Russian scored 6 points and made 4 rebounds.
How it all started: from health problems to accusations of simulation
The formal conflict started on the night of November 8. Lokomotiv-Kuban reported that Kirill called an ambulance without notifying the medical headquarters. The examination – both at the club and in the clinic – did not reveal any serious problems, and hospitalization was not required. Lokomotiv-Kuban assessed the situation as a possible feigning of illness and a violation of discipline.
For the player, this was the first high-profile episode of the season, which he already missed due to problems with his foot. But in the fall there were rumors that the best young player in the VTB League in recent years was considering leaving for the NCAA. At the time it seemed frivolous. Now it’s reality.
The club’s reaction: “a dangerous precedent” and appeals to all authorities
After it became known that Elatontsev left Russia and signed up for the NCAA, Loko published a big statement. His key points:
The player has a valid contract until 2029, registered with the RFB.
The club called leaving without approval a gross violation of labor obligations.
History, according to the club, creates a dangerous precedent for Russian sports.
Official appeals and documents have been sent to the RFB, FIBA and NCAA.
The case is being reviewed by the Player Status Commission and the National Center for Arbitration for Sports.
Separately, it was reported that the club contacted FIBA to block Elatontsev’s transfer to teams under the auspices of the federation.
Loko emphasizes that investments in players cannot be “cancelled for the sake of short-term personal interests.” Essentially, the club is afraid that other young players will see Elatontsev’s departure as a path to going abroad, bypassing negotiations.
Legal background: claim to the military registration and enlistment office
Amid the basketball conflict, another layer of history has emerged. It turned out that Elatontsev filed a lawsuit against the Krasnodar military registration and enlistment office. He disputes the legality of the subpoena, which he says was issued while he was studying full-time. The document also mentions “misuse of budget funds” on the part of the department. It is difficult to say to what extent this episode is related to his departure to the United States, but it is obvious that the talented basketball player is mired in legal conflicts.
Elatontsev is at great risk by fleeing to the United States in violation of contractual obligations and not resolving issues with the military registration and enlistment office at home. It will be extremely difficult for him to build a successful career in the NBA, because it is too late to begin adapting to American basketball at 23 years old. Elatontsev has a chance to make a name for himself in the NCAA, get an overseas education and stay in the USA. But this story is unlikely to be associated with basketball at the highest level.
Source: Sportbox
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Four games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 30-31.
Utah hosted and lost to Boston.
Jazz started the game well, took the lead from the beginning and increased the difference to 10 points in the middle of the first quarter: 24:14. As a result, Utah won the first quarter with a score of 38:31. The visiting team started the second quarter better and made a move with 18:2 to not only take the lead, but also take the lead by 9 points (49:40). However, at the big break, Utah managed to turn the game around and made a move at 16:3 to take the lead again at 58:55. It was Jazz who entered the big break as the leader with 64:59.
The third quarter was even. Neither team could make serious progress and the lead changed 12 times. The result is 99:96 in favor of Boston. Thus, the fate of the match was decided in the fourth quarter. The guest team gained a 6-point lead at 103:97 in the first quarter, then kept their opponent within two shots for a long time, and towards the end of the match, they increased their advantage to double digits with 129:119.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk In this match, he rested by sitting on the bench for the entire match.
The most productive player of the Celtics was White, who scored 27 points, while Brown also had a double-double with 23 points + 10 assists.
Detroit defeated the Lakers on the road.
The Pistons only allowed the home team to take leads of 6:5 and 9:8 at the beginning of the first quarter, then they were ahead throughout the whole game and gradually increased their advantage, reaching 26 points (122:96) by the middle of the fourth quarter. As a result, Detroit won with a score of 128:106.
Doncic, who made 11 assists in the match, also scored 30 points and scored a double-double, but this did not benefit his team much. The most productive name for Detroit was Cunningham, who had a double-double with 27 points + 11 assists.
NBA. Regular season, December 31
Utah – Boston – 119:129 (38:31, 26:28, 32:40, 23:30)
Utah: George (37 + 7 assists), Nurkic (26 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Markkanen (22 + 9 rebounds), Sensabaugh (5), Hendricks (3) – start; Filipovski (10), Collier (7 + 8 assists), Clayton (7), Williams (2).
Boston: White (27 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists + 7 blocks), Brown (23 + 10 assists), Pritchard (18 + 6 assists), Keta (12), Walsh (6) – starts; Simons (20), Garza (15), Houser (5), Gonzalez (3), Scheierman (0).
Lakers-Detroit-106:128 (30:36, 35:34, 23:26, 18:32)
Lakers: Doncic (30 + 11 assists + 8 losses), James (17 + 5 losses), Ayton (10), Larevia (9), Smart (6) – starts; Hayes (13), Knecht (10), Vanderbilt (8 + 8 rebounds), Smith (3), Thiero (0), James Jr. (0), Kleber (0).
of Detroit: Cunningham (27 + 11 assists + 5 losses), Düren (14 + 8 rebounds + 5 steals + 5 losses), Thompson (7), Harris (7), D. Robinson (6) – start; Sasser (19), Stewart (15), Holland (11 + 7 rebounds), Ivey (9), Green (8), Reed (3), Lanier (2), Jenkins (0).
Memphis – Philadelphia – 136:139 Overtime (40:34, 32:38, 28:31, 28:25, 8:11)
Memphis: Morant (40), Coward (28 + 16 rebounds), Jaren Jackson (15 + 12 rebounds), Wells (14), Koloko (0) – start; Aldama (15 + 4 blocked shots), Spencer (7), Jackson (6), Landale (6), Small (5).
Philadelphia: Maxey (34 + 12 assists), Embiid (34 + 10 rebounds + 8 assists), Edgecombe (25), George (17), Barlow (12) – start; Grimes (11), Bona (4), McCain (2), Edwards (0).
Clippers – Sacramento – 131:90 (34:20, 39:20, 27:31, 31:19)
cutting machines: Leonard (33), Harden (21), Collins (16), Dunn (10), B. Lopez (8) – starter; Niederhaeuser (16), D. Jones (8), Senders (7), Miller (6), Brown (3), Batum (3), Christie (0).
sacramento: Westbrook (12), Reynaud (12 + 12 rebounds), Murray (11), DeRozan (8 + 7 rebounds), Achiuwa (0) – start; Clifford (18), Schroeder (11), Eubanks (6), Carter (4), McDermott (3), Monk (3 + 5 turnovers), Ellis (2).
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On December 30, four matches were played in the 19th round of the Euroleague regular championship.
Hapoel Tel Aviv lost sensationally at home to Zalgiris.
The home team started the match successfully, quickly took the lead by 7 points, 9:2, and was ahead +12 – 25:13 towards the end of the first quarter. Only after this did the Lithuanians begin to close the gap. They made a 9:0 move at the intersection of the first and second quarters and came back with one shot at 25:22. After that, Hapoel again managed to lead by 9 points at 35:26, but even before the big break Zalgiris was ahead by 1 point at 40:39.
In the third quarter, the Lithuanians quickly took the lead and then made a 10:0 move to pull away by 11 points, 58:47. In fact, this decided the fate of the match, because afterwards Zalgiris maintained a double-digit advantage in the score and took the match to victory 93:80.
The most productive player of the winning team was Williams-Gross, who scored 17 points.
In the main match of the matchday, Barcelona lost to Monaco.
Monegasques started the game well and were ahead by 9 points in the first quarter – 22:13. They increased the advantage in the second 10 minutes and brought the score to 21 points at 47:26. At the big break, Barça reduced the difference to -17 – 30:47, but could not increase this local success further in the third quarter. Monaco then calmly controlled the course of the game, retained the double-digit advantage and won a landslide victory – 90:74.
James scored 19 points for Monaco and became the team’s top scorer.
Europa League. Regular season. 19th round, 30 December
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Zalgiris – 80:93 (25:18, 15:21, 13:24, 27:30)
Hapoel: Jones (18+5 assists), Bryant (14 points + 4 rebounds + 1 assist), Oturu (12+2+1), Motley (10+3+2), Blakeney (9+2 rebounds), Wainwright (9+3+6), Madar (4+3+5), Malcolm (4).
Zalgiris: Williams-Gross (17+2+4), Wright (15+3 rebounds), Francisco (13+2+8), Tubelis (12+8 rebounds), Brazdeikis (10+3 rebounds), Butkevicius (9), Law (8+2 rebounds), Sol (7+6+2), Ulanovas (2+4+2), Biruttis (2 rebounds + 1 assist).
ASVEL – Paris – 94:89 (20:23, 21:23, 20:18, 33:25)
ASVEL: Watson (28+3+1), De Colo (17+5+5), Harrison (10+5+1), Ndiae (9+9+2), Massa (8+6+1), Yurtel (8+1+8), Vautier (7+4 rebounds), Traore (4+2 rebounds), Lighty (2+1 rebounds), Jackson (1+1+1), Ajins (3 rebounds + 2 assists).
Paris: Heaphy (26+4+7), Herrera (11+4 rebounds), Willis (10+2 assists), Robinson (8+2+5), Fae (8+4 rebounds), Dokossi (6+1 rebounds), Morgan (6+7+2), Cavalier (5+5+1), Stevens (5+7+1), M’Baye (2+1+2), Ouattara (2+3+1).
Barcelona – Monaco – 74:90 (13:22, 17:25, 23:22, 21:21)
barcelona: Brizuela (25+1 rebounds), Norris (14+4+2), Fal (8+6 rebounds), Panther (8+2+4), Hernangomez (7+3 rebounds), Cale (7+3+1), Laprovittola (2+1 rebounds), Satoranski (2+4+4), Parra (1+3 rebounds), Marcos (2 assists).
Monaco: James (19+4+5), Hayes (15+5+1), Mirotic (13+4 rebounds), Okobo (12+4+5), Diallo (9+4 rebounds), Nedovic (8+1+1), Theis (7+4+3), Strazel (5+1+2), Blossomgame (2+5+2), Tarpey (2 rebounds).
Valencia – Partizan – 86:73 (18:22, 25:21, 22:20, 21:10)
Valencia: Thompson (17+3+6), Badio (14+1+3), Rivers (14+7 rebounds), Montero (13+3 rebounds), Pradilla (11+7+2), Costello (9+2 rebounds), Sakho (5+7+1), Taylor (2+1+2), Key (1+1 assist), Moore (2 rebounds + 2 assists), Puerto (2 rebounds + 1 assist).
Partisan: Bonga (17+7+2), Brown (15+2+2), Jones (9+6+1), Washington (7), Parker (7+4+1), Fernando (6+3 rebounds), Osetkowski (6+2+3), Payne (6+1+4), Calathes (4 rebounds + 6 assists).
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