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Final Four – Dimitris Priftis: “Reach the highest level to win the trophy”

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Final Four – Dimitris Priftis: “Reach the highest level to win the trophy”

Dimitris Priftis explained what is the most important thing for Panathinaikos OPAP in view of the Greek Cup Final Four in the next three days in “Dyo Aorakia”.

Panathinaikos OPAP wants to win the second title of the season after the Supercup. On the eve of the semifinals of the Greek Cup Final Four against Prometheus, the trefoil coach emphasized what he considers important for his team, but also the need to establish major competitions in the years to come.

Details on what Trifyllio’s trainer said:

I want to congratulate the teams competing in the Final Four. I hope people enjoy it. Of course we want the stadium to be full, but for obvious reasons this cannot happen. To point out that the fact that the Final Four is happening is very hopeful and optimistic, I hope this expands in the future and we will see a Final Eight.

This fact is very optimistic. This event is a reaction to the phenomena of the last few weeks. I hope that this tournament will be established on an annual basis.

To say that obviously the two teams but also the other teams like Aris, AEK, PAOK left a great legacy if we keep in mind the historical background of the last thirty years. Of course, that raises the expectations of the fans. Obviously, some dates related to Europe have changed. Obviously it’s a transition for our team due to its history.

The three-day Greek Cup is an important goal for us. We will give everything. The most important thing is to reach the highest level based on our skills. We want to get as high as possible to win the cup“.

For his part, o George Papagiannis He remarked, “We’re very excited to have the Final Four back. I wish all teams health. If the best wins, thanks for the hospitality in Heraklion.”

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NBA. Boston’s crazy comeback, Mikhailyuk’s failure with Utah

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7 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 22-23. Golden State beat Orlando, Boston beat Orlando with a comeback, Detroit beat Portland and other games.

NBO. Regular season. Matches are on December 23.

Cleveland – Charlotte – 139:132 (33:36, 37:27, 34:32, 35:37)

Cleveland: Mitchell (30), Garland (27+10 assists), Wade (14+7 rebounds), Allen (12), Tyson (0) – start; Hunter (27), Bryant (10), Lonzo Ball (6+7 assists), Tomlin (5), Merrill (4), Porter (2), Proctor (2).

Charlotte: LaMelo Ball (23+9 assists), Knippel (20), Miller (20), Bridges (17), Plumlee (5) – start; Mann (13), Green (10), McNealy (7), James (7), Diabate (5+14 rebounds + 6 steals), Connaughton (3), Hall (2).

Boston – Indiana – 103:95 (26:35, 17:26, 31:21, 29:13)

Boston: Brown (31+9 rebounds), White (19), Pritchard (11), Queta (8+8 rebounds), Mynott (2) – starter; Simons (11), Garza (6+9 rebounds), Gauser (6), Gonzalez (6+11 rebounds), Scheierman (3).

Indiana: Siakam (25), Nembhard (20+7 assists), Maturin (16+9 rebounds), Thompson (13), Huff (3) – start; Jackson (9), Furphy (3), Matthews (2), Walker (2), Jones (2), Jackson (0), Wiseman (0), Peter (0).

New Orleans – Dallas – 119:113 (36:34, 21:29, 22:24, 40:26)

New Orleans: Bay (19+7 rebounds), Queen (19+11 rebounds + 6 assists), Fiers (12), Murphy (11), Jones (9) – start; Williamson (24+9 rebounds), Poole (14), Alvarado (6), Matkovic (5), Peavy (0).

Dallas: Davis (35+17 rebounds), Flegg (16+6 assists), Marshall (15+6 assists), Washington (8+8 rebounds), Nembhard (4+8 assists+5 losses) – starter; Thompson (20), Williams (4), Hardy (4), Caleb Martin (4), Gafford (3).

Denver -Utah – 135:112 (40:15, 29:31, 34:38, 32:28)

Denver: J. Murray (27), K. Johnson (20), Watson (20), Jokic (14 + 13 rebounds + 13 assists), Jones (3) – start; Hardaway (21), B. Brown (15), Valanciunas (12+11 rebounds), Pickett (3), Strother (0), Nagy (0), Tyson (0).

Utah: Markkanen (27+8 rebounds), George (20+8 rebounds + 7 assists), Nurkic (17+14 rebounds + 6 assists), Bailey (10), Mikhailyuk (6) – start; Sensabaugh (14), Clayton (6), Filippovski (5), Hendricks (5), Collier (2+9 assists), Williams (0).

Oklahoma -Memphis – 119:103 (31:28, 36:26, 17:19, 35:30)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (31+10 rebounds + 8 assists + 5 turnovers), Jaylen Williams (24), Dort (13), Carlson (11), Wallace (8) – starter; Mitchell (16+9 rebounds), K. Williams (11), Joe (5), Barnhizer (0), Youngblood (0).

Memphis: Coward (16+8 rebounds + 6 assists), Spencer (14+8 assists), Wells (12+5 losses), Jaren Jackson (11), Landale (11+10 rebounds) – start; Caldwell-Pope (16), Aldama (9+7 rebounds), Prosper (8), Jackson (6), Koloko (0).

Golden State – Orlando – 120:97 (26:30, 32:27, 31:26, 31:14)

Golden State: Curry (26+6 assists), Butler (21), Moody (20), Dr. Green (9+7 rebounds), Post (8+12 rebounds) – start; Podzemskie (16), Payton (7), Melton (4), Jackson-Davis (4), Hield (3), Spencer (2), Santos (0), Richard (0).

Orlando’s: Banchero (21 + 12 rebounds + 7 assists), Bane (20), Black (19), Carter (9), Jones (7) – start; Richardson (11), Penda (5), Bitadze (2), Howard (2), Isaac (1), Kane (0).

Portland – of Detroit – 102:110 (26:30, 25:31, 27:34, 24:15)

Portland: Sharpe (25+5 tackles + 8 tackles for loss), Avdija (18+8 rebounds + 9 assists), Clingan (17+10 rebounds), Kamara (8), Murray (5) – start; Sissoko (16), R. Williams (8), Love (5), Rith (0), Rooper (0).

of Detroit: Durent (26+10 rebounds), Thompson (18+12 rebounds), D. Robinson (15), Cunningham (14+9 assists + 5 losses), Harris (12) – start; Ivey (11), Green (6), Jenkins (5), Stewart (3), LeVert (0), Rod (0).

Source: Sport UA

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Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.

NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.

While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.

The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.

Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.

Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.

Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).

The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes

  • 1. Dallas Cowboys (American football) – $13 billion
  • 2. Golden State Warriors (basketball) – $11 billion
  • 3. Los Angeles Rams (American football) – $10.5 billion
  • 4. New York Giants (American football) – $10.1 billion
  • 5. Los Angeles Lakers (basketball) – $10 billion
  • 6. New York Knicks (basketball) – $9.75 billion
  • 7. New England Patriots (American football) – $9 billion
  • 8. San Francisco 49ers (American football) – $8.6 billion
  • 9. Philadelphia Eagles (American football) – $8.3 billion
  • 10. Chicago Bears (American football) – $8.2 billion
  • 11. New York Yankees (baseball) – $8.2 billion
  • 12. New York Jets (American football) – $8.1 billion
  • 13. Las Vegas Raiders (American football) – $7.7 billion
  • 14. Washington Commanders (American football) – $7.6 billion
  • 15. Los Angeles Clippers (basketball) – $7.5 billion
  • 16. Miami Dolphins (American football) – $7.5 billion
  • 17. Houston Texans (American football) – $7.4 billion
  • 18. Denver Broncos (American football) – $6.8 billion
  • 19. Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball) – $6.8 billion
  • 20. Real Madrid (soccer) – $6.75 billion

Source: Sport UA

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The coach of the Super League club threatened the team with a squad change

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On December 20-21, Niko-Basket lost two home matches to Dnepr and Zaporozhye in the eighth round of the Super League and therefore finished the calendar year in 9th place in the standings with 4 wins in 14 matches.

Head coach of the team after the defeat of Zaporozhye (67:78) Valentin Berestnev He listed the reasons for the team’s unsuccessful results as follows:

“Counting the first, third and fourth quarters, we won by one point each. We lost the entire game in the second quarter. We had a 7-point lead in the second quarter, but we finished with minus 9. We lost the fight, lost the rebounds, made childish mistakes. This caused the opponent to get over the shock of being behind 12:19 and the game turned in another direction.

We could not find a leader who could do what Lovings and Lishchina did. Eisa scored almost 30 points per game, surpassing our fourth point.

I would like to thank our fans who supported us until the end. They said warm and kind words to us after the match. This is our first year playing in the Super League. Most of the players have no experience of playing in the Super League: Max (Grischuk), Vitaly (Volodin), Bodya (Likhoy). Zaitsev, Safonov and Garbar have experience. Kabanov has little experience. This is a difficult season for them, which will show who will advance to the Super League level and who will not.

Therefore, I would like to thank our fans once again. There were two alarms today. Yesterday we finished the match three hours later than planned. Despite this, people stayed and supported us. We are very grateful for this support.

We train six times a week, twice a day to improve our game. I believe that we will overcome this situation and have a team that will compete for Super League awards, become a strong middle team and beat everyone at home, just like 10-15 years ago.

Most of the guys have no experience, so mistakes are made. Not technical, tactical. There is a lack of a leader who will take responsibility in difficult times. Now we are looking for such a player in the team. If we can’t find it, we will face three foreign players like most other teams. If our audience likes it.”

Source: Sport UA

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