Basketball
Concerts by Vezenkov, Papanikolaou and Larentzaki at game night: “I came to call the children for a photo”
After Olympiacos conquered the Greek Cup, Vezenkov, Papanikolaou and Larentzakis gave a presentation at the game night with the teasing, the plates, but also the serious answers that are not missing.
Olympiakos was the big winner of the Greek Cup in Crete and Vezenkov, Papanikolaou and Larentzakis gave recitals at Game Night, teasing each other, plates for past performances, but also seriously answering Pantelis Diamantopoulos’ questions.
The prompting was Larentzakis, who put in the plan to call his other two team-mates for a photo in the Cup Winners’ Cup dressing room.
The interview was started by Sasha Vezenkov, who said: “Difficult game, we had a problem for three ten minutes and they made great shots. It was a nice final and we are happy that we won. Certainly you will lose shots as you will handle later. It happened and fatigue plays a role.We play, we scold, we don’t play, moaning again?
I think Wookup did a great job and all the kids and I’m glad all the kids did a great job. The Euroleague is not waiting for you. Milan will definitely come to hold third place. Then there is the National for children. Many games and we must forget them.
Nobody knows what the coach knows. Those that are inside offer and are different. In the end, when you lose and find a top 5 that works, you gain confidence and the effort that went into it was shocking to the kids“.
The baton was taken by Costas Papanikolaou, who wanted to hurt his team-mate but in the interview stepped in…for good and explained why he was transferred after the end of the final.
“It wasn’t crying, it was emotion. It was a combination of things. More importantly for me, since 2018 with AEK I’ve had a weight on my chest. I was left with a weight that we’ve owed ever since. It was the first I thought, like a stone had left me.
As the third quarter began, Panathinaikos made some baskets and the difference went to 12 and the momentum was theirs. There is no fear. It’s a match. Everything seemed to be on their side at that moment, but the children’s effort was outstanding. The best part was that if you exclude Sasha, the protagonists were different.
What I have to say is: How can you tell if everyone is good? If we had players who score 20 points every game, we would score 240 points. Every team knows what everyone is doing.
It’s amazing to have a player like Dorsey. The team can get stuck and you can get away, but having a player, a defender like Wookup is just as good. “Everyone is important and a piece of the puzzle for future success.”
Finally, Giannoulis Larentzakis broke the plan when he wanted to invite the other two into the dressing room for a photo. Of course, he couldn’t help but make a few statements in front of the Game Night camera, saying that his goal now is the championship. At the same time, he emphasized Wokap’s excellent work in defence, which he said was characteristic “He beat Nedovic in basketball.”
“I want a championship now. The feeling is terrible. I want to call the kids for a photo. We’re very happy to come back and score the first goal of the year. We continue. He beat Nedovic.”
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Head coach of “Kharkov Falcons” Valery Plekhanov He summarized the team’s 2025 results and talked about the preparations for the continuation of the season:
“Summing up the results of the calendar year, I want to congratulate all our fans on the upcoming New Year and Merry Christmas, wish our favorite team peace and good victories! “Kharkov Falcons” are the first players of this Super League season, so second place at the moment is a good result.
There are a few points we would like to emphasize separately. First of all, seven players from last season’s active squad won the Premier League together, but five of them never played in the Super League. Therefore, the experience they gained in the first half of this season is almost priceless. Secondly, Kharkiv Falcons are one of the two champion teams that did not play a single match at home. It’s very difficult when you’re not playing for your fans, you’re training in one gym, and you’re playing in a different gym every time, even on home tours. In these conditions, 4 defeats in 13 matches is a good result.
One of the most negative moments of this year was not being able to participate in the last four of the Ukrainian Cup. Unfortunately, we were a little unlucky in the draw. After an emotionally difficult and physically exhausting match with Krivbass, we did not have enough strength for the next match against Kiev-Basket in the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, our performances in the cup are over, but now we will be able to focus all our efforts on the championship.
Our main problem now is injuries. We have five injured players, three of whom have serious injuries that require a long recovery period. We’re about to get off to a very tough start to the new calendar season because the Falcons will be playing basketball six weekends in a row, which means six road trips with no rest time. If we could count on all twelve players in the squad at the beginning of the season, there will no longer be such a rotation. Therefore, all the responsibility and burden will fall on the players in the rankings. I hope they get over their injuries in the new year, recover from their injuries as soon as possible, return to work and help their beloved club properly represent Kharkiv in the Super League.
Despite the holidays, we have training scheduled almost seven days a week. “I really hope that by January 10 we will be a combat-ready team that can solve serious problems.”
Source: Sport UA
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On December 23, as part of the 1/8 final of the Romanian Cup, the Ukrainian derby was played between Bucharest and Dinamo. Vyacheslav Bobrova and “Fast” Alexandra Lipovoy.
Dinamo won the match 89:79, and the fate of the ticket to the next round was decided in overtime, as Rapid won the first match – 83:73.
The home players acted more accurately in extra time and won with a total score of 101:85 and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Vyacheslav Bobrov made a double-double in 33 minutes on the field, scoring 10 points (4/7 two-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), collecting 10 rebounds, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls.
Alexander Lipovoy played 38 minutes, scored 16 points (1/2 two-pointers, 4/7 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), collected 3 rebounds, made 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 4 fouls.
Romanian Cup. 1/8 final. 2nd match, 23 December
Dinamo Bucharest – Rapid Bucharest – 101:85 Overtime (17:22, 28:12, 24:19, 20:26, 12:6)
Match record:
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Basketball
Mikhailyuk repeated his personal best from the NBA regular season in the match against Memphis
Ukrainian basketball player who plays for Utah Jazz Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He repeated his personal best in starts in the NBA regular season.
This happened 128:137 in the game between the Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies on the night of December 23-24.
In this match, Mikhailyuk stayed on the field for 22 minutes and during this time he recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-point, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
This match was Mikhailyuk’s 27th match as a starter this season. So, at the end of December, Svyatoslav repeated his career record in terms of starts, missing only one game against Dallas.
Previously, Mikhailiuk managed to play as a starter in many matches only in the 2019/20 season as part of the Detroit Pistons.
The Jazz are in 12th place in the NBA Western Conference rankings with 10 wins in 29 games. Utah will play its next game against Detroit on Saturday, December 27 at 04:30 Kyiv time.
Source: Sport UA
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