Basketball
Antetokounmpo tank, destroys Minnesota with epic stats and bids farewell to 2022 with 40-year record
Giannis Antetokounmpo was magic again and this time his great performance was combined with a Bucks win over the Timberwolves (123-114). A 40-year feat by the Greek freak, Milwaukee broke a four-game losing streak that Jrue Holiday-Chris Middleton didn’t have in their lineup this time either.
The longest road trip of the season took its toll on the Bucks, but early Saturday morning (12/31), the 2021 champions returned home and defeated the Timberwolves (123-114) to end their four-game losing streak. The Milwaukee team struggled a lot in the first half but had a good third period and got the result with Giannis Antetokounmpo in a wild state to change the time with a good mentality before playing two more games at the Fiserv Forum against the Washington Wizards gave.
The Bucks went up to 23-12 (15-3 home and 8-9 away) with the Greek freak working things and wonders and after the legendary 45/22/5 he wrote in Chicago he wrote 43/20/ 5 for the first consecutive 40/20 since Moses Malone in 1982 and the first consecutive 40/20/5 since Wilt Chamberlain in 1966. This time, of course, he also won with Bobby Portis He did an incredible job for another double-double, which came off the bench and Joe Ingles showed why he can be considered a game changer on this team. The Aussie made the shots, made the games and worked well with Antetokounmpo on a night when Jrue Holiday was sidelined through illness and Khris Middleton with a knee problem.
The Timberwolves fell to 16-20 (9-8 home and 7-12 away), without the injured Karl-Anthony Towns and the ill Rudy Gober, and as a result faltered sharply near the goal. The hard-fought Anthony Edwards fought with incredible tenacity for the night’s hero, Naz Reed – Luca Garza also played with passion, but D’Angelo Russell was poor and the otherwise respectable Minnesota team won’t be able to do much against their last race of 2022 .
The Milwaukee Bucks’ next opponents are the Washington Wizards, in two games in three nights. First on Monday morning at 03:00 and then on Wednesday morning and again at 03:00.
Antetokounmpo’s account
He was impressively aggressive early on, coming into play with 4/4 2-points and 2/2 assists, and whenever he decided to attack the Timberwolves’ defense he either scored or was fouled to go to the line reach. And when he decided to create, those around him found iron.
For example, in 20′ the Bucks had 2/19 threes, with the Greek freak finishing the first half with 22 points from 7/12 twos, 8/13 shots and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes. By the end of the night he had posted his second straight 40/20/5. Shocking, showman and with a mentality that is rare these days.
43 points
13/22 two-hand
1/1 three points
14/21 shots
20 setbacks
5 assists
1 steal
2 blocks
5 errors
3 fouls
16 earned fouls
+9 to +/-
37.5 USG%
at 37:50
50-58 bat points, 15-20 surprise points, 48-42 spare points, 9-18 opponent foul points, 26-15 second chance points (offensive rebounds), with the Bucks having nearly twice as many rebounds (79-41) than the Timberwolves.
The race
Minnesota’s start to the match was good (13-15 in 5′), but even better was that of Giannis, who quickly scored 10 points from 4/4 two-pointers and 2/3 shots. The Timberwolves didn’t have their greats, but they had pluralism, shot well, believed in building a six-point lead (21-27) and finished the period +1. At the same time, Portis had emerged as Antetokounmpo’s backup (11 points, 5/7 shooting), but the Bucks’ defense had yet to play at a good level, at least consistently.
Early in the second, Milwaukee tried to play more intensely, but Lopez’s third foul made the rotation difficult. Budenholzer threw Green and Mamukelasvili early in the two-way match, with Giannis remaining the ultimate threat to the Wolves’ defense. But also with 2/19 trebles after 20 minutes of play, a performance that did not allow the home team to play good basketball, nor to take the lead. An even worse two minutes dropped them to -13 (42-55), flattered by the half-time score. Even if they still had 20 rebounds!
While Antetokounmpo continued to attack and scored his first three, the Bucks went into the second half with a goal of closing the gap quickly. They did, their lead reaching 29 midway through the third period before breaking a three-pointer and dishing out assists for a Green Portis three-pointer that narrowed to a point (73-74) at 32 minutes . The water had entered the gully, Giannis and Portis scored 79-74 in apotheosis and 89-83 at the end of the 12-minute period had given Elafia the joy that the pressure for the result had masked.
Ingles, Portis and Carter gave full throttle at the beginning of the fourth, the difference shrank to ten (99-89) and 16 (105-89) a little later thanks to new long-range shots from Allen and Green. And yet the Timberwolves did not give up the match. A foul by Jaylen Nowell took them down to five (110-105) in the 45th minute, but there Antetokounmpo responded again with a basket and an assist for Lopez for a foul that led to another brace. digit lead. And in the final of the game that was interesting and the great performance of the world’s best player.
THE DODECALPTA: 33-34, 50-61, 89-83, 123-114
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Mike Budenholzer): Connaughton 2 (0/6 3-pointers, 4 rebounds), Antetokounmpo 43 (13/22 2-pointers, 1/1 3-pointers, 14/21 shooting, 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks in 37:50), Lopez 13 (5/8 2-pointers, 0/3 3-pointers, 3/4 shots, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks), Allen 7 (2/4 3-pointers, 4 rebounds) , Carter 10 (2 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Beauchamp 5, Portis 22 (6/12 2-pointers, 3/5 3-pointers, 14 rebounds), Ingles 14 (4/7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 10 assists), Green 7 (2), Mamukelasvili
MINNESOTA TIMBER WOLVES (Chris Finch): McDaniels 4, Anderson 7 (4 assists), Reed 16 (5/11 2-pointers, 2/8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Edwards 30 (8/14 2-pointers, 2/6 3 -Pointers, 8/14 shots, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks), Russell 15 (3/10 shots, 8/8 shots, 5 rebounds, 7 assists), Rivers, Nowell 16 (1), Knight, Garza 16 (5/7 2-pointers, 6/6 shots), Ryan 10 (2)
Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 29/54 2-pointers, 14/39 3-pointers, 23/33 shots, 79 rebounds, 25 assists, 5 steals, 8 blocks, 21 turnovers, 25 fouls
Minnesota Timberwolves team stats: 32/62 2-pointers, 8/30 3-pointers, 26/34 shots, 41 rebounds, 18 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks, 8 turnovers, 28 fouls
Source: sport 24
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Greek “Panathinaikos” The team faced serious personnel problems due to the flu epidemic.
Eight players and three members of the coaching staff were immediately diagnosed with influenza A with severe symptoms.
Panathinaikos has shown good form in recent matches, but flu A has spread to Greece and has affected the team, which will most likely lead to the postponement of the Greek championship match against Maroussi, scheduled for December 27.
The problem is not only related to the championship match, but also to the derby against Olympiacos in the Euroleague, which is scheduled for January 2, as the epidemic prevents the team’s normal preparations.
Since many players have severe symptoms, no one can say for sure how the disease will progress and when everyone will be healthy.
The names of the sick people have not been disclosed at this time.
Source: Sport UA
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 27
Utah-Detroit-131:129 (33:36, 34:32, 44:35, 20:26)
Utah: George (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Markkanen (30), Nurkic (16 + 11 rebounds), Mikhailyuk (9), Bailey (0) – start; Sensabaugh (20), Love (14), Collier (9 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Filipovski (2), Hendricks (0), Clayton (0).
Detroit: Cunningham (29 + 17 assists), Harris (16 + 7 rebounds), D. Robinson (14), Düren (11), Thompson (8) – start; Ivey (11), LeVert (11), Holland (11), Green (8), Jenkins (6), Stewart (4), Reed (0).
Atlanta-Miami-111:126 (32:32, 19:31, 33:27, 27:36)
of Atlanta: Young (30 + 6 assists), Johnson (24 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Okongwu (12 + 7 rebounds), Daniels (8), Risache (5) – start; Alexander-Walker (15), Krejci (11), Gueye (4), Newell (2), Wallace (0).
Miami: Powell (25 + 7 rebounds), Larsson (21), Wiggins (18 + 8 rebounds), Ware (16 + 13 rebounds), Mitchell (6 + 7 assists) – start; Jaques (16), Jovic (10 + 7 rebounds), Yakucionis (8), Smith (6).
Washington – Toronto – 138:117 (35:32, 38:30, 29:38, 36:17)
washington: George (23), McCollum (21), Coulibaly (21 + 8 rebounds), Sarr (15), Middleton (6) – start; Carrington (15), Johnson (12), Shempeny (8+7 rebounds), Riley (8), Bagley (6), Brenham (3), Watkins (0), Vukcevic (0), Johnson (0).
toronto: Ingram (29), Quickley (25), Barnes (14 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (13 + 11 rebounds), Agbadji (8) – start; Walter (15), Shed (6), Dick (5), Lawson (2), Temple (0), Bettle (0), Mobo (0).
Indiana-Boston-122:140 (39:28, 22:47, 30:36, 31:29)
indiana: Nembhard (18 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Maturin (13), Siakam (11), Huff (9), Jackson (6) – starts; McConnell (13), Walker (12), Thompson (11 + 6 assists), Furphy (9), Potter (9), Jones (4), Bradley (4), Peter (3).
Boston: Brown (30), Pritchard (29 + 9 rebounds), White (21 + 6 assists), Keta (8 + 7 rebounds), Walsh (3) – start; Houser (23), Garza (15), Simons (8), Scheierman (3), Gonzalez (0).
Orlando-Charlotte-105:120 (28:38, 20:19, 29:39, 28:24)
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
Chicago: White (13 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Giddy (12 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Buzelis (10 + 8 rebounds), Okoro (8), Vucevic (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Collins (15), Jones (15), Smith (12 + 8 rebounds), Herter (9), Dosunmu (8).
Philadelphia: Embiid (31), Maxey (27 + 8 assists), George (15 + 12 rebounds), Edgecombe (10 + 7 rebounds), Barlow (7) – start; McCain (6), Drummond (2), Grimes (2), Bona (1), Walker (1), Edwards (0).
Memphis – Milwaukee – 125:104 (25:35, 35:15, 32:33, 33:21)
Memphis: Jaren Jackson (24 + 9 rebounds + 5 blocks), Morant (17 + 10 assists), Coward (15), Wells (14), Aldama (12 + 7 rebounds) – starter; Spencer (19), Caldwell-Pope (13), Jackson (7), Koloko (4), Small (0).
Milwaukee: Green (20), Porter (16 + 8 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Portis (15 + 12 rebounds), Kuzma (15 + 8 rebounds), Turner (8) – starts; Rollins (15), G. Harris (8), Jackson (3), Coffey (2), Sims (2), Anthony (0), Nance (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0).
New Orleans – Phoenix – 108:115 (23:26, 25:27, 32:28, 28:34)
new orleans: Murphy (19), Fiers (9), Bay (9), Quinn (7 + 7 rebounds), McGowens (4) – start; Williamson (20 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Poole (19 + 6 assists), Alvarado (11), Missy (7), Matkovic (3), Peavy (0).
Phoenix: Booker (30 + 9 rebounds), Williams (24 + 13 rebounds), Gillespie (16 + 9 assists), Brooks (14), O’Neal (3) – start; Dunn (9 + 8 rebounds), Ighodaro (6), Fleming (6), Goodwin (4), Buey (3).
Portland – Clippers – 103:119 (35:25, 27:31, 16:29, 25:34)
Portland: Avdija (29 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Kamara (20), Sharpe (16), Clingan (10 + 8 rebounds), Murray (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Love (14), Ruper (5), R. Williams (4 + 12 rebounds), Sissoko (1), Rith (0).
cutting machines: Harden (34 + 6 assists), B. Lopez (31), Lenard (28 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Collins (8), Dunn (7) – start; Sanders (5), Miller (3), Batum (3), Bogdanovich (0), Christie (0), Niederhäuser (0).
tournament tables
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
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Boston defeated Indiana in an away match of the NBA regular season.
The meeting in Indianapolis ended with a score of 140:122 (28:39, 47:22, 36:30, 29:31) in favor of the guests. The most productive player of the match was Boston basketball player Jaylen Brown, who scored 30 points. Indiana had 19 points from Andrew Nembhard.
Boston (19 wins, 11 losses) is in third position in the Eastern Conference standings. Indiana (6 wins, 25 losses) is 15th.
Results of other matches of the game day:
“Washington” — “Toronto” — 138:117,
“Atlanta” – “Miami” – 111:126,
“Orlando” – “Charlotte” – 105:120,
“Chicago” – “Philadelphia” – 109:102,
“Memphis” — “Milwaukee” — 125:104,
“New Orleans” — “Phoenix” — 108:115,
“Utah” — “Detroit” — 131:129,
Portland – Clippers – 103:119.
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