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Papanikolaou: “I didn’t think of anything, I wanted at least one of the two to step in”

Costas Papanikolaou, who was instrumental in the Greek national team’s victory over Turkey, spoke to NOVA about his two shots at the end of the game.

Greece beat Turkey 72-71 in Ano Liossia for World Cup qualifiers. The savior was Costas Papanikolaou, who had 2/2 shots in 3” before the final. In his statements to NOVA, he revealed that he is thinking of nothing at this moment except scoring at least once.

Papanikolaou’s statements in detail:

For the game: “It’s a difficult and important win that had to be equalized with half a point. A lot of us joined the team last night and it was normal not to know each other well. Turkey had chemistry and automation and it seemed to be closing in the game be that as a team it was better prepared.

We didn’t know how to adjust our defense and the work of all the coaches was difficult. It’s a very important win. First of all, we have to congratulate Mouratos, Moraitis and Kalaitzakis on defending against Larkin. It was one of the keys to making the most of it. If we had a week’s work, we would have shorter dead times. That’s the story for better or for worse, but for me it’s not pretty because very good teams with great players run the risk of being eliminated. “I don’t want to underestimate anyone.”

For his shots in the final: “In the end we decided to play defense. At that moment, I wasn’t thinking about anything and wanted at least one of them to come in. But in the end everything is fine. We all win together and we all lose together. The atmosphere was great and I haven’t experienced it again. We felt the warmth of the people and it was beautiful with the children and the blue color in the stands.

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NBA: Utah loses to Boston without Mikhailyuk, Detroit beats Lakers

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NBA: Utah loses to Boston without Mikhailyuk, Detroit beats Lakers

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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Doncic’s double-double did not save the Lakers from defeat in the NBA match with Detroit

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The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA regular season match.

The meeting took place in Los Angeles and ended with a score of 128:106 (36:30, 34:35, 26:23, 32:18) in favor of the guests.

The most productive player for the Lakers was Luka Doncic, who had a double-double of 30 points and 11 assists. LeBron James has 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. For Detroit, the best performance was shown by Cade Cunningham, who also had a double-double – 27 points and 11 assists.

Detroit is in first place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 25-8 record, while the Lakers (20-11) are fifth in the West.

In other matches, Philadelphia defeated Memphis in overtime (139:136), Boston defeated Utah (129:119), and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Sacramento (131:90).

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Eurocup: Sanon is the team’s most productive player, Kovlyar helped win

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Eurocup: Sanon is the team’s most productive player, Kovlyar helped win

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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