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Damian Lillardstar sign of milwaukee buckswas excited this Monday to have the opportunity to compete for an NBA title after 11 years in the NBA. portland trail blazers He admitted he was “interested” to see what it would be like to play alongside the Greek player. Giannis Antetokounmpo.

“My entire career has been about making threes, getting out of double teams and shooting. I never knew what it would be like to compete against such a dominant player. I want to.” Giannis“, Said Lillard on media day dollar.

The former player of blazer signed the milwaukee In the first surgical procedure Julie Holiday to Portlandbefore landing on Sunday. boston celtics.

Lillard He ended an 11-year run in Portland, where he was a leader and fan idol, but never had any real title options.

“let’s play together Giannis “This is an amazing opportunity. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before,” he admitted. Lillard.

new number 0 of dollar He thought he would have more space to show off his level in Milwaukee. Because he is no longer the main threat to his rivals.

“The type of person you are interested in is Giannis That will make things easier,” he said.

he will replace the team holidayone of the best defenders in the league, and Lillard He noted that the increased freedom on offense will allow him to bring more intensity on the other side of the court.

Lillard He also thanked Bucks fans, who had more than 5,000 people waiting to greet him at a reception last Saturday.

“Usually I came here to play, but milwaukee It was always snowing and I was feeling a bit depressed, so I didn’t even step out of the hotel. But now I see the sun and I think everything will be fine,” he said.

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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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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to left knee hyperextension.

The Serb is expected to miss all 18 matches in January and his maximum appearances this season could be limited to 64 matches. So Jokic will lose the opportunity to compete for the NBA’s main prizes – MVP and inclusion in the All-NBA, as this requires playing at least 65 games in the regular season.

Theoretically, he could return for the January 31 game against the Brooklyn Nets, which would give Nikola the opportunity to play 65 games before the end of the season, but that scenario is unlikely.

Jokic was injured in the last seconds of the first half of the match against Miami Heat (123:147) and did not return to the field after a long break. Before his injury, he managed to score 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes.

Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.

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