Basketball
What else should Kendrick Nunn do? Swords to swallow?
Panathinaikos suffered their third defeat in a row and Vassilis Skoundis comments on the poor techniques in their game and Real Madrid’s use of artificial intelligence.
To tell the truth, in my exuberant optimism and in my… uninhibited patriotism, I thought that Real Madrid would leave Athens with two defeats to return to Madrid, but I was caught… Damn!
Instead of two defeats, the so-called two confident victories in their home country will continue their winning streak, which has so far brought them 15 wins in 27 games, apart from the preseason defeat against the Dallas Mavericks!
Last night at the OAKA, as Mario Hezonia, the game’s MVP, was idolized by the world and took revenge by placing his hand on the part of his oft-declared and exposed professed green heart, Ergin Ataman thought of the sad Panathinaikos, who still is not single, but several…
Temporary prosperity and constant…instability
I mean this because, after the temporary prosperity that the four victories in a row brought them, the Greens have suffered three defeats in a row, with all that they entail in the process of their improvement and stabilization…
That is indeed the problem of the six-time European champion: after 13 games and a score of 6:7, the demands are greater than the data and the constants are still fluctuating…
As David Blatt said in 2011 while sitting on the Mars bench: “We continue to be consistently volatile“!
Am the other one? Due to déjà vu, they did not learn from their crime in Istanbul and did not make an example, thus falling back into the hard times, which in reality were the same…
The same and unchanged!
The rebounds and the ratio
The deficit of rebounds and the bad ratio I mean, as it happened in the Sinan Erdem Dome against the deforested Efes, similarly and against the eleven crowned champions of the Champions Cup, Panathinaikos fell behind in the ball claims under the basket ( 28 against 36) and At the same time, he barely exceeded the threshold in the ratio of assists (12) to errors (9).
Real’s ability to weaken the opponent’s performances in creation and force them to take individual actions has already been confirmed, so Panathinaikos’ 12 final passes look like a normal number in this case.
Of course, in Istanbul, both his disadvantage in rebounds and especially his generosity in giving Efes second attacks, as well as the ratio fluctuated at a worse level, but in both cases the problem is… Crack!
Nan’s case study and Kozer’s corset
The fiery aggression and ignorance of danger from Kendrick Nunn, whose fearless demeanor against the scarecrow named Eddie Tavares is a case in point, gave the impression that Panathinaikos would have serious luck putting Real on the screen.
The former Heat, Lakers and Wizards player managed to score 20 points in the first half, but then the bees came!
To be precise, the French bees unexpectedly appeared on the face of Fabian Coser, who did not chew when he took on the dangerous mission, he became Nan’s tight corset and stopped him, even without the classic part in his hair disturb!
With the American guard scoring quietly and Panathinaikos’ 7/23 three-pointers contrasted with Real’s 13/26, the scenario was flipped and the job stinks!
The PlayStation console
The result;
Panathinaikos, which had -9 (26-35) with Matias Lessors two tomahawk spikes as a starting point in the tailback, with a low lineup of three guards (Voldosa, Nan, Grant) and with a partial score of 19-4 When he was at + 6 (45-30), he suddenly saw the visitors disappear from his radar.
In a spectacular performance that saw Real move as if remotely controlled by a PlayStation console, the game turned on its head and ended prematurely: Madrid responded with a score of 31-7 and led by 18 points (52-70). ) It was clear that the humble ceremony would come to an early end and salvage Panathinaikos’ 16th defeat in the last 17 games between them!
Artificial Intelligence from Real
Starting with Facundo Cabaso’s buzzer-beater, which also weighed on the psychological side as it gave Real the lead (45-46), the Greens were caught by six players and could not keep up, but could not even watch the crescendo of their opponents , whose image it was directly related to the hustle and bustle of modernity.
Here’s to artificial intelligence!
At the end of the fourth period, Panathinaikos halved the difference (63-72), but damn, this rocket-strong Real, despite his absences (Rodriguez, Giabucelli), is too good to give rights unless she puts her little hands in and takes her eyes out (see Campaso in the game with Fenerbahce).
What does Panathinaikos gain from this test? Not many things, I’m afraid…
The inferiority of the guards
As positive signs, he considers his reaction to -9, the two (out of three) deafening spikes from Lessor, about which, if the pardoned Thanasis Giannakopoulos were alive, he would say: “Even the marbles will fall” and Nan’s fearlessness against Tavares …
He doesn’t hold back and would discuss his failure to make threes, his subgenre of assists, his unresolved rebounding problem, his bout of third-period aphasia, the 90 points he “eaten” and the shadowy presence of Nan willingly throwing away teammates on the boundary line…
Is this the last thing again?
The restless Kostas Sloukas scored six points and an assist, Luka Vildosa (against his compatriot and former Red Star teammate Campaso) four points, utility small forward Marius Grigonis three and the ever-productive Gerian Grant five points, one assist and no rebounds .
The Swords of Nan and the Rembi of Tavares
The four scored seven goals in 23 shots, and as a result, Nunn was left like a straw in the air, already wondering: “What else to do, swords to swallow“!
He swallowed it up, he even bullied Eddie Tavares in the first half, but at the end of the day, when the lights went out, the center from Cape Verde was the one rowing with a view of the Acropolis!
Source: sport 24
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Three matches were played as part of the 18th round of the Euroleague on December 26.
Partizan hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv and suffered a heavy defeat.
The home team, which started the match better, was separated from the opponent by 11 points (28:17) in the first quarter, and at the end of the first 10 minutes, they missed the 3:13 attack and reduced the difference with the opponent team to 1 point (31:30). In the second quarter, Maccabi seized the initiative and after a 14:0 move, they fell behind by 15 points, 56:41. This part of the game was decisive, since then the away team increased their advantage and achieved +33 points – 92:58 at the end of the third quarter, after which they relaxed a little and allowed the opponent to reduce the gap to the last 25 points – 87:112.
This was Maccabi’s fifth consecutive win in the Euroleague, which moved them up to 14th in the standings.
While the most productive player of the match was Walker, who scored 20 points, overall five of Maccabi’s players scored 10+ points.
Monaco had a tough home win against Real Madrid.
The Monegasques were ahead almost the entire game against Los Blancos, but they could not gain a comfortable distance. At the beginning of the third quarter, the home team had a 14-point lead, but then they missed a move at 4:14 and allowed their opponent to return to the game, and at the end of 10 minutes, Real equalized the score: 70:70. The decisive factor in the fourth quarter was Monaco’s 12:0 breakthrough towards the middle of the 10-minute period, which gave them a 12-point advantage: 87:75. After this, although the guest team reduced the gap, they did not fully return to the game. As a result, Monaco won with a score of 100:95.
Real Madrid’s Ukrainian headquarters Alexey Len He spent 6 minutes on the field and made 1 incorrect two-point shot and 1 foul during this time.
The two visiting players immediately recorded double-doubles. Tavares had 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Campazzo had 28 points and 10 assists. Okobo scored 22 points for the winners, but Monaco showed more team play; 6 home players scored 10+ points.
Virtus Bologna hosted Olympiacos and almost staged a surprising comeback in the fourth quarter.
The home team won the first quarter with a score of 25:23, but then the game went sideways and at the big break the Greeks had a 9-point advantage – 50:41, and before the last minute of the third quarter the away team was ahead +20 – 77:57. The fate of the match seemed certain, but then Virtus got back into the game with a move at 18:3. There was an even game further down the field, where the home team tried to equalize the score, but Fournier’s three-pointer with a score of 92:93 and successful free throws helped the Greeks preserve the victory, but Virtus made a three-point shot for equal score at the last second through Alston’s efforts.
Dorsey scored 23 points and Fournier scored 21 points for Olympiacos.
Europa League. Regular season. 18th round, 26 December
Partizan – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 87:112 (31:30, 12:28, 16:34, 28:20)
Partisan: Payne (15 points + 3 rebounds + 6 assists), Brown (12+2+4), Bonga (10+4+1), Jones (10+6+2), Marinkovich (9+2+1), Washington (8+1 assists), Osetkovski (8+1+3), Fernando (6+4+1), Lakic (6+1+1), Calathes (3+2+2).
maccabi: Walker (20+2+5), Sorkin (17+6+3), Leaf (14+6+1), Brissett (11+3 rebounds), Santos (10+2+2), Gord (9+4+2), Ryman (8+4 rebounds), Clark (7+3+6), Blatt (6+4+7), DiBartolomeo (5+3+1), Lundberg (3+2+2), Levy (2+1 selection).
Monaco – Reality – 100:95 (21:20, 26:23, 23:27, 30:25)
Monaco: Okobo (22+2+2), James (15+4+5), Nedovich (12+3 rebounds), Strazel (12+4 rebounds), Diallo (11+7+2), Mirotic (10+1+2), Theis (8+7+1), Blossomgame (6+4 rebounds), Hayes (4+7+1).
Real: Campazzo (28+5+10), Tavares (21+11 rebounds), Okeke (12+2 rebounds), Dec (9+4+2), Abalde (7+2 assists), Hezonja (6+5+2), Maledon (5+1+2), Procida (3), Garuba (2+2 rebounds), Kramer (2+1 rebounds).
Virtus Bologna – Olympiacos – 94:97 (25:23, 16:27, 19:27, 34:20)
virtus: Wildosa (17+2+4), Morgan (15+5 assists), Edwards (14+1+2), Diouf (12+4+1), Smailagic (9), Alston (8+2 rebounds), Niang (7+4+1), Hackett (6+3+4), Payola (4+1+4), Akele (2+1 rebounds).
OlympiacosDorsey (23+4+3), Fournier (21+1 rebounds), Vezenkov (16+5 rebounds), Milutinov (13+9+5), Peters (13+6+1), Papanikolaou (5+4+2), Walkup (2+2 assists), Ntilikina (2+1+2), Hall (2+2 assists), Morris (3 rebounds + 2 assists).
tournament table
Source: Sport UA
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Croatian “Zadar” reported on its official website the transfer of a basketball player from the Ukrainian national team Ivan Tkachenko.
After a short trial period during which the Ukrainian player met the requirements of the coaching staff, a contract was signed with him at the end of the season.
The club has already announced that Tkachenko will participate in the Adriatic League and the Croatian Championship, so the Ukrainian can make his debut for the new team in the local championship match against Kvarner on December 27.
Tkachenko did not sign a contract with any club at the beginning of the 2025/26 season and played in only two official matches after the start of the season – as part of the Ukrainian national team, against Georgia and Denmark in November as part of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
Last season Ivan played for Mitteldeutscher, where he won the German Cup. The forward, who played in 32 matches in the 2024/25 Bundesliga, averaged 4.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.3 minutes.
During his club career, Tkachenko played for Ukrainians Cherkasy Mavpy and Prometheus, as well as Finland’s Helsinki Seagals.
Zadar is in sixth place in the Adriatic League Group B with 4 wins in 10 matches, and is in second place in the Croatian Championship with a score of 10-1.
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Star player of Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic Against the background of the embarrassing defeat of Houston Rockets (96:119), he explained what the team had to change to improve the results:
“I don’t know exactly what needs to change, but something definitely needs to change. We need to figure it out, that’s what we need to do. Everyone should discuss it.”
I know JJ Redick said it would be disturbing. And that’s the way it should be.
As I said, we need to discuss this. It may be uncomfortable, but everyone needs to try harder, starting with me.
We just have to challenge each other. Everyone should challenge themselves and their teammates. “There’s no way to play the way we play, so we’ve got to be better than that.”
Source: Sport UA
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