Basketball
Kendrick Nunn, a little Jimmy Butler
After Lyon and Monte Carlo, Panathinaikos also won Milan and Vassilis Skoundis comments on Kendrick Nunn’s crescendo and the added value of the victory.
In the summer of 2019, Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra brought two diametrically opposed players (relative to their backgrounds) to Miami… One of them was the well-known and outstanding Jimmy Butler…
The other was a youngster who had flown under the draft radar a year earlier, was scouted by Lavrio and ended up spending the 2018-19 season with the Santa Cruz Warriors…
His name is Kendrick Nunn!
Butler’s lion
Four and a half years later, in one of the most crucial games of the EuroLeague season, the then unknown and underrated guard put on his lion “Jimmy Buckets” and the rest is history: Panathinaikos AKTOR’s victory over Armani Milano in Italy!
Nan did not write this story alone, except that at some point he almost marred it with the errors that were the result of his ignorance of the dangers and his excessive zeal in the one-on-one phase and especially in the one-on-all phase. phase!
But he made sure to save the best for last and wrote in green pen the laudatory afterword that brings Panathinaikos AKTOR back into the top four, with all that may (or may not) entail…
When the countdown to the final of the game in Milan began, the six-time European champions had their nest dirty!
The dried up leads
I mean this because earlier in the night they squandered three leads that, if held, would have put them in a position of power: This is how they looked like 24:32 (with their own 10-0) 33: 32, 48:55 became 54-55 and 54-59 to make way for 61-59, but Bastacosi!
With Diego Flacadori, who equalized the score at 65:65, and Matias Lessor, who led the so-called Latin American “life dangerous“(living dangerously) had to retire injured after Nikolo Meli’s hard foul, Ergin Ataman expressed his suffering and his wish…”
“I need a hero»!
On Wednesday evening in Monte Carlo, when he felt that need again, Marius Grigonis raised his hand, already ruining the plan of his coach, who had given Dino Mitoglou the command of the final shot.
After 48 hours, Nunn raised his own hand, without the case developing into a psychodrama like in the game against Monaco: with the score at 65:67, the American guard scored seven unanswered points in 111 seconds in three different ways (2/2 shots for 65-69, twos for 65-71, threes for 68-74) and the job was wonderfully and wonderfully done!
Robbery after murder And “no asphalt”!
In the principality, Grigonis said that “we have committed a robbery”, while yesterday (22/12) in the capital of Lombardy, Nan took the crime to a new level with his goal in the final…
Robbery after murder!
The former Heat, Lakers and Wizards player “wrote” 17 points, five assists, one rebound and was the one who took Panathinaikos by the hand and led him from the dark alleys to the illuminated square of the cathedral.
On the other hand, although he made six mistakes, he is forgiven for that, as Angela Dimitriou also said: “no asphalt»!
And his mentor, you know, Jimmy Butler, is extremely generous, but normally the deck doesn’t lean that way.
With me from the Principality
In short, the … nanotechnology had a pass again, because the so-called thread rope is used: I remind you that against Monaco, with 0/6 shots, until the thirtieth minute he had scored only one point and was still present. ..
And what is with this?
He broke out in the fourth period, scoring 13 points on 5/6 shooting and 2/0.2 field goals to get Panathinaikos out of the tunnel.
And goalscorer and closer
With a sense of déjà vu this evening, he took the situation upon himself, cleaned up his laundry and underlined even more the identity of not only a serious goalscorer, but also a finisher: that is, the player that every team absolutely and passionately wants to have in their team wants team so that the open and pending cases are closed after the games.
At the end of the day, the Greens have picked up two big away wins in Devil’s Week, will have a nice Christmas (unless Prometheus rips their livers out on Sunday) and are on a 3-0 win (Lyon, Monte Carlo, Milan). and will look to make it against Red Star by capitalizing on their undeniable momentum.
The green chameleon
All this is neither small nor negligible, even more so since on Tuesday they came back from -15 and prevailed in a game decided by 90 points, while in Milan they shouldered it in different circumstances and it seemed as if their hosts they would have made their efforts.
The 82 points scored in the first half (41-41) were a surprise that ultimately worked in favor of Panathinaikos, who can support a game with a lot of possession and high scoring better than Armani (without Nikola Mirotic).
In addition, the Greens were exposed several times in the defensive transition, they gave the Lombards a field to run on, they sold the differences easily and quickly in their favor and had a poor rate with 17 assists and 13 errors.
All of this is relative, of course, and became…irrelevant as Panathinaikos improved its defense, held its opponents to 68 points and was unaffected by Savon Shields’ late awakening.
Three guards, three wins and three other truths
Ettore Messina has been slow to bring his youngsters into the lead, while Ergin Ataman, who has increasingly relied on three-man formations, believes he will benefit from Nan’s talent, instinct and determination.
Every victory is a victory, no matter how it happens…
Three wins are three wins, but behind them there are also three truths that create the added value of the series…
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Firstly, Nan doesn’t take it lightly…
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Secondly, Panathinaikos learned to pick itself up and stand up in pressure situations and “on the track” without drifting into suicidal thoughts
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Thirdly, in addition to nanotechnology, he now also has the know-how to escape from other people’s houses.
Source: sport 24
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On December 20-21, Niko-Basket lost two home matches to Dnepr and Zaporozhye in the eighth round of the Super League and therefore finished the calendar year in 9th place in the standings with 4 wins in 14 matches.
Head coach of the team after the defeat of Zaporozhye (67:78) Valentin Berestnev He listed the reasons for the team’s unsuccessful results as follows:
“Counting the first, third and fourth quarters, we won by one point each. We lost the entire game in the second quarter. We had a 7-point lead in the second quarter, but we finished with minus 9. We lost the fight, lost the rebounds, made childish mistakes. This caused the opponent to get over the shock of being behind 12:19 and the game turned in another direction.
We could not find a leader who could do what Lovings and Lishchina did. Eisa scored almost 30 points per game, surpassing our fourth point.
I would like to thank our fans who supported us until the end. They said warm and kind words to us after the match. This is our first year playing in the Super League. Most of the players have no experience of playing in the Super League: Max (Grischuk), Vitaly (Volodin), Bodya (Likhoy). Zaitsev, Safonov and Garbar have experience. Kabanov has little experience. This is a difficult season for them, which will show who will advance to the Super League level and who will not.
Therefore, I would like to thank our fans once again. There were two alarms today. Yesterday we finished the match three hours later than planned. Despite this, people stayed and supported us. We are very grateful for this support.
We train six times a week, twice a day to improve our game. I believe that we will overcome this situation and have a team that will compete for Super League awards, become a strong middle team and beat everyone at home, just like 10-15 years ago.
Most of the guys have no experience, so mistakes are made. Not technical, tactical. There is a lack of a leader who will take responsibility in difficult times. Now we are looking for such a player in the team. If we can’t find it, we will face three foreign players like most other teams. If our audience likes it.”
Source: Sport UA
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Six games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 21-22.
Atlanta hosted Chicago and lost in a high-scoring game.
The teams focused on offense from the beginning of the match and this continued throughout the game. As a result, Atlanta made 23 three-pointers and Chicago made 20, and both teams had a shooting percentage close to 50. The teams also frequently missed each other at the basket, so the game resembled a constant exchange of points. The leader changed 20 times in the meeting and the fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Prior to that, the Bulls had built a 6-point advantage, but the Hawks nearly made up for it as the opponents took one of every two shots and Young and Johnson each scored three points for the home team. Still, the outcome was 152:150 in favor of Chicago.
The most productive player of the match was Johnson, who fell one assist short of a triple-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls also had a triple-double contender, but Giddy, who had 19 points and 11 assists, was one rebound short.
Sacramento made a great comeback against Houston and won at home.
Having performed better in the first half, the Rockets eventually gained an advantage of 11 points (68:57) and maintained a comfortable distance from the opponent in the third quarter with 9 points (91:82), and at the beginning of the fourth 12 minutes, this difference increased to +14 – 100:86. But after that the Kings made a 12:0 move and practically equalized: 98:100. Houston then had a few-point advantage, but with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook made a three-pointer and tied the score at 112:112. The match went to overtime and Schroeder’s three-point shot 4 seconds before the siren was decisive – 125:124.
At the end of this match, Schröder recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. While Westbrook achieved the same success with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reynaud also played with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
New York confidently won its home game against Miami.
Heat had a successful performance by winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30, but in the second 12 minutes, the Knicks managed to close the gap and take the lead and entered the long break with +4 – 66:62 on the scoreboard. In the second half, New York constantly kept its opponent within two or three attacks and carried the match to a confident victory with 132:125.
Brunson was the best player of the game, scoring 47 points, which significantly helped the Knicks win.
NBA. Regular season, December 22
Atlanta – Chicago – 150:152 (38:38, 35:45, 42:33, 35:36)
In Atlanta: Johnson (36 + 11 rebounds + 9 assists), Young (35 + 9 assists), Okongwu (23 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Risache (17), Daniels (8 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists) – start; Krejci (20), Alexander-Walker (9), Gueye (2), Kennard (0), Newell (0).
Chicago: Buzelis (28), White (21), Giddy (19 + 9 rebounds + 12 assists), Okoro (14), Vucevic (13 + 6 assists) – start; Herter (16), Dosunmu (13), Jones (11), Collins (10 + 7 rebounds), Williams (4), Smith (3).
Sacramento – Houston – 125:124 Overtime (30:31, 27:37, 25:23, 30:21, 13:12)
Sacramento: DeRozan (27 + 9 assists), Murray (26), Westbrook (21 + 13 rebounds), Reynaud (12 + 14 rebounds), Achiuwa (5) – start; Schroeder (24 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists), Clifford (6), Cardwell (2), Monk (2), Ellis (0).
Houston: Shengyun (28), Durant (24 + 10 rebounds + 8 assists), Thompson (18 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Smith (18), Okogie (3) – start; Ison (16), Shepard (15), Capela (2).
New York – Miami – 132:125 (30:37, 36:25, 39:37, 27:26)
New York: Brunson (47 + 8 assists), Bridges (24), Anunoby (18), Hart (13 + 10 rebounds), Towns (2) – start; Clarkson (10), Robinson (9 + 7 rebounds), Kolek (6), Diawara (3).
Miami: Ware (28 + 19 rebounds), Powell (22), Adebayo (14 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (13 + 8 assists), Wiggins (7) – start; Haykes (23), Smith (9), Fontecchio (7), Yakucionis (2).
Brooklyn – Toronto – 96:81 (24:18, 25:21, 18:26, 29:16)
Brooklyn: Porter (24 + 11 rebounds), Clowney (19 + 9 rebounds), Diomin (16), Clexton (12 + 7 rebounds), Menn (5 + 7 assists) – start; Sharp (8), Traore (8), Z. Williams (2), Martin (2), Wolf (0).
Toronto: Ingram (19), Quickley (17 + 10 assists), Agbaji (7), Barnes (6), Poeltl (2) – start; Walter (9), Murray-Boyles (8), Bettle (4), Mamukelashvili (4), Dick (3), Shead (2), Temple (0).
Washington – San Antonio – 113:124 (28:26, 21:43, 37:29, 27:26)
Washington: Carrington (21), Vukcevic (18 + 9 rebounds), McCollum (15), George (14 + 7 assists), Shempeni (5) – start; Johnson (19 + 7 rebounds), Brenham (9), Riley (8), Watkins (4), Hill (0).
San Antonio: Fox (27 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Cornet (20 + 12 rebounds), Castle (18 + 11 assists), Barnes (14), Vassell (11) – start; Vembanyama (14 + 12 rebounds), K. Johnson (12 + 9 rebounds), Olynyk (4), Shempeni (3), Harper (1).
Minnesota – Milwaukee – 103:100 (23:29, 25:31, 27:15, 28:25)
Minnesota: Edwards (24 + 6 assists), DiVincenzo (18), Randle (12 + 7 rebounds), Gobert (11 + 18 rebounds), McDaniels (0) – start; Reed (12), Shannon (11), Hyland (9), Conley (6 + 6 assists), Clark (0).
Milwaukee: Porter (24 + 10 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Portis (16 + 11 rebounds), Turner (13), Kuzma (12 + 10 rebounds), Green (4) – start; Rollins (16), Sims (9), Trent (6), G. Harris (0).
Source: Sport UA
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Head coach of BC “Rivne” Denis Spiridonov He shared his impressions about the defeat in the Super League match against Kyiv-Basket – 63:82:
“I want to apologize to our fans. It’s a shame. I don’t want to comment. I don’t understand where the team is today. Especially in the first quarter. Today’s match ended in the first quarter. The whole story.
Nothing worked when we stayed true to our principles. We were preparing for the Kyiv-Basket match and we understood what they were going to do defensively. And we couldn’t break their exchanges with doubles. Everything was done exactly the opposite. We prepared for one thing; We did it differently. We will continue to work.
I knew what they would do, what defensive systems Kyiv-Basket would use. We prepared carefully for this. We have Americans, leaders, but today they are completely blocked. This is the value of “Kyiv-Basket” respectively.
Source: Sport UA
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