Basketball
Rockets threaten Warriors, Lakers with ‘play-ins’
of denver nuggets This past Tuesday, they earned a rare and close victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves. dallas mavericks They beat the San Antonio Spurs despite having a very unlucky night. Luka Doncic, he finished with a triple-double, but was a dismal 6-of-27 from the field (2-for-12 from the field). On days when there are no big headlines, Vasilije Micic Charlotte and great companions Zion Williamson They represented some of the night’s standout performances.
It shined even more jaylen greenauthor of 42 points in 6 straight wins for some teams houston rockets suddenly threatens one’s last position play-in occupied by Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. He has three more wins from San Francisco and a few stumbles and they’ll be in first place…and he has 14 games left.
Minnesota Timberwolves 112-115 Denver Nuggets
Without Dominican Republic players Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid. anthony edwards He hit a triple at the buzzer to send the game into overtime, but the ball didn’t go in, on the second night of the game against the Timberwolves. continue, After a spectacular final moment in which three consecutive triples (two by Jaden McDaniels, one by Mike Conley) forced the Nuggets into the ropes, they were unable to accomplish that feat.
Edwards had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Nikola JokicHe scored 35 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, leading the Nuggets (48-21) to take second place in the West Division from the Timberwolves (47-22).
San Antonio Spurs 107-113 Dallas Mavericks
Luka Doncic He never missed so many shots in an NBA game, but he ended up adding a triple-double to his collection with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists.Neither Victor Wenbanyama He was up to the task, at least in terms of aim, totaling 12 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks on 3-of-13 field goals (0-of-4 from triples).
The top scorer in this match was kyrie irving (28 points, 7 rebounds), led Dallas (40-29) to their sixth win in their last seven games, tied the Kings for sixth place in the West, and allowed them to move out of the lead for the final spot in the playoffs. .of play-in (The tiebreaker favors Sacramento 39-28).
Brooklyn Nets 91-104 New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans (42-26) have also won seven of their last eight games and are in first place, already closing in on the Clippers (42-25) for fourth place in the West Division.
Zion Williamson He had 28 points (a whopping 11-of-16 from the field) and seven rebounds for the Pelicans, who clearly had the upper hand in Brooklyn from start to finish. The Nets have had nothing to do this season, winning just one of their last seven games. cam thomas As the main reference for 25 points.
Orlando Magic 112-92 Charlotte Hornets
Another team that has gained a lot of momentum is the Magic, who have won nine of their last 11 games and crushed the Hornets in a game where they already led by 41 points before halftime.
cole anthony (21 points, 6 rebounds) became the top scorer for the Magic, whose starting quintet did not reach 27 minutes on the court. brandon miller (21 points, 7 rebounds) was one of the few things Charlotte could bounce back from.
Washington Wizards 114-137 Houston Rockets
Will the Rockets threaten the Warriors, who are fighting for last place in the championship? play-in From the west? It won’t be easy for Houston (33-35), as they have been losing a lot in recent weeks, but they have amassed an impressive six-game winning streak, so you can’t say they aren’t trying until the end (Golden State is He shows 35 -32).
jaylen green He had a great game against the Texans with 42 points and 10 rebounds. The Wizards, on the other hand, have lost five straight and no player has reached 20 points, resulting in the worst record in the league (11-58 vs. 12-56 for the Detroit Pistons).
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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True, his team was left without a victory.
Over the past year, fans have become accustomed to news about records coming from overseas. Until recently, their main supplier was hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. But in the 2025/26 season, successes in the NBA were added to the achievements of our athletes in the NHL. This became possible thanks to the play of Yegor Demin, who again played a great match the day before with the Brooklyn Nets.
If the Russian does not slow down, then in the future, like Ovechkin, he has every chance to go down in the history of North American sports.
On the way to a dream
Russian representation in the NBA has always been more modest than in the NHL. And even with certain achievements, and Timofey Mozgov and Alexander Kaun, by the way, became league champions, the thought does not arise to compare the successes of Russian hockey players and basketball players overseas. How many American basketball fans now remember Sergei Monya, Yaroslav Korolev, Pavel Podkolzin?
Only Andrei Kirilenko stands out from the general background – the Russian forward played in the NBA for quite a long time. I even once went to an all-star game, where I played side by side with people like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Allen Iverson. But how many star matches did our hockey players have overseas?
With all due respect to the AK-47 game, he still does not reach the level of a North American basketball legend. Time will tell whether Yegor Demin, who powerfully broke into the NBA at the age of 19, will be able to write his name into history. But for now, the Brooklyn Nets basketball player is doing everything possible to make his dream come true.
Prolific newcomer
Kirilenko was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the NBA draft as the 24th pick, and Brooklyn took Demin eighth. But these were still advances, which have so far been fully justified. The newcomer regularly appears on the court, and with the exception of the first couple of weeks of the season, in the starting lineup. At the same time, Egor is not just serving his number: in the last six matches he scored at least 14 points, in two cases he reached the 20 point mark.
In the next regular season game, the first basketball player in the league with the letter “e” on his uniform scored 23 points in the match against Golden State. Demin managed not only to repeat his best result, but also set a Brooklyn record for three-pointers among newcomers – seven accurate hits from behind the arc. True, the Russian team still lost with a score of 107:120, but in the context of the personal success of our basketball player overseas, this is a secondary issue.
Of course, to achieve sporting greatness, Egor needs to spend more than one season at this level, but at least a dozen and a half. Demin, with 275 points in the NBA, did not even reach the results of Sergei Karasev (287), although he can do this in the next game. And then new landmarks will appear: Viktor Khryapa (643), Alexey Shved (1349), Timofey Mozgov (3072) and, of course, Andrey Kirilenko (9431). When the Russian surpasses the results of the AK-47, then we can talk about an established star in the NBA. In the meantime, we can only wish our basketball player not to lower his demands on himself and avoid serious injuries.
Source: Sportbox
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Basketball
Vembanyama’s double-double did not help San Antonio avoid defeat from Cleveland in the NBA match
San Antonio lost to Cleveland in a home game of the NBA regular season.
The meeting ended with a score of 113:101 (25:26, 24:29, 27:23, 37:23) in favor of the guests. The most productive player of the match was Cleveland basketball player Jarrett Allen, who scored 27 points. For San Antonio, Victor Vembanyama scored a double-double with 26 points and 14 rebounds.
Cleveland (18 wins/16 losses) is in eighth position in the Eastern Conference standings. San Antonio (23/9) is second in the West.
Results of other matches of the game day:
“Washington” — “Phoenix” — 101:115
“Charlotte” — “Milwaukee” — 113:123
“Toronto” – “Orlando” – 107:106
“Miami” — “Denver” — 147:123
“Chicago” – “Minnesota” – 101:136
“Houston” — “Indiana” — 126:119
“New Orleans” — “New York” — 125:130
“Oklahoma City” — “Atlanta” — 140:129
Portland – Dallas – 125:122
Source: Sportbox
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Russian basketball player Egor Demin set a Brooklyn record among newcomers for the number of three-pointers made in one match, the club’s press service reports.
In the NBA regular season match, Brooklyn lost to Golden State with a score of 107:120. Demin made 7 three-point shots, which is a club record among newcomers.
In total, Demin scored 23 points in the match, the Russian repeated his personal record for scoring in the NBA – he had previously scored 23 points in the November match with Philadelphia (103:115).
Brooklyn has 10 wins and 20 losses in 30 matches. Demin’s team is 12th in the Eastern Conference standings.
Source: Sportbox
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