Basketball
“This Russian has a perfect throw”! Americans are delighted with Demin’s play in the NBA
Egor looks more and more confident in the strongest basketball league in the world.
Russian Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin played his best game in the NBA, managing to score 16 points in a home game with the Toronto Raptors (109:119). He also had five assists and four rebounds. The team coach trusts the young player more and more, and fans note the newcomer’s rapid progress.
Starting five at 19 years old!
The match against Toronto was Demin’s third in a row in Brooklyn’s starting five. For a 19-year-old player who moved to the United States just a year ago, this should be considered a monumental success. Selected eighth overall in the 2025 draft (a record for Russians in the NBA), the defender began the season as a reserve, but after the injury of team leader Cam Thomas, he began to receive much more playing time. The last game turned out to be a record for Yegor not only in terms of performance, but also in minutes spent on the floor (27:31).
In the first attack, he made a three-pointer into the opponent’s basket, and in total he made four long-range attempts during the game. So far, this is his main weapon in the NBA – he mainly prefers to attack from behind the arc. In addition, he scored two free throws and one successful pass under the hoop. In terms of playing the ball, he also showed his best side, providing five assists. There could have been more successful passes, but after Demin’s smart decisions, his partners often missed from ideal positions. Egor’s actions were praised by the team’s head coach, Jordi Fernandez.
– He did well. Handles the ball confidently and confidently enters the paint. I know some people here asked me about two-pointers, and now you’ve seen it all for yourself – he can pass, he shoots three-pointers. We want to see it all, and there is no better way to achieve this than to have more playing time,” the New York Post quotes Fernandez.
For Brooklyn, the current season has no significance in terms of the tournament. The team objectively has one of the weakest squads in the league, which is not capable of qualifying for the playoffs. After 11 matches of the regular season, she has only one victory to her name. For Demin, this situation is even to his advantage: less responsibility, more opportunities to prove himself.
His statistical line after ten matches looks quite decent for a 19-year-old player: 7.1 points per game, 3.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 0.9 steals. Egor prefers to avoid unnecessary risks, often has the ball, and rarely loses it (1.6). What the Russian definitely needs to improve on is increasing the number of attempts to pass under the hoop and in defensive actions. So far, he often loses position and allows himself to be pushed, but there are undoubtedly more positives in his play at the start of the season than negatives.
Fans praise Yegor
Brooklyn fans will have few reasons to rejoice this season, but they are absolutely delighted with Demin’s play. Fans note the progress in the Russian’s game and urge the coaching staff to trust him even more.
– Obviously a guy with great talent. I don’t understand why the coaching staff doesn’t let him take more shots per game. If others miss, let him try more.
“He spent a lot of time perfecting his jumps when throwing. This Russian guy’s three-pointers look very clean, you could say it’s a textbook perfect shot.
– Excellent shot execution: fast, balanced, with a high release point, which makes it inaccessible to defensive players. If earlier I considered him just a promising player, then after such a game you can see a future star in him.
– You shouldn’t idealize him. Errors in defense are visible, but it is clear that Demin is progressing very quickly. I think that soon we will see 20 points per game from him.
— I sympathize with Demin. He needs an experienced veteran next to him, and not the lineup that he has now. It is clear that he is a smart basketball player, but there are no players on the court who would use his intelligence.
“With every match he looks more and more confident. He reads the game perfectly and attacks at the right moment. He should be more courageous and go under the ring more often.
Demin’s performance at the start of his NBA career cannot but be encouraging. Russians have not been seen in the strongest league in the world for many years. Egor is not just on the team, but has a serious influence on its play. At this rate, he has every chance to grow, if not into a star, then into a player of a very good level.
Source: Sportbox
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BC Cherkasy Mavpy is failing in the current part of the Basketball Super League season. Dmitry Nagorny’s team lost eight matches in a row, which caused the management to think about personnel changes.
As it is known Spor.uaCoach of the Cherkasy team Dmitry Nagorny may resign from his post. To rectify the situation with results, the specialist was given three matches.
Nagorny’s fate will depend on the results of the matches against Kharkiv Falcons (January 18), Dnepr (January 31) and Zaporozhye (February 1).
This season, Cherkasy Mavpy is in the 8th place in the Super League rankings and could only get 4 wins in 15 matches in the season. In the last campaign, Cherkasy Mavpy became the bronze medalist of the Super League.
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach J. J. Reddick he said this LeBron James He could have missed the game against Atlanta (141:116) and invited his critics to practice:
“We didn’t expect him to be able to play. It’s crazy how people talk about LeBron when he brings so much to the game and continues to play at this level at this age.
Its competitive endurance is beyond imagination. It’s really sad that this man puts so much into it, cares so much, and some people talk about him. This is crazy. Come and see him every day; how much he cares. That’s incredible.”
It was previously known how long Anthony Davis would be away from the field after his hand injury.
A figure close to a triple-double @KingJames tonight!
👑 31 points (high match)
👑 9 REB
👑 10 AST
👑 LAL WLakers improved to 24-14 on the season! pic.twitter.com/UC427fDCHH
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2026
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Seven games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of January 13-14.
Oklahoma still beat San Antonio in its fourth try this season.
While the first half of the match witnessed a balanced match, neither team could win by more than 6 points. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Thunder made a move at 11:0, then at 12:0 to take a 16-point lead at 86:69. Then Oklahoma calmly controlled the course of the match and won a landslide victory – 119:98.
The best player of the match was Gilgeous-Alexander with 34 points, while Jaylin Williams achieved a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Minnesota left no chance to Milwaukee on the road.
Even in the first quarter, the Timberwolves had a comfortable lead and won with 38:20 to play. Minnesota then increased its advantage and reached +40 – 123:83 at the top. As a result, the visiting team won with 129:106 points.
Randle scored 29 points and Hyland scored 23 points for Minnesota.
The Lakers defeated Atlanta after three straight losses.
The fate of the match was decided in the first half, when the Lakers won by 21 points (81:60). The home team then calmly controlled the course of events on the field and won the match 141:116.
The most productive player of the match was LeBron, who had a double-double with 31 points, 10 assists and was one rebound away from a triple-double. Doncic (27 points + 12 assists) and Ayton (17 points + 18 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles.
NBA. Regular season, January 14
Oklahoma – San Antonio – 119:98 (32:26, 23:26, 40:24, 24:22)
Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (34 + 4 blocks), Jaylen Williams (20), Holmgren (8 + 10 rebounds), Wallace (6), Wiggins (5) – start; Caruso (13), Jaylin Williams (11+10 rebounds), Mitchell (11), Joe (8), K. Williams (3).
San Antonio: Castle (20 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists + 5 losses), Vembanyama (17 + 7 rebounds), Fox (14), Shempeni (13), Barnes (2) – starts; Harper (12), K. Johnson (9), Cornet (8 + 8 rebounds), Waters (3), Sohan (0), McLaughlin (0), Brian (0).
Milwaukee-Minnesota-106:139 (20:38, 25:38, 33:30, 28:33)
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (25 + 8 rebounds + 7 losses), Portis (14 + 7 rebounds), Porter (13 + 8 assists), Rollins (11 + 7 rebounds), Green (9) – start; Coffey (10), Trent (6), Nance (5), Anthony (4), G. Harris (3), Jackson (2), Kuzma (2), T. Antetokounmpo (2), Sims (0).
Minnesota: Randle (29 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Reed (19), McDaniels (17), DiVincenzo (11 + 7 assists), Conley (9) – start; Hyland (23), Beranger (13), Miller (7), Dillingham (5), Clark (4), Juzeng (2), Ingles (0).
Lakers-Atlanta-141:116 (37:30, 44:30, 21:26, 39:30)
Lakers: James (31 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Dončić (27 + 12 assists + 7 turnovers), Larevia (17), Ayton (17 + 18 rebounds), Smart (16) – start; Vincent (10), Hachimura (7), Smith (6), Vanderbilt (3), Bufkin (3), Knecht (2), Timmy (2), James Jr. (0).
of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (26), Johnson (13 + 6 assists), Krejci (11), Daniels (8 + 8 rebounds), Okongwu (7 + 8 rebounds) – start; McCollum (25), Kispert (19), Gueye (5+5 steals), Wallace (2), Newell (0).
Miami – Phoenix – 127:121 (36:28, 35:26, 21:38, 35:29)
Miami: Adebayo (29 + 9 rebounds), Powell (27), Hirro (23), Mitchell (9 + 6 assists), Wiggins (8) – start; Jaques (16+8 assists), Ware (10), Smith (2), Larsson (2), Jovic (1).
Phoenix: Brooks (25), Booker (24 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Williams (18 + 14 rebounds), Gillespie (13), O’Neal (8) – start; Allen (25), Ighodaro (3), Dunn (3), Goodwin (2).
New Orleans-Denver-116:122 (31:32, 34:28, 27:29, 24:33)
New Orleans: Murphy (31), Bey (17), Williamson (12 + 7 rebounds), Fiers (10), Queen (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Poole (16), Missy (8 + 7 rebounds), Hawkins (6), Matkovic (4), Peavy (2).
Denver: J. Murray (35 + 9 assists), Watson (31 + 7 rebounds), Pickett (16), Gordon (16 + 7 rebounds), Jones (2) – start; Hardaway (18), B. Brown (4), Nnaji (0), Tyson (0).
Houston – Chicago – 119:113 (29:24, 28:36, 33:28, 29:25)
Houston: Durant (28 + 10 rebounds), Thompson (23), Shengyun (23 + 7 rebounds + 11 assists), Smith (18 + 7 rebounds), Okogie (4) – start; Davison (9+7 rebounds), Sheppard (8), Adams (4+7 rebounds), Capela (2), Tate (0).
Chicago: Jones (34 + 7 assists), Buzelis (19), Smith (14 + 9 rebounds), Vucevic (14 + 7 rebounds), Okoro (9) – start; Herter (11), Dosunmu (7), Terry (5), Williams (0).
Golden State – Portland – 119:97 (38:24, 29:17, 28:30, 24:26)
Golden State: Butler (16), Moody (14), Dr. Green (10 + 7 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Curry (7 + 10 assists), Post (3) – start; Melton (23), Podziemski (15), Payton II (8), Richard (8), Santos (6+6 assists), Horford (6), Hield (3), Spencer (0), Jackson-Davis (0).
Portland: Sharpe (19), Love (17 + 7 assists), Clingan (7 + 9 rebounds), Kamara (6), Sissoko (3) – start; Rooper (13), Holiday (12 + 8 rebounds), R. Williams (11), Cook (3), Rith (3), Jan Hansen (3).
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Eastern Conference
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