Basketball
Spurs step in for the ring and defeat Thunder leaders again
of San Antonio Spurs admit they are more than a replacement for the Oklahoma City Thunder Afterwards, a battle for the ring takes place. They defeated the reigning NBA champions 130-110 for the second time in two weeks.
They didn’t even need great performance Victor Wenbanyamacame off the bench for six consecutive games to protect against a calf injury that caused him to miss 12 games in November and December.
French Colossus added 12 points He played 23 minutes (5-of-9 shooting) and grabbed five rebounds. Keldon Johnson was the unexpected guest of the night with 25 points. He made 10 of 16 shots off the bench. Additionally, regulars Stephon Castle and Harrison Barnes contributed 24 and 20 points, respectively.
In Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was too isolated with 33 points. Jaylen Williams had 17 points and Chet Holmgren finished with seven points on 3-of-10 shooting.
If heSpurs beat Oklahoma (26-4) for the first time (22-7) in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas.a close game (111-109) that could be interpreted as a surprise for the then-nearly unbeatable Thunder, and tonight’s victory It is powerful and sounds a warning to the champions.
The Spurs are no longer the team of the future and want to start great things now.
This was exemplified by the fans who visited San Antonio’s Frostbank Center, creating an atmosphere closer to the playoffs than anything experienced at this time of year.
It’s been a long journey through the desert for the Spurs, who have won more than lost in the 21st century. Achieved positive income and expenditure for 22 consecutive seasons in the regular phase until 2020Since then, there have been six consecutive negative figures.
The “O’s” sung in the stands during the NBA’s final quarter when the game was not decided was a reflection of San Antonio’s desire to return to victory.
devastating final quarter
Thanks to you, before we beat the Thunder by 20 points. Great final quarter (43-28)the Texans fought a battle against the champions who changed hands 15 times with the lead in the game.
Steele, who usually gives Oklahoma a lot of free points, went against Oklahoma this Tuesday, and it was the Spurs (10-4) who dominated in this section, scoring 19 points in transition.
he The first and second quarters ended with a slight advantage for the Thunder (58-60). This lasted until midway through the third period, when the Spurs’ revolt began.
a Johnson tripled off a pass from De’Aaron Fox, giving the hometown team a 10-0 lead. That made the score 84-76 with 2:26 left in the quarter, their biggest advantage of the night.
After the Thunder called a timeout, Gilgeous-Alexander answered with another 3-pointer, but Johnson again answered from the perimeter, and Luke Dort’s 3-pointer in the final second was enough to cut the deficit to five points.
That was when the offensive ecstasy began for the Texans. Luke Kornet applied rebounding without Wenbanyama.and didn’t let Holmgren, who disappeared, do it.
Dort made another 3-pointer to close the gap at 95-86, but he extended one foot too far, tripping a defender, and the basket was disallowed due to an offensive foul.
Moments later, Wenbainama entered the court and made a 3-pointer on his first possession and had two assists in the four minutes he remained on the hardwood, increasing the distance to 15 points (105-90).
Two subsequent 3-pointers by the Spurs They made Thunder lower the white flag and think about Christmas Day.when they meet again. This will be their third game in two weeks and their first at Oklahoma State. Balance: Candidates 2-0.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Basketball
NBA. Dallas beat Utah, Oklahoma beat Houston, Detroit beat Phoenix
Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of January 15-16.
“Dallas” took revenge on “Utah” for the defeat it suffered in its home match last week.
Mavericks decided the fate of the match by winning the first quarter by 11 points at 35:24. They then only improved their advantage and brought it to +38 – 110:72 at the top. In the end, Dallas won with a score of 144:112.
Thompson had a double-double with 25 points and Cisse with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk Jazz did not take part in this game because it gave the youngsters the opportunity to play again.
“Houston” could not stop “Oklahoma”’s victory march at home.
The Thunder quickly took the initiative and kept their opponents within one or two shots. This continued for three quarters, and in the fourth quarter, Oklahoma took a 14:0 lead and finally closed the game-winner question, making the score 106:86. Thunder won in the end – 111:91.
Gilgeous-Alexander became the most productive player of the match, scoring 20 points.
“Detroit” earned a hard-fought victory over “Phoenix” in its home game.
The Suns won the first quarter 32-23 but lost the next three quarters. But they did so by a minimal margin, and so the Pistons did not take the lead until midway through the third quarter, with the score at 75:74. After that the game improved and the intrigue continued until the end of the meeting. The decisive factor in the match was Cunningham’s two-point field goal and the score became 104:100 in favor of Detroit. Then, thanks to penalties, the home team maintained its advantage of 108:105.
The most productive player of the winning team was Robinson with 19 points, while Duren (16 points + 18 rebounds) and Cunningham (10 points + 11 assists) scored a double-double.
NBA. Regular season, January 16
Orlando-Memphis-118:111 (23:39, 35:28, 26:12, 34:32)
Orlando’s: Banchero (26 + 13 rebounds), Black (21 + 6 assists), F. Wagner (21 + 10 rebounds), Bane (13 + 6 assists), Carter (9) – start; Penda (9), da Silva (8), Bitadze (5), M. Wagner (4), Jones (2).
Memphis: Jaren Jackson (30), Coward (17), Spencer (7 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists), Landale (6), Wells (2) – start; Aldama (18), Jackson (15), V. Williams (10), Konchar (6 + 8 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (0).
Detroit-Phoenix-108:105 (23:32, 33:31, 33:27, 19:15)
Detroit: D. Robinson (19), Harris (16 + 7 rebounds + 5 steals), Duren (16 + 18 rebounds), Cunningham (10 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Thompson (5) – starts; Ivey (15), Holland (11 + 9 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Green (5), Jenkins (5), Stewart (4), LeVert (2).
Phoenix: Allen (33), Gillespie (18 + 6 assists), Brooks (16), O’Neal (11 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Williams (5 + 4 blocked shots) – start; Ighodaro (10 + 6 steals), Goodwin (7 + 12 rebounds), Dunn (5), Livers (0), Fleming (0).
Miami – Boston – 114:119 (36:25, 28:29, 29:29, 21:36)
Miami: Powell (26), Hirro (22), Adebayo (22), Wiggins (16 + 8 rebounds), Larsson (7) – start; Yakucionis (12 + 8 assists), Weir (3), Jovic (3), Fontecchio (3), Smith (0).
Boston: Brown (27 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Houser (17), Keta (9 + 9 rebounds), White (8), Pritchard (2 + 8 assists) – start; Simons (39), Garza (11), Walsh (4 + 8 rebounds), Gonzalez (2), Scheierman (0).
Houston – Oklahoma – 91:111 (19:21, 29:34, 27:22, 16:34)
Houston: Durant (19 + 7 rebounds), Smith (17 + 10 rebounds + 5 losses), Shengyun (14 + 13 rebounds + 5 losses), Thompson (13 + 9 rebounds), Okogie (5) – start; Sheppard (7), Adams (6 + 11 rebounds), Davison (5), Green (3), Tate (2), A. Holiday (0).
Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (20 + 5 turnovers), Holmgren (18 + 9 rebounds + 4 blocks), Dort (13), Jaylen Williams (6 + 10 assists), Wiggins (5) – start; Mitchell (17), Wallace (8), K. Williams (7), Joe (6), Jaylin Williams (6), Caruso (5), Youngblood (0), Jeng (0).
San Antonio – Milwaukee – 119:101 (31:27, 35:26, 40:16, 13:32)
San Antonio: Vembanyama (22 + 10 rebounds), Castle (19 + 10 assists), Fox (18), Shempeni (13 + 11 rebounds), Barnes (6) – start; Harper (13), Cornet (10), K. Johnson (7 + 8 rebounds), Olynyk (4), Waters (3), Sohan (2), Brian (2), McLaughlin (0).
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (21), Rollins (6 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Green (6), Turner (5), Porter (0) – start; Kuzma (18), Portis (13), Coffey (7), Jackson (7), Anthony (7), Trent (3), G. Harris (3), Nance (2), T. Antetokounmpo (2), Sims (1).
Dallas – Utah – 144:122 (35:24, 35:26, 42:29, 32:43)
dallas: Marshall (22), Hardy (19), Williams (18), Caleb Martin (14 + 6 assists), Powell (6 + 7 rebounds) – starter; Thompson (26 + 6 assists), Robinson-Earl (12 + 7 rebounds), Cisse (10 + 13 rebounds), Kelly (9), Nembhard (8 + 10 assists).
Utah: George (17), Bailey (15), Williams (13), Collier (10 + 12 assists), Filipovski (8) – start; Sensabaugh (27), Clayton (15 + 7 assists), Anderson (12 + 6 assists), Hendricks (5).
Golden State – New York – 126:113 (30:35, 32:24, 37:28, 27:26)
Golden State: Butler (32 + 8 rebounds), Curry (27 + 7 assists), Moody (21), Dr. Green (6), Post (5) – start; Podziemski (19), Melton (5), Horford (5), Santos (3), Richard (3), Payton II (0), Spencer (0).
New York: McBride (25 + 6 assists), Anunoby (25), Bridges (21), Towns (17 + 20 rebounds), Hart (5 + 10 assists) – start; Clarkson (11), Shemet (6), Dadier (2), Hoekporti (1), Yabusele (0), Makkalar (0), Diawara (0), Kolek (0).
Portland – Atlanta – 117:101 (33:25, 21:31, 34:31, 29:14)
Portland: Sharpe (24 + 9 rebounds + 5 losses), Holiday (12), Kamara (11), Clingan (9 + 12 rebounds), Sissoko (6) – start; Grant (16), Ruper (13), Love (12), Reeth (8), R. Williams (6 + 11 rebounds).
of Atlanta: Okongwu (26 + 9 rebounds), Johnson (12 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists + 6 turnovers), Alexander-Walker (11 + 7 assists), Daniels (10), Krejci (8) – start; McCollum (20), Gueye (6), Kennard (5), Kispert (3).
Lakers-Charlotte-117:135 (39:30, 16:34, 38:40, 24:31)
Lakers: Doncic (39), James (29 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Larevia (18), Ayton (12), Smart (10) – start; Vanderbilt (6), Hachimura (3), James Jr. (0), Vincent (0), Knecht (0), Timmy (0), Bufkin (0), Smith (0).
Charlotte: Top (30 + 11 assists), Miller (26), Bridges (25 + 8 rebounds), Knippel (19 + 7 rebounds), Diabati (8) – start; Kolkbrenner (9), James (9 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (6), G. Williams (3), Green (0), Connaughton (0), Hall (0).
Source: Sport UA
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Basketball
Europa League. Excitement in Munich, Monaco’s victory, Maccabi defeated Zalgiris
On January 15, six matches were played in the 22nd round of the Euroleague regular championship.
Bayern beat Panathinaikos at home in sensational fashion.
PAO quickly took the lead in the first quarter and held their opponents to a shot or two. The guest team consolidated its advantage in the second 10 minutes, but Bayern managed to reduce the difference to 40:43 before the long break. While Panathinaikos maintained its lead in the third quarter, the home team made a 7:0 move at the beginning of the fourth quarter and took the lead 67:66. After that Bayern already had a few point advantage and they maintained it and even increased it to +7 by the end of the game. As a result, the home team achieved a sensational victory – 85:78.
The winner of this match, Jessup, scored 16 points, Obst scored 15 and Gabriel scored 12 points.
Maccabi defeated Zalgiris in a productive match played in Tel Aviv.
While the home team won the first quarter with a 3-point lead at 27:24, they increased the score to +7 at 31:24 in the second ten minutes. They then constantly kept the Lithuanians within two or three shots and took the match to victory, but at the end of the match Zalgiris tried to make a comeback, reducing the gap to one effective attack and had 6 seconds to make a three-point shot for extra time, but it was not right. The result was 100:97 in favor of Maccabi.
Three players from Tel Aviv, Sorkin, Clark and Leaf, scored 17 points each.
Paris hosted Monaco and lost.
The guest team won the first half of the match with a 9-point lead (52:43) and kept its opponent at a comfortable distance, leading to a decisive victory with 95:87.
The most productive player of the match was James, who brought 23 points to Monaco.
Europa League. Regular season. 22nd round, January 15
Dubai – Virtus Bologna – 72:80 (23:23, 14:18, 16:19, 19:20)
dubai: Avramovic (17 points + 5 rebounds + 2 assists), Beiken (16+10+3), Bertans (9+1 rebounds), Kabangel (7+4 rebounds), Petrushev (6+1 rebounds + 1 assist), Anderson (6+5+4), Wright (6+1+3), Abass (3), Kamenyas (2+2 rebounds), Prepelic (2 assists).
virtus: Edwards (21+1+4), N’Young (17+17+3), Alston (12+1+1), Diouf (9+2 rebounds), Payola (6+6+2), Hackett (6+4+3), Morgan (5+1+3), Yallov (4+3 rebounds), Akele (2 rebounds + 1 assist).
Anadolu Efes – Baskonia – 75:89 (20:23, 22:17, 17:18, 16:31)
Handle: Lloyd (12+1+2), Cordinier (11+4+4), Smits (10+2+2), Beaubois (9+2 rebounds), Jones (8+6+2), Desser (6+4 rebounds), Osmani (6+4 rebounds), Weiler-Bubb (4+3+5), Dozer (4+1+2), Hazer (3), Lee (2+1+2).
Baskonia: Koruzs (18+5 rebounds), Forrest (17+6+7), Luwawu-Cabarrot (15+2+1), Simmons (14+1+4), Diop (6+3+1), Nowell (5+2+2), Omoruyi (4+4+4), Diakate (3+3 rebounds), Radzevicius (3+4+1), Spagnuolo (2+1+2), Frisch (2+2 rebounds).
Bayern – Panathinaikos – 85:78 (25:24, 15:19, 18:21, 27:14)
Bavaria: Jessup (16+3+1), Obst (15+2+2), Gabriel (12+5+1), Dimitrijevic (9+2+5), Lucic (8+2+1), Mike (8+4+2), Ratan-Mayes (7+3+2), Jovic (4+2+5), McCormack (4+3+1), Da Silva (2+1 rebounds).
Panathinaikos: Osman (20+4+3), Grant (17+2+2), Holmes (11+4 rebounds), Sloukas (8+3+5), Shorts (8+2+3), Hernangomez (6+4+1), Samodurov (6+1 rebounds), Kalaitsakes (2+1 rebounds).
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Zalgiris – 100:97 (27:24, 25:25, 26:22, 22:26)
maccabi: Sorkin (17+5+1), Clark (17+1+5), Leaf (17+7+2), Lundberg (13+2+4), Santos (12+2+1), Blatt (9+5 assists), Gord (6+6+3), DiBartolomeo (6+1+1), Brissett (3+3+2).
Zalgiris: Francisco (22+4+6), Wright (17+11 rebounds), Tubelis (15+3+1), Lo (8+2+5), Sirvydis (8+2+2), Giedraitis (7+6+4), Birutis (6+3+1), Sol (6+1 rebounds), Ulanovas (6+1+1), Butkevicius (2+1+1).
Milan – Red Star Zvezda – 96:104 (25:27, 30:17, 27:26, 14:34)
Milan: Shields (22+1+4), Bolmaro (13+2+2), Nibo (12+5 rebounds), Guduric (11+2 assists), Brooks (10+2+3), Booker (8+2+1), Ellis (8+4+2), Liday (8+7+3), Brown (4+5 assists), Ricci (2 rebounds).
Red Star: Nwora (22+4 rebounds), Butler (18+2+3), Moneke (18+4+1), Miller-McIntyre (15+8+7), Kalinic (10+5+1), Izundu (8+2 rebounds), Ojeilei (8+3+1), Iago (3+3 assists), Montejunas (2+1 rebounds).
Paris – Monaco – 87:95 (23:27, 20:25, 21:24, 23:19)
Paris: Heaphy (19+4+4), Rodin (17+1+1), Stevens (11+4+1), Faye (8+10 rebounds), Robinson (7+2 assists), M’Bae (7+4+2), Dokossi (6+6+1), Herrera (5+1 rebounds), Ouattara (3+2 rebounds), Gommes (2+2 rebounds), Cavalier (2+3+1).
Monaco: James (23+5+4), Diallo (16+4+1), Okobo (12+3+3), Mirotic (11+9+3), Strazel (10+1+2), Theis (7+6+1), Hayes (6+5+1), Blossomgame (5+3+2), Nedovic (5+1 assist).
tournament table
Source: Sport UA
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Basketball
Golden State beat the New York Knicks in the NBA match, Doncic’s 39 points did not save the Lakers from defeat in the game with Charlotte
The Golden State Warriors defeated the New York Knicks in a home game of the NBA regular season.
The meeting in San Francisco ended with a score of 126:113 (30:35, 32:24, 37:28, 27:26). The winner was guard Jimmy Butler, who scored 32 points. For the New York Knicks, the most productive player was forward OJ Anunoby (25).
Home guard Stephen Curry scored 27 points, made 3 rebounds and 7 steals.
In another match of the day, the Lakers lost at home to the Charlotte Hornets with a score of 117:135, Luka Doncic scored 39 points for the hosts. Oklahoma, which leads the Western Conference, beat Houston on the road (111:91), this victory was the fifth in a row for the team.
Results of other matches of the day in the NBA:
Detroit Pistons – Phoenix Suns – 108:105
Miami Heat – Boston Celtics – 114:119
San Antonio Spurs – Milwaukee Bucks – 119:101
Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz – 144:122
Portland Trail Blazers – Atlanta Hawks – 117:101
Source: Sportbox
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