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“It was scary, but I had to try.” Demin’s brave act in the NBA is being played all over America

Another strong match performed by Egor Demin.

The Russian guard of the Brooklyn Nets continues to delight fans on both sides of the ocean. In a lost match with the Los Angeles Clippers (105:121), Demin scored 19 points, making five three-point shots.

And the most striking moment with his participation was associated with a bold attempt to score through the center.

The most productive in “Brooklyn”

Demin’s performance at the end of the previous game with Orlando (103:104 OT) made all of basketball America, without exaggeration, talk about the Russian. Egor then showed phenomenal performance in the end and set a club record for the number of three-pointers in overtime (3). Such attention provokes special treatment from the opponent. If previously Egor was not considered a real threat, now the best defensive specialists among the Nets’ opponents are aimed at neutralizing him. However, even this does not prevent Demin from regularly bombarding the opponent’s hoop from beyond the arc.

Interestingly, the Russian defender reached a new level of accuracy and stability after sharp criticism from the team’s head coach in mid-December. After the disastrous game with Dallas, Jordi Fernandez came down hard on Demin, making it clear that he was not at all guaranteed a place in the starting five. Such a direct attack could have broken the young basketball player, but, as subsequent events showed, Egor’s mentality was all right. Since then, he has played 10 games, averaging 15.7 points per game and making 3.7 three-point attempts.

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If Demin personally has been doing well lately, his team has found itself in a crisis: in six matches there is only one victory. Another defeat happened in a home game with the Clippers. The main culprit for the failure is the leader of “Brooklyn” Michael Porter, who gave a monstrous three-point performance – 0 out of 9. But Demin was again in perfect order with this component. In the first quarter, he made two attempts from around the corner, and subsequently punished the opponent three more times with long-range hits. This is the second time in a row, and only the fifth time this season, that he has made at least five three-pointers in a game. For 25 games in a row, Egor has not left the court without making a three-point shot.

In addition to 19 points, Demin recorded a personal best in steals (3), as well as three rebounds and the same number of assists. The Russian became the most productive player for Brooklyn, but even his efforts were not enough to force the Clippers into a real fight.

Demin was close to the dunk of the year

Egor Demin / Photo: © Sarah Stier / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The main episode involving the defender was not even associated with elite accuracy (50%) on long attempts. In the third quarter, Demin almost pulled off the dunk of the year, trying to stick the ball into the hoop through the giant Brook Lopez. The Russian was not embarrassed by the 216-centimeter height of the Clippers center, but at the last moment he chose to foul so as not to get on the poster.

“It was scary, because Brook is really a very powerful guy.” At some point you need to start doing this, and the sooner the better. I saw a gap between it and the ring and decided to try it. “I wanted to show that I’m ready for such challenges,” Demin said after the match.

Although the Russian did not score, the episode was included in the highlights of the game day. Our guy’s brave act is being played all over America!

This episode is even more surprising if you know Yegor’s playing style. This season he very rarely went under the hoop, much less tried to score from above an opposing player. For his lack of initiative, he often received punishment from his coach. Apparently, Fernandez’s words have begun to work, which is good news. If another offensive component appears in Demin’s arsenal, this will increase his chances of becoming a real star and leader of Brooklyn for many years. There is little doubt that in February Egor will go to the first All-Star Game to take part in the game of the brightest newcomers in the league.

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NBA: Oklahoma victory, Minnesota comeback, Toronto beat Philadelphia in overtime

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Ten games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 11-12.

Oklahoma won at home against Miami.

The Heat started the game well and quickly took the lead by 9 points, 14:5. After that, the first half of the game was under their control and Miami was ahead for 59:54 before the big break. The third quarter of the match was decisive, during which the Thunder made a 15:0 move and created a 13-point advantage for themselves with 87:74. Then the home team took control of the game and calmly won with a score of 124:112.

The most productive player of the match was Gilgeous-Alexander with 29 points, while Holmgren also had a double-double with 16 points + 10 rebounds.

Minnesota got the win against San Antonio.

Spurs started the match with a score of 16:0, thus controlling the game and leading until the end of the fourth quarter. Minnesota took the lead for the first time in the game 2 minutes before the siren. Edwards scored the two-pointer and made the score 100:98. Barnes then hit a 3-pointer and McDaniels and Foch hit two-pointers. The fate of the match was decided by Edwards, who scored two points 17 seconds before the end of the match and brought the score to 104:103.

Edwards led the victory with 23 points, while Reed had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Toronto defeated Philadelphia in overtime.

The home team, which was ahead from the beginning of the match, took the lead +14 – 54:40 in the second quarter. But they failed to develop or maintain their superiority. In the third quarter, Minnesota gradually narrowed the gap and after a 7:0 move, they took the lead by 9 points at 82:73. At the start of the fourth 12-minute period, Toronto managed to quickly come back and then tied the game on the field: The teams exchanged leads 9 times and the score was tied 6 more times.

21 seconds before the siren, Maxey hit a three-pointer to make Philadelphia +4 and seemingly seal the victory. However, the Raptors did not give up and two-point baskets by Quickley and Shead tied the score 2 seconds before the buzzer and took the game to overtime. It remained an even game and the winner’s fate was decided at the last second. Barnes won the free throw and scored with the first shot, but missed the second and the opponent had no time to respond. The result is 116:115 in favor of Toronto.

Barnes played with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the Raptors.

NBA. Regular season, December 12

Oklahoma – Miami – 124:112 (32:34, 22:25, 39:26, 31:27)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (29 + 8 assists), Jaylen Williams (18), Holmgren (16 + 10 rebounds), Dort (4), Wallace (3) – start; Mitchell (16), Wiggins (11), Joe (11), Jaylin Williams (9), Caruso (7), Carlson (0), K. Williams (0).

Miami: Wiggins (23 + 6 losses), Hirro (19), Larsson (16), Mitchell (13 + 10 assists), Adebayo (6 + 14 rebounds) – start; Jovic (13), Ware (8), Smith (6 + 6 assists), Jaques (5 + 5 turnovers), Fontecchio (3), Yakucionis (0), Johnson (0), Gardner (0).

Minnesota – San Antonio – 104:103 (24:31, 18:24, 29:30, 33:18)

Minnesota: Edwards (23), Divincenzo (19 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Randle (15 + 8 rebounds), McDaniels (12), Gobert (2 + 14 rebounds) – start; Reed (17 + 11 rebounds), Hyland (10), Conley (4), Clark (2).

San Antonio: Vembanyama (29 + 7 rebounds), Shempeni (14 + 10 rebounds), Barnes (13), Fox (12 + 8 rebounds), Castle (11 + 7 losses) – start; K. Johnson (15), Cornet (6 + 12 rebounds), Waters (3), Harper (0), Olynyk (0).

Toronto – Philadelphia – 116:115 Overtime (22:25, 36:23, 18:36, 31:23, 9:8)

toronto: Barnes (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Shead (22 + 6 assists), Quickley (20 + 7 assists), Murray-Boyles (17 + 15 rebounds), Walter (2) – start; Martin (9 + 8 rebounds), Agbadji (6), Bettle (5), Dick (2), Lawson (2), Mamukelashvili (0).

Philadelphia: Maxey (38 + 5 losses), Edgecombe (17), Barlow (13), Oubre (13), Drummond (0) – starts; Grimes (13 + 7 rebounds), Bona (9), Walker (7), McCain (5), Watford (0).

Orlando-New Orleans-128:118 (26:26, 32:33, 33:39, 37:20)

orlando: Bane (27), Black (26 + 7 assists), Banchero (23 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Bitadze (14 + 13 rebounds), Penda (9) – start; da Silva (16), M. Wagner (8), Richardson (3), Jones (2), Kane (0), Isaac (0).

new orleans: Williamson (22), Murphy (21 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Fiers (16), Queen (10 + 6 assists), McGowens (6) – starts; Poole (21), Matkovic (11), Missy (7 + 4 blocked shots), Hawkins (2), Peavey (2).

Memphis – Brooklyn – 103:98 (34:23, 27:27, 16:24, 26:24)

Memphis: Coward (21 + 8 rebounds), Lendale (16 + 9 rebounds), Jaren Jackson (14), Spencer (12 + 13 assists), Wells (2) – start; Aldama (15 + 8 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (14), V. Williams (4), Jackson (3), Koloko (2 + 7 rebounds), Konchar (0).

Brooklyn: Clowney (17), Wolf (11 + 10 rebounds), Demin (7), Menn (7), Claxton (7) – start; Martin (17), Wilson (11), Thomas (9), Sharpe (8 + 13 rebounds), Traore (4 + 6 assists).

Portland – New York – 114:123 (34:34, 26:31, 25:25, 29:33)

Portland: Avdija (25 + 5 losses), Sharpe (23), Kamara (11), Klingin (8 + 8 rebounds), Sissoko (5) – start; Love (21), R. Williams (12), Holiday (8), Rooper (1).

New York: Brunson (26 + 8 assists), Anunoby (24 + 7 rebounds), Towns (20 + 11 rebounds), Hart (18 + 6 assists), Bridges (18 + 6 assists) – start; McBride (8), Robinson (6 + 11 rebounds), Clarkson (3), Diawara (0).

Denver – Milwaukee – 108:104 (27:23, 35:29, 23:22, 23:30)

Denver: Gordon (23), Watson (19 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Pickett (13 + 8 rebounds), Jones (5), Tyson (2) – start; Hardaway (25), Nnaji (14 + 10 rebounds), B. Brown (7), Strother (0).

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (31 + 8 rebounds + 11 assists), Turner (16), Green (14), Porter (10 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Rollins (2) – start; Portis (14), Kuzma (11), G. Harris (6), Trent (0).

Phoenix – Washington – 112:93 (32:28, 33:22, 31:17, 16:26)

Phoenix: O’Neal (19 + 7 rebounds), Booker (17 + 8 assists), Brooks (16), Williams (11 + 7 rebounds), Gillespie (2) – start; Allen (12 + 7 rebounds), Ighodaro (10), Dunn (9), Livers (7), Fleming (4), Goodwin (3), Hayes-Davis (2), Maluach (0).

washington: Johnson (19), Sarr (19 + 15 rebounds), Coulibaly (12), George (5 + 6 losses), Middleton (2) – start; Carrington (9 + 7 assists), Riley (9), Shempeny (8), Bagley (6), Vukcevic (4), Brenham (0), Johnson (0), Hill (0).

Golden State – Atlanta – 111:124 (28:27, 25:32, 25:35, 33:30)

Golden State: Curry (31), Butler (30 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Post (8), Dr. Green (5 + 9 rebounds), Moody (2) – start; Melton (10), Payton II (6), Jackson-Davis (6), Santos (5), Horford (5+8 rebounds), Podziemski (3), Hield (0), Richard (0).

of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (24), Johnson (23 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), Okongwu (18 + 12 rebounds + 8 assists), Daniels (11 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Krejci (5) – start; Kennard (22), McCollum (12), Gueye (5), Wallace (2), Kispert (2), Newell (0).

Sacramento-Houston-111:98 (22:23, 29:25, 27:28, 33:22)

sacramento: DeRozan (22 + 6 assists), LaVine (18), Westbrook (15 + 10 assists), Reynaud (12 + 9 rebounds), Achiuwa (10 + 7 rebounds) – start; Monk (15), Cardwell (9 + 11 rebounds), Clifford (8), Eubanks (2), Ellis (0).

Houston: Thompson (31 + 13 rebounds + 6 assists + 5 losses), Durant (23 + 6 assists), Shengyun (19 + 9 rebounds), Smith (9 + 7 rebounds), A. Holiday (3) – start; Sheppard (6), Finney-Smith (4), Adams (3), Okogie (0).

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Ukrainian derby in Spain. Len helps Real Madrid beat Pustovoy’s Andorra

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Ukrainian derby in Spain. Len helps Real Madrid beat Pustovoy’s Andorra

As part of the 15th round of the Spanish Championship, the match was played between MoraBank Andorra and Real Madrid on Sunday, January 11.

Andorra had a great first quarter and won with 21:13. The home team held the advantage until the beginning of the third quarter and Madrid managed to take the lead with a score of 42:41. Afterwards, the teams exchanged leadership several times and the guest team took the lead 61:58 before entering the last 10 minutes. In the fourth quarter, Real controlled the game and won the match 90:85.

Ukrainian centers played on both teams. Artem Pustovoy He was in Andorra’s starting five and recorded 12 points (2/2 free throws, 5/8 two-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block in 19 minutes. Alexey Len He came off the bench and played 18 minutes, scoring 10 points (2/4 free throws, 4/4 two-point shots), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.

After this win, Real is in first place with 26 points, while Andorra is in 16th place with eight points.

Spanish Championship. Regular season. round 15

MoraBank Andorra – Real Madrid – 85:90 (21:13, 20:27, 17:21, 27:29)

Andorra: Castañeda (21 points + 2 rebounds + 1 assist), Pustovoy (12+4 rebounds), Kostadinov (10+3+1), Kuric (9+3+3), Evans (8+3+3), Okoye (8+6+1), McCoy (7+4+1), Ortega (5+5+1), Best (4+3 assists), Udeze (1+2 rebounds), Guerrero (3 rebounds + 2) gear).

Real: Hezonja (14+5+1), Tavares (13+7 rebounds), Maledon (11+5+4), Abalde (10+2 assists), Len (10+6+1), Yul (9+4 assists), Okeke (9+3+1), Lyles (8+5+2), Feliz (4+2+3), Procida (2+1 assists).

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Super League: Old Lutsk’s first win, Falcons defeat Kyiv-Basket

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The five matches of the regular season in the Super League ended in Zaporozhye, Nikolaev and Dnepr.

“Old Lutsk” won its first victory of the season by beating “Zaporozhye” away.

The first quarter of the match went smoothly at first, but after the score was 11:11, “Old Lutsk” took a 15-4 lead, thanks to the successful moves of Ronald Moore and Lorenzo Anderson. By the end of the first quarter, Zaporozhye managed to at least slightly catch up with its opponent – the teams entered the first minute with a score of 19:26.

The start of the second quarter remained in Zaporozhye: Matthews and Lishchina reduced the gap, but Roy’s three-pointer restored the visitors’ confidence. The Lutsk team gained a 10-point advantage by scoring points in the next two attacks from long range. “Zaporozhye” was not going to give up and managed to make a 12-2 spurt before the big break. “Old Lutsk” responded again with a three-pointer by Moore. The teams entered the long break with a narrow margin of 43:46.

The third quarter, in which the guest team did not leave even a single chance to their opponents, was the key point of the match. Nikolaychuk and Moore regularly completed the “Old Lutsk” attacks, they were joined by Lorenzo Anderson and Sami Roy. As a result, the Lutsk team won this part of the game with a score of 33:11. “Zaporozhye” could not regain the 25-point lead – in the last quarter the teams played an equal game, and the final siren recorded the first victory of the season for “Old Lutsk” – 102:77.

While Nikolaychuk had a double-double for the guest team (18 points + 10 rebounds), Moore was the most productive name with 29 points.

Niko-Basket, which failed in the first quarter, lost to Krivbass at home.

5 minutes before the end of the first 10 minutes, “Krivbass” started to take the lead. With the score at 10:9, the visitors made several effective attacks in a row: Peacock, Hill and Dalcourt made a big difference, and Vodolazsky’s three-pointer gave Kryvbas a ten-point advantage. As a result, the team completed the first quarter with a score of 16:27.

Niko-Basket started the second quarter with Lukyan’s accurate three-pointer, but then Valentin Berestnev’s team could not score for a long time. The drought was broken this time with a three-pointer by Garbar. In general, in this period of the game, the teams rarely pleased the audience with accurate shots, but Kryvbas scored a dunk from Peacock and two three-pointers from Vodolazsky and Melnyk at the end of ten minutes.

In the second half of the match, Kryvbas confidently kept his opponent at a comfortable distance of 10-13 points. Dalcourt, Hill and Peacock neutralized all attempts by Niko-Basket to at least get closer to the Krivoy Rog team. The picture of the game did not change in the last quarter – but recorded at the final siren, Kryvbas increased its advantage to 15 points.

Martin Hill had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

“Kharkov Falcons” defeated “Kyiv-Basket” in the match and took second place in the Super League rankings.

The match was close for 30 minutes, until the Kharkiv team organized the most important breakthrough of the match at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Valery Plekhanov’s team won the last quarter 29:8 and, thanks to its superiority in the fourth ten minutes, eliminated the question of the winner of the match.

The Falcons made 13 of 26 3-pointers while shooting a high 50% from beyond the arc. While the Kharkov team showed team spirit by making 20 assists, the Kiev team recorded only 8 assists. An important indicator was the points the Falcons received after the loss, 23:9.

In the winning team, Alexey Solovyov scored 18 points, long player Maxim Nikitin had 16+9 rebounds, Andrey Khokhonik had 15 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. The best player of the Kiev team was Yegor Sushkin, who scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Dnepr won its second victory by beating Prykarpattya-Hoverla in Zaporozhye in the ninth round.

The Ukrainian champions lost the first quarter, showed a low shooting percentage and could not hold on to Leiterrance Reed, who gave Hoverla 15 points at the beginning of the match. But in the second and third ten minutes Dnepr already took the lead and won these 20 minutes with a score of 60:28. There was no intrigue in the fourth quarter – the Dnipro team confidently carried the match to victory – 89:66.

The best player of the match was Stanislav Timofeenko with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Mikhail Gorobchenko from the Dnepr bench played with 13 points and 9 assists.

BC “Rivne” managed to win a tough victory over “Cherkasy Mavpy” in the spectacular match on the Dnieper.

The teams showed that they focused on offense from the very beginning, and as a result, the first quarter ended in Cherkasy Mavp’s favor at 27:25. As the match progressed, performance began to drop as fatigue began to take its toll, but the teams still played great.

At the same time, neither team was able to take the initiative until the last quarter – the maximum advantage reached 8 points, the lead changed 8 times, and the score was equalized 8 more times without the leaders changing.

The important thing was the breakthrough of Rivne at the beginning of the fourth quarter – first 7:0, then 13:1, and 2.5 minutes before the end “Rivne” gained an advantage of +13 and did not lose it.

In the match, “Rivne” made 15 three-pointers with a conversion rate of 44% (15/34), while “Mavpy” scored only 6/18 points, but the Cherkassy team was more successful in two-point shooting and won the rebounds 46-39.

In Rivne, Savon Traylor scored 18 points and 7 assists, Jaylen Dupree had 21 points and 7 rebounds, and the other foreign player, Carlos Hines, had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mavp’s top scorer was Uche Dibiamaka with 24 points.

Super League. Regular season, January 11

Zaporozhye – Old Lutsk – 77:102 (19:26, 24:20, 11:33, 23:23)

Zaporozhye: Petrenko 16 + 7 rebounds, Lishchina 3, Matthews 28 + 11 rebounds, Lovings 8 + 6 rebounds, Klimanov 4 – start; Velichko 10, Surkis 6+3 rebounds, Rybakov 2, Terekhin 0.

Old Lutsk: Gorobchenko 4+4 rebounds, Roy 14+4 rebounds, Nikolaychuk 18+10 rebounds, Moore 29, Lesik 7+8 rebounds – start; Anderson 17 + 6 rebounds + 6 assists, Dupin 9 + 6 rebounds, Mikhailov 4, Trotsik 0, Timoshchuk 0.

Niko-Basket – Krivbass – 70:85 (16:27, 18:18, 17:18, 19:22)

Niko-Basket: Lukyan 6 + 7 assists + 5 interventions, Zaitsev 13, Kabanov 0, Likhoy 2, Garbar 11 + 7 rebounds – start; Safonov 15+5 rebounds, Grischuk 8+7 rebounds, Volodin 14, Sturov 1.

Krivbas: Dalcourt 10 + 4 assists + 5 losses, Peacock 26 + 6 rebounds, Vodolazsky 16 + 5 rebounds, Hill 24 + 10 rebounds, Skira 2 +3 rebounds – start; Trikolenko 4, Melnik 3, Brechka 0, Bibikov 0, Pasholok 0.

Kharkov Falcons – Kyiv-Basket – 78:57 (20:23, 19:11, 10:15, 29:8)

hawks: Soloviev 18, Nikitin 16 + 9 rebounds + 2 assists + 2 blocks, Khokhonik 15 + 6 assists + 4 rebounds – 4 losses, Zaplotinsky 5 + 6 rebounds + 3 assists, Klimov 5 + 3 tackles – start, Maxim Bezima 15, Kiktev 3, Shavgarov 1, Cheverdin 0, Martinov 0, Nikita Bezima 0, Zmeevsky 0

Kyiv-Basket: Sushkin 18 + 7 rebounds + 4 assists – 6 losses, Klevzunnik 14 + 6 rebounds, Romanitsa 8, Bublik 5, Sandul 4 + 8 rebounds + 3 tackles – start, Smityukh 6 + 6 rebounds, Karpyuk 2, Kolavole 0, Manuilik 0, Bur 0, Ryzhkov 0

Dnieper – Prykarpattya-Hoverla – 89:66 (16:24, 33:13, 27:15, 13:14)

Dnieper: Timofeenko 17 + 5 rebounds + 4 assists, Zakurdaev 14 + 6 rebounds + 3 assists, Sipalo 11, Konev 10 + 8 rebounds, Koldomasov 6 + 3 assists – start, Gorobchenko 13 + 9 assists, Sorochan 9 + 5 rebounds + 3 assists, Dubonenko 7, Zagreb 2, Bondarchuk 0 + 7 rebounds, Popov 0, Druzhelyubov 0.

hoverla: Reed 19 + 3 assists – 4 losses, Kabatsyura 12, Morozov 9 + 3 tackles, Chugunov 9 + 5 rebounds, Kuznetsov 7 + 5 rebounds + 3 assists – start, Rudoy 6, Drozdov 4, Markov 0.

Cherkasy Mavpy – Exactly – 80:90 (27:25, 21:20, 15:16, 17:29)

Mavpa: Marchenko 10 + 6 assists, Golenkov 3, Dibiamaka 24 + 6 rebounds, Gemlin 8 + 7 rebounds, Koshevatsky 16 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists – start; Johnson 15+8 rebounds, Zolod 4+7 rebounds, Fesun 0

Straight: Dupree 21 + 7 rebounds, Traylor 18 + 7 assists, Timoshchuk 10 + 7 assists, Ryaboy 3, Hines 16 + 7 rebounds – start; Bykov 12, Korovyakov 8 + 7 rebounds, Shepelev 2, Sheptytsky 0, Ponosov 0

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