Basketball
Ainars BAGATSKIS: “Bliznyuk is always ready to play immediately”
Head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Ainars Bagatskis, talked about the physical form of some team players and also shared his views on the test match against the second Lithuanian team.
“When it comes to twins, I always worry the least. Of course, if you haven’t played for almost half a year, you can’t help but lose the rhythm of the game. But Bogdan always arrives in such physical condition that he’s ready to play right away.
Gerun has been treated and recovered since April. Desire, experience – everything is fine, but the game skills, the rhythm of the game are lost. It’s a matter of time because he came not physically ready. Vojnalowic is doing very well, given the role we see for him on the team. Andrei has been training in Riga all this time, so everything is fine with him too.
Lukashov felt his back. It wasn’t pain, it was felt. Denis, like all players, is an important part of the team. We decided to keep it. And Tkachenko also felt his back after the first two days of training. But he will train today.
A control game with the Lithuanians? Lots of technical marriages. My wish on the eve of the match was something – I said we should play in such a way that we wouldn’t be ashamed of what we did on the field, because the Lithuanians don’t care what squad they are on. It doesn’t matter where they go, it doesn’t matter what Lithuanians are preparing for. They only understand the language of anger. It can be said that the opponent has a non-standard team, they are not high. As expected, we started badly, we let light eyes. And then they found their rhythm, and it was already a matter of class. The point of this game is, as I said before the July games, it was good that we had time to train and play two games in Portugal. At that time, we played far from top quality basketball. However, because of these games, they were more caught up in the rhythm of the game. And that’s the most important thing right now,” Bagatskis said.
Source: Sport UA
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On Monday, January 19, a match was played between “Kharkov Falcons” and “Cherkasy Mavpi” within the scope of the regular Super League championship.
Kharkov team controlled the game from the middle of the first quarter. Having gained the lead, Valery Plekhanov’s team had the advantage throughout the entire game distance. The Falcons’ biggest lead reached 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Kharkiv team, playing without Andrey Khokhonik, carried the match to a crushing victory. At the same time, Danilo Pirogov and Ilya Upir also missed the match for Mavp.
The Falcons had a good shooting percentage; He made 53% of his two-point field goals and 36% of his three-point field goals. As a result, “Mavpam” obviously lacked offensive organization; Only five assists were made for Dmitry Nagorny’s team in this match.
In the winning team, Igor Klimov did not record a single defeat with 18 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals (RE 26). Maxim Nikitin had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Falcons beat the Mavp for the second time this season and took second place. Cherkasy remained in the penultimate position.
Super League. Regular season, January 19
Kharkov Falcons – Cherkasy Mavpy – 80:60 (20:17, 22:15, 19:19, 19:9)
hawks: Klimov 18 + 7 assists + 4 rebounds + 3 interceptions, Nikitin 16 + 10 rebounds, Zaplotinsky 9 + 5 rebounds, Maxim Bezima 9, Solovyov 8 – starts, Kleban 7, Shavgarov, Martynov 5 – 4 losses, Nikita Bezima 2, Kiktev 0, Zmievsky 0, Cheverdin 0
Mavpa: Dibiamaka 17, Koshevatsky 16 + 7 assists + 4 steals, Johnson 12 + 8 rebounds, Gemlin 8 + 8 rebounds, Marchenko 3 – starts, Kholod 4, Fesun 0, Golenkov 0.
tournament table
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A match will be played in the Basketball Super League as part of the regular season on Monday, November 16.
10 teams will compete in the Super League in the 2025/26 season.
Basketball. Ukrainian Super League
January 19
Cherkasy. PS Budivelnik
- 16:00. Kharkov Falcons – Cherkasy Mavpy (Kyivstar TV)
tournament table
16:00. Kharkov Falcons – Cherkasy Mavpy
Source: Sport UA
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Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant rose to sixth place in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in points scored in the regular season, the league’s official website reports.
The 37-year-old basketball player scored 18 points in a victorious game against the New Orleans Pelicans (119:110). Durant now has 31,562 points. He beat out former Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki, who played for the Texas club from 1999 to 2019. The German has 31,560 career points.
In fifth place on the list of top scorers is Michael Jordan, who scored 32,292 points in the NBA regular season.
In October, the Houston basketball player became the highest paid player in NBA history in terms of salary for his entire career, including future payments – 598.2 million. By this indicator, he was ahead of LeBron James (583.9).
Durant is a two-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in the 2013-14 season, and twice won the Finals Playoff MVP award. The American also played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets.
Source: Sportbox
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