Basketball
DJ STEFENS: Almost signed with Budivelnik in the summer
Last season, DJ Stephens was one of the leaders of the team that created a stir in the Champions League. During the summer, Stephens returned to Prometheus despite receiving other offers.
“I received many offers during the summer, including from Italy. I got an offer including Budivelnik. I almost signed and returned to Budivelnik.
However, when the offer came from Prometheus, I accepted because I had been a part of the team for two years. I feel that the president loves me very much and the fans love me very much and support the Ukrainian basketball players who have played with me for the past 2 years. We are quite comfortable together. You know how it goes, you know what we play, you know what to do. This is also a very comfortable situation for the coach because the backbone of the team has been protected for the last year and a half. I know what you expect from me. And now we will play together in Eurocup. And that’s an even higher level where you have to work harder,” said DJ Stephens.
Source: Sport UA
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Basketball
Adam SILVER: “It is very important to respect the traditions of European basketball”
NBA Commissioner Adem Gümüş We talked about communicating with the players about the traditions of European basketball and their advice on the project NBA Europe:
“I can only say that I completely agree with Franz. [Вагнером] and other European NBA players with whom I have directly interacted. I recently talked to Luka Doncic about this league and I think it is critical to respect the traditions of European basketball.
Now many players come to us and give advice, many of them were developed in youth programs or, for example, Luka [Дончич] great example. He played for Real Madrid and is very familiar with the system there. As I said, we listen to advice no matter where it comes from.
There are also American players who played in Europe for a while before coming to the NBA. So I’ve been getting a lot of calls lately from people saying, “Here’s my idea, I see opportunity here.”
The level of competition in European basketball is fantastic, and of course some of our best NBA players have come from Europe. The Wagner brothers are great examples of this. And five of the last seven MVPs were European players.
It is also worth noting that our partner in this initiative is of course FIBA, a European organization. We try to find the best combination of old and new, tradition and innovation. And I believe that’s what the NBA has to offer.
“I also think it is important that we have FIBA as our partners, as well as existing basketball organizations that understand the culture, traditions, history and unique characteristics of European basketball.”
Source: Sport UA
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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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