Basketball
Zalgiris – Maccabi Tel Aviv 78-94: Nanali breaks the stats
James Nanali scored 32 points (6/7 two points, 6/7 three points, 2/2 shots) and led Maccabi to an easy away win over Zalgiris (94-78) who put it back on track.
Tenth win in 21 games for Maccabi, who confirmed the title of Kaunas favorite, defeated Zalgiris 94-78 to return to the octave lane in the regular season. The Tel Aviv team didn’t have patient Giannis Sfeiropoulos on their bench, but they did have Scotty Wilbekin in excellent condition and James Nanali in incredible condition.
The first finished the match with 20 points from just nine shots and shared six assists, the second stopped at 32 (6/7 two points, 6/7 three points, 2/2 shots) at 34:25. On the other hand, Yuri Zdovch saw Marek Blazevic record 20 and do a great job on the racquet, he saw the Lekavitsi – Cavanaugh follow him, but beyond that the absences of Manta Kalnietis – Josh Nibo were too serious for insiders cover up. At 3:17 Zalgiris remains last.
Impressive first part for both teams with Blazevic, Lekavitsios, Cavano having 33 of the 47 points of Zalgiris who finished the 20th minute with 60% in two points, 42% in three points and 100% in shots. At the same time, Maccabi relied on Nanali (17 points, 3/3 two points, 3/3 three points, 2/2 shots), had 62% on two points, 75% on three points and 14 assists and five errors.
In the second half, the visitors increased the intensity of their defence, held the hosts on 13 points in the third period, took a narrow lead and pressed on the accelerator in the fourth to evade the goal and confidently go into the lead.
THE REFEREES: Ierethuelo, Bisang, Peradi
THE TEN MINUTES: 19-21, 47-47, 60-64, 74-98
ZALGIRIS (Zdovts): Webster, Blazevic 20 (7/11 two points, 6/6 shots), Lekavitsius 16 (4/6 two points, 2/5 three points, 2/2 shots, 9 assists), Miniotas 2, Luciusiounas 9 (3) , Milaknis 5 (1/6 three points), Strelnieks, Cavanaugh 16 (5/6 two points, 2/3 three points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), Gifai, Lovern, Ulanovas 10 93/10 shots, 4 /4 shots, 6 rebounds, 3 assists)
MACABI (Levi): Wilbekin 20 (1/2 two points, 5/7 three points, 3/3 shots, 3 rebounds, 6 assists), Evans 10 (1 three points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists), Caleiro 5 (1) , Williams 9 (1), Reynolds 2 (1/6 two points, 5 rebounds), Sorkin, Dibartolomeo 3, Thomas, Blazer, Nanali 32 (6/7 two points, 6/7 three points, 2/2 shots), Zizic 13 (5/7 two points, 3/5 three points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists)
Zalgiris Kaunas team statistics: 21/38 two points, 8/26 three points, 12/12 shots, 25 rebounds (13 defensive – 12 offensive), 21 assists, 5 steals, 5 errors
Maccabi Tel Aviv team statistics: 17/29 two points, 14/20 three points, 18/21 shots, 29 rebounds (23 defensive – 6 offensive), 20 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 10 errors
The next games of the two teams: In the 25th game, Zalgiris hosts Unics Kazan (4/2 at 20:00), while Maccabi continues in Munich to play against Bayern (3/2 at 21:30).
Source: sport24
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Six games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of January 24-25.
The match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors, planned to be held in Minneapolis, was postponed for security reasons.
Utah hosted Miami and suffered a heavy defeat.
Jazz started the game well and took the lead in the middle of the first quarter. This marked the end of the home side’s success and their lead at the big break reached 21 points (52:73). Taking control of the game after a long break, Heat further widened their difference with a 147-116 victory.
I spent 17 minutes on the field with Utah Svyatoslav MikhayyukDuring this time, he recorded 8 points (2/2 free throws, 3/4 two-point shots), 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
The most productive player of the match was Adebayo, who had a double-double with 26 points and 15 rebounds.
Dallas lost at home to the Lakers.
The guest team was successful in the first half, winning by 13 points at 65:52. In the third quarter, the Mavericks made a 16:0 move to take a 72:69 lead, and Dallas was +8 – 87:79 before entering the final 12 minutes. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the home team increased the difference to 14 points, reaching 93:79. They held their opponent to more than 10 points after that, but 7 minutes before the siren, the Lakers began their comeback. The guest team got back into the game by making a move at 10:0, and with 2 minutes and 15 seconds left in the quarter, Hachimura put the team ahead 108:106 with his three-point field goal. This moment became a turning point because the Lakers did not give up the lead and won 116:110.
The most productive player of the match was Luka Doncic, who had a double-double with 33 points and 11 assists.
NBA. Regular season, January 25
Charlotte – Washington – 119:115 (35:34, 31:24, 27:23, 26:34)
Charlotte: Miller (21 + 10 rebounds + 6 assists + 5 losses), Ball (20 + 11 assists), Bridges (20), Knippel (16), Diabate (11 + 14 rebounds) – start; Sexton (9), Kolkbrenner (8), Green (6), James (6), G. Williams (2).
washington: Johnson (26), Sarr (24), Carrington (15 + 8 assists), George (11 + 8 rebounds + 7 assists), Riley (7) – start; Shempeni (15 + 11 rebounds), Watkins (11 + 6 steals), Brenham (3), Cooper (3), Hill (0).
Philadelphia – New York – 109:112 (34:34, 30:26, 13:30, 32:22)
Philadelphia: Embiid (38 + 11 rebounds), Maxey (22 + 6 assists), Edgecombe (14), Oubre (14 + 7 rebounds), George (9) – start; Barlow (4), Grimes (4), Bona (2), Watford (2).
New York: Brunson (31 + 6 assists), Anunoby (23 + 7 rebounds), Hart (10 + 13 rebounds + 7 assists), Towns (10), Bridges (9) – start; Shemet (12), McBride (9), Robinson (6 + 10 rebounds), Hookporti (2), Yabusele (0).
Orlando-Cleveland-105:119 (23:25, 25:30, 22:27, 35:37)
orlando: Banchero (27), Bain (20), Black (16), Carter (11), Suggs (9 + 6 assists) – start; M. Wagner (13), Richardson (4), Penda (3), Bitadze (2), Silva (0).
cleveland: Mitchell (36 + 9 assists), Tyson (17), E. Mobley (13 + 7 rebounds), Wade (10), Allen (8) – start; Proctor (12), Tomlin (9), Ball (6 + 8 rebounds), Porter (4), Bryant (4).
Chicago – Boston – 114:111 (30:28, 22:30, 36:27, 26:26)
Chicago: White (22 + 7 assists), Vucevic (16 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Buzelis (14 + 8 rebounds), Smith (14 + 9 rebounds), Okoro (12) – start; Herter (12), Dosunmu (10), Williams (10), Giddy (4 + 8 rebounds + 10 assists + 5 turnovers).
Boston: Brown (33 + 8 rebounds), White (15 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Pritchard (10 + 7 assists), Houser (8), Williams (2) – start; Simons (21), Walsh (7), Queta (6), Garza (4), Gonzalez (3), Scheierman (2).
Dallas-Lakers-110:116 (28:37, 24:28, 35:14, 23:37)
dallas: Christie (24), Marshall (21 + 11 rebounds), Caleb Martin (17), Flegg (16 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Powell (0 + 7 rebounds) – start; Williams (20), Thompson (6), Gafford (2), Washington (2), Nembhard (2), Robinson-Earl (0).
Lakers: Doncic (33 + 8 rebounds + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), James (17 + 8 rebounds), Smart (13 + 7 rebounds), Larevia (13), Ayton (9 + 11 rebounds) – start; Hachimura (17 + 8 rebounds), Vanderbilt (8), Hayes (6), Vincent (0), Timmy (0).
Utah-Miami-116:147 (34:35, 18:38, 37:35, 27:39)
Utah: George (19), Nurkic (17 + 10 rebounds + 12 assists), Bailey (12), Mikhailiuk (8), Williams (5) – start; Sensabaugh (23), Collier (16 + 9 assists), Filipovski (9), Clayton (5), Anderson (2).
Miami: Adebayo (26 + 15 rebounds), Larsson (20), Wiggins (17 + 6 assists), Powell (13 + 6 assists), Yakuchenis (12) – start; Jovic (23), Fontecchio (14), Jaques (9 + 7 rebounds), Smith (6 + 10 rebounds + 5 steals), Johnson (5), Gardner (2).
Minnesota – Golden State – postponed
tournament tables
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Source: Sport UA
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Russian small forward Egor Amosov played his debut match for the main team of the Real Madrid basketball club.
On Saturday, Real beat Breogan with a score of 103:85 (19:19, 24:24, 27:22, 33:20) in the away match of the 17th round of the Spanish Championship. Amosov spent 1 minute 12 seconds on the floor and did not distinguish himself with effective actions.
Amosov is 18 years old and joined Real Madrid in August 2025. In the current season of the Spanish youth championship, the forward played 16 matches for Real, in which he averaged 14.6 points in 24.02 minutes of playing time.
Source: Sportbox
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The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in an away match of the NBA regular season.
The meeting in Dallas ended with a score of 116:110 (37:28, 28:24, 14:35, 37:23) in favor of the guests. The most productive player of the match was Lakers guard Luka Doncic, who recorded a double-double of 33 points and 11 assists. Najee Marshall had a double-double for Dallas (21 points and 11 rebounds).
41-year-old LeBron James had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Los Angeles.
The Lakers are fifth in the Western Conference standings with a record of 27 wins and 17 losses, while Dallas (19-27) is 12th.
Results of other matches of the game day:
“Utah” — “Miami” — 116:147
“Chicago” – “Boston” – 114:111
“Orlando” — “Cleveland” — 105:119
Philadelphia – New York – 109:112
“Charlotte” — “Washington” — 119:115
Source: Sportbox
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