Basketball
Lithuania, another tough rival for the national team
After defeat and victory Greece the first two trials of euro basketballthe Spanish team continues another high-level challenge in the men’s third Test this afternoon (7.30pm peninsular time) against Lithuania in Las Palmas. Sergio ScarioloThe team returned to work on Sunday gran canaria The arena, the scene of this conference, faces an important week for both the set-up and team overview. Now made up of 16 players, with Usman’s recovery pending. Galba.
yes Greece Not to mention Lithuania, a team blessed with a strong interior game in which the NBA Jonas stands out, constituted a first-level rivalry with maximum ambition Valanciunas (Pelican) and Domantus Sabonis (king).Azurgrana Jokbaitis as a base Zalgiris Lucas Recavicius Or the new Panathinaikos Marius Forward Grigonis It constitutes another of the combined Baltic threats. Lithuania It is included in Group B of the first tier of EuroBasket. Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnian Herzegovina and France.
In the opinion of the coach, Sergio Scariolo, Lithuania is “another team that everyone considers a medal favourite”, giving an idea of the difficulty. It takes a step forward, requiring a higher hardness of impact, keeping the big ones as far away from the paint as possible, and racing the numbers.” The Italian coach admits his rivals have “very high physical athletic rhythm”, play “excellent basketball” and have very good players “in all positions”. Spain They are “Enthusiasm, Energy, Desire to Improve”.
“Now we have very strong rivals like Lithuania, especially in the inside game, with talented players in every position, but we are looking forward to another challenge, individual responsibility and collective collective effort.” added Forward. Xavi Lopez Arostegui.
Yesterday’s coach also delved deeper into psychological and environmental issues than talent and physical moments. “Everyone says we are far from medal contention. We have to work to get closer and see where the competition will be,” he said. Sergio Scariolo, trying to maintain a speech of humility and moderation. “Arrogance and bravery are not good allies when facing competition, especially when it alienates us from reality,” he added.
Asked about the physical condition of power forwards Usman Galba, Scagliolo believed he still had a ‘stretch’ to be available, ‘not for the recovery of his ankle, but for his shape after being out of work for so long’, as he was behind his teammate. I’m here.And he’s a player who needs to be “physically fit to perform and contribute”
After this game Spain Return a visit to the Baltic team with a trip to Vilnius, will have a rematch next Thursday. This will be the last test before playing his two games of World Cup Windows against Iceland and the Netherlands, a serious appetizer to the European Championship starting on September 1.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Jelevich: “Sekulic missed training for the season. This could have a negative impact on his work at Zenit
Work in the Slovenian national team could have a negative impact on Alexander Sekulic’s results at Zenit, Honored Coach of Russia Sergei Yelevich told Match TV.
On Tuesday, Sekulic was suspended from his duties as head coach of Zenit. The team’s preparation for the match of the 22nd round of the regular season of the VTB United League against MBA-MAI will take place under the leadership of Maxim Uchaikin, who will temporarily serve as head coach, Zenit said in a statement.
– During the entire time that he was at Zenit, I did not see anything new and interesting in his activities. Maybe his assistants do not give him the opportunity to open up, although Sekulic is certainly a talented coach. It’s not for nothing that the Slovenian national team trusts him. But he missed a fairly large stage of preparation for the season due to work in the national team. It was necessary to prepare the team, but he was not there. This may have had a negative impact in the future.
Plus, sometimes it’s not so easy to find contact with players. You need to select a specific key for them. They are accomplished players and know their worth. Probably, the key could not be found. So all these points could have had an impact,” Elevich told Match TV.
Sekulic took charge of Zenit in June; the contract with the 47-year-old Slovenian specialist is for the 2025/26 season with the possibility of extension under the “1+1” scheme. Sekulic is also the head coach of the Slovenian national team.
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Source: Sportbox
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By decision of the board of directors of the Zenit basketball club, head coach Alexander Sekulic was removed from his duties
The head coach of St. Petersburg Zenit, Alexander Sekulic, has been suspended from his duties, the press service of the basketball club reports.
Maxim Uchaikin was appointed acting head coach. Sekulic took charge of Zenit in June; the contract with the 47-year-old Slovenian specialist is for the 2025/26 season with the possibility of extension under the “1+1” scheme.
— By decision of the board of directors of BC Zenit, head coach Alexander Sekulic was removed from his duties.
The team’s preparation for the match of the 22nd round of the regular season of the VTB United League against MBA-MAI will take place under the leadership of Maxim Uchaikin, who will temporarily serve as head coach, Zenit said in a statement.
In the current season of the VTB League, Zenit won 13 victories and suffered 8 defeats, the team is in fifth place in the standings.
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Source: Sportbox
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of January 19-20.
“San Antonio” confidently defeated “Utah” in its home match.
Even in the first quarter, Spurs were ahead of their opponent by 10 points (34:24), but at the beginning of the second 12 minutes, Utah quickly recovered and gained a lead of 15:2 – 41:38. San Antonio then took the lead again, took control of the game and did not allow the Jazz to take the lead again. As a result, Spurs won with a score of 123:110.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who entered the game in Utah’s top 5 and played 24 minutes, recorded 10 points (2/2 free throws, 1/3 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers), 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who had a double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds.
Detroit defeated Boston at home in the match between the Eastern Conference leaders.
The Celtics started the game better and quickly took the lead by 8 points, 16:8. However, they failed to widen the gap further and won the first quarter with only +3 score at 29:26. In the second 12 minutes, the Pistons made two 9-0 attacks and gained a 12-point advantage (58:46). In the big attack, Boston fell to 8 points with 51:59. In the second half of the match, the game ended in a tie, the teams took the lead 9 times and there were draws 10 times. The key points of the game were Cunningham’s two-pointer and Harris’ three-pointer at 99:99, which made the team +5 with a minute and a half left in the quarter, and Detroit eventually remained at 104:103.
The top scorer of the winning team was Harris with 25 points, while Cunningham also had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, January 20
Atlanta – Milwaukee – 110:112 (19:20, 19:34, 34:26, 38:32)
of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (32 + 6 assists), Johnson (28 + 16 rebounds + 6 assists), Daniels (17 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Okongwu (4 + 10 rebounds), Kispert (2) – start; McCollum (17), Newell (6), Kennard (2), Gueye (2), Krejci (0).
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (21 + 16 rebounds + 6 assists), Green (18), Turner (14 + 8 rebounds), Rollins (13), Kuzma (10) – start; Portis (19), Porter (9 + 7 assists), Nance (5), G. Harris (2).
Cleveland – Oklahoma – 104:136 (27:32, 24:34, 28:25, 25:45)
cleveland: Mitchell (19), Tyson (16 + 10 rebounds), E. Mobley (16 + 7 rebounds), Allen (16 + 9 rebounds), Wade (0) – start; Hunter (16 + 9 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Porter (9), Tomlin (6 + 8 rebounds), Ball (3), Proctor (3), Bryant (0).
Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (30), Holmgren (28 + 8 rebounds), Dort (18), Wiggins (12 + 5 steals), Jaylin Williams (6) – start; Joe (16), Youngblood (6), K. Williams (5), Jeng (5), Mitchell (5+9 assists), Wallace (4), Caruso (1).
Washington – Clippers – 106:110 (26:26, 27:28, 28:25, 25:31)
washington: Sarr (28), George (18 + 6 assists + 6 losses), Carrington (17 + 7 assists + 5 losses), Johnson (15), Middleton (11) – starts; Champigne (9), Bagley (6 + 8 rebounds), Watkins (1 + 7 rebounds), Riley (1).
cutting machines: Harden (36 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Zubac (14 + 12 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Collins (11), Dunn (10), Sanders (8) – starts; Miller (16), B. Lopez (6), Christie (6), Batum (3).
New York – Dallas – 97:114 (22:31, 25:44, 24:19, 26:20)
New York: Brunson (22 + 6 assists), Towns (22 + 18 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Anunoby (9), Hart (8), Bridges (7) – start; Robinson (12 + 14 rebounds), Shemet (6), McBride (5), Diawara (2), Kolek (2), Hookporty (1), Clarkson (1).
dallas: Christie (26), Marshall (19 + 8 rebounds), Flagg (18 + 7 rebounds), Caleb Martin (3), Powell (2) – start; Cisse (15 + 9 rebounds + 4 blocks), Thompson (14), Williams (6), Robinson-Earl (4), Nembhard (4), Hardy (3), Kelly (0).
San Antonio – Utah – 123:110 (34:26, 27:31, 35:23, 27:30)
San Antonio: Vembanyama (33 + 10 rebounds), Castle (18 + 8 assists), Fox (14 + 8 assists), Champeny (13), Barnes (10) – start; Harper (15), Brian (11), Cornet (7 + 7 rebounds), K. Johnson (2).
Utah: George (30 + 6 assists), Nurkic (20 + 9 rebounds), Mikhailyuk (10), Bailey (8), Williams (5) – start; Filipovski (13), Collier (10), Clayton (8 + 7 assists), Love (6 + 11 rebounds).
Philadelphia – Indiana – 113:104 (33:30, 17:25, 32:26, 31:23)
Philadelphia: Embiid (30 + 9 rebounds), Maxey (29 + 8 assists + 8 steals), Ubry (18), Edgecombe (11), Barlow (11 + 7 rebounds) – start; Walker (5), Grimes (5), Bona (2), Watford (2).
indiana: Nembhard (25 + 5 turnovers), Siakam (24 + 7 assists), Huff (10), Nesmith (7 + 11 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Furphy (3) – start; McConnell (10), Walker (8), Bradley (8 + 7 rebounds), Jackson (6), Sheppard (3).
Brooklyn – Phoenix – 117:126 (26:40, 42:32, 21:31, 28:23)
Brooklyn: Porter (23), Clowney (16), Claxton (12 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Powell (11), Mann (10 + 8 assists) – start; Z. Williams (15), Traore (10), Martin (9), Wolf (8), Wilson (3).
Phoenix: Brooks (27), Booker (24), Gillespie (22), Williams (16 + 8 rebounds), O’Neal (11) – starter; Allen (14 + 8 assists), Ighodaro (5), Dunn (3), Livers (2), Goodwin (2).
Detroit-Boston-104:103 (26:29, 33:22, 25:31, 20:21)
Detroit: Harris (25), Düren (18 + 9 rebounds), Cunningham (16 + 14 assists), D. Robinson (15), Thompson (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Stewart (8), Ivey (7), Green (3), Holland (3), LeVert (2).
Boston: Brown (32 + 11 rebounds), Pritchard (17), Houser (16), Queta (10 + 8 rebounds), White (4 + 9 rebounds) – start; Garza (10), Simons (9), Scheierman (3), Walsh (2).
Golden State – Miami – 135:112 (36:34, 34:32, 34:27, 31:19)
Golden State: Curry (19 + 11 assists), Butler (17), Post (15 + 9 rebounds), Moody (13), Richard (5 + 7 assists) – start; Podzemski (24), Hield (16), Horford (10 + 8 rebounds), Jackson-Davis (7), Payton II (6), Cryer (3).
Miami: Powell (21), Wiggins (18), Larsson (9), Mitchell (7), Adebayo (4 + 12 rebounds) – starter; Ware (15), Fontecchio (13 + 8 rebounds), Jaques (10 + 9 assists), Smith (5), Gardner (5), Yakucionis (3), Jovic (2), Johnson (0).
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Source: Sport UA
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