The Phoenix Suns came from behind and beat the Utah Jazz 115-109 on Monday night.
Devin Booker scored 33 points in the victory.
Chris Paul, for his part, scored 15 of his 27 points (which is a higher season for him) in the fourth quarter. He almost tripled with 14 assists and 9 rebounds.
The Suns improved to the best record of the league with 37-9. This is equivalent to the best start in their history that took place in 2006-2007.
The Jazz were 13 points behind in the first half, but led 87-85 at the end of the third quarter. The club then led 95-91 before the Suns came together with a 14-2 lead.
The Jazz, who lost for the eighth time in 11 games, were left without their protagonists Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley.
The Suns, the undisputed leaders of the league, could still count on a great night by Chris Paul at crucial moments to beat the Jazz on Monday in the NBA, while the Bulls and Cavaliers survived the Thunder and Nick returns fiercely. . .
Mr. Clutch, the man who takes responsibility and decides the fate of a game in the last quarter, a rare example in basketball, is named Chris Paul in Phoenix. And the captain made a new brilliant display of his talent, offering his team the seventh consecutive victory (115-109).
While Utah (4th) still had hopes of achieving an achievement without its five – Rudy Gobert (calf), Donovan Mitchell (concussion), Mike Conley (rest), Bojan Bogdanovic (knee), Jojo (T) previous 95-91 nine minutes from the end, “CP3” changed everything.
He participated in the next twenty points scored by the Suns, scoring 20 alone and giving two assists. The score reached 111-100 in six minutes, an outburst of 20-5 granted by the Jazz, K.-O. standing up.
Recalling that he is very human, the 36-year-old leader then lost one last attempt behind the bow, scoring a hat-trick (27 points, 14 assists, 9 rebounds). No consequences for the fate of the match, despite the start of Jordan Clarkson (22 points), author of two shots from a distance that were not used for long.
Until then, it was Devin Booker who had shown the way to the Suns more than ever in the first place in the West, in front of the Golden State.
Chicago dolphin of heat
In Oklahoma City, the thunderbolt almost fell to Chicago, which had a 28-point lead, before suffering an irresistible return, which was limited to free throws in the last ten seconds by Zach LaVine (23 points).
The backs, who returned with a knee injury while DeMar DeRozan (back) and Alex Caruso (wrist) were absent, secured the victory (111-110) for the Bulls, Miami’s new dolphins in the East, shortly after Brooklyn . .
Nikola Vucevic (26 points, 15 rebounds) also contributed.
For OKC, still worn by Shai Gildeous-Alexander (31 points, 10 assists), times are tough with this sixth consecutive defeat, synonymous with last place in the West.
Lugenz Dort had 16 points in the defeat.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
New York 93 – Cleveland 95
New York: RJ Barrett scored 24 points KEY: Kevin Love was the author of 20 points
Indiana 113 – New Orleans 117
IND: Dowan Washington Jr. had 21 points NO: Devode Graham had 25 points
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.
NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.
While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.
The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.
Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.
Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.
Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).
The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes
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Six games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 21-22.
Atlanta hosted Chicago and lost in a high-scoring game.
The teams focused on offense from the beginning of the match and this continued throughout the game. As a result, Atlanta made 23 three-pointers and Chicago made 20, and both teams had a shooting percentage close to 50. The teams also frequently missed each other at the basket, so the game resembled a constant exchange of points. The leader changed 20 times in the meeting and the fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Prior to that, the Bulls had built a 6-point advantage, but the Hawks nearly made up for it as the opponents took one of every two shots and Young and Johnson each scored three points for the home team. Still, the outcome was 152:150 in favor of Chicago.
The most productive player of the match was Johnson, who fell one assist short of a triple-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls also had a triple-double contender, but Giddy, who had 19 points and 11 assists, was one rebound short.
Sacramento made a great comeback against Houston and won at home.
Having performed better in the first half, the Rockets eventually gained an advantage of 11 points (68:57) and maintained a comfortable distance from the opponent in the third quarter with 9 points (91:82), and at the beginning of the fourth 12 minutes, this difference increased to +14 – 100:86. But after that the Kings made a 12:0 move and practically equalized: 98:100. Houston then had a few-point advantage, but with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook made a three-pointer and tied the score at 112:112. The match went to overtime and Schroeder’s three-point shot 4 seconds before the siren was decisive – 125:124.
At the end of this match, Schröder recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. While Westbrook achieved the same success with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reynaud also played with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
New York confidently won its home game against Miami.
Heat had a successful performance by winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30, but in the second 12 minutes, the Knicks managed to close the gap and take the lead and entered the long break with +4 – 66:62 on the scoreboard. In the second half, New York constantly kept its opponent within two or three attacks and carried the match to a confident victory with 132:125.
Brunson was the best player of the game, scoring 47 points, which significantly helped the Knicks win.
NBA. Regular season, December 22
Atlanta – Chicago – 150:152 (38:38, 35:45, 42:33, 35:36)
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