Lugenge Dort had 14 points in overtime (30 in total) and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Mavericks 120-114 in Dallas.
Dort tortured the Mavericks in overtime. In addition to scoring two of his six three-pointers, he scored a stepping shot and six free throws in overtime. Dort went 6-pro-10 on three-pointers.
Montrealer averages 25 points in three games.
The rookie Tre Man gave a big boost with 29 points, high in his youth career.
After 48 minutes the score was 103-103.
Reggie Bullock approached Dallas 114-110 with a long shot, but Dort responded with his last long shot, with 30 seconds to go.
“We had to keep the same intensity (in overtime). That’s done, Dort said. I just felt like I had to put up with it and hit the big shots. »
The win followed a 17-point win over Portland on Monday.
OKC had not won two consecutive games since the end of December (three wins in a row).
The Thunder will play again on Friday night at the headquarters of the Trail Blazers.
Luka Doncic led Dallas with 40 points, 17 more than Bullock.
Jaren Jackson takes over from Morant
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Jay Morand had 23 points and 9 assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New York Knicks 120-108.
Morand made just 9 of 27 shots, losing all six three-pointers.
But the Grizzlies are far beyond their star. Rookie Ziaire Williams had 21 points per game, while Jackson, Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton had four three-pointers each.
Morand saw his 30-point streak stop at seven, but the Grizzlies recovered from extra time defeat in Philadelphia on Monday to win for the fourth time in five games.
Evan Fournier scored 30 points for the Knicks, who lost for the seventh time in nine games before a difficult five-game journey from the West that starts on Saturday against the Lakers.
Results of other matches:
Orlando 119 – Indiana 118
ENT: Gary Harris had 22 points IND: Caris LeVert scored a total of 26 points
New Orleans 107 – Boston 113
NO: LaMelo Ball had 38 points and nine assists BOS: Josh Richardson scored a total of 23 points
Cleveland 104-Houston 115
KEY: Evan Mobly scored 29 points HOO: Jalen Green was the author of 21 points
Denver 104 – Utah 108
NEST: 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists for Bryn Forbes UTA: 18 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists for Trent Forrest
Brooklyn 101 – Sacramento 112
BROTHER: 23 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist for Nick Claxton BAG: Harrison Barnes had 19 points, compared to 18 for Davion Mitchell and Buddy Hild.
Portland 94 – LA Lakers 99
ORP: Norman Powell did well despite losing by 30 points ALL: Anthony Davis led the team with 30 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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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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