The Toronto Raptors regrouped in the third quarter to hold the Atlanta Hawks 106-100 on Monday.
The Hawks were in a hot streak having won their previous seven games. They had every intention of continuing this streak by taking control 57 to 48 after two ten minutes.
Nick Nurse’s team rebounded after returning from the locker room with a 10-point streak to change the data. Gary Trent Jr. was a key player in the Raptors’ recent success and stood out again against the Hawks. He threw an unbalanced basket in the city center as the siren of the third quarter sounded to close with the victory of Toronto with 32-15 in the first 12 minutes of the second half of the match.
“At halftime, the coaches showed the kids a series of six types of play that hurt us and that we are used to fighting better,” said head coach Nick Nurs.
“It’s the little things that trigger a chain reaction. We did a little more blitzing, which won us some turnovers. »
“We made more transfers in defense, we stopped the insults, we made sure to act faster here and there. We took away some of their margins. »
Trent Jr. finished the game with nine shots in the city center and a 31-point lead in his career.
“This guy shoots very hard,” said Pascal Shiakam. It’s his bread. He plays extremely well. »
Shiakam scored just 25 points and Fred VanVlit also stood out with 16 points and 11 assists. Chris Boutcher was limited to three points but had seven rebounds in just under 21 minutes.
It must be said that the Hawks were left without the services of their star Tray Young, who is suffering from a shoulder injury. In his absence, Kevin Huerter scored 26 points. Center Clint Capella was limited to six points and eight rebounds in defeat.
The Raptors will return to action on Tuesday with a game against the No. 1 East Miami Heat.
Elsewhere in the NBA
Pelicans 90 – Cavaliers 93
NOP: Devende Graham scored 20 points
CLE: Cedi Osman was limited to 7 points, but 12 assists
Clippers 116 – Pacers 122
LAC: double 14 points and 11 rebounds by Serge Ibaka
IND: Isaiah Johnson did even better with 26 points and 10 rebounds
Grizzlies 119 – 76ers 122 (OT)
MEM: Ja Morant shone with 37 points
PHI: Tyrese Maxey was also impressive with 33 points
Heat 92 – Celtics 122
MIA: Max Strauss scored 27 points
BOS: doubled 20 points and 12 rebounds for Jason Tatum
Kings 96 – Knicks 116
SAC: 21 points and 8 assists for Tyrese Haliburton
NYK: RJ Barrett was reduced to 11 points
Warriors 122 – Rockets 108
GSW: Steve Carey finished with 7 shots in the city center and 40 points
HOU: Christian Wood had 24 points and 13 rebounds
Trail Blazers 81 – Thunder 98
POR: CJ McCollum got 21 points
OKC: Lugenz Dort had an 18-point game
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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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