It seems that the Basketball Gods are not over with the Brooklyn Nets yet. The men of Steve Nas suffered the 9th consecutive defeat, this time with a score of 126-91 against the Boston Celtics.
Deprived of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge and James Harden, the Nets were unable to offer any opposition – however minimal – to the Celtics. After the first quarter of the game, Brooklyn was already 19 points behind.
The success of the Celtics would be the end of a huge team effort. All players except Roméo Langford scored points.
Marcus Smart and Jalen Brown were the most productive in this regard with 22 points. Brown also added seven rebounds and nine assists. Jason Tatum also contributed to the victory with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Of the Nets, Javon Carter with 22 points, Cam Thomas and James Robinson with 17 points were the only ones who picked up the pace.
The Nets’ difficulties come at a very bad time as the Celtics (8th in the East) and the Raptors (7th in the East) are in a six-game winning streak.
The next opportunity for the Nets to end this ugly streak will be Thursday against the Wizards.
Embiid’s streak continues in defeat
Joel Embiid extended his streak by at least 25 points to 21, but his effort was not enough to give the 76ers victory. Philadelphia lost 114-109 to the Phoenix Suns.
Embiid finished the game with 34 points and 12 rebounds. This is the 5th game in a row in which he has collected at least 10 rebounds.
He had, however, fierce competition from Devin Booker, who scored 35 points in the victory. In the 4th quarter, Booker scored two free throws to equalize the game. The Suns then took the lead and held it until the end of the match.
Booker was assisted by Mikal Bridges’ 23 points and Chris Paul’s 16 points and 12 assists. Although he did not score points, Jay Crowder did well under the basket with 14 rebounds.
For the 76ers, Tobias Harris scored 30 points.
The Suns are now three games ahead of the Warriors in the Western Conference.
Elsewhere in the NBA
Pacers 112 – Hawks 133
IND : Lance Stephenson had 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. ATL : Performance of 34 points and 11 assists for Trae Young.
Clippers 109 – Grizzlies 135
Lake : In the defeat, Norman Powell scored 16 points. SAME : Great night for Ja Morant with 30 points
Rockets 97 – Pelicans 110
HOO : Good game by Kevin Porter Jr. with 27 points. NO : Brandon Ingram contributed with 26 points.
Pistons 86 – Mavericks 116
TED : Isaiah Stewart had 14 points and 15 rebounds. DAL : Good evening at work for Luka Doncic who gave 33 points and 11 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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