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Wolves with no cities, no Gobers beat full Lakers, solid Embiid and Sixers
Wolves took on the full Lakers in Los Angeles without Towns and Gober and won 118-113. Stable Embiid and Sixers, wins for Nuggets, Kings, Heat, Cavaliers and Pacers.
Wolves rested Rudy Gober and Karl-Anthony Towns against the Lakers and saw Anthony Edwards have 5 points on 2/12 shooting. Still, they found a way to win 113-118 in LA.
Naz Reed with 22 points and D’Angelo Russell and Luca Garza with 15 points each were the winners’ highlights, while the Lakers saw LeBron James with 25 points and 11 rebounds (in 25 minutes) and Anthony Davis with 19 points and 13 rebounds, but they could not avoid defeat.
THE DODECALPTA: 30-30, 54-62, 80-87, 113-118
LAKERS: Davis 19 (13 rebounds), James 25 (2 threes, 11 rebounds), Westbrook 5, Beverley 10 (1 threes, 5 assists), Walker 12 (1), Ryan 1, Gabriel 6 (2), Swinder 11 (2nd ), Jones 3 (1), Bryant 2, Schroeder, Reaves 7 (1), Nunn 6 (2/11 shots, 0/6 threes), Pippen 2, Christie 4
WOLVES: McDaniels 11 (1 three-pointer, 8 rebounds), Anderson 9 (1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds), Edwards 5 (2/12 shooting, 1 three-pointer, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Oaths 22 (3 three-pointers, 13 rebounds) , Russell 15 (3 3-pointers, 8 assists), Knight 10, Moore 2, Minot 1, Garza 15 (3), Rivers 2, Forbes 7 (2), Nowell 14, Elleby 2, Lawson 3
Sixers-Hornets 99-94
The Sixers continued their unbeaten streak last season after a hard-fought 99-94 win over the Hornets, who in turn ended the friendly season with a 5-0 record.
Joel Embiid with 19 points and James Harden with 17 points led the winners.
For the Hornets – who were without the injured LaMelo Ball – Gordon Haygurod had 16 points and Terry Rozier had 12 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 27-27, 48-56, 70-68, 99-94
sixes: Tucker, Harris 1 (0/5 shooting, 5 rebounds), Embiid 19 (6 rebounds), Maxey 9 (3/13 shooting, 2 threes), Harden 17 (6/15 shooting, 4 threes, 5 assists), Foster , Niang 6 (2), House 4, Reed, Harrell 14 (6 rebounds), Tybull 4, Milton 6 (2), Korkmaz 2, Melton 5 (5 rebounds), Brown 3, Springer 4, Champani 5 (1)
HORNETS: McDaniels 2 (1/6 shooting), Hayward 16 (2 threes, 7 rebounds), Plumlee 6 (6 rebounds, 5 assists), Rozier 12 (2/7 threes), Oubre 2, Jones 2 (5 rebounds), Thor 9, Snead, Duruzzi, Martin 8 (5 rebounds), Richards 7 (7 rebounds), Williams 9, Smith 6, Booknight 11 (3), Crutcher 2, McGowens 2
Heat – Pelicans 120-103
In a game marred by Zion Williamson’s early departure through injury, the Heat were clearly superior, easily defeating the Pelicans 120-103.
Bam Adebayo with 25 points and Tyler Hiro with 23 points were the leading scorers for the winners.
In the Pelicans, Willie Hernangometh had 17 points and Trey Murphy and Naji Marshall each had 15 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 37-31, 70-62, 100-83, 120-103
BLOW: Butler 12 (6 assists), Martin 9 (1 three-pointer, 6 rebounds), Antebayo 25 (5 assists), Lowry 5 (1/6 three-pointers, 9 rebounds), Hiro 23 5), Cain 2, Highsmith 3 (1) , Jovic 6 (1), Dedmon 8 (1), Vincent 6 (2), Oladipo 2 (1/7 shot), Robinson 2, Struss 11 (3), Smith 2, Bouilla 4 (1)
pelicans: Williamson 11, Jones 6, Hernangometh 17 (7 rebounds), McCollum 3 (1/7 shots, 1 three-pointer), Murphy 15 (4), Cheatham 5 (7 rebounds), Temple 5 (1), Machall 15 (8 rebounds). ), Graham 5 (1/7 shots), Alvarado 12 (1), Martin 2, Plowden 6 (1/9 shots), Smart, Cibron 1
Clippers-Nuggets 115-126
In a game that featured multiple misses and brief appearances from the stars of both teams, the Nuggets prevailed 115-126 with the Clippers in Los Angeles.
Is Smith with 15 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with 14 points were the leading scorers for the winners.
With the Clippers, Norman Powell had 34 points and Marcus Morris had 13 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 29-37, 66-74, 100-100, 115-126
CUTTER: Morris 13 (3), Powell 34 (4), Zubac 9, Jackson 1, George 2 (1/6 shoots, 6 rebounds, 5 steals), Batum 3 (1), Covington 3, Fitch 4, Diabate 8 (5th rebounds), Brown, Wall 8, Moon 4, Preston 2, Man 4 (1/7 shots, 1 three point), Kennard 11 (1), Coffey 4 (1), Boston 5 (1/5 shots), Darling
NUGGETS: Gordon 12 (5 rebounds), Brown 9, Porter 12 (3), Jokic 2 (7 assists), Caldwell-Pope 14 92), Nagy 13 (8 rebounds), White 7 (1), Golden, Watson 7 (3 /9 shots, 1 three), Chanchar 11 (1), Smith 15 (8 assists), Reed 10 (2), Randle 2, Brown 12
Cavaliers – Falcons 105-99
In a matchup widely expected to be quite busy in the regular season, the Cavaliers overtook the Hawks 105-99, with both teams long-running their starters.
Donovan Mitchell with 24 points (but 8/26 shooting) and Darius Garland with 23 points and 12 assists led the winners.
For the Hawks, DeZade Murray had 17 points and John Collins had 15 points while Trae Young had 14 points on 3/17 shooting.
THE DODECALPTA: 19-24, 51-41, 75-72, 105-99
CAVALIERS: Stevens, Okoro 16 (2), Allen 8 (5 steals), Garland 23 (4/10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 12 assists), Mitchell 24 (8/26 shots, 4/10 3-pointers, 8 assists ). ), Diakite 13 (2 threes, 11 rebounds), Mobley, Osman 16 (4/9 threes, 7 rebounds), Lopez 3, Neto 2 (1/7 shots), Cooper, Nebhardt, Hinton
hawks: Collins 15 (3 threes, 7 rebounds), Hunter 12 (5 rebounds), Capela 8 (15 rebounds), Young 14 (3/17 shooting, 1/6 threes, 6 assists), Marie 17 (3), Okonio 7 (5 rebounds), Griffin 11 (3 threes, 6 rebounds), Holliday 2, Johnson 8 (1 threes, 11 rebounds), Forrest, Culver, Krejci 5 (1)
Pacemakers – Knicks 109-100
The Pacers earned their second win in three friendlies, beating the Knicks 109-100, who in turn suffered their first loss after two wins last season.
Benedict Mathurin led the winner with 27 points, Andrew Nebhardt added 15 points.
With the Knicks, ARJ Barrett had 21 points and Julius Randle had 13 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 23-33, 48-54, 77-79, 109-100
pacemaker: Smith 9 (1), Turner 10 (7 rebounds), McConnell 5 (2/9 shoots, 1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds, 6 assists), Hield 7 (1/7 three-pointers), Duarte 13 (1 three-pointer). -Pointer, 5 rebounds), Jackson 8, Brissett 2 (8 rebounds), Bitatze 8 (2), Taylor 5 (1), Nebhardt 15 (2 threes, 9 assists), Brown, Mathurin 27
curtsy: Randle 13 (3 threes, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Robinson 8 (8 rebounds), Brunson 11 (4/14 shooting, 1 threes, 8 rebounds), Fournier 8 (3/9 shooting, 2 3-pointers), Barrett 21 (1/5 3-pointers), Sims, Toppin 8, Reddish 10 (3/10 shots, 1/6 3-pointers), Hartenstein 7 (1 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists), McBride 2 ( 1/6 shots), Quickley 12 (4/18 shots, 2/7 threes)
Suns – Kings 104-105
Derby in Phoenix, with the Kings lining up with starters but having to give it all…all to bend 104-105 against the Suns’ “seconds” who were lined up without their stars.
DeAaron Fox with 15 points and Kevin Herter with 13 points were the leading scorers for the winners.
With the Suns, Dwayne Washington had 31 points and Joc Landall had 17 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 32-24, 57-54, 76-83, 104-105
CHANCE: Craig 5 (1/8 shots, 1/5 threes, 6 rebounds), Okoji 6, Landal 17 (2 threes, 8 rebounds), Washington 31 (1), N. Lee 6 (1/8 shots, 8 rebounds) , Wainwright 9 (1/5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Biyobo 12 (12 rebounds), S. Lee 9 (1), Lougou-Cabarot 9 (1)
KINGS: Lyles 6 (1), Sabonis 9 (10 rebounds, 5 assists), Barnes 12 (1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds), Fox 15 (5/14 shooting), Herter 13 (3), Metou 6 (2), Monecke 4 , Len 4, Quetta, Cook 10 (1), Mitchell 6 (2), Davis 12 (3), Monk 5 (2/9 shots, 0/5 threes), Merrill 3 (1), Ellis
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
San Antonio: Vembanyama (32 + 7 rebounds + 5 blocks), Castle (20 + 7 assists), Vassell (11), Shempeni (4), Barnes (3) – start; K. Johnson (27 + 10 rebounds), Harper (7 + 7 rebounds + 12 assists), Cornet (7 + 8 rebounds), Brian (3), Sohan (0), McLaughlin (0), Waters (0).
Utah: Markkanen (29), George (28 + 6 assists), Nurkic (16 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Sensabaugh (11), Mikhailyuk (3) – start; Clayton (17), Williams (8), Collier (7), Filippovski (6 + 6 assists), Hendricks (2).
Chicago – Milwaukee – 103:112 (26:28, 24:26, 30:31, 23:27)
Chicago: White (16 + 5 losses), Vucevic (16 + 7 rebounds), Giddy (13 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Okoro (10), Buzelis (8) – start; Dosunmu (11), Collins (10 + 10 rebounds), Herter (7), Smith (6 + 10 rebounds), Jones (6 + 6 assists), Williams (0).
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (29 + 8 rebounds), Rollins (20 + 7 rebounds), Turner (13), Porter (8 + 9 assists), Green (6) – start; Portis (17 + 11 rebounds), Kuzma (12), Sims (4), G. Harris (3).
Sacramento-Dallas-113:107 (31:23, 28:21, 29:33, 25:30)
sacramento: Westbrook (21 + 9 assists), Ellis (21), Reynaud (19), DeRozan (9 + 6 assists), Achiuwa (5 + 9 rebounds) – start; Schroeder (10), McDermott (9), Clifford (8+9 rebounds), Monk (7), Cardwell (4+8 rebounds).
dallas: Flagg (23 + 5 turnovers), Washington (17 + 4 blocks), Gafford (11 + 7 rebounds), Christie (9 + 7 rebounds), Nembhard (9) – start; Thompson (14), Marshall (11), Russell (7), Hardy (5), Powell (1 + 11 rebounds), Caleb Martin (0), Cisse (0).
New Orleans – Phoenix – 114:123 (33:32, 22:33, 30:28, 29:30)
New Orleans: Murphy (24), Quinn (21 + 11 rebounds), Fiers (18 + 8 rebounds), Bay (17), McGowens (0) – start; Williamson (22), Alvarado (7), Missy (4 + 8 rebounds), Poole (1), Peavy (0).
Phoenix: Booker (20), Brooks (18), Gillespie (17 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), O’Neal (15), Ighodaro (8 + 10 rebounds) – start; Goodwin (16 + 9 rebounds), Buey (12), Williams (10 + 8 rebounds), Fleming (5), Richards (2), Livers (0).
Orlando-Denver-127:126 (23:31, 25:31, 36:31, 43:33)
orlando: Black (38), Bane (24 + 6 assists), Carter (18 + 7 rebounds), Banchero (12 + 6 assists), Jones (0 + 6 assists) – start; da Silva (17), Kane (7), Isaac (5), Richardson (4), Penda (2), Howard (0).
Denver: Jokic (34 + 21 rebounds + 12 assists), J. Murray (24), Hardaway (20), Watson (15), Jones (14) – start; Strother (13), Valanciunas (4), B. Brown (2), Pickett (0).
Atlanta – New York – 125:128 (27:33, 28:35, 34:30, 36:30)
of Atlanta: Okongwu (31 + 14 rebounds), Johnson (20 + 9 rebounds + 12 assists), Daniels (13 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Young (9 + 10 assists + 5 turnovers), Risache (4) – start; Alexander-Walker (25), Newell (12), Krejci (9), Kennard (2), Guay (0).
New York: Towns (36 + 16 rebounds), Brunson (34), Anunoby (15 + 10 rebounds), Bridges (14 + 8 assists), Diawara (5) – start; McCullar (13 + 8 rebounds), Robinson (6 + 9 rebounds), Clarkson (3), Colic (2).
Miami – Indiana – 142:116 (29:28, 30:32, 39:34, 44:22)
Miami: Wiggins (28), Powell (23), Larsson (16 + 7 assists), Weir (15 + 7 rebounds), Mitchell (0) – start; Jaques (28), Jovic (19 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Smith (5), Yakucionis (4), Johnson (2), Fontecchio (2), Gardner (0).
indiana: Siakam (33 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Maturin (25 + 5 losses), Nembhard (15 + 16 assists), Huff (11), Furphy (9 + 7 rebounds) – start; Nesmith (9), Jackson (4), Walker (3), Bradley (3), Jones (2), Potter (2), Thompson (0), Peter (0).
Minnesota – Brooklyn – 107:123 (30:33, 33:29, 23:36, 21:25)
Minnesota: Edwards (28 + 7 rebounds), McDaniels (16), Randle (13 + 11 assists), DiVincenzo (11 + 6 assists), Gobert (6 + 8 rebounds) – start; Reed (13), Dillingham (7), Clark (6), Hyland (4), Juzeng (3), Beranger (0), Miller (0).
Brooklyn: Porter (27 + 10 rebounds), Claxton (14), Clowney (11), Demin (7), Menn (2) – start; Thomas (30), Wolf (11), Sharpe (10), Powell (7), Traore (4), Wilson (0).
Houston – Cleveland – 117:100 (32:24, 28:22, 30:17, 27:37)
Houston: Durant (30 + 7 assists), Smith (15 + 7 rebounds), Thompson (13 + 9 rebounds), Eason (9), Adams (9 + 8 rebounds) – start; Sheppard (18 + 8 assists + 5 steals), Okogie (8), Capela (4 + 8 rebounds), Davison (3), Green (3), Finney-Smith (3), A. Holiday (2), Tate (0).
cleveland: Mitchell (16 + 6 assists), Merrill (13), Garland (12), Wade (6), Allen (6) – starts; Tyson (23 + 15 rebounds), Proctor (7), Bryant (7 + 7 rebounds), E. Mobley (4), Hunter (2), Porter (2), Ball (2).
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I am a sports journalist who has written for various websites and magazines. I currently work as an author at Sportish, a news website that covers sports news. My main focus is writing about soccer, rugby and other sports in the world.
Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 27
Utah-Detroit-131:129 (33:36, 34:32, 44:35, 20:26)
Utah: George (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Markkanen (30), Nurkic (16 + 11 rebounds), Mikhailyuk (9), Bailey (0) – start; Sensabaugh (20), Love (14), Collier (9 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Filipovski (2), Hendricks (0), Clayton (0).
Detroit: Cunningham (29 + 17 assists), Harris (16 + 7 rebounds), D. Robinson (14), Düren (11), Thompson (8) – start; Ivey (11), LeVert (11), Holland (11), Green (8), Jenkins (6), Stewart (4), Reed (0).
Atlanta-Miami-111:126 (32:32, 19:31, 33:27, 27:36)
of Atlanta: Young (30 + 6 assists), Johnson (24 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Okongwu (12 + 7 rebounds), Daniels (8), Risache (5) – start; Alexander-Walker (15), Krejci (11), Gueye (4), Newell (2), Wallace (0).
Miami: Powell (25 + 7 rebounds), Larsson (21), Wiggins (18 + 8 rebounds), Ware (16 + 13 rebounds), Mitchell (6 + 7 assists) – start; Jaques (16), Jovic (10 + 7 rebounds), Yakucionis (8), Smith (6).
Washington – Toronto – 138:117 (35:32, 38:30, 29:38, 36:17)
washington: George (23), McCollum (21), Coulibaly (21 + 8 rebounds), Sarr (15), Middleton (6) – start; Carrington (15), Johnson (12), Shempeny (8+7 rebounds), Riley (8), Bagley (6), Brenham (3), Watkins (0), Vukcevic (0), Johnson (0).
toronto: Ingram (29), Quickley (25), Barnes (14 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (13 + 11 rebounds), Agbadji (8) – start; Walter (15), Shed (6), Dick (5), Lawson (2), Temple (0), Bettle (0), Mobo (0).
Indiana-Boston-122:140 (39:28, 22:47, 30:36, 31:29)
indiana: Nembhard (18 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Maturin (13), Siakam (11), Huff (9), Jackson (6) – starts; McConnell (13), Walker (12), Thompson (11 + 6 assists), Furphy (9), Potter (9), Jones (4), Bradley (4), Peter (3).
Boston: Brown (30), Pritchard (29 + 9 rebounds), White (21 + 6 assists), Keta (8 + 7 rebounds), Walsh (3) – start; Houser (23), Garza (15), Simons (8), Scheierman (3), Gonzalez (0).
Orlando-Charlotte-105:120 (28:38, 20:19, 29:39, 28:24)
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
Chicago: White (13 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Giddy (12 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Buzelis (10 + 8 rebounds), Okoro (8), Vucevic (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Collins (15), Jones (15), Smith (12 + 8 rebounds), Herter (9), Dosunmu (8).
Philadelphia: Embiid (31), Maxey (27 + 8 assists), George (15 + 12 rebounds), Edgecombe (10 + 7 rebounds), Barlow (7) – start; McCain (6), Drummond (2), Grimes (2), Bona (1), Walker (1), Edwards (0).
Memphis – Milwaukee – 125:104 (25:35, 35:15, 32:33, 33:21)
Memphis: Jaren Jackson (24 + 9 rebounds + 5 blocks), Morant (17 + 10 assists), Coward (15), Wells (14), Aldama (12 + 7 rebounds) – starter; Spencer (19), Caldwell-Pope (13), Jackson (7), Koloko (4), Small (0).
Milwaukee: Green (20), Porter (16 + 8 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Portis (15 + 12 rebounds), Kuzma (15 + 8 rebounds), Turner (8) – starts; Rollins (15), G. Harris (8), Jackson (3), Coffey (2), Sims (2), Anthony (0), Nance (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0).
New Orleans – Phoenix – 108:115 (23:26, 25:27, 32:28, 28:34)
new orleans: Murphy (19), Fiers (9), Bay (9), Quinn (7 + 7 rebounds), McGowens (4) – start; Williamson (20 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Poole (19 + 6 assists), Alvarado (11), Missy (7), Matkovic (3), Peavy (0).
Phoenix: Booker (30 + 9 rebounds), Williams (24 + 13 rebounds), Gillespie (16 + 9 assists), Brooks (14), O’Neal (3) – start; Dunn (9 + 8 rebounds), Ighodaro (6), Fleming (6), Goodwin (4), Buey (3).
Portland – Clippers – 103:119 (35:25, 27:31, 16:29, 25:34)
Portland: Avdija (29 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Kamara (20), Sharpe (16), Clingan (10 + 8 rebounds), Murray (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Love (14), Ruper (5), R. Williams (4 + 12 rebounds), Sissoko (1), Rith (0).
cutting machines: Harden (34 + 6 assists), B. Lopez (31), Lenard (28 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Collins (8), Dunn (7) – start; Sanders (5), Miller (3), Batum (3), Bogdanovich (0), Christie (0), Niederhäuser (0).
tournament tables
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I am a sports journalist who has written for various websites and magazines. I currently work as an author at Sportish, a news website that covers sports news. My main focus is writing about soccer, rugby and other sports in the world.
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)
New York: Brunson (34), Hart (15), Bridges (12), Towns (11 + 14 rebounds), Anunoby (8) – start; Clarkson (25), Kolek (16 + 9 assists), Diawara (5), Hookporty (0), Robinson (0 + 12 rebounds).
cleveland: Mitchell (34 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Garland (20 + 10 assists), Merrill (11), Allen (7 + 9 rebounds), Wade (6) – start; Tyson (16), E. Mobley (14 + 9 rebounds), Hunter (13), Bryant (3), Ball (0).
Oklahoma – San Antonio – 102:117 (36:41, 24:28, 19:26, 23:22)
Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (22), Hartenstein (13 + 12 rebounds), Jaylen Williams (12 + 6 assists), Holmgren (10 + 12 rebounds), Dort (8) – start; Caruso (12), K. Williams (8), Wiggins (5), Joe (5), Wallace (5), Carlson (2), Barnhizer (0), Youngblood (0).
San Antonio: Fox (29), Castle (19 + 7 assists), Barnes (15), Cornet (6), Vassell (5) – start; Vembanyama (19 + 11 rebounds), Harper (12), K. Johnson (9 + 7 rebounds), McLaughlin (3), Sohan (0), Shempeni (0), Brian (0), Olynyk (0), Waters (0).
Golden State – Dallas – 126:116 (40:28, 31:30, 29:31, 26:27)
Golden State: Curry (23), Butler (14 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Moody (12), Dr. Green (7), Post (6) – start; Melton (16), Horford (14), Podziemski (13 + 8 rebounds), Jackson-Davis (10), Payton II (6), Richard (5).
dallas: Flagg (27), Marshall (14), Washington (14 + 10 rebounds), Nembhard (4), Davis (3) – starter; Williams (26), Christie (13), Thompson (7), Gafford (6), Caleb Martin (2).
Lakers-Houston-96:119 (25:37, 28:26, 21:29, 22:27)
Lakers: Doncic (25 + 7 assists + 6 turnovers), James (18), Reeves (12), Ayton (10), Hachimura (0) – start; Vanderbilt (11), Smart (6), Larevia (5), James Jr. (3), Thiero (2), Knecht (2), Kleber (2).
Houston: Thompson (26 + 7 rebounds), Durant (25 + 9 assists), Smith (16 + 7 rebounds), Shengyun (14 + 12 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Eason (13) – start; Sheppard (13), Capela (6), Adams (4 + 9 rebounds), Tate (2), A. Holiday (0), Davison (0), Green (0), Okogie (0), Finney-Smith (0).
Denver – Minnesota – 142:138 (STARTING 32:29, 25:26, 35:23, 23:37, 27:23)
Denver: Jokic (56 + 16 rebounds + 15 assists + 5 turnovers), J. Murray (35 + 10 assists), Hardaway (19), Jones (12 + 9 rebounds), Watson (9) – start; B. Brown (7), Nnaji (2), Valanciunas (2), Strother (0).
Minnesota: Edwards (44 + 6 turnovers), Randle (32 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), McDaniels (21), Gobert (9 + 12 rebounds + 6 blocks), DiVincenzo (6 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists) – start; Reed (13), Hyland (11), Clark (2), Juzeng (0), Conley (0), Shannon (0).
tournament tables
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I am a sports journalist who has written for various websites and magazines. I currently work as an author at Sportish, a news website that covers sports news. My main focus is writing about soccer, rugby and other sports in the world.
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Europa League4 years agoAtalanta announced the acquisition of Boga
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Europa League4 years agoFears that Zapata will be out for 4 months
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Premier League4 years agoExcept for the rest of January, Sean was injured