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Mavericks beat Jazz with Doncic and positive Dorsey, wins for Nets and Raptors
Luka Doncic had a productive night to lead the Mavericks to a 115-101 win over the Jazz, with Dorsey feeling confident about the time he was getting. Wins for the Nets, Raptors and Knicks.
A positive example for the Mavericks are Luka Doncic, but also Tyler Dorsey. Dallas swept past Utah in a 101-115 win over the Jazz, improving their record to 2-1.
Doncic was the leading scorer for the winners with 24 points, with Tim Hardaway adding 20 points and Christian Wood adding 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dorsey played 5 minutes and during that time scored 7 points with 0/1 2-pointers, 2/2 3-pointers, 1/2 shots, 1 rebound and 1 steal.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Rudy Gay had 16 points and Jordan Clarkson had 11 points (but on 4/13 shooting).
THE DODECALPTA: 26-27, 53-54, 79-82, 101-115
JAZZ: Olynyk 8 (5 rebounds), Markkanen 21 (10 rebounds), Vanderbilt 8 (8 rebounds), Conley 7 (1 3-pointers, 7 assists), Clarkson 11 (4/13 shooting, 2/7 3-pointers), Agbaji 2, Gay 16 (2 threes, 6 rebounds), Kessler 12 (7 rebounds), Sexton 5 (2/11 shooting, 7 assists), Alexander-Walker 2, Horton-Tucker 9 (1)
MAVERICKS: Finney-Smith 11 (3), Bullock 9 (1), McGee 8 (5 rebounds), Dinwiddie 3 (1/8 shooting, 1 three-pointer, 9 assists), Doncic 24 (2/9 three-pointers, 5 assists), Kleber 6 (1), Hardaway 20 (4), Powell 3, Wood 12 (2/7 threes, 10 rebounds), Dilikina 5 (1), Wright, Green 4, Pinson, Dorsey 7 (2), Robust 2
Birds of Prey – Celtics 137-134
The Raptors and Celtics took their friendly game a little more seriously than people thought. The result was a stalemate, with the Raptors winning 137-134 in overtime.
Augie Anunoby’s 32 points led the way for the winners, with Scotty Barnes adding 25 points and Precious Atshua adding 18 points.
With the Celtics, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each had 23 points and Jayson Tatum had 21 points (but on 6/15 shooting).
THE DODECALPTA: 35-36, 63-66, 98-98, 127-127, 137-134
birds of prey: Atsua 18 (4/16 shooting, 8 rebounds), Anunoby 32 (4 3s, 6 rebounds), Barnes 25 (2), Burts 4, VanVleet 13 (7 assists, 5 rallies), Young 4 (8 rebounds), Hernangometh 3 (1 three-pointer, 7 rebounds), Colocco 12, Champani 7 (6 rebounds), Bandon 13 (4/13 shooting), Jackson 2, Dotwin 4
CELTS: Tatum 21 (6/15 shooting, 3/10 threes, 9 rebounds, 5 assists), Horford 13 (3), Smart 15 (1), White 23 (5), Brown 23 (3), Griffin 6, Williams 11 (3/12 shoots, 2 threes, 5 rebounds), Vonle 6, Jackson 5 (1), Houser 3 (1/7 threes, 6 rebounds), Brogdon 8, Pritchard (0/5 shoots)
Wolves – Nets 102-112
In a game in which both teams threw their starters long, the Nets defeated the Wolves 112-102 in Minnesota, handing them their first loss of the previous season.
Kyrie Irving’s 26 points and Kevin Durant’s 20 points led the way for the winners, with Ben Simmons staying on 2 points and playing just 13 minutes before being ejected with 6 fouls.
In the Wolves, D’Angelo Russell had 17 points, Rudy Gober had 16 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 22-28, 49-65, 76-87, 102-112
WOLVES: McDaniels 6, Edwards 12 (4/14 shots, 3 threes), Gober 16 (8 rebounds), Towns 15 (4/12 shots, 9 rebounds), Russell 17 (2 threes, 6 assists), Prince 6 (6 rebounds ), Anderson 11 (5 rebounds), Reed 7 (1 three-pointer, 7 rebounds), Rivers 2, Forbes 4, Knowsle 6 (0/6 shooting)
NET’s: Durant 20 (3 threes, 6 assists), O’Neal 11 (2 threes, 8 rebounds), Claxton 8 (5 rebounds), Irving 26 (4), Simmons 2 (6 assists), Morris 7 (1/6 threes ). , 6 rebounds), Watanabe 3 (1), Duke, Edwards 2, Sharp 15 (13 rebounds), Mills 6 (2), Thomas 11 (1)
Kings – Lakers 133-86
Russell Westbook came off the bench for the first time in his career after his rookie season and played 5 minutes before injuring himself. That was all the Lakers will remember from the game as the Kings threw a party and chopped them up 133-86.
DeAaron Fox with 21 points and Terrence Davis with 14 points were the leading scorers for the winners.
For the Lakers, who were without Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Austin Reaves each had 10 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 36-23, 65-44, 95-62, 133-86
KINGS: Okpala 8 (2), Barnes 3 (1/10 shooting, 6 rebounds), Sabonis 10 (12 rebounds, 9 assists), Monk 13 (2), Fox 21 (2), Lyles 17 (4), Mitchell 11, Holmes 6 (7 rebounds), Monecke 4 (6 rebounds), Ellis 11, Len 1, Dellavedova 7 (1), Metou 4, Merrill 3 (1)
LAKERS: Christie 3, James 10 (5 rebounds), Jones 7, Reaves 10 (1), Beverley 4, Westbrook, Ryans 6 (2), Nunn 6 (2), Gabriel 3 (1), Toscano-Anderson 3 (1) , Bryant 6, Swinder 7 (1), Pippen 9 (1), Huff 8, Pierre-Louis 3
Warrior – Nuggets 112-119
Draymond Green came back and coexisted (uncomfortably or not, it’s probably…a detail) with Jordan Poole, but it was the Nuggets who ended up smiling, beating the Warriors 119-112.
Bound Hyland with 18 points and Nikola Jokic with 17 points were the leading scorers for the winners.
For the Warriors, Jonathan Cuminga and Klay Thompson each had 17 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 32-28, 56-64, 98-84, 119-112
WARRIOR: Wiggins 7 (1), Green 6, Looney 4, Thompson 17 (5), Curry 14 (1/9 threes), Poole 3 (1/10 shots, 0/5 threes), Wiseman 15 (6 rebounds), Baldwin 5 (0/6 3-pointers), Cuminga 17 (1 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists), DiVincenzo 6, Rollins 9 (1), Spencer 4, Robinson 5 (1), Lamm
NUGGETS: Porter 17 (3), Gordon 11 (12 rebounds, 7 assists), Jokic 17 (1 treble, 5 assists, 6 turnovers), Caldwell-Pope 7, Brown 6, Jordan 5, Reed 10 (1), Green 13 ( 2), Brown 5 (1), Hyland 18 (1), Smith 8, Nazi 2, Chadzar, Watson
Magic – Cavaliers 114-108
It was a great game in Orlando, where the Magic recorded a 114-108 win over the Cavaliers and improved their preseason record to 4-1 compared to Cleveland’s 1-3.
Paolo Bankero was the winner’s best scorer with 17 points, Cole Anthony contributed 14 points and Franz Wagner 13 points.
For the Cavaliers, who competed primarily with pucks, Izan Okoro had 17 points and Carys LeVert had 15 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 26-25, 52-55, 82-80, 114-108
MAGIC: Banquero 17 (1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds), F. Wagner 13 (4/12 shots, 1/6 three-pointer), Carter 7 (1 three-pointer, 7 rebounds), Baba 9 (7 rebounds), Anthony 14, Okeke 5 ( 1), Houston 11 (3), Schofield 6 (2), M. Wagner 3 (1), Ball 8 (5 rebounds), Hampton 8, Ross 3 (1), Cannady 2, Harris 8 (1)
CAVALIERS: Osman 11 (3/9 shots, 1/5 threes, 9 rebounds), Okoro 17 (1), E. Mobley 8, Neto 7 (1), LeVert 15 (3), Diakite 8 (2), Stevens 12 ( 2), Pickett, A. Mobley 8, Lopez, Cooper 7, Nebhardt 7 (3/10 shots, 1 three), Hinton 8 (2)
Pacemaker – Rockets 114-122
In a game where defense was forgotten in the locker room, the Rockets beat Indiana 114-122 against the Pacers and improved their preseason record to 3-1.
Jalen Green with 33 points and Kevin Porter with 22 points led the winners.
With the Pacers, Buddy Hield had 19 points and Benedict Mathurin had 18 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 29-39, 60-81, 92-103, 114-122
pacemaker: Smith 10 (3/10 shooting, 2 threes), Turner 15 (1), McConnell 7 (1), Hield 19 (4), Duarte 10 (2), Sirvidis 3 (1), Jackson 5, Brissett 2, Bitatze 9 (1), Galloway 2, Taylor 4, Nebhardt 2, Brown 8, Mathurin 18 (7/18 shots)
MISSILES: Martin 10 (2 trebles, 8 rebounds), Senggun 12 (2 trebles, 5 rebounds), Gordon 14 (2), Porter 22 (5 trebles, 7 rebounds), Green 33 (4), Garuba (9 rebounds), Fernando 1 (6 rebounds), Eason 9 (1 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Marjanovic 2, Christopher 11 (5/14 shooting, 1/6 three-pointers, 7 rebounds), Washington 8 (1), Hudgin
Knicks-Wizards 105-89
The Knicks earned their 3rd win in 4 preseason games, beating the Porzingis-less Wizards in New York 105-89. Washington’s record fell to 1-3.
Standing out as winners were Jaylen Brunson with 27 points, Mitchell Robinson with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and ARJ Barrett with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
With the Wizards, Rui Hachimura had 20 points and Bradley Beal had 16 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 30-19, 52-42, 83-72, 105-89
curtsy: Randle 10 (3/11 shooting, 6 rebounds), Robinson 20 (12 rebounds), Brunson 27 (3), Fournier 4, Barrett 19 (4 threes, 12 rebounds), Sims, Toppin 6, Hunt, Reddys 2, Hartenstein 4, Rose 4, McBride 3 (1), Quickley 6 (3/9 shots, 9 rebounds), Grimes, Arcindiacono
WIZARD: Burton 9 (3), Kuzma 7 (3/11 shots), Gafford 4, Morris 10 (4/12 shots), Beal 16 (1/6 trebles, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Gill, Hachimura 20 91), Todd 5 (1), Gibson 6, Dotson 3 (1), Wright 9 (3), Goodwin, Davies
Pelicans-hawks 120-111
The Pelicans went up against the Hawks without Zion Williamson, but that didn’t stop them from clinching a 120-111 win. This was their fourth win in five friendlies, with the Hawks holding a 2-2 record.
Brandon Ingram with 19 points and Jonas Valanciunas with 16 points and 11 rebounds led the surefire winners. With the Hawks, Dezande Marie had 18 points and Trae Young had 17 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 40-24, 64-67, 93-92, 120-111
pelicans: Ingram 19 (1), Jones 12, Valanciunas 16 (11 rebounds, 7 assists), McCollum 9 (3/12 shooting, 2 threes, 6 assists), Murphy 10 (1), Nance 10 (10 rebounds), Cheatham 2 , Marshall 13 (1), Graham 3 (1), Alvarado 3 (1), Martin, Plowden 10 (2), Smart, Cibron 3, Daniels 10 (1)
hawks: Collins 3, Okoniou 6 (5 rebounds), Hunter 8 (1), Young 17 (3 3-pointers, 7 assists, 5 turnovers), Murray 18 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Kaminski 7 (1/5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Martin 7, Griffin 4 (1/5 3-pointers), Holliday 8, Johnson 14 (2), Holliday 2, Forrest 10 (2 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Culver 4, Krejci 3 (1/5 3-hand)
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 30, 2025
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
NBA. Regular season, December 30
Miami – Denver – 147:123 (41:29, 22:34, 47:36, 37:24)
Miami: Powell (25), Weir (19 + 9 rebounds), Wiggins (19 + 6 assists), Adebayo (13 + 10 rebounds), Mitchell (10 + 9 assists) – start; Jovic (22), Jaques (20 + 11 assists), Smith (11), Larsson (3), Fontecchio (3), Johnson (2), Yakucionis (0), Gardner (0).
Denver: Jokic (21 + 8 assists), J. Murray (20 + 11 assists), Hardaway (16), Jones (16), Watson (11) – start; B. Brown (15), Valanciunas (6), Holmes (4), Strother (4), Nnaji (4), Pickett (2), Jones (2), Tyson (2).
San Antonio – Cleveland – 101:113 (26:25, 29:24, 23:27, 23:37)
San Antonio: Vembanyama (26 + 14 rebounds), Castle (15 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Fox (14), Vassell (7), Barnes (3) – start; Harper (11), Cornet (10 + 9 rebounds), K. Johnson (8), Shempeni (7), Brian (0).
cleveland: Allen (27 + 10 rebounds), E. Mobley (16 + 7 rebounds), Garland (15 + 11 assists), Mitchell (10 + 7 assists), Wade (10) – start; Hunter (11 + 9 rebounds), Tyson (11), Tomlin (6), Merrill (5), Porter (2).
Toronto – Orlando – 107:106 (18:29, 36:36, 30:29, 23:12)
toronto: Ingram (17 + 9 rebounds), Barnes (13 + 11 rebounds), Mamukelashvili (13), Agbadzhi (10), Quickley (4) – start; Shed (19), Dick (15), Walter (10 + 7 rebounds), Murray-Boyles (4 + 12 rebounds), Bettle (2), Bamba (0).
Orlando’s: Black (27), Banchero (23 + 15 rebounds + 10 assists), Bane (18), Jones (10), Carter (9) – start; Richardson (7), da Silva (6), Kane (3), Bitadze (2), Penda (1), Isaac (0).
Washington – Phoenix – 101:115 (23:22, 31:39, 25:26, 22:28)
washington: Johnson (24), McCollum (17), Coulibaly (13 + 7 rebounds), Watkins (3), Sarr (2) – start; Shempeny (11), Carrington (10), Riley (10), Bagley (7+7 rebounds), Brenham (4), Johnson (0), Hill (0).
Phoenix: Brooks (26), Gillespie (25 + 6 assists), Booker (22), O’Neal (15), Igodaro (6 + 10 rebounds) – starter; Goodwin (14 + 7 rebounds), Livers (3), Buey (2), Richards (2 + 9 rebounds), Hayes-Davis (0), Fleming (0), Maluach (0).
Charlotte-Milwaukee-113:123 (26:25, 40:38, 23:32, 24:28)
Charlotte: Miller (31 + 8 rebounds), Ball (26 + 7 assists + 6 losses), Diabate (14 + 9 rebounds), Bridges (3), James (0) – start; Sexton (16 + 8 assists), Green (10), McNeely (7), Hall (3), Hall (3 + 11 rebounds), Mann (0).
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (24 + 7 assists), Turner (23 + 4 blocked shots), Porter (15 + 11 assists), Rollins (13), Green (5) – start; Portis (25), Trent (9), Kuzma (6), G. Harris (3), Sims (0).
Brooklyn – Golden State – 107:120 (30:28, 27:31, 28:30, 22:31)
Brooklyn: Porter (27 + 9 rebounds), Demin (23), Claxton (15 + 9 rebounds), Clowney (11), Mann (4) – start; Thomas (13), Traore (9), Sharpe (3), Powell (2), Wolfe (0).
Golden State: Curry (27), Butler (21), Dr. Green (7), Moody (4), Post (3) – start; Jackson-Davis (11), Payton II (10), Melton (10 + 8 rebounds), Richard (10), Podziemski (7), Hield (6), Spencer (4), Santos (0).
New Orleans – New York – 125:130 (41:37, 34:35, 28:24, 22:34)
New Orleans: Williamson (32), Bay (26 + 6 assists), Murphy (21), Quinn (7 + 9 rebounds + 6 assists), Fiers (4) – start; Poole (26), Peavey (3), Hawkins (2), Missy (2), Looney (2 + 9 rebounds).
new York: Brunson (28 + 10 assists), Anunoby (23 + 11 rebounds), Diawara (18), Towns (12 + 12 rebounds), Bridges (6 + 10 assists) – start; McBride (14), Yabusele (9), Clarkson (9), Kolek (7), McCullar (2), Jamison (2), Hookporty (0).
Oklahoma – Atlanta – 140:129 (35:38, 35:36, 43:29, 27:26)
Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (39 + 6 assists), Holmgren (24 + 9 rebounds), Jaylen Williams (20 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Wallace (17 + 7 rebounds), Dort (6) – start; Caruso (16 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (10), Carlson (6), Wiggins (2), Joe (0), K. Williams (0).
of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (30), Okongwu (26 + 14 rebounds + 6 assists), Krejci (18), Daniels (13 + 7 assists), Risache (12) – start; Kennard (12), Wallace (9), Newell (9), Gueye (0).
Houston – Indiana – 126:119 (30:25, 36:23, 39:30, 21:41)
Houston: Durant (30), Smith (21 + 10 rebounds), Thompson (20 + 8 rebounds + 7 assists), Eason (13 + 8 rebounds), Adams (8) – start; Sheppard (13), Finney-Smith (6), Capela (6+7 rebounds), Okogie (3), Davison (2), Tate (2), Green (2), A. Holiday (0).
indiana: Siakam (23), Maturin (14), Nembhard (11), Furphy (9), Huff (8) – start; Nesmith (14), Walker (12), Jackson (7), McConnell (6), Peter (6), Jones (4), Potter (3 + 6 assists), Thompson (2), Bradley (0).
Chicago – Minnesota – 101:136 (23:21, 27:34, 28:40, 23:41)
Chicago: Vucevic (23), Buzelis (13), Giddy (11), Okoro (4), White (0) – start; Smith (12), Jones (11), Dosunmu (10 + 7 assists), Herter (8), Williams (7), Phillips (2), Carter (0), Terry (0).
Minnesota: Edwards (23), Randle (17 + 14 assists), DiVincenzo (12), Gobert (9 + 10 rebounds + 4 blocks), McDaniels (7) – start; Reed (33 + 7 rebounds), Hyland (12), Clark (11), Dillingham (5), Miller (3), Juzeng (2), Conley (2), Beranger (0).
Portland – Dallas – 125:122 (42:29, 33:34, 22:30, 28:29)
Portland: Avdija (27 + 9 rebounds + 11 assists + 8 losses), Sharpe (24), Klingin (18 + 11 rebounds), Kamara (9), Sissoko (6) – start; Love (24), Ruper (9), R. Williams (8 + 8 rebounds), Yang Hansen (0).
dallas: Christie (25), Gafford (17 + 10 rebounds), Flagg (15 + 7 assists + 5 turnovers), Washington (8), Nembhard (0 + 6 assists) – start; Williams (22), Marshall (17), Thompson (14), Powell (2), Caleb Martin (2).
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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