drama in Los Angeles Lakers It’s the story that never ends. As soon as each season begins, problems arise under the rocks, and the most important thing that the Californians will have to deal with is the state of Russell Westbrook. The 2017 MVP has become an uncomfortable passenger on campus led by Darwin Hamm. His salary, along with his reluctance to accept a secondary role due to his performance, has created a not-so-positive climate that carried over into the start of the 2022-2023 academic year by Golden State Warriors.
The Lakers couldn’t take down the champions on their night of celebration. falling sharply by 123 to 109 in a duel they never stood a chance of winning. The script of the game followed almost the same development as the 82 games last year and where Westbrook was once again the star.
Just take a look at his brilliant stats 19 points on 7 of 12 field goals, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal it is logical to think that his performance left no room for doubt. Most of his offensive production, however, came against the Warriors’ second unit, either in transition or in mismatches against bigger men. Numbers that although positive and cumulative, happened in individual actions and not as a consequence of the offensive system of the Lakers. That is, nothing that did not happen last season, the result of which is already known.
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With Westbrook today, it’s not so much what he can do (up the pace, score with touch, run), but more how and in what context he does it. Only 3 of the 2017 MVP’s 12 attempts at the rim came via a teammate’s pass, one of which was a clean step-up alley-oop. If Darwin Hamm’s goal was to turn Rush into a prop and someone who could contribute without the ball, this wasn’t the best start.
It’s clear that the Lakers’ loss was not due to the star’s performance at all. In fact, beyond of the link LeBron-Davis-Westbrook the angel hardly tried 34 field goals (52.9% accuracy)namely, 32 points. Very little production for a team that claims to be significantly improved from last year.
The problem with Rush came after the game to the attention of the media. There the base stated that the muscle problems suffered in the final preseason duel was due to the fact that he came off the bench, words similar to what he left last season about his minutes on the court.
“I’ve been doing the same thing for the last 14 years” he said, referring to the possibility of being an alternate. “Honestly, I didn’t even know what to do before the game. I was trying to figure out how to stay warm and cool. It’s just something I wasn’t used to.”
While, ham He emphasized the importance of Westbrook bringing energy from the start, especially after Dennis Schroder’s recent injury.
You want to start the match in the right way in terms of energy and to be in attack mode and there is no one better than him.”commented the coach of the Lakers before the words of his player. “I believe that [Westbrook] it was solid. He had a few things I’d like to fix, but overall he was solid.”.
The Lakers have a lot of issues to sort out in the coming weeks, and Russell Westbrook’s is one of the biggest. Finding the right role for him and to match his personality will be critical if he remains in the team. All this while trying to show that he is still the best version of himself.
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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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Six games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 21-22.
Atlanta hosted Chicago and lost in a high-scoring game.
The teams focused on offense from the beginning of the match and this continued throughout the game. As a result, Atlanta made 23 three-pointers and Chicago made 20, and both teams had a shooting percentage close to 50. The teams also frequently missed each other at the basket, so the game resembled a constant exchange of points. The leader changed 20 times in the meeting and the fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Prior to that, the Bulls had built a 6-point advantage, but the Hawks nearly made up for it as the opponents took one of every two shots and Young and Johnson each scored three points for the home team. Still, the outcome was 152:150 in favor of Chicago.
The most productive player of the match was Johnson, who fell one assist short of a triple-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls also had a triple-double contender, but Giddy, who had 19 points and 11 assists, was one rebound short.
Sacramento made a great comeback against Houston and won at home.
Having performed better in the first half, the Rockets eventually gained an advantage of 11 points (68:57) and maintained a comfortable distance from the opponent in the third quarter with 9 points (91:82), and at the beginning of the fourth 12 minutes, this difference increased to +14 – 100:86. But after that the Kings made a 12:0 move and practically equalized: 98:100. Houston then had a few-point advantage, but with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook made a three-pointer and tied the score at 112:112. The match went to overtime and Schroeder’s three-point shot 4 seconds before the siren was decisive – 125:124.
At the end of this match, Schröder recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. While Westbrook achieved the same success with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reynaud also played with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
New York confidently won its home game against Miami.
Heat had a successful performance by winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30, but in the second 12 minutes, the Knicks managed to close the gap and take the lead and entered the long break with +4 – 66:62 on the scoreboard. In the second half, New York constantly kept its opponent within two or three attacks and carried the match to a confident victory with 132:125.
Brunson was the best player of the game, scoring 47 points, which significantly helped the Knicks win.
NBA. Regular season, December 22
Atlanta – Chicago – 150:152 (38:38, 35:45, 42:33, 35:36)
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