Season after season the eyes are always on Luka Doncic. The Slovenian star has broken into the NBA like a supernova, he unfolds a level of play and puts up numbers that put him on the level of the tallest legends in history in many ways. At the same time, the Dallas Mavericks They have not been able to build a team that lives up to their figure, sharing the field with secondary players and significantly raising their performance.
After the departure of Jalen Brunson, the Mavs chose to focus their efforts on strengthening the interior game. A different bet than expected, which meant the arrival of JaVale McGee and Christian Wood. The latter, from the Houston Rockets, has a lot to prove and had yet to find himself in a winning context like the one he was about to see in Dallas.
But a team doesn’t live with hope and potential, at least not in the harsh context of the Western Conference. However, in its early stages Season 2022-2023 the senses that the The Luka Doncic-Christian Wood combination was positive. YesIf it’s too early to say its arrival has been an unmitigated success, which time will tell, there are reasons to believe the interior could be equal to the star.
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Since Lukas landed in the NBA, it has been reiterated that the best ally to take advantage of his game was a secondary operator. A postulate that has been proven in past Playoffs. It is also true that one of the branches of the Slovenian game is the instant lock, hence Maxi Kleber it’s so important in Dallas. A preference for 2 vs. 2 which requires you to have a partner who can set good screens, but who is both an aerial threat and also a jumper. Christian Wood meets both conditions.
In the only two regular season games the Mavs have played, both have thrown 9 straight shutouts. From this small sample the balance was 2 hits per 5 attempts, what to add two personal fouls taken by Wood when he was about to finish in the hoop. The 3 failures They were distributed as follows: two 3-pointers above the boat by the Slovenian and another outside shot that missed from inside.
In short, the balance is positive in the small sample they have left in the first two commitments and the feeling is that if the volume increases, so will the picks to be more productive.
Doncic doesn’t need to be discovered, he’s one of the most versatile and creative playmakers in the league, but Wood is a bit more of an unknown.
The former Pistons and Rockets forward performs very well on his feet and near the rim, though he suffers when he has to produce with the ball. Something you don’t have to worry too much about having the Slovenian by your side. And the data reflects that with 2.00 points for possession in its situations pick and pop 1.33 inches pick&roll and 57.1% in catch & shoot
The chemistry between the two seems to have been instant. In the 31 minutes they’ve shared the court so far, they’ve posted an offensive rating of 147.6 for +32.0 net score, is defense (115.6) the only downside. These three records with the passage of weeks and opponents will stabilize, although a good start is important. Together the Mavs’ success has grown 54.5% shooting from the fieldwhich is equivalent to a 69.1% true shooting percentage (real shot).
In the absence of a secondary coach on the level of Luka Doncic, Christian Wood is the excellent alternative to confirm himself as the ideal rider for the Slovenian in this regular phase. If the offices of the Dallas Mavericks manage to strengthen the lineup through transfer, it would not be impossible for the Texans to take off permanently from April.
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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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