NBA
Magic Antetokounmpo, nuclear-powered Lopez and six-man triumph for Milwaukee
A triumph for the Bucks, who missed the district six times but beat the Cavaliers (113-98) in Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo reached the triple-double (16/12/8), Brook Lopez and Jordan Nuora caught fire from the perimeter.
They had hoped to have some of the injured with them, but the Bucks entered their brand new floor of six absences in the early hours of Thursday (11/17). Holliday, Allen, Matthews, Connaughton, Ingles, Middleton, that’s six regionals, were left out, but the Milwaukee team showed what great character they have in difficult times. They defeated the young, ambitious, very competitive Cavaliers 113-98 and bounced back after two straight losses.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was out of place, he didn’t complete phases that are butter on bread for him, but he played with composure and was incomparable in creation, more reminiscent of Magic Johnson than Greek Freak. His pass kept the Stags afloat in the first half before exploding in the third half, which saw Brook Lopez deliver a high-scoring season, equaling his career three-pointer and watching Jordan Nuora catch fire when he came from the bank. At 11-3, the Milwaukee team (8-1 home and 3-2 a) showed character, playing with vigor and taking from those who struggled, even rookie AJ Green and even Hill, Mamukelasvili, ibaka
At 8-6 the Cavaliers (4-1 home and 4-5 away) missed a huge opportunity to put pressure on the Bucks. The Cleveland team didn’t have their key center, Jarrett Allen, but most importantly, they didn’t have Darius Garland – Donovan Mitchell in good shape in the second half. Carys LeVert was out of place and out of time and no one but Evan Mobley stepped forward to lead. The bench and especially Love, Okoro, Osman were… odorless and tasteless as their coach emptied the bench in the finals hoping the next meeting with the Bucks would be different.
Antetokounmpo’s account
In the first half he was not aggressive and dangerous, but he didn’t force any situations. He understood that the defense was closed, he made four shots in 17:26 by halftime, but he had seven assists and the truth is that his own creations led to the threes that kept the Bucks upright.
In the second half he had a lot of rebounds but he sometimes ran out of courage as he missed some whistles, missed easy finishes but he was happy with what was happening around him. It wasn’t his best night, but it was a night he and his team needed to win despite so many failures, but also because their leader found iron.
16 points
10 points on the racket
6/16 two points
0/2 three-hand
4/11 shots
12 setbacks
8 assists
2 errors
1 foul
8 earned fouls
+10 to +/-
33.2 USG%
at 31:32
36-36 bat points, 15-6 surprise points, 45-20 spare points, 6-16 opponent foul points, 21-6 second chance points (offensive rebounding). The Bucks’ next opponent is the Sixers in the early hours of Saturday (November 19 at 2:30 a.m.) in Philadelphia.
The race
With Carter, Botchamp, Giannis, Portis, Lopez on the starting lineup, the Bucks didn’t start well. They were trailing -7 (9-16) before mid-half, with Budenholzer calling a time-out and waking up his team. Nuora and Lopez did a great job on the outside shot, the difference was eroded (25-27 at 9′ and 28-29 at 10′), but the defense still wasn’t at a good level. Offense kept Milwaukee going, Hill put them ahead (34-33), but Cleveland ended the upcoming period thanks to 16 unstoppable Donovan Mitchell.
With rookie AJ Green delivering energy and scoring from the 3-point line, the Bucks held on as their opponents built double-digit leads, with Garland scoring in spurts while Mitchell rested on the bench. Giannis worked brilliantly in the creator role, he had six assists for 48-49 from Mamoukelashvili with a nice finish with Georgianos equalizing with 1/2 shots but immediately after 0/2. The game was beautiful, the Stags held up well against their tough competition and 61-60 at halftime was really great all things considered.
The outburst that everyone was expecting from Giannis came off the bucket overall early in the second half. Lopez was in an unreal situation, scoring like there was no opponent on the court, Carter wrote 81-66 in the middle of the third and that 20-6 in six minutes shocked the Cavaliers. Lopez hit a seventh 3-pointer, Hill fired from the corner for 89-71, Nuora nailed for +20 and what those witnessed on the Fiserv forums was beyond words. The 95-78 season was magical, but the work wasn’t done yet.
The Cavaliers went from -20 to 10 (97-87) with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, after which Carter hit a huge 3-pointer to snip off his opponents’ legs. Nuora did the same for 103-91 in the 41st minute, he also scored 109-91 in the 44th minute which finally decided the game. The Bucks pulled off a big win against an opponent that could give them big problems for the rest of the season and potentially in the playoffs.
THE DODECALPTA: 34-37, 61-60, 95-78, 113-96
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Mike Budenholzer): Giannis Antetokounmpo 16 (6/16 2-points, 4/11 shots, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 turnovers in 31:32), Portis 10 (4/7 2-points, 2/2 shots, 11 rebounds, 2 assists), Lopez 29 (3/4 2-pointers, 7/9 3-pointers, 2/2 shots, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks) m Beauchamp 2 (1/8 shot, 5 rebounds), Carter 11 (1 3s, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks), Noora 21 (5/9 3s, 4/6 shots), Hill 7 (1 3s, 3 rebounds, 3 assists), Green 3 ( 1), Ibaka 9 ( 3/4 2-pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 4 rebounds), Mamoukelashvili 5, Thanasis Antetokounmpo
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (JB Bickerstaff): LeVert 2 (1/5 shooting, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), Stevens 10 (2), Evan Mobley 20 (9/14 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Mitchell 23 (4/10 2-pointers, 3/9 3-pointers, 6/6 shots, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals), Garland 23 (5/9 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 8 assists), Love 5 (1 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Osman 4, Okoro 4, Lopez, Isaiah Mobley 2, Neto, Diakite
Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 25/47 2-pointers, 16/39 3-pointers, 15/27 shots, 67 rebounds, 26 assists, 5 steals, 6 blocks, 14 turnovers, 16 fouls
Cleveland Cavaliers team stats: 24/56 2-pointers, 12/28 3-pointers, 14/17 shots, 41 rebounds, 22 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks, 8 turnovers, 18 fouls
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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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