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NBA, the 7 things that stayed with us from the night: Giannis Antetokounbo is a goalscoring machine
Unaffected by absences and annoyances, John continues to leave the NBA world with his mouth open at a time when Harden’s impact on Ebid is already evident. Sportish presents the 7 things that caught the eye in the NBA at dawn.
A goal machine, Giannis Antetokounbo doesn’t brag about absences or annoyances and continues to leave the entire NBA gaping. On the other hand, Harden’s arrival in Philadelphia seems to have influenced Ebid’s game, but he hasn’t found it yet.
the Sportish presents the 7 things that caught the eye in a 7-game night in the NBA.
The game of the evening
A great battle was fought in Minnesota between the Wolves and the Hornets, with the hosts eventually taking the win in overtime 126-120 and rising to 31-27 in the season. Both teams laid their lives on the floor but Wolves were the ones smiling at the end of the night as Towns put on a show, especially in overtime.
The big host had 39 points with 15 rebounds in the match, while Bridges for the visitors had 28 points with 13 rebounds and Roger and Bowl had 25 and 22 points, respectively. In addition to Towns, Russell and McDaniels also showed excellent performances with 18 points each.
The Appearance of the Night
A name, a mythical appearance. John Antetokounmpo. The “Greek Freak” reactivated Beast Mode and led the Bucks from safety with an incredible 50-point performance in the 128-119 win over the Pacers in Milwaukee. Giannis was incredible returning in terrible shape after missing the previous game due to complaints, scoring 50 points in just 21 tries and driving the Fiserv forums crazy.
In detail he had 15/18 two points, 2/3 three points, 14/18 shots and if he scored the last pair he executed he would set his career record! He filled his stats with 14 rebounds (10 defense – 4 offense) and 4 assists in the 36 minutes he was down, and as excessive as it may sound, he could have paired that great night with the triple-double.
The Celtics continue unabated
The Boston team seems to have found their rhythm, defeating the Sixers 135-87 in Philadelphia, going up to 34-25 and extending their winning streak to 9-0. The Celtics have had ups and downs in their performance leading into the new year but 2022 seems to be suiting them well and they continue to build on the winning streak they had started.
Smart’s injury caused an uproar in the game against the Sixers, but the visitors seemed unaffected and, with leader Tatum, clinched another win in impressive fashion.
Do it like James Harden or don’t
He’s now a teammate with the Sixers and it seems his arrival in Philadelphia has prompted him to add variety to his game. The reason for James Harden and Joel Ebid, the latter trying the tricks of the “Bart” but to no avail.
In particular, Ebid attempted to try Harden’s signature move, spotting himself and scoring with a step-back three-pointer, but something went very wrong. The tall six not only failed to hit, but made moves that showed Harden’s intense lessons on this play probably didn’t catch on.
John approaches Jordan
Giannis Antetokounbo has achieved almost everything in the NBA. With his last legendary performance against the Pacers, where he scored 50 points, the “Greek Freak” is now chasing the only Michael Jordan performance left to him.
It’s difficult to compare to the great Jordan, but Giannis’ hard work and results on the court have earned him respect and put his name alongside those of the greatest NBA legends.
Giannis Antitokoumbo, who has won MVP of the Season, MVP Finals and Defensive of the Year awards, is the only one who can overtake Michael Jordan.
The Bucks star currently sits at the top of the season’s top scorers list with an average of 29.4 points in 48 games, while behind is Joel Ebid with 29.3 in 45 games.
The Hawks are coming
After a period of inactivity in the last period, the Hawks are slowly finding their feet again under Tre Yang’s leadership. They won for the second year in a row, beating the highly promoted Cavaliers in Atlanta 124-116 and it seems they are starting to recover from the bad period they went through.
Yang was unstoppable, scoring 41 points and was the one whose performance put a smile on the Hawks and the team’s record of 27-30.
family comes first
Antetokounbros have proven many times that family comes first. Both the bond they have as brothers and their relationship with their mother Veronia, whom they love very much, is special.
After the end of the game against the Pacers and the fifty he scored, Giannis wanted to give his mother his gig’s jersey, thereby reaffirming the above. She didn’t hesitate to pose for a picture wearing her son’s ’50s shirt, even uploading the photo to her personal Facebook account and writing, “Wow, the looks of 50 points.”
How proud could the only woman in the family behind this photo be?
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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle He engraved his name in NBA history.
The 66-year-old coach joined the 1,000-win club after Indiana beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-112 on the road.
Carlisle earned its 999th win on Dec. 9, defeating Sacramento 116-105, but since then the Pacers have lost 13 in a row.
Carlisle became the 11th coach to achieve a four-digit win. This list also includes: Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan, Pat Riley, George Karl, Doc Rivers, Phil Jackson, Larry Brown and Rick Adelman.
To reach the 1,000-win mark, Carlisle played 1,891 games: 555 with the Dallas Mavericks, 345 with the Pacers, and the remaining 100 with the Detroit Pistons.
Carlisle began his head coaching career in 2001, was named NBA Coach of the Year with the Pistons in 2002, and won an NBA championship with the Mavericks in 2011.
Congratulations to Rick Carlisle @Pacers For becoming the 11th coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 total coaching wins! pic.twitter.com/6UlSp6K9Dl
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2026
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On the night of January 8-9, three regular season games were hosted in the NBA and one more game was postponed.
The Chicago game between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat was canceled due to wet conditions making it unplayable. Arena workers tried to dry the area but were unsuccessful. The reason was the rain and high humidity in Chicago.
Utah beat Dallas at home.
The meeting was equal and tense, the lead in the game changed 16 times, and the maximum advantage of one of the teams did not exceed 14 points. The Jazz managed to regain that distance midway through the second quarter, but even before the big break, the Mavericks narrowed the gap to 3 points at 55:58. The fate of the meeting was decided in the last 5 minutes. “Utah” managed to organize a breakthrough of 12:0 and go from -7 to +5, after which the home team maintained its advantage and won 116:114.
Utah’s Ukrainian player Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was on the bench for his team, but did not take the field after resting.
The most productive player of the match was Markkanen for Jazz with 33 points, while Love also scored a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, January 9
Utah-Dallas-116:114 (34:29, 24:26, 30:34, 28:25)
Utah: Markkanen (33 + 7 rebounds), George (19 + 7 assists), Sensabaugh (14), Love (10 + 10 rebounds), Williams (8) – start; Clayton (12), Filipovski (8), Collier (7+6 assists), Hendricks (3), Anderson (2+7 rebounds).
dallas: Flagg (26 + 10 rebounds + 8 assists), Davis (21 + 11 rebounds), Marshall (17), Christie (16), Gafford (0 + 7 rebounds) – start; Thompson (23), Nembhard (7), Williams (2), Caleb Martin (2)
Charlotte-Indiana-112:114 (30:33, 28:27, 29:30, 25:24)
Charlotte: Bridges (19), Knippel (18 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (11), Diabate (10), Miller (6) – start; Ball (33+8 assists), James (4), Hall (4), Green (3), McNeely (2), Hall (2).
indiana: Siakam (30 + 14 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Nesmith (16), Huff (10), Furphy (7), Jackson (4) – start; McConnell (23+8 assists), Shepard (7), Bradley (7), Potter (5), Thompson (3), Walker (2), Jones (0).
Minnesota – Cleveland – 131:122 (32:31, 31:36, 43:22, 25:33)
Minnesota: Randle (28 + 11 rebounds + 8 assists), McDaniels (26), Edwards (25 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), DiVincenzo (22), Gobert (11 + 13 rebounds) – start; Reed (9), Clark (5), Conley (3), Hyland (2).
cleveland: Mitchell (30 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), E. Mobley (19), Garland (16 + 8 assists), Allen (11 + 10 rebounds), Porter (4) – start; Merrill (22), Hunter (14+7 rebounds), Tyson (4), Tomlin (2).
Chicago – Miami – rescheduled
tournament tables
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He commented on rumors of a trade to another NBA club and how he reacted to them.
– I have been around you and your team for several days, talking to people about your mentality and trying to understand the situation better. I want to share my opinion and find out if I am wrong: it looks like you have no chance of going anywhere before February 5th.
– What will happen on February 5?
– Deadline for exchanges. And before you answer, here’s the thing: the people I talked to about your situation said that your only chance of getting traded is if you decide in the next few weeks that you have to make a statement that you’re fed up and want to leave. But I don’t feel any such energy from you. Is this fair?
– One hundred percent. I think I’ve answered this question many times. I don’t want to offend you, but I always say this; Conversations that occur between other people, third parties, are something I cannot control. I can’t control what he says to my manager, my best friend, or my chef. I can only control what comes out of my mouth. And not once did I show that I wasn’t interested in this team. And if there was a moment on the basketball court where you thought, “Oh, Giannis doesn’t want to be a part of this team anymore,” I want you to point that out. There hasn’t been a single interview where I’ve said this. So I don’t understand why people ignore what I say. Even when your article is published… people will still say: “Yes, but… yes, but…”
“I understand, but that’s why I wanted to see if you were ready and comfortable to say: look, I’m not going anywhere right now.”
– I’m not going anywhere. I’m interested in this team. I want to change the course of things in the team. I want to play good basketball. I want to be healthy. I want to help my teammates. I want to win games. We won our last six matches 4-2. We have many matches ahead of us. I am completely focused. My priority is to stay healthy.
– The situation is presented in such a way that in the next few weeks, before February 5, you need to decide whether you want to leave or not. Do I understand correctly that you have already made a decision?
– Until today. You know, as they say about your soul mate or partner, you should always say: “For today.”
“I hear you, but the fans will then say: ‘Oh, he leaves a way out.’
– I don’t care. I really don’t care. This doesn’t affect me at all. I am interested in basketball. I want to be good at what I do. I’ve got some things to do and I’m going to do them on the basketball court. But to this day, my boyfriend (Bucks content director) Nick (standing next to Monroe) has been with me for 13 years and has been great. When I wake up tomorrow, things might not be so good. Today our relationship is perfect. They may be different tomorrow.
Same thing with my wife. To this day my wife is great. She’s a great mother. He’s a great partner. He supports me. Until today. He may wake up tomorrow and say: “I don’t want this. I’ve lost love.” Me and (Bucks general manager) John (Horst) and I have a good relationship to this day. Tomorrow (Horst) might be thinking about something else and he will have to do what he has to do.
You know, today, I am committed to my teammates, to my job, to this team and to this city, not 100 percent, but a million percent. One million percent. I don’t look right, I don’t look left either. I’m just looking at the next game against the Lakers and I want to win that game. I want us to get wins before the All-Star Game to get back into contention. Are we 11th now? That’s not who we are, you know? This is my only thought.
“But you plan to stay here until the end of the season, right?”
“My plan is to stay here for the rest of my career.” If they don’t want me…
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