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NBA, the 7 things that stayed with us from the night: Giannis Antetokounbo is a goalscoring machine

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4 years ago

February 16, 2022

Madelyn

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?

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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1 day ago

December 23, 2025

Paula

Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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

1. Dallas Cowboys (American football) – $13 billion
2. Golden State Warriors (basketball) – $11 billion
3. Los Angeles Rams (American football) – $10.5 billion
4. New York Giants (American football) – $10.1 billion
5. Los Angeles Lakers (basketball) – $10 billion
6. New York Knicks (basketball) – $9.75 billion
7. New England Patriots (American football) – $9 billion
8. San Francisco 49ers (American football) – $8.6 billion
9. Philadelphia Eagles (American football) – $8.3 billion
10. Chicago Bears (American football) – $8.2 billion
11. New York Yankees (baseball) – $8.2 billion
12. New York Jets (American football) – $8.1 billion
13. Las Vegas Raiders (American football) – $7.7 billion
14. Washington Commanders (American football) – $7.6 billion
15. Los Angeles Clippers (basketball) – $7.5 billion
16. Miami Dolphins (American football) – $7.5 billion
17. Houston Texans (American football) – $7.4 billion
18. Denver Broncos (American football) – $6.8 billion
19. Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball) – $6.8 billion
20. Real Madrid (soccer) – $6.75 billion

Source: Sport UA

Paula

I am a sports journalist who has written for various websites and magazines. I currently work as an author at Sportish, a news website that covers sports news. My main focus is writing about soccer, rugby and other sports in the world.

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NBA: Tension in Atlanta, overtime in Sacramento and confident victory for New York

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2 days ago

December 22, 2025

Paula

NBA: Tension in Atlanta, overtime in Sacramento and confident victory for New York

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)

In Atlanta: Johnson (36 + 11 rebounds + 9 assists), Young (35 + 9 assists), Okongwu (23 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Risache (17), Daniels (8 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists) – start; Krejci (20), Alexander-Walker (9), Gueye (2), Kennard (0), Newell (0).

Chicago: Buzelis (28), White (21), Giddy (19 + 9 rebounds + 12 assists), Okoro (14), Vucevic (13 + 6 assists) – start; Herter (16), Dosunmu (13), Jones (11), Collins (10 + 7 rebounds), Williams (4), Smith (3).

Sacramento – Houston – 125:124 Overtime (30:31, 27:37, 25:23, 30:21, 13:12)

Sacramento: DeRozan (27 + 9 assists), Murray (26), Westbrook (21 + 13 rebounds), Reynaud (12 + 14 rebounds), Achiuwa (5) – start; Schroeder (24 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists), Clifford (6), Cardwell (2), Monk (2), Ellis (0).

Houston: Shengyun (28), Durant (24 + 10 rebounds + 8 assists), Thompson (18 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Smith (18), Okogie (3) – start; Ison (16), Shepard (15), Capela (2).

New York – Miami – 132:125 (30:37, 36:25, 39:37, 27:26)

New York: Brunson (47 + 8 assists), Bridges (24), Anunoby (18), Hart (13 + 10 rebounds), Towns (2) – start; Clarkson (10), Robinson (9 + 7 rebounds), Kolek (6), Diawara (3).

Miami: Ware (28 + 19 rebounds), Powell (22), Adebayo (14 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (13 + 8 assists), Wiggins (7) – start; Haykes (23), Smith (9), Fontecchio (7), Yakucionis (2).

Brooklyn – Toronto – 96:81 (24:18, 25:21, 18:26, 29:16)

Brooklyn: Porter (24 + 11 rebounds), Clowney (19 + 9 rebounds), Diomin (16), Clexton (12 + 7 rebounds), Menn (5 + 7 assists) – start; Sharp (8), Traore (8), Z. Williams (2), Martin (2), Wolf (0).

Toronto: Ingram (19), Quickley (17 + 10 assists), Agbaji (7), Barnes (6), Poeltl (2) – start; Walter (9), Murray-Boyles (8), Bettle (4), Mamukelashvili (4), Dick (3), Shead (2), Temple (0).

Washington – San Antonio – 113:124 (28:26, 21:43, 37:29, 27:26)

Washington: Carrington (21), Vukcevic (18 + 9 rebounds), McCollum (15), George (14 + 7 assists), Shempeni (5) – start; Johnson (19 + 7 rebounds), Brenham (9), Riley (8), Watkins (4), Hill (0).

San Antonio: Fox (27 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Cornet (20 + 12 rebounds), Castle (18 + 11 assists), Barnes (14), Vassell (11) – start; Vembanyama (14 + 12 rebounds), K. Johnson (12 + 9 rebounds), Olynyk (4), Shempeni (3), Harper (1).

Minnesota – Milwaukee – 103:100 (23:29, 25:31, 27:15, 28:25)

Minnesota: Edwards (24 + 6 assists), DiVincenzo (18), Randle (12 + 7 rebounds), Gobert (11 + 18 rebounds), McDaniels (0) – start; Reed (12), Shannon (11), Hyland (9), Conley (6 + 6 assists), Clark (0).

Milwaukee: Porter (24 + 10 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Portis (16 + 11 rebounds), Turner (13), Kuzma (12 + 10 rebounds), Green (4) – start; Rollins (16), Sims (9), Trent (6), G. Harris (0).