They say the least a team with championship aspirations needs is to go on a streak of several games without a loss. Get used to winning almost as if it were something easy to achieve, it can become a problem, because when the poor times come and the problems begin, what will happen? An example of this is that the five teams with the longest winning streaks never won that season. With that in mind his performance Boston Celtics in this academic year 2022-2023 is so interesting.
The greens have been unstoppable so far this season and the best proof was the 130-121 win over the Washington Wizards. A result that does not take into account the true superiority of Joe Mazzulla’s side, who perfectly controlled the pace and tempo from the start. with this The Celtics picked up their 12th win in 13 gameswhich raised the balance to 16-4, The best in the entire NBA. Balance will be key to keep Boston from slacking off and they continue to be the offensive engine they have shown at the start of the regular season. A performance that has translated into the franchise’s best start since 2017-2018.
And what are the reasons for this superiority? In this final duel against Washington the Celtics left quite a few samples.
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The first of these is his inclination and success from the triple. Joe Mazzulla started a series of 16 of 34, which translates into a very high accuracy of 47.1%. Of the 20 games they’ve played this season, only 7 of them have failed to convert at least 16 three-pointers. This presupposes a 39.7% average success, second best in the NBA, albeit with 10.5 more attempts than the Denver Nuggets. They shoot more, score more and are more efficient.
The second aspect is the control and care they profess to the ballbarely misses 14 balls in the entire duel against the Wizards. Averaging 13.1, the fourth-best record in the league, the Celtics have become one of the best offenses thanks to their few turnovers. In doing so, Boston only concedes a 13% loss on possessions played, a slight improvement over last year, the impact of which is greater this year.
During the span of 12 wins in the Boston Celtics’ last 13 games they have been:
the best attack: 121.6 offensive ratio
The best team in efficiency: +11.0 from net score
The best team in real shooting (real shot): 63.0%
Best in Effective Shooting (eFG%): 59.6%
The best in % up to three times: 41.7%
The greens come from remaining two wins short of the desired 18th ring in his history and along the way they did their homework to get back in position to attempt the feat. The Boston Celtics have the makings, the case, and the potential to be the best team this Regular Season, and what’s more, the experience to carry that dominance into the Playoffs.
The question is, How far will the injuries leave them? Without Robert Williams still available, Al Horford turning 37 in June and Malcolm Brogdon’s track record, this could be his Achilles heel.
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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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