Jose Alvarado explodes with 38 points against the Denver Nuggets: the definitive confirmation of an uncharacteristic point guard for the New Orleans Pelicans - Sportish
Jose Alvarado explodes with 38 points against the Denver Nuggets: the definitive confirmation of an uncharacteristic point guard for the New Orleans Pelicans
Not to be chosen on his night Draft no longer has the burden of the past on nba. Now the teams are much more in terms of players, they have more opportunities to shine, both in the summer league and in G League. Nonetheless, Not all cases are the same And in a huge sport like this, physical differences tend to discriminate certain profiles. Joseph Alvarado represents a somewhat atypical profile in the American league.
with his own 1.83 height and only 81 kg weight, the player of Puerto Rican origin has achieved something unimaginable. In less than a season and a half in the NBA, he not only earned a spot on an aspiring team like New Orleans Pelicans, but has been dedicated as one of its key members in rotation. Alvarado’s style of play is what has put him in such an advantageous situation, given his physical disadvantage, even against opponents at the same position, the point guard responded with intelligence and insight. Observes and looks for the best way to solve problems and situations in the shortest possible time, making unrivaled use of its conditions and tools.
Last year Alvarado became famous and viral for waiting to catch the opposing team’s point guards off guard when the ball was picked up. The reason why the New Yorker earned its nickname Grand Theft Alvaradoa pun that referenced the well-known video game Rockstar.
But his relevance and value to the Pelicans goes further.
When it is necessary to defend incessantly, to pressure other managers, there he is. If the point is that it brings speed and quickness to the game, it does. And when he’s on, he’s as dangerous as anyone.
And that showed in the win against Denver Nuggets 121 to 106 where Alvarado was the man of the match. The Georgia Tech recruit had the best night of his entire career 38 points on 12 of 19 field goals (63.2%), including 8 of 11 3-pointers (72.7%) in less than 27 minutes of play.
Jose Alvarado had a career night as he led off @PelicansNBA to win!
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Those numbers have made him the Pelicans’ top-scoring member off the bench, surpassing him 37 by Marcus Thornton in February 2010. He also tied the second-highest mark in three-pointers in franchise history, coming within 2 of Peja Stojakovic’s record.
But implementation of Alvarado this season vbeyond this particular encounter. The point guard has established himself as an irreplaceable piece in Willie Green’s scheme.
Of the most used five-man lineups this season by the Pelicans, the one that has produced the best performance is Jose Alvarado (+15.5). Among those registering 4 members, too (+35.1); Among the three also (+37.7 and +28.9) and in the surprise pairs also (+24.8). And it’s that the player of Puerto Rican descent has the most positive on/off field differential of the entire team, with his +13.2 net score when he plays for just +2.0 when on the bench.
Jose Alvarado arrived as a unedited More on the New Orleans Pelicans in September 2021 and a year later he is an irreplaceable member of a team that is already third in the Western Conference.
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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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