Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns wins NBA All-Star Game three-point shooting contest, far more appealing than Obi Toppin (Knicks) ‘s awkwardly poor dunks contest on Saturday in Cleve .
With tickets starting at $ 375 on resale sites, basketball fans have paid dearly to watch this arduous dunk contest, one of the worst in NBA history, which, however, has offered sacred flights in the past.
In an icy atmosphere, between the wary fig of Shaquille O’Neal sitting on the edge of the court, the secret laughs from TNT advisers, former stars Dwyane Wade and Reggie Miller, and the deep boredom expressed by the legendary Julius Erving, at Head. by a jury of equally prominent Dominic Wilkins, Isiah Thomas, Clyde Drexler and David Robinson, Toppin was the winner.
The New York winger, without lifting the crowd, succeeded in his two dunk: the first after passing the ball under one foot, which had first bounced off the board, the second, again passing the ball under the right foot and then it stuck. on the board before folding it back into the circle.
The finalist who faced him in the final, Juan Toscano-Anderson (Warriors), lost his “second creation”. After sending the ball to bounce behind the board, he recovered it by jumping into the air, but then could not hit it in the hoop. And four times in a row.
Embarrassment
Previously, the embarrassment was even greater when the unfortunate Jalen Green (Rockets) lost his attempt ten times, thus authorized due to lack of time.
The last participant, Cole Anthony (Orlando), stood out from his side with a successful dunk jumping over a man, but wearing heavy shoes to limit his relaxation. Although it was successful, no one was thrilled with it.
The NBA, which seeks to revitalize the all-star game, has not won in quality with this competition, whose history is so strong that it is inevitably difficult to renew.
Just before, they were more beautiful people for the three-point test. In addition to the Towns, CJ McCollum (New Orleans), Zach LaVine (Chicago), Desmond Bane (Memphis), Fred VanVleet (Toronto), Patty Mills (Brooklyn), Luke Kennard (Clippers) and Trae Young (Atlanta) competed.
Against the last two, “KAT” played in the final, having a total of 29 points, against 26 for each of its two opponents.
This success is even more remarkable since the 26-year-old was the only “big man” on the team, with most of them being playmakers or backs. Therefore, it does just as well as the interiors of Kevin Love and Dirk Nowitzki, winners of this competition in 2012 and 2006.
Finally, earlier in the day, the young stars of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen won the agility competition, which was played this year by teams of three players and not always legible on the ground.
The all-star game will take place on Sunday, against LeBron James’s team and Kevin Durand’s team. It is up to them to raise the bar.
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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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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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