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Basketball suicide for Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee in Chicago, a big game by DeRozan

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3 years ago

December 29, 2022

Jon

Basketball suicide for Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee in Chicago, a big game by DeRozan

Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 40/20 and a career record at the legendary United Center, but critical errors and glitches kept the Bulls alive, who sent the game into overtime and won it there in an incredible atmosphere (119-113). Four straight losses for Milwaukee, who played without Jrue Holiday – Khris Middleton.

The last stop on the Bucks’ longest road trip this season was neighboring Chicago, although the Stags had already returned home after their Christmas Day matchup with the Celtics in Boston. Early on Thursday (December 29) they played the Bulls, who were always extra motivated against them, in the legendary United Center, put up a great fight and led by 11 points in the 45th minute, but lost in overtime (119 -113). to achieve the four consecutive negative results.

Milwaukee fell to 22-12 (14-3 home and 8-9 away) with Giannis Antetokounmpo working wonders (45 points, 22 rebounds setting a career record, 7 assists), playing with extreme stubbornness and determination to cover the cover Absences from Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton but have crucial errors and misses in the final. The Bucks could have won the game easily if Grayson Allen had had a shot or two in the closing minutes (3/14 3-points), on a night when Pat Connaughton was out, Jevon Carter bid little and Wesley Matthews with Joe Ingles did not offer any solutions coming from the bank. Lopez and Portis tried, but 20.5% on 3-pointers was disappointing.

The Bulls (8-8 home and 7-11 a) went up to 15-19 in extra time to claim their second win of the year in the neighboring derby. Great performance by Bucks-loving DeMar DeRozan (42 points, 15/25 2-points, 12/14 shooting, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks in 44:25), with Nikola Vucevic stepping up to turn around to complete the rounds and contribute significantly to the result.

The next opponents for the Milwaukee Bucks are the Minnesota Timberwolves in the early hours of Saturday (December 31) at the Fiserv Forum.

Antetokounmpo’s account

He started the match strong, got three blocks but persevered, kept attacking and acted in a double role. In that of the scorer and in that of the creator. In the first 7:29 he had 9/5/3, in halftime he had 20/10/4 and in the final 45/22/7, also in the second half there were moments when he played as if there were no opponents and if he had avoided the two errors in the regular season finale he would have had the perfect performance.

He went into overtime with five fouls and that was a big test for him, but his fatigue was too great now and while he won two jumpers from Vucevic in seconds, he didn’t have the strength to lead the Bucks to victory. If anyone was really hurt by that four-game losing streak, it’s Antetokounmpo. Anyone who watched the game at the United Center understood that early on.

45 points
17/36 2-pointers (made career high)
0/3 three-hand
18.11 Recordings
22 rebounds (career high in his 761st NBA game)
7 assists
1 steal
5 errors
5 fouls
12 earned fouls
-10 to +/-
44.5 USG%
at 42:15

50-52 points on racquet, 8-10 points on surprise, 24-36 points on substitute, 15-12 points on opponent’s errors, 9-23 points on second chances (offensive rebounds). In front of 21,537 spectators there were seven draws and six lead changes!

The race

Although they didn’t start the game well, the Bucks quickly found a rhythm. They weren’t very efficient from three point range but they had Antetokounmpo demonically stubborn and thanks to him they took the lead midway through the third (19-16) before Portis did a great job scoring from the touchline and rebounding around to close the period at 28-32. The Bulls weren’t dangerous from the three-point range, but they took 14 points from LaVine-DeRozan.

The Bulls with DeRozan and Drummond made a small breakout early in the second, going up to +6 with a separate 11-1 without escaping. The game remained a derby until 57-55 at halftime, in which Milwaukee shot poorly from the perimeter (4/17) but had Antetokounmpo (10/20/4) in impressive form. At the same time, the home team had 12 points from Dragic and a boost from Drummond.

The Bucks were more serious and determined early in the second half but continued to be very inaccurate from the three-point area onwards. A.

He went to +11 (67-78), took a three from Matthews (the first long shot after two thirds), but again didn’t capitalize on the momentum. 79-82 at the end of the 12-minute period left the game open, with DeRozan at 25 and Giannis at 30. The Greek freak went to 36 (79-90) very early early in the fourth period at the same time the Bulls attempted Vucevic’s shot from stay alive at the top.

Giannis hit a big fadeaway and Allen made his third 3-pointer to take it to 93-104 at 45, but the Bulls responded with an unlikely 13-2 run to take it at 106-106 with Dosunmu’s open-court Dunk to tie at 7.8 from Giannis’ error on rebound. Still, the Bucks still had a chance. Antetokounmpo was charged with 1.4 steps. “The Bulls suddenly found the shot for the miracle, but their own rebound was also poor, causing the match to go over time.

In the extra five minutes, the Greek freak came on with five fouls but still attacked the Bulls’ basket with incredible fury. He won two dunks from Vucevic within seconds, but Montenegro responded with a three (111-110) and DeRozan made a +3 shot on 54″. Portis followed up with a three from Giannis’ seventh assist to equalize the game, big basket by DeRozan, miss by Giannis from six yards and shots by DeRozan for +4 at 13.9″ that couldn’t be canceled.

THE DODECALPTA: 28-32, 57-55, 79-82, 106-106 (qa), 119-113

CHICAGO BULLS (Billy Donovan): DeRozan 42 (15/25 2-points, 12/14 shots, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Williams 8 (4 rebounds, 2 assists), Vucevic 15 (3/5 3 -Pointers, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks), LaVine 24 (4/11 2-pointers, 4/7 3-pointers, 4/5 shots, 2 rebounds, 4 assists), Dosunmu 6 (6 rebounds, 2 assists ), White, Dragic 12 (2), Green 5, Drummond 7 (13 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks in 16:18), Terry

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Mike Budenholzer): Connaughton (0/3 3-pointers, 0/2 shots, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Antetokounmpo 45 (17/36 2-pointers, 11/18 shots, 22 rebounds, 7 assists), Lopez 14 (5/8 2pts, 0/4 3pts, 4/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks), Allen 13 (3/14pts), Carter 5 (1), Portis 20 (4/11pts) ., 3/7 pt.). , 3/3 shots, 11 rebounds), Matthews 3 (1), Hill 8 (0/4 3-pointers), Ingles 5 (1/4 3-pointers), Beauchamp

Chicago Bulls team stats: 33/70 2-pointers, 9/22 3-pointers, 26/30 shots, 63 rebounds, 21 assists, 5 steals, 10 blocks, 13 turnovers, 23 fouls

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 32/66 2-pointers, 9/44 3-pointers, 22/32 shots, 70 rebounds, 18 assists, 7 steals, 6 blocks, 14 turnovers, 21 fouls

Source: sport 24

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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ADETOKUMBO: “Disrespectful. Don’t ask me this question”

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17 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Paula

ADETOKUMBO: “Disrespectful. Don’t ask me this question”

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.

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.

NBA

NBA: Utah and Mikhailiuk created a sensation, Antetokounmpo’s brilliant return

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22 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Paula

NBA: Utah and Mikhailiuk created a sensation, Antetokounmpo’s brilliant return

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)

San Antonio: Vembanyama (32 + 7 rebounds + 5 blocks), Castle (20 + 7 assists), Vassell (11), Shempeni (4), Barnes (3) – start; K. Johnson (27 + 10 rebounds), Harper (7 + 7 rebounds + 12 assists), Cornet (7 + 8 rebounds), Brian (3), Sohan (0), McLaughlin (0), Waters (0).

Utah: Markkanen (29), George (28 + 6 assists), Nurkic (16 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Sensabaugh (11), Mikhailyuk (3) – start; Clayton (17), Williams (8), Collier (7), Filippovski (6 + 6 assists), Hendricks (2).

Chicago – Milwaukee – 103:112 (26:28, 24:26, 30:31, 23:27)

Chicago: White (16 + 5 losses), Vucevic (16 + 7 rebounds), Giddy (13 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Okoro (10), Buzelis (8) – start; Dosunmu (11), Collins (10 + 10 rebounds), Herter (7), Smith (6 + 10 rebounds), Jones (6 + 6 assists), Williams (0).

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (29 + 8 rebounds), Rollins (20 + 7 rebounds), Turner (13), Porter (8 + 9 assists), Green (6) – start; Portis (17 + 11 rebounds), Kuzma (12), Sims (4), G. Harris (3).

Sacramento-Dallas-113:107 (31:23, 28:21, 29:33, 25:30)

sacramento: Westbrook (21 + 9 assists), Ellis (21), Reynaud (19), DeRozan (9 + 6 assists), Achiuwa (5 + 9 rebounds) – start; Schroeder (10), McDermott (9), Clifford (8+9 rebounds), Monk (7), Cardwell (4+8 rebounds).

dallas: Flagg (23 + 5 turnovers), Washington (17 + 4 blocks), Gafford (11 + 7 rebounds), Christie (9 + 7 rebounds), Nembhard (9) – start; Thompson (14), Marshall (11), Russell (7), Hardy (5), Powell (1 + 11 rebounds), Caleb Martin (0), Cisse (0).

New Orleans – Phoenix – 114:123 (33:32, 22:33, 30:28, 29:30)

New Orleans: Murphy (24), Quinn (21 + 11 rebounds), Fiers (18 + 8 rebounds), Bay (17), McGowens (0) – start; Williamson (22), Alvarado (7), Missy (4 + 8 rebounds), Poole (1), Peavy (0).

Phoenix: Booker (20), Brooks (18), Gillespie (17 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), O’Neal (15), Ighodaro (8 + 10 rebounds) – start; Goodwin (16 + 9 rebounds), Buey (12), Williams (10 + 8 rebounds), Fleming (5), Richards (2), Livers (0).

Orlando-Denver-127:126 (23:31, 25:31, 36:31, 43:33)

orlando: Black (38), Bane (24 + 6 assists), Carter (18 + 7 rebounds), Banchero (12 + 6 assists), Jones (0 + 6 assists) – start; da Silva (17), Kane (7), Isaac (5), Richardson (4), Penda (2), Howard (0).

Denver: Jokic (34 + 21 rebounds + 12 assists), J. Murray (24), Hardaway (20), Watson (15), Jones (14) – start; Strother (13), Valanciunas (4), B. Brown (2), Pickett (0).

Atlanta – New York – 125:128 (27:33, 28:35, 34:30, 36:30)

of Atlanta: Okongwu (31 + 14 rebounds), Johnson (20 + 9 rebounds + 12 assists), Daniels (13 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Young (9 + 10 assists + 5 turnovers), Risache (4) – start; Alexander-Walker (25), Newell (12), Krejci (9), Kennard (2), Guay (0).

New York: Towns (36 + 16 rebounds), Brunson (34), Anunoby (15 + 10 rebounds), Bridges (14 + 8 assists), Diawara (5) – start; McCullar (13 + 8 rebounds), Robinson (6 + 9 rebounds), Clarkson (3), Colic (2).

Miami – Indiana – 142:116 (29:28, 30:32, 39:34, 44:22)

Miami: Wiggins (28), Powell (23), Larsson (16 + 7 assists), Weir (15 + 7 rebounds), Mitchell (0) – start; Jaques (28), Jovic (19 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Smith (5), Yakucionis (4), Johnson (2), Fontecchio (2), Gardner (0).

indiana: Siakam (33 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Maturin (25 + 5 losses), Nembhard (15 + 16 assists), Huff (11), Furphy (9 + 7 rebounds) – start; Nesmith (9), Jackson (4), Walker (3), Bradley (3), Jones (2), Potter (2), Thompson (0), Peter (0).

Minnesota – Brooklyn – 107:123 (30:33, 33:29, 23:36, 21:25)

Minnesota: Edwards (28 + 7 rebounds), McDaniels (16), Randle (13 + 11 assists), DiVincenzo (11 + 6 assists), Gobert (6 + 8 rebounds) – start; Reed (13), Dillingham (7), Clark (6), Hyland (4), Juzeng (3), Beranger (0), Miller (0).

Brooklyn: Porter (27 + 10 rebounds), Claxton (14), Clowney (11), Demin (7), Menn (2) – start; Thomas (30), Wolf (11), Sharpe (10), Powell (7), Traore (4), Wilson (0).

Houston – Cleveland – 117:100 (32:24, 28:22, 30:17, 27:37)

Houston: Durant (30 + 7 assists), Smith (15 + 7 rebounds), Thompson (13 + 9 rebounds), Eason (9), Adams (9 + 8 rebounds) – start; Sheppard (18 + 8 assists + 5 steals), Okogie (8), Capela (4 + 8 rebounds), Davison (3), Green (3), Finney-Smith (3), A. Holiday (2), Tate (0).

cleveland: Mitchell (16 + 6 assists), Merrill (13), Garland (12), Wade (6), Allen (6) – starts; Tyson (23 + 15 rebounds), Proctor (7), Bryant (7 + 7 rebounds), E. Mobley (4), Hunter (2), Porter (2), Ball (2).

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Paula

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NBA: Utah with Mikhailyuk sensationally beat Detroit and other results of the night

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2 days ago

December 27, 2025

Paula

NBA: Utah with Mikhailyuk sensationally beat Detroit and other results of the night

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.

NBA. Regular season, December 27

Utah-Detroit-131:129 (33:36, 34:32, 44:35, 20:26)

Utah: George (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Markkanen (30), Nurkic (16 + 11 rebounds), Mikhailyuk (9), Bailey (0) – start; Sensabaugh (20), Love (14), Collier (9 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Filipovski (2), Hendricks (0), Clayton (0).

Detroit: Cunningham (29 + 17 assists), Harris (16 + 7 rebounds), D. Robinson (14), Düren (11), Thompson (8) – start; Ivey (11), LeVert (11), Holland (11), Green (8), Jenkins (6), Stewart (4), Reed (0).

Atlanta-Miami-111:126 (32:32, 19:31, 33:27, 27:36)

of Atlanta: Young (30 + 6 assists), Johnson (24 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Okongwu (12 + 7 rebounds), Daniels (8), Risache (5) – start; Alexander-Walker (15), Krejci (11), Gueye (4), Newell (2), Wallace (0).

Miami: Powell (25 + 7 rebounds), Larsson (21), Wiggins (18 + 8 rebounds), Ware (16 + 13 rebounds), Mitchell (6 + 7 assists) – start; Jaques (16), Jovic (10 + 7 rebounds), Yakucionis (8), Smith (6).

Washington – Toronto – 138:117 (35:32, 38:30, 29:38, 36:17)

washington: George (23), McCollum (21), Coulibaly (21 + 8 rebounds), Sarr (15), Middleton (6) – start; Carrington (15), Johnson (12), Shempeny (8+7 rebounds), Riley (8), Bagley (6), Brenham (3), Watkins (0), Vukcevic (0), Johnson (0).

toronto: Ingram (29), Quickley (25), Barnes (14 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (13 + 11 rebounds), Agbadji (8) – start; Walter (15), Shed (6), Dick (5), Lawson (2), Temple (0), Bettle (0), Mobo (0).

Indiana-Boston-122:140 (39:28, 22:47, 30:36, 31:29)

indiana: Nembhard (18 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Maturin (13), Siakam (11), Huff (9), Jackson (6) – starts; McConnell (13), Walker (12), Thompson (11 + 6 assists), Furphy (9), Potter (9), Jones (4), Bradley (4), Peter (3).

Boston: Brown (30), Pritchard (29 + 9 rebounds), White (21 + 6 assists), Keta (8 + 7 rebounds), Walsh (3) – start; Houser (23), Garza (15), Simons (8), Scheierman (3), Gonzalez (0).

Orlando-Charlotte-105:120 (28:38, 20:19, 29:39, 28:24)

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)

Chicago: White (13 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Giddy (12 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Buzelis (10 + 8 rebounds), Okoro (8), Vucevic (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Collins (15), Jones (15), Smith (12 + 8 rebounds), Herter (9), Dosunmu (8).

Philadelphia: Embiid (31), Maxey (27 + 8 assists), George (15 + 12 rebounds), Edgecombe (10 + 7 rebounds), Barlow (7) – start; McCain (6), Drummond (2), Grimes (2), Bona (1), Walker (1), Edwards (0).

Memphis – Milwaukee – 125:104 (25:35, 35:15, 32:33, 33:21)

Memphis: Jaren Jackson (24 + 9 rebounds + 5 blocks), Morant (17 + 10 assists), Coward (15), Wells (14), Aldama (12 + 7 rebounds) – starter; Spencer (19), Caldwell-Pope (13), Jackson (7), Koloko (4), Small (0).

Milwaukee: Green (20), Porter (16 + 8 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Portis (15 + 12 rebounds), Kuzma (15 + 8 rebounds), Turner (8) – starts; Rollins (15), G. Harris (8), Jackson (3), Coffey (2), Sims (2), Anthony (0), Nance (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0).

New Orleans – Phoenix – 108:115 (23:26, 25:27, 32:28, 28:34)

new orleans: Murphy (19), Fiers (9), Bay (9), Quinn (7 + 7 rebounds), McGowens (4) – start; Williamson (20 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Poole (19 + 6 assists), Alvarado (11), Missy (7), Matkovic (3), Peavy (0).

Phoenix: Booker (30 + 9 rebounds), Williams (24 + 13 rebounds), Gillespie (16 + 9 assists), Brooks (14), O’Neal (3) – start; Dunn (9 + 8 rebounds), Ighodaro (6), Fleming (6), Goodwin (4), Buey (3).

Portland – Clippers – 103:119 (35:25, 27:31, 16:29, 25:34)

Portland: Avdija (29 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Kamara (20), Sharpe (16), Clingan (10 + 8 rebounds), Murray (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Love (14), Ruper (5), R. Williams (4 + 12 rebounds), Sissoko (1), Rith (0).

cutting machines: Harden (34 + 6 assists), B. Lopez (31), Lenard (28 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Collins (8), Dunn (7) – start; Sanders (5), Miller (3), Batum (3), Bogdanovich (0), Christie (0), Niederhäuser (0).