Donovan Mitchell, among the NBA’s leading scorers of the night.
Donovan Mitchell he had an absolutely legendary and rarely seen night during his victory Cleveland Cavaliers against the Chicago Bulls for 145-134 in overtime. The exUtah guard just became the seventh player in history to break the 70-point barrier in an NBA game, ending the duel with 71 points!
As if that wasn’t enough, Mitchell scored a completely improbable double in forced overtime, after shooting up to miss a free throw and getting his own rebound. A magical performance that goes straight into the league’s big books.
NBA players have mastered intentional free throws. Mitchell has 58. Headed to OT. pic.twitter.com/pknOubbNMY
Mitchell’s score is tied for the eighth highest ever and unites Wilt Chamberlain (six times), Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor, David Robinson and Devin Booker (the last to do so, in 2017), as the only players with 70 or more points in a game.
Not satisfied with his 71 points, Mitchell also had 11 assists. (started at point guard due to the loss of Darius Garland) and 8 rebounds. Spider He made 22 of 34 shots, including 7 of 15 on 3-pointers, while shooting 20 of 25 from free throws.
Of his 71 points, 13 went into overtime (over 15 of his Cavs), where Cleveland dominated 15-4.
Before this show, Mitchell’s career high was 46 points (achieved this during his time in Utah). For his part, his 71 points mark a new one franchise record in Clevelandsurpassing the 57 who managed to score the same Lebron James What Kyrie Irving in 2017 and 2015, respectively.
the bulls they came to have one maximum advantage of 21 points, but they couldn’t hold on against an unforgettable Mitchell. Lost in oblivion one will remain great performance by DeMar DeRozanits author 44 points for a Chicago that continues to add hits in this complicated 2022-2023.
The players with the most points in an NBA game
ranking
Player
Points
Year
1.
withering chamberlain
100
1962
2.
Kobe Bryant
81
2006
3.
withering chamberlain
78
1961
Four.
withering chamberlain
73
1962
withering chamberlain
73
1962
David Thompson
73
1978
7.
withering chamberlain
72
1962
8.
Donovan Mitchell
71
2023
Elgin Baylor
71
1960
David Robinson
71
1994
eleven.
Devin Booker
70
2017
withering chamberlain
70
1963
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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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