Besides having the advantage of facing some Nuggets without Nikola Jokicthis Sunday’s triumph of his The Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver 101-99the best record in the Western Conference, is another sign of it highly competitive present live OKC. Mark Daigneault’s have them now won 7 of her last 9 matches and with a record of 23-24 they sink to mid west platoonjust one game behind sixth place (Clippers) and a game and a half behind fifth (Dallas).
Although they still have much of his collection of Draft picks to use and they didn’t even get to enjoy the recent first pick, Chet Holmgren (injured before the start of 2022-2023), the truth is that years of rebuilding and a last-place finish appear to have come to an end for the Thunder.
Against all previous predictions, at this point It wouldn’t surprise anyone to see Oklahoma City in the playoffs in 2023. Especially considering that his season is going from low to high. Something reasonable if we take into account the development of young players such as I am joking dizzy or the sense of the beginner Jaylen Williamswho seem to improve every time they step on an NBA court.
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Of course, beyond the performance of these other pieces, the great foundation of this successful gift from OKC is called Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderwho against Denver had another memorable night with them 34 points and game winner.
The season SGA numbers are great: 30.7 points, 5.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 51% shooting from the field. But perhaps even more impressive is what he does in decisive moments in matches: he is the fourth player in NBA with most points clutch in this season (99) and the second-most drives (24) in one-possession games with 30 seconds or less on the clock. 100% decisive, when it matters most to be.
Another factor that stands out in this Oklahoma City, which also proved against the Nuggets: its position among the league’s 10 best defenses. Something especially valuable, is a team where only one (Kenrich Williams, 28) of its 10 players with the most minutes this season is over 24 years old.
In their last 9 games, the Thunder are not only 7-2, but the third best net score of the competition (+9.8), just behind the leaders of both conferences: Celtics (+11.2) and Nuggets (+12.3). This is the company that gets a team literally pumped up and ready to compete.
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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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