Most of top contenders of the 2022-2023 NBA season They made significant changes to their squad during the transfer window. Nuggets and Clippers Various movements and signatures were closed, Dallas changed course with Kyrie Irving, Phoenix shake up the market with Kevin Durant, Golden State he sought to reinforce his second unit…even Philadelphia (McDaniels by Thybulle), Memphis (Kennard arrived) and Milwaukee (Crowder added) They tried to fill in gaps and erase the weaknesses in their idea of fighting for the title campaign.
It was a very different story for the team that, at least today, leads this entire group of favorites: the Boston Celtics. His only move green went through the arrival of an internal rotation as Mike Muskala (without giving anything in return), who probably won’t get significant minutes in the Playoffs. The rest intact. And with logic.
Boston’s lull in the market is explained by it power status this season. No one has more than them. Nobody plays better than them. And most importantly, no one earns more than them. This Sunday, a new and remarkable triumph: 119-109 over the Memphis Grizzlies, with several big names out (Among them Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown.)
The Celtics are carrying six wins in their last seven games and they manage to overcome the loss of headlines with absolute solvency, to remain as the best record in the nba (41-16). Why try to fix something that isn’t broken?
Boston’s big moment isn’t explained by results alone, and this Sunday’s duel with Memphis is a case in point. Not only did they beat one of the best teams in the West two fewer headlinesbut they also did a Jason Tatum’s miserable afternoon: 3 of 16 from the field, 16 points and as many turnovers with an assist (3).
In their place came unexpected figures that clearly show the team’s depth: 23 points and 10 assists for Derrick White20 points for the shooter Sam Houser. From the bench appeared 10 and 9 rebounds Grant Williams12 of Peyton Pritchard and excellent debut Mike Muskala: 10 points and 5 rebounds.
Everything is going smoothly for Boston who had no need to enter boxes on the deadline. The contrast? A Memphis back to recent bad habits, adding his ninth loss in his last 12 appearances. Free fall for those of Taylor Jenkins.
The Grizzlies now have 28-14 when Steven Adams plays and 6-8 when the New Zealander is out, which will be out until the end of February. With the revved-up engine of teams like Dallas and Phoenix in the West, it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for Memphis to lose your position of privilege very soon as the second best ranked of said Conference.
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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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