Sexton, Kessler and Clarkson, the winners of the event.
The Skill Competitionas usual, he opened the game on his Saturday NBA All-Star Weekend 2023. They were a winning team in Utah Utah Jazzthat beat the Antetokounmpo brothers (with Jrue Holiday replacing Giannis) and the rookies.
Walker Kessler, Jordan Clarkson and Colin Sexton They were the winning team. Second were the rookies with Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr. and Jaden Ivey.
The three teams competed in three rounds, adding “Challenge Points” earned by winning these rounds. The two teams with the most points after these first three rounds advanced to the finals of the Skills Competition..
First there was one team relay round: all players of each team participated in a relay per year. Each player had to complete a five-skill lesson in the following order: 1) chest pass to a moving goal on the baseline, 2) dribble down court through three moving posts, 3) short shot in the paint, 4) 3-pointer from the corner against an automated defender and 5) dribble to the opposing rim and score a shot. The team with the fastest time won the round and 100 challenge points.
The Antetokounmpo team passed first, which took 83 seconds. Then the rookie team took over 74.1 seconds, about 8.9 seconds off, thanks to a stellar finish by Jaden Ivey. The Utah Jazz team failed to improve that time and 100 points went to rookies.
Then there was one passing round by teams, with all players together. Each team had 30 seconds to complete passes to three moving targets that varied in size and distance.. Each team had to complete at least one pass to each goal, and a player could not make consecutive passes to the same goal. Each pass completed in each goal added a different value (2, 4 and 6 points). The team with the most points would get 100 challenge points.
Antetokounmpo’s team started with 84 points, but the Utah Jazz team won the round with 88 points and rookie Walker Kessler as his figurehead. The rookies were last with 78 points.
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The third and final round was a round launch by teams, with the three players from each team having their moment and their teammates going for the rebounds: each player had 30 seconds to shoot from five different locations on the court ranging from 10 feet (3 meters) to 30 feet (9.1 meters). The same pitch could not be repeated consecutively. Shots scored at each location added a different value (from 1 to 5). Each player’s individual scores were added together to determine each team’s final value. and the winner will add 300 challenge points.
Antetokounmpo’s team got just eight points, without Alex being able to score. The rookies were worse, with just three points added at the buzzer. The Utah Jazz easily won this round by collecting 13 pointsand thus Clarkson, Kessler and Sexton established themselves as the event’s champions.
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This was the second time the skills competition was held in a team format: last year the winners were Evan Mobley, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen representing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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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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