Nikola Jokic walk hastily towards her third MVP with a great end to the season. The Serb had two appointments marked in red on his calendar and has responded in the best possible way. The first last Saturday 25, when he won the Bucks of John Antetokounmpo with 31 goals and 11 assists. And the second happened on the night of Monday 28 in a long-awaited duel against Philadelphia 76ers, opponent against whom he has given his best version: 25 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 blocks and a 72.7% shooting percentage.
Jokic knew the importance of this media showdown, coming against his arch-rival for MVP as he is. Joel Embiid. However, the Sixers ruled the Cameroonian out in the early hours with a hamstring problem, as this would have been his third game in four calendar days. A night when James Harden wasn’t there either, with Achilles tendon problems in one leg.
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Even with the notable absences Nikola Jokic took it upon himself to do his job and it was critical to beat Philadelphia 116-111 in an interesting meeting. Doc Rivers’s went from less to more, finishing the game on a high after making up some ground with the substitutions coming on.
The Serb’s impact was such that by the end of the third quarter he had already reached numbers triple-doublethe 29th of the season (leader) and the 105th of his career, Thus placing himself just one away from tying LeBron James as the 5th most of all. history.
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The Nuggets player took advantage of the opponent’s weak interior defense to do and undo whatever he wanted. At the break he already had 9 assists in a real display of attacking superiority. Ball that came to him, opportunity that the rest of his teammates took advantage of
With this performance, Jokic added his 10th game with more than 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Integration Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the only ones to reach ten in a season.
For the Sixers, Tyrese Maxey was alone in front of the danger, contributing 29 points and 5 assists on 57.1% shooting, accompanied by Tobias Harris with 16 points and Jaylen McDaniels with 14.
The Denver Nuggets close out the day with their fourth straight win and more West leaders (51-24) to follow before facing the Pelicans this Thursday. Meanwhile, the 76ers return to Philadelphia on a 3-game losing streak (49-26) to host the Mavs on Wednesday.
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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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