NBA

Bucks – Raptors 111-117: Milwaukee double-sided, bent by a Canadian shark

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4 years ago

January 6, 2022

Bucks – Raptors 111-117: Milwaukee double-sided, bent by a Canadian shark

The race

With Holiday, Noora, Matthews, Middleton, Portis in the top 5, the Bucks went lukewarm into the match, too lukewarm for this opponent. Before the five minutes were up, the Raptors had built a 10-point lead (19: 9), with Darwin Ham’s time-out leading to an 11: 4 for the hosts and immediately after a time-out for the Canadians, who took over the baton, to … relax, too much of course, as Milwaukee led the way (32-27), Mamukelasvili gave impressive help and the partial 23-6 brought the hosts to +8 while the crowd enjoyed the night.

With Cousins clearing the rebounds and scoring four points, the Bucks went to +10 (50-40) at the start of the second twelve minutes and +11 (53-42) after Matthew’s first shot. They played with confidence, they had 65% of the periphery by the middle of the season, they got things from both Noora and Hood, and they weren’t threatened until half time because their substitute had no opponent near the basket and Holiday there was to help him find rhythm and feel important to his team. At the end of the first half, the Bucks had taken 29 points from their substitutes, while the Raptors had only seven, at the same time the threes were 13/21 for the hosts and 12/20 for the guests!

At the beginning of the second half, the picture of the game changed. Portis and Matthews were fouled, Ham preferred to manage Cousins minutes by bringing Mamukelashvili in front of him in the game, Trent and Shiakam led the Raptors and 85:85 in the middle of the third period gave the game a wilder beauty. The Bucks finished the twelve minutes with 0/8 threesomes, the Canadians had 1/8 and what we saw in the first 24 minutes was something completely different. As if we were being transferred from one stadium to another at halftime.

The Raptors built a nine point lead (103-94) early in the fourth period and went to +14 (96-110) seven minutes before the final, the Bucks looking shocked but again showing a significantly delayed response in the game against the pistons. They fell to 106-113, but there Matthews missed a free three from the corner to follow up a technical penalty on Chris Middleton for a wrong attempt. Holliday reduced to 110-114, Portis missed the opportunity to get the game in possession as he had 1/2 shots at 12.4 for 111-115, Shiakam followed with 0/2 but Holliday got a bad shot and reversal was never made for the bucks.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 41-35, 77-68, 88-92, 111-117

MILGUOKI BUKS (Darwin Hamm): Middleton 25 (8/13 two points, 1/3 three points, 6/8 shots, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 4 errors), Matthews 9 (3/7 three points) , Portis 11 (2/3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Nuora 17 (3/9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 2 assists), Holiday 15 (2/9 2-pointers, 3/6 3-pointers, 2 / 4 shots, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 8 errors), Mamukelasville 10 (1 three points, 5 rebounds), Hood 9 (2), Cousins 15 (3/5 two points, 2/3 three points, 3/4 shots, 10 rebounds, 3 steals), smart

TORONTO RAPTORS (Nick Ners): Barnes 6 (6 rebounds, 4 assists), Anunobi 22 (4/7 threesomes, 6/8 shots, 6 rebounds, 2 assists), Siakam 33 (11/19 twos, 2/4.) Threes, 5/7 shots, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block), Trent 22 (5/7 two points, 3/10 three points, 3/4 shots, 5 rebounds, 2 assists), VanBlit 19 (5 / 10 three points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals), Birch, Boucher 3 (1), Atsua 6 (1 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 3 assists), Champagne 6 (3/4 2-pointers.))

The team stats for the Milwaukee Bucks: 21/46 two points, 17/39 three points, 18/26 shots, 57 rebounds, 22 assists, 10 steals, 8 blocks, 18 errors, 18 fouls

The statistics of the Toronto Raptors team: 26/53 two points, 16/36 three points, 17/25 shots, 53 rebounds, 24 assists, 9 steals, 4 blocks, 14 errors, 20 fouls

Source: sport24

Jessica Martinez

Jessica Martinez is an author at Sportish, a publication dedicated to sports news and analysis. She covers various topics related to sports and provides insightful commentary on the latest developments in the world of sports.

NBA

Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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1 day ago

December 23, 2025

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Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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

1. Dallas Cowboys (American football) – $13 billion
2. Golden State Warriors (basketball) – $11 billion
3. Los Angeles Rams (American football) – $10.5 billion
4. New York Giants (American football) – $10.1 billion
5. Los Angeles Lakers (basketball) – $10 billion
6. New York Knicks (basketball) – $9.75 billion
7. New England Patriots (American football) – $9 billion
8. San Francisco 49ers (American football) – $8.6 billion
9. Philadelphia Eagles (American football) – $8.3 billion
10. Chicago Bears (American football) – $8.2 billion
11. New York Yankees (baseball) – $8.2 billion
12. New York Jets (American football) – $8.1 billion
13. Las Vegas Raiders (American football) – $7.7 billion
14. Washington Commanders (American football) – $7.6 billion
15. Los Angeles Clippers (basketball) – $7.5 billion
16. Miami Dolphins (American football) – $7.5 billion
17. Houston Texans (American football) – $7.4 billion
18. Denver Broncos (American football) – $6.8 billion
19. Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball) – $6.8 billion
20. Real Madrid (soccer) – $6.75 billion

Source: Sport UA

Paula

I am a sports journalist who has written for various websites and magazines. I currently work as an author at Sportish, a news website that covers sports news. My main focus is writing about soccer, rugby and other sports in the world.

NBA

NBA: Tension in Atlanta, overtime in Sacramento and confident victory for New York

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2 days ago

December 22, 2025

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NBA: Tension in Atlanta, overtime in Sacramento and confident victory for New York

Six games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 21-22.

Atlanta hosted Chicago and lost in a high-scoring game.

The teams focused on offense from the beginning of the match and this continued throughout the game. As a result, Atlanta made 23 three-pointers and Chicago made 20, and both teams had a shooting percentage close to 50. The teams also frequently missed each other at the basket, so the game resembled a constant exchange of points. The leader changed 20 times in the meeting and the fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Prior to that, the Bulls had built a 6-point advantage, but the Hawks nearly made up for it as the opponents took one of every two shots and Young and Johnson each scored three points for the home team. Still, the outcome was 152:150 in favor of Chicago.

The most productive player of the match was Johnson, who fell one assist short of a triple-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls also had a triple-double contender, but Giddy, who had 19 points and 11 assists, was one rebound short.

Sacramento made a great comeback against Houston and won at home.

Having performed better in the first half, the Rockets eventually gained an advantage of 11 points (68:57) and maintained a comfortable distance from the opponent in the third quarter with 9 points (91:82), and at the beginning of the fourth 12 minutes, this difference increased to +14 – 100:86. But after that the Kings made a 12:0 move and practically equalized: 98:100. Houston then had a few-point advantage, but with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook made a three-pointer and tied the score at 112:112. The match went to overtime and Schroeder’s three-point shot 4 seconds before the siren was decisive – 125:124.

At the end of this match, Schröder recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. While Westbrook achieved the same success with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reynaud also played with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

New York confidently won its home game against Miami.

Heat had a successful performance by winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30, but in the second 12 minutes, the Knicks managed to close the gap and take the lead and entered the long break with +4 – 66:62 on the scoreboard. In the second half, New York constantly kept its opponent within two or three attacks and carried the match to a confident victory with 132:125.

Brunson was the best player of the game, scoring 47 points, which significantly helped the Knicks win.

NBA. Regular season, December 22

Atlanta – Chicago – 150:152 (38:38, 35:45, 42:33, 35:36)

In Atlanta: Johnson (36 + 11 rebounds + 9 assists), Young (35 + 9 assists), Okongwu (23 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Risache (17), Daniels (8 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists) – start; Krejci (20), Alexander-Walker (9), Gueye (2), Kennard (0), Newell (0).

Chicago: Buzelis (28), White (21), Giddy (19 + 9 rebounds + 12 assists), Okoro (14), Vucevic (13 + 6 assists) – start; Herter (16), Dosunmu (13), Jones (11), Collins (10 + 7 rebounds), Williams (4), Smith (3).

Sacramento – Houston – 125:124 Overtime (30:31, 27:37, 25:23, 30:21, 13:12)

Sacramento: DeRozan (27 + 9 assists), Murray (26), Westbrook (21 + 13 rebounds), Reynaud (12 + 14 rebounds), Achiuwa (5) – start; Schroeder (24 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists), Clifford (6), Cardwell (2), Monk (2), Ellis (0).

Houston: Shengyun (28), Durant (24 + 10 rebounds + 8 assists), Thompson (18 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Smith (18), Okogie (3) – start; Ison (16), Shepard (15), Capela (2).

New York – Miami – 132:125 (30:37, 36:25, 39:37, 27:26)

New York: Brunson (47 + 8 assists), Bridges (24), Anunoby (18), Hart (13 + 10 rebounds), Towns (2) – start; Clarkson (10), Robinson (9 + 7 rebounds), Kolek (6), Diawara (3).

Miami: Ware (28 + 19 rebounds), Powell (22), Adebayo (14 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (13 + 8 assists), Wiggins (7) – start; Haykes (23), Smith (9), Fontecchio (7), Yakucionis (2).

Brooklyn – Toronto – 96:81 (24:18, 25:21, 18:26, 29:16)

Brooklyn: Porter (24 + 11 rebounds), Clowney (19 + 9 rebounds), Diomin (16), Clexton (12 + 7 rebounds), Menn (5 + 7 assists) – start; Sharp (8), Traore (8), Z. Williams (2), Martin (2), Wolf (0).

Toronto: Ingram (19), Quickley (17 + 10 assists), Agbaji (7), Barnes (6), Poeltl (2) – start; Walter (9), Murray-Boyles (8), Bettle (4), Mamukelashvili (4), Dick (3), Shead (2), Temple (0).

Washington – San Antonio – 113:124 (28:26, 21:43, 37:29, 27:26)

Washington: Carrington (21), Vukcevic (18 + 9 rebounds), McCollum (15), George (14 + 7 assists), Shempeni (5) – start; Johnson (19 + 7 rebounds), Brenham (9), Riley (8), Watkins (4), Hill (0).

San Antonio: Fox (27 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Cornet (20 + 12 rebounds), Castle (18 + 11 assists), Barnes (14), Vassell (11) – start; Vembanyama (14 + 12 rebounds), K. Johnson (12 + 9 rebounds), Olynyk (4), Shempeni (3), Harper (1).

Minnesota – Milwaukee – 103:100 (23:29, 25:31, 27:15, 28:25)

Minnesota: Edwards (24 + 6 assists), DiVincenzo (18), Randle (12 + 7 rebounds), Gobert (11 + 18 rebounds), McDaniels (0) – start; Reed (12), Shannon (11), Hyland (9), Conley (6 + 6 assists), Clark (0).

Milwaukee: Porter (24 + 10 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Portis (16 + 11 rebounds), Turner (13), Kuzma (12 + 10 rebounds), Green (4) – start; Rollins (16), Sims (9), Trent (6), G. Harris (0).