The Toronto Raptors defeated Game 6 by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 103-88 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The series will move to Toronto on Thursday.
The two teams were almost level after the first 12 minutes of action, as Toronto had just a small two-point lead at the beginning of the second half.
The Raptors then scored the first 12 points of the second half to create a 13-point lead after the first half. After conceding 27 points from Philadelphia early in the game, Nick Nurse’s team tightened their defense, leaving just 14 points to their opponents in the second half.
“We were strong on defense throughout the game,” said Raptors coach Nick Nurse. We also created some good downloads. »
“We have some guidelines and we have done a good job of implementing them. »
Philadelphia took a four-point lead over the Torontoians after returning from the locker room, but as in the second half, the Raptors adjusted their game in the final quarter to take a 28-22 lead to a final score of 103 at 88.
Fred Van Vleet did not take part in the match, he left the match number 4 due to strain on his left hip. In his absence, Pascal Shiakam held the position of leader of the Toronto attack. He finished his night at work with 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Precious Achiuwa, Gary Trent Jr. and OG Anunoby were the other scorers with 17, 16 and 16 points respectively.
“The guys are really cool,” said Thad Young, who did just about anything with three points, three assists, three rebounds and one steal.
“The team is resilient and the coaches are excellent. We managed to achieve great successes first. »
“It was not always stylish, but we stayed focused,” Siakam said.
Guard James Harden scored the 76ers’ first four points, but was reduced to 11 points after hitting only two of the nine shots through the crossbar. He recovered from the three-pointer with five successes in six attempts. Tobias Harris had 16 points, one more than James Harden. Danny Green had four three-point shots down the road for a 14-point night.
As expected, Joel Embiid helped the Philadelphia attack with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Sometimes he is seen with a lack of energy and not very aggressive, the one who faces a torn ligament in his right thumb.
The NBA fined him $ 15,000 on Monday for criticizing officials after Game 4.
“It was like they had a job to do and they did it,” said the NBA champion scorer. Well, they deserve congratulations. »
In the first half, both teams had less than 30% success on three-pointers, but Philly had nine upsets and Toronto five.
No team in NBA history has won a series of a 3-0 deficit. The Raptors are only 14and team in 145 cases to force a sixth game. Toronto will try to become the fourth team to force the seventh.
VanVleet, a heavy loss
Earlier Monday, it was revealed that VanVleet would miss the rest of the series as he suffered a sprain in his left hip.
He averaged 20.3 points and 6.7 assists per game this season, making it the All-Star Game for the first time. In the regular season, VanVleet and Siakam led the NBA with 37.9 minutes per game, on average.
The Raptors host the 76ers on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the 6th race.
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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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
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