In the NBA no result is final until there is no more time to play. This maxim that seems straight out of a book of clichés couldn’t be more true, at least after what happened in the match between Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder on the evening of Saturday, December 2nd. Going into the fourth quarter, OKC had the win in their pocket. With take advantage +23 As soon as it was played, they added a comfortable victory and within minutes they were taking the starters off the field. However, Luka Doncic had other plans.
ONE partial from 30 to 0 by the Mavs, while the OKC Thunder failed to score a field goal in nearly the entire fourth quarter that came close to one of the greatest comebacks in history of the championship. between the minute 11:09 and 4:04 Dallas completely dominated the matchputting a lock on the opposing rim as the gap slowly narrowed to Daigneault’s desperation.
The rest could be summarized as follows. Oklahoma City was unable to make a single field goal, either in the game or forcing a free throw foul. The reason was behind the great defense of Dallas that left them in a 0 of 8 on field goals, leading them to a 5-game losing streak without scoring a goal. Instead, the Mavs enjoyed an all-out explosion, achieving a 12 of 16 from the basket (75%), including 6 of 9 from three (66.6%).
The Mavs just went on a 30-0 run to take the lead in Dallas 😱
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His men Jason Kidd Not only did they have an unblemished 30-0 streak, but they were ahead on the scoreboard at times. With his absence 4:30 to go, the Mavs took the lead, but the offensive burst came as quickly as it faded. Inside this clutchOKC was assigned to a Jalen Williams who avoided disaster 6 points without fail to beat Dallaswhich was wrecked on the shore.
If the Mavericks had achieved something practically unprecedented in history in a span of 7 minutes, at the closing the magic ended. A single goal from 10 attempts sums up how the team collapsed just when they had everything on target. Whether due to nerves, fatigue, or sheer luck, the Texans ended up losing the game to the Oklahoma City Thunder after doing the hardest thing (126-120).
A meeting that It will go down in history as the longest set without allowing an opponent to score after all plays have been recorded. (1996-1997) in the NBA. In doing so, the Mavs surpassed the previous record set by LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers in December 6, 2009 against the Milwaukee Bucks, who went 29-0. The difference is, the Cavs ended up winning that duel.
The bitter outcome for Dallas is even more so if you take a look at their performance Luka Doncic. Just a few days after the birth of his daughter, the Slovenian appeared at his best again. With 36 points, 15 rebounds and 18 assists, The former Real Madrid player became the second player in history in achieving similar numbers, tying Oscar Robertson, who did so in 1961 and 1962.
A real rollercoaster of emotions for the Dallas Mavericks who, after starting with an 8-2 record, have managed just 3 wins since November 14th. Right now Jason Kidd’s men are still in the Playoff spots, but the league puts them where they deserve, as well as the OKC Thunder (13-6), who appear in third place.
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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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