If no injury prevents you from doing so, Luka Doncic He will end up placing his name alongside the all-time greats statistically. At 24 years old, the Slovenian has chased some of the stars of the past, such as Larry Bird on the list of triple-double recently. Without leaving this area, the former Real Madrid man managed to overcome Wilt Chamberlain in a non-negligible measurement at 131-120 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Doncic signed his 8th triple-double with 40 points or more, adding 12 rebounds and 10 assists on 15 of 28 field goals (53.6%) and 4 of 12 from three (33.3%). A stat line that helped him break a tie with Chamberlain and establish himself as the fourth-most games of this type in NBA history.
In front of him, the Mavs star has only Russell Westbrook (13), James Harden (16) and Oscar Robertson (22), which sooner or later he will end up reaching.
Luka Doncic misses 40-point triple-double in Mavs win in Portland!
🪄 40 points 🪄 12 REB 🪄 10 AST
Luca’s eighth career 40-point triple-double moves past Wilt Chamberlain for the fourth most in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/bK2nRIyeKs
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Another day at the office for Doncic who in Kyrie Irving’s absence continues to keep the Mavs afloat. Not an easy task, even against Portland, mired in the bottom zone of the West, an opponent that made things difficult for Kidd’s team. A great first quarter for the Slovenian, who added 22 of his 40 points in the start on 7 of 11 from the fieldthey made up for Dallas’ terrible defensive work.
Little by little Kidd’s men started to get into the game and the balance eventually fell to the visitors to add a 5th win in 6 games for the Mavericks. A win that allows Dallas to stay atop the Western Conference despite their limitations name list, with balance 16-9 which leaves them third in the ranking.
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A situation that would be impossible if Luka Doncic wasn’t playing at this level. The former Real Madrid player has outrageous averages, with 32.7 points, 9.1 assists, 8.3 rebounds and a brilliant 37.9% on threes. Doncic’s name should be among the main candidates MVP how he’s playing as well as his impact on the Texas team.
At this point, the normal and expected thing would be for the Mavs to sink in the standings, but, unlike other years, Kidd’s team held on. A situation that results from the improvement of the team, but also from a Doncic who is now a serious and consistent contender for the main awards of the season.
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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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