When the LA Clippers became with James Harden and the results were not as positive as many expected, all alarms went off. A little trepidation before all the pieces fall into place to end up working, moving in perfect sync, weeks later, a perfectly oiled machine. They are Californians the best team in the NBA right now and victories such as that obtained against him Dallas Mavericks of Luka Doncic It is good proof of that.
With a result of 120 to 111, the Clippers added their ninth straight game without a loss. An amazing win for the way it turned out.
The Angels dominated the board with 22 points, but Doncic took the team on his shoulders one more night in the second half and was able to turn it around. With just minutes left, Dallas took the lead, so all the alarms went off for the Clippers. Those moments were shown by those led by Tyronn Lue the capabilities they have and how far they have progressed the last days.
In the last 3 minutes The Clippers defense just left Dallas 3 points, and allowed just 3 field goals in that span. On the other hand, the Californians went to 11 points on a nearly perfect 4-of-5 streak in front of the basket.
Every member of the Los Angeles team seems to have bought into and perfectly embraces their role in the rotation, which James Harden must be highlighted, adapts more and more to the needs of the group. Yes OK Kawhi Leonard he was the one who shone one more night with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assiststhat the star can perform like this is a consequence of his work the beard, who added 17 points and 11 assists.
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On the other hand, the Dallas Mavericks failed once again Kyrie Irving. With Luka Doncic as the only relevant player despite bench support from Tim Hardaway Jr. (21 goals), the Slovenian has had to shoulder a heavy offensive load in the comeback attempt.
The former Real Madrid player added his sixth triple-double of the season and 62nd of his career with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on a rough shooting night: 36% from the field and 18.2% from three.
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Doncic’s 44 minutes on the court ended up taking a toll on his performance at the end, just when it was most needed, but the reality is that Jason Kidd doesn’t have many other options to use on the bench. The Slovenian’s MVP season can only be understood by the Mavs’ reliance on what he does on the hardwood, and until management can offer him more help, such encounters will happen from time to time.
The Clippers are asserting themselves as the strongest team in the NBA thanks to the best streak active in the competition, which has them climbing to fifth place in the West and dropping the Mavs to sixth.
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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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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)
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