His transfer Damian Lillard to Milwaukee Bucks was the great movement of it season 2023-2024. An exchange a few days before the start of the course that overturned the balance of power that previously existed in the NBA. The expectations regarding the union of give me and John Antetokounmpo They were tall, but the results were not very positiveleaving the point guard numbers and feel away from what we’ve seen him up to that point in his career.
Yet throughout December, Lillard changes, improves, finds his place on the team, and returns to a version of himself more like who he was.
The star has deftly redirected what was heading dangerously into an alarming spiral. Now, both the Milwaukee Bucks and Damian Lillard look like the unstoppable prospect they expected them to be when they both signed on.
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The unstoppable Lillard-Antetokounmpo connection
Of all the pairings that have shared the pitch for more than 650 minutes this season, the one made up of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo He is the seventh most efficient offensively in the entire NBA. with his own Attack ratio 120.5the mix of these two stars has established itself among the competition’s elite, ahead of others with a greater presence such as Holiday and Tatum (118.1) without going further.
You’d think these two players would end up working out, but it took both longer than expected to get used to sharing the court, not stepping on each other, and making plays that were difficult for the opposition. to defend. . A third of the course was consumed and with plenty of minutes to back it up, it can be concluded that John and give me They are a union of very high offensive level.
And the best way to prove that statement is how unstoppable they are when they play a instant lock:
Giannis’ natural superiority in impact, contact absorption and technical resolution of a tile makes him the perfect partner for any operator.
Add to that Lillard’s ability to make long shots off the bounce, and the possibilities are endless:
However, the sum of individualities is not always synonymous with success or even good functioning. That’s why it’s important to take a look at other ways Antetokounmpo and Lillard connect.
That’s where you really appreciate that the two of them have managed to hit the nail on the head.
give me He is able to find the Greek multiple times throughout the games in the low post. A simple action that paves the way for Giannis to score with almost no opposition, as well as frees up the point guard to make subsequent moves, either on a cut or after an indirect.
Add to that the repetition of other high-scoring plays, and it becomes easier to understand why Giannis and Lillard are one of the best pairings in the entire NBA.
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Damian Lillard’s improvement in December
The calendar break that the month of December gave the Bucks allowed Damian Lillard to rediscover his most defining self. In the final month of 2023, Milwaukee has a remaining 8 wins and just one loss, also amassing six straight wins, which is the best active streak in the entire league.
In that time, the 33-year-old star has averaged 27.6 points with 46.9% in field goals and a magnificent 46.9% in triplesadding 7.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds.
However, it’s worth noting that five of those nine games the Bucks have played this month have come against opponents with less than a 50% winning percentage, three of them against Pistons, Spurs and Rockets.
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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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