NBA: Mikhailyuk’s best game, Lakers’ sensational defeat, Houston’s victory

10 games were played within the scope of the NBA regular season on the night of December 20-21.

Utah hosted Orlando and suffered a disappointing defeat.

The first half of the match was equal, the teams did not lead each other by more than 10 points, and Magic went into the long break with a 5-point lead, 65:60. The guest team played a great third quarter and took the lead by the same 19 points thanks to their breakthrough of 19:2. However, the Jazz did not give up and made a comeback in the fourth quarter; The key to this was the 14:1 score in the middle. 6 seconds before the siren, Collier equalized the score at 118:118 and sent the match to overtime. There the teams responded with shots and changed the lead 7 times. The decisive factor was Bane’s two-pointer in the last second of the game that gave Orlando the victory – 128:127.

Utah’s Ukrainian player Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 31 minutes and recorded 23 points (4/8 two-pointers, 5/8 three-pointers), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 foul.

The most productive player of the match was Bane, who brought 32 points to Orlando, while Banchero, who scored 23 points, fell short of a triple-double with 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The Clippers unexpectedly defeated the Lakers in the Los Angeles Derby.

The home team, which was ahead from the beginning of the match, won the first quarter with a score of 28:15, while the Clippers increased their advantage even more and won with a score of 103:88.

James continued his leadership with 36 points, but this was not enough for the Lakers to take the lead.

Leonard (32 points + 12 rebounds), Harden (21 points + 10 assists) and Collins (17 points + 12 rebounds) finished the game with double-doubles for the Clippers.

“Houston” confidently beat “Denver” away.

The fate of the match was decided in the first half, which the Rockets won with a score of 53:45, after which they improved their advantage only in the third quarter and eventually took the lead +16 – 82:68. In the fourth 12 minutes, the guest team calmly won the match 115:101.

The most productive player of the match was Durant, who scored 31 points for Houston, while Smith signed a double-double with 22 points + 10 rebounds.

NBA. Regular season, December 21

Utah – Orlando – 127:128 OP (38:36, 22:29, 22:32, 36:21, 9:10)

Utah: George (27 + 9 assists + 5 losses), Mikhailiuk (23), Bailey (14), Filipovski (6), Nurkic (4 + 8 rebounds) – start; Collier (18 + 9 assists), Love (16 + 16 rebounds), Sensabaugh (12), Hendricks (6), Clayton (1), Williams (0).

Orlando’s: Bane (32 + 5 losses), Banchero (23 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Black (20), Carter (14 + 9 rebounds), Jones (5) – start; Penda (13 + 12 rebounds), Richardson (10), Bitadze (5), Howard (5), Isaac (1).

Clippers – Lakers – 103:88 (28:15, 26:24, 26:22, 23:27)

cutting machines: Leonard (32 + 12 rebounds), Harden (21 + 10 assists), Collins (17 + 12 rebounds), Dunn (8), Zubac (5) – start; B. Lopez (11), Senders (4), Batum (3), Bogdanovich (2), Miller (0), Brown (0).

Lakers: James (36), Doncic (12), Larevia (12 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), Hayes (8), Smart (5) – start; Smith (9), Vanderbilt (4), Knecht (2), Thiero (0), Kleber (0).

Denver – Houston – 101:115 (29:26, 16:27, 21:29, 35:33)

Denver: Jokic (25 + 7 rebounds + 5 turnovers), J. Murray (16 + 7 assists), Jones (9), Hardaway (8), K. Johnson (6) – start; B. Brown (12 + 12 rebounds), Pickett (10), Valanciunas (10), Strother (2), Tyson (2), Nnaji (1).

Houston: Durant (31), Smith (22 + 10 rebounds), Thompson (16 + 6 assists), Okogie (9), Shengyun (8 + 5 losses) – start; Sheppard (28 + 6 assists), Adams (1 + 12 rebounds), A. Holiday (0), Tate (0).

New Orleans-Indiana-128:109 (44:27, 20:22, 34:30, 30:30)

New Orleans: Bay (18), Murphy (17), Quinn (17 + 10 rebounds), Fiers (5), Jones (5) – starter; Williamson (29 + 7 rebounds), Poole (16 + 6 assists), Peavy (8), Matkovic (6 + 9 rebounds), Missy (4), Alvarado (3), Hawkins (0).

indiana: Siakam (22), Huff (9), Nembhard (7), Maturin (4), Jackson (2) – start; Furphy (18), McConnell (16 + 8 assists), Matthews (7), Walker (7), Thompson (7), Wiseman (6), Jackson (4).

Toronto – Boston – 96:112 (20:32, 31:17, 29:34, 16:29)

toronto: Ingram (24 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (24), Barnes (12 + 9 rebounds + 6 assists), Agbaji (6), Quickley (3 + 7 assists) – start; Murray-Boyles (9), Walter (7), Shead (6), Dick (5), Temple (0), Bettle (0).

Boston: Pritchard (33 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists), White (15 + 7 assists), Queta (14), Houser (6), Walsh (0) – start; Simons (15), Garza (12 + 10 rebounds), Gonzalez (10 + 10 rebounds), Mynott (5), Scheierman (2).

Philadelphia – Dallas – 121:114 (38:33, 30:29, 23:35, 30:17)

Philadelphia: Maxey (38), Edgecombe (26), Barlow (21), Grimes (6 + 7 assists), Drummond (6 + 12 rebounds) – start; McCain (12), Bona (10 + 8 rebounds), Walker (2 + 8 rebounds), Edwards (0).

dallas: Flagg (24), Davis (24 + 15 rebounds), Marshall (22 + 9 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Washington (15 + 8 rebounds), Nembhard (7) – start; Williams (10), Thompson (10), Gafford (2 + 4 blocked shots), Russell (0), Christie (0).

Detroit-Charlotte-112:86 (33:27, 22:18, 24:27, 33:14)

of Detroit: Cunningham (22 + 10 rebounds + 10 assists), Duren (19 + 11 rebounds), Harris (16), D. Robinson (15), Thompson (14 + 4 blocks) – start; Holland (9 + 9 rebounds), Stewart (8 + 11 rebounds), Ivey (5), Green (2), LeVert (2), Jenkins (0), Sasser (0), Reed (0).

Charlotte: Knippel (19 + 7 rebounds), Bridges (19), Miller (14 + 7 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Ball (8 + 6 assists), Kolkbrenner (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Hall (8), Green (5), James (5), Mann (3), Diabate (1), Plumley (0), Connaughton (0).

Memphis – Washington – 122:130 (30:25, 38:28, 27:42, 27:35)

Memphis: Jaren Jackson (22 + 8 rebounds), Spencer (19 + 11 assists), Coward (14), Wells (4), Clark (2) – start; Aldama (37 + 10 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (11), Prosper (8), Landale (5 + 8 rebounds).

washington: McCollum (28 + 6 assists), George (28 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Sarr (18 + 11 rebounds), Carrington (14 + 7 rebounds), Middleton (6) – start; Bagley (16), Johnson (12), Shempeny (4 + 11 rebounds), Riley (4), Brenham (0).

Golden State – Phoenix – 119:116 (32:44, 32:23, 29:20, 26:29)

Golden State: Curry (28 + 10 rebounds + 6 assists), Butler (25), Post (7), Dr. Green (4), Moody (3) – start; Richard (20), Podziemski (11 + 6 assists), Santos (5), Payton II (5 + 8 rebounds), Jackson-Davis (5 + 7 rebounds), Spencer (4), Melton (2).

Phoenix: Booker (38), Brooks (22), Gillespie (16), O’Neal (5), Williams (4) – starter; Ighodaro (10 + 7 rebounds), Goodwin (9), Dunn (7), Buey (5).

Sacramento-Portland-93:98 (26:28, 18:19, 25:25, 24:26)

sacramento: Reynaud (17 + 11 rebounds + 5 turnovers), DeRozan (15 + 5 steals), Murray (15), Westbrook (7 + 8 rebounds + 7 assists + 5 steals), Achiuwa (2) – starts; Schroeder (21 + 6 assists), Clifford (12), Cardwell (4 + 8 rebounds + 5 blocks), Saric (0), Ellis (0).

Portland: Avdija (24 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists + 5 turnovers), Sharpe (23), Kamara (15), Clingan (14 + 14 rebounds), Murray (9) – start; R. Williams (10 + 9 rebounds), Love (2), Sissoko (1), Rith (0), Rooper (0).

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