NBA: Mikhailyuk’s quality play against Oklahoma, Denver beats Boston

12 games were played within the scope of the NBA regular season on the night of January 7-8.

Oklahoma hosted Utah and won in overtime.

Thunder started the match better, winning the first quarter 31:22 and increasing its advantage to +20 – 47:27 in the middle of the second quarter. Then the Jazz started to narrow the gap and thanks to a 7:0 move at the end of the quarter, they had only -5 – 53:58 remaining before the big break.

The visitors took the lead 70:69 into the third quarter, but then Oklahoma regained the lead. They continued this until the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the visitors made a move at 8:0 to make the score 101:95 in their favor. Then the Jazz controlled the game, but 29 seconds before the siren, Williams equalized the score with an accurate two-point basket: 112:112. With 4 seconds left before the end, it looked like Markkanen’s two-pointer would bring victory to the visiting team, but Gilgeous-Alexander hit the siren and sent the game to overtime – 114:114. In this match, Oklahoma quickly took control of the game and carried the match to a tough victory: 129:125.

Utah’s Ukrainian player Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in the starting five and stayed on the field for 27 minutes, during which he made 8 points (2/3 free throws, 3/3 two-point shots, 0/5 three-point shots), 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The most productive player of the match was Gilgeous-Alexander, who brought 46 points to Oklahoma, while Holmgren also scored a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Boston lost to Denver, weakened by injuries, in its home game.

The match was even and tense. During the match, the lead changed 27 times and the maximum difference was 13 points. Denver managed to overcome this distance with a score of 19:3 in the fourth quarter, and then the score was in favor of 106:93. The home team then desperately tried to win back and significantly reduced the lead, but they still failed to mount a full-fledged comeback. As a result, the Nuggets won with a score of 114:110.

Watson led the victory with 30 points, while Murray had a double-double with 22 points and 17 assists.

NBA. Regular season, December 8

Oklahoma – Utah – 129:125 Overtime (31:22, 27:31, 33:33, 23:28, 15:11)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (46 + 6 assists), Holmgren (23 + 12 rebounds), Jaylen Williams (17 + 8 assists), Wiggins (7 + 7 rebounds), Dort (6) – start; Mitchell (16), Joe (5), Wallace (4), Carlson (3), K. Williams (2).

Utah: Markkanen (29 + 13 rebounds), George (25 + 7 rebounds + 11 assists + 6 losses), Nurkic (15 + 15 rebounds), Sensabaugh (13), Mikhailyuk (8 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists) – start; Clayton (15), Collier (6), Williams (5), Hendricks (5), Filipowski (2), Bailey (2).

Boston – Denver – 110:114 (35:31, 23:27, 24:21, 28:35)

Boston: Brown (33 + 7 rebounds + 7 tackles for loss), Pritchard (17), White (17), Houser (6), Keta (6 + 20 rebounds) – start; Simons (15), Garza (11), Gonzalez (3), Scheierman (1), Walsh (1).

Denver: Watson (30), J. Murray (22 + 8 rebounds + 17 assists), Holmes (6), K. Brown (5), Jones (2) – start; Hardaway (14), Gordon (12), Nnaji (12), Pickett (7), B. Brown (4).

Detroit – Chicago – 108:93 (30:24, 22:26, ​​​​24:27, 32:16)

Detroit: Stewart (31), D. Robinson (12), Thompson (11 + 8 rebounds), Reed (9 + 6 assists), Ivey (8) – start; Green (11), Holland (11), Lanier (8), LeVert (5), Jenkins (2 + 15 assists), Sasser (0), Smith (0).

Chicago: Buzelis (20 + 4 blocks), Vucevic (20 + 16 rebounds), Herter (8), Jones (6 + 7 rebounds + 12 assists), Okoro (2) – start; Dosunmu (24), Williams (6), Phillips (5), Olbrich (2), Carter (0), Terry (0).

Philadelphia – Washington – 131:110 (37:30, 25:26, 30:24, 39:30)

Philadelphia: Embiid (28 + 7 rebounds), George (23), Maxey (22 + 8 assists), Edgecombe (13 + 7 assists + 5 steals), Barlow (11) – start; Grimes (16), Drummond (11), Bona (2), McCain (2), Ubry (2), Edwards (1), Walker (0), Watford (0).

washington: Johnson (20), Carrington (18 + 7 assists + 6 losses), Coulibaly (18), Sarr (15 + 7 rebounds), Shempeny (6) – starts; Bagley (9 + 9 rebounds), Brenham (8 + 8 assists), Gill (8), Johnson (6), Vukcevic (2).

Charlotte – Toronto – 96:97 (22:25, 28:20, 22:21, 24:31)

Charlotte: Ball (15 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Bridges (12), Knippel (11 + 8 rebounds), James (8), Diabati (6 + 11 rebounds) – start; Sexton (22), Hall (8 + 7 rebounds), McNeely (7), Hall (4), Green (3).

toronto: Barrett (28 + 7 rebounds), Quickley (21), Barnes (17), Ingram (6), Murray-Boyles (4 + 15 rebounds) – start; Mamukelashvili (10), Shed (4 + 6 assists), Walter (3), Bettle (2), Agbadzhi (2), Dick (0).

Atlanta-New Orleans-117:100 (37:26, 28:27, 24:13, 28:34)

of Atlanta: Risache (25 + 8 rebounds), Johnson (19 + 8 rebounds + 6 losses), Alexander-Walker (17 + 6 assists), Daniels (13 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Gueye (10 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists + 5 losses) – start; Porzingis (13), Kennard (13), Krejci (5), Newell (2), Wallace (0).

New Orleans: Williamson (22 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Poole (21), Fiers (11), Queen (6 + 10 rebounds), Matkovic (2) – start; McGowens (20), Peavey (11 + 6 assists), Missy (5), Looney (2), Hawkins (0).

Brooklyn – Orlando – 103:104 Overtime (23:21, 20:27, 21:31, 29:14, 10:11)

Brooklyn: Porter (34 + 5 losses), Demin (18), Clowney (10), Z. Williams (5), Sharpe (5 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses) – start; Thomas (10), Claxton (7), Wolf (6), Traore (6), Powell (2).

Orlando’s: Banchero (30 + 14 rebounds + 6 assists + 9 losses), Carter (20), da Silva (14), Bane (9), Black (5 + 6 assists) – start; Penda (13 + 11 rebounds), Bitadze (6 + 10 rebounds), Howard (4), Jones (3), Isaac (0).

New York – Clippers – 123:111 (27:31, 24:25, 39:31, 33:24)

New York: Brunson (26 + 7 assists), Anunoby (20), Towns (20 + 11 rebounds + 7 assists), McBride (16), Bridges (15 + 9 rebounds) – start; Clarkson (12), Yabusele (8), Robinson (4+9 rebounds), Kolek (2), Hookporti (0), Diawara (0), Dadier (0).

cutting machines: Leonard (25), Harden (23 + 9 assists), Zubac (22 + 11 rebounds), Collins (18 + 10 rebounds), Dunn (7) – start; B. Lopez (6), Miller (6), Batum (3), Niederhäuser (1), Brown (0), Senders (0), Christie (0).

Memphis – Phoenix – 98:117 (23:30, 24:35, 21:26, 30:26)

memphis: Jaren Jackson (19), Spencer (14), Jackson (11 + 5 turnovers), Wells (9 + 7 rebounds), Landale (0 + 8 rebounds) – start; Small (14 + 7 assists + 5 turnovers), Caldwell-Pope (14), Prosper (8 + 7 rebounds), Aldama (7), Koloko (2), Mashak (0).

Phoenix: Brooks (21 + 7 rebounds), Booker (13 + 8 assists), O’Neal (12), Williams (12 + 12 rebounds), Gillespie (10 + 8 rebounds) – start; Allen (19), Goodwin (11 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Fleming (8), Ighodaro (5), Richards (4), Dunn (2), Livers (0), Maluach (0).

San Antonio-Lakers-107:91 (26:23, 22:20, 31:25, 28:23)

San Antonio: Castle (15), Fox (14), Shempeni (11 + 9 rebounds), Barnes (7 + 6 assists), Cornet (7) – start; K. Johnson (27), Wembanyama (16 + 14 rebounds + 4 blocks), Sohan (6), Harper (2), Brian (2), Biyombo (0), Jones-Garcia (0), Waters (0).

Lakers: Doncic (38 + 10 rebounds + 10 assists + 7 turnovers), Larevia (16 + 7 rebounds), Ayton (9), Vanderbilt (4), Smart (2 + 7 rebounds) – start; Hayes (10 + 7 rebounds), Vincent (6), Smith (3), Knecht (2), Kleber (1), James Jr. (0), Timmy (0), Manion (0).

Golden State – Milwaukee – 120:113 (31:31, 33:22, 34:29, 22:31)

Golden State: Curry (31 + 7 assists), Butler (21), Dr. Green (14 + 7 assists), Post (11), Moody (9) – start; Melton (22), Horford (8 + 10 rebounds + 6 assists), Podziemski (2), Santos (2), Richard (0).

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (34 + 10 rebounds), Rollins (16 + 7 rebounds), Porter (15 + 9 assists + 5 losses), Turner (13), Green (11) – start; Kuzma (13), Portis (6), Trent (5), G. Harris (0).

Portland – Houston – 103:102 (25:22, 32:25, 24:28, 22:27)

Portland: Avdija (41 + 5 losses), Sharpe (20), Kamara (14), Clingan (12 + 7 rebounds), Sissoko (0) – start; Love (10 + 7 rebounds), R. Williams (3), Jan Hansen (3), Ruper (0).

Houston: Durant (37), Thompson (24 + 12 rebounds + 6 assists), Eason (15 + 13 rebounds), Adams (7 + 11 rebounds), Smith (6) – start; Sheppard (8), Finney-Smith (3), Capela (2), A. Holiday (0), Okogie (0).

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