The most important event of the last match day in the NBA was the clash Anthony Edwards And Victor Vembanyama The match between Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs ended with a score of 123:126.

Vembanyama secured Spurs’ victory with 39 points and 9 rebounds.

However, the most productive player of the match was not him, but Edwards, who scored 26 points in the fourth quarter, 55 points in total. In this way, he set a new personal record in terms of performance. They previously scored 53 points in a 105-119 win over Detroit last year.

Edwards became the fifth player under the age of 25 in NBA history to score 55+ points and make 8+ three-pointers in a game. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have achieved this before.

After the match, Anthony commented on his performance and encounter with Vembanyama:

“I really like it. I want to get everyone off the site and be alone. I’m against it.”

Who would win? I”.

ANTMAN EXPLODED TONIGHT.

🤯 55 points (26 in Q4, new career high)
🤯 9 3PM

Alongside Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, he is the only player in NBA history to score 55+ points and 8+ 3:00 in a game before turning 25! pic.twitter.com/kXRBQYQ7cI

— NBA (@NBA) January 18, 2026

Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 17-18.

Miami managed to beat Oklahoma at home.

Thunder started the match better, winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30. The next two quarters were left to the home team and thus, the score was equalized at 95:95 in the last 12 minutes. It turned out to be tense as no one could get to a comfortable distance and so the fate of the match was decided in the clutch, with Wiggins’ three-pointer 32 seconds before the siren being the key. It was he who brought victory to the Heat with a score of 122:120.

The most productive player of the match was Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 39 points, but this did not help Oklahoma win. Adebayo recorded a double-double with 30 points and 12 rebounds for Miami.

In the match between the top 4 teams in the West, San Antonio hosted Minnesota and won.

The first quarter of the meeting was equal and Spurs started to take the lead from the beginning of the second quarter. The home team made an attack of 24:6, creating a comfortable advantage of +16, which increased to +25 – 69:44 overall at the big break. In the third and fourth quarters, Minnesota was able to slowly close the gap and get back into the game. One minute before the end of the quarter, the guest team took the lead with Divincenzo’s three-pointer with a score of 119:118, but then Vembanyama and Johnson scored 126:123, allowing Spurs to take the lead to 123:119.

The leaders of both teams performed outstandingly: Edwards scored 55 points for the Timberwolves, and Vembanyama scored 39 points for San Antonio.

Detroit hosted Indiana and suffered one of the biggest losses of the season.

In the first half of the game, the Pacers managed to score only 25 points, while the Pistons scored 59 points. This decided the fate of the match, as in the second half Detroit calmly controlled the game and brought the match to a landslide victory – 121:78.

Three Pistons players scored 16 points each: Green, Cunningham and Robinson, and Düren scored 15 points.

NBA. Regular season, January 18

Dallas – Utah – 138:120 (42:29, 29:30, 35:35, 32:26)

dallas: Williams (22), Christie (22), Marshall (16 + 6 assists), Powell (10 + 8 rebounds), Caleb Martin (3) – start; Thompson (23), Hardy (12), Cisse (9 + 10 rebounds), Kelly (8), Nembhard (7), Robinson-Earl (6).

Utah: George (29 + 6 assists), Bailey (18 + 8 rebounds), Filipovski (13 + 12 rebounds), Williams (11), Collier (9) – start; Sensabaugh (25), Anderson (8), Clayton (5 + 8 assists), Hendricks (2).

Atlanta-Boston-106:132 (23:30, 28:52, 23:35, 32:15)

of Atlanta: Okongwu (21 + 7 rebounds), Alexander-Walker (18 + 6 assists), Johnson (12 + 8 rebounds), McCollum (11 + 7 rebounds), Krejci (3) – start; Kispert (16 + 7 rebounds), Newell (10), Wallace (5), Gueye (5 + 7 rebounds), Houston (3), Kennard (2), Dennis (0).

Boston: Brown (41), Hauser (30), Keta (14 + 7 rebounds), Scheierman (9 + 7 rebounds), White (7 + 12 assists) – start; Simons (14), Gonzalez (7 + 8 rebounds), Garza (4), Williams (3), Harper (3), Walsh (0), Tillman (0).

Detroit-Indiana-121:78 (31:11, 28:14, 33:28, 29:25)

Detroit: Cunningham (16), D. Robinson (16), Düren (15 + 8 rebounds), Harris (7), Thompson (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Green (16), LeVert (10), Sasser (9), Stewart (7+7 rebounds), Holland (7), Ivey (5), Jenkins (3), Reed (3).

indiana: Walker (13), Sheppard (8), Jackson (8 + 5 losses), Furphy (5 + 5 losses), Huff (3) – start; Bradley (12), Jackson (10), Thompson (10), Peter (5), Jones (2), Potter (2 + 9 rebounds).

New York – Phoenix – 99:106 (27:19, 29:36, 21:25, 22:26)

New York: McBride (23), Towns (23 + 11 rebounds), Anunoby (21 + 8 rebounds), Bridges (15), Diawara (3) – start; Clarkson (6), Shemet (5), Kolek (2), Robinson (1+10 rebounds), Yabusele (0), McCullar (0).

Phoenix: Booker (27), Williams (14 + 9 rebounds), Gillespie (11 + 6 assists), O’Neal (10), Brooks (5) – start; Allen (16), Goodwin (13), Dunn (8), Ighodaro (2), Livers (0).

Miami – Oklahoma – 122:120 (30:37, 30:28, 35:30, 27:25)

Miami: Adebayo (30 + 12 rebounds), Powell (19), Larsson (16), Wiggins (15), Yakuchenis (3 + 7 assists) – start; Fontecchio (13), Gardner (11), Ware (7+9 rebounds), Smith (5), Jovic (3).

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (39), Holmgren (14 + 11 rebounds + 5 blocks), Wallace (9), Jaylen Williams (8), Dort (2) – start; Wiggins (18), Mitchell (15 + 5 turnovers), Joe (8), Caruso (5), Jaylin Williams (2), K. Williams (0).

San Antonio – Minnesota – 126:123 (21:22, 48:22, 27:40, 30:39)

San Antonio: Vembanyama (39 + 9 rebounds), Fox (25 + 12 assists), Castle (8 + 9 assists), Barnes (8 + 8 rebounds), Shempeni (7) – start; Johnson (20), Harper (9), Cornet (8), Waters (2), Brian (0).

Minnesota: Edwards (55), McDaniels (23), Randle (17 + 10 rebounds), DiVincenzo (11), Reed (0) – start; Beranger (10 + 8 rebounds), Hyland (7), Clark (0), Juzeng (0), Miller (0), Conley (0).

Golden State – Charlotte – 136:116 (39:28, 30:29, 43:37, 24:22)

Golden State: Green (20 + 6 assists), Curry (14), Moody (12), Richard (11), Post (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Melton (24), Podziemski (16 + 7 assists), Hield (14), Horford (11), Payton II (5), Jackson-Davis (2), Spencer (0).

Charlotte: Miller (28 + 6 losses), Knippel (24 + 11 rebounds), Bridges (9), Kolkbrenner (4 + 7 rebounds), James (2) – start; Sexton (17), Ball (15), G. Williams (7), Connaughton (5), Mann (3), Hall (2), Green (0).

Denver – Washington – 121:115 (36:29, 26:34, 21:23, 38:29)

Denver: J. Murray (42 + 6 assists + 5 losses), Watson (21), Gordon (8 + 10 rebounds + 11 assists), Jones (7), Pickett (5 + 6 assists) – start; Hardaway (30), B. Brown (4), Nnaji (4), Strother (0).

washington: George (29 + 7 assists), Middleton (16 + 7 rebounds), Sarr (16 + 8 rebounds), Carrington (13), Johnson (4) – start; Bagley (14), Shempeny (13 + 9 rebounds), Riley (7), Watkins (3).

Portland-Lakers-132:116 (40:27, 31:34, 36:29, 25:26)

Portland: Sharpe (25), Clingan (18 + 11 rebounds), Sissoko (14), Holiday (9), Kamara (9) – start; Grant (22), Love (22 + 7 assists), R. Williams (8), Rith (5), Cook (0), Ruper (0), Yang Hansen (0).

Lakers: Smart (25), James (20 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Kleber (11), Vincent (3), Larevia (2) – start; Timmy (21), Hachimura (11), Buffkin (9), Vanderbilt (6), Smith (5), Knecht (3), James Jr. (0).

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Ukrainian guard of Boston Celtics Max ShulgaThe player, who currently plays for the Maine Celtics farm team, talked about his personal development and recalled how he was selected in the 2025 draft.

– The Maine Celtics are improving and it seems like you are becoming more confident on the court. Your NBA debut is still ahead of you, but how do you feel about your first year after the draft?

– It was a good experience, you can learn a lot. As in every season, there are ups and downs. Individually and as a team. Good learning curve, valuable experience.

– I want to go back to the moment when the Celtics drafted you. How did you feel? What went through your mind when you saw your name?

– I was in Dallas with the agency and doing pre-draft training. We had a draft party in Dallas.

I was with everyone in the agency, along with Maxim Renault. He was also drafted by the Sacramento Kings. He’s a good friend. We had a pre-draft workout with a few people: Jaxsen Mauney of the G-League Golden State Warriors and Nelly Joseph, who currently plays in France.

We all watched the draft. I wasn’t sure if I would be selected or not. If so, it’s probably in the 50-60 range. Many teams started searching. I didn’t know until five minutes before the draft when he told me the Celtics were drafting me. My manager Brad said: I was so excited.

Words cannot express this because it is a dream you always strive for. But you never really know until it happens. It was such a surreal feeling. It took time to realise.

– You mentioned two teams that wanted to draft you before the Celtics…

“The Grizzlies called and wanted to draft me, but sent me to play in Europe for a while. A lot of other teams, probably the Bucks, were still calling.”

– You worked with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. What did they recommend?

– No, they didn’t give direct advice, but by watching them, I learn how they approach it every day. They come to training, work on themselves, do shooting practice with coaches.

Their attention to detail is impressive every day. JB practiced dribbling and shooting all over the court, repeat after repetition. I realized that this was necessary to reach their level.

– What about Joe Mazzulla? They talked about the “machine gun sound” in training…

– It was one of the real standout moments of training camp (laughs). We did it one on one, defending against each other, and machine gun fire was coming out of the speakers.

He was very demanding every day, he left no one alone, he held everyone accountable. It doesn’t matter if you are 15th or first in the squad, everyone is at the same standard. He also works out in the gym and gets up with us.

He even discusses the rules with the referees and looks for ways to “manipulate” the game. Incredibly competitive and demanding.

Shulga is averaging 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists per 33 minutes on the court in the current G-League season.