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Bucks – Kings 133-127: Milwaukee did its job without Antikounbo

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4 years ago

January 23, 2022

Bucks – Kings 133-127: Milwaukee did its job without Antikounbo

Milwaukee went 30-19 (17-8 home and 13-11 away) which resulted in the Greek freak losing his tenth game of the year due to right knee problems. Grayson Allen was also absent, Wesley Matthews injured his left knee at the end of the third period, initial assessments said it was a strain, but the champions still won the game in the battle for top spot in the Eastern District. Great match by Chris Middleton (34 points, 7/13 two points, 5/7 three points, 5/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 errors), great match by Jro Holliday (26 points, 8/17 two points). , 2/3 three points, 4/4 shots, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 errors), with Dode DiVincenzo (20 points, 3/5 two points, 3/5 three points, 5/6 shots), George Hill (17 points, 1/1 two points, 3/6 three points, 6/6 shots, 4 rebounds) and Pat Conaton (15 points, 5/10 three points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals) put their little rock with above.

By the time the score was 6:30, the Kings, injured by Fox’s absence (an ankle problem knocked him out just before the Yambol) were fighting as hard as they could but didn’t have what it took to celebrate a really big doubles match at home the champions. Harrison Barnes (29 points, 8/12 two points, 3/6 three points, 4/6 shots, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Terence Davis (22 points, 7 rebounds) and Tyrese Halibarton in front of his family and friends ( 24 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists) were the three that stood out from Sacramento, who just didn’t have any solutions on the bench. Buddy Hilde finished the match with 2/11 three-pointers and this was a very important problem for Alvin Gentry that he never found a solution to.

Next game for the Bucks in the early hours of Thursday (2:00 a.m.) with the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

The race

The Bucks didn’t start well, they were down -7 (5-12) just into the fourth minute, but leveled the score with a quick 5-0 before Sacramento made a bigger difference. Something he did immediately after the game’s first timeout when he went to +11 (28-17) with a series of three-pointers, thanks largely to Halibarton’s exuberant play in execution and creation. The Bucks appeared to be significantly behind in terms of energy and intensity, and Noora hit in spurts off the bench to keep them at… reasonable distance (27-35) by the end of the first third.

With Sacramento already scoring from eight players, Milwaukee was looking for a small burst, a spark to ignite the wick. They found it from George Hill, who was injured early on, stayed in the game and reduced to the basket with back-to-back threes early in the second 12 minutes (35-37) before the Deer took the lead and built a five. Points lead (47-42) at halftime. A 22-7 was enough to give the match a… more logical shape, Nuora and DiVincenzo took the baton, Middleton set a three for 59-51, he wrote the same way and 62-53 just before halftime, who found the hosts in 10/20 shots from the periphery and the visitors in 6/18.

The Bucks held the lead early in the second half, with Portis-DiVincenzo scoring three points to make it 87-72 after Budenholzer previously had several strong complaints about his team’s defense. The Kings didn’t panic, they had a good reaction when everything seemed against them, they became more effective in defence, they gnawed at the difference and closed it at 8 at the end of the third to claim a little more in the fourth.

Buddy Hild reduced even more (94-89) early in the final 12 minutes, but Middleton responded with a goal foul for +8 when the Bucks announced Wesley Matthews would not be returning with a left knee injury. Middleton also wrote 99-89, he assisted Hill for +12 in the next phase, DiVincenzo and Conaton kept their opponents at bay (118-110) as Halibarton fought in front of about 60 of his own people to become the hero of the night and Milwaukee celebrated their 30th win of the year in 49 games.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 27-35, 62-54, 94-86, 133-127

MILGUOKI BUKS (Mike Budenholzer): Middleton 34 (7/13 two points, 5/7 three points, 5/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Conaton 15 (5/10 three points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals), Portis 6 (1/5 deuces, 1/4 trebles, 1/2 shots, 12 rebounds, 3 assists), Holiday 26 (8/17 deuces, 2/3 trebles, 4/4 shots, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals) , Hill 17 (1/1 two points, 3/6 three points, 6/6 shots, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), DiVincenzo 20 (3/5 two points, 3/5 three points, 5/6 shots, 3 rebounds , 2 assists), Nuora 10 (2 3s, 5 rebounds), Matthews 1, Mamukelasville, Hood 4

SACRAMEDO KINGS (Alvin Gentry): Barnes 29 (8/12 two points, 3/6 three points, 4/6 shots, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Bagley 13 (1), Holmes 17 (8/9 two points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Davis 22 (6/9 two points, 3/9 three points, 1/1 shot, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Hallibarton 24 (3/6 two points, 5/8 three points, 3/5 shots , 6 rebounds, 12 assists), Hild 6 (2/11 shots), Jones 5 (4 rebounds, 5 assists), Meto 2, Mitchell 9 (1)

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 24/49 two points, 21/42 three points, 22/25 shots, 46 rebounds, 19 assists, 12 steals, 7 errors, 14 fouls

Sacramento Kings team stats: 36/60 two points, 15/37 three points, 10/16 shots, 55 rebounds, 29 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 14 errors, 20 fouls

Source: sport24

Jessica Martinez

Jessica Martinez is an author at Sportish, a publication dedicated to sports news and analysis. She covers various topics related to sports and provides insightful commentary on the latest developments in the world of sports.

NBA

NBA: Jokic’s triple-double, loss to Houston, San Antonio win over Oklahoma

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21 hours ago

December 26, 2025

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NBA: Jokic’s triple-double, loss to Houston, San Antonio win over Oklahoma

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)

New York: Brunson (34), Hart (15), Bridges (12), Towns (11 + 14 rebounds), Anunoby (8) – start; Clarkson (25), Kolek (16 + 9 assists), Diawara (5), Hookporty (0), Robinson (0 + 12 rebounds).

cleveland: Mitchell (34 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Garland (20 + 10 assists), Merrill (11), Allen (7 + 9 rebounds), Wade (6) – start; Tyson (16), E. Mobley (14 + 9 rebounds), Hunter (13), Bryant (3), Ball (0).

Oklahoma – San Antonio – 102:117 (36:41, 24:28, 19:26, 23:22)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (22), Hartenstein (13 + 12 rebounds), Jaylen Williams (12 + 6 assists), Holmgren (10 + 12 rebounds), Dort (8) – start; Caruso (12), K. Williams (8), Wiggins (5), Joe (5), Wallace (5), Carlson (2), Barnhizer (0), Youngblood (0).

San Antonio: Fox (29), Castle (19 + 7 assists), Barnes (15), Cornet (6), Vassell (5) – start; Vembanyama (19 + 11 rebounds), Harper (12), K. Johnson (9 + 7 rebounds), McLaughlin (3), Sohan (0), Shempeni (0), Brian (0), Olynyk (0), Waters (0).

Golden State – Dallas – 126:116 (40:28, 31:30, 29:31, 26:27)

Golden State: Curry (23), Butler (14 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Moody (12), Dr. Green (7), Post (6) – start; Melton (16), Horford (14), Podziemski (13 + 8 rebounds), Jackson-Davis (10), Payton II (6), Richard (5).

dallas: Flagg (27), Marshall (14), Washington (14 + 10 rebounds), Nembhard (4), Davis (3) – starter; Williams (26), Christie (13), Thompson (7), Gafford (6), Caleb Martin (2).

Lakers-Houston-96:119 (25:37, 28:26, 21:29, 22:27)

Lakers: Doncic (25 + 7 assists + 6 turnovers), James (18), Reeves (12), Ayton (10), Hachimura (0) – start; Vanderbilt (11), Smart (6), Larevia (5), James Jr. (3), Thiero (2), Knecht (2), Kleber (2).

Houston: Thompson (26 + 7 rebounds), Durant (25 + 9 assists), Smith (16 + 7 rebounds), Shengyun (14 + 12 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Eason (13) – start; Sheppard (13), Capela (6), Adams (4 + 9 rebounds), Tate (2), A. Holiday (0), Davison (0), Green (0), Okogie (0), Finney-Smith (0).

Denver – Minnesota – 142:138 (STARTING 32:29, 25:26, 35:23, 23:37, 27:23)

Denver: Jokic (56 + 16 rebounds + 15 assists + 5 turnovers), J. Murray (35 + 10 assists), Hardaway (19), Jones (12 + 9 rebounds), Watson (9) – start; B. Brown (7), Nnaji (2), Valanciunas (2), Strother (0).

Minnesota: Edwards (44 + 6 turnovers), Randle (32 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), McDaniels (21), Gobert (9 + 12 rebounds + 6 blocks), DiVincenzo (6 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists) – start; Reed (13), Hyland (11), Clark (2), Juzeng (0), Conley (0), Shannon (0).

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NBA

NBA: Utah loses to Mikhailyuk, San Antonio beats Oklahoma

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3 days ago

December 24, 2025

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NBA: Utah loses to Mikhailyuk, San Antonio beats Oklahoma

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.

NBA. Regular season, December 24

Utah – Memphis – 128:137 (31:37, 36:32, 34:40, 27:28)

Utah: Filipovski (25 + 13 rebounds), George (24), Bailey (17), Mikhailyuk (9), Love (6) – start; Hendricks (21), Clayton (10), Collier (8 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Sensabaugh (4), Williams (4).

Memphis: Aldama (37 + 7 assists), Jaren Jackson (21 + 7 rebounds), Jackson (18 + 9 rebounds), Wells (12), Spencer (11 + 13 assists) – start; Lendale (17+8 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (11), Prosper (8), Koloko (2), Mashak (0), Small (0+7 assists).

San Antonio – Oklahoma – 130:110 (31:29, 27:31, 29:22, 43:28)

San Antonio: Castle (24), Barnes (20), Vassell (17), Cornet (8), Fox (6 + 9 assists) – start; K. Johnson (25), Wembanyama (12), Shempeni (4 + 10 rebounds), Harper (4 + 10 assists + 5 steals), Waters (3), Biyombo (2), McLaughlin (2), Bryan (2), Olynyk (1).

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (33 + 8 assists), Jaylen Williams (17 + 8 assists), Dort (15), Hartenstein (8 + 12 rebounds), Holmgren (7) – start; K. Williams (10), Joe (8), Wallace (4), Wiggins (3), Youngblood (3), Caruso (2), Barnhizer (0), Carlson (0).

Philadelphia – Brooklyn – 106:114 (27:27, 30:36, 20:26, 29:25)

Philadelphia: Embiid (27), George (19), Maxey (13), McCain (10 + 9 rebounds), Walker (5) – start; Drummond (12+13 rebounds), Gordon (12), Bona (4), Edwards (4), Broome (0), Lowry (0), Sallis (0).

Brooklyn: Porter (28), Demin (20), Claxton (16 + 10 rebounds), Clowney (13), Mann (4) – start; Sharp (9+11 rebounds + 6 assists), Z. Williams (9), Martin (7), Traore (5), Wolf (3).

Charlotte – Washington – 126:109 (24:31, 38:34, 30:25, 34:19)

Charlotte: Ball (23 + 9 assists), Miller (20), Knippel (19), Diabate (12 + 18 rebounds), Bridges (10 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists) – start; James (13), Sexton (12), Hall (11), Green (3), Mann (3), McNeely (0), Connaughton (0).

washington: Middleton (16), McCollum (14), Coulibaly (14), Sarr (7 + 11 rebounds + 4 blocks), George (2 + 6 assists) – start; Bagley (15), Johnson (12), Shempeny (10 + 9 rebounds), Kispert (9), Carrington (6), Brenham (2), Riley (2), Vukcevic (0), Johnson (0), Hill (0).

Atlanta – Chicago – 123:126 (36:30, 32:25, 37:37, 18:34)

of Atlanta: Johnson (24 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists + 5 turnovers), Young (22 + 15 assists), Alexander-Walker (21), Okongwu (10 + 7 rebounds), Risache (10 + 7 rebounds) – start; Krejci (19), Newell (13+7 rebounds), Wallace (2), Kennard (2).

Chicago: White (24 + 7 losses), Vucevic (21 + 10 rebounds), Giddy (19 + 11 rebounds + 15 assists + 7 losses), Buzelis (15), Okoro (8) – starts; Collins (10 + 7 rebounds), Herter (9 + 7 rebounds), Jones (9), Dosunmu (6), Smith (5), Williams (0).

Indiana – Milwaukee – 94:111 (20:26, 24:33, 24:27, 26:25)

indiana: Siakam (15 + 9 rebounds), Nembhard (14 + 6 assists), Maturin (13), Huff (9 + 7 rebounds), Thompson (3) – start; McConnell (16+6 assists), Matthews (6), Furphy (6), Walker (4), Wiseman (3), Jones (3), Jackson (2), Bradley (0), Peter (0).

Milwaukee: Porter (24), Kuzma (15 + 7 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Portis (14 + 9 rebounds), Turner (10), Green (4) – starts; Rollins (23 + 7 rebounds), Sims (6 + 7 rebounds), Trent (5), G. Harris (5), Anthony (3), Jackson (2), Coffey (0), Nance (0).

Cleveland-New Orleans-141:118 (32:22, 37:38, 41:31, 31:27)

cleveland: Mitchell (27), Merrill (22 + 7 assists), Allen (14 + 9 rebounds), Wade (11), Garland (10 + 8 assists) – start; Tyson (18), Bryant (15 + 7 rebounds), Porter (12 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Hunter (10), Tomlin (2), Proctor (0).

New Orleans: Quinn (21 + 7 rebounds), Murphy (14), Fiers (11), Bay (11), McGowens (8 + 7 rebounds) – start; Williamson (26), Hawkins (7), Missy (7), Alvarado (6), Peavy (5), Matkovic (2).

Miami – Toronto – 91:112 (16:21, 28:30, 23:31, 24:30)

Miami: Powell (17 + 6 assists), Wiggins (14), Adebayo (9 + 12 rebounds), Ware (5 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (3) – start; Jaques (21), Smith (10), Yakucionis (7), Fontecchio (5), Johnson (0), Gardner (0).

toronto: Barnes (27 + 8 rebounds), Quickley (18 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (14 + 7 assists), Ingram (12), Agbadji (5) – start; Bettle (11), Murray-Boyles (11 + 12 rebounds), Shead (8), Walter (4), Dick (2).

Dallas – Denver – 131:130 (41:27, 25:29, 37:47, 28:27)

dallas: Flagg (33 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Davis (31 + 9 rebounds), Marshall (15), Nembhard (11 + 7 assists), Hardy (10) – start; Williams (9), Russell (9), Caleb Martin (9), Gafford (4).

Denver: J. Murray (31 + 7 rebounds + 14 assists), Jokic (29 + 7 rebounds + 14 assists), K. Johnson (8), Jones (6), Watson (4) – start; Hardaway (23), B. Brown (13 + 7 rebounds), Strother (8), Valanciunas (8), Pickett (0), Jones (0).

Minnesota – New York – 115:104 (31:28, 27:24, 27:27, 30:25)

Minnesota: Edwards (38), Randle (25), DiVincenzo (11 + 8 assists), Gobert (11 + 16 rebounds), Conley (8) – start; Hyland (9), Reed (8 + 11 rebounds), Clark (5), Shannon (0).

New York: Towns (40 + 13 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Kolek (20 + 11 rebounds + 8 assists), Bridges (15), Hart (12 + 15 rebounds + 8 assists + 6 turnovers), Robinson (2 + 7 rebounds) – start; Clarkson (10), Diawara (3), Hookporty (2), McCullar (0), Dadier (0), Evbuomwan (0).

Phoenix-Lakers-132:108 (29:26, 38:31, 45:29, 20:22)

Phoenix: Brooks (25), Booker (21 + 11 assists), Williams (18 + 9 rebounds), Gillespie (16 + 8 assists), O’Neal (12) – start; Buey (14), Goodwin (8), Fleming (7), Ighodaro (5), Dunn (4+7 rebounds), Maluach (2), Hayes-Davis (0).

Lakers: James (23 + 6 assists), Smart (14 + 6 assists), Smith (12), Ayton (12 + 10 rebounds), Larevia (12) – start; Reeves (17), Thiero (6), Vanderbilt (5), Knecht (3), Hayes (2), Kleber (2), James Jr. (0), Magnon (0).

Portland-Orlando-106:110 (21:25, 29:38, 30:26, 26:21)

Portland: Avdija (25 + 8 assists), Sharpe (22), Murray (13), Kamara (10), Clingan (8 + 14 rebounds) – start; Love (17), Sissoko (5), Jan Hansen (4), Rooper (2), Rith (0).

Orlando’s: Bane (23), Black (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Jones (16 + 7 assists), Carter (14 + 7 rebounds), Banchero (12) – start; Isaac (9), Penda (8), Kane (4), Richardson (2), Howard (0).

Sacramento-Detroit-127:136 (24:37, 34:38, 39:40, 30:21)

sacramento: DeRozan (37 + 7 assists), Westbrook (27 + 8 rebounds), Achiuwa (15 + 11 rebounds), Reynaud (8), Murray (2) – start; Clifford (14), Schroeder (10), Monk (9), Cardwell (5+7 rebounds), Ellis (0).

of Detroit: Harris (24), Cunningham (23 + 7 rebounds + 12 assists + 6 steals + 10 turnovers), Duren (23 + 14 rebounds), Thompson (19 + 7 rebounds), D. Robinson (9) – start; Stewart (16), Green (9), Ivey (8), LeVert (5).

Clippers – Houston – 128:108 (29:35, 34:23, 35:24, 30:26)

cutting machines: Leonard (41 + 8 rebounds), Harden (29 + 6 assists), Collins (13), Dunn (11), B. Lopez (5) – start; Sanders (13), Batum (6), Miller (4), Bogdanovich (3), Niederhauser (3), Brown (0), Christie (0).

Houston: Durant (22), Thompson (19 + 9 rebounds), Shengyun (19 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), Smith (16), Okogi (0) – start; Sheppard (8), Tate (7), Eason (7), A. Holiday (3), Green (3), Capela (2), Adams (2), Davison (0).

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Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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4 days ago

December 23, 2025

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Forbes named the most valuable sports team of 2025

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