TORONTO – Gary Trent gave another great game as the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 110-106 on Tuesday for their third straight win.
Trent scored 33 points, including six three-pointers, in 10 attempts.
The 23-year-old athlete scored at least 30 points in the fifth game in a row. In the history of the Raptors, only DeMar DeRozan has done it in 2016.
“It’s surreal,” Trent said of the album’s draw. He has done so much for this club and this city, in the way he plays and what he embodies. »
“Sharing this brand with him is beyond words. »
Trent shone with Gary’s father in very limited attendance. He had a brief stint with the Raptors in nine NBA seasons.
Coach Nick Nurse also showed the brilliance of Trent Jr. lately.
“Every time he’s been one-on-one lately, you expect him to achieve the goal,” Ners said. It does not matter how you get there. »
Fred VanVlit scored 21 points for the Raptors (26-23), who have only lost once in five games.
Pascal Siakam added 16 points, OG Anunoby 13, Precious Achiuwa 12 and Scottie Barnes 11.
Barnes and Achiuwa will take part in the Rising Stars game on February 18 in Cleveland, on the sidelines of the annual All-Star Classic.
Bam Adebayo had 32 points for the Heat, who lost for the third consecutive game.
Jimmy Butler had 16 points and 12 assists. Counted on his right big toe, he did not play on Monday in Boston, where the Heat lost by 30 points.
Tyler Herro scored 18 points, six more than PJ Tucker.
The Raptors star for many years, Kyle Lowry, lost his eighth consecutive game for personal reasons.
The Heat will play again in Toronto on April 3. On Saturday in Miami, the Raptors had the last word 124-120, after three overtimes.
The busy week for the Raptors will continue on Thursday and Friday, with the Bulls and Hawks visiting.
Toronto is in eighth place in the East, one game behind seventh Charlotte Hornets.
The Suns take care of the Nets
The Phoenix Suns signed their 11th consecutive 121-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
The expected duel of the two teams was in favor of the leaders in the West while Steve Nas’s troops suffered a fifth consecutive defeat. The Nets came close in the fourth quarter, but a nine-game play by the Suns made the game inaccessible to the visitors.
Devin Booker was relentless with 35 points while Chris Paul stood out with 20 points and 14 assists. For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 26 points and teammate James Harden scored twice with 22 points and 10 assists.
The Warriors impress without Curry
Even without their main tenors, the Golden State Warriors put on a good show ahead of the San Antonio Spurs to win 124-120.
Without the services of Stephen Curry who felt pain in the toe Golden State. Also missing were Clay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins. So perhaps it was not surprising to see the Warriors lag behind by 17 points at some point in the game.
However, they did not give up to climb and take control late in the game thanks to a shot from the center of Jordan Poole. the latter came for Golden State with 31 points. Kevin Looney also had his say with 12 points and as many rebounds.
Dejude Murray continues to impress this season in the NBA as he almost scored a hat-trick for the Spurs. He scored 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
Elsewhere in the NBA :
Wizards 98 – Bucks 112
IT WAS: Kyle Kuzma had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks
MIL: Giannis Antetokounbo scored a hat-trick with 33 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.
Pelicans 111 – Pistons 101
NOP: Brandon Ingram had 26 points and 4 assists
DET: Isaiah Stewart had 8 points and 11 rebounds
Magic 115 – Bulls 126
ENT: Cole Anthony had 20 points and 9 assists
CHI: Double 29 points and 10 rebounds by DeMar DeRozan
Nuggets 115 – Timberwolves 130
NO: Nikola Jokic was dominant under the basket with 21 points and 16 rebounds
MIN: Carl Anthony Towns had 24 points and 10 rebounds
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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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