Devin Booker had 28 points, Chris Paul had 20 points and 11 assists and the Phoenix Suns came from behind to beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-101 on Thursday.
Phoenix (35-9) won its ninth game in a row against the Mavericks.
Luka Doncic scored 28 points, Jalen Branson added 19 and Christapes Porzingis had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks (26-20), who saw their four-game winning streak end.
“Our experience forged from last season (where they reached the final, the author’s note) means that we do not make cracks in these situations. We are intensifying our efforts defensively. “And it usually works,” said Booker, who faced Luka Doncic, who excelled for three quarters before disappearing from radar.
After Mikel Bridges gave Phoenix a 101-99 lead with 2:56 in the end, Bismack Biyombo – playing only his seventh game this season since joining the Suns this month – followed a free kick with a dunk to give in the Phoenix lead 104-99. . Paul’s three-pointer in 19 seconds was decisive, giving the Suns a 107-99 lead.
Doncic has scored 20 or more points in nine consecutive games. He had lost the previous two games of the Mavericks with Phoenix due to injury.
The Suns won despite an innocent 22.2% in three-point shots (8 out of 36), including 17 consecutive missed shots in the first half.
They will find their audience on Saturday, against Indiana, after they have swept this journey of five meetings.
Another failure of the Knicks
In New York, nothing is going well after the third consecutive defeat (102-91) suffered by the Knicks (11th in the East) at Madison Square Garden by the Pelicans, which preceded up to 25 lengths.
With a disappointing performance from Julius Rangle (4 points in 1/9, 7 rebounds, 6 assists), Evan Fournier without clarity (6 points) and the almost invisible Kemba Walker (5 points), the Knicks have sinned very aggressively.
On the New Orleans side (13 in the West), it was the overall standout that stood out, with six players between 11 and 18 points, Lithuanian pivot Jonas Valanciunas (10 rebounds, 2 counters) proving to be the most productive.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Pacers 121 – Warriors 117 (OT)
IND: Absence of Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon and Myles Turner, Chris Duarte took over with 27 points.
GS: Stephen Curry had 39 points, five rebounds and eight assists
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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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