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Basketball. NBA. Regular season. “Detroit” – “New Orleans” – 105:84, “Houston” – “Lakers” – 104:92, “New York” – “Atlanta” – 98:109, “Miami” - - Dallas - 73:98, Cleveland - Charlotte - 98:91, Denver - Seattle - 168:116, Sacramento - Toronto - 106: 100.
Another achievement of Houston, which had already won its 22nd victory in a row, was overshadowed by another record. “Denver”, having defeated “Seattle” with an indecent score of 168:116, rewrote several pages of history. First of all, the Nuggets updated their scoring record this season. Denver was 16 points short of the absolute NBA record. That achievement was set in 1983, and the Nuggets also had a hand in it. Then Denver lost to Detroit in the third overtime - 184:186. But for matches without extra time, 168 points is the highest result. Denver basketball players made 61 field goals (including 16 three-pointers) and 30 free throws. The 56-point lead was the third in association history. Cleveland defeated the opponent with the greatest difference in 1991 - 68 points.
Malkin in pursuit of Ovechkin
Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Pittsburgh" - "Philadelphia" - 7:1 - Malkin "P" (2+2), Gonchar "P" (0+1) , "Washington" - "Boston" - 2:1 (B ) - Fedorov "V" (1+0) , "Carolina" - "Ottawa" - 5:1 - Samsonov "K" (0+2) , "Columbus" - "Detroit" - 4: 3 -- Zherdev "K" (1+0), Datsyuk "D" (0+2) , "Chicago" -- "Calgary" -- 2:4, "Florida" -- "Atlanta" -- 3:1 - Kovalchuk "A" (1+0) , "San Jose" - "Edmonton" - 1:2 (B).
Another game day in the NHL turned out to be productive for Russian legionnaires. The most successful player was Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin, whose personal score this season increased to 97 points (41 goals + 56 assists). Only Alexander Ovechkin has more, who, however, this time failed to score his 100th point.
Arsenal prepare for battle
Football. English Championship. 30th round. Derby County - Manchester United - 0:1, Liverpool - Reading - 2:1, Portsmouth - Aston Villa - 2:0, Sunderland - Chelsea - 0:1, West Ham - Blackburn - 2:1, Arsenal - Middlesbrough - 1:1, Fulham - Everton - 1: 0, Wigan - Bolton - 1:0, Manchester City - Tottenham - 2:1. The leaders are: Manchester United - 67 points (29 matches), Arsenal - 67 (30), Chelsea - 64 (29).
Chelsea have already caught up with Arsenal in terms of points lost. Moreover, he could have overtaken, if not for Kolo Toure’s strike in the 86th minute of the match with Middlesbrough, which brought the Gunners a draw. The next round will be largely decisive for the two leaders: in it Arsenal and Chelsea will meet each other.
Spanish Championship. 28th round. Recreativo - Murcia - 4:2, Deportivo - Real Madrid - 1:0, Valencia - Sevilla - 1:2, Villarreal - Zaragoza -- 2:0, Valladolid -- Osasuna -- 0:0, Getafe -- Racing -- 2:1, Espanyol -- Mallorca -- 2:1, Almeria " - Barcelona - 2:2, Atlético - Levante - 3:0. The leaders are: Real Madrid - 62 points, Barcelona - 55, Villarreal - 53.
The match between Betis and Athletic was interrupted in the 81st minute with the score 2:1 in favor of the Basque team. A Betis fan from the stands threw a plastic bottle of water at the visiting goalkeeper Armando's face. The fan was immediately arrested, and the goalkeeper, who suffered a concussion, left the field on a stretcher. The referee decided not to resume the match, and now the fate of the meeting will be decided by the leaders of Primera. It is possible that Betis will be counted as a defeat, and most likely their stadium will be disqualified.
Italian Championship. 28th round. Udinese - Lazio - 2:2, Roma - Milan - 2:1, Inter - Palermo - 2:1, Fiorentina - Genoa -- 3:1, Atalanta -- Empoli -- 4:1, Cagliari -- Torino -- 3:0, Livorno -- Parma -- 1:1, Regina "- "Siena" - 4:0, "Sampdoria" - "Catania" - 3:1, "Juventus" - "Napoli" - 1:0. The leaders are: Inter - 67 points, Roma - 61, Juvenuts - 54.
Roma does not despair of catching up with Inter. In the central match of the tour, the Romans won a strong-willed victory over Milan.
German Championship. 24th round. Schalke - Duisburg - 2:1, Bochum - Stuttgart - 1:1, Energie - Bayern - 2:0, Hamburg - Borussia D -- 1:0, "Hansa" -- "Hertha" -- 0:0, "Hannover" -- "Arminia" -- 2:2, "Karlsruhe" -- "Eintracht" -- 0:1, " Bayer - Nuremberg - 4:1, Werder - Wolfsburg - 0:1. Leading : Bayern - 50 points, Hamburg - 45, Bayer - 44.
Even a sensational defeat from a championship outsider did not shake Bayern's leading position.
French Championship. 29th round. "Monaco" - "Lyon" - 0:3, "Lille" - "Caen" - 5:0, "Saint-Etienne" - "Toulouse" - 0:0, "Metz" - " Nice - 1:2, Paris Saint-Germain - Valenciennes - 1:1, Lorien - Auxerre - 1:1, Le Mann - Rennes - 1:1, Sochaux - Nancy - 1:1, Bordeaux - Strasbourg - 3:0, Lens - Marseille - 3:3. Leading : Lyon - 61 points, Bordeaux - 55, Nancy - 49.
Marseille, leading the match against Lens by two goals, could have lost if not for Cissé’s saving goal in the last minute. Meanwhile, ex-Spartak player Cavenaghi continues to score, whose Bordeaux, it seems, will not miss out on a place in the Champions League. The goal against Strasbourg was already the tenth for the Argentine in this championship.
Mayweather sues promoters
WBC welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather has filed a lawsuit against his former promoter Bob Arum. Arum represented Floyd's interests for almost his entire career, and two years ago, by mutual agreement, the boxer bought out the promotional contract. In the lawsuit, Floyd claims that Arum violated the terms of his contract and still owes Floyd 85% of the revenue from the broadcast of the Mayweather-Gatti fight, as well as 80% of the revenue from the broadcast of the Judah fight.
Mayweather is not the first boxer to sue his promoter. The most famous lawsuit was filed by Mike Tyson, who tried to sue $100 million from Don King.