VIDEO NBA Tripl-dabl Jokića for Denver Placement in Semifinals! Basketball Denver Nuggets went into the Western Conference semifinals, having won the San Antonio Spaurs with 4-3 in the series. PETAR TADIĆ SOURCE: B92 In the decisive seventh match, teammate Mother Melouna was beaten by a much more experienced opponent with 90:86, thus setting a duel with Portland Trail Blazers. Serbian basketball player Nikola Jokic played a very good game, scored threefold-dabl and was among the most deserving of the triumph. NBA, play-off, seventh match of the first round : Nuggets - Spurs 90:86 (23:13, 24:21, 25:27, 18:25) (4-3) Hall : Pepsi Center Judge : Toni Braders, Mark Dejvis and Džon Gobl Nagets : Heris 11, Jokic 21 + 15 + 10, Mari 23 + 5 + 4, Barton 3, Milsap 9 + 7, Moris 7, Bizli 4 + 7, Plamli 5 + 6, Kreg 7, Tomas, Venderbilt, Lidon. Spars : Oldridž 16 + 11, Derozan 19 + 8 + 6, Vajt 4, Forbs 19, Peltl 2, Gej 21 + 8, Bertans, Mils 5, Belineli 0, Voker, Pondekster, Montejunas, Kaningem. Denver Center spent 43 minutes in the field and finished 21 points, 15 rebounds and ten assists. The key was scored by Džamal Mari, who scored for 90 seconds at 37 seconds . Click here for video https://twitter.com/i/status/1122360776759529472 Tori Kreg then blocked Demar Derozan, and Spurs decided not to flaunt Nuggets, which was totally unexpected. Denver goes to the semi-finals, where he will play against the Trail Blazer. The most efficient in Nuggets was Dzamal Mari with 23 points, Jokić had 21, Heris 11, while Pol Milsap had nine-point and seven rebounds. In the defeated team Derozan scored 19, as did Brin Forbs, while Oldridž pushed 16 with 11 rebounds. Nuggets made a great start to the game and after a couple of minutes they had a twofold advantage. They were scared a lot of trouble, but Denver did not manage to use it. They were tricked, they were desperately tripping for three points, and after the first quarter they led at 23:13 . Nuggets - Spurs 4: 3 14.4. Nuggets - Spurs 96: 101 (0-1) 17.4 Nuggets - Spurs 114: 105 (1-1) 19.4. Spurs - Nuggets 118: 108 (2-1) 20.4. Spurs - Nuggets 103: 117 (2-2) 24.4. Nuggets - Spurs 108: 90 (3-2) 26.4. Spurs - Nuggets 120: 103 (3-3) 28.4 Nuggets - spars 90-86 (4-3) In the second hall we did not watch the leak basketball. He scored a lot from the free throw line and the result was non-stop around +10 for Nuggets. The impression is that Mike Melouna's team could have twenty points of advantage. The Nuggets were well finished half-time and on the break they made a score of 47:37. Jokić had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Denver stays only 1/12 for three. During the third quarter domestic basketball players had a maximum of +17, but Spurs managed to return. Everything was smelling of a full return and that's exactly what happened. San Antonio in Derozan's bout and other catches a connection and draws a drama into the match. Jokic played all fourteen minutes in the fourth quarter and he was tired. He mostly tricked, but he found assistants with assistance. The deciding basket was scored by Džamal Mari for 36 seconds to the end. Derozan tried to reduce to -2, but Kreg blocked him. Then there was a strange sequence, the visiting players did not make a foul and the victory went to Denver's hands! The Nuggets were shaken by the desperate 2/20 for three, while Spurs had 31/85 of the game (36 percent). Click link for video https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/nba.php?yyyy=2019&mm=04&dd=28&nav_id=1535666

2019 - STUTTGART - GERMANY Osaka withdraws from Stuttgart with abdominal injury Naomi Osaka 2019 Stuttgart Getty WTA World No.1 Naomi Osaka has been denied the chance to play for a spot in a maiden clay court WTA final due to an injury. WTA STAFF STUTTGART, Germany – WTA World No.1 Naomi Osaka has been forced to withdraw from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix due to an abdominal injury. The two-time Grand Slam champion had been slated to play No.8 seed Anett Kontaveit in the semifinals of the tournament, but the Estonian will now receive a walkover into the fifth WTA Tour final of her career. READ MORE: Naomi Osaka hits back, preaches perspective after Stuttgart run Osaka’s withdrawal comes hours after she pulled off a miraculous comeback in the last eight, where she defeated Donna Vekic in unlikely fashion. In the deciding set, the Japanese found herself trailing 5-1, and yet she found the resources to turn the situation around and take the match on a tiebreak after two hours and 18 minutes. It was an even more remarkable victory given that she felt the beginnings of her injury surface. “I felt it yesterday at the start of the match,” she confessed. “She was asking me in the third set why my serve dropped and it was actually for that reason. “I wanted to wait to see if I could play. I woke up today and I had to roll out of bed, then I decided I wasn’t able to play.” Porsche Tennis ✔ @PorscheTennis Unfortunately @Naomi_Osaka_ has to withdraw from this year‘s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinals. CLICK FOR VIDEO HERE https://twitter.com/i/status/1122124230290808834 Therefore, Anett Kontaveit is through to the final. Get well soon, Naomi! 🍀#porschetennis #PTGP19 #centreofattraction Despite the blow, she remains confident there is no long-term damage, having suffered a similar problem regularly throughout her career. “It’s something I’ve had before. It’s an ab strain. Thankfully because I’ve had it so many times, I’m able to tell what it is and I’m able to know what to do to make it better. “I have it at least once every year. It takes a few days to not feel it, then I just have to strengthen. It really depends on how bad I tore it. I don’t think it’s that severe, but it’s still a bit concerning. “Even though it’s bad I got injured here, I’m happy it was the beginning and not Rome, when it’s really close to the French Open.” The 21-year-old has admitted that she has had her struggles on the dirt in the past, so it will be a particular disappointment that, having worked so hard on the surface, she has been denied the opportunity to fight for her place in a WTA clay court final for the first time. Speaking after her victory over Vekic, she commented: “I spent a really long time after Miami just training on clay, trying to get comfortable with it. And I’m really happy that that paid off. I think every day I’m improving which is really good to see. So, hopefully by the time French comes I’m a decent clay court player.” Wins over Hsieh Su-wei and Vekic, the WTA World Nos. 25 and 24 respectively, are the best that Osaka has achieved in her career on the surface, which bodes well for Paris, where she has never reached the second week. https://www.wtatennis.com/news/osaka-withdraws-stuttgart-abdominal-injury

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