The words of Frank Vitucci

These are the statements made in a press conference by Nutribullet Treviso head coach Frank Vitucci ahead of the outdoor challenge at Fruit Village Arena against GeVi Napoli, valid for the eighth day of the A series of basketball.

“Against Napoli we will try to take advantage of the positive wave that comes from last Sunday&#39s win, which certainly charged us up and motivated us in our work all week” began the head coach of the Venetian team.

“Despite the important absences of Mazzola and Harrison, we will face this away game with the knowledge that we are going to play a very important game, which will require a high performance from everyone to bring home the victory” added the’former Brindisi coach.

“We have to find continuityà in terms of performance, asè è indispensable at this moment” concluded Frank Vitucci.

12 contests played on NBA night

Twelve NBA Cup contests were played in the night. The Los Angeles Lakers start their adventure in Group West B in the best way thanks to a success against San Antonio. On the shields for the yellow-viola Anthony Davis author of 40 points and12 rebounds and the usual LeBron James, who è managed to reach for the first time in his career the goal of four consecutive triple-doubles. For the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama’s double-double (28 points and 14 rebounds) and rookie Stephon Castle’s excellent performance (22 points and 5 assists) were not enough.

Cleveland’s clear path continues in the East as it overwhelms Chicago at home thanks to 37 points from an excellent Donovan Mitchell. A win also came for New York, which sprinted past Brooklyn in the “Big Apple” derby.

Confirmed at the top of the standings in the West, however, are Oklahoma City and Golden State. The Thunder, in fact, easily defeated a Phoenix lacking Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant, while the Warriors triumphed in a sprint with Memphis thanks to 31 combined points from the Hield-Curry duo.

Philadelphia’s deep slump continues as it falls under the blows of Franz Wagner and Orlando.

NBA CUP results

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Toronto Raptors-Detroit Pistons 95-99

Orlando Magic-Philadelphia 76ers 98-86

Indiana Pacers-Miami Heat 111-124

San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers 115-120

New York Knicks-Brooklyn Nets 124-122

Cleveland Cavaliers-Chicago Bulls 144-126

Atlanta Hawks-Washington Wizards 129-117

Oklahoma City Thunder-Phoenix Suns 99-83

New Orleans Pelicans-Denver Nuggets 101-94

Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Clippers 125-104

Sacramento Kings-Minnesota Timberwolves 126-130 (OT)

Golden State Warriors-Memphis Grizzlies 123-118

The words of Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud will be Jannik Sinner&#39s opponent in the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals 2024. The Norwegian tennis player needed only one set to qualify for the next stage, but the world number six wanted to put the icing on the cake by beating Andrey Rublev in the third and final match of the group stage. Speaking at a press conference, the Oslo native è expressed himself in no uncertain terms ahead of the challenge with the South Tyrolean.

“I think Jannik is clearly favored. He’s the best player in the world all season, he plays at home and he hasn&#39t lost a set yet all week. He’s the tennis player to beat this year and I will try to do my best, even though he seems to have almost forgotten how to lose. He will see if he can find a way to try to bother him. Heò will be ready for the most difficult match of my season” began the Norwegian tennis player.

“I knew I only needed one set to qualify, so at the beginning of the match with Rublev I was a bit nervous. When I got the first set I could breathe a little bit more. I focused on the match and finished as best I could with a good final set” continued the world number six.

“It’s hard to play against the best players in the world, but è it&#39s nice because you feel that you&#39re an underdog and you can play freely and you know that if you don&#39t bring your highest level you&#39ll probably lose&#quot; added the Oslo native.

“Tennis è interesting sometimes. I don&#39t know what I&#39m doing better this week than the last few, maybe the’only thing è the serve, as I&#39m serving really well” concluded Casper Ruud.

The Norwegian and Jannik Sinner have met only twice so far. On both occasions to triumph è it was the South Tyrolean without conceding a single set to his opponent. The last precedent between the two dates back to the quarterfinals of the Vienna tournament in 2021, where the Italian won over the Oslo native with a score of 7-5 6-1.