Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk set a personal record for points in the NBA in the game against the league leader "Oklahoma City". This is reported by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine, reports UNN.
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"Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk had his best performance of the 2024/25 season in the NBA. It happened in the regular season game of his "Utah Jazz" against the leader of the Western Conference "Oklahoma City", which his team lost 111:145", - the statement reads.
It is reported that Mykhailiuk started the game from the bench, but spent 28 minutes on the court, during which he scored 27 points (5/6 two-pointers, 5/14 three-pointers, 2/3 free throws). To this he added 3 rebounds, 3 assists with 2 losses.
"Sviatoslav became the most productive player of the team. The second most productive player of "Utah" in this match, Bryce Sensabaugh, has 25 points. For Mykhailiuk, this is the most productive match in his NBA career", - added the federation.
Before that, as indicated, he scored 26 points in a match several times - the last time at the end of the last regular season as part of "Boston" against "Washington". This season for "Utah" his best result was 19 points against "New Orleans" on January 21.
It is noted that in total this season Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk played 37 matches for "Utah", scoring 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 19.5 minutes on average per match.
"Utah" will definitely take the last place in the Western Conference, winning 17 matches out of 81. Mykhailiuk's team will finish the regular season with a match against "Minnesota" on the night of April 14.
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