Mykhailyuk sets his own scoring record in the NBA in a game against the league leader.


Ukrainian basketball player Sviatoslav Mykhailyuk had his best game of the 2024/25 NBA season. According to information from the FBU, this occurred during a regular season game in which his team 'Utah' lost to the Western Conference leader 'Oklahoma' with a score of 111:145.
Mykhailyuk started the game on the bench, but spent 28 minutes on the court, during which he scored 27 points (5/6 two-pointers, 5/14 three-pointers, and 2/3 free throws). He also recorded 3 rebounds, 3 assists with 2 turnovers.
Sviatoslav was the highest-scoring player on his team. In second place for scoring in this match was Bryce Sensabaugh of 'Utah', who scored 25 points.
This game marked the highest-scoring performance of Mykhailyuk's NBA career. Previously, he had scored 26 points several times, the last Time being at the end of last regular season while playing for 'Boston' against 'Washington'.
This season, Mykhailyuk's best result was 19 points against 'New Orleans' on January 21.
'Utah' is currently securely at the bottom of the Western Conference, having won only 17 out of 81 games. Mykhailyuk's team will play their last regular season game against 'Minnesota' on the night of April 14.
This season, Sviatoslav Mykhailyuk has played 37 games for 'Utah', averaging 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 19.5 minutes on the court.
The symbolic teams of the season have been announced in the women's EuroLeague.
Ukraine's national team captain Alina Yagupova, who plays for the Spanish 'Valencia', made it to the first symbolic team. This season, she averages 11.3 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.4 rebounds.
The first team also included Gabby Williams and Emma Meesseman from 'Fenerbahçe', María Conde from 'USK', and Illyana Ruper from 'Mersin'.
It should be noted that 'Valencia' lost to 'Mersin' in the semifinals of the Final Six and will play against 'Fenerbahçe' for third place.
Yagupova, who plays for 'Fenerbahçe', won the women's EuroLeague in the 2022/23 season and has been named the tournament's most valuable player twice.
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