Two days after his historic performance with a teamLuka Doncic has the record of 60 points Dallas Mavericks to the next win in the NBA guided.
The Slovenian superstar scored on Thursday (December 29, 2022, local time) in a 129:114 (65:51) home win against the Houston Rockets for the eighth time this season triple double. With 35 points, 13 assists and twelve rebounds Doncic marked two-digit values in three categories. No player in the North American basketball league has more this season triple doubles hung up.
Doncic scored 21 points in the first half alone, leading Dallas to a 14-point lead and crowned his strong performance with a three-pointer from over ten meters just before half-time. By beating them rockets have the mavericks five wins in a row for the first time this season.
Wagner was suspended for two games
The dispute triggered by a hard foul by the German national player Moritz Wagner between players of the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons has consequences for many stakeholders. the NBA suspended both Wagner and ten other players. While the German has to sit out two games, received Detroit’s Killian Hayes the longest suspension with three games.
hayes Moritz Wagner had hit the back of the head, with which the center of the Magic dazed in the bank of pistons fell. The game was preceded by the two teams on Wednesday a hard foul by Wagner, who hayes had thrown into the side with a hip check when running back. Detroit’s Hamidou Diallo then poked Wagner in the back, resulting in a two-game ban.
The three players had been disqualified in the game which the pistons ended up winning 121-101. Moritz Wagner’s younger brother Franz Wagner was born along with seven others Magic-Players banned for one game at a time.
The European Championship bronze medalist had left the area of the own bench, which automatically entails a suspension. So that Magic have the necessary eight players available for a game, the bans of the banned players are shared. Franz Wagner will Orlando in the home game on January 4, 2023 against the Oklahoma City Thunder miss.
Hartenstein loses with the Knicks
In another game on Thursday, Isaiah Hartenstein lost with the New York Knicks both San Antonio Spurs with 115:122 (53:64). For the curtsy put it thus the fifth defeat in a row. Hartenstein scored four points and earned five rebounds.
the Boston Celtics have as currently best team the NBA the top game against the Los Angeles Clippers won with 116:110 (60:49). With that, they took revenge Celtics for the 93-113 away loss to the Clippers three weeks ago, which was Boston’s worst loss this season. Jaylen brown and Jayson Tatum scored 29 points each for the Celtics, with the Clippers Kawhi Leonard with 26 points the top scorer.