The Dallas Mavericks suffered the next bankruptcy against the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA and have to worry about the playoffs. Dennis Schröder can continue to hope with the Lakers, the Memphis Grizzlies booked their playoff spot.
The Mavericks lost on Friday evening (03/24/2023, local time) in their own hall against the Charlotte Hornets 109:117 and after a weak performance they turned their fans against them. after the third loss in a row, the sixth in the last eight games, Dallas has even slipped out of the top 10 in the Western Conference. The team around superstar Luka Doncic and German national player Maximilian Kleber slipped to eleventh place, which would not even be enough for the pre-playoffs.
Mav coach Kidd: “We should have been booed in the first quarter”
The first half in particular was terrible, said coach Jason Kidd. He could understand the boos from the crowd in the third quarter: “We should have been booed in the first quarter. We can’t get out like this. Especially not at this point in the season.”
Dallas only led 2-0 against the underdogs, but not after that. The hosts’ best pitcher was Luka Doncic with 34 points, before the game the star player was fined $35,000 for a derogatory gesture towards a referee. Kleber recorded four points.
Lakers have hope after beating OKC, Grizzlies in the playoffs
The Los Angeles Lakers (37:37) are ahead of the Mavericks (36:37) in the table. The team of German national team captain Dennis Schröder won 116:111 against Oklahoma City Thunder and further improved their starting position. Schröder had a strong 21 points and six assists when he met his former club again. Anthony Davis was the man of the evening with 37 points.
The Memphis Grizzlies, meanwhile, booked their playoff ticket with a 151:114 against the Houston Rockets. Luke Kennard’s ten three-pointer conversions set a club record. Memphis is certainly in the championship round as the fifth team after Boston, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Denver.
Golden State on track after beating 76ers
The Golden State Warriors saved their chance of going straight to the playoffs. Thanks to a comeback, the champions won 120-111 against the Philadelphia 76ers and are sixth in the West. Jordan Poole was the Warriors’ best player with 33 points, playmaker Stephen Curry had 29 points and 8 rebounds.