The New York Knicks around the German national basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein playoffs reached the NBA. On the other hand, things are looking bad for the Dallas Mavericks.
With the 118:109 home win on Sunday (04/02/2023, local time) against the Washington Wizards is the curtsy the place in the final round of the Eastern Conference no longer to take. Hartenstein played around 22 minutes from the bench, earning nine points and eight rebounds reach.
Davis with 40 points in the Lakers win
Also the Los Angeles Lakers about superstars LeBronJames and the German national player Dennis Schröder still have their sights set on direct qualification for the final round. Both Houston Rockets won the lakers with 134:109.
The standout player on the California team was Anthony Davis with 40 points. James succeeded with 18 points, ten rebounds and eleven assists a triple double, Schroeder came to a point. In the table of Western Conference lie the lakers in seventh place, top six teams everyone Conference reach directly playoffs.
Warriors lose at the Nuggets
The sixth place is currently held by the defending champion Golden State Warriorswhich, however, with the Denver Nuggets lost 110:112 and only one win before the lakers lies. In addition, they have warriors already played one more game.
Mavericks concede defeat in overtime
The next setback had meanwhile the Dallas Mavericks to accept Maxi Kleber. Both Atlanta Hawks the Texans conceded despite 41 points from Topstar Kyrie Irving a bitter 130-132 defeat after extra time and risk even taking part in the playin– to miss the tournament.
Both dispute this conferences the teams in places seven to ten, the last two respectively playoff-Agree on places among each other. The mavericks are currently eleventh, one win behind tenth Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kleber only played seven and a half minutes and scored two points in that time.
Clear home win for the Magic
Things went better for the brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, who Orlando Magic an unchallenged 128:102 home win against the defeated team Detroit Pistons celebrated. Franz Wagner was part of the starting lineup and scored 16 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Coming off the bench, his brother Moritz contributed eleven points to the win. However has Orlando hardly any realistic chances of that playoffs.