Basketball world champion Franz Wagner has Orlando Magic on his comeback in the North American professional league NBA after an injury break to win at home against the Miami Heat guided.
The 22-year-old had missed eight games due to an ankle injury, but on Sunday he contributed 19 points and five in a duel between two NBA teams from Florida Assists contributed to the 105:87 success. Brother Moritz Wagner had eight points and four rebounds. For Orlando it was the 23rd win in the 43rd game of the season and an important one in the race for the direct playoffs-Participation: Orlando is eighth in the East. Miami, for whom Bam Adebayo was the best scorer with 22 points, is still in sixth place with 24:19 victories, which would mean a place in the championship round.
Clippers turn 18 points behind in the final quarter
Thanks to a great comeback, they are lying Los Angeles Clippers (27:14) with Daniel Theis fourth Western Conference still comfortably on course for the playoffs. LA won against them Brooklyn Nets 125:114 and turned an 18-point deficit in the last quarter; the Clippers scored 41 points in the final period alone. Theis contributed a total of eight points and three rebounds.
Right at the front in the Eastern Conference they remain Boston Celtics currently the strongest team in the NBA with a record of 33 wins and ten defeats. Both Houston Rockets managed a 116:107 on Sunday evening.
Jokic with 42 points
Nikola Jokic was particularly impressive. With his season’s best of 42 points, the Serb led the champions Denver Nuggets to a 113:104 at the Washington Wizards. Denver (30:14) is third in the West.