The Los Angeles Lakers attack despite the injury break of their superstar LeBron James playoff– Places in the North American basketball professional league NBA.
On Tuesday (local time) the Lakers defeated the top team Memphis Grizzlies with 112:103 (56:57) and climbed to ninth place in the Western Conference.
Anthony Davis shone with 30 points and 22 rebounds, and German national basketball player Dennis Schröder was also instrumental in the success. Overall, the builder had 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Dallas beats Utah
Kyrie Irving led the Dallas Mavericks to a 120:116 (59:59) home win over the Utah Jazz. He scored 17 of his 33 total points in the last quarter. After Maxi Kleber had missed the last game, the Mavericks’ German national basketball player returned and scored five points and seven rebounds.
Defeat for Magic and the Wagners
Despite the 39 points of the brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, the Orlando Magic with 123:134 (60:70) den Milwaukee Bucks defeated, where the sick Giannis Antetokounmpo was missing. Milwaukee scored their 18th win from the past 19 games and remains the strongest team in the NBA at the moment. Franz Wagner had 21 points and six assists, Moritz Wagner scored 18 points and eight rebounds.
The New York Knicks lost after nine wins in a row with 105:112 (50:66) against the Charlotte Hornetts. The German center Isaiah Hartenstein did not get more than two points.