The Los Angeles Clippers Daniel Theis suffered a narrow defeat against Milwaukee in the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets with Dennis Schröder preserved their remaining chance of making the playoffs.
Without their two top stars, the Los Angeles Clippers around Daniel Theis suffered a narrow defeat against Milwaukee in the NBA on Sunday (March 10, 2024, local time). The Brooklyn Nets with Dennis Schröder preserved their remaining chance of making the playoffs.
In the absence of their top scorers Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, they lost Clippers against the Milwaukee Bucks In a long open game 117:124, Theis contributed two points and six rebounds in over 14 minutes on the floor. He was an outstanding man Milwaukee Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo with 34 points, ten assists and seven rebounds.
The Clippers After a stuttering start to the season, they are currently one of the best teams in the NBA and are fourth in the rankings Western Conference The playoffs are firmly in sight with a comfortable lead over their pursuers.
Schröder maintains playoff chances with the Nets
National team captain Dennis Schröder and the Brooklyn Nets have preserved their small chance of participating in the playoffs in the NBA. The Nets won 120:101 at the Cleveland Cavaliers, Schröder was on the field from the start and had 17 points and eight assists. The Nets were only behind by a total of 1:41 minutes in the entire game, both at the start of the third quarter.
With a record of 26 wins and 39 defeats, Brooklyn is still well behind the Atlanta Hawks (29:35), who are currently in last place in the East for the play-in tournament.
Wagner brothers with Orlando on course for the playoffs
Things are looking much better for world champions Franz and Moritz Wagner with Orlando Magic. Despite the 97:111 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Orlando (37:28) remains fifth in the East. Franz Wagner contributed 13 points against Indiana, his brother Moritz had nine points.
27 points, 25 rebounds – Davis wins for the Lakers
Anthony Davis wrote a small piece of NBA history in his Los Angeles Lakers’ 120:109 defeat of the Minnesota Timberwolves with an outstanding return of 27 points, 25 rebounds and seven steals. Never before had a player achieved at least 25 points, 25 rebounds and five steals in an NBA game.
Knicks and 76ers with negative records
The fans in Madison Square Garden got far less when the Philadelphia 76ers lost 79:73 to the New York Knicks around Isaiah Hartenstein. Hartenstein collected at least 10 rebounds. It was the game with the fewest points of the season so far. For the first time since 2016, both teams scored fewer than 80 points in an NBA game.
The Knicks will be able to get over it, as they are fourth in the East and are clearly on course for the playoffs. Philadelphia, in sixth place, would now also qualify directly for the championship round.