Dennis Schröder, captain of the German national basketball team, celebrated the third win in a row with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA after a brilliant final quarter.
The Californians won on Friday (03/10/2023, local time) after a long deficit against the Toronto Raptors with 122:112. Schröder contributed 23 points, ten of them in the last nine minutes. In addition, the Braunschweiger recorded seven assists and one rebound.
The Lakers went into the last quarter five points down. Then they turned it up: The Lakers threw 37 points in the last section, while the Raptors only 22.
With a record of 33:34 wins, the Lakers consolidated ninth place in the Western Conference, which qualifies them for participation in the pre-playoffs.
In addition to Schröder, the 17-time champion also had 28 points and nine assists, as well as D’Angelo Russell, who had missed the last six games through injury. The injured LeBron James is still absent from the Lakers.
The superstar liked what he saw: “Man I love this team,” he tweeted.