Basketball world champion Daniel Theis won the prestigious city duel in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers. Theis and Co. celebrated a 127:116 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, who competed without superstar LeBron James, on Wednesday night. The German center recorded three points and two rebounds.
The most accurate shooters were Clippers star Kawhi Leonard and Lakers professional D’Angelo Russell with 27 points each. As fourth in the Western Conference, the Clippers are fully on track in the play-off race, the Lakers have to tremble in ninth place.
Meanwhile, Isaiah Hartenstein, who had been in great form lately, had to take a break. Without the 25-year-old center, who was missing due to problems with his Achilles tendon, the New York Knicks won at the Brooklyn Nets with 108:103. The best thrower was Nets star Mikal Bridges with 36 points, while Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson each had 30 points for the Knicks.
Meanwhile, superstar Nikola Jokic delivered another gala performance. In the champion Denver Nuggets’ 114:109 win over the Indiana Pacers, the Serb achieved a triple-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds and ten assists. Jokic’s co-star Jamal Murray also put up 31 points.