Dennis Schröder has lost the German NBA duel with Isaiah Hartenstein from the Oklahoma City Thunder with the Detroit Pistons.
At 103:119, the world champion introduced the pistons in the final quarter after a large gap to OKC. Then the leader of the Western Conference pulled away again.
With his pistons, Schröder missed the early move into the NBA play-offs. Without the struggling fight against the Minnesota Timberwolves suspended Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser and Ron Holland II.
Victory would have been enough for the play-offs
With a win, Detroit would have moved back into the play-offs for the first time since 2019, but the team from the “Motor City” still has six main rounds.
Schröder was the longest of all players on the floor in the starting line -up and with a total of 39 minutes, the Point Guard came up to 15 points, seven assists and four rebounds. The best thrower for Detroit was Tim Hardaway Jr. with 23 points.
The way to the NBA playoffs
In the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference The six best teams each reach the playoffs. The four teams behind each conference in the play-ins each play out two other participants. These 16 teams play the NBA title in the playoffs in a tournament tree divided into west and east.
Oklahoma with club best
For Oklahoma City it was the 64th win of the season, the team has never had more in its history.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the most successful thrower with 33 points. Hartenstein, which was used by the bank, came to five points and eight rebounds in the tenth victory in series for OKC.
Losing nuggets without Jokic with the Spurs
After his gala performance with 61 points against Minnesota on Wednesday, MVP Nikola Jokic was missing his Denver Nuggets. The Serb, which played for 53 minutes and had scored the third triple double with 60 or more points in the NBA story, exposed to ankle problems.
Without the top star, the Nuggets lost 106: 113 at the San Antonio Spurs.
Thanks to Anthony Davis, the Dallas Mavericks won an important victory in the fight for the qualification for the Play-in tournament. The star player scored the decisive two points 3.4 seconds before the end at 120: 118 against the Atlanta Hawks – despite a cut over the right eye, which he had contracted at the end of the first quarter.
Cavaliers conquer the Knicks
The league leader of the Eastern Conference also won. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 124: 105. The Boston Celtics, on the other hand, lost the Miami Heat 103: 124. However, the defending champion currently lacks central players.