The Orlando Magic with the German national players Franz and Moritz Wagner have apparently overcome their small interim low in the North American professional league NBA.
Orlando won at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers with 104:94 and now celebrated its second win in a row after two defeats in a row.
Franz Wagner has 19 points
Franz Wagner scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but didn’t have a good day from the three-point line. In five attempts, not a single ball landed in the basket. Brother Moritz scored eight points in 18 minutes of playing time.
With their 16th win of the season, the Magic became record champions Boston Celtics at the top of the Eastern Conference but the Celtics have suffered two fewer defeats so far.
Dennis Schröder concedes defeat again
The season for national team captain Dennis Schröder and the team is still not going as planned Toronto Raptors. Both New York Knicks With Isaiah Hartenstein, the Canadians lost 130:136 and would currently only be spectators in the playoffs with nine wins this season.
The Knicks are completely different and are clearly heading towards the finals with 13 wins and only nine defeats. Schröder showed a good performance and scored 20 points and also gave ten assists. Hartenstein on the Knicks side had eleven points.
Maximilian Kleber still injured
The Los Angeles Clippers around Daniel Theis, however, are still on the rise. The Clippers won their home game against the Portland Trail Blazers with 132:127 and celebrated their fourth win in a row. Theis only played a supporting role; the 31-year-old played 14 minutes and contributed three points.
They celebrated again without the injured Maximilian Kleber Dallas Mavericks the next success. In the 120:113 away win against the Memphis Grizzlies Luka Doncic was once again the outstanding man for the Texans. The Slovenian scored 35 points, but was not the best scorer of the game. At Memphis stood out Jaren Jackson Jr. with 41 points.
Meanwhile, they set a negative record San Antonio Spurs around super talent Victor Wembanyama. The Texans conceded by 82:93 Houston Rockets the 17th defeat in a row, such a series has never occurred in the history of the team. Above all, the Spurs’ three-point quota was out of the question; only five of 41 attempts ended up in the basket.