In the first game after the traffic accident Kelly Oubre Jr. have them Philadelphia 76ers won for the eighth time in a row and cemented their status as the best team in the NBA at the moment.
At 137:126 in the North American professional basketball league against the recently strong team Indiana Pacers came Tyrese Maxey to his career high of 50 points. World champion Daniel Theis, who recently won the Pacers against the Milwaukee Bucks was used for the first time, this time he only sat on the bench.
The team was apparently able to cope with Oubre Jr.’s accident: The 27-year-old guard was a pedestrian who was hit by a car near his home in Philadelphia and is in the hospital with a broken rib.
Maxi Kleber is missing with a toe injury
With the 76ers now eight wins and only one loss, they can too Denver Nuggets can no longer keep up. The defending champions lost Houston Rockets 104:107, it was the Rockets’ sixth win in a row.
The Dallas Mavericks also improved their record to eight wins from ten games and won 136:124 against them New Orleans Pelicans. Kyrie Irving was the most successful for the Texans with 35 points, Luka Doncic recorded 30 points. Maxi Kleber was missing for the second time in a row due to a dislocated little toe.
Isaiah Hartenstein scores six points
Isaiah Hartenstein took the New York Kinks the fifth win in the ninth game of the season. Hartenstein had six points and six rebounds in the 129:107 win against the Charlotte Hornets. The best thrower for the Knicks was Julius Randle with 23 points, while LaMelo Ball scored 32 points for the Hornets.
James Harden has been waiting since his move from the 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers meanwhile still hoping for a win. The fourth game was also lost, the Clippers lost Memphis Grizzlies 101:105. Harden only had eleven points, four rebounds and three assists.