Dennis Schröder and Chris Paul led their teams to victory with strong scenes in crunchtime. The Dallas Mavericks victory ended with a painful experience for Luka Doncic. The NBA on Tuesday morning.
Delivered when it mattered: Dennis Schröder.
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Six points in the last 76 seconds: When it came down to it, Dennis Schröder took over responsibility at 98:92 at the Cleveland Cavaliers (9: 6) and secured victory for the record champions in Ohio.
Overall, Schröder, who had already played a strong role in previous games, contributed 14 points as a starter in the absence of the injured Jaylen Brown. The best thrower for the NBA record champions, who now have a balanced record (7: 7), was Jayson Tatum with 23 points.
Doncic turns over
To the other Germans: Daniel Theis (ten points, five rebounds) received the twelfth bankruptcy in a row at 102: 136 of the Houston Rockets against the Memphis Grizzlies. Franz Wagner scored well at 111: 129 at the Orlando Magic in Atlanta (19), but could not prevent the eleventh defeat this season. His brother Moritz showed a dunk during his short assignment.
Maxi Kleber was still absent from the Dallas Mavericks’ 111: 101 against the Denver Nuggets with a muscle injury. For superstar Luka Doncic, the already decided game ended with a moment of shock in the final minute: The Slovenian (23/8/11) twisted his ankle in a defensive attempt and left the court in pain – diagnosis open. Kristaps Porzingis (29 points, five threesomes, eleven rebounds) was the Texans’ best basket hunter (9: 4).
Ninth win in a row for the Suns
The Phoenix Suns are still one of the hottest teams in the league. In the wafer-thin 99:96 at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chris Paul ran really hot in Q4: The experienced point guard collected 19 of his 21 points in the final section and was the third-best scorer for Devin Booker (29) and the recovered Deandre Ayton (22/12) the Suns, successful for the ninth time in a row (10: 3), who are second in the west behind the Golden State Warriors (11: 2).
The East is led by the Washington Wizards (10: 3 after 105: 100 against New Orleans) just ahead of the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls (both 10: 4). After the Clippers, the Bulls defeated the stumbling Lakers on their LA trip. DeMar DeRozan again showed an excellent performance with 38 points, Lakers star Anthony Davis was removed from the field after criticism by the referee.
