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Celtics star Dennis Schroeder beats Pelicans player Jaxson Hayes in a layup on Monday (January 17, 2022).
NBA professional Dennis Schröder impressed again in the Boston Celtics’ victory over the Pelicans. However, the man of the evening was Suns star Devin Booker, who scored a strong 48 points.
With a strong Dennis Schröder (28), the Boston Celtics continued their race to catch up in the North American professional basketball league NBA. The international scored 23 points in the 104-92 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday (January 17, 2022), for the Celtics it was their fifth win in the past six games.
Schröder, who scored nine of 16 shots from the field, also contributed nine assists and five rebounds at the unusual lunchtime on the national holiday “Martin Luther King Day”. The top scorer for the Celtics, who now have a balanced record with 22 wins and losses each, was Jayson Tatum with 27 points.
Mavs star Maximilian Kleber has to go
On the other hand, there was less good news from national player Maximilian Kleber (29). The native of Würzburg, who works for the Dallas Mavericks, left the floor limping in the third quarter of the 104:102 against Oklahoma City Thunder and complained of pain in his left knee. By then he had scored eight points and three rebounds in just under 15 minutes of play.
Man of the day was Slovenia’s exceptional talent Luka Doncic (22), who with his 41st triple-double now has one more to his credit than the rest of the Mavericks team combined.
Booker gala at Sun’s victory in San Antonio
Even better was Devin Booker (25), who led the Phoenix Suns to victory over the San Antonio Spurs with an incredible 48 points. With a score of 121:107, last season’s finalist defended his lead at the top of the Western Conference NBA on the Golden State Warriors.
The Los Angeles Clippers also got a win, beating the Indiana Pacers 139-133 at home. In the second game after his injury break, Isaiah Hartenstein (23) scored nine points in just under 15 minutes and had a good shooting rate of 75 percent.
On the other hand, there was once again a defeat for the Orlando Magic around the brothers Franz (20) and Moritz Wagner (24), who each scored 14 points. The two Berliners were unable to prevent the 88:98 against the Portland Trail Blazers, the 37th loss of the season. The Magic had to do without coach Jamahl Mosley (43), who is on the NBA’s Corona list. (sid/dpa)
