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German NBA professional Maxi Kleber (right) in a duel with Brook Lopez from the Milwaukee Bucks at the game on November 27, 2022.
The German basketball players in the NBA suffered a series of defeats over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics remain the most in-form team in the league.
The Boston Celtics remain the most in-form team in the NBA and also won their home game against the Washington Wizards. The 130:121 on Sunday evening (November 27, 2022, local time) was the ninth win from the past ten games.
The Celtics’ 16 victories this season is also a record in the world’s strongest basketball league. The team was led by Jaylen Brown (26), who scored a strong 36 points in the absence of the injured Jayson Tatum (24).
NBA: Defeats for German basketball professionals
The first pursuers of the NBA record champions in the Eastern Conference remain the Milwaukee Bucks, who inflicted the fourth bankruptcy in a row on the struggling Dallas Mavericks around national player Maxi Kleber (30).
At 124:115 for the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo (27) was the most successful thrower on the field with 30 points. Luka Doncic (23) scored 27 points for the Mavericks, Kleber came off the bench in just over 24 minutes for six points, four rebounds and three assists and one block. For the Würzburger it was only the second game after recovering from his back injury.
The other German NBA professionals also suffered defeats with their teams. Isaiah Hartenstein (24) lost with the New York Knicks 123:127 against the Memphis Grizzlies by Ja Morant (23). Hartenstein had four points and four rebounds and one block in his quarter of an hour on the field.
Although Franz Wagner (21) scored 17 points for Orlando Magic in the North American professional league NBA, he was unable to prevent the 103:133 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Wagner also contributed three rebounds and two assists in 26:46 minutes of play. His brother Moritz Wagner (25) scored twelve points, six rebounds and four assists in 26:25 minutes. (sid, dpa, buc)
